Tennis Talk 2022: Vol 28 (Cincinnati)

maybe not 3 in a row, but ketchup effect possible for all 4, maybe not Paula.

Anett 2.0 only really flopped in one Slam (Aussie Open against Clara). For the other ones this year she was out of form and wasn't gonna do anything at a Slam in that form.

Anett's last 7 slams:

AO21: beat Sasno in 2, Heather in 3, lost to Shelby in straights R3
RG21: beat Golubic in 3, Kiki in 2, lost to Iga in straights R2
WIM21: lost to Marketa in 3 R1
USO21: beat Stosur in 2, Jil in 2, lost to Iga in 3 R3

AO22: beat Sini in 2, lost to Tauson in straights R2
RG22: lost to Ajla in straights R1
WIM22: beat Pera in 2, lost to Dortmund Jule in straights R2
USO22: it's a mystery

some dreadful slam results there

only the Ajla loss really, but she's been in dreadful form since Doha so not that surprising.

bagel

bagel and a half

Hopefully we'll have a more stable top ten when Gauff and Zheng enters. I don't see them mugging as much as the current ones.

WTA finals this year and where they are in the race this year

Belarus Aryna Sabalenka (round robin) 13
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (round robin) 30
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (round robin) 43
Greece Maria Sakkari (semifinals) 7
Poland Iga Świątek (round robin) 1
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (champion) 52
Spain Paula Badosa (semifinals) 8
Estonia Anett Kontaveit (final) 14

*last year

funny stuff.

Meanwhile I'm shocked that the player revitalised by the dude that won Wimbledon with Daniela couldn't get past the 'gatekeeper'. Thought she had a great shot at getting to the final.

I agree that J-Peg is a proper litmus test for where Emma's at. Vika and Serena could have flattered (though the evidence is mounting).

time goes by, so slowly

Aug 18, 2022 -- 6:02AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

WTA finals this year and where they are in the race this yearBelarus Aryna Sabalenka (round robin) 13Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (round robin) 30Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (round robin) 43Greece Maria Sakkari (semifinals) 7Poland Iga Świątek (round robin) 1Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (champion) 52Spain Paula Badosa (semifinals) 8Estonia Anett Kontaveit (final) 14

Haven't you missed a 1 before Muguruza's ranking.

Muguruza won a match in that one tournament. She was also up by a set and break a lot.

Garbine has been in two QF's

slowly, slow. slowly, slow

Emma Raducanu or Jessie Pegula?

#MKRising

Iga Schwontek

1.13            £70
1.14            £1,153
1.15            £826
1.16            £6,504
1.17            £2,767
1.18            £43,050
1.19            £34,010
1.2            £18,390
1.21            £48,501
1.22            £32,928
1.23            £41,102
1.24            £100,304
1.25            £45,403

#AKcrashing

muggy Anett

1.07            £392
1.08            £1,348
1.09            £2,856
1.1            £8,404
1.11            £25,450
1.12            £14,992
1.13            £50,724
1.14            £14,827

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1.   Poland Iga Świątek
2.   Estonia Anett Kontaveit '(third round)
3.   Spain Paula Badosa (second round)
4.   Greece Maria Sakkari (second round)
5.   Tunisia Ons Jabeur (third round)
6.    Aryna Sabalenka
7.   United States Jessica Pegula
8.   Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (second round)
9.    Daria Kasatkina (first round)
10.   United Kingdom Emma Raducanu
11.   United States Coco Gauff (first round, retired)
12.   Switzerland Belinda Bencic (first round)
13.   Canada Leylah Fernandez (first round)
14.   Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (second round)
15.   Romania Simona Halep (second round, withdrew)
16.   Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko (second round)

Moment of truth for Madison.

Lucky baseball shot to set up match point.

so nervous.

Western & Southern Random Open

part of the WTF tour.

Emma time soon!

Some gems from the Conneticut Open over the years.
https://twitter.com/SMSTNS/status/1560624926683529219
https://twitter.com/SMSTNS/status/1560625787929333760

Nice to see Petra not taking herself too seriously. Some terrible acting from a couple of the others
Absolute crime that Radwańska never won a slam
Not sure whose Twitter acc that is but he goes in on Kontaveit a bit further down

Journeyman • August 19, 2022 5:08 PM BST
Nice to see Petra not taking herself too seriously. Some terrible acting from a couple of the others Grin
Absolute crime that Radwańska never won a slam

She won't be winning any Oscars, Emmys, Tonys that's for sure!

Journeyman • August 19, 2022 5:08 PM BST
Nice to see Petra not taking herself too seriously. Some terrible acting from a couple of the others Grin
Absolute crime that Radwańska never won a slam Cry
Not sure whose Twitter acc that is but he goes in on Kontaveit a bit further down Shocked

So totally that.....

Unlucky to be in peak Serena/Vika/Masha era. Wimbledon 2013 her best chance obviously.

Still hoping she comes back next year to win a slam in the post-Serena era and bring me glory.

classic insecure Naomi
NaomiOsaka@naomiosaka
I kinda want to play mixed doubles in US Open cause I’ve never played a full match in my life but I’m also very afraid of letting my partner down

Poor Petra having to try to say this!
https://twitter.com/CincyTennis/status/1560685301168750601

Nein, Ace Queen!

Carlos GOATing

https://twitter.com/DrefanHardy/status/1560985235101196288

RAIN!

players coming back.

Blair Henley @BlairHenley
·23m
Borna did a corporate Q&A after his RBA win & had the crowd rolling.

Mentioned three times how he stays away from friends and/or beer during a tournament because “you know, things can get out of balance.” Added that he’s a big chess and NFT guy. Glad he’s back.

victoria azarenka @vika7
Announcement tomorrow …

https://twitter.com/BelindaBencic/status/1561335982842060800

Belinda and Donna with good content.

