Sofia Kenin is clutch.

[bluetrain4]

I thought the "not clutch" thread should be updated.

 

[Deleted member 765152]

That thread should be updated to, "Sofia Kenin is NOT not clutch."

 

[Harry_Wild]

Congratulations to Sofia Kenin! Now, the 4th American Lady active tour player to win a GS Singles Title! The other being Sloan, Serena and Venus!

4-6, 6-2, 6-2!

 

[bluetrain4]

That thread should be updated to, "Sofia Kenin is NOT not clutch."

good idea

 

[pcft369]

I thought the "not clutch" thread should be updated.

Great, that other thread is annoying. Kenin was fearless and deserved this win.

 

[fuzz nation]

I'm willing to hold off on any Sofia declarations for now, but WOW she was clutch in that third set when she got into that 0-40 hole. I was sure that she would hit the panic switch and donate the game to Garbine. She didn't. The match seemed to be really up and down for both players, but in that moment she played like she really knew what she was doing.

 

[TagUrIt]

I think she held it together quite well for her first slam. She bested a lot of quality players to get to the final, Including the world number one. So let’s acknowledge that in itself. I will say it again, Kenin is one of the rising stars in the WTA.

 

[Winners or Errors]

What I like about Kenin from what I've seen last year and this year is that she has great timing and good decision-making. She just doesn't throw away a lot of shots. She reminds me of a female Davydenko, and I always liked his ball striking and ability to just redirect and move his opponents around. Let's hope she is injury free and continues to play this way throughout her career. It will make it easy for her to be "clutch" having simple, consistent strokes that don't break down under pressure. That certainly seemed to be the case today, though it wasn't in the Barty match. Well, everyone's allowed to throw in a stinker once in a while, and she won that one.... Let's hope she ends up being a bright star in the WTA. She's a nice contrast.

 

[Mark-Touch]

What I like about Kenin from what I've seen last year and this year is that she has great timing and good decision-making. She just doesn't throw away a lot of shots. She reminds me of a female Davydenko, and I always liked his ball striking and ability to just redirect and move his opponents around...

Yes on the whole her decision-making is good, however there were a few too many shots in the final where she had Mugur on the run way off to the side of the court and rather than either drop-shotting her or placing the ball on the opposite side of the court, she simply hit a passive looper to the middle of the court, allowing Mugur to get back in the point and re-group.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Sofia moves up to #5 on Monday! Wow!

 

[spystud]

And playing hot Rooskie Diatchenko in Lyon.

http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2020/2011/MDS.pdf

 

[TagUrIt]

And playing hot Rooskie Diatchenko in Lyon.

http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/draws/2020/2011/MDS.pdf

I was there in Saint Petersburg and saw her match against Sakkari, she is a tall glass of ice cold water.

 

[Sauloeduk]

Diatchenko is hot as hell.

 

[spystud]

^ Didn’t realize she was 29 until I posted.

 

[spystud]

Into the semis of Lyon.


Interesting kit for IW.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1235857567022067712

 

[Harry_Wild]

Moved up #4 in the world with a championship title in Lyon!

 

[Nostradamus]

only if she was hot like shaprapova...….oh well

 

[spystud]

This doesn’t even look like her.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1395453159397478401

 

[flyingboris]

This doesn’t even look like her.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1395453159397478401

"I'm not staring at you, I'm just trying to see the 3D image"

 

[Kralingen]

This doesn’t even look like her.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1395453159397478401

All I’ve ever seen from her is a young Hillary Clinton

 

[Harry_Wild]

Kenin is not playing well right now!

 

[Bender]

Guess Kenin is not clutch now?

 

[Nate7-5]

Who knows how she's going to perform. Everyone knows about the coaching situation.

 

[Jason Swerve]

This doesn’t even look like her.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1395453159397478401

Are we surprised by her terrible tennis? She needs to put the attention-seeking computer dwelling away and hit the newspapers and flashcards like Martinka, and maybe she'll salvage what's left of her rapidly evaporating prime.

 

[Harry_Wild]

she'll salvage what's left of her rapidly evaporating prime.

Kevin is 22 years old. If she went to college and graduated in 4 years, she be only 22 years old!

 

[Jason Swerve]

Kevin is 22 years old. If she went to college and graduated in 4 years, she be only 22 years old!

Kenin's graduating from somewhere, but it's not accredited.

 

[spystud]

This ain’t ideal.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1430685004657463304

 

[Mark-Touch]

No Sofia, your symptoms are not mild because you were vaccinated.
They are mild because that is to be expected for youngsters like you.

