Is that confirmed those Chinese tournaments will be back? They just canceled the Chinese Grand Prix. Still serious covid lockdown issues over there.
2022 WTA Finals: Fort Worth - General Discussion
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ScottleeSV
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They're on the 2023 wta calender (I looked at it a week ago) so just presumed they were back.
zvelf
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PSNELKE vs. ttwreader! Only one will be correct. Who will it be?!?
Why not bring it back to Madison Square Garden in New York? We appreciate tennis here and when I attended the WTA Finals here in the 1990s, the Garden was packed.
PSNELKE
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Costs too many $$$
ttwreader
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Dasha broke first. Caro broke right back and then broke Dasha to lead 4-2. Dasha won the next 4 games.
I guess I should have written "is anyone else watching."
AM75
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Oh it's Shriver and Davenport.
Ya I would not count on that at all. Its possible but they keep locking everything down.
Bill Lobsalot
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Always wrong. You're a joke with your comments.
volleyandfun
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I don't see any comments about Iga-Coco match, anybody watching?
First set was really good, in comparison to Garcia-Daria match at least.
Then Iga just turned on the turbo.
First set was really good, in comparison to Garcia-Daria match at least.
Then Iga just turned on the turbo.
Yep. Coco didn’t even play badly. I like how she was going to the net. But just desperation moves.
volleyandfun
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ttwreader
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First half of the first set, Iga was busy with the crowd with a lot of people still moving in. And then when the crowd settled down, Iga won the next 10 games
volleyandfun
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I think it was 3:3 in the first set when Iga became annoyed. In her mind, this is it, proverbial puck stops here. And it did.First half of the first set, Iga was busy with the crowd with a lot of people still moving in. And then when the crowd settled down, Iga won the next 10 games
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Aussie Darcy
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Just saw the highlights of the Swiatek/Gauff match and just domination by Iga. Some of those winners were just epic. She truly is the best and dominating.
Aussie Darcy
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SF:
#1 Swiatek v #7 Sabalenka
#6 Garcia v #5 Sakkari
Swiatek leads Sabalenka 4-1 in the H2H but the Sabalenka win was at this very tournament last year in their first meeting.
Garcia leads Sakkari 2-0 in their meetings.
#1 Swiatek v #7 Sabalenka
#6 Garcia v #5 Sakkari
Swiatek leads Sabalenka 4-1 in the H2H but the Sabalenka win was at this very tournament last year in their first meeting.
Garcia leads Sakkari 2-0 in their meetings.
sportsfan1
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Didn't China also have empty stadiums? Mexico is the biggest success so far.
sportsfan1
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Jabeuer with the intentionally mismatched yellow and black shoelaces to match the outfit colors.
Getting outhit has got to be a concern for her team. She can't quite deploy the barty ways of troubling with the slice, and hasn't put together a repeatable winning strategy.
Getting outhit has got to be a concern for her team. She can't quite deploy the barty ways of troubling with the slice, and hasn't put together a repeatable winning strategy.
SinnerGOAT
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Players like Osaka, Andreescu , Krejcikova, Bencic, Ostapenko, and Collins really need to step up next year. Players that are actually capable of stopping Iga being dominent.
This years challengers have been genuinely pathetic.
This years challengers have been genuinely pathetic.
Aussie Darcy
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Doubles SF:
#1 Krejcikova/Siniakova v #5 Kichenok/Ostapenko
#4 Kudermetova/Mertens v #8 Krawczyk/Schurrs
The dominant #1's Krejcikova/Siniakova are the favourite to take it out but have a challenge against Kichenok/Ostapenko who led them by a set and break just recently in Guadalajara 2 weeks ago (before losing) and have scored a win over them before.
Kudermetova/Mertens should get past the last seeds to make the final.
I expect Krejcikova/Siniakova to cap off their incredible year by winning the YEC for the 2nd time in a row and adding to their yearly haul of their Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open titles.
#1 Krejcikova/Siniakova v #5 Kichenok/Ostapenko
#4 Kudermetova/Mertens v #8 Krawczyk/Schurrs
The dominant #1's Krejcikova/Siniakova are the favourite to take it out but have a challenge against Kichenok/Ostapenko who led them by a set and break just recently in Guadalajara 2 weeks ago (before losing) and have scored a win over them before.
Kudermetova/Mertens should get past the last seeds to make the final.
I expect Krejcikova/Siniakova to cap off their incredible year by winning the YEC for the 2nd time in a row and adding to their yearly haul of their Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open titles.
