WTA week of 8/17; Monterrey 500 & Cleveland 250

[spystud]

Goofy-ass scheduling by the WTA this season. We have Cleveland starting Sunday morning before the Cincy semis even get underway.


Cleveland draw

Samsonova & a Wang lead the way, Katie is 7-seed.

Jovic v. Potapova & Kartal v. Sierra are decent early matchups.


Monterrey draw

This one starts Monday, we will see plenty of withdrawals.

Navarro/Alexandrova/Shnaider/BHM top 4 with byes.

 

[spystud]

Zakharova, Jovic, Lys, Sierra, P. Kudermetova day 1 winners so far.

 

[spystud]

 

[spystud]

Jil-one-L v. Boisson up first on TC, you know they’re pumped.

 

[spystud]

My girl Sorana had to qualify for the 250, but she went 4 & 1 today.

 

[No_Kwan_Do]

Teichmann downs Boisson in 3 sets.

That was a good draw for Boisson as well given that Teichmann hadn't won a match on hard since January.

 

[spystud]

Peyton v. a Wang playing 3.

Katie v. Yuan next.

 

[Bill Lobsalot]

Mama Maria a winner in Olde Mexico.

 

[spystud]

Bad Peyton.

 

[spystud]

This is an odd top on Blinkova.

Spoiler

https://twitter.com/x/status/1957614712775942580

Sakkari v. Donna now in Monterrey.

 

[Bill Lobsalot]

This is an odd top on Blinkova.

Spoiler

https://twitter.com/x/status/1957614712775942580

Sakkari v. Donna now in Monterrey.

You're a bad man stud. Donna looking lovely without a visor.

 

[spystud]

Sakkari is not enjoying her evening.

There is way too much blue on this court, needs a contrasting color.

 

[spystud]

Hey, Katie mixed in a W.

 

[spystud]

2 & 3 for Donna.

Leylah v. Cristian next.

 

[spystud]

First to lefty at 3.

 

[spystud]

Leylah safely in straights to wrap up Monday.

 

[spystud]

Cleveland in a rain delay, Monterrey underway.

 

[spystud]

Breadstick from the immortal Antonia Ruzic to kick Pavs out of Mexico.

 

[spystud]

Lys already quit Cleveland, must not like rain.

 

[spystud]

Damn, Pavs has won Monterrey 4 times going all the way back to 2010.

 

[spystud]

Ajla v. Zarazua playing 3.

Still have defending champ Noskova v. Sun left tonight.

 

[spystud]

WC Ajla beats the hometown hero in 3 hours, tourney organizers are bummin’.

 

[spystud]

Noskova survives in two breakers, gets Tatjana next.

 

[spystud]

Cleveland is all kinds of screwed with rain, gonna be a lot of quits.

 

[spystud]

Leylah banged from Monterrey, that’s her house.

 

[spystud]

Alexandrova up 4-3 on Ajla in Monterrey.

 

[spystud]

Damn, Navarro lost earlier. She is in a damn tailspin.

 

[spystud]

EA is safely through.

 

[NuBas]

Is the Cleveland tournament gonna be cancelled? Rain again two days straight

 

[spystud]

They’re playing now, 5-all in the first between Katie & Golubic.

 

[spystud]

Boulter blows the breaker.

 

[spystud]

And she loses in 3.

 

[No_Kwan_Do]

Still too early to tell whether this is just a bad season for Boulter, or whether the dreaded career decline is starting.

12-15 for the year. 6-12 against top 50 players. Lost a bunch of matches to players she shouldn't be losing to.

 

[spystud]

Sorana easy over Samsonova in Cleveland.

Golubic is playing a Wang in both their second matches today.

Noskova v. Alexandrova early in Mexico.

 

[spystud]

And now rain in Monterrey.

 

[spystud]

EA takes the opening breaker after resumption.

 

[spystud]

Golubic out in 3, all sets at 4.

EA/Noskova playing 3.

 

[spystud]

EA wins, looks like they're still going to play Ruzic/Bouzkova tonight.

 

[spystud]

Ouch.

Spoiler

https://twitter.com/x/status/1958682935382393268

 

[spystud]

Cleveland semis:

Cirstea v. Zakharova
Ann Li v. Xinyu Wang

 

[spystud]

Bouzkova wins the late night battle.

 

[spystud]

Monterrey semis:

Parks v. (3) Shnaider
Bouzkova v. (2) Alexandrova

 

[spystud]

Sorana serving for the opening breadstick.

 

[spystud]

1 & 5, into the final after qualifying.

 

[spystud]

Shnaider beat Parks, 10-8 in the breaker.

Li trying to serve it out in a long decider.

 

[spystud]

Sorana v. Ann Li for Cleveland glory.

Bouzkova v. Alexandrova underway in Mexico.

 

[spystud]

And now rain.

 

[D-Lite]

Shnaider beat Parks, 10-8 in the breaker.

Li trying to serve it out in a long decider.

Just watching the start of Shnaider v Parks in the SF of Monterrey - crowd looks tiny! Has it been like that all week? On a side note I do love the court colour in Monterrey.

 

[D-Lite]

Sorana v. Ann Li for Cleveland glory.

Bouzkova v. Alexandrova underway in Mexico.

A nice final line-up for Cleveland with an American in the final for a second year in a row. Also Cirstea's first final after coming back from injury - always nice to see a veteran having solid results.

 

[spystud]

Bouzkova gonna quit for the 97th time.