2023 WTA Miami Open

[Purestriker]

Terrible.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Elena wondering what they are doing here lol !

 

[Purestriker]

See you in two hours!

 

[Fintft]

So then I must ask, why did she wait until age 33 to start using these tools? Was toiling away in relative mediocrity for 10 years really that enjoyable for her?

I think that:
a) You should try tennis
b) It's the coach influence and her maturity

 

[Ann]

Weather report, it will stop in 4 minutes.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Wow, what a switcheroo! Now Elena playing so well.

Not so much. Her game seems about the same, Pegula's has definitely dropped.

True!

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Both players will get to talk to their coach to make some adjustments it seems.

 

[Sudacafan]

Here comes the rain again!

 

[Ann]

Yeah... they're going inside for about 15 minutes while the court dries.

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

lol... the announcer just called it a cocoon of mediocrity.

 

[Ann]

This whole tournament has been suck city.

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

This whole tournament has been suck city.

Like I said on another thread, the tennis world right now needs someone like Carlitos.

 

[btsjungkook]

Poor Elena. She has to hold the umbrella over herself while billionaire Pegula gets a servant to hold the umbrella for her.

 

[robyrolfo]

Is that the one that only repeats what the other announcer says and then make some stupid comment like 'yeah she should hit more winners' and her accent is really heavy?

Yes, her accent is very heavy, and she says a lot of strange things while trying to use American slang.

Rybakina definitely off her game tonight and not showing any fire, either. But credit to Pegula for bringing that to bear. She’s playing great.

She never shows any "fire," if you mean fire in, like, the Danielle Collins sense.

Pegula is playing well, but Rybakina looks like she's running out of steam.

Again, she pretty much always looks like this. If she makes more shots than she misses, she wins.

I think that:
a) You should try tennis
b) It's the coach influence and her maturity

Huh? How about all of the other players on the WTA and ATP tour that have "tried" tennis, and haven't peaked at 33 years old?
And I'm not saying it's impossible, but you are implying she suddenly found all these new weapons or tools. Can it just be that she is having a good run of form? That happens to everyone, at various points of their careers, and isn't based on something particularly tangible.

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

Poor Elena. She has to hold the umbrella over herself while billionaire Pegula gets a servant to hold the umbrella for her.

Wasn't Pegula helping dry the courts by hand with towels the other day?

 

[robyrolfo]

Like I said on another thread, the tennis world right now needs someone like Carlitos.

Nah, I'd still rather have Dustin Brown.

 

[Rafa.the.Magnificent]

Sort of curious who would have taken that tiebreak; we’ll never know. With the rain break, as stated above, they can both re-set their minds.

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

Nah, I'd still rather have Dustin Brown.

He's fun to watch but overall he isn't all that good. Carlitos on the other hand is potentially the next tennis messiah!

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

Sort of curious who would have taken that tiebreak; we’ll never know. With the rain break, as stated above, they can both re-set their minds.

....and emerge from their cocoon of mediocrity.

 

[btsjungkook]

Wasn't Pegula helping dry the courts by hand with towels the other day?

That was nice of her but it doesn't explain why one player gets served but the other player doesn't. It kinda reeks of rich privilege.

 

[Ann]

Sort of curious who would have taken that tiebreak; we’ll never know. With the rain break, as stated above, they can both re-set their minds.

Yup. I hate that. It's often like watching two different matches but only one counts.

 

[Winners or Errors]

That was nice of her but it doesn't explain why one player gets served but the other player doesn't. It kinda reeks of rich privilege.

LOL, is it some personal servant holding that, or did she just ask someone from the tournament to do it? ;-) I'm sure Rybakina could get the same treatment.

 

[Ann]

And they're back on court...

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Both players looking rusty on those first two points lol.

 

[Devil_dog]

wow, here we go... (again).

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

hmmm.... looks like they're still in their cocoon.

 

[Devil_dog]

Commentator says both refused warm-up? WTH?

 

[Ann]

Commentator says both refused warm-up? WTH?

and they both REALLY needed it.

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

Commentator says both refused warm-up? WTH?

Maybe they both just can't wait to get it over with.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Still raining ? What's going on here?

 

[Sudacafan]

Here comes the rain again!

Again

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

Good god....

 

[Ann]

This was Pegula's set to lose and it looks like she's going to...

 

[spystud]

Elena takes it. 2nd set may be a bit quicker.

 

[Ann]

OMG RAIN AGAIN enough.

 

[Devil_dog]

Ryba takes that shaky first set... 7-6.

 

[Ann]

I hope the 2nd set is a better quality of play with winning shots being the deciding factors not UEs and inability to hold serve. It was an annoying set of tennis.

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

They should just send both of them home and tell them to try again tomorrow.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Elena played very well on two points to get mini breaks out of Pegula's serve there, but I feel like the American was really disturbed by the rain coming again, this set kinda s*cked overall.

 

[Sudacafan]

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

That was nice of her but it doesn't explain why one player gets served but the other player doesn't. It kinda reeks of rich privilege.

Ryb has her own servant now. Holding an umbrella, fanning her with a giant palm leaf, feeding her grapes and wine.

 

[Devil_dog]

Yeah, that was def JPeg's set to lose... and that she did.

 

[Ann]

And another delay. I'm going to bed.

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

And another delay. I'm going to bed.

It's only 7:30 where I am and I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Horrible first set, annoying rain delay, maybe it's a sign.

 

[btsjungkook]

I thought Miami was supposed to be a famous tournament? Why are there no roofs?

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

 

[Devil_dog]

I thought Miami was supposed to be a famous tournament? Why are there no roofs?

The "stadium" court is literally a temporary court built within a football stadium which doesn't have a convertible roof.

 

[spystud]

It's only 7:30 where I am and I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Horrible first set, annoying rain delay, maybe it's a sign.

Username certainly doesn't check out.

 

[Devil_dog]

They're supposedly going to resume play shortly... Will the players (this time) want a warm up?

 

[MiamiWeekendWarrior]

Username certainly doesn't check out.

I'm currently in SoCal.