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Oct 31, 2024 -- 9:41PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:
You wanna hear some exciting news?
Carlos Alcaraz lost a match.
Alright I'll do my year end top 8 now, in no order. You can post now or wait til next week if you want. Others are welcome to join in as well.
Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff, Rybakina, Pegula (although not a good first week), Sakkari, Osaka, Svitolina.
So bad!edy • January 5, 2024 9:22 AM GMT
Ok
Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff, Rybakina, Osaka, Q. Zheng, Mirra, Jabeur
MUCH BETTER!
Alright I'll do my year end top 8 now, in no order. You can post now or wait til next week if you want. Others are welcome to join in as well.
Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff, Rybakina, Pegula (although not a good first week), Sakkari, Osaka, Svitolina.
wisewords • January 5, 2024 9:21 AM GMT
Swiatek
Gauff
Aryna
Rybakina
Pegula
Qinwen
Sakkari
Haddad Maia
Reserve: Ons
edy • January 5, 2024 9:22 AM GMT
Ok
Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff, Rybakina, Osaka, Q. Zheng, Mirra, Jabeur
1) wisewords 6 pts (Swiatek, Gauff, Aryna, Rybakina, Pegula, Qinwen)
2) SamuelMertensBertens 5 pts (Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff, Rybakina, Pegula (although not a good first week))
3) edy 5 pts (Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff, Rybakina, Q. Zheng)
well done wisewords!
1) wisewords 6 pts (Swiatek, Gauff, Aryna, Rybakina, Pegula, Qinwen)
2) SamuelMertensBertens 5 pts (Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff, Rybakina, Pegula (although not a good first week))
2) edy 5 pts (Swiatek, Sabalenka, Gauff, Rybakina, Q. Zheng)
Congrats to you as well, SamuelMertensBertens. Five points is still an excellent result and only ever so slightly behind the victor.
Sadly I think she will not be allowed to play Midland next week because she was eligible for the WTA Finals the same week and withdrew.
Ultimately, Navarro has decided to withdraw from her alternate position due to a recent illness,
pushing Kasatkina up to first alternate, and allowing Collins to enter the fray.
Oct 31, 2024 -- 11:17PM, edy wrote:
Don't go for a beach vacation in Merida in late October.
ok, I'll change my flight ticket to Cancun then.
Oct 31, 2024 -- 8:17PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:
I rate Roddick highly, but I don't know about Perricard top10 next year, unless I've missed some news about all events being played at fast indoor courts next year. I can see him potentially having an Isner type carrier and eventually make top 10 though. But he can just as easily become the next Opelka.also, lol at "Tennis Wemby"
He was schooled by Musetti on grass. No way is Perricard a top 10er. He's pretty limited outside of his serve. Not to say he is all serve, but at the top level he isn't far from just that.
possibly a challenge on mp.
Oct 30, 2024 -- 9:17AM, edy wrote:
There are reports about her having been announced.
Mirra doesn't seem to be on the 2024 full roster list?
Mirra is mentioned on this ticket blog from Virgin Mega Store, which sounds super respectacle carrying the Virgin brand.
Oct 30, 2024 -- 1:49PM, Angela Rebecchi wrote:
Oct 29, 2024 -- 10:30PM, wisewords wrote:Oct 29, 2024 --
Nov 1, 2024 -- 11:26AM, edy wrote:
Well of course.
damn right!
Oct 30, 2024 -- 4:33PM, edy wrote:
It is.....BeBe Time!
Nov 1, 2024 -- 11:32AM, wisewords wrote:
I can't believe I just did that!
well it's the Big Showww-owwwwwwwwww
Oct 31, 2024 -- 7:46AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:
Draws out for WTA finals which starts on SaturdaySabaZhengPaoliniRybaIgaBKCocoJess
I was hoping BK might withdraw so Dasha could play
Oct 31, 2024 -- 2:41PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:
Oct 31, 2024 -- 1:37PM, edy wrote:Oct 30, 2024 --
Oct 31, 2024 -- 10:24PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:
In addition to the comps we already have: the Mouse Trap comps, JM's Missing in Action comp, the flag comps, Maiden 3 Winners (although that's pretty dead) and the inofficial WTA finals comp, I will be hosting yet another comp for the 2025 season. It will not be very complicated so easy to participate in. It's similar to JM's comp but with a different theme.
