2018 Indian Wells - WTA Premier Mandatory

[Aussie Darcy]

LOL Careful. You remember what happened to the commentator last night who mentioned her age


The lady is a 7x Grand Slam champion with a whole lot of Olympic hardware. Let's leave it at that. Go Queen Veeeeeeeeeeeee

No I must have missed that? Anyway, i'm not saying anything bad! It's just incredible and she's an inspiration to everyone out there.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Wouldn't it be incredible for Venus to win Indian Wells 16 years after that horrible incident which led to the notorious boycott.

Would be her first title there as well.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Both Kerber and Garcia not looking good at their last matches. Hopefully the get it together now.

 

[ruerooo]

No I must have missed that? Anyway, i'm not saying anything bad! It's just incredible and she's an inspiration to everyone out there.

I think it's here https://twitter.com/BNPPARIBASOPEN/status/973411480316952576

 

[skyline]

Queenus in two, still can’t believe it.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Carla serving for the set.

Woz led Kasatkina 3-0 but it's now 3-3 and she's faced a break point. At deuce, tense.

 

[Deleted member 757547]

Kasatkina breaks!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Woz wins 3 games straight and then loses the next 4. Kasatkina up a break now in the first.

Carla wins the first 6-2.

 

[spystud]

DasKa takes the first @ 4.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Kasatkina breaks so she's up a set and break.

Halep looks set to keep that number 1 ranking til May.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Woz breaks back. Come on girl.

 

[skyline]

CSN, girl, what are you doing?!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Kasatkina breaks. Up 6-4 3-2 serving for 4-2..

Carla gets it back on track in the 2nd. 4-4.

 

[fundrazer]

lol...short lived break lead.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Suarez Navarro wins 6-2 6-4.

Into the Indian Wells QF where she'll play Venus.

 

[fundrazer]

What a volley there. Waow.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Kasatkina breaks Woz and will serve for the match.

Both times this set Dashka has broken and then immediately given it back so let's see.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Nevermind then.

Kasatkina knocks out #2 Wozniacki 6-4 7-5.

She now plays Garcia or Kerber in the QF.

Woz led 3-0 in the first and served for the set up 5-3 in the 2nd yet loses in straights.

Halep remains #1 (probably until May)

 

[tennis4me]

DK about to dismiss Caro...

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Hope Kerber or Venus make the final from the bottom now.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Kasatkina gets her 3rd top 10 win in 2018 and 2nd over Caroline this year.

Daria has 'eight' top 10 wins in her career by age 20. In comparison, French Open champ Ostapenko has 6.

Kasatkina great at knocking out top players but can lose to randoms. Quite like her Russian countrywoman Makarova.

 

[Continental Grip]

That was some mighty impressive stuff from Kasatkina. When she's on, her brand of tennis is so much fun and unique to watch. It's such the antithesis of the ball-bashing or grinding you see from most players these days.

 

[Marius_Hancu]

Just unbelievable tennis shots by Kasatkina

 

[spystud]

Come on, Angie.

 

[Devil_dog]

Looking forward to the Garcia-Kerber match!

 

[spystud]

Little breadstick action never hurt nobody.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

I tune in and Kerber is up 6-1 2-0. She double faults twice and gives Garcia two break points. She then hits some big serves to save both. Then in deuce she doesn’t chase after a ball she thinks is out, it’s in, another BP, big serve, deuce. Same thing again. BP Garcia. Huge serve. Deuce.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Kerber saves four break points and holds serves 6-1 3-0.

 

[Tshooter]

I tune in and Kerber is up 6-1 2-0. She double faults twice and gives Garcia two break points. She then hits some big serves to save both. Then in deuce she doesn’t chase after a ball she thinks is out, it’s in, another BP, big serve, deuce. Same thing again. BP Garcia. Huge serve. Deuce.

"You're hired."

"Mary, you're fired."

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Garcia yet to hold serve.. Kerber with two more break points.

