2018 WTA Finals - General Discussion

[Enceladus]

Svitolina-Bertens 7:5, 2:3
Bertens gained the break at the start of the second set and very good serves.

 

[Enceladus]

Svitolina-Bertens 7:5, 3:4
Svitolina has not gained any points on Bertens's service in the second set.

 

[TagUrIt]

Bertens will take the 2nd, but Svitolina will win the 3rd.

 

[helixx]

Bertens will take the 2nd, but Svitolina will won the 3rd.

bertens is melting down..

 

[Enceladus]

Svitolina-Bertens 7:5, 5:5
Colaps Bertens in her service - from 40:0 and three SPs lost the game

 

[TagUrIt]

WOW!!!! Elina is on fire and determined. Kiki seems to have lost her focus.

 

[helixx]

finnish her!

 

[spystud]

Kiki is playing 3.

 

[Enceladus]

Svitolina-Bertens 7:5, 6:7(5), 1:0
Bertens with failed to successfully perform shortiing the game at BP and lost his service.

 

[AM75]

This game is epic.

 

[Enceladus]

Svitolina-Bertens 7:5, 6:7(5), 1:1
Svitolina was heavily struggling to confirm the break, but eventualy she lost her service.

 

[Enceladus]

Svitolina-Bertens 7:5, 6:7(5), 2:1
Svitolina regained a break. Bertens tossed at BP the cross BH into the out.

 

[helixx]

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[helixx]

svitolina is so predictable,,

 

[Ronaldo]

svitolina is so predictable,,

And Stoked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[I Am Finnish]

Svitolina is a mosquito that wont go away

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

That was painful to watch. Eli hardly took the initiative in points, good thing Bertens made a lot of narrow misses, especially on that break point in the last game.

Got to play better than that to have any chance in the final. But, to look at the positives for a change, she reached it.

 

[TagUrIt]

Bertens will take the 2nd, but Svitolina will win the 3rd.

Called it!!! But what a match though!!!

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

The way that whole 2nd set went, it was guaranteed the loser of the match would be kicking herself for a while. Good thing it wasn't Eli.

 

[La Grande]

Bertens will be back on the practice court hitting backhands down the line all night. Won’t soothe the pain though...

 

[Enceladus]

Pliskova-Stephens 2:0
Karolina has converted BP aggressive ROS!

 

[Enceladus]

Pliskova-Stephens 3:0
Karolina confirmed a break and increased lead.

 

[helixx]

5:0 lol

 

[Ronaldo]

5:0 lol

One more game and her Mum may turn grey!

 

[Enceladus]

Pliskova-Stephens 5:0
Karolina has a great start to the match, has two breaks and soon the set can gain smoothly in its favor.

 

[helixx]

One more game and her Mum may turn grey!

net too high for sloane

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Bagel LOL.

Pliskova peaking a round too early? Here is hoping.

 

[Ronaldo]

net too high for sloane

Nah, just right for Ka

 

[Enceladus]

Pliskova-Stephens 6:0
Easy first set for Karolina! In spite of expectations, she has preponderance in rallies!

 

[Ronaldo]

7 unforced errors in 1st set, who is this Pliskova?

 

[helixx]

omg she cant hold from 40:15. whats wrong with her

 

[Enceladus]

Pliskova-Stephens 6:0, 2:1
First game for Stephens in today's match. At several balls, Karolina was too much aggressive and produced mistakes.

 

[helixx]

well well well

sloane 3 games in a row

 

[Enceladus]

Pliskova-Stephens 6:0, 3:3
The image of the game has changed. Stephens's performace was strengthened profit first winning game.

 

[Enceladus]

Pliskova-Stephens 6:0, 3:4
Karolina produced DF at BP

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Decider in the second semifinal as well.

Puzzling how much worse Pliskova played in the 2nd set.

 

[helixx]

sloane got into pliskova's head

 

[70後]

ever since that forehand lob from Sloane, she's gotten stronger and stronger, looks almost unstoppable now.

 

[helixx]

when was the last time that player won finals without losing a single match?

 

[bezs]

What a meltdown from Pliskova.

 

[70後]

Sloane dominated every rally in the third.

Pliskova had to hit some of her best serves even to win a point.

I wonder if the final will go three. Hoping it will.

 

[Enceladus]

Pliskova-Stephens 6:0, 4:6, 1:6
In the second and third set, Karolina had a 1st service success rate of less than 50%. With such a poor service success, Karolina can not face the top players with hope on victory.
Her psychic power had also betrayed her. Several DFs at BPs, repetitive bad ROS at important moments...
It's a disappointment, losing a well-played match is a bitter.

 

[helixx]

when was the last time that player won finals without losing a single match?

Clijsters (2003)
Henin (2007)
V.Williams (2008)
S.Williams (2009,2012,2013)
Kvitova (2011)

 

[counterloop]

Sloane has matured!!!! Great comeback!!!!!

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

when was the last time that player won finals without losing a single match?

See my post.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

The dropshots that Kerber kept playing and not winning were painful to watch.

Cheering for Svitolina to win it!

Have been there watching live the whole week thus far, will be there for the semis and finals as well.

Are you one of the crazy rich asians as Singapore has 170/1000 millionaire households?

 

[spystud]

#1 v. #2 in doubles, they at least held serve.

 

[Mainad]

Puzzling how much worse Pliskova played in the 2nd set.

Pliskova is one of the biggest headcases on the WTA tour and losing to Sloane today after bagelling her in the 1st set is sadly rather typical of her.

 

[bezs]

Are you one of the crazy rich asians as Singapore has 170/1000 millionaire households?

Fake news, fake news. Pretty sure of that misleading stat a lot of the supposed millionaires weren't born and bred but migrated to the country.

If i was rich i would have found a solution to pay my way to discover a medical ailment within me, so that i could have had an easier life during conscription.

 

[skyline]

Glad to see my fellow American in the final. Go, Sloane!