2021 Miami Open Final: Ashleigh Barty vs Bianca Andreescu

Who will win 2021 Miami Open?


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romeo8880

G.O.A.T.
Very surprising that Barty is the betting favorite in this match. Especially with Bianca having a day off to recover again
 

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster
Youhoo Go Bianca

bianca-andreescu-tennis.jpeg
 

flyingboris

Legend
OK first the good news: less than 4% chance of rain, and 72F / 22C. The bad news: 20 mph / 32kph wind, with gusts up to 24 mph / 38 kph. Hope the stadium doesn't let most of that in.
 

stringertom

Bionic Poster
OK first the good news: less than 4% chance of rain, and 72F / 22C. The bad news: 20 mph / 32kph wind, with gusts up to 24 mph / 38 kph. Hope the stadium doesn't let most of that in.
The wind was a bit of an issue yesterday for the men’s SFs; the stadium might have offered protected circumstances but they are not playing inside it this year due to the restricted attendance and social distancing.

The men’s final tomorrow will be played in slightly calmer winds (15 mph).
 

flyingboris

Legend
Ladies on the court! Oh.. it's Claire Curran commentating. Not a fan tbh, but I'll deal with it.

Andreescu chooses to receive, Barty to start off the match.

SofaScore says we got started! My stream says we're warming up..
 
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flyingboris

Legend
Couple unforced an Barty is up 1-0 with two break points to go up 2-0.

Yup, 2*-0 Barty.

Wins her serve game at love, 3-0* Barty.
 

flyingboris

Legend
Wow, are these Tennis channel ads real? An ad during change of serve even when the players don't sit down?

Meanwhile Bianca yells "Jeez! Come on!!"

Promptly wins three points in a row to bring up break point.

Bianca hitting quit short, allowing Barty to hit the angles.
 

flyingboris

Legend
Those in-game ads are prominent in basically every American sports broadcast now.
Huh. Somehow I've managed to escape those on most of my streams. Imo it cheapens the look of the sport (he says, cheaply watching a free stream)

Meanwhile, BiancaBreaksBack!
 

flyingboris

Legend
Was that two double faults in Bianca's first game of the second set? Already a break behind, this is not looking good.
 

time_fly

Hall of Fame
I was watching Bianca's footwork and I noticed she slides on almost every forehand where she has to move much more than one step to her right. I haven't paid enough attention to how often other players do it, but it seems excessive and she almost rolled an ankle doing it a moment ago. Maybe part of her injury problem?
 

flyingboris

Legend
Bianca took a tumble because her toe caught the ground, thankfully it didn't look like she rolled her ankle too badly.
 

romeo8880

G.O.A.T.
She needs to retire she’s like the Derrick Rose of tennis. New ailment every match. Def the best player but if you can’t stay healthy what’s the point
 

flyingboris

Legend
I think she called for the trainer. Good idea, she seemed to be playing on one leg that game. More resting Flamingo than octopus.
 

Mark-Touch

Legend
I've talked about this point many times before.
Including one of Bianca's previous matches.
She's up a few feet from the net, the ball floating gentle to her.
Her opponent (Barty) is behind the baseline.
She can do anything with the ball.
She smashes it towards Barty.
Just dink the ball over the net !!!
Was broken the next point.
 

FakeEmpire

Professional
Damn, this portuguese announcer has an encyclopedic knowledge about players' injuries. Dude knows Andreescu's injuries by year. That's commitment alright!
 

flyingboris

Legend
Well, I guess unless she wakes up, thanks Bianca for freeing up my Saturday afternoon!

Edit, well sheesh, not like that!
 
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