2025 WTA Madrid 1000

[MichaelNadal]

She's in the finals, good on her

 

[flyingboris]

I like that she's stepped down to the lowest tier on the WTA to get match play on clay even if she's only playing the types of players you would face in R1 or R2 of RG.

And still ending up playing three setters. 2-1 over Jeanjean. Definitely a good move by Naomi.

 

[tennis4me]

Have you American kids seen TC lost the French? Will be a combination of MAX, truTV, & TNT.

Max/TNT awaits ...

Spoiler

https://twitter.com/x/status/1917954302577987682

Luckily these two are not the ones doing the actual coverage. Looks like it'll be Agassi for studio analyst and possibly commentary by Brian Anderson and JMac.

 

[Moose Malloy]

I assume it will be another runner up final for Sabalenka. I’m not a fan of Gauff, but her level is really high in Madrid.

Wonder if anyone lost their first set of an event 6-0 and then went on to win the tournament?

 

[tennis4me]

Didn't expect Coco has a 5-4 H2H lead against Sabalenka until I checked yesterday. Just hoping this is not an under 60min match type.

 

[spystud]

We are on court.

 

[tennis4me]

Early break from Sabalenka, followed by another. Everything is working for her now. Coco getting rushed on almost every point. Might end up with a breadstick on set 1.

 

[Hitman]

Can Coco turn this around?

Sabalenka is in the mood, Gauff is finally starting to feel it.

 

[ghostofMecir]

Wonder if anyone lost their first set of an event 6-0 and then went on to win the tournament?

While coming off multiple bad losses to boot.

 

[Hitman]

4-3

 

[tennis4me]

Ok ... Sabalenka starts to implode.

 

[tennis4me]

I watched some highlights and Cocos' forehand does look less hitchy - like the take back is more abbreviated. She still looks like she's sort of thinking about it, but it seems a bit improved - though my data set for that conclusion is incredibly small. Maybe it can still go break down, but if she's reduced the amount of times and the degree to which it breaks down, then that would be a great improvement.

I think you're right on this ... I do notice it too.

 

[Hitman]

6-3 that is the first set

 

[Hitman]

Coco making Aryna work in this second set

 

[Hitman]

I do think Coco tries to dance around the ball to get it to the forehand a little too much, a lot of times it's a not a feasible tactic and she then mistimes the hit.

 

[Hitman]

Coco imploding at the worst possible time.

 

[Hitman]

LOL - Sabalenka running to the ball and just drops her racket. She could have broken back.

 

[Hitman]

And there is the break back

5-5

Coco has only herself to blame for not closing this second set out.

 

[ScottleeSV]

Gauff's forehand has gone to pieces since 5-3

 

[Sudacafan]

Gauff's forehead has gone to pieces since 5-3

And her forehand?

 

[ScottleeSV]

Haha not sure what happened there. Her forehead looks fine.

 

[Sudacafan]

Haha not sure what happened there. Her forehead looks fine.

Probably her headband wasn’t helping much.

 

[Hitman]

What a miss!!

MP

 

[Deleted member 827468]

silly miss

 

[Hitman]

LOL, what a serve by Coco

 

[Sudacafan]

Sabalenka is really p1ssed off.

 

[Deleted member 827468]

a tb, ladies and gentlemen

 

[Sudacafan]

Sabalenka needs to take courses of anger management.

 

[Deleted member 827468]

nice shot drago

 

[Sudacafan]

It seems that when she wants, Sabs can raise her level one notch.

 

[Hitman]

Wow! What an angle

3-0 Saba

 

[Sudacafan]

Such inconsistency.

 

[Hitman]

I think Saba will murder someone if she loses this tie break

 

[Deleted member 827468]

3-3 apollo is strong

 

[Sudacafan]

I think Saba will murder someone if she loses this tie break

She should: herself.

 

[Hitman]

5-3 Death From Above

 

[Deleted member 827468]

match ball

 

[Hitman]

Saba wins with a DF

 

[Sudacafan]

With a DF.

 

[Deleted member 827468]

hmm strange that just few good guys watched it here

 

[Sudacafan]

Sabalenka leads Iga by more than 4000 points in the rankings to be published on Monday.
Coco couldn’t reach #2, she needed to win today to do that.

 

[roysid]

Sabalenka needs to take courses of anger management.

What happened. Why she is so angry

 

[GhostDog]

Sabs has to be the fav for RG.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Not the best match but that result could be a huge confidence boost for Aryna, as Coco is usually one of the players giving her the most trouble. Four finals in a row now...Can Saba keep it up in Rome and Roland Garros ? Honestly why not, she's really ahead of everyone right now.

 

[Bisquick]

That was painful

 

[Djokovic2011]

hmm strange that just few good guys watched it here

I'm on holiday at the moment otherwise I would've done.

Anyway congrats to Aryna on yet another big title. Clearly the best player in the world right now.

 

[Sudacafan]

What happened. Why she is so angry

Foolish UE. She won regardless.

 

[roysid]

Foolish UE. She win regardless.

She does that everytime on pressure situations. Cost her some big matches.

Today escaped

 

[spystud]

That a woman, Tigress.

 

[ScottleeSV]

I thought it would be close but Sabalenka played very consistently. All the worst traits of Gauff came out to play. She played nowhere near as well as the semi.