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SamuelMertensBertens
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I'm very happy there was no event with the letter kue this week.

Anyway, enjoy this week's tennis.

Here's some more shenanigans involving Jessica Pegula:
https://twitter.com/JLPegula/status/1647686891666382848
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Report mesmerised April 21, 2023 3:07 PM BST
Nadal looks finished from what I've been reading, going the same way as Fed and Muzz, career ended by injury, last match was losing to McDonald, sad way to go out.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 3:59 PM BST
With stubborn/competitive players like that, injury is the only way they will go out.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 4:01 PM BST
some German humor going on while CaGa is getting an off court MTO.
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 4:22 PM BST
let's go Potapove
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 4:43 PM BST
Potapove Potapove!
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 5:07 PM BST
PONR for Djoko or will he continue to do his muggery?
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 5:24 PM BST
Market not buying this MTO from Lajo. But odd timing to do a TMTO, serving to stay in the set.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 5:27 PM BST
Djoko so passive today.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 5:28 PM BST
time for him to do some heroics again, already saved a break from 0-40 down.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 5:40 PM BST
that was anything but heroics. Losing the TB from 6-3 including a Djokosmash at 6 all. Guess he doesn't care that much about his fans in Banja Luka.
Report edy April 21, 2023 5:48 PM BST
Primarily went to Bosnia to visit the mountains that some guru told him are pyramids.
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 6:45 PM BST

Apr 20, 2023 -- 3:15PM, wisewords wrote:


expecting Potapove to give fragile Caro a Stuggart lesson too


don't mess

Report wisewords April 21, 2023 6:46 PM BST

Apr 20, 2023 -- 3:05PM, wisewords wrote:


Ons gonna own Bea tomorrow now


with my authoritah

Report wisewords April 21, 2023 7:38 PM BST
edy do you think we'll get a Natasha Zabiiako vlog from Stuttgart or they'll combine it with Madrid after DK's massive fail this week?
Report edy April 21, 2023 8:08 PM BST
There will surely be one. The vlogs tend to be uploaded on Saturday mornings I think, so we might see it reasonably soon.
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:19 PM BST
cool. thanks for the Saturday morning info. she's got about 7,000 subscribers at the moment. will be cool to see how many she has by the end of 2023 if she stays consistent with the vlogs throughout seasons clay, grass, US swing, asian swing, tour finals etc
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:20 PM BST
Iga Schwontek... too good!
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 8:24 PM BST
if Kasatkina wins USO, 4 MIL
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:29 PM BST
if Kasatkina won USO, maybe she could get to 100,000 subs
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:30 PM BST
Novak as 61,400 subs on his channel currently
Report edy April 21, 2023 8:31 PM BST
If Kasatkina wins the USO, Netflix will pay Zabiiako lots of money for all the material and exclusive rights.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 8:31 PM BST
US Open Beergirl has 115k
Report edy April 21, 2023 8:33 PM BST
Didn't know that Novak had a YouTube channel. Does he talk about pyramids a lot?

What's the channel of US Open Beergirl? I need to know for research.
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:33 PM BST
Kasatkina won't win USO. she can't play tennis very well on hard courts
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:33 PM BST
Novak hasn't posted on it for like 9 years
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 8:33 PM BST
her name is Meg Lucky.
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:34 PM BST
do any other WTA players have their own channel?
Report edy April 21, 2023 8:35 PM BST

Apr 21, 2023 -- 2:33PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:


her name is Meg Lucky.


Yeah, I had found out as much already before making the post and I also found a blone that I thought might be her, but that channel has 161 subscribers (no k)

Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:35 PM BST
the Vimbledon has a successful channel. it has 1,480,000 subs
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:36 PM BST
compared to WTA with 385,000 subs
Report edy April 21, 2023 8:37 PM BST
Oh, were you talking about her Instagram? 'Cuz that Meg Lucky with the 161 subscribers on YouTube even has a video talking about how she's US Open beer girl.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 8:38 PM BST
yeah, insta. even more famous on YT then.
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:38 PM BST
edy any other WTA players that you know of with a channel?
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 8:38 PM BST
woah Stuttgart commentator just said Iga (?) shines bright like a diamond.
Report edy April 21, 2023 8:38 PM BST

Apr 21, 2023 -- 2:38PM, wisewords wrote:


edy any other WTA players that you know of with a channel?


no

Report edy April 21, 2023 8:39 PM BST

Apr 21, 2023 -- 2:38PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:


yeah, insta. even more famous on YT then.


161 is less than 115.000.

Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:39 PM BST
that's copyright infringement. they'll be hearing from my lawyers
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 8:40 PM BST
oh only 161. I have way more than 161 followers on my YT
Report edy April 21, 2023 8:40 PM BST
I don't. Sad
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:40 PM BST
you got over 5,000?
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 8:40 PM BST
my actual YT channel, not the gimmick one with feet.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 8:40 PM BST

Apr 21, 2023 -- 2:40PM, wisewords wrote:


you got over 5,000?


no Sad

Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:41 PM BST
great day of WTA action. thanks Potapove, Ons and Iga Schwontek
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:41 PM BST
Potapove will be top 5 in her career. nailed on
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:46 PM BST
Aryna against Potapove and Iga against Ons. peak WTA power tomorrow
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 8:46 PM BST
sad times. 714 times more people just want to look at pics of beer girl rather than hearing her talk.
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:49 PM BST
is Potapove in your fave top 20 yet caramba?
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 8:50 PM BST
not a big fan of Putinpova no. Great player though.
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:52 PM BST
thought you might say that
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 8:53 PM BST
and market slowly realizing. Big big odds to beat Coco Gauff twice.
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 8:54 PM BST
edy have you seen Potapove in any of the Zabiiako vlogs? I can't remember seeing her. of the Russian/Kazakh women I've seen Kasatkina, Anya Kalinskaya, Pavs, Rybakina, Putintseva, Alexandrova
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 9:04 PM BST
she had some really close ones against Jess. made her really realise how good she is
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 9:04 PM BST
made me* realise how good she is
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 21, 2023 9:20 PM BST
she was big underdog against Kostyuk in IW I think it was.
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 9:23 PM BST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aK6JnyFmk
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 9:30 PM BST
ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 9:37 PM BST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7_bMdYfSws
Report wisewords April 21, 2023 9:37 PM BST
WE KEEP IT ROCKIN'
Report edy April 22, 2023 7:16 AM BST
Mirra Andreeva - Celine Naef rematch today. Last week, these two youngsters met in the final of the W60 Chiasso. Naef dominated much of it, served for the match, had three match points, was visibly irritated in that game (she is very......hotheaded in general on court, Almost Erika Andreeva level), kept shouting and moaning and being distressed.....and suffered a monumental meltdown after the third missed match point (a somewhat routine attacking shot) that she never recovered from.
Report edy April 22, 2023 9:26 AM BST
You know what's tragic about the WTA website? If you go to a tournament's page it links you to their social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter), but at least as far as I can find there is no link whatsoever to the actual tournament website.
Report edy April 22, 2023 10:17 AM BST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-2jhzsSCeI

New Kasatkina/Zabiiako vlog
Report Angela Rebecchi April 22, 2023 1:08 PM BST
Swiatek vs Ons going to be a real block buster potentially !
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 1:28 PM BST
Entry List Updates
@EntryLists
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9m
Madrid update:
OUT: Djokovic, Nakashima
IN: Mmoh, Fognini
Next: Zhang
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 1:53 PM BST
Putinpova getting owned today.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 1:57 PM BST
https://twitter.com/bcnopenbs/status/1649130581760831494
cool content based on one of the all-time tennis memes
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 3:25 PM BST

Apr 22, 2023 -- 7:08AM, Angela Rebecchi wrote:


Swiatek vs Ons going to be a real block buster potentially !


nice jinx!

Report wisewords April 22, 2023 3:32 PM BST
SadSad
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 3:34 PM BST
Bea's voodoo didn't work in time!
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 3:34 PM BST
Also, karma for Ons!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOC8Ygg-JNc&ab_channel=WTAFansShow
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 3:35 PM BST
Shame for Ons. I was going to put her in the top 10 in the carambarankings after Charleston, but forgot about it.
Report wisewords April 22, 2023 3:37 PM BST
are they trying to kill Stuttgart? compare this week to the MASTERPIECE that was WTA Charleston 2023
Report wisewords April 22, 2023 3:40 PM BST
if like edy I'd paid for a ticket for today, I'd be pissed
Report wisewords April 22, 2023 3:41 PM BST
organisers probs telling the doubles players than we gotta have 7-6 5-7 17-15 now
Report wisewords April 22, 2023 3:43 PM BST
Ons was defo enjoying that Halloween thing a bit too much
Report wisewords April 22, 2023 3:46 PM BST
btw, that's her RG in the balance. she's got 4 1/2 weeks to recover from a calf strain. they can be slow to heal. it's not a bad injury if you just let it heal naturally, but lots rush back too early from it
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 3:47 PM BST
Updated caramba rankings.
1) Iga
2) Sabalenka ↑
3) Rybakina ↓
4) BK
5) Pegula
6) Ons ↑
7) Kvitova
8) Bencic ↑
9) Potapova ↑
10 Garcia ↓
Report wisewords April 22, 2023 3:53 PM BST
wow Potapove!!
Report wisewords April 22, 2023 3:54 PM BST
btw, anyone heard anything about Simona? or is that her done? she got Masterminded
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 3:55 PM BST
very silent Cry
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 4:00 PM BST
BK not done much in recent weeks, but only losing to Sabalenka so she'll stay in her spot until someone else does something big.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 4:03 PM BST

