AM75
Hall of Fame
Handshake was also horrible. Iga has no sportsmanship whatsoever. She's always a sore loser.
2025 WTA Doha 1000
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ibbi
G.O.A.T.
I think in Singapore she didn't get a wildcard, right? But since then, 2 wildcards, 2 matches, 2 losses.
marc45
G.O.A.T.
because of doubles superiority mainly...Ostapenko is good at doubles but doesn't have that kind of resume...Muster should be in according to recent standards
Ostapenko in the Hall of Fame based on her current record though?...hard to believe anyone would truly believe that...far too inconsistent and not nearly enough titles, much less the bigger and biggest ones...she can add one tomorrow....if she has any hope of one day being in Newport she needs to win it
Down_the_line
G.O.A.T.
Welp, no 4-peat for Iga in Doha. Ostapenko continues to have her number. Ah well, kudos to both Ostapenko and Anisimova on an impressive week of tennis to get to the final. Should be a banger of a match!
Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
epic highlights of Paolini/Errani vs Andreeva/Shnaider. Shnaider blew a sitter on match point in the 2nd set and they also had 2 match points in the super TB
AM75
Hall of Fame
LOL it definitely was the wind today. Sometimes it was quite crazy because the ball flew really unpredictable.
There have always been these giant killer ladies and men around. Like you said in the end its the big titles that count.
yeah and it wasn't coco pegula navarro or collins
tennis4me
Hall of Fame
I believe it was her coach.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Full credit to Anisimova but damn that’s some dream easy run for a 1000.
Azarenka
#9 Badosa
Fernandez
Kostyuk
Alexandrova
Ostapenko
One seeded faced and it was in R2. Nothing from then on.
Compare it to Penko who beat:
Ito
#16 Samsonova
#4 Paolini
Jabeur
#2 Swiatek
But loses to Anisimova.
2 of the top 4 players in the world plus another seed and the Ons Jabeur.
Or even Alexandrova who beat:
Raducanu
#1 Sabalenka
Mertens
#6 Pegula
2 top 10 players.
Of course you can only play who you’re drawn against but that’s a dream draw for Amanda.
Azarenka
#9 Badosa
Fernandez
Kostyuk
Alexandrova
Ostapenko
One seeded faced and it was in R2. Nothing from then on.
Compare it to Penko who beat:
Ito
#16 Samsonova
#4 Paolini
Jabeur
#2 Swiatek
But loses to Anisimova.
2 of the top 4 players in the world plus another seed and the Ons Jabeur.
Or even Alexandrova who beat:
Raducanu
#1 Sabalenka
Mertens
#6 Pegula
2 top 10 players.
Of course you can only play who you’re drawn against but that’s a dream draw for Amanda.
placebo
Rookie
How was that "easy" for her? She was 0-2 against both Fernandez and Kostyuk before they met here, so they weren't easy match ups for her. None of the players in her draw can be considered slacks - all in the Top 30. She wouldn't have minded facing Sabalenka instead of Alexandrova either with their 5-2 H2H.
Sakkari's Guadalajara 1000 run in 2023 would be what you call the ultimate dream. Hunter > Giorgi > Arango > Garcia > Dolehide?
ScottleeSV
Hall of Fame
Bit harsh. There's no muppets in there who came through the qualies who nobody's ever heard of. All well known respectable dangerous opponents.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
As I said, full credit but again, take a look at the draw Ostapenko had for this tournament and even Alexandrova and then perhaps you'll understand my comparison
Obviously not Amanda's fault but surely you can see the difference in the two draws?And yes Placebo, Sakkari's run would be the ultimate dream one. That was woeful.
But again, Anisimova was unseeded yet faced one seed.
Look at something like #1 Swiatek in Rome last year. Kerber, #18 Keys, #3 Gauff and #2 Sabalenka for the title.
Or #3 Sabalenka in Cincinnati last year. Svitolina, #10 Samsonova, #1 Swiatek and #6 Pegula for the title.
Then look at Anisimova - Vika, #9 Badosa, Fernandez, Kostyuk, Alexandrova and Ostapenko for the title.
I'm obviously going to be more impressed by those runs than this one. If you can't see the difference then I can't lay it out any more for you.
And again, this isn't to disrespect Amanda, she had a dream run and took it, Ostapenko fell at the end. It's like Fernandez at the US Open with the hard yards vs Raducanu with the easy run.
robyrolfo
Hall of Fame
Um, no draw against Giorgi is easy... (unless it seems like one of those events where her game is completely off and she can't play anywhere near her best level)
placebo
Rookie
She didn't play well that day. It was 6-2 6-2.
robyrolfo
Hall of Fame
I actually think I remember that match, and Giorgi looking completely lost for some reason.
