by ti-amie Tournament: Internationaux de Strasbourg
Location: Strasbourg, France
Level: WTA 500
Duration: May 18 - May 24, 2025
Total Financial Commitment: $1,064,510
Surface: Clay
1. Jessica Pegula (4)
2. Emma Navarro (9)
3. Paula Badosa (10)
4. Elena Rybakina (12)
5. Elina Svitolina (14)
6. Daria Kasatkina (15)
7. Barbora Krejcikova (16)
8. Ekaterina Alexandrova (20)
Liudmila Samsonova (21)
Beatriz Haddad Maia (22)
Clara Tauson (23)
Magdalena Frech (25)
Leylah Fernandez (26)
Anna Kalinskaya (28)
Yulia Putintseva (29)
Linda Noskova (30)
Sofia Kenin (31)
Magda Linette (32)
Olga Danilovic (33)
Danielle Collins (35)
Ashlyn Krueger (37)
Emma Raducanu (49)
NOTE: This is the best list I could find and it's not from an official site
by New England Nitemare That is a good field, considering it's a week before a major.
by ashkor87 Ever since Krejcikova....
by ashkor87 And I dint remember it being a 500..must have been upgraded..500 points are always worth playing for...
by ponchi101 Especially for players that most likely will not reach a late round at RG and will not earn a lot of point.
Could it be that some of them thought "Hey, week before a slam, nobody big is going to show up for this". And now, here you are.
by ti-amie Qualifying Draw – Singles
1 KESSLER, McCartney USA vs BURRAGE, Jodie GBR
BUCSA, Cristina ESP vs 5 ZARAZUA, Renata MEX
2 BOUZKOVA, Marie CZE vs MARIA, Tatjana GER
WC ILIEV, Sarah FRA vs 7 DOLEHIDE, Caroline USA
3 LYS, Eva GER vs PAQUET, Chloe FRA
STRAKHOVA, Valeriya UKR vs 8 PERA, Bernarda USA
4 BLINKOVA, Anna vs WC MALYGINA, Elena EST
JACQUEMOT, Elsa FRA vs 6 LAMENS, Suzan
by ti-amie Doubles Draw
1 DABROWSKI, Gabriela CAN/ROUTLIFFE, Erin NZL vs WANG, Xinyu CHN/ZHENG, Saisai CHN
KREJCIKOVA, Barbora CZE/NOSKOVA, Linda CZE vs 4 BUCSA, Cristina ESP/XU, Yifan CHN
3 KICHENOK, Lyudmyla UKR/KICHENOK, Nadiia UKR vs BOUZKOVA, Marie CZE/PANOVA, Alexandra
BABOS, Timea HUN/STEFANI, Luisa BRA vs WC GEORGES, Myrtille FRA MARIA, Tatjana GER
DOLEHIDE, Caroline USA/STOLLAR, Fanny HUN vs MIHALIKOVA, Tereza SVK/NICHOLLS, Olivia GBR
KESSLER, McCartney USA/ZARAZUA, Renata MEX vs 4 JIANG, Xinyu CHN/WU, Fang-Hsien TPE
KATO, Miyu JPN/SUTJIADI, Aldila INA vs GUO, Hanyu CHN/MELICHAR-MARTINEZ, Nicole USA
AOYAMA, Shuko JPN/CHAN, Hao-Ching TPE vs 2 KRAWCZYK, Desirae USA/PEREZ, Ellen
by ashkor87 Maybe Swiatek should play here ..she needs the confidence and the practice.
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ponchi101 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 1:56 am
Maybe Swiatek should play here ..she needs the confidence and the practice.
I actually agree. But as she never ceases to complain that they make the top players play too much...
