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Bencic just double-bageled Kudermetova! What was that?!

saw the highlights.. V had many errors but mostly due to sluggish footwork - Bencic's metronomic hitting with pace and depth works well on this medium-paced court, I guess.. let us see how far she can go.. an inspiration, certainly, to all mothers making a come-back

Bencic has won both Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the past. Beat Kvitova in the former. Next is the repeat of Olympics final.

Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2025 10:56 am Bencic has won both Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the past. Beat Kvitova in the former. Next is the repeat of Olympics final.

Oh I absolutely love Bencic...her ability to change direction is so much like Hingis...the year she won the Olympic gold, I had predicted she would win it, after the big players like Osaka lost early..i remember getting flak for it on this forum.

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 4:43 pm Hoping for Noskova to do well,I always have high hopes of her..

she beat Badosa easily! happy to see..

Badosa is a mystery. Does well for two weeks, out easily the next, on a court that should be fair for her.

Thursday Order of Play

Stadium Court
Starts at 4:00 AM

CZE M. Vondrousova vs SUI B. Bencic
Followed By
CAN L. Fernandez (8) vs USA A. Krueger
Followed By
KAZ E. Rybakina (1) vs TUN O. Jabeur
Followed By
POL M. Linette vs CZE L. Noskova

ADCB Court 1
Starts at 4:00 AM

BRA L. Stefani/GBR H. Watson vs FRA K. Mladenovic/CHN S. Zhang (4)
Followed By
LAT J. Ostapenko/AUS E. Perez (1) vs HUN T. Babos/USA N. Melichar-Martinez
Followed By
NOR U. Eikeri/JPN M. Ninomiya vs CZE L. Samson/CZE M. Vondrousova

3 out of the top 4 seeds out today, and Rybakina barely scraped by

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2025 4:36 pm Badosa is a mystery. Does well for two weeks, out easily the next, on a court that should be fair for her.

I don't agree..she is just not that good, was blasted by a better player

How far has Noskova gone in the last two hard court slams?
Sure, she holds some promise. But this is not the second coming of Mandlikova. Should not have been that easy for her.

Noskova is not a better player than Badosa

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 5:23 pm How far has Noskova gone in the last two hard court slams?
Sure, she holds some promise. But this is not the second coming of Mandlikova. Should not have been that easy for her.

Wait and see. She is still very young.

Friday Order of Play

Stadium Court
Starts at 6:00 AM

LAT J. Ostapenko/AUS E. Perez (1) vs CZE L. Samson/CZE M. Vondrousova
Followed By
USA A. Krueger vs CZE L. Noskova
Followed By
KAZ E. Rybakina (1) vs SUI B. Bencic

ADCB Court 1
Starts at 6:00 AM

FRA K. Mladenovic/CHN S. Zhang (4) vs AUS O. Gadecki/GBR O. Nicholls

JTContinental wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 7:26 pm Noskova is not a better player than Badosa

Why not?

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 5:23 pm How far has Noskova gone in the last two hard court slams?
Sure, she holds some promise. But this is not the second coming of Mandlikova. Should not have been that easy for her.

If we wait for that, even Tignor will rave about her..in What way would I be better?