 

[speedysteve]

Definition of clutch

verb

1. grasp (something) tightly.
   "he stood clutching a microphone"
   
   Similar:
   grip
   
   grasp
   
   clasp
   
   cling to
   
   hang on to
   
   clench
   
   hold
   
   reach for
   
   snatch at
   
   make a grab for
   
   catch at
   
   claw at
   
   grab
   
   seize
   
   lay (one's) hands on
   
   get one's hands on
   
   grab/seize/take hold of

noun

1. 1.
   a tight grasp.
   "she made a clutch at his body"
2. 2.
   a mechanism for connecting and disconnecting an engine and the transmission system in a vehicle, or the working parts of any machine.
   "she let the clutch in and the car surged forward"

 

[Nate7-5]

No Sofia, your symptoms are not mild because you were vaccinated.
They are mild because that is to be expected for youngsters like you.

No, its because she was vaccinated.

 

[WYK]

No Sofia, your symptoms are not mild because you were vaccinated.
They are mild because that is to be expected for youngsters like you.

It was likely a combination of both in this case, as well depending on the strain she caught. I hope she doesn't show any long term effects. A friend of mine caught it as he travels for business, and he tells me he feels almost like he has Lymes disease 6 months on.

 

[HelenCH]

No Sofia, your symptoms are not mild because you were vaccinated.
They are mild because that is to be expected for youngsters like you.

This disease seems very random, my friends' 21 year old son was quite ill for couple weeks last year. Youngsters are not expected to die but they can be whacked by it.

 

[spystud]

Beat Falconi in Wimbledon qualies yesterday. Plays Moyuka Uchijima, 21-year old Japanese ranked #153, later today.

 

[bigjimbofan]

Beat Falconi in Wimbledon qualies yesterday. Plays Moyuka Uchijima, 21-year old Japanese ranked #153, later today.

Falconi is still around ? Wow. I remember she had 2 wins at the US Open years ago and had not thought of her since.

 

[robyrolfo]

Wow, looks like she has to play Townsend next. Tough draw for both of them. They are both better than a lot of the other names still left in qualifying.

 

[bluetrain4]

For serious tennis fans Townsend v. Kenin in a qualies final is sort of a big match.

 

[spystud]

Falconi is still around ? Wow. I remember she had 2 wins at the US Open years ago and had not thought of her since.

She’s apparently done now.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1673480529360957440

0 & 3 for Sofia today.

 

[robyrolfo]

Didn’t realize so many of the women in qualifying had reached quarterfinals before. I wasn’t following tennis that closely for a while, so I had no idea about some of them. Ditto those men. I know nothing about their runs

 

[bluetrain4]

Falconi is still around ? Wow. I remember she had 2 wins at the US Open years ago and had not thought of her since.

I remember she went to Georgia Tech, like Eubanks. But, yeah, haven't thought of her forever.

 

[Deleted member 798069]

Sofia Kenin is the most entertaining player in women's tennis. Its very disappointing that she is not winning titles regularly, but hopefully that is about to change and she will add a Wimbledon title to her AO trophy.

 

[spystud]

3 & 3 for Sofia, she's in.

 

[Purestriker]

Sofia Kenin is the most entertaining player in women's tennis. Its very disappointing that she is not winning titles regularly, but hopefully that is about to change and she will add a Wimbledon title to her AO trophy.

What makes her so entertaining?

 

[Deleted member 798069]

 

[Deleted member 798069]

What makes her so entertaining?

At her best (AO 2020) she's the most athletic player in tennis history = runs faster than anyone, swings harder than most..... plus she displays more emotion than anyone (literally crying between points, and epic celebrations). Oh, and she's got a blind service motion.

 

[robyrolfo]

At her best (AO 2020) she's the most athletic player in tennis history = runs faster than anyone, swings harder than most..... plus she displays more emotion than anyone (literally crying between points, and epic celebrations). Oh, and she's got a blind service motion.

Are you some sort of AI experiment, or a real person?

 

[Purestriker]

At her best (AO 2020) she's the most athletic player in tennis history = runs faster than anyone, swings harder than most..... plus she displays more emotion than anyone (literally crying between points, and epic celebrations). Oh, and she's got a blind service motion.

I think you need to clean your glasses.

 

[Deleted member 798069]

Blind serve, losers, take a look-

 

[Purestriker]

Blind serve, losers, take a look-

We know. It’s not good.

 

[robyrolfo]

Anyway... She gets Gauff in the first round. Honestly, I think she could pull it off.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Blind serve, losers, take a look-

I really enjoy this little quirk of hers.