Talk About Tennis 2.0

pleased with the other 2 results as well - Alexandrova and Noskova both won.

Navarro should have known better than to play here...didn't anybody tell her the court is slow..doesn't suit her game..she doesn't have the power..Alycia does..for once, somebody is advising her correctly. Does she even have a coach yet?

Thursday Order of Play

Estadio
Starts at 5:00 PM

RUS D. Shnaider (3) vs BEL E. Mertens (5)
Not before 7:00 PM
USA A. Parks vs SVK R. Sramkova
Not before 9:00 PM
CZE L. Noskova (6) vs RUS E. Alexandrova (2)
Followed by
CRO A. Ruzic vs CZE M. Bouzkova

Grandstand
Starts at 5:00 PM

CHN Guo/RUS Panova (3) vs BEL Kempen/CZE Siskova
Not before 7:00 PM
ESP Bucsa/USA Melichar-Martinez (4) vs FRA Jeanjean/RUS Koryzeva
Followed by
CAN Dabrowski/NZL Routliffe (1) vs CZE Noskova/SVK Sramkova

Parks in semis now, beat Sramkova 2 and 5...Shnaider next...

I dont expect AP to beat Shnaider..who is a very powerful player too .on a slow court,very few can hope to.

I rooted for Paolini for a couple of years.

I watch An Li matches.

I'm starting to pay attention to Ito Aoi.

Root for who you want.

Friday Order of Play

Estadio
Starts at 7:00 PM

USA A. Parks vs RUS D. Shnaider (3)
Not before 9:30 PM
CZE M. Bouzkova vs RUS E. Alexandrova (2)
Followed by
CZE Noskova/SVK Šramková vs CHN Guo/RUS Panova (3)

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 2:37 am I dont expect AP to beat Shnaider..who is a very powerful player too .on a slow court,very few can hope to.

yes, as expected, but I watched a bit of the match on Youtube - impressed with the fact that AP is finally learning to construct points, not just hit out. Am pleased, she is progressing.

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 21, 2025 7:04 am Navarro should have known better than to play here...didn't anybody tell her the court is slow..doesn't suit her game..she doesn't have the power..Alycia does..for once, somebody is advising her correctly. Does she even have a coach yet?

So, players should now only play in tournaments where the conditions suit them? And, who says Navarro believes that she could not win here?
I mean, love the girl, but she is spinning and she needed to get some points because once the USO is over, she is going to lose a lot of points from her result last year. She needed some time on court after a bad showing in Canada and Cincy (I don't remember if she played Montreal).
She got some practice. I hope she will do well at the USO, but I doubt it.

Losing to Alycia Parks will only shake her confidence...

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 23, 2025 12:01 pm Losing to Alycia Parks will only shake her confidence...

She didn't know that going in.

Saturday Order of Play

Estadio

Semifinals
CZE M. Bouzkova (RET )vs RUS E. Alexandrova (2)
3 0
.
6 0
.
Finished: 0:52

Final (Doubles)
CHN Guo/RUS Panova (3) vs ESP Bucsa/USA Melichar-Martinez (4)
Not before: 16:00 (Venue) 18:00 (Your time)

Final(Singles)
Upcoming
RUS D. Shnaider (3) vs RUS E. Alexandrova (2)
Not before: 18:30 (Venue) 20:30 (Your time)

Shnaider is now 5-0 in WTA finals, it seems.. amazing! She will go out early at the USO, of course, as all Monterrey champions do..