2019 WTA Dubai - Premier 5
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NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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This match is really enjoyable. Any Hsieh match usually.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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No. This is basically because Kvitova is a great mover. Kvitova ceiling is higher than Hsieh defense and dictating rallies.
Different case with Pliskova who once get to move start to scramble.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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That is 3 finals out of 5 tournaments she entered.
If Petra do well on double sunshine, she will become no. 1 I think.
Double Sunshine points to defend:
Halep has SF and R32 (455)
Osaka has W and R64 (1035)
Kvitova has R32 and R16 (185)
If Petra do well on double sunshine, she will become no. 1 I think.
Double Sunshine points to defend:
Halep has SF and R32 (455)
Osaka has W and R64 (1035)
Kvitova has R32 and R16 (185)
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PDJ
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In the moveable feast that is no.1, it would be nice to see Kvitova at the head of the table.
Thanks for the points rundown.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Lol Elina DF failed to serve for the match.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Bencic flies and hit very hard but seems pretty much planted on baseline.
No 3rd final in a row for Elina.
No 3rd final in a row for Elina.
Happy for Bencic! She backed up the big wins over Sabalenka and Halep with another tight win over a top 10 player.
She was a promising young player few years back when she was only 18 but she got set back big time shortly after due to injury. Wining this tournament would give her a significant confidence boost for the rest of the season. Petra on the other hand is doing fine without winning this tournament so I hope Bencic takes it.
WTA needs more young players to fight at the top to keep things interesting. Bencic is one of the legitimate young players that can challenge every day the established, older and more mature players. I hope she succeeds.
She was a promising young player few years back when she was only 18 but she got set back big time shortly after due to injury. Wining this tournament would give her a significant confidence boost for the rest of the season. Petra on the other hand is doing fine without winning this tournament so I hope Bencic takes it.
WTA needs more young players to fight at the top to keep things interesting. Bencic is one of the legitimate young players that can challenge every day the established, older and more mature players. I hope she succeeds.
Yes Bencic looks a top 10 player, I don't expect her to win tomorrow but you never know.
I think Bencic has a good chance (50-50) tomorrow if she plays as well as she can at this stage. Yes, I know Petra is in good form, but it's not like she is unbeatable or anything like that. Every match is different so no clear cut. We'll see what happens... but regardless the result, Bencic is one of the players to watch this season if she stays healthy and focused.
Aussie Darcy
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Petra already into her 3rd final of the year and it's not even March.
Up to #1 in the race and a win away from the #2 spot
Up to #1 in the race and a win away from the #2 spot
spystud
Talk Tennis Guru
Plenty of good seats still available.
Potapova is also in the semis.
Potapova is also in the semis.
PDJ
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How do they make money? I've seen local tennis matches with more spectators. Hell, I've played matches with more people watching.
TagUrIt
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I agree, I like Petra as well and she is a force to be reckoned with on the courts. Naomi proved in AO that this evenpowerhouse can actually be beaten. Either way it’s going to be a great match.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Now Ana Konjuh needs to get her act together in order my username really makes sense.
PDJ
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I guess if you put it like that....
But there are many tournaments featuring former major winners that barely have a soul watching at a more civilised hour.
AM75
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I suppose the interest depends on the everyday culture, popularity of sport in the country, scheduling and tournament management too. Why do some tournaments exist ist beyond me. But again, even if I'd be a biggest fan of WTA ever I would'n go see that Dutch girl playing someone named Kozlova at 11 pm.
TagUrIt
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I always take notice when I watch on tv how many empty seats there seem to be when WTA matches are played in other countries. I went to the Moscow River Cup last year (great seats at a super cheap price btw) and there were plenty of seats available and it was a midday match. In some parts of the world women's tennis is not very important. I think here in the USA it's more popular and the seat prices reflect it.
PDJ
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Yup. Spot on.
And both Indian Wells and Miami are joint gender events.
I've only read of individual sports in America becoming less and less popular compared to team sports.
