WTA 1000 Doha 2/11 - 2/17 2024

[ti-amie]

Wednesday Order of Play

Centre Court
Starts at 7:30 AM

CHN Q. ZHENG (5) vs CAN L. FERNANDEZ
Followed by
UKR L. TSURENKO vs JPN N. OSAKA
Followed by
POL I. SWIATEK (1) vs RUS E. ALEXANDROVA (14)
Followed by
BLR V. AZARENKA vs LAT J. OSTAPENKO (8)

Grandstand 1
Starts at 6:00 AM

CZE M. VONDROUSOVA (6) vs RUS A. PAVLYUCHENKOVA
Followed by
CZE K. PLISKOVA vs CZE L. NOSKOVA
Followed by
USA E. NAVARRO (16) vs KAZ E. RYBAKINA (3)
Followed by
SVK T. MIHALIKOVA/CZE L. NOSKOVA vs CZE M. BOUZKOVA/CZE M. VONDROUSOVA

Grandstand 2
Starts at 7:00 AM

USA D. COLLINS vs CZE K. SINIAKOVA
Followed by
USA S. KENIN/NED A. RUS vs UKR A. KALININA/CHN Y. XU
Followed by
RUS A. POTAPOVA/RUS V. ZVONAREVA vs NED D. SCHUURS/BRA L. STEFANI (5)
Followed by
NOR U. EIKERI/CHN H. GUO vs JPN E. HOZUMI/JPN M. NINOMIYA

[ashkor87]

Gauff was 5-1 against Siniakova, so that loss was a surprise.

Siniakova rattled off 6 games in a row in the second set when Gauff was up 4-0. Seems like Gauff lost focus or something. This was Gauff's first match since the Australian. I wonder if her confidence is down or she just wasn't ready to compete this week but didn't' want to withdraw because o the appearance fee.

I was sort of expecting this, as I noted above..slow court, in-form opponent, lack of match practice..lethal combination for Coco. I read she made 30 ufe on her forehand...

[ti-amie]

Gauff was 5-1 against Siniakova, so that loss was a surprise.

Siniakova rattled off 6 games in a row in the second set when Gauff was up 4-0. Seems like Gauff lost focus or something. This was Gauff's first match since the Australian. I wonder if her confidence is down or she just wasn't ready to compete this week but didn't' want to withdraw because o the appearance fee.

I was sort of expecting this, as I noted above..slow court, in-form opponent, lack of match practice..lethal combination for Coco. I read she made 30 ufe on her forehand...

UGH

[ashkor87]

Osta versus Vika - Vika always beats Ostapenko, probabl because there is no more devastating punisher of weak second serves than Vika.. but AI says Osta is favorite.. which I cannot agree with - Vika is likely to beat her again, unless, by some miracle, Ostapenko gets nearly all her first serves in..

[martini4me]

Zheng-Fernandez is a great match.

At 3-3 in the first set, Fernandez went up 40-0, then lost five straight points to get broken. Then from 3-5 down, she won four straight games to win the set.

Lots of highlight reel points.

[ashkor87]

Way to go, Laylah! Beating QZ is a feat...

[ashkor87]

Well, Rybakina ryggled out of that one..let us see how long she lasts before she runs out of fuel!!

[ti-amie]

[ti-amie]

[New England Nitemare]

Osta versus Vika - Vika always beats Ostapenko, probabl because there is no more devastating punisher of weak second serves than Vika.. but AI says Osta is favorite.. which I cannot agree with - Vika is likely to beat her again, unless, by some miracle, Ostapenko gets nearly all her first serves in..

Vika made it look easy breezy over Osta, I know she was 4-0 against her going in, but to lose only three games, wow!! Vika definitely has her number!!!

[ti-amie]

Wednesday Order of Play

Centre Court
Starts at 7:30 AM

RUS A. PAVLYUCHENKOVA vs USA D. COLLINS
Followed by
CAN L. FERNANDEZ vs KAZ E. RYBAKINA (3)
Followed by
POL I. SWIATEK (1) vs BLR V. AZARENKA
Followed by
JPN N. OSAKA vs CZE K. PLISKOVA

Grandstand 1
Starts at 7:30 AM

ESP C. BUCSA/ROU M. NICULESCU vs USA C. DOLEHIDE/USA D. KRAWCZYK
Followed by
TPE S. HSIEH/BEL E. MERTENS (1) vs NED D. SCHUURS/BRA L. STEFANI (5)

Grandstand 2
Starts at 8:30 AM

CZE M. BOUZKOVA/CZE M. VONDROUSOVA vs NOR U. EIKERI/CHN H. GUO
Followed by
UKR A. KALININA/CHN Y. XU vs RUS E. ALEXANDROVA/RUS I. KHROMACHEVA

[ashkor87]

It is reported Ostapenko had 49 ufes..that is 2 sets right there! Evidently Vika stands up to power well ..she has stood up to Serena and Venus at their height. but I don't expect her to get past Swiatek.

[ti-amie]

I saw a bit of Iga vs Alexandrova and Iga was playing like she's angry about something.

[ashkor87]

Rybakina Leylah next ..a fascinating first-time match-up...

[ashkor87]

I saw a bit of Iga vs Alexandrova and Iga was playing like she's angry about something.

She is always in a hurry..maybe that is all it is..?