Iga is certainly looking good.
(Leading 5-4 on serve, she was already 4-2, so maybe she blows this lead too - did it and now 5-6) They are playing on 1573 Arena and the number of spectators are only about 1570 below that number )
Last year was actually a bit more consistent (besides Vondrousova at Wimbledon out of nowhere).^ Often the player that has been the most convincing before a slam then disappoints... but maybe not this time. So I'm hopping into Elena-bandwagon too!
She’s top 3 and on fire. Good bet!^ Often the player that has been the most convincing before a slam then disappoints... but maybe not this time. So I'm hopping into Elena-bandwagon too!
I hope she has not peaked too early, I want her to win the AO and not be a flash in the pan like Ostapenko, Kenin, Krecjikova and on and on sigh..
Yup I know what you mean. I've watched her play over the past couple of years and she can be hot and cold sometimes.
That is a shame about both. It’s fun when they are in the main draw, and Hsieh is always a good watch.
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That's quite a coinkydence that you picked/mentioned gorgeous Giorgi.
Speaking about Hsieh ...
Were you really watching that Giorgi video to learn from her technique? Because I see a lot of the Youtube videos of her practicing have very high view counts, and I don't know how many of those people are actually admiring her tennis.
Collins and Kerber didn't look very good in the warmup events. They aren't the Collins and Kerber of old. But she should indeed be worried about Penko!
Yes I actually am watching her video to learn from her technique. Watched some more today. Downloaded the video on Sep. 18, 2023.
Coco is no slouch!
It looked like a gift because Coco was tracking down balls with blinding speed. This made Sab go for shots harder than she's normally comfortable and go for the lines instead of a little bit inside the line. Sab knew she had to because she couldn't get it by Coco otherwise. That's not Sab gifting the match, that's Coco making her mess up because her speed got in Sab's head and forced her to go for uncomfortable shots. I try to do the same thing to my opponents, I frustrate the hell out of them. It was easier when I was younger.
They are hoping for a repeat. I swear her and Gauff have the easiest paths to a SF possible, it's insane.
Who made her head get that way? Who made her go for the lines? Did you watch the match? Did you see how many balls Coco got to that were seemingly impossible to get to? It was many, many points. You act like Coco didn't make any good shots. Sab didn't dump 100 straight shots into the net. Re-watch the match, it's available free on YouTube.
Of course I watched the match.
You act like Sab gets in her own head only and she constantly chokes and is not capable of winning. That is simply not true, I don't have to bring up Sab's record to show you, you already know what she's won.
You analysis is based on your prior prediction. You need to confirm your prior prediction so badly, you formed your analysis based on not wanting to say that your prior prediction was wrong. Understandable.
No it wasn't based on my prior prediction.
Jesus, now he’s happy because he got 3 recs on that essay?! Unreal, only Mark.
Honestly this draw is brutal for the tournament for blockbuster matches. The first round or two are going to be insanely juicy and then R3 onwards not so good.
Just because some people who looked through the same lens as you (Coco didn't earn it, Sab gifted it lens) agreed with you doesn't mean you're right. I'm not a Coco fan, I'm an Iga fan. I just started supporting Coco on the forums because I saw some people denigrating her to an extreme level, and I voiced my opinion that she's young and has potential for growth. So far, Coco has proved those people wrong, so far.
Nah, Ostapenko is playing well while Pegula, Zheng Qinwen, and Svitolina are all substantial threats. It's just that every in-form player other than Gauff and Sabalenka are in the top half, which is a crazy difficult half.
Raducanu will have to get past Rogers first and I figure that is almost 50/50.
Kenin just got whipped by Saville. She has no chance against Iga unless Kenin suddenly plays the match of her life. Even then, she'd probably lose.
There's no incentive to beat Saville, so that's no surprise.
I watched Kenin live in Brisbane against Rodionova in the straight sets loss. No chance she is even remotely a threat to Swiatek based on what I saw. But anything can happen!
Sofia Kenin is the only likable player on WTA.
Will she defeat the hunchback in R1?
Kenin-Swiatek have only met once before, and it was 2020 RG.
