2021 Wimbledon - WTA discussion

[flyingboris]

Never knew why I liked Vitalia Diatchenko till I just heard her!

Ugh, you made me check the match. She has a velociraptor grunt, like.. was it Azarenka after winning a point?

OK, this is a fun game, pretty great tennis by both.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Bencic #9 seed is no more! Lost to Kaja Juvan! 3,3!

 

[Djokovic2011]

I'm really enjoying this women's match.

Come on Katie!!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Boulter and Sabalenka cat and mouse tennis?

 

[flyingboris]

Bencic #9 seed is no more! Lost to Kaja Juvan! 3,3!

Oh no, another one bites the dust. Thankfully still a ton of interesting players in the draw.

 

[MasterZeb]

You can tell Boulter is a Fed fan with all these squandered BPs

 

[flyingboris]

Pretty nice footwork by Boulter, and pretty solid ballstriking for such a wispy girl. Wispy, is that a word?

Meanwhile Sabalenka survives her service game, Boulter serving to stay in the match.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Sabalenka up a break, 5-3 in the 3rd! Serving to stay, Boulter!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Sabalenka into 2nd rd!

 

[Gumbo Jackson]

Sabalenka advances. Good match.

 

[flyingboris]

Great fight by world #219 Boulter vs. the #4 Sabalenka. More relief than joy on the face of Aryna, and rightfully so

 

[flyingboris]

Penko beats Fernandez 6-1 6-2. Meanwhile Iga takes the first set over Vera 6-1.

 

[Gumbo Jackson]

Nice interview with Sabalenka, joking with the crowd and complimenting her opponent.

 

[jhick]

The shrieking from Diatchenko is unbearable. Maria and Monica's screams were tame by comparison.

 

[Pavla]

I like Sabalenka's interviews more than I like her tennis. Quite the charmer.

 

[flyingboris]

Based on energy level I'm thinking Samsonova will beat Pegula. Even though it's still level in the 1st set, Pegula is standing around like she doesn't want to be there.

Edit: well, not as lopsided as I would have expected based on body language, but in the end Samsonova takes it 6-4 3-6 6-3

 

[bezs]

Vitalia likes her challenges unfortunately she gets them wrong.

 

[Ronaldo]

The shrieking from Diatchenko is unbearable. Maria and Monica's screams were tame by comparison.

Always a Mute point, eh?

 

[flyingboris]

Rybakina beats Liu 6-4 6-4. Rybakina's form reminds me a bit of Kvitova, those hunched shoulders while hitting. Maybe it comes with being 6ft tall (yes, I looked that up, they're both exactly 6ft)

 

[flyingboris]

Yes! Raducanu one set from a successful exorcism (up one set vs. hell-grunt Diatchenko)

 

[Ronaldo]

Stick a fork in Vitalia

 

[flyingboris]

Stick a fork in Vitalia

Please don't, we're trying to avoid the screaming

 

[jhick]

Based on energy level I'm thinking Samsonova will beat Pegula. Even though it's still level in the 1st set, Pegula is standing around like she doesn't want to be there.

Samsonova has been playing at an impressive level lately. She just won a grass court tune up to Wimbledon and recently moved inside the top 100.

 

[Ronaldo]

Please don't, we're trying to avoid the screaming

She does turn it off when serving. Know a guy......................who grunts on droppers.

 

[flyingboris]

Iga through, Vera out, 6-1 6-3

 

[Ronaldo]

Iga through, Vera out, 6-1 6-3

No more Prince players left?

 

[bezs]

Vitalia is crashing out fast.

 

[Ronaldo]

Vitalia is crashing out fast.

Musta sat on the fork, eh?

 

[Ronaldo]

Love is a Highway for Diatchenko! Emma drove it all set long

 

[flyingboris]

Raducanu completes the exorcism, beating Diatchenko 7-6(4) 6-0

 

[volleyandfun]

No more Prince players left?

Only princesses left

 

[Ronaldo]

Raducanu completes the exorcism, beating Diatchenko 7-6(4) 6-0

The Ghost of Sharapova has left the grounds agin.................................Shriekapova

 

[Purestriker]

What is Mugu doing? She smoked the first set.

 

[zvelf]

I'd given up on Ostapenko after years of extremely inconsistent play after her win at RG, but on grass this year, she's been on fire and could be a legitimate threat to win the whole thing. Or she can revert to form and lose at any time.

 

[time_fly]

And of course ESPN cuts over to show us Venus. She makes Murray look fresh, young, and mobile.

 

[flyingboris]

Mugu through, beating the world famous Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-1 6-4

 

[flyingboris]

Wow, Brengle takes the 1st set over Kenin 6-2

 

[AM75]

Sabalenka into 2nd rd!

3rd actually

 

[Djokovic2011]

Mugu through, beating the world famous Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6-1 6-4

What a name!

 

[flyingboris]

3rd actually

I almost made the same mistake saying that Evans was into the 2nd round. It's just confusing with the first round just getting completed today.

 

[Kralingen]

Venus just won her first service game after 9 deuces lol

She looks really lacking in match fitness though I don’t expect her to be competitive for more than a set today unfortunately.

 

[zvelf]

Winning percentages in her last five years are not winning majors (her last coming in 1990--long before she retired), which is the only reason Navratilova--like Serena--entered majors events. When the ability is no longer supported by the body, or the ability is not edging opponents out as in earlier years, its time to retire, or continue to show up for one disappointment after another.

You're moving the goal post. Your original claim was that there was some big difference between Martina's belief in herself and her ability to win matches on court near the end of her career and other than her last year, she was winning around 85% of her matches, a win percentage no one on the WTA tour today is remotely close to. So other than in Martina's very last full-time year, that discrepancy didn't actually exist.

 

[flyingboris]

What a name!

Right? I wonder what the story is there. Last part means 'graveyard', but I've never seen 'Pattinama'

Edit: OK, since nobody asked, Pattinama is a Moluccan surname (i.e. from Indonesia), and she got it after marrying Edinho Pattinama, a Dutch footballer. So there.

 

[Purestriker]

I'd given up on Ostapenko after years of extremely inconsistent play after her win at RG, but on grass this year, she's been on fire and could be a legitimate threat to win the whole thing. Or she can revert to form and lose at any time.

She is on fire right now.

 

[zvelf]

#4 Kenin is out. Is there anybody dependable on the women's side these days other than Barty (and Osaka but only on hard court)?

 

[flyingboris]

#4 Kenin is out. Is there anybody dependable on the women's side these days other than Barty (and Osaka but only on hard court)?

Some dependables (going through the remaining draw): Barty, Svitolina, Mertens, Swiatek, Muguruza, Sakkari. At least I don't associate those names with regular early round exits.

 

[zvelf]

Some dependables (going through the remaining draw): Barty, Svitolina, Mertens, Swiatek, Muguruza, Sakkari. At least I don't associate those names with regular early round exits.

You're right, Svitolina, Mertens, and Muguruza are dependable to reach quarterfinals and lose. Actually, I think Mertens and Sakkari both have good chances to go deep here.

 

[flyingboris]

Venus looking on her way out, down 7-5 4-0 to Ons.

Edit: yup, Jabeur through 7-5 6-0, Venus out.

 

[flyingboris]

Funny observation:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410299793969192960

 

[volleyandfun]

3rd actually

being "out of it" is his signature, lol