WTA 500 Dubai Tennis Championships 2022

[Steffi-forever]

WTA 500 Dubai Tennis Championships 2022 (Duty Free Tennis Championships)

Big tournament as 7 top 10 are in the draw, along with multiple slams champions Azarenka, Halep & Kvitova.
Tournament defending champion is another multi slams champion Muguruza. Dubai was a WTA 1000 last year.

 

[spystud]

Updated draw after Sakkari bails.

 

[spystud]

Final Round of Qualifying @DDFTennis on Monday:

Teichmann-Siniakova
Yastremska-Brengle
Dart-Kostyuk
Gracheva-Zanevska
Vondrousova-Putintseva
Tomljanovic-Ruse

 

[Moose Malloy]

Day 1 is about to start
Garcia Krejcikova
Gauff Pegula
Halep Riske
Kvitova Giorgi

 

[spystud]

This tourney has fallen hard & fast. Hopefully something halfway decent happens this week to garner some interest.

 

[Steffi-forever]

This tourney has fallen hard & fast. Hopefully something halfway decent happens this week to garner some interest.

What’s happened?

 

[bezs]

Halep with the comfortable win.

Kvitova handed Giorgi quite a beatdown.

 

[spystud]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1493495328766672896

 

[spystud]

JO serving for it @ 6-1, 5-2. Ouch.

 

[spystud]

Over, that was a whoopin’.

 

[spystud]

Badosa struggling with Ruse now too.

 

[slipgrip93]

shucks, Badosa as a newly minted top ten, seems to attract grueling matches seeming to somehow help raise the level of her opponents.
But then again Badosa is not at her level at IW last year, her 1st serve isn't as strong as before, and seemed sluggish like she just woke up! for the match in the first set..

 

[slipgrip93]

lucky break of serve for Badosa, when she worked hard on trying to break Ruse's previous service game but failed.. Ruse, some inopportune errors.

 

[slipgrip93]

Back in the groove in her service game for Badosa. Dealing with Ruse's power hitting a bit better this time.

 

[slipgrip93]

Ah, finally, Badosa's power first serve is back! (for now, longer hopefully)

 

[slipgrip93]

Badosa's footwork and energy terribly sluggish. Ruse hitting those depth and angled winners in now.

 

[slipgrip93]

Ruse came back from two breaks down to win third set and the match 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. Good form and clean hitting in the last games. Powerful forehand and amazing at 8 cm shorter than Badosa.

Shucks about Badosa, her energy and form seemed off throughout. Often messy footwork on defense and seemed too often a step behind. Not hitting as deep or aggressive like she did to match Azarenka at IW.
She could drop down from no. 5 to 6 or lower with this 1st round loss. Hope it's not a portentous sign for the rest of her season.

Azarenka and Kudertemova up next. Followed by Danielle Collins and Vondrousova.

Have a good morning.

 

[bezs]

Vika sent packing as well.

Collins gone as well due to illness.

 

[romeo8880]

So much hype behind Kostyuk for no reason. Girl ain’t got it

 

[romeo8880]

Bye bye. Can’t believe she’s playing matches on the main tour

 

[spystud]

[1] Sabalenka vs. Kvitova
Yastremska vs. [2] Krejcikova
Kudermetova vs. [4] Muguruza
Ostapenko vs. [6] Swiatek
Pegula vs. [8] Jabeur
[10] Svitolina vs. Teichmann
Ruse vs. Halep

 

[Steffi-forever]

Great result: Ostapenko just beat Swiatek 4-6 6-1 7-6(4)

 

[ScottleeSV]

Krejcikoca looks absolute garbage today. Missed so many simple rally balls

 

[fundrazer]

Krejcikoca looks absolute garbage today. Missed so many simple rally balls

When she gets into UE mode it really looks awful. Happens to pretty much all of the girls on the one hand, but with Krej it's like you said, normal rally balls that she just can't find the court with. See her spray stuff long, wide, into the net, everywhere but the court. Yastremska is a dangerous though.

Damn...thought about using a free bet on this one actually. Didn't trust Krejcikova.

 

[romeo8880]

Yastremska is sooo good. Future #1 for sure

 

[bezs]

Upsets galore, Muguruza another one sent packing.

 

[ScottleeSV]

The speed of these courts annoy the hell out of me. I didn't notice it so much when Federer was winning all those titles here (8?) lol. Now though, trying to watch as a neutral, it's just an eyesore watching shots nowhere near the corners whizz past the opponent.

Is Doha slower? Can't remember.

 

[Steffi-forever]

So 3 top seeds lost today in the rd16:
Krejcikova
Swiatek
Muguruza

 

[romeo8880]

So 3 top seeds lost today in the rd16:
Krejcikova
Swiatek
Muguruza

You can add Sabalenka to that once Petra is done giving her a beatdown

 

[Steffi-forever]

You can add Sabalenka to that once Petra is done giving her a beatdown

Done lol! Petra wins 6-4 6-4

 

[ScottleeSV]

If Pegula beats Jabeur, no seeds in the qtrs...

 

[fundrazer]

I don't think Pegula has ever beaten her. I think all their matches have been pretty close though.

 

[fundrazer]

Actually I got their h2h wrong. Pegula lead it 2-0 before Jabeur got her once last year. Whoops.

 

[D-Lite]

So Dubai is now the 500 and Qatar is the 1000?

 

[spystud]

^ They flip every year.

 

[BenC]

interesting that Krejcikova and Siniakova were playing singles, but not doubles ... hmm

 

[BenC]

Upsets galore, Muguruza another one sent packing.

Muguruza hit 3 double faults in a row to lose that one. Wow ...

 

[Fintft]

Go Simona!

 

[guanzishou]

Pojď, Petra !!!!

 

[guanzishou]

Wow lethal fh cc winner by Petra !!!

Followed by a lethal fh dtl winner by Petra !!!

 

[guanzishou]

I love Petra's serve!

 

[guanzishou]

2 more points Petra!!

 

[guanzishou]

Dang Ostapenko 2 big returns in a row!!!!

 

[guanzishou]

What a choke, DF to give the break back while serving for the match!!!

 

[guanzishou]

Petra's returns are too wild!!!!

 

[guanzishou]

Dang, Petra really wasted her chance when she failed to serve for the match.

Ostapenko with the momentum into the third set.

 

[romeo8880]

What a huge choke. Come on Petra

 

[spystud]

Romeo clearly has $ on Petra, so I’m 1000% rooting for JO now.

 

[romeo8880]

Romeo clearly has $ on Petra, so I’m 1000% rooting for JO now.

Considering Ostapenko isn’t a professional player, you are rooting for the wrong girl

 

[spystud]

Don’t look even dumber, Romeo