2019 WTA Mutua Madrid Open - Women's Singles General Discussion

[spystud]

Sloane forced a decider.

 

[spystud]

Vekic/Martic also playing 3.

 

[spystud]

Welp, scratch that.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1126174150886920194

 

[Harry_Wild]

0-3 Vekic has retired. Martic moves now to quarters!

 

[spystud]

Sloane survives.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Welp, scratch that.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1126174150886920194

Inconsistent Stephens? Martic takes it....easily!

 

[spystud]

3 & 3 for Petra over Garcia.

 

[romeo8880]

Dominant performance by Petra

 

[spystud]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1126209982519754752

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Amazing by Kvitova and Martic.
Big fan of both here.
I think Petra actually has a good game for clay, with a few tweaks here and there.
I know it's almost impossible, but she does have the weapons to emulate Borg, in what is still - for me - the hardest double to do in a single career: the Channel Slam.
But first she needs to start performing better at RG.
It's never too late. Maybe this year?

 

[spystud]

Simona/Ash up now.

Let’s ride.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Going to sleep!

 

[spystud]

Honest question... Does anyone else hate watching on red clay?

I just really, really don’t like it.

 

[Sysyphus]

Halep–Barty matches leave me in a state of torn loyalties

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Will be very interesting to see Ash with a top 8 seeding at a slam which is looking very likely. She's up to #8 in the live rankings although Bertens is not far behind.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Halep is looking to end Barty's 11 match winning streak.

Barty is looking to end Halep's 10 match winning streak on clay.

 

[Rogfan]

I wish Halep could quit that grunt. It’s absolutely agonising as if she’s being tortured

 

[Aussie Darcy]

It's amazing the power Halep creates considering her height and weight.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Clutch serving from Ash to hold serve at 30-30 4-4 in the 2nd.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Halep wins 7-5 7-5.

Into the SF where she'll play either #1 Osaka or Bencic.

 

[fundrazer]

Bencic and Osaka going three.

 

[fundrazer]

Haven't been able to watch too many matches, but the shade covering half the court is awful. Hard to deal with as a player, and as a viewer my eyes can barely follow the ball.

 

[romeo8880]

Honest question... Does anyone else hate watching on red clay?

I just really, really don’t like it.

Sometimes it’s a struggle to see the ball

 

[Harry_Wild]

Osaka is on a roll now!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Osaka broken to love while serving for the win...

 

[Aussie Darcy]

After failing to serve it out, Osaka is now serving to stay in the match down 6-5.

 

[PDJ]

See saw match, but so few spectators for world no.1

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Double match points for Bencic. Yikes, Osaka was two points away when up 5-3 on Bencic’s serve.,

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Bencic wins. Ouch that’s gotta hurt for Osaka. Two points from the win, served for the match but loses the last 4 games to lose the match.

Halep v Bencic SF.

 

[romeo8880]

Not mentally strong Osaka. Sets up Halep bencic!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

And with that, the number 1 ranking remains in play. Halep just has to win the title to become #1. Osaka could’ve locked that #1 spot up for quite a while if she won that.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Stephens takes 1st, 6-4 against Martic!

 

[Harry_Wild]

And with that, the number 1 ranking remains in play. Halep just has to win the title to become #1. Osaka could’ve locked that #1 spot up for quite a while if she won that.

Last year Halep is FO champion. Osaka can win the ?FO back to #1 again!

 

[I Am Finnish]

Wow bencic

 

[I Am Finnish]

Last year Halep is FO champion. Osaka can win the ?FO back to #1 again!

Not a chance

 

[Harry_Wild]

Stephen play solid....4-1 in second set!

 

[TennisLBC]

Nice win by Slone. Hope she continues this positive trend.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Kvitova can become #1 if she wins Madrid I think?

 

[spystud]

Negative.

 

[spystud]

Petra/Bertens finally about to start, after 10:00 there.

 

[fundrazer]

Bertens with the upper hand so far. Up two breaks and going to serve for the set.

 

[romeo8880]

Bertens playing very well. Kvitova not so much. Overhitting

 

[Harry_Wild]

Glad that Bertens going to town on Kvitova! I am a fan of Kiki!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Bertens moves on! 6-3, 6-3!

 

[Mark-Touch]

Bencic now 3-1 against Osaka, basically owns her now.

 

[D-Lite]

2 potentially tasty semi finals coming up - I'll be routing for my erratic gal Sloane.
Regarding Osaka - perhaps she would benefit from dropping a few places down the rankings - she doesn't seem to deal well with pressure and a lot of that comes from being #1.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Bencic vs Halep (H2H) 2-1, but we're on clay here so I think Simona will takes it.
Stephens vs Bertens (H2H) 2-0. Definitely Bertens has the upper hand for being one of the most consistent on the tour but when Steph is on, Bertens could play erratic.

Wouldn't mind another FO final and please win this time Sloane.

 

[Deleted member 293577]

Petra went down pretty easily, I will have to watch that match.

 

[TagUrIt]

Petra went down pretty easily, I will have to watch that match.

Me too, I was really shocked Bertens won. Not taking anything away from, she’s an incredible player. I just Kvitty was pretty much Unstoppable.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Petra went down pretty easily, I will have to watch that match.

I saw enough of it to see why Bertens won.
Combination of a few factors.

First Bertens was out-serving Kvitova, with powerful serves that set up many points.
Second, Kvitova was tentative and off-form today, making too many unforced errors.
She didn't have a strategy really.

It was Bertens who was moving Kvitova around the court most of the time.
To beat Bertens your game has to be on (including serve) and you have to hit aggressively
all the time. Mixing things up of course too.