WTA week of 2/3; Abu Dhabi 500 & Transylvania 250

spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
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Aussie Darcy

Bionic Poster
Desert v Vampires gave me a good chuckle.

Here’s hoping for Halep to have a good showing.

Also interested to see how Rybakina looks with the whole coaching situation, Goran now gone and she’s added an Italian I haven’t heard of but apparently coached Safina and also Nakashima.
 

spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
Polina Kudermetova withdrew late from Abu Dhabi. The lucky loser that replaced her…

Veronika Kudermetova, her older sister.
 

spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
Alexandrova out of Abu Dhabi, replaced by Uchijima.

Raducanu scheduled for second-to-last against Vondrousova, will she complete the match?
 

Mark-Touch

Legend
Sonobe beat another top 100. I don't get @Mark-Touch saying there is nothing special about Sonobe game. Her forehand is Kvitova-esque.
Saw bits and pieces of the Sonobe v Penickova match. Sonobe didn't look anything special, looked very steady player. Penickova OTH hit numerous UE - the stats showed. Looks like she played much worse than any of her previous matches. Maybe the lefty opponent gave her trouble. Will try to watch a little more from the replay.

Perhaps you have confused me with another member here NKP?

Perhaps that member is tennis4me?
 

tennis4me

Hall of Fame
Sonobe beat another top 100. I don't get @Mark-Touch saying there is nothing special about Sonobe game. Her forehand is Kvitova-esque.
I finally managed to watch more of her AO Girl's Final. She's indeed special. I must've watched very short points where she wasn't really looking impressive. Very good court movements, smart player.

Her BH is actually very good too, not just her Kvitova-like FH.

Looking forward to watching her progress in WTA.
 

tennis4me

Hall of Fame
Double breadsticks for Halep. Fell short in almost all areas. Rusts still showing everywhere. Comeback doesn't look promising so far.
 

spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
Abu Dhabi‘s seats are like 4 different colors, so it’s harder to tell no one is there. Sneaky out in the desert.
 
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spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
There’s a 125 going on in Mumbai now, 4 players retired in R1.

Someone named Okamura quit down 5-0 in the decider, Glushko quit down a set & 4-5.
 

spystud

Talk Tennis Guru
Wonder if there’s ever been a double bagel with only 11 winners from the delivery person?
 

Bill Lobsalot

Hall of Fame
After eating a baguette, Krueger comes back to beat Kasatkina in three. For 6 ft 1 in Krueger is a good mover. Top 10 potential, she's only 20.
 

tennis4me

Hall of Fame
How is it that Polina got direct entry (then withdrew) while Veronika needed to play qualie? Isn’t Veronica’s rank higher? Late entry by Veronika??
 
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