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

[spystud]

JPeg v. Sakkari shortly.

 

[spystud]

Sofia in 3 over Blinkova & Kessler smoked Carle in Hobart.

 

[spystud]

First to JPeg at 4.

 

[GoKenin]

My feisty favorite knocks out Blinkova

 

[Purestriker]

First to JPeg at 4.

Rolling in the second too.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

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.

*Jabeur or Gauff shows emotion

Roby: That is off-putting!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Krueger having a stellar start to the year.

Made it to the Brisbane QF before losing to Polina Kudermetova. Hopped on a plane straight to play Adelaide qualifying where she beat Tomljanovic before losing to Siniakova.

She then gets into the main draw as a lucky loser, she beats Kostyuk 1R and now Badosa 2R in quite the thrilling match. Now in the QF she faces #1 seed Pegula.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

2nd match of the year and Vondrousova already retired.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Ostapenko out to Keys.

Jelena hasn't beaten a top 20 player since she won the title here in Adelaide exactly 12 months ago. Not a good start to her 2025.

 

[spystud]

Set & 2-1 for DasKa over young Jones now.

 

[spystud]

2 & 4 for Yulia over Jabeur earlier.

Amanda beat Bondar in Hobart.

 

[spystud]

DasKa wins to end Wednesday.

 

[Purestriker]

Krueger having a stellar start to the year.

Made it to the Brisbane QF before losing to Polina Kudermetova. Hopped on a plane straight to play Adelaide qualifying where she beat Tomljanovic before losing to Siniakova.

She then gets into the main draw as a lucky loser, she beats Kostyuk 1R and now Badosa 2R in quite the thrilling match. Now in the QF she faces #1 seed Pegula.

A match against her doubles partner. She absolutely crushes the ball.

 

[Purestriker]

2 & 4 for Yulia over Jabeur earlier.

Amanda beat Bondar in Hobart.

Hopefully Amanda has a great AO.

 

[spystud]

 

[spystud]

Hobart is pretty solid too.

Kudermetova v. Mertens is the fourth QF.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Probably a better lineup than we’ll get at the Aus Open.

 

[spystud]

First set to Samsonova.

 

[spystud]

Hopefully Amanda has a great AO.

Welp, great job. She quit before her match today.

 

[spystud]

4 & 4 for Samsonova.

Hobart underway.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Welp, great job. She quit before her match today.

withdraw princess! still love her though.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Another god damn retirement. Krueger retired against JPeg. But she’s had a big 2 weeks. Focus on Melbourne, hope she’s alright.

 

[spystud]

Kessler over Dayana in straights in Hobart.

Krueger just quit too. Jesus sh*t.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

I was just about to post that Pegula if she can keep her head on straight can truly win a slam. I don’t see it for Navarro but JPeg can do it, especially with a good draw. Just needs to stop being damn inconsistent.

Her conditioning looks better this year

 

[spystud]

Joint up a set & 4-1 on Sofia.

 

[spystud]

3 & 1 in 64 minutes for Maya.

 

[spystud]

29-minute breadstick from Elise to VK in Hobart.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

29-minute breadstick from Elise to VK in Hobart.

And then a 39 minute bagel back by Kudermetova… classic

Going 3

 

[spystud]

1 & 3 for Keys over DasKa.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Classic Madison Keys, peaking the week or 2 before a slam but will inevitably fluff it. She has done this so many times:

2014: Wins Eastbourne 500. Loses Wimbledon 3R
2016: Wins Birmingham. Loses Wimbledon 4R.
2019: Wins Cincy 1000. Loses USO 4R
2020: Runner up in Brisbane. Loses AO 3R.
2022: Champ in Adelaide. Loses SF AO.
2023: Champ in Eastbourne. Loses Wimbledon QF.
2024: Champ in Strasbourg. Loses RG 3R.

 

[robyrolfo]

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.

Yes, I enjoy watching her play when she is putting in a genuine effort, and playing well.

That said, I don't think she is some sort of tennis genius. I think she is just willing to attempt more drop shots, and make better use of the slice than most players. Still very refreshing in the current WTA, but I prefer Muchova, who seems to have about the best tennis IQ on tour right now.

*Jabeur or Gauff shows emotion

Roby: That is off-putting!

Yeah, no. Never said that, but nice try. Showing emotion isn't bad thing by itself, but it's all about how and when you do it.

 

[spystud]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1877465473698189450

 

[Subway Tennis]

Yes, I enjoy watching her play when she is putting in a genuine effort, and playing well.

That said, I don't think she is some sort of tennis genius. I think she is just willing to attempt more drop shots, and make better use of the slice than most players. Still very refreshing in the current WTA, but I prefer Muchova, who seems to have about the best tennis IQ on tour right now.


Yeah, no. Never said that, but nice try. Showing emotion isn't bad thing by itself, but it's all about how and when you do it.

Yes Muchova is awesome.

 

[spystud]

Clicked the wrong link on FS, just happened to see this doubles SF in Hobart.

Kenin/Linette v. Niculescu/Stollar

That is quite the random foursome.

 

[spystud]

Also, the Yulia v. Shnaider match last night in Adelaide appears to have been pretty sick.

7-6(3), 6-7(9), 6-4 for Yulia in 3:14.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Also, the Yulia v. Shnaider match last night in Adelaide appears to have been pretty sick.

7-6(3), 6-7(9), 6-4 for Yulia in 3:14.

Was a great battle, I watched sets one and 2 and then turned off. Shanider has serious game and Poots well she's Poots.

 

[spystud]

First set to Samsonova.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Great performance for JPeg.

We get an all American final in Adelaide.

Pegula v Keys

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Some week by Madison to make the final.

Beats:
1R: #16 Haddad Maia
2R: #17 Ostapenko
QF: #9 Kasatkina
SF: #26 Samsonova

Pegula far easier:
2R: #32 Sakkari (lucky loser)
QF: #54 Krueger (lucky loser)
SF: #25 Putintseva

So #20 Keys v #7 Pegula for the title.

 

[spystud]

And Kessler v. Mertens for the Hobart title.

 

[spystud]

Kessler serving for the opener.

 

[spystud]

And she takes it at 4.

 

[spystud]

Playing 3.

 

[spystud]

Ha, bagel from Kessler to win.

Women.

 

[vokazu]

So happy for Madison Keys! She's hitting it big!!!

What Yonex racquet model is she using? Awesome colours combination. Black frame, blue head guard, purplish string and dampener and overgrip.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Mammoth week for Keys to win her 9th career title.

Beats:
1R: #16 Haddad Maia
2R: #17 Ostapenko
QF: #9 Kasatkina
SF: #26 Samsonova
Final: #7 Pegula

All top 30 players, 2 in the top 10. What a tournament.

A seventh career 500 title for Madi. Of her 9 titles, 7 are 500s and then just 1 250 and one Masters.

 

[spystud]

Damn, that clinching breadstick was 26 minutes. Then again, the opening 6-3 was only 31.