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Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 9:23 am
by mick1303
What did Krejcikova say?
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 1:08 pm
by Owendonovan
mick1303 wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 9:23 am
What did Krejcikova say?
Like Zverev she was claiming to be part of the "Top 3 or 4" who were a cut above everyone else on tour. Then got humbled by losing a bunch of matches and ranking points.
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 1:17 pm
by ashkor87
Owendonovan wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 1:08 pm
mick1303 wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 9:23 am
What did Krejcikova say?
Like Zverev she was claiming to be part of the "Top 3 or 4" who were a cut above everyone else on tour. Then got humbled by losing a bunch of matches and ranking points.
But didn't she back that up by winning Wimbledon?! That was after her comment .which was made on the ME swing, i think
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 5:02 pm
by ashkor87
How many women have won more than 1 major titles in the past 5 years? 4, and Krejcikova is one of them...ahe really does deserve to be rated higher than many others..certainly higher than the non-major champions everyone is so high on..
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Tue May 20, 2025 8:57 pm
by ponchi101
But Krejicikova is a bit of a mystery. That she fluctuates is a given, but look at how wild she is.
Since 2018, her record at RG is: R128, NP, R16, W, R128, R128, R128. At W: NP, NP, NP, R16, R32, R64, W (she was sort of regressing and then, pow!). She has lost ten times at R128 or R64 during that span at slams.
So I really don't know how to rate her. She is currently at #15; but looking at her results at RG, I say her chances of another R128 are pretty good.
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 1:42 am
by ashkor87
A double major champion is always worthy of respect..and I like her smooth, silky style...like Rybakina, fun to see.
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 2:01 am
by ashkor87
Following Samsonova carefully..she is one of the best slow court players, expected her to do well at Madrid, Rome etc, she didn't. Hope she gets back on track here.
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 2:18 am
by ti-amie
Day 5 Order of Play
Court Patrice Dominguez
Starts at 5:00 AM
BRA B. Haddad Maia (9) vs USA A. Krueger
Upcoming
RUS A. Blinkova vs USA E. Navarro (2)
Upcoming
USA D. Collins vs GBR E. Raducanu
Upcoming
USA J. Pegula (1) vs RUS A. Kalinskaya
Court 1
Starts at 5:00 AM
CHN Guo /USA Melichar-Martinez vs JPN Aoyama/TPE Chan
Upcoming
USA Dolehide/HUN Stollar vs CHN Jiang/TPE Wu (4)
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 1:56 pm
by ptmcmahon
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 8:57 pm
But Krejicikova is a bit of a mystery. That she fluctuates is a given, but look at how wild she is.
Since 2018, her record at RG is: R128, NP, R16, W, R128, R128, R128. At W: NP, NP, NP, R16, R32, R64, W (she was sort of regressing and then, pow!). She has lost ten times at R128 or R64 during that span at slams.
So I really don't know how to rate her. She is currently at #15; but looking at her results at RG, I say her chances of another R128 are pretty good.
Yeah, her chances of R128 are possibly about the same as W!
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 2:50 pm
by ponchi101
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 2:01 am
Following Samsonova carefully..she is one of the best slow court players, expected her to do well at Madrid, Rome etc, she didn't. Hope she gets back on track here.
Career win/loss record on clay is 122-80 (according to Copilot). She is 5-5 this year, and her best run at RG was a R32 two years ago.
Maybe to be used in R1 for the SP. Maybe. She just lost to Baptiste at Rome (#90) and Staradutseva (I am certainly spelling that wrong) in Madrid (#99).
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 3:16 pm
by ashkor87
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 2:50 pm
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 2:01 am
Following Samsonova carefully..she is one of the best slow court players, expected her to do well at Madrid, Rome etc, she didn't. Hope she gets back on track here.
Career win/loss record on clay is 122-80 (according to Copilot). She is 5-5 this year, and her best run at RG was a R32 two years ago.
Maybe to be used in R1 for the SP. Maybe. She just lost to Baptiste at Rome (#90) and Staradutseva (I am certainly spelling that wrong) in Madrid (#99).
yes, she has definitely underperformed at RG.. she actually does better on slow hard courts.. bu I am hoping for better from her at this year's RG.
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 6:51 pm
by JTContinental
Samsonova is another mindless ball basher--when she's on she's formidable, but when she's off the UFEs fly off her racket
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Wed May 21, 2025 11:28 pm
by ti-amie
Day 6 Order of Play
Court Patrice Dominguez
Starts at 5:00 AM
POL M. Linette vs KAZ E. Rybakina (4)
Upcoming
BRA B. Haddad Maia (9) vs USA E. Navarro (2)
Upcoming
ESP P. Badosa (3) vs RUS L. Samsonova (8)
Upcoming
RUS A. Kalinskaya vs USA D. Collins
Court 1
Starts at 6:00 AM
Semifinal
CAN Dabrowski/NZL Routliffe (1) vs HUN Babos/BRA Stefani
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 4:58 am
by ashkor87
watched a bit of Pegula-Kalinskaya - both are really so .inspid.. no depth, no pace, no nothing. Neither clearing even the service line most of the time.. clearly, clay is not for them
Re: WTA 500 Strasbourg 5/18 - 5/24 2025
Posted: Thu May 22, 2025 12:07 pm
by ashkor87
Rybakina - Linette - Rybakina just doesnt put away her volleys.. come to the net but loses the point as often as not because she doesnt kill the ball..nice to see Radwanska in Linette's box - long time since I have seen her, always loved her, especially on grass... saw here here in person, in Pune, a few years back, very charming personality