WTA week of 6/17; Berlin 500 & Birmingham 250

[spystud]

Five Slam champs, two runner-ups is pretty salty.

 

[Dominic & Andrey]

Terrible looking injury for Vondrousova. Yikes.

 

[flyingboris]

Terrible looking injury for Vondrousova. Yikes.

Looks painful. It wasn't the most dynamic push off though, maybe a chance it's not a season ender?

https://x.com/TheTennisLetter/status/1803729833513632064?mx=2

 

[spystud]

The other Slam winners handled business today.

At least Berlin is back on schedule.

 

[spystud]

Keys passed on the Olympics also, giving Navarro the last US slot.

 

[robyrolfo]

For the lower ranked Brits in the draw it was about getting useful tour experience via the qualies/Rd1. Amelia Rajecki had two fantastic wins which will stand her in good stead.

Navarro is ranked 18th but she's also American, which makes her the only the 5th highest ranked player from her country. Once she gets past Collins and Keys, she might get noticed more. Ultimately though, she's in the era of Coco Gauff. She might have to get used to playing 2nd fiddle for a lot of her career.

Maybe if she won something bigger than her solitary 250 title, that would show em?

I agree with everything you wrote. I'm not really surprised that Navarro is ignored in the US, and the reasons you listed are correct. I was just pointing out that this 5th ranked American, a virtual nobody here, is still higher ranked than any British woman.

But Dart is out now too, so I'll leave you alone for a bit, as things have returned to more or less normal (at least on the women's side, as the Draper hype will no-doubt be hilarious on the men's side).

Looks painful. It wasn't the most dynamic push off though, maybe a chance it's not a season ender?

https://x.com/TheTennisLetter/status/1803729833513632064?mx=2

Pretty much identical to the dynamic of Tiafoe's injury a few days ago. Still haven't seen an update on him, so not sure of the severity.

 

[robyrolfo]

Also, so pretty interesting quarter-final matches in Berlin. Gauff-Jabeur, Sabalenka-Kalinskaya and Azarenka-Rybakina should all be fun.

And I saw that the Pegula-Gauff doubles match was finally completed, with the Americans getting spanked by Siniakova and Noskova. Just a couple of weeks after Guaff-Siniakova won the French together, I guess we know who was carrying the water with that pairing.

 

[spystud]

Vika v. Elena real shortly.

 

[spystud]

Goddamn, Elena quit yet again. Un-goddamn-real.

 

[spystud]

I f*cking hate quitters.

 

[spystud]

She must have the worst goddamn diet in the world, because she’s always quitting from some bullsh*t tummy aches.

 

[spystud]

Elena Rybakina is a world-class quitter.

 

[spystud]

Not a Slam champ, a quitter.

 

[ScottleeSV]

Were the commentators doing the whole "Wellll she probably feels there's no point pushing it with Wimbledon around the corner"?

 

[spystud]

It would be one thing if it was a hamstring or something, but she’s ALWAYS sick.

 

[spystud]

I live a very rough life health-wise, very rough. I’m never sick. Maybe she should hire me.

 

[spystud]

In other news, JPeg takes the opening breaker over Siniakova.

 

[spystud]

And playing 3.

 

[Zachary]

Saba has straight way to the title, but of course she will **** her pants , like making 344 UEs or serving like clown

 

[spystud]

And here we go, ‘bout to see another quit.

 

[spystud]

Damn, thought Zach was like Mark, only four times a year.

 

[spystud]

Cocciaretto beat Shnaider in Birmingham.

 

[spystud]

Jesus sh*t, more rain. Of course.

 

[marc45]

Jesus sh*t, more rain. Of course.

rain all over Germany

wanted to watch Ons and Coco, see where they stand this grass season

 

[tennis4me]

And to continue with the "quit theme", after getting a free pass to Semi, Azarenka (and partner Badosa) also WO from their doubles match. Badosa is not playing in Singles, so she came to Berlin just to play one doubles match??

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Leylah, for chrissake...

 

[marc45]

11:30 locally Gauff-Jabeur

edit: 12:30

 

[coolcamden]

Goddamn, Elena quit yet again. Un-goddamn-real.

Not that she’d quit, she quitted so the biatch gets to move on. Welp.

 

[tennis4me]

Not that she’d quit, she quitted so the biatch gets to move on. Welp.

Get your NRR 29 or higher earplug ready!

 

[tennis4me]

Leylah, for chrissake...

I want to believe her run to the Final of USO was not just a fluke, but so far she hasn't shown otherwise. I thought she got that match.

 

[spystud]

We do like Ajla & the penguin though.

 

[spystud]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1804232712930091092

 

[spystud]

An Ajla v. Yulia final in Birmingham could be fun.

 

[marc45]

Gauff-Jabeur coming up bottom of the hour

 

[marc45]

excellent match going on here

 

[marc45]

Jabeur saves five set points now, but looks compromised physically with something

 

[marc45]

saves sixth set point

 

[marc45]

marathon game....Jabeur holds, 5-5

 

[marc45]

Gauff holds, 6-5

 

[marc45]

Jabeur holds, tiebreak

Jabeur asks for trainer I think

 

[SeeingDusk]

Usually the player with more BP opportunities but doesn’t convert any, loses. Gauff is 0/9 and Jabeur is 0/2. Of course Jabeur is winning despite having faced 6 set points. Funny how tennis works.

 

[marc45]

set point Ons, 6-5

 

[marc45]

6-6

 

[marc45]

what a stab volley by Ons!...7-7

 

[marc45]

incredible bh by Coco to save set point!...on the line...8-8

 

[marc45]

minibreak, Ons 9-8

Coco breaks, 9-9

 

[marc45]

horrible drop shot by Ons...set point Coco

 

[marc45]

Coco with a service winner, 10-8

 

[marc45]

let's see what's up with Ons physically...could see a runaway second after that marathon first

 

[marc45]

trainer on...and doctor