by ti-amie Tournament: Upper Austria Ladies Linz
Location: Linz, Austria
Dates: January 29 - February 4, 2024
Level: WTA 500
Total Financial Commitment: $922,573
Surface: Hard (Indoor)
Linz, Austria WTA 500
Date: 1/29/2024 Original Cut Off: 56 Ranking Date: 1/1/2024
Draw Size: 28 Direct Acceptances: 17 Wild Cards: 4? Qualifiers: 6? Special Exempts: 1?
Main Draw Singles
7 Vondrousova, Marketa (CZE)
21 Alexandrova, Ekaterina (RUS)
24 Vekic, Donna (CRO)
25 Svitolina, Elina (UKR)
27 Kalinina, Anhelina (UKR)
28 Potapova, Anastasia (RUS)
29 Paolini, Jasmine (ITA)
30 Mertens, Elise (BEL)
41 Martic, Petra (CRO)
42 Gracheva, Varvara (RUS)
46 Trevisan, Martina (ITA)
47 Cocciaretto, Elisabetta (ITA)
48 Blinkova, Anna (RUS)
50 Siniakova, Katerina (CZE)
52 Bronzetti, Lucia (ITA)
55 Giorgi, Camila (ITA)
56 Burel, Clara (FRA)
by ti-amie Qualifying Draw
BEL G. Minnen (1) vs GER A. Friedsam
COL E. Arango vs GBR J. Burrage (9)
POL M. Frech (2) vs GER E. Seidel
HUN A. Bondar vs ITA S. Errani (8)
GER T. Korpatsch (3) vs SRB O. Danilovic
AUT A. Koller vs RUS E. Andreeva (12)
USA A. Parks (4) vs ITA L. Stefanini
SUI J. Teichmann vs ESP M. Bassols Ribera (10)
ROU J. Cristian (5) vs USA C. McNally
AUT T. Kostic vs DEN C. Tauson (7)
ESP R. Masarova (6) vs ESP N. Parrizas Diaz
GER J. Niemeier vs GBR H. Dart (11)
by ti-amie Main Draw Singles
WC 1 OSTAPENKO, Jelena LAT/Bye
Q/LL Qualifier/LL vs GIORGI, Camila ITA
Q/LL Qualifier/LL vs PODOROSKA, Nadia ARG
Q/LL Qualifier/LL vs 7 GRACHEVA, Varvara FRA
4 MERTENS, Elise BEL/Bye
WC KERBER, Angelique GER vs BRONZETTI, Lucia ITA
TREVISAN, Martina ITA vs PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia
BOULTER, Katie GBR vs 6 PAOLINI, Jasmine ITA
8 MARTIC, Petra CRO vs SINIAKOVA, Katerina CZE
BUREL, Clara FRA vs WC KRAUS, Sinja AUT
WC YASTREMSKA, Dayana UKR vs Q/LL Qualifier/LL
Bye/3 VEKIC, Donna CRO
5 POTAPOVA, Anastasia vs Q/LL Qualifier/LL
Q/LL Qualifier/LL vs COCCIARETTO, Elisabetta ITA
BLINKOVA, Anna vs Q/LL Qualifier/LL
Bye/2 ALEXANDROVA, Ekaterina
by ashkor87 Alexandrova looks the pick of the field here.. worth seeing if she is back after a relatively poor AO.. she did beat Rybakina at Adelaide so she cant be playing tooo poorly..?
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meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 12:54 am
Alexandrova looks the pick of the field here.. worth seeing if she is back after a relatively poor AO.. she did beat Rybakina at Adelaide so she cant be playing tooo poorly..?
It wasn't a bad loss in Australia, either. Third-set TB vs Siegemund, who was coming off the United Cup high, playing well and full of confidence.
by ti-amie I watched the entire Kerber vs Bronzetti match. Bronzetti zoomed through the first set taking it 6-1 in 28m. The second set was a bit closer. Bronzetti won it 6-3.
Kerber seemed to be having trouble controlling her shots. They sailed long more often than landing in court.
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ponchi101 ti-amie wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:08 pm
I watched the entire Kerber vs Bronzetti match. Bronzetti zoomed through the first set taking it 6-1 in 28m. The second set was a bit closer. Bronzetti won it 6-3.
Kerber seemed to be having trouble controlling her shots. They sailed long more often than landing in court.
When you have such flat strokes...
by ti-amie Day 8 Order of Play
Center Court
Starts at 7:00 AM
Semifinal
CRO D. VEKIC (3) vs RUS E. ALEXANDROVA (2)
UPCOMING
Semifinal
LAT J. OSTAPENKO (1) vs RUS A. PAVLYUCHENKOVA
UPCOMING
Semifinal
USA N. MELICHAR-MARTINEZ/AUS E. PEREZ (1) vs ITA E. COCCIARETTO/ITA M. TREVISAN
by ashkor87 Great lineup...the best 4 players have reached the semis, as they should...
by ashkor87 AI says Vekic has 15% chance against Alexandrova's 85%.. ridiculous! It is almost even, in my opinon..
by ti-amie Day 8 Order of Play
Center Court
Starts at 8:00 AM
Final
LAT J. OSTAPENKO (1) vs RUS E. ALEXANDROVA (2)
Followed by
Final
USA N. MELICHAR-MARTINEZ/AUS E. PEREZ (1) vs ITA S. ERRANI/ITA J. PAOLINI
by ashkor87 Ooh! Juicy final there..no idea who will win ..but should be worth watching, if only YouTube after.
by ashkor87 Though ostapenko is a higher class player, borderline Tier 1, Alexandrova is top Tier 2...but their head to head is pretty even...
by ponchi101 So, if Ostapenko is bordering Tier 1, and Alexandrova is a top Tier 2, by that reasoning... they are about the same, no?
by Suliso Alexandrova is 29 years old and her highest ranking is #16. I don't think we can argue her and Ostapenko are the same. On any given day (albeit not today) they might be, but certainly not career wise.
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ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:56 am
So, if Ostapenko is bordering Tier 1, and Alexandrova is a top Tier 2, by that reasoning... they are about the same, no?
Yes, but I would still expect the tier 1 to win..which she did
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by ti-amie Interesting coin toss...
by ashkor87 Ostapenko seemed to totally overwhelm Alexandrova with her power, moved hr from side to side and left her frustrated. Very impressive! Ostapenko is on a roll... even her second serve wasnt attackable..
by ponchi101 The people that designed the Doubles trophies really gave it a lot of effort and thought, right?
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ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:08 pm
The people that designed the Doubles trophies really gave it a lot of effort and thought, right?
He he
by ti-amie I really wasn't sure if the doubles trophy was legit, especially after seeing Aljona's trophy.
