Tennis Talk 2023: Vol 11 (Charleston, Bogota, Estoril, Marrakech, Houston)

will probs be 6-1 6-7 6-7

if that's the scoreline I'd stay up.

Smiley when things are going well and when not getting run into by Shelby Rogers.

Belinda stayed very composed today. Shelby was out of gas by the 3rd set though sadly

Pegula v Badosa
Bencic v Alexandrova
Kasatkina v Keys/Linette
Kalinskaya v Ons

going to be some interesting QFs tomorrow

I stayed up
Why does this umpire say deuce so weirdly?

That's a funny scoreline in the Pegula match with first Pegula losing ten straight games after a 4-0 lead in the second set, only for then Begu to lose a 4-0 lead when she lost six straight games to lose the set and the match.

Sorribes Tormo served big yesterday (by her standards). Will be interesting to see if it's a high altitude thing or if she was able to improve her serve while she wasn't able to run.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JK7vjVaIvo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkJiEtenJg

Two recent ads for Swiss train tourism that features the world's two most famous Swiss-South Africans.

46 year old doubles legend Nenad Zimonjic received a wild card for the doubles event of the ATP250 Banja Luka that starts in one and a half week. He last played in 2021 and hasn't won a match since 2019.

Estoril admin mocking Houston admin
https://twitter.com/EstorilOpen/status/1644295575196532736

saw the Federer ad on YouTube a few days back. reminded me what a huge loss it was for tennis when he retired

Yeah. It is so good to see him. We were blessed for so long

calling edy

hi Toad. any fancies in the QFs later? all quite tricky. Madison Keys playing better than expected, seems highly motivated

La La Laura Siegemund seriously owned the living hell out of Parks/Melichar-Martinez on a couple points in that tiebreak, including the decisive match point. Laura's celebrating was full beans jumping up and down!!

she lobbed them to convert match point, then starting jumping up and down like a lunatic

they gotta play twice today for some reason

edy you might not know, but I'll ask anyway. how do they schedule the rest of the doubles tournament here? it's Laura/Vera in the 1st SF in a few hours time, then the 2nd semi is after the main event tonight. when do they play the final?

only 10 matches left of WTA Charleston 2023. gotta make the most of it

very sad to see Dominic getting destroyed by "Halys" like this

*calling edy*

When will you give Halys the respect he deserves?

https://www.creditonecharlestonopen.com/tournament/tournament-schedule/

**Doubles Final begins at 11:00 am followed by Singles Final

Plenty tournaments will give a tournament schedule. Alternatively, you can also always check out sites like Tennisexplorer where you can look up the start times from past editions.

https://www.tennisexplorer.com/charleston/2022/wta-women/?type=double&phase=main

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AK tapped. Looks like I saved some monies by not arbing on that.

Though the doubles SF seems to have been brought forward from usually being played on Saturday (and it also stating on the tickets page that they'd be played Satuday). Looking at the weather forecast for today, I have a rough idea on why they might have decided to do that though.

so they're gonna play both doubles SFs today because of weather, and then the final on Sunday before the singles final? thanks edy

That's my best guess.

as the forum's Kasatkina expert, how do you fancy her chances today against Keys? only going to ask you Kasatkina related questions about Charleston match predictions

Well.....the h2h is 1-8.

I was surprised how motivated Keys was last night, so I'm leaning towards her because I have trust issues with Kasatkina. and yeah, head to head is very lob sided

lop-sided mate !!

Apr 7, 2023 -- 7:22PM, Angela Rebecchi wrote:

lop-sided mate !!

tennis on the brain

it's a good word though. pundit should use it in relevant matches. like when Muzza unleashes his 6th lob winner, you could say that ! i guess we let edy spagheddy decide !!

Apr 7, 2023 -- 7:04PM, wisewords wrote:

I was surprised how motivated Keys was last night, so I'm leaning towards her because I have trust issues with Kasatkina. and yeah, head to head is very lob sided

Haha! This is something I would say.

Don't bet against Madison Keys in her home tournament!

stomping a mudhole right now

eh eh!

EH EH!

Do you believe big time in Maddy wisey !?

would edy spagheddy be chanting big time for her if he was there !?

Come on Daria, bring home the bacon !

https://twitter.com/Some1NamedRyan/status/1644449164598865920

classic Dasha Kasatkina. I hope this interview style catches on in WTA.

Tennis Updates @TennisUpdates23
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Wow, Lindsay Davenport just said on Tennis Channel that Belinda Bencic split with Dmitry Tursunov after Miami.

I totally missed that news.

Tursunov must have bad breath or something. Another player who has good results with him and still fires him.

Jessica Pegula!

huge choke by Storm & Caroline team to lose the 1st set from 5-1 up!

So Friday has come and gone and Houston has the complete R16, QF, SF and F rounds to play.

It's not really meant to rain this weekend though, so there's that at least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uL-RZHmp8s

Kasatkina vlog from Charleston. This time in English!

Apr 8, 2023 -- 7:42AM, edy wrote:

So Friday has come and gone and Houston has the complete R16, QF, SF and F rounds to play.

just the two matches per day.

Very french tiebreak from Halys.

