2021 WTA Indian Wells

SeeingDusk

Hall of Fame
this level is insane. very high level by both; great defending and attacking by both. great match! badosa takes the first set 7-6.
 

Mainad

Bionic Poster
Badosa seemed to be doing her best to choke away all of her leads but finally pulled herself together to get over the finishing line in the breaker.

Can she push on in the 2nd set?
 

slipgrip93

Professional
Badosa doesn't seem as comfortable as she was in previous rounds. Azarenka seems to be a good test. Don't blow it like Tstisipas did in his final!
 

Kralingen

Talk Tennis Guru
Talk about a response from Badosa. 122mph first serves and a great FHDTL in the return game to break… this level after a 2-6 set is quite impressive
 

fundrazer

G.O.A.T.
Then we follow it up by dropping serve after being up 40-15. Need to just stomp out any opposition from Vika here.

Let's just break again here.
 

speedysteve

Legend
Amazing hitting.
All moans about the slow court and fluffing up balls matters not now, with hitting like this.

Azarenka has changed her noise. Gone is the Phewwwwww noise every damn hit. More standard effort grunt!
Bout bloody time!
 

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster
Vika is going to win australian open 2022, no doubt about it

Victoria-Azarenka-Australian-Open-Women%2527s-Champion.jpg
 

Kralingen

Talk Tennis Guru
Badosa ... gave that game away completely. Sad to see but this is what the 1st WTA 1000 Final vs. possible 3-time winner looks like. Experience matters.
 

speedysteve

Legend
Badosa ... gave that game away completely. Sad to see but this is what the 1st WTA 1000 Final vs. possible 3-time winner looks like. Experience matters.
I see it more that Azarenka's grit forced that breakdown. It happens in tennis.
Can happen to many more than 1st timer..

Now look what just happened:)
 

Kralingen

Talk Tennis Guru
I see it more that Azarenka's grit forced that breakdown. It happens in tennis.
There's Azarenka breaking Azarenka, lol. It's funny how mental all of this is, and usually always is, at the business end of tournaments. The shots and mechanics are there, the nerve is what lets them down.
 

slipgrip93

Professional
Badosa has had some lucky points given her throughout this tournament. She's been my pick, but I thought it was over just then.
 

Kralingen

Talk Tennis Guru
Absolutely over the moon for Badosa. She steeled through and won the match, didn't wait for Vika to lose it in the TB. I love to see a player backing themselves like that.

Also great to see how much it means to her. Bright future ahead after the season she's had, a point away from an RG SF as well.
 

tennis4me

Hall of Fame
Near the end, lots of very safe play from Vika down the middle, slow ball. Badosa pulled the trigger and took calculated risk and paid off. A very well-deserved win. Badosa also had better serves.

Not a bad week for Vika who dropped to #208 in 2017, now back at #26.
 

AM75

Hall of Fame
After watching 3 hours of brutal ball bashing I just started to appreciate Jabeur, Kasatkina, Hsieh and even Ostapenko more. At least they are courageous enough to hit drop shots.
 

ND-13

Hall of Fame
Happy for Badosa, Sad for Vika.. Both played their hearts out, sad there can be only one winner.

But given Vika has won several in the past and Badosa having lost a narrow one at RG, the result is ok.
 

Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
Obviously for most the Badosa win comes from nowhere but she’s been rising up all year.

Her title win skyrockets her up the rankings to #11 in the world. She’s 1 spot from the top 10.
 

Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
This year Badosa has beaten:
Slam champs:
Barty
Krejcikova x 2
Swiatek
Kerber
Azarenka

As well as then #3 Sabalenka.
2019 RG runner up Vondrousova at this years RG.
Also twice beaten gold medallist Bencic x 2
 
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