D-Lite
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What happened to that secondary tournament the WTA ran in Zhuhai? They haven't found a replacement for that which is odd considering I don't think they ran it last year so they definitely had time. I quite like the current 8 player format providing it really is the spectacle it deserves to be. I think you're right, if they come back to Fort Worth just give it a 250 and stick to hosting the YEC somewhere there got an enthusiastic crowd.
D-Lite
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I honestly wouldn't mind Sakkari winning this thing if she can actually not mentally collapse during the final (should she make it) - that could actually make her a threat in the latter stages of all tournaments from then on. I think her losses in tournament finals may be more problematic for her than FAA's were for him until he finally won one, as Sakkari's best form has been the past couple years and she has nothing to show for it even though on paper she already had a title and therefore does at least have the ability to win 250s.
Right now you'd be daft not to pick Swiatek for the title but if someone can play inspired tennis it could at least cause some cracks in Swiatek's game that she's not had to deal with thus far.
Right now you'd be daft not to pick Swiatek for the title but if someone can play inspired tennis it could at least cause some cracks in Swiatek's game that she's not had to deal with thus far.
PSNELKE
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Why you so obsessed with me? I predicted her to win
Stop commenting on matches you don't even watchSampras-Bruguera 1993
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gauff is an absolute joke. Swiatek is going to destroy all records
D-Lite
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Even if Swiatek is off her game from time to time, who do we have to realistically challenge her? Do we need a top level return of Osaka on HCs? I am not sure whether we will ever get that - it really depends on whether the fire has died inside for her. Gauff doesn't look like she could even be in the Top 3, at least not consistently, due to her shaky forehand which will become more and more exploitable the more players do so. Former players like Azarenka appear to be unable to return to the heights which saw them achieve GS success, and even younger players like Andreescu seem to have hit a wall for the time being at least. When it comes to the clay, I really hope Krejcikova is in top form at RG next year as she really wasn't able to be for her defence earlier this year. A meeting between those 2 is something I really want to see next year at RG.
tennis4me
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I watched the 2nd set of Swiatek v Gauff match. Iga was just on a different level. Coco's FH continued to let her down. She looked frustrated last night. There's a lot of pressure playing against Iga because of her strike-first super aggressive style. There's almost no neutral rally with Iga, every point is a pressure shot. Plus, she can create angles better than probably any WTA player.
When she's on like last night, there's probably no serious challenger that can stop her.
I'm eagerly waiting for such player to step up. Iga's last two losses were to Krejcikova and Keys.
When she's on like last night, there's probably no serious challenger that can stop her.
I'm eagerly waiting for such player to step up. Iga's last two losses were to Krejcikova and Keys.
ScottleeSV
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5-2 Garcia
It would be the most Sakkari thing ever to smash the group stages 3-0 but not make the final.
It would be the most Sakkari thing ever to smash the group stages 3-0 but not make the final.
MeatTornado
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Sakkari in a big match is just funny at this point.
No matter how good her form is coming in, she completely crumbles once there's even slight pressure.
No matter how good her form is coming in, she completely crumbles once there's even slight pressure.
PSNELKE
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As expected, Swiatek-Garcia final.
I believe Iga got this but I refuse to write Garcia off. Considering she won tournaments on 3 different surfaces this year, she has won indoor HC masters titles in her career and because she beat Iga on clay, in a final, in Iga's homecountry Poland just a few months ago. That's a pretty big feat. If she can serve well and cuts the UEs, she has a slight chance
I believe Iga got this but I refuse to write Garcia off. Considering she won tournaments on 3 different surfaces this year, she has won indoor HC masters titles in her career and because she beat Iga on clay, in a final, in Iga's homecountry Poland just a few months ago. That's a pretty big feat. If she can serve well and cuts the UEs, she has a slight chance
PSNELKE
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Sweet Iga is getting owned to start. Broken right away.
however Sabalenka will self destruct of course, just give her some time. I did know this would be a close one though… Saba was by far the better player in the USO match they played and is one of the few players in tennis history who can truly hit a defender like Iga off the court.
however Sabalenka will self destruct of course, just give her some time. I did know this would be a close one though… Saba was by far the better player in the USO match they played and is one of the few players in tennis history who can truly hit a defender like Iga off the court.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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She did on cue. Giving Iga a sweet easy break.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Krej on the top form can. and I believe Garcia also can challenge her. But it is rare for those two on top form.
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