muchova wins second set if Marta would just play consistent I think muchova would have been done but Marta decides to do her best coco impression and double faults every service game.
As someone who likes and roots for Kostyuk, she is an absolutely painful watch sometimes.
Easy/straightforward wins are very rare, and not only does she always complicate things score-wise, she is indeed always breaking down emotionally on court.
To some extent it is understandable. But she has been on the tour for a while now, and an early round non-slam match shouldn't be getting to her like this.
This is her first of the year, 13 career total.
Badosa sitting at 35 career.
People who are paying attention know how fragile Raducanu is (and Badosa too. They aren't mutually exclusive).
And while the actual retirement stats might not look terrible for Emma, we have all noticed how often she needs medical assistance during matches.
So even if she finishes a match, if she fades at the end after having seen the trainer, we all connect the dots.
Mirra always involved in these gruelling battles against lower-ranked players, especially those who can play with variety.
Something desperately needs to change in her game.
At the moment she doesn't seem to have a differentiating shot in her arsenal, and her play is like watching an ant fighting against a tide of thick molasses.
Yes, this too. I've been a little bit disappointed at the lack of progress from Andreeva.
She is still young, and she has had some good results, but she is nowhere near consistent enough, and sometimes it looks like her game hasn't progressed at all.
I still expect her to contend for slams in the future, but now I'm starting to doubt she will be the next (insert dominant player here)...