by ti-amie Main Draw Singles
J. Pegula (1)(WC)/Bye
A. Kalinskaya vs Qualifier/LL
D. Collins vs S. Kenin
E. Raducanu (WC) vs D. Kasatkina (6)
P. Badosa (3)/Bye
A. Cornet (WC) vs Qualifier/LL
D. Parry (WC) vs L. Fernandez
L. Noskova vs L. Samsonova (8)
B. Krejcikova (7) vs M. Linette
Y. Putintseva vs R. Sramkova
X. Wang vs Qualifier/LL
Bye/E. Rybakina (4)
B. Haddad Maia (9) vs C. Tauson
Qualifier/LL vs A. Krueger
M. Frech vs Qualifier/LL
Bye/E. Navarro (2)
by ti-amie Day 1 Order of Play
Court Patrice Dominguez
Starts at 5:00 AM
Qualifying
USA M. Kessler (1) vs MEX R. Zarazua (5)
Upcoming
Round of 32
CZE L. Noskova vs RUS L. Samsonova (8)
Upcoming
Round of 32
CZE B. Krejcikova (7) vs POL M. Linette
Upcoming
Round of 32
FRA D. Parry vs CAN L. Fernandez
Court 1
Starts at 5:00 AM
Qualifying
CZE M. Bouzkova (2) vs USA C. Dolehide (7)
Upcoming
Qualifying
RUS A. Blinkova (4) vs FRA E. Jacquemot
Upcoming
Round of 32
KAZ Y. Putintseva vs SVK R. Sramkova
Upcoming
Round of 16
HUN Babos/BRA Stefani vs FRA Georges/GER Maria
Court 2
Starts at 5:00 AM
Qualifying
GER E. Lys (3) vs USA B. Pera (8)
Upcoming
Round of 16
CAN Dabrowski/NZL Routliffe (1) vs CHN Wang/CHN Zheng
by ti-amie Day 3 Order of Play
Court Patrice Dominguez
Starts at 5:00 AM
(WC) FRA A. Cornet vs (LL) CZE M. Bouzkova
Upcoming
BRA B. Haddad Maia (9) vs DEN C. Tauson
Upcoming
USA D. Collins vs USA S. Kenin
Upcoming
(WC) GBR E. Raducanu vs AUS D. Kasatkina (6)
Court 1
Starts at 5:00 AM
USA M. Kessler vs USA A. Krueger
Upcoming
CHN X. Wang vs GER E. Lys
Upcoming
RUS A. Kalinskaya vs USA C. Dolehide
Upcoming
POL M. Frech vs RUS A. Blinkova
Court 2
Starts at 5:00 AM
JPN Aoyama/TPE Chan vs USA Krawczyk/AUS Perez (2)
Upcoming
CZE Krejcikova/CZE Noskova vs ESP Bucsa/CHN Xu
Upcoming
UKR Kichenok/UKR Kichenok (3) vs CZE Bouzkova /RUS Panova
Upcoming
USA Kessler/MEX Zarazua vs CHN Jiang/TPE Wu (4)
by ti-amie Day 4 Order of Play
Court Patrice Dominguez
Starts at 5:00 AM
POL M. Linette vs SVK R. Sramkova
Upcoming
ESP P. Badosa (3) vs CZE M. Bouzkova
Upcoming
CHN X. Wang vs KAZ E. Rybakina (4)
Upcoming
FRA D. Parry vs RUS L. Samsonova (8)
Court 1
Starts at 5:00 AM
JPN Kato/INA Sutjiadi vs CHN Guo/USA Melichar-Martinez
Upcoming
USA Dolehide/HUN Stollar vs SVK Mihalikova/GBR Nicholls
Upcoming
CAN Dabrowski/NZL Routliffe (1) vs ESP Bucsa/CHN Xu
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Owendonovan ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri May 16, 2025 12:47 am
Ever since Krejcikova....
Do you think she ever contemplates how she jinxed the rest of her career with that comment? She should date Zverev.
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ashkor87 Owendonovan wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 1:15 am
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri May 16, 2025 12:47 am
Ever since Krejcikova....
Do you think she ever contemplates how she jinxed the rest of her career with that comment? She should date Zverev.
She did fine, won Wimbledon! Where is the jnx?!
by mick1303 What did Krejcikova say?
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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.
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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
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..
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.
by ashkor87 A double major champion is always worthy of respect..and I like her smooth, silky style...like Rybakina, fun to see.
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.
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)
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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!
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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).
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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.
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
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
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
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
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ashkor87 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed May 21, 2025 3:16 pm
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.
Samsonova beat Badosa today, who is considered a top player! (Though not by me)
by ponchi101 Who considers Badosa a top player? That is a result that is totally unsurprising.
Paula reached #2 after that IW during the pandemic. Way too long ago to consider her anything but what her ranking says.
by ti-amie Day 7 Order of Play
Court Patrice Dominguez
Starts at 6:00 AM
Semifinal
CHN Jiang/TPE Wu (4) vs CHN Guo/USA Melichar-Martinez
Upcoming
Semifinal
KAZ E. Rybakina (4) vs BRA B. Haddad Maia (9)
Upcoming
Semifinal
USA D. Collins vs RUS L. Samsonova (8)
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ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu May 22, 2025 6:05 pm
Who considers Badosa a top player? That is a result that is totally unsurprising.