cool 
Oct 31, 2024 -- 10:54PM, edy wrote:
Congratulations for the victory, wisewords. Well done getting Pegula and Qinwen right.Congrats to you as well, SamuelMertensBertens. Five points is still an excellent result and only ever so slightly behind the victor.
thanks. was very hard to foresee Pao making it to the WTA Finals 2024
Oct 31, 2024 -- 10:56PM, edy wrote:
Found it funny that Emma "Still travel to every WTA125 I can as a top20 player" Navarro this week declared she won't go to the WTA Finals as a reserve.Sadly I think she will not be allowed to play Midland next week because she was eligible for the WTA Finals the same week and withdrew.
do you think the nickname "Rich Emma" will stick?
Nov 1, 2024 -- 12:30AM, edy wrote:
Just checked and Emma Navarro has not signed up for any ITF tournaments in the coming weeks.
is she feeling well?
Nov 1, 2024 -- 12:25PM, wisewords wrote:
has there ever been a 6-0 0-6 6-0 match result in a WTA tournament main draw?
I do not know 
...but I know that there was one such match in the ITF very recently.
Oct 31, 2024 -- 7:47AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:
Not sure if there will be a fancy group photo. They might not be allowed to dress up in Saudi.
https://x.com/WTA/status/1852311095106572768/photo/1
Can't believe they placed Hsieh and Mertens apart from each other.
Nov 1, 2024 -- 1:18PM, edy wrote:
Nov 1, 2024 -- 11:25AM, wisewords wrote:has there ever been a 6-0 0-6 6-0 match result in a WTA tournament main draw?I do not know ...but I know that there was one such match in the ITF very recently.
yeah I posted about the one from Nantes qualies in here earlier this week. but I'm talking about WTA main draw specifically. would also be interested to hear about it happening in WTA qualies, but the main draw is what I'm trying to find out if it has ever happened!
Nov 1, 2024 -- 1:34PM, edy wrote:
And her facial expression looks even more unimpressed about it than everyone else's not exactly thrilled faces.
nobody looks happy. they all look like they've been trying to do this photo for the last 2 1/2 hours and they're being made to re-do the photo over and over and over again
Nov 1, 2024 -- 1:30PM, edy wrote:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GbS9ao2W8AAVue-?format=jpg&name=largeCan't believe they placed Hsieh and Mertens apart from each other.
maybe they only had 10 mins to fit in the doubles players pic, so they're all fresh and fairly happy when it was taken
Nov 1, 2024 -- 1:25PM, edy wrote:
Oct 31, 2024 -- 6:47AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:Not sure if there will be a fancy group photo. They might not be allowed to dress up in Saudi.https://x.com/WTA/status/1852311095106572768/photo/1
WOAH. I recall the players being more happy in these photos. Looks like a funeral. Also I can't believe they put Zheng in front instead of Iga.
Nov 1, 2024 -- 1:40PM, wisewords wrote:
Nov 1, 2024 -- 12:34PM, edy wrote:And her facial expression looks even more unimpressed about it than everyone else's not exactly thrilled faces.nobody looks happy. they all look like they've been trying to do this photo for the last 2 1/2 hours and they're being made to re-do the photo over and over and over again
even the infamous 2014 backstage photo had more happiness than this.
Nov 1, 2024 -- 1:32PM, wisewords wrote:
they put Jess in the corner
She looks like she blipped her card to go on the subway but then heard a beep and saw the machine say "error".
Nov 1, 2024 -- 1:44PM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:
Nov 1, 2024 -- 12:40PM, wisewords wrote:Nov
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Qinwen on the WTA Finals portrait:
She loved it and thought Jasmine Paolini looked particularly good in the chair.
She also loved her Dior dress, but feels she could improve on her makeup because Chinese fans say “she looks like she’s 40 years old.”
The Chinese bullying their own.
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World No.5 Elena Rybakina has hired Goran Ivanisevic as her new coach for the 2025 Hologic WTA Tour season
