by ti-amie Tournament: BNP Paribas Open
Location: Indian Wells, CA USA
Dates: March 6 - March 17, 2024
Level: WTA 1000
Total