2022 WTA week of 2/20; Doha 1000 & Guadalajara 250

[spystud]

It will never not amaze me that the WTA's official site no longer has clickable updated pdf draws, unreal.

Doha begins Sunday, 8 of the Top 10 are in, 8 byes.

Spoiler: Draw pic

Wiki draw


32-player Guadalajara begins Monday, qualies are finishing up, Raducanu is top seed. TC will be good for this one in the States.

 

[spystud]

Spoiler: Guadalajara draw pic

 

[spystud]

Sorana v. Sherif up now to get us started.

 

[spystud]

Sorana rolled that set up, Sherif is very not good.

 

[spystud]

I freaking love Sorana’s NB kit on the white skirt.

 

[spystud]

Sherif should probably start considering other lines of work.

2 & 1 for Sorana.

 

[Steffi-forever]

spystud you can still download the draw on the wta website. When you click on the tournament, you can see a PDF link on the line single, double and qualifying.

 

[Steffi-forever]

From their website:

 

[spystud]

Exactly, look at your dead link. Anyone that’s been around for awhile knows they used to have a clickable pdf link that updated daily. I’m not going to re-download their slow-ass draw update every single day, every single tourney.

 

[Steffi-forever]

Exactly, look at your dead link. Anyone that’s been around for awhile knows they used to have a clickable pdf link that updated daily. I’m not going to re-download their slow-ass draw update every single day, every single tourney.

Oh! I can see it on my iPad but on my iPhone and Mac it’s dead. That’s weird.

 

[spystud]

Tauson beat Belinda in 3.

 

[Devil_dog]

Welp, Kenin bows out in first round to Li in 3.

 

[Moose Malloy]

Interesting that Raducanu and Keys chose to play a 250 instead of a 1000.

 

[spystud]

I’d like to see the sponsor check Emma got too.

 

[Moose Malloy]

anyone have the order of play for Doha tomorrow? Nothing on the WTA site.

 

[spystud]

Their official site actually has a good draw sheet too.

Draws – QatarOpenTennis.com

ATP The Qatar Open, WTA Qatar Ladies Open

qataropentennis.com

 

[bezs]

Halep dumped out easily by Garcia.

Svitolina getting upset, somehow not surprised.

 

[slipgrip93]

Brenda Fruhvirtova , barely 14 years old is playing in the 1st round match in Guadalajara vs. Sloan Stephens, after making it through qualifying matches. In about two hours from now, or however long.

(WTA Guadalajara Day 1 Predictions Including Sloane Stephens vs Brenda Fruhvirtova)

" Brenda Fruhvirtova will become the first player born in 2007 to make her debut in a WTA main draw. The 14-year-old Czech progressed through the qualifying draw in Guadalajara with wins over Sara Errani (7-6 3-6 6-2) and Leonie Kung (6-2 6-1). Fruhvirtova won back-to-back ITF titles in Argentina on clay earlier this year, clearly, she’s very advanced for her age. "

 

[spystud]

Finally get a women’s match on TC, & it’s Kalinskaya/Zheng. Yay.

 

[James P]

Just checked odds on Stephens-Fruhvirtova. Tough match to handicap with an up & down WTA player and an up and coming teen. Stephens 61% to win, Fruhvirtova 39%.

 

[spystud]

Zheng is likely gonna force 3, pushing that match back.

 

[spystud]

Alright, Kalinskaya serving for it, let’s wrap this thing up.

 

[spystud]

Over, kid v. Sloane up shortly.

 

[spystud]

Brenda appears to already have a nice Nike deal.

 

[James P]

Lol at the moonballing in this match...

 

[James P]

Sloane breaks. Brenda is struggling dealing with Sloane's topspin.

 

[spystud]

Doesn’t matter much because she was getting slaughtered, but little Lauren Davis really got screwed on that MP.

 

[spystud]

That didn’t go real well for the kid.

 

[James P]

That didn’t go real well for the kid.

That was a massacre, but a valuable learning experience.

 

[spystud]

Ha, I found romeo’s Twitter account.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1495907406144016388

 

[No_Kwan_Do]

Yep, Sloane handed her opponent a bit of a lesson, but at least it tempers expectations a little, and Brenda can now go back to the ITF and Juniors and focus on developing as a player away from the glare of the media spotlight.

Potential Raducanu-Stephens rematch in the QFs if they both win their remaining matches.

 

[spystud]

Nice WTA-special of 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 for Harmony Tan over Keys.

 

[Kristidango]

Ostapenko struggled a little. The courts are slower than Dubai.

 

[spystud]

Badosa v. Tauson in a little over 2 hours should be fun, but 5 am won’t work for me.

 

[No_Kwan_Do]

Tauson getting bodied 1 and 2 by Badosa. Tauson looked poor. She has the power off the ground, but she's nowhere near as dynamic around the court as some of her peers.

Badosa just moved her around and made life very uncomfortable for her.

 

[bezs]

Ostapenko grinded out the win against Anisimova.

 

[fundrazer]

Tauson getting bodied 1 and 2 by Badosa. Tauson looked poor. She has the power off the ground, but she's nowhere near as dynamic around the court as some of her peers.

Badosa just moved her around and made life very uncomfortable for her.

lol'd because "getting bodied" is also something I like to say in matches like this.

Was a bit surprising though for sure. Thinking some of these matches are going to be tough and they turn into beatdowns. Rogers Gauff was another blowout scoreline.

 

[fundrazer]

Sorribes Tormo moonball got way too high on Volynets and she had no choice but to try and take it as a backhand overhead. lol

 

[fundrazer]

1h24 minute set as SST rallies from a break down on two occasions.

Volynets playing fairly well, but I dunno how she's gonna respond after being grinded into dust the latter half of the set.

 

[spystud]

Emma underway against the former Gavrilova on TC.

 

[flyingboris]

Emma underway against the former Gavrilova on TC.

..and so far it's not exactly smooth sailing! Gavrilova/Saville serving up a break at 3-2.

 

[spystud]

Yikes, Emma about to break at love for the set, but Dasha reels off 5 straight pts to 5-all.

 

[spystud]

And of course TC promptly leaves the young ladies for Rafa, great.

 

[spystud]

Emma finally closes out the set.

 

[flyingboris]

I'm beginning to think Emma is not clutch.

 

[spystud]

Clearly, she just wants breaker practice.

 

[spystud]

Emma, Emma, Emma.

Welp, at least have more to watch.

 

[Pavla]

I didn't realize it was Gavrilova until the third set. Feeling pretty stupid

 

[flyingboris]

Behold: the world number 610 vs the US Open winner

 

[spystud]

Tourney organizers/sponsors ain't digging this.