2022 WTA Finals: Fort Worth - General Discussion

[Gut Check]

Ok fair point. She certainly seems level-headed and mature, that is just a lot of financial responsibility for an 18yo!

It really is. Hopefully, she has a team around her that will place her interests before their own while she continues to age into adulthood.

 

[spystud]

Jabeur breaks for the first @ 3.

 

[guanzishou]

Let's Go Ons!!!!

 

[guanzishou]

Break back here Ons!!!

 

[guanzishou]

Break back here Ons!!!

Allez Ons!!! That's my girl!!! Hold your serve and then break!!!

 

[spystud]

Aryna broken to 5-all while serving for the second.

 

[guanzishou]

Awesome bh dtl winner by Ons

 

[guanzishou]

Ace down the T !!! Ons up 63 65

Break here please!!!

 

[spystud]

Jabeur missed a sitter for MP, Aryna forces a decider instead.

 

[spystud]

Quite the comeback by Aryna, she's 1-0.

 

[Devil_dog]

Geez, an 11 pm dubs match next? Will there be anyone watching in the stands? It’s so sparse it’s almost laughable, sadly.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

#7 Sabalenka beats #2 Jabeur
#5 Sakkari beats #3 Pegula

The start of what could be like last year where the 4 QFists were actually #8, #7, #6 & #4.

2018 was even worse, the 4 QFists were the bottom 4 seeds. #5 through #8.

 

[spystud]

Crop the score off the top, most people wouldn't guess who won.

 

[spystud]

Super breaker for the doubles match.

 

[spystud]

Chinese pair wins.

 

[GhostDog]

lets admit it, nobody cares about women's tennis

Apparently, at least in Texas.

 

[Brian11785]

Embarrassing crowd turn out, yikes. Hopefully just because it's Halloween.

I have tickets for the semis and finals. There's no way I'm making it over to Ft Worth from Dallas during (I'm an accountant) my busiest week of the month.

 

[tennis4me]

Just read an article on another site titled:

"6 Dollars and They Can’t Sell It’- Dire Situation for WTA Finals in Texas as They Fail to Lure Fans Despite the Presence of American Stars Like Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula"​

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Sad. Tickets resale price were going for $6 for semi- premium seats. Same seart was around $1k at the Open commented some in Twitter.

Is tennis not popular in Ft. Worth?

 

[spystud]

Not even a little bit. Plus you have NFL, CFB, NBA, NHL, MLB postseason all in action now too.

 

[Devil_dog]

Please, don’t look at the sparse crowd (again) for Iga and Daria’s match… sheesh.
I’m super curious to know what the players think when they see the lack of fans.

 

[spystud]

Yeah, they probably shouldn’t have the desk backdrop being all the fans disguised as empty seats.

This should be rather quick for Iga.

 

[coolcamden]

I gotta say…

Iga is really, REALLY good!!

 

[spystud]

This should be rather quick for Iga.

Indeed, 2 & 3.

Coco v. Garcia next.

 

[volleyandfun]

Who was commenting this match on TC? I know there were 2 women (Sophie+ ?) and 1 man ?

 

[spystud]

Lindsay & Pam, I believe.

Yeah, they have this next one too.

 

[gogo]

Just read an article on another site titled:

"6 Dollars and They Can’t Sell It’- Dire Situation for WTA Finals in Texas as They Fail to Lure Fans Despite the Presence of American Stars Like Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula"​

​

Sad. Tickets resale price were going for $6 for semi- premium seats. Same seart was around $1k at the Open commented some in Twitter.

Is tennis not popular in Ft. Worth?

Do they have tailgating at the WTA Finals?

 

[volleyandfun]

One of them was Sophie Amiach (they referred to her by name) but the other female didn't sound like Lindsay nor Pam.
She said she played Iga in 2018 in ITF challenger and lost 1 & 3.

 

[volleyandfun]

One of them was Sophie Amiach (they referred to her by name) but the other female didn't sound like Lindsay nor Pam.
She said she played Iga in 2018 in ITF challenger and lost 1 & 3.

And the other one is Irina Falconi, she lost 1/3 to Iga in Charleston in 2018. Which channel does she work for?

 

[coolcamden]

The ones in the TC app are indeed Sophia and someone… but the same match, on TV are, as @spystud said, are PS and LD.

 

[Emilio]

Where is the Gauff v Garcías game playing?

 

[spystud]

Do they have tailgating at the WTA Finals?

I know it’s $20 to park & open containers are technically allowed in that part of town, so there may be a couple coolers there.

 

[ktx]

After Iga’s match TC made a big show of responding to the “haters” about the lack of crowds there and tried to convince us it didn’t matter. So weird.

 

[Kralingen]

Garcia looks incredible, Coco can’t cope with her pressure especially on this surface

 

[spystud]

Playing past midnight certainly won’t be an issue tonight.

 

[spystud]

4 & 3, short drive to the hotel.

 

[zvelf]

Garcia handled Gauff with relative and impressive ease.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Garcia finished 2021 ranked #74. She's up to #6 but could very well could finish the year in the top 3 or 4 if she takes this out or goes far.

 

[marc45]

Roddick lives in Austin, he's pretty well-known there. Helps to have a famous wife too.

Ft. Worth has zero tennis history, & there is virtually no promotion going on. And yes, being in the heart of football season with TCU & the Cowboys doing well isn't helping

I think Andy lives in North Carolina now

 

[spystud]

Welp, guess his plans to split both got Rona’d.

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[atatu]

Roddick lives in Austin, he's pretty well-known there. Helps to have a famous wife too.

Ft. Worth has zero tennis history, & there is virtually no promotion going on. And yes, being in the heart of football season with TCU & the Cowboys doing well isn't helping

Fort Worth has zero tennis history ?

The 1992 Davis Cup final, by Pete Sampras : Tennis Buzz

 

[spystud]

Ha, one tourney 30 years ago.

Meanshile, JPeg breadstick’d Jabeur, 3-all in the second.

 

[spystud]

And we’re playing 3.

Slightly better crowd tonight.

 

[spystud]

Jabeur wins, quite the turnaround.

Sakkari v. Sabalenka next.

 

[ScottleeSV]

Only saw the last 2 games. Disappointing tournament from Peguia. Winning Guadalajara seems to have deflated her.

 

[Kralingen]

Sabalenka is so interesting man. Every match of hers is on a knife edge. As a viewing experience she is one of a kind.

 

[Emilio]

Tennis channel stopped showing the wta finals night games again. Are they on another channel?

 

[spystud]

^ Aryna/Sakkari is on now.

I did see on Twitter last night that the matches were not on TC+ for the American viewers though.

 

[ktx]

Sabalenka is so interesting man. Every match of hers is on a knife edge. As a viewing experience she is one of a kind.

Agree. I wonder what it would be like if she hit at like 75-80% sometimes.

 

[spystud]

Hell, imagine if she served 75-80% sometimes.

 

[ktx]

Commentators were saying she brought in some biomechanics advisor to fix her serve. She does something funky in her racquet drop. I’m surprised she didn’t overhaul it but seems to have gotten over the yips?