2023 Wimbledon - Women's Singles Discussion

[ark_28]

Can we just keep the "woke" crap commentary out of this. Just keep this to tennis please.

Thankfully Marketa has done that

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Problem for Ons is that Sabalenka does almost everything better than Rybakina at her best. She hits even harder, has more unpredictable shot selection, is way faster...

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Oh my god why am I having to listen to John McEnroe commentate this match?

I had the wonderful Jelena Dokic commentating the first SF here in Aus and now I have to suffer through this idiot? Disgusting.

 

[Kralingen]

Tennis needs Sabalenka. She has the potential to win a good number of majors and establish herself at the forefront of the post-Serena era.

Ons is not that kind of player up to this point.

Idk, I do like Sabalenka’s game as a mix of extremes, sheer power coarsing through her veins that she harnesses yet struggles to control. she’s an interesting case study on court to be sure.

But a screamer like her is hard to root for. She also elongates it for about 5 seconds.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Thankfully Marketa has done that

Cool, now shutup and stop trying to bring politics here and just stick to the fantastic tennis hey?

 

[Kralingen]

I don’t remember who Evert made that comment about, saying the women hit just as hard as the men, it was obviously rather silly.

But Sabalenka absolutely hits as hard and in fact harder than a lot of men do, especially the conservative pusher types. Not as much spin but when she gets a second serve she absolutely laces it.

 

[ultimathule]

What a save by Aryna

 

[jm1980]

There is a match on Court 2 that I would like to watch but it doesn't seem like it's televised

Rennae Stubbs / Zimonjic vs Majoli / Andrew Castle

 

[LeastExhaustingPlayer]

Oh my god why am I having to listen to John McEnroe commentate this match?

I had the wonderful Jelena Dokic commentating the first SF here in Aus and now I have to suffer through this idiot? Disgusting.

Could have been worse. Could have been Evert with Shriver courtside.

 

[Mr.Lob]

Slabalenka grunts echoing off the stadium roof. Patrons putting in ear plugs.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Sabalenka's grunt makes it look like she is a big big animal going to devour a poor little rabbit.

 

[Tan Tennis]

Rooting for Ons because I couldn't stand to watch her shouting for another match.

 

[fundrazer]

I don’t remember who Evert made that comment about, saying the women hit just as hard as the men, it was obviously rather silly.

But Sabalenka absolutely hits as hard and in fact harder than a lot of men do, especially the conservative pusher types. Not as much spin but when she gets a second serve she absolutely laces it.

What they ignore a lot of the time is though is the girls are all hitting pretty flat. If they show the RPM stats there is going to be a big difference.

 

[Kralingen]

It’s not even a grunt it’s literally just screaming like a banshee at the top of her lungs

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

It’s not even a grunt it’s literally just screaming like a banshee at the top of her lungs

Yeah, it's not even urrrhhh or something more guttural (which indicates a grunt), it's just plain and simple AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! shouting.

 

[Tan Tennis]

Ok she even shouts on blocking serve backhand slice. Doesn't make any sense.

 

[ultimathule]

Ons' off speed stuff is terrific grass court tennis

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Jabeur just firing and has double break points!

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

I think Jabeur has a decent chance. Tight match so far.

 

[Mr.Lob]

Nice drop shot by Slabbie

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

AAAAAAAHHHH!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

 

[Terenigma]

Good hold.

 

[Mr.Lob]

Sabs fights and holds on a very long game.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Tense.

 

[Terenigma]

Jabeur is handling and redirecting Sabalenka's power well so far.

 

[LeastExhaustingPlayer]

Ons looks very focused so far.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Ons is very discipline so far, no flashy shots.

Sabalenka serve is still looking dangerous.

 

[ibbi]

There is a match on Court 2 that I would like to watch but it doesn't seem like it's televised

Rennae Stubbs / Zimonjic vs Majoli / Andrew Castle

The BBC has a stream of it! You just have to find it

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

The difference of level between the two matches is quite something lol.

 

[Bill Lobsalot]

Oh my god why am I having to listen to John McEnroe commentate this match?

I had the wonderful Jelena Dokic commentating the first SF here in Aus and now I have to suffer through this idiot? Disgusting.

He's better than you angry posts.

 

[ultimathule]

The difference of level between the two matches is quite something lol.

I nodded off in the first one

 

[AM75]

Does Ons have a chance against Aryna?

Sure, it’s WTA.

 

[jhick]

Ons' off speed stuff is terrific grass court tennis

She needs to employ it often. Drop shot to get Sabalenka in the cat & mouse type rallies which will give Ons the advantage.

 

[Terenigma]

Screaming aside, these two are playing some very solid tennis right now. Shame this isn't the final.

 

[Kralingen]

Amazing match so far. This is a hell of a battle.

 

[jm1980]

More players should slice against Sabalenka

 

[Winners or Errors]

Much better than the first match. No idea if Vondrousova can beat either of these women, because she just didn't have to work that hard against Svitolina today. I guess we'll see in the final.

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

Screaming aside, these two are playing some very solid tennis right now. Shame this isn't the final.

I'm pretty sure it is.

 

[Kralingen]

Sinner could take some serving tips from Aryna.

 

[ultimathule]

Say what you will about Aryna's grunts. She wears her heart on her sleeve. I like that.

 

[Mark-Touch]

I *kind of* like Sab.
The thing with her game though is that at any moment, it can start to implode.
This is even with Sab2 (the new and improved version).
That's probably the main reason I am not a big fan of hers.

 

[tudwell]

5-5. Jabeur feels closer to breaking through, but that can turn on a dime late in sets like this.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Sabalenka not happy with her return it seems.

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

Can we just keep the "woke" crap commentary out of this. Just keep this to tennis please.

Oh, come on. You still jump into many threads still whining about Djokovic's off court personal health decisions which do not have a thing to do with the specifics of a tennis match, career, etc.

Further, few ever hold back discussing Russia, etc. in nearly every thread where a native to that country is even mentioned.

 

[LeastExhaustingPlayer]

I too could do without Saba's grunting/screaming.
But she is a helluva power player and her game is refreshing.

 

[ibbi]

I *kind of* like Sab.
The thing with her game though is that at any moment, it can start to implode.
This is even with Sab2 (the new and improved version).
That's probably the main reason I am not a big fan of hers.

Well that's true of both of them She at least has achieved a consistency at the slams not seen since before Serena was a mother.

 

[Benf15harp]

Medvedev and Sabalenka winning this event would be absolutely beautiful

Amen.

 

[ultimathule]

Set deserves a tiebreak

 

[Kralingen]

WTF. Ons legitimately painting lines there, that precision is ridiculous.

 

[Kralingen]

This has been one of the best sets of the tournament so far.

I really think it'll be a who blinks first here, both players totally equal to the task.

Ons' precision, guile and magic vs. Sabalenka's power, pace, and fear factor.

What a contest.