Aussie Darcy
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Sabalenka under some pressure here but if she can get some big serves she’s done with the match.
Double break points while serving for it.
Double break points while serving for it.
Even worse for Bouzkova. She finished against Sabalenka about 8PM last night and she's already one set in of her qualifying match in Adelaide.Wow, Ashlyn Krueger is now battling Ajla in Q Adelaide after yesterday's QF lost.
Adelaide is so packed almost like Stuttgart. Putintseva ranked 26 has to play Q.Even worse for Bouzkova. She finished against Sabalenka about 8PM last night and she's already one set in of her qualifying match in Adelaide.
No wonder she's lost the first set even though her opponent the Aussie WC is ranked like 300 spots below her.
Wish I put money on that.
Thank god Auckland got the right idea while organisers have decided to put Sabalenka's Brisbane final at the exact same time as Swiatek v Gauff in the United Cup.Auckland final now.
lol that's going to be a weird trophy presentation in Auckland considering how well osaka was playingThank god Auckland got the right idea while organisers have decided to put Sabalenka's Brisbane final at the exact same time as Swiatek v Gauff in the United Cup.
We have different time zones! They couldn't at least give us one hour difference?
Uh what just happened?
Osaka wins the first set 6-4 but retires..
Tauson is the Auckland champion.
Can't think of the last time a player retired in a final let alone the last time a player wins the title after losing a set.
Tauson's wiki page will forever have her winning a title with a scoreline of 4-6.
Yikes.
Yeah Bianca has had retirements in 2 finals, one that was her, one that was the opponent.Justine the cheater Henin. But she was losing tho, so it was an excuse.
Serena against Bianca in Canada in just 2 games I think.
Kasatkina really should have put her away in that match.I was pleasantly surprised by Kudermetova's younger sister, I hope she can win a few games against Saba.
"I'm really sorry about this final. Naomi was playing some great tennis today so that's the worst final I've ever played for me emotionally.
"I can't feel happy and am just sad about what happened today, but of course when I process this I'm going to be super happy about my week. I played a lot of tennis on this court.
"I'm happy that I won, but not really"
"I know how good she is, and we've seen the entire week how good she is. I really felt today she was picking up an even higher level," Tauson told Sky Sport of Osaka.
"I'm super sad about the way it ended, but I feel I was getting a bit more into the match in the end. I don't know if that was because she had some pain in her back, but me personally, I've been dealing with back issues for a long, long time so I know how difficult it is and you really have to take care of yourself.
"I'm not happy that she did that, but I think shes right to put herself first, always."
Roddick & co. were defending her on his podcast and telling listeners how wrong people are with their assumptions of Collins but she just seems real real salty. Plus, she's not played a match this whole United Cup and is set to face Jabeur in Adelaide. Let's see if UC has prepped her in any way.
She was also really loud during the match. I really hope they meet at AO or before she retires.Roddick & co. were defending her on his podcast and telling listeners how wrong people are with their assumptions of Collins but she just seems real real salty. Plus, she's not played a match this whole United Cup and is set to face Jabeur in Adelaide. Let's see if UC has prepped her in any way.
Yeah I hope they're on a collision course for 3-4 matches this year like when players just seem to keep getting drawn against one another. It certainly adds a different dimension to the match and also unpredictability as to how much drama there is. Collins had that hot streak last Spring and has a lot of points to defend then. It will be interesting to see whether she can actually step up to that level again or not.She was also really loud during the match. I really hope they meet at AO or before she retires.