You hating on this poor guy too?

rain in Charleston.

Apr 8, 2023 -- 7:18PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

You hating on this poor guy too?

Well no, but he made more unforced errors in that tiebreak than he did from the second game of the match up to that tiebreak.

I'm otherwise known as his biggest fan on here.

By edy on 29 Apr 17 03:03
go Halys!

Houston, Charleston and the women's ITF in Jackson, FL, all with weather and scheduling problems this week.

#DontGoOnHolidayInSouthernUSAinApril

US Masters too. Big tree fell yesterday and could have killed people.

Apr 8, 2023 -- 8:04PM, edy wrote:

Houston, Charleston and the women's ITF in Jackson, FL, all with weather and scheduling problems this week.#DontGoOnHolidayInSouthernUSAinApril

#moveAussieOpentoApril

edy will they force them to play both the SFs and final tomorrow in Houston?

Apr 8, 2023 -- 8:12PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:

US Masters too. Big tree fell yesterday and could have killed people.

saw that, looked very dangerous

edy & caramba who you both got later; Jess or BeBe?

Ons is magic on this surface once she finds her rhythm

crowd also absolutely love Ons

Jess

"Ons. I know you're gonna play a lot of drops. I'm ready!"

must be such a nightmare to play Ons and getting owned and owned over and over and over again by amazing dropshot winners

could be a repeat of last year's final unless Jess can work her magic

Dasha wasn't ready?

Jess with Brengle type outfit today during warm-ups. Must be super cool there.

11 degrees

No WTA next week.

yeah it's cold there. when you see the fans in the stands they're all in coats et

etc*

aka et cetera

even more reason to get a roof.

just looked at Charleston images on google. Seems a lovely place. Just needs to not go in April.

edy, can you ask the chatbot "Is April a good time to visit Charleston SC?"

first google search says
"The best time to visit Charleston, SC is from mid-March through May and from September through November, when temperatures are moderate. Take advantage of spring and fall's excellent walking weather to stroll the city's parks and the waterfront Battery."
and I am not sure about that.

play stopped after this tb?

did even make it to the end of the tb.

stupid rain

any chance of resumption tonight?

wow they cancelled it until tomorrow

UK times:

doubles final 4pm

Jess vs BeBe not before 6:30pm

after suitable rest

Ons vs unknown

Do you believe in Jess big time wisey ?

GSM BeBe !

1.05    £81.67        £2,663.86
1.06            £3,805.67
1.07            £836.90
1.08            £4,914.70
1.09            £2,646.75
1.1    £93.45        £3,486.84
1.11            £13,016.04
1.12            £11,448.21
1.13            £6,555.25
1.14            £9,548.49
1.15    £0.39        £16,040.34

Djere BUSTED !!

Anyone see the monster 1000.00 turn around last over in the cricket earlier ?!?!

1.05            £124.83
1.06            £831.84
1.07            £1,009.46
1.08            £6,133.58
1.09            £33,806.74
1.1            £5,898.96
1.11            £1,344.60
1.12            £3,274.41
1.13            £8,360.43

Huesler BUSTED !!

Apr 9, 2023 -- 7:10PM, Angela Rebecchi wrote:

1.05

1.01    £2,133.73        £25,337.06
1.02    £1,169.35        £8,561.24
1.03    £1,077.23        £18,170.22
1.04    £1,301.73        £12,498.59
1.05    £798.60        £7,874.34
1.06    £2.00        £7,134.65
1.07    £2.00        £123.91
1.08    £27.00        £7,798.90
1.09    £210.64        £15,955.26
1.1    £2.00        £15,946.73

Scrap the Djere post, fights back, HH (above) on the ropes !!

Peyton plenty short enough 1.3x

wow, Ons !

"Ons. I know you're gonna play alot of drops. I'm ready!"

Apr 9, 2023 -- 7:48PM, Angela Rebecchi wrote:

Peyton plenty short enough 1.3x

Peyton beaten

"Ons. I know you're gonna play alot of drops and paint the lines. I'm ready! Just don't call me BeBe!"

see you all next week for some Monte Carlo muggery

cheers wisey !

maybe this song will motivate her!
S.O.N.Y.A
S.O.N.Y.A
She is Sonya
She is Sonya
She is Sonya
She is Sonya
She is S, not Sofia
She is O, O I love you guys
She is N, not a Russian
She is Y, wild and crazy
She is A-A-Rod's youngest fan
She is S, not Sofia
She is O, O I love you guys
She is N, not a Russian
She is Y, wild and crazy
She is A-A-Rod's youngest fan
S.O.N.Y.A
S.O.N.Y.A
She is Sonya
She is Sonya
She is Sonya
She is Sonya
She is S, super feisty
She is O, ostentatious
She is N, notorious
She is Y, wild and crazy
She is A, aggressive
She is S, not Sofia
She is O, O I love you guys
She is N, not a Russian
She is Y, wild and crazy
She is A-A-Rod's youngest fan
S.O.N.Y.A
S.O.N.Y.A
S.O.N.Y.A
S.O.N.Y.A
She is Sonya
She is Sonya
She is Sonya
She is Sonya

ffs