Garcia losing it a bit.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Kerber breaks again. 6-1 4-0. Brutal.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

6-1 5-0. Kerber looking to destroy Garcia. Hope Caroline can hold her serve at least once this match otherwise she will be devastated.
Last chance now.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

She holds serve!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Kerber demolishes Garcia 6-1 6-1.

Caroline just had no answers for Kerber who played so good there.

Angie into the QF where she’ll play Kasatkina.

 

[spystud]

Come on, Angie.

Little breadstick action never hurt nobody.

Well, alright. That a girl.

 

[spystud]

Really, really digging Angie’s kit this week too.

 

[NuBas]

Really, really digging Angie’s kit this week too.

Might be in accordance with mens change of outfit like Sascha and Thiem but I feel like I have seen the red top before, shoes and bottom look different only.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Indian Wells QF's:

#1 Halep v Martic
Osaka v #5 Pliskova

#8 Venus v #27 Suarez Navarro
#10 Kerber v #20 Kasatkina

Pretty decent.

Halep v Pliskova and Venus v Kerber would be some epic SF's.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

QF PREVIEW

Simona Halep (1) vs Petra Martic. H2H 1-1.
Apparently Halep lost to Martic back at 2011. Should be easy win for Halep, but look at Martic performance in big tournaments of late:
FO - R16, Wim R-16, USO-1R, Beijing - Missed, IW - QF until now.

Naomi Osaka vs Karolina Pliskova (5). H2H 0-1.
The only meeting was at Canadian Master as Osaka retired on 3rd set.

Venus Williams (8) vs Carla Suarez Navarro (27). H2H 5-3.
Venus only slightly leading their H2H on HC 3-2 but Venus won all last 3 previous encounters.

Angelique Kerber (10) vs Daria Kasatkina (20). H2H 2-2.
With Wozniacki lost to Kasatkina, Kerber lead the pack at most match wins so far and both bagging 3 wins against top 10 (If it's matter).

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Wow, Sevastova, Woz and Garcia smashed by Venus, my girl Kasatkina and Angie. The only good part of yesterday and I missed it.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Larua Siegemund will return to competition in a few hours. Her first match since a terrible fall in Nuremburg last year. Plays world number 318 Tena Lukas at the 25K ITF event in Santa Margherita Di Pula.

https://twitter.com/WTAAddict/status/973872553864212482

 

[skyline]

These are good QFs.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Kerber Beating García was easier than i expected


Kasatkina will be tougher tho

 

[PeteD]

QF PREVIEW

Simona Halep (1) vs Petra Martic. H2H 1-1.
Apparently Halep lost to Martic back at 2011. Should be easy win for Halep, but look at Martic performance in big tournaments of late:
FO - R16, Wim R-16, USO-1R, Beijing - Missed, IW - QF until now.

Naomi Osaka vs Karolina Pliskova (5). H2H 0-1.
The only meeting was at Canadian Master as Osaka retired on 3rd set.

Venus Williams (8) vs Carla Suarez Navarro (27). H2H 5-3.
Venus only slightly leading their H2H on HC 3-2 but Venus won all last 3 previous encounters.

Angelique Kerber (10) vs Daria Kasatkina (20). H2H 2-2.
With Wozniacki lost to Kasatkina, Kerber lead the pack at most match wins so far and both bagging 3 wins against top 10 (If it's matter).

Samurai Osaka will destroy the tattooed lady. You heard it here first.

 

[fundrazer]

Really, really digging Angie’s kit this week too.

Is simple design, but much better than the Stella stuff worn by Woz and Mugu. Wozi in particular looked like a shuttlecock in that dress.

Kerber looked pretty good in terms of play also. I only watched a few games before going to bed though, cause the match started too late. She hit some great returns off the backhand. Redirecting the ball very well as she normally does.

 

[tennis4me]

Osakasatkina might win this tourney.

 

[sportmac]

Martic has a wicked slice.

Just hit a beauty of a drop shot.

 

[sportmac]

Halep takes the first.

 

[sportmac]

Simona gets the break back to serve at 4-5 in the 2nd.

 

[sportmac]

That's tough. Halep just ran in on a floater and the wind blew it right into her.