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If you have a minute or two (or 18), watch this interview that Iva Jovic did with Tennis Channel in the last day or so. She just turned 18, and she is so relaxed, very intelligent, and extremely articulate. Even eloquent. So impressed with her. That's my post -- link just below.

When does encouraging yourself on court go too far, and become disrespectful to your opponent? Where are those (invisible?) lines? This is prompted by discussions following the Osaka-Cirstea match, but I really want this to be a general discussion -- not about specific players or even about one...

Looking back at Genie 2014 season, it was very impressive(made Wimby final/two GS semis/4th round at US open, and top five ranking at aged 20)…. All very impressive stats that often get forgotten about, as her career declined rapidly post 2014 for one reason or another…

The US Open will be the last tournament in the career of Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova. She returned to the Tour this year after a maternity break. She will also play at Wimbledon, where she was given a WC by the organizers.

Let's see where the forum is on women all-time greats (as opposed to GOAT-contenders). Which of these women do you consider an all-time great (and conversely, by not voting for them, who are not)? I leave it up to you how to weigh active player Iga Swiatek whose resume approximately equals...

Yes, it was only a Round of 64 match at the Miami Open, but I thoroughly enjoyed the matchup of the two Emmas, won in an upset (third-set tiebreaker by Raducanu. I enjoy watching both players. Navarro, of course, has been the more accomplished player the last couple years -- more experienced...

The year's coming to a close, thought I'd round up what outfits I enjoyed this year in no particular order. For me Draper's USO was the winner — mostly the fit, retro boxy, reminded alot of Roddick from back in the day. Followed by Tiafoe's, Meddy's night RG outfit and Jarry's Miami. For the...

...which players you decide to root for? What do you think makes you a fan of certain players, or a non-fan if that's the case? Playing style? Results? Potential? Personality -- on or off court? Identification with (whatever basis)? Something else?

Alright, you read the title. On one hand, we have Rafa on the cusp of retirement, playing one of his last professional tournaments at Olympic games v/s Peak Serena Williams, the thunderstorm player who blasted the entire WTA tour for years into submission, completely dominating the sport...

Please post up any tips and tricks for the 2025 Miami Open. Things to do and see at the tournament. Also, if anyone has any questions...

I'm going to open this thread by saying it is largely a vibe-based discussion, but I think it's something I've been unable to put into words and would like input. There are a lot of players that I think of and reflect on their careers, both active and former, and they seem to be grouped...

https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3952623/riyadh-selected-as-the-host-of-wta-finals-from-2024-2026 $15.25 million (250k more than 2023 ATP Finals prize fund) on offer for the ladies at the 2024 WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. I suppose it's likely the ATP Finals may offer a touch more this...

For our purposes, please list some of your favorite players (ATP or WTA) - either retired or 35-plus - who have never won a slam, but you always enjoyed watching them. No surveys, no arguments, just the joy of watching/following various players.

Yes, we're all tennis fans here, and the more tennis, the better, right? I don't know. Currently, the schedule is just about a full 11 months - only December is off. Is that enough time for players to rest, recover and regroup? Is that even enough time for fans to chill and have anticipation...

There's a wealth of information about attending many of the European ATP and WTA tournaments in this forum and elsewhere, but I was hoping someone could specifically address the need to buy advance tickets for a few of the tennis tournaments we plan to attend in 2024. These include a couple of...

Today, December 2, 2023, one of the best female tennis players in history and a native of Yugoslavia, Monica Seles, celebrates her 50th birthday. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam trophies and 53 titles on the WTA Tour, spending 178 weeks at the World No.1 position. Seles started winning...

What a rad chart, great way to showcase winners, link can be found here

who is your favorite over-250 (250-2000) player who you want to succeed and believe will be great, or you are following their progress

https://www.capital.ro/rasturnare-de-situatie-pentru-simona-halep-lovitura-totala-pentru-itia-s-a-aflat-totul-despre-teste.html ITIA President Nicole Sapstead has been embroiled in a major doping scandal. The president of ITIA, Nicole Sapstead, who accused Simona Halep of doping, is involved...

With two rounds completed - in both singles draws - at RG, as we approach the Round of 32, we have seen that there have been a lot of upsets. As 32 players are seeded, if those seeds won their first two matches, every matchup would have two seeds competing. In the men's draw, there are only 5...

Could you list your top 5 WTA players that definitely use more topspin than flat? I just want to compare the use of the topspin with the racket they use. Such as Vcore/ Rybakina, Tecnifibre/Iga, krejcikova/head extreme.

apart from Dimitrov with his custom 18x17? It's been around for long enough now that there could be some young players coming up with it. Every Wilson pro and his dog had a ps97 paint job for a while on their six.ones- forget about them: who *really* uses it? If, like the clash, none of the...

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/apr/18/emma-raducanu-wta-tournament-stuttgart

The WTA has had computerized rankings for 47 years, and Iga Swiatek already ranks 15th in most weeks (not necessarily consecutive) at #1. Below is a quick copy/paste of the top 15: So, if Iga holds on for another year, she'll already be in the Top Ten for this category. I admit to being bad at...

I see lots of people complaining about how wide open the US open is, and i don't understand why, surely having lots of players that are at the skill level to win a grand slam is a good thing and i don't mean like Emma Raducanu, more like Osaka and Iga, those who have multiple or come close to...

Which full-time WTA players will win more majors among those who have already won a slam? Vote for everyone you think will do so.

Welcome to SW19 2022 WTA edition.

Removing her Wimbledon points months before ITF and WTA decided to do it themselves. What a legend.