WTA week of 8/3 - Stanford & Washington DC

Somehow, Sloane has managed to win me over this season. She's been fairly consistent, very quiet, and has shown a good attitude in defeat. I can't help but root for her.
 
Yea Sloane steamed rolled her in the second set.

Got to hand it to Sloane she was very steady and played within herself
 
Ate some lunch after sloane took the first and see that Stosur got bagelled. Huh? Revenge for Strasbourg I guess. First ever tour final
 
Get it together Pliskova! Her finals record is not great. Kerber looking to win her fourth title this year.
 
Still can't believe these two matches are on at the same time. Should have played the women's final first in DC, no one would have left early.
 
wonder how the Serenabots will act if Sloane wins her first title???

they are even more irrational than Fedephants are when it comes to Dimitrov!
 
Even if Angie wins this (her 4th Premier title of 2015), she will still just be outside the top 10 at number 11. Meanwhile Pliskova will debut in the top 10 at number 8 when the rankings come out in a few hours (or will it be later because of these late finals?)
 
DRII said:
thanks…

is it usual to have a dual event where one tour has a higher 'rated' tournament than the other?
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It seems that the men's event at Washington DC has been running since the late 1960s whereas this was only the 5th time the women's event at DC has happened. Men's singles has 16 seeds with a draw of 48 whereas the women only have 8 seeds with a draw of 32.

In that respect that puts it on par, more or less, with BOWC at Stanford. However, the BOWC singles draw included 3 top 10 players (would have been 4 if Serena had not dropped out) and 8 players in the top 20. The Citi Open only had 3 players in the top 20 and NONE in the top 10.
 
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SystemicAnomaly said:
It seems that the men's event at Washington DC has been running since the late 1960s whereas this was only the 5th time the women's event at DC has happened. Men's singles has 16 seeds with a draw of 48 whereas the women only have 8 seeds with a draw of 32. That put it on par, more or less, with BOWC at Stanford. However, the BOWC singles draw included 3 top 10 players (would have been 4 if Serena had not dropped out) and 8 players in the top 20. The Citi Open only had 3 players in the top 20 and NONE in the top 10.
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That's because Stanford is a Premier tournament, whereas the Citi Open is an International Tournament on the women's tour.
 
Yeah, I couldn't really figure out what point he was trying to make either. He certainly wasn't answering the post he quoted.
 
^ Not answering the question so much as noting some differences (history and size) between the men's and women's singles events at the Citi Open. The was the primary point of the post. The 2nd paragraph,comparison to BOWC, was an afterthought.

Down_the_line said:
That's because Stanford is a Premier tournament, whereas the Citi Open is an International Tournament on the women's tour.
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Thanks, you are correct about that. I was primarily noting the comparable draw/seeding size and also noting the differences in the level of the entrants between Citi Open and BOWC. The difference in prize money and "tier" level of the 2 tournaments certainly account for the differences of the participants. No doubt there is a difference in the appearance money offered as well.
 
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SystemicAnomaly said:
^ Not answering the question so much as noting some differences (history and size) between the men's and women's singles events at the Citi Open. The was the actual point of the post.



Thanks, you are correct about that. I was primarily noting the comparable draw/seeding size and also noting the differences in the level of the entrants between Citi Open and BOWC. The difference in prize money and "tier" level of the 2 tournaments certainly account for the differences of the participants. No doubt there is a difference in the appearance money offered as well.
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Top 10' players are only allowed to play 2 International tournaments a year and they are not prestigious. Typically there may be one top 10 there and she is usually collecting an appearance fee or vulturing easy points to boost her ranking. I think they're great for the lower ranked and younger players to build their confidence and learn how to win. Or former top players looking to play themselves back into shape after an injury. Or for the local crowd to get to see a star (and she gets a little vacay with a big appearance check). I wish WTA did 250 and 500 like ATP. Instead it's 280 and 470, just a 190 pt differential.

I'm glad Sloane finally won a tournament here. Maybe she'll get in the habit of winning now that she knows she can.
 
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^ Is it only the top 10 that have this restriction? How about #11 and others? And how does this work for players who hover around #10 -- sometime inside the top 10, sometimes outside?

What is the rule for Premier Mandatory? Was Serena (or Venus) ever non-compliant for skipping Indian Wells for so man years?
 
I think the WTA were "cool" with the Williams sisters boycott due to the reasons.

And i'm not sure about that restriction. But Sam Stosur has already entered 4 so no limit maybe?
 
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