WTA week of 7/29; San Jose (Premier) & Washington DC

[SystemicAnomaly]

Was a good match Sakkari really picked up her game and Poor Svit just wanted it to bad and fall
apart.

Anyone watching the Mcnally match ? Looking like the Youngster might pull off the upset

Congrats to the Youngster, Caty. Schedule shows her playing doubles with Coco Gauff in less than 15 minutes. That time is probably not realistic

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Gauff and McNally to start in 5 mins over on Harris Grandstand. US pair is playing Kalinskaya (Russia) and Kato (Japan).

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

How long is Giorgi's racket? Looks like she's swinging a friggin' golf club on FHs and serves

Was a good match Sakkari really picked up her game and Poor Svit just wanted it to bad and fall
apart.

Anyone watching the Mcnally match ? Looking like the Youngster might pull off the upset

Can't believe that Elina let this slip away. She was up 6-1, 5-2 before Maria completely turned it around. Elina too negative. Kudos to Maria.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Camila Giorgi doing quite well with her golf club. She is now up 3-1 and is about to serve again

 

[PeteD]

Does Camille hit a flat, fast ball or is it just the camera angle?

 

[elkwood]

Congrats to the Youngster, Caty. Schedule shows her playing doubles with Coco Gauff in less than 15 minutes. That time is probably not realistic

Big crowd watching them play !

 

[elkwood]

Does Camille hit a flat, fast ball or is it just the camera angle?

Thats how she hits. She got one speed

 

[spystud]

Damn, she looks good. Seems like a cool court to watch a match.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1157463009070968832

 

[spystud]

Bagel for Donna to advance.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Amanda hitting her stride. After some difficulty earlier, she is serving for the set

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Oops. Amanda was serving for the set at 40-15. Lucky pass from Saisai. Amanda flustered and ends up getting broken

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Oops. Amanda was serving for the set at 40-15. Lucky pass from Saisai. Amanda flustered and ends up getting broken

Un-be-lee-ba-bull. With that lucky pass at the net, Saisai wins 9 points in a row before Amanda pulled out of her tailspin.

Finally closes out the set at 7-5

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Great feedback from Amanda's coach. First talked tactics. Then got her to smile.

But Amanda is still up and down in this set like the last. First 4 games of the 2nd set are all service breaks.

Finally, a hold by Amanda the 5th game .

 

[insideguy]

Zheng has a nice all around solid game this is a good match

 

[spystud]

Damn, AA broken to 5-6.

 

[spystud]

Don’t cry!

 

[insideguy]

What the heck is going on with AA. Jeez.

 

[PeteD]

AA looking like it's past her bedtime.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

AA looking like it's past her bedtime.

What the heck is going on with AA. Jeez.

Appears to be ill. She mentioned it first time she called her coach

 

[spystud]

Can we start a GoFundMe for Nike to make alternate kits? Because clearly they’re broke.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Hopefully, she watch the Petkovic match for fighting it through!

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Hopefully, she watch the Petkovic match for fighting it through!

Seems that AA has been doing that for the whole match. Up & down quite a bit as she fights thru whatever it is that is bothering her.

 

[spystud]

4-all, let’s do this thing, AA.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

AA back from the dead

 

[Harry_Wild]

AA turning point?

 

[spystud]

Damnit, from 40-15 AA blew her service game. Terrible.

 

[PeteD]

When o when will she start to come into the net?

 

[spystud]

AA back from the dead

Back to the dead.

 

[Harry_Wild]

AA has a powerful serve but is holding it back!

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Back to the dead.

Same pattern in first and 2nd sets. Flashes of great play but she's been a hard time sustaining it tonight

 

[Harry_Wild]

Where is AA coach?

 

[spystud]

Weak UE into the net on BP.

 

[spystud]

And another one, damnit!

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

AA has a powerful serve but is holding it back!

Seems that she's taken some MPHs off her groundstrokes this status as well. Just trying to create angles and move Saisai around

 

[spystud]

Let’s go!

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Where is AA coach?

Her coach is well aware that Amanda is not feeling well

 

[spystud]

You HAVE to pass her there!

 

[spystud]

That was a match she should not have lost. Kinda mad at the moment.

 

[Harry_Wild]

AA in the last game played to “safe” and pay for it!

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

That was a match she should not have lost. Kinda mad at the moment.

It was pretty obvious that something was wrong with her tonight. She let her coach know the first two times he came into coach her. But, I suspect, even before the match started Amanda let Jaime Cortez know that she was not feeling well. After the first five games (score 2-3), he asked a couple of times if she was ok. At that time, he said that if she wanted to quit, they would stop.

After Amanda won the 1st set, 7-5, she seemed out of sorts even more than when she was a break down earlier in the set. Jaime got her to smile (weakly) because he knew she was having a hard time.

Most likely why the doctor and trainer came in after the 2nd set rather than her coach was because of her physical and mental state at that point.

The MTO helped a bit but it wasn't quite enuff

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

AA in the last game played to “safe” and pay for it!

She appeared to be playing it safe for the whole third set. Less power and intensity on groundstrokes and serves. Trying to keep her UEs down and just move Z around

 

[James P]

Watching Giorgi-McNally. Giorgi was up 4 to 2, but McNally got a break back and it's 6-all tie break set. Giorgi showing clear signs of frustration with a racket to the ground in anger.

 

[PeteD]

Saisai Zheng = "The Great Wall of China"

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Watching Giorgi-McNally. Giorgi was up 4 to 2, but McNally got a break back and it's 6-all tie break set. Giorgi showing clear signs of frustration with a racket to the ground in anger.

Guess Camila got past that. Took the TB. And then the 2nd set more easily (according to the score anyway)

Wishing Caty M more luck in the doubles final. She is playing with Coco Gauff against Fanny Stollar and Maria Sanchez (another American). Up in a few minutes

 

[James P]

Guess Camila got past that. Took the TB. And then the 2nd set more easily (according to the score anyway)

Wishing Caty M more luck in the doubles final. She is playing with Coco Gauff against Fanny Stollar and Maria Sanchez (another American). Up in a few minutes

Yep, she did. Forgot to update it. Strong second set.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Saisai Zheng = "The Great Wall of China"

Is she playing really well right now? I think she was lucky to get past Amanda last night. If AA playing at 80% or better it would have likely been a very different match

 

[PeteD]

Is she playing really well right now? I think she was lucky to get past Amanda last night. If AA playing at 80% or better it would have likely been a very different match

Zheng doesn't miss much. Gets a real lot back. Maria has to almost hit a winner, then follow it up. Now Maria is down in the TB

 

[spystud]

Zheng takes the breaker.


And I never want to see this Nike kit again.

 

[PeteD]

Set Zheng. Maria has no strategy to win this.

 

[tennis4me]

Sakkari is frustrated playing moonballs from Zheng. She lost the set returning one. Moonball at its best at the Pro level.

During coach conversation:
Sakkari: "What is this? This is not tennis! Even my grandmother doesn't hit like that. This is under-14 tennis"

Commentator noted she made similar comment ("under-12" tennis) when playing Nao Hibino.

Lovely. It's tennis, she needs to find a solution

Edit: Add more juicy comment from Sakkari.