2021 Miami WTA

[volleyandfun]

Draw is out

2021 Miami Open – Women's singles - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2021/902/MDS.pdf

 

[spystud]

Serena out due to ‘recent oral surgery’. That’s a new one even for her.

 

[spystud]

Qualie draw.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

3R based on seeds look good:

#1 Barty v #25 Riske
#24 Kerber v #14 Azarenka
#11 Bencic v #19 Vondrousova
#32 Kudermetova v #7 Sabalenka

#3 Halep v #31 Gauff (!)
#18 Keys v #15 Swiatek
#9 Kvitova v #17 Konta
#30 Alexandrova v #5 Svitolina

#8 Andreescu v #28 Anisimova
#20 Martic v #12 Muguruza
#13 Brady v #21 Rybakina
#27 Jabeur v #4 Kenin

#6 Pliskova v #29 Pegula
#23 Sakkari v #10 Bertens
#16 Mertens v #22 Kontaveit
#26 Putintseva v 2 Osaka

 

[Aussie Darcy]

First time seeing defending champion and #1 Barty playing outside of Australia for the first time in over a year, first Covid was declared a pandemic (last played Doha Feb 2020)

First time seeing Osaka since the Australian Open title.

Osaka has a chance to overtake Barty for #1.

 

[volleyandfun]

First time seeing defending champion and #1 Barty playing outside of Australia for the first time in over a year, first Covid was declared a pandemic (last played Doha Feb 2020)

First time seeing Osaka since the Australian Open title.

Osaka has a chance to overtake Barty for #1.

You know, I've been living in covid infected area since the beginning and I can tell you, life goes on.
Play tennis in the summer anytime I want, go shopping anytime I want, go walking or skiing in the parc next to me.
The life goes on, people elsewhere should understand that we don't live in bubonic plague infected world.

I wish Barty all the best, she was under lots of pressures lately to perform, not being 100% at times.

 

[Larry Duff]

I am hoping Harriet Dart can qualify

 

[PDJ]

Looks like Coco continues to decline.
Down a set and 1-4.
Pity.

 

[volleyandfun]

I see it's not a good day for Americans today in qualifiers

 

[elkwood]

PIRONKOVA vs Mcnally looked like a close match!

 

[MichaelNadal]

Hopefully Venus wins today first match since the injury, so no expectations but the fact that she feels fit enough to play is a good sign.

 

[AM75]

At this point Venus just embarrasses herself. That was quite painful to watch. Sure she loves tennis, but...

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Draw is out

2021 Miami Open – Women's singles - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2021/902/MDS.pdf

Where is the poll?

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

You know, I've been living in covid infected area since the beginning and I can tell you, life goes on.
Play tennis in the summer anytime I want, go shopping anytime I want, go walking or skiing in the parc next to me.
The life goes on, people elsewhere should understand that we don't live in bubonic plague infected world.

I wish Barty all the best, she was under lots of pressures lately to perform, not being 100% at times.

The main concern for Barty is she needs to quarantine every time she's back to Australia. So need to plan her schedule wisely.

 

[volleyandfun]

Where is the poll?

I'll do it shortly, just wanted to make sure there are no last minutes withdraws

 

[Harry_Wild]

Follow the career of Diyas when she left home in Kazakhstan at 16 and play the futures circuit alone, no sponsors, not much money either.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

I'll vote for Halep. She's due for a title.

Heart wants Swiatek vs Osaka final tho.

 

[PDJ]

Follow the career of Diyas when she left home in Kazakhstan at 16 and play the futures circuit alone, no sponsors, not much money either.

Thanks for posting. Great tiebreak
In fairness to Venus, looks like she's come straight from a St Patrick's celebration and didn't have time to change her hair

 

[Vanhalen]

They looked like green antlers. Come on, didn’t you look in the mirror and think.....na, this looks stupid. Who am I kidding.

 

[PDJ]

They looked like green antlers. Come on, didn’t you look in the mirror and think.....na, this looks stupid. Who am I kidding.

Certainly very odd. I did wonder if she'd taken up knitting.
Her outfit, as ever, was cool though.

 

[volleyandfun]

They looked like green antlers. Come on, didn’t you look in the mirror and think.....na, this looks stupid. Who am I kidding.

This is the difference between sisters, Serena would make them pink

 

[volleyandfun]

Thanks for posting. Great tiebreak
In fairness to Venus, looks like she's come straight from a St Patrick's celebration and didn't have time to change her hair

That celebration must had been pretty far away, considering St Patrick's was a week ago.

 

[PDJ]

That celebration must had been pretty far away, considering St Patrick's was a week ago.

Quite the party

 

[spystud]

Danielle rolling up Kiki, 6-3, 2-0 now.

 

[spystud]

3 & 3, that was easy.

27-6 in winners, ouch.

 

[spystud]

Damn, 5-1 lead in third blown. SST is on quite the run lately.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1374783205958590469

 

[Gizo]

What a collapse from Pera, with her sending an easy volley on match point into the net.

She is a talented player, but mentally suspect. And SST is a big fighter.

 

[albertobra]

Anyone else with problems with WTA TV? Image is horríble

 

[spystud]

Sloane/Dodin underway on TC.


Damn, Dodin is -175, that says a lot.

 

[flyingboris]

Dodin is hitting seemingly at full force every shot, her shots look noticeably faster than Sloane's. The good news for Sloane is that many of Dodin's shots are landing out. Serving at 4-2 0-30. Hold yer damn serve!

 

[spystud]

Oceane takes the first in a breaker. Sloane is just serving bunnies.

 

[flyingboris]

Oceane takes the first in a breaker. Sloane is just serving bunnies.

Dodin is hitting lights-out though, some really great shots! Saved two set points in the tiebreak to take the first set. Respect!

 

[flyingboris]

God I hate these 'highlights' with the camera artificially panning and zooming like crazy. Also, get off my lawn.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Sloane is very lazy I can't deal. I mean 80mph serve? First serve and on a T.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Our lazy girl grab the 2nd set.

 

[spystud]

Somehow we’re playing 3.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Well Sloaney shouldn't even go 3 with poor-man version of Sharapova (She literally wear her 2013 RG dress).

 

[spystud]

Sloane gets to play another round.

 

[volleyandfun]

OOP

http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2021/902/OP.pdf

Just curious, why don't they use the main stadium?

 

[Harry_Wild]

 

[Harry_Wild]

 

[spystud]

Just curious, why don't they use the main stadium?

With limited fans, really no reason to open that monster stadium. Would just be more sh*t to clean.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

OOP

http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2021/902/OP.pdf

Just curious, why don't they use the main stadium?

In a statement on the official website of the tournament, the organizers of the Miami Open 2021 announced that the Hard Rock Stadium (central court of the tournament) will not host any matches. The decision was made to distribute people in the side fields, built around the Miami Dolphins stadium (team of National Football League), in order to reduce the circle of people and reduce any impact of COVID-19.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Konjuh grabs the 1st after Maddy DF on set point, 6-4.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Anci didn't have to do much as Maddy is self destruct. A set and 4-1 for Anci.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Key is #19 in world and plays like this! LOL!

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Anci won! She did what she needs to do. Consistent and solid.

 

[Harry_Wild]

I look at Keys ranking and has been 16-19 for 2 years and she for some reason has not won many matches!

 

[Harry_Wild]

At least Stephen is into the second round of Miami!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Only 1,000 people in total each day! Tennis players cannot leave the facilities!