WTA opening week 2026; Brisbane 500 & Auckland 250

[spystud]

We are back, my dogs.

Mixed United Cup thread here.

Brisbane draw

48-player field, 16 byes. Sabalenka/Anisimova/Rybakina/Pegula top 4.

6 qualie spots to be filled, main draw action begins Sunday morning.


Auckland draw

32 players, Svitolina & Navarro lead the way. Boulter, Venus, & Sloane received WCs.

This one starts a day later on the 5th.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Venus and Svitolina are playing doubles also

 

[spystud]

Day 1 action, starts in a little less than 5 hours.

Aryna is also playing doubles with Badosa later.

 

[spystud]

We are underway in Brisbane.

This is @Fintft's dream day, all the Romanians.

 

[Bill Lobsalot]

Sabalenka and and Badosa teaming up in doubles. Rare.

 

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Matching 1 & 3 scorelines for Kessler & Ajla.

 

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3 & 1 for Sorana.

DasKa forces 3 against Potapova.

Sofia v. Ruse shortly. @GoKenin

 

[spystud]

Potapova wins a long one.

 

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First to Sofia at 4.

 

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Of course she needs all 3 to advance.

 

[spystud]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2007691220727083124

They won in two breakers.

 

[spystud]

Bouzkova handles Cristian to end the day.

 

[Spielgame]

Was in Pat Rafter Arena today... Lots of fun. Badosa's serves were huge.

 

[MichaelNadal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2007701210846114206

 

[spystud]

We are underway in Auckland with Udvardy v. Bejlek & Jovic v. Knutson.

 

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Jovic with an early WTA-special.

4-6, 6-1, 6-0

 

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Venus dubs is underway.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Venus dubs is underway.

I wish I was watching, just got to work

 

[spystud]

They dropped a close opening breaker.

 

[MichaelNadal]

They dropped a close opening breaker.

Second set seems to be going fast, are they not playing well or the other team is just better?

 

[spystud]

And then ate a breadstick.

Just followed FlashScore, TC had men’s.

 

[spystud]

Peyton got rocked by someone named Quevedo.

 

[Spielgame]

Emerson Jones from my city is really energetic and electric. I hope she can reach the top of the world.

 

[Spielgame]

Yay, what a good win for Emerson Jones vs top 50 Tatjana Maria. Keep it up Em !!!!

 

[spystud]

Sloane lost in 3.

 

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Karolina Pliskova quit.

 

[spystud]

America Emma failed in 3.

 

[MichaelNadal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2008139047534055751

 

[tennis24x7]

We are back, my dogs.

Mixed United Cup thread here.

Brisbane draw

48-player field, 16 byes. Sabalenka/Anisimova/Rybakina/Pegula top 4.

6 qualie spots to be filled, main draw action begins Sunday morning.


Auckland draw

32 players, Svitolina & Navarro lead the way. Boulter, Venus, & Sloane received WCs.

This one starts a day later on the 5th.

I am only curious about Anisimova and Rybakina at this point. I feel Anisimova can win a GS this year. But Rybakina is the big question, I feel the WTF win though impressive was a fluke at this point unless she makes a deep run at this AO.

 

[ScottleeSV]

A lot of rust everwhere you look. Fran Jones beating Navarro!

Vondousova and Frech go 3hrs 25! That's got to hurt the body first week back.

 

[spystud]

Boulter v. Starodubtseva in Auckland now. Katie is all the way down to #112.

Opponent is #111.

 

[spystud]

Hey, Katie mixed in a W.

 

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Keys serving up 4-2 on Kessler in Brisbane.

 

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Venus v. Linette underway on T2. Can’t believe their main station ain’t carrying it.

 

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Dani Collins on the Keys/Kessler call. About to be handshakes though.

 

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4 & 3 for Keys. Aryna v. Bucsa next.

 

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First to Magda at 4.

 

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Opening breadstick bagel from Aryna.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Let’s go Venus

 

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Venus forces 3, on regular TC now.

 

[spystud]

0 & 1 in 49 minutes for Aryna.

 

[spystud]

Venus didn't win.

 

[big ted]

whos gonna watch kyrgios’ match?

 

[spystud]

He playing a chick again?

 

[spystud]

Sofia v. Alexandrova in Brisbane now.

 

[MichaelNadal]

Venusssss

 

[Aussie Darcy]

On my way for the night session for Brisbane. I’ll get to see Rybakina for the first time live. I’m going to also head out and see Muchova v Tomjlanovic.

 

[spystud]

Sofia bounced in straights.

 

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Svitolina up a set on Gracheva in Auckland.

Sorana v. Jelena underway in Brisbane.

 

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3 & 1 for Elina.