2019 Miami - WTA Premier Mandatory - General Discussion

[spystud]

Alize won't finish this match, she's hurt.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Come on Alizé!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Alize won't finish this match, she's hurt.

She is a true pro, she plays hurt all the time and wins!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Cornet got to give it 110%, now so she goes onto the round of 16! She needs to
the ranking points!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Cornet needs to regroup and do a double break back and win this match!

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Maria is a tricky opponent that needed for Stephens to wake up.

Lol she's mouthing "Moon ball".

 

[Harry_Wild]

Alizé needs to break here! 4-5!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Cornet lost in the 3rd 4-6!

 

[spystud]

Credit to her for toughing it out though.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Tuning into now TC one sided Sloane cheer leading coverage!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Who is the 30ish guy in the black polo shirt and meduim length brown hair?

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Who is the 30ish guy in the black polo shirt and meduim length brown hair?

Tatjana's hubby and coach.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

SLOANE BREAKS A RACKET!

 

[fundrazer]

Nice racquet smash by Sloane. Two smacks and she completely destroyed it.

 

[time_fly]

Someone send Sloane some links to those "how to beat pushers and junk ballers" youtube vids. Okay they're mostly for 3.0 and 3.5 club players but still it looks like she missed them.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Sloane looks like the pre-2017 era Sloane to me! Wild shot making and unstable game tactics! LOL!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Tatjana's hubby and coach.

Oh! He looked concerned but not anymore! Maria up a set!

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Tatjana has better serve and variation than Monica Niculescu.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Hard match watch! No interest unlike Cornet, Pliskova or the thriller, Andreescu, Kerber match.

 

[elkwood]

Sloan and Maria at the net most i seen in a long time. Sometime like 33 times in set and 2 games

 

[time_fly]

Hard match watch! No interest unlike Cornet, Pliskova or the thriller, Andreescu, Kerber match.

Really? I think this is hilarious. It’s like watching tour pros try to pretend to play like club level players with all the soft, slow balls and junk.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

I'm surprised that Sloane did not end up eating a bagel.

 

[time_fly]

I'm surprised that Sloane did not end up eating a bagel.

Sloane has clearly gotten too comfortable trading heavy balls from the baseline and has neglected the fundamentals of attacking slow balls and making volleys and overheads.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Sloane has clearly gotten too comfortable trading heavy balls from the baseline and has neglected the fundamentals of attacking slow balls and making volleys and overheads.

Her volleys and overheads are under scrutiny today. 2 easy missed in this game.

 

[Raindogs]

Slow getting exposed by the junkballer Maria. She is not enjoying her tennis today.

 

[time_fly]

Andreescu (to some extent; she also has power), Maria, and Hsieh have shown that too many top women pros have holes in their games. They assume they won't see soft junk and don't train to deal with it.

 

[Harry_Wild]

One more game for Maria and Kyrgios is next!

 

[elkwood]

Tempted to go lay a bunch on stephens.. U just know she might come back !

 

[Raindogs]

Slow's oncourt demeanor is just so awful.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Andreescu (to some extent; she also has power), Maria, and Hsieh have shown that too many top women pros have holes in their games. They assume they won't see soft junk and don't train to deal with it.

Hsieh has power when she needs it!

 

[JJGUY]

Andreescu (to some extent; she also has power), Maria, and Hsieh have shown that too many top women pros have holes in their games. They assume they won't see soft junk and don't train to deal with it.

add veteran slicer Niculescu

 

[elkwood]

Oh my god Maria just got so tentative on her serve !! Trying not to loose is not the way to close out a match !!

 

[Harry_Wild]

This could be it!

 

[spystud]

Premature celebration.

 

[elkwood]

OH my she thought she had won !!!

 

[Raindogs]

LOLZ the high waisted Maria started the celebration just a wee bit early.

 

[elkwood]

another match point ... Can she do it ???

 

[JJGUY]

premature celebration! lol

 

[Harry_Wild]

Maria takes it...finally, 6-3, 6-2! Very exciting ending!

 

[spystud]

Strong effort, Sloane.

 

[elkwood]

OH my gosh !!!! She pulls it out .. Throw back match in many ways.
Enjoyable match at times

 

[Raindogs]

Down in the Dumps Sloane leaves the cort lugging her broken racquet.

 

[Nostradamus]

WOW,,,,,,,,Lessons to be learned here ???????? Junk balling Maria beats power baseliner, very good one at that, Stevens........ What can we learn here to add to our game ?

 

[Nostradamus]

Down in the Dumps Sloane leaves the cort lugging her broken racquet.

That racket is done. Bright side for Sloan, is more time for Spring break and Party time............in miami

 

[Harry_Wild]

WOW,,,,,,,,Lessons to be learned here ???????? Junk balling Maria beats power baseliner, very good one at that, Stevens........ What can we learn here to add to our game ?

Do not hit the ball into the net or out!

 

[Harry_Wild]

That racket is done. Bright side for Sloan, is more time for Spring break and Party time............in miami

Sloane will do fine, she brought her muscular boyfriend!

 

[Pavla]

Sloane was being a petulant brat and deserved to lose.

 

[spystud]

This is from the Bianca thread, but needs to be here too. Nick throwing some shade.

It takes an awful lot for me to laugh out loud especially just reading on the Internet, but this just did it:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1109877403071836160

 

[Harry_Wild]

Wonder why Sloane would carries her broken racquet with her back to the locker room?

 

[TagUrIt]

Wow Venus beat Kasatkina (who shes never had an easy match against) in straight sets? #OkJesus

What’s amazing is she wasn’t at her best and still played an excellent game!