Wasn't mishit always on the list of filtered words?

****

mishit

they must have changed this. It used to be.

https://twitter.com/marioboc17/status/1561314890165501954

So impressive what Petra has achieved after the attack.

Betfair still improving the forum

Not sure what the context for this is, but Garbine made a funny practice video. Wonder if she's been listening to people saying she doesn't practice hard enough.
https://twitter.com/denizthetenis/status/1561405004841304064

woah, Granby is actually main tour these days.
Cool that Canada got another event.

Garcia will probably crash out in R1 of USO, but if she wins the event we have a winner in the maiden comp!

I rarely see much of her, cause she's not an attention seeker and isn't a top player, but she's so adorable!

I always figured Marcus Buckland was a male version of Claire Balding. Now he just used the word diminutive to describe Diego so it's confirmed.

Aug 21, 2022 -- 9:01PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

Garcia will probably crash out in R1 of USO, but if she wins the event we have a winner in the maiden comp!

I'm tellin' ya, Aga will come back next year to win Wimbledon. Serena gawn, Barty gawn, Pironkova gawn, Lisicki gawn, Safarova gawn, Kuznetsova gawn, Cibulkova gawn, Venus old, Iga useless on fast surfaces, the entire top 10 inconsistent......Aga would be foolish not to give hard and especially grass courts a go. Skip the clay season to really prepare for Wimbledon.

is this the start of the CaGa number 1 era?

Aug 21, 2022 -- 4:21PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

https://twitter.com/BelindaBencic/status/1561335982842060800Belinda and Donna with good content.

Aug 21, 2022 -- 10:15PM, edy wrote:

Aug 21, 2022 -- 9:01PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:Garcia will probably crash out in R1 of USO, but if she wins the event we have a winner in the maiden comp!I'm tellin' ya, Aga will come back next year to win Wimbledon. Serena gawn, Barty gawn, Pironkova gawn, Lisicki gawn, Safarova gawn, Kuznetsova gawn, Cibulkova gawn, Venus old, Iga useless on fast surfaces, the entire top 10 inconsistent......Aga would be foolish not to give hard and especially grass courts a go. Skip the clay season to really prepare for Wimbledon.

Sabalenka's slam if they let her in

Andy Murray
@andy_murray
The girl sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day caroline garcia, what a player u heard it here first

Aug 21, 2022 -- 10:15PM, edy wrote:

Aug 21, 2022 --  9:01PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:Garcia will probably crash out in R1 of USO, but if she wins the event we have a winner in the maiden comp!I'm tellin' ya, Aga will come back next year to win Wimbledon. Serena gawn, Barty gawn, Pironkova gawn, Lisicki gawn, Safarova gawn, Kuznetsova gawn, Cibulkova gawn, Venus old, Iga useless on fast surfaces, the entire top 10 inconsistent......Aga would be foolish not to give hard and especially grass courts a go. Skip the clay season to really prepare for Wimbledon.

Forgot Azarenka gawn after she announces her impending retirement tomorrow.

she's gonna change to play under US flag I think...

Borna Coric: "What is this IJBABP syndrome? I keep hearing about"

caramba look at the US Open women's outright market, what a mess. nobody's got a clue

Aug 21, 2022 -- 11:41PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

Borna Coric: "What is this IJBABP syndrome? I keep hearing about"

Borna just addressed this. Said he had been a victim in the past and learned his lesson.

I got Iga at 7 (in May, so after she had already won the Sunshine double). Went as low as 3.25 and I didn't lay off
But will at some point when market gets more liquid.
Also got Emma at 40 and layed off at an average of 20.

Can't blame market for not having a clue. WTA is a mess at the moment.

WTA is beautiful. every match is a masterpiece

I'll give you three picks.
Andreescu, Kasatkina, Anisimova.

you don't need to say them yet, you got until they start playing round 1 matches

but yeah, ok. you can confirm next week if that's who you're going with

you've picked fragile body, no forehand and struggles in adversity

my initial picks were Raducanu, Gauff and Sloane

I picked fighting spirit when everyone else is inconsistent,
great form when not playing two days after winning big title or Anisimova,
and big talent who's slowly and steadily improving.

I like Gauff too and expect a big run, but think her first Slam will have to wait.

rain in WS

Granby has several players I've never heard of.

Judy Murray bullying her son.
https://twitter.com/JudyMurray/status/1561478149971509248

did Nick withdraw from WS?

Must have. Or must of as he would say.

wonder if edy will cry if Vika retires

Pinched my a Vika superfan and they said it's not going to be a retirement.

ok so you can spare your tears for another day

Garcia beating six good players in a row for the loss of two sets is certainly a statement.

Is mk going to win the future stars comp (and will he even know..?)

Journeyman who are your 3 picks for potential US Open women's winner?

Halep, assuming the thigh injury is the most illusory leg injury since Christopher Reeve in Above Suspicion.
Pliskova who is slipping under the radar but is rejuvenated and loving tennis again under Friedl. At some point that pays out.
Keys if she can stay in the same mindset. Petra was a bad matchup but she really blew everyone else away.

^

Obviously I'd rather be completely wrong and have Leylah remember how to play tennis and completely crush everyone.
Just seems to have been massively set back by her time out and patience is required.

I wonder if Harmony will do a sulk retirement.

She just got a USO WC thanks to that win over Serena.

Speaking of sulk retirements: Vika's announcement was a new podcast and she said she will talk about her Miami retirement in one episode.

Did Clara always have a good serve. Serving like Dortmund Jule out there.

yes

Azarenka's big announcement was that she got some new podcast episodes.

#NextTimeIWillReadMorePreviousMessages

oh that's even worse

rain in Cleveland

ASB CLassic has an announcement tomorrow.