As an aside, some of the Asian swing tournaments are rarely over-subscibed.
It's not a good look.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Some women event only that has good attendance:
- Stuttgart (Germans love their Women tennis).
- Auckland (I watch Venus vs Vika and it's packed).
- Australia (It's joint even but there are a lot of people watching women's matches, I watched Hopman and there are handful of people watching purely for Angie, Garbine and of course Serena).
- Japan. This is probably because Naomi was playing last year.
- Hongkong.
- Linz/Luxembourg I forget.
I thought you are from US of A.
- Stuttgart (Germans love their Women tennis).
- Auckland (I watch Venus vs Vika and it's packed).
- Australia (It's joint even but there are a lot of people watching women's matches, I watched Hopman and there are handful of people watching purely for Angie, Garbine and of course Serena).
- Japan. This is probably because Naomi was playing last year.
- Hongkong.
- Linz/Luxembourg I forget.
I thought you are from US of A.
AM75
Hall of Fame
Women's tennis, probably. But again WTA doesn't try hard to make it more popular. WTA's website is horrible and very user unfriendly. Their PR team is awful. They're too dependent of ageing stars. Only thing people from the WTA seemingly care is top-management's money. I wonder how long it will last.
PDJ
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This.
The WTA pushed Williams and Sharapova (and Bouchard) during the AO on Facebook.
There were lots of comments from irate Halep fans saying the (then) no.1 was being ignored.
PDJ
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Yes. I viewed quite a lot this week, albeit mostly Hsieh. I gave up on the Halep/Bencic match as it was, to me, dull.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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TagUrIt
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NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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I like Hsieh doubles outfit than her singles.
And it's a mixed between Nike and Adidas lol.
And it's a mixed between Nike and Adidas lol.
PDJ
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Funnily enough they posted a pic of Radwanska yesterday
She looked amazing.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Visiting Russia a lot!
AM75
Hall of Fame
Her legs are not long enough obviously. And she also has reduced her breasts, which is no go in a men's world.
AM75
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She looks really hot.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Hsieh is more animated in doubles than in singles.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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They win! 2nd title together.
flyingboris
Legend
Belinda and Petra warming up. Belinda has definitely trimmed down since the early days, looking very fit. Let's hope she stays injury free for a bit.
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
Perhaps for shallow or juvenile males. Even w/o uber-long legs, I find Simona to be pretty hot. BTW, despite the breast reduction, isn't she still a bit more well-endowed than either Maria or Genie?
And many were barely aware of Simona prior to 2013/2014. Except for a few dramatic photos of her, many did not know who she was prior to 2009 when she had the reduction.
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flyingboris
Legend
Bencic with the immediate break with fantastic returning.
Edit: and holds her serve at 15, thanks in part to two aces. Looking good early on.
Edit: and holds her serve at 15, thanks in part to two aces. Looking good early on.
SystemicAnomaly
Bionic Poster
Belinda has done incredibly well this week. Has already taken down 3 seeds. Live rankings have her up from #45 to inside the top 30 to #28. If she wins this, she moves up another 5 or 6 spots to be inside the top #25 (pretty close to Jelena O's ranking). If Petra wins this, she moves from #3 up to #2 (and pushes Simona down to #3).
flyingboris
Legend
Petra off by just an inch or so with many shots. If she cleans that up she might enter unplayable mode, but for now it's deuce in her second service game.
flyingboris
Legend
Bencic' return game is so good today, up 4-1, getting ready to serve.
OK it was too good to be true.. Petra gets the break back at love.. :|
OK it was too good to be true.. Petra gets the break back at love.. :|
icedevil0289
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keep it up belinda
icedevil0289
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and as i type that she gets broken
icedevil0289
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wow, is this the first time she got a set off of petra? i know the h2h is 3-0, but can't remember if any of them went to the decider.
get it belinda
get it belinda
flyingboris
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Belinda plays a great point to take the first set. Go Belinda!
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