Apr 22, 2023 -- 9:53AM, wisewords wrote:


wow Potapove!!


the disrespect from Betfair to not even have her in the outrights until I pointed it out today.

Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 4:04 PM BST
Roland Garros and the other Slams.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 22, 2023 4:31 PM BST
OptaAce @OptaAce
·1m
1 & 2 - The #1 (Iga Swiatek) and #2 (Aryna Sabalenka) will face each other in a WTA final for the first time since the AO 2018 (Halep-Wozniacki) and for the first time on clay since RG 2013 (S. Williams-Sharapova). Luxurious.


Shocked
Report wisewords April 22, 2023 5:36 PM BST
hopefully no injuries!
Report edy April 23, 2023 11:38 AM BST
Andy Murray was sacked from his coaching gig by his five year old daughter.
Report edy April 23, 2023 11:39 AM BST
And since it sounds that she is pausing on tennis altogether for a while, he really must have been a horrible coach.
Report edy April 23, 2023 12:06 PM BST
Am kind of jealous of the person that got Mirra Andreeva as a flag.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 23, 2023 2:05 PM BST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz9OOtcI_Qs&ab_channel=Pongfinity

Otto Virtanen showing off his serving skills against recreational players.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 23, 2023 3:54 PM BST
hey edy, are you excited about another two weeks Masters!
Report edy April 23, 2023 4:35 PM BST
always
Report edy April 23, 2023 4:40 PM BST
Serving for your first title three times, including four match points, and still losing must kind of suck for Botic.
Report wisewords April 23, 2023 5:03 PM BST
doesn't sound much fun tbh
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 23, 2023 5:15 PM BST
that's his Sunday ru(i)ned
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 23, 2023 8:13 PM BST
https://twitter.com/popalorena/status/1650128522311094273
classic Sabalenka
Report wisewords April 24, 2023 2:43 AM BST
https://twitter.com/KaroPL4ever/status/1650129979789791232

edy pretty please could you translate what Sabine and Petko are saying here
Report edy April 24, 2023 10:04 AM BST
Petko: Here is the most mentally challenging moment, or at least for me it would be. The pressure of driving this car off of the ramp in front of all the people in the arena and thousands of others in front of the screens.

Sabeen: The ramp used to be higher, didn't it?

Petko: Yeah, much higher.

Followed by laughter of both about Iga speeding around as she drove down the ramp.

Petko: Heinz Günthardt (the stadium announcer) just said she'd drive off the ramp with max 2 kph and Iga Swiatek paced around like she did through her last season - dominant and a bit fast. I think the German traffic police will have a look before Iga drives this beautiful blue car to Poland. Though I don't know if she'll drive herself, probably not. But she's a reckless (not sure if this is entirely the correct word, but I don't know any better....it's more in good spirits than accusatory) driver, don't you think?

Sabeen: *laughter* That's what it looks like. I think a few people in the Porsche arena held their breath for a moment there.

Petkovic: I know someone else who drives a bit recklessly. You know her very well too. It's our common friend Angelique Kerber. If she's underway on the Autobahn, everybody should be cautious.
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 24, 2023 10:11 AM BST
woah, unprovoked attack at Kerber there in the end!

Thanks for the translation, edy.
Report wisewords April 24, 2023 4:25 PM BST
hahaha thanks edy. it was the bit at the end about Kerber that prompted me to seek out a translation. I didn't know whether she was saying Angie was a fast or slow driver. now I know; she's a speedster!
Report SamuelMertensBertens April 25, 2023 11:12 AM BST
I wonder if there was ever any truth to the rumors that there was some dislike between Angie and Sabine. I always want to believe that Jools, Petko, Angie and Sabine were all best of friends forever. Shame they never won Fed Cup.
Report wisewords April 25, 2023 5:08 PM BST
out of the 4, who would you say was the least successful tennis player?
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