WTA week of 1/6; Adelaide 500 & Hobart 250

spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
Pavs wins a breaker to force 3 against Vondrousova in Adelaide.

Nice purple kit on Pavs, but she may not be sponsored currently either.
 

robyrolfo

Hall of Fame
Who'd want to sponsor that brat.
Are you joking? Her behavior isn't that bad, and you see players like Kygrios, Medvedev, Rublev, Rune... all on big sponsorship deals. And do we even want to mention Djokovic? The guy got deported for essentially being a reckless moron, plus defaulted from a slam after hitting a lineswoman with a ball, and yet he still has huge deals. Results mean more than anything.

Paula breaks for the win.

Very nice handshake.
Something tells me Stearns finds Badosa attractive (as do I).
 

Subway Tennis

G.O.A.T.
This is going to be very entertaining watching Frech vs GOATstapenko. Always good seeing Osta against someone with the talent and guile to withstand the onslaught and push her a bit.
 

jarko111

Hall of Fame
Collins/Jabeur are on!
Collins is one of my fav players on the WTA. (Although, start of this season.. it was fun/entertaining watching Ostapenko)
But I'm hoping that Jabeur can do something at a major this year. Ever since I watched the documentary that included her. I've found myself hoping for her to do well.
 

Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
Big fightback from Queen Ons in set one.

Had the blip in the breaker with a poor judgement call.

Was down 3-5 but wins it 7-6 in the tiebreaker.
 

Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
Sakkari being a lucky loser here really shows how far she's fallen.

Admittedly, this draw was stacked and she is ranked #32 and will be seeded for the AO but last year she was a top 8 seed, now she's lucky to be one.
 

Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
Jabeur sends Collins packing. 7-6 6-2.

Nice hug at the net, never any dislike by players with Ons on tour. Absolute sweetheart, unsure how anyone could not like her.

Stat of the match for me.

Jabeur and Collins each hit 26 winners.

Jabeur however hit 12 unforced errors, Collins hit 32.
 
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robyrolfo

Hall of Fame
You've been MIA. Back with full negativity. Collins/Jabeur could be a fun match, whether you like them or not.
You just called Putinseva a brat, and you have said much worse things.

It may be a fun match, but I definitely don't like either.

Jabeur sends Collins packing. 7-6 6-2.

Nice hug at the net, never any dislike by players with Ons on tour. Absolute sweetheart, unsure how anyone could not like her.
Her demeanor and behavior is off-putting for some people. Sometimes she acts all light and funny (when things are going well), and other times she is seemingly depressed and miserable.

She also completely fails to show up for certain matches, playing way below her ability, and then you can throw in some recent political statements for the cherry on top.
 

Subway Tennis

G.O.A.T.
You just called Putinseva a brat, and you have said much worse things.

It may be a fun match, but I definitely don't like either.


Her demeanor and behavior is off-putting for some people. Sometimes she acts all light and funny (when things are going well), and other times she is seemingly depressed and miserable.

She also completely fails to show up for certain matches, playing way below her ability, and then you can throw in some recent political statements for the cherry on top.
Do you like watching Ons even though you don’t root for her as a personality? I’m not an Ons Jabeur fan either, but I still find her game entertaining.

Her racquetface talent, and her creativity in points can be jaw-dropping. I never find myself barracking for her but she can be really fun to watch imo.
 

Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
This is going to sting for Alexandrova. Losing in straights to Navarro. She is a much, much better player than that.
Don't rate Navarro that much? I mean she is top 10 in the world.

One takeaway from Alexandrova is she's fought.

Was 2-5 down in set 1 and saved 3 set points to get it to the tiebreaker but lost.
Was 0-4 double break down in this set and has gotten it to 4-5 down with Emma now serving for it
 

Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
Navarro finally gets it done. 2 hours for straight sets.

That really should've been over sooner but the amount of chokes by Emma she'll need to improve on. Couldn't serve out set 1. Couldn't serve out set 2 on the first go but was lucky she got two chances and does it now.
 

Subway Tennis

G.O.A.T.
Don't rate Navarro that much? I mean she is top 10 in the world.

One takeaway from Alexandrova is she's fought.

Was 2-5 down in set 1 and saved 3 set points to get it to the tiebreaker but lost.
Was 0-4 double break down in this set and has gotten it to 4-5 down with Emma now serving for it
Navarro is good. Amazing defence and shot tolerance. I think her forehand is top 5 and has a lot of weight and shape and is difficult for players to deal with.

But imo Alexandrova has a game that allows her to impose her will in a way that Navarro can’t. Today is just an unfortunate case of Alexandrova not getting the balance right between being too aggressive. She was spraying errors everywhere early on.

I also think she has very negative body language. Positive body language would make a big difference against a player like Navarro who is very reactive.
 
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