Paula reached #2 after that IW during the pandemic. Way too long ago to consider her anything but what her ranking says.
I am glad you no longer consider her a champion.
She is #10 though,.so that is a good indicator of how good she is?!
I don't think so
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ponchi101 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri May 23, 2025 1:02 am
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu May 22, 2025 6:05 pm
Who considers Badosa a top player? That is a result that is totally unsurprising.
Paula reached #2 after that IW during the pandemic. Way too long ago to consider her anything but what her ranking says.
I am glad you no longer consider her a champion.
She is #10 though,.so that is a good indicator of how good she is?!
I don't think so
When did I consider her a champion? First, you are the one that uses that denomination. I consider players to be good or bad. On a scale.
When she reached #2 she looked like she was solidly improving. But remember, I was the one that kept track of her numerous retirements; she was as fragile physically as can be.
And we know your position on the rankings; you don't believe in them. And her #10 right now simply means she gets seeded 10. Nothing more. Does she have the tenth best odds at RG? I don't think so. But she has better chances than a lot of people, including at least one above her (I say she has a better chance than Navarro or Keys).
by ashkor87 Watched the third set BHM vs Rybakina.. I am now persuaded the problem with BHM is entirely in her head - after winning the second set 6-1 and breaking Rybakina to go up in the third set, she completely lost it.. smiling nervously at her team, popping doublefaults.. just gave it away.
She needs to believe in herself a bit more!
BTW I discovered that BHM is of Lebanese origin.. interesting competition for Jabeur
by ashkor87 Collins - Samsonova was a poor quality match, I think neither was able to handle the wind.. not that it was gusting too hard... but both were spewing errors..
anyway, Samsonova won. I will forebear to point out that Samsonova is a good player on clay.
by ashkor87 Re Badosa, I just dont see what she has in her game that is exceptional, and she doesnt move all that well.. defense is not great. I dont care what the rankings say. Pegula at 3, Navarro at 8, Badosa at 10, all over-rated.
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ponchi101 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri May 23, 2025 5:29 pm
Re Badosa, I just dont see what she has in her game that is exceptional, and she doesnt move all that well.. defense is not great. I dont care what the rankings say. Pegula at 3, Navarro at 8, Badosa at 10, all over-rated.
And as before, who would you then put at 3, 8 and 10?
I agree that Paolini at 3 is fine. But, in a sense, you also make too much of the rankings. Nobody is claiming, once again, that Badosa is the second coming of Seles. But they don't give the points for free.
She is fine. Nothing more.
by JTContinental Badosa was a much better player before her spine fracture, and I'm assuming that will plague her for the rest of her career.
by ti-amie Day 8 Order of Play
Court Patrice Dominguez
Starts at 5:30 AM
Final
HUN Babos/BRA Stefani vs CHN Guo/USA Melichar-Martinez
Upcoming
Final
RUS L. Samsonova (8) vs KAZ E. Rybakina (4)
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ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri May 23, 2025 7:58 pm
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri May 23, 2025 5:29 pm
Re Badosa, I just dont see what she has in her game that is exceptional, and she doesnt move all that well.. defense is not great. I dont care what the rankings say. Pegula at 3, Navarro at 8, Badosa at 10, all over-rated.
And as before, who would you then put at 3, 8 and 10?
I agree that Paolini at 3 is fine. But, in a sense, you also make too much of the rankings. Nobody is claiming, once again, that Badosa is the second coming of Seles. But they don't give the points for free.
She is fine. Nothing more.
Going into RG
!. saba, 2 Gauff 3 Paolini 4 Andreeva 5 ostapenko 6 anisimova 7 collins 8 zheng 9 svitolina 10 samsonova 11 Rybakina 12 swiatek
13 kostyuk 14 keys 15 Tauson 16 alexandrova
by ashkor87 Samsonova vs Rybakina will be 50-50.. Samsonova is actually playing better right now than Ryba..
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ashkor87 JTContinental wrote: ↑Fri May 23, 2025 11:05 pm
Badosa was a much better player before her spine fracture, and I'm assuming that will plague her for the rest of her career.
this disagreement between us goes back to Wimbledon 22.. not everyone will (or should) remember, and I am restraining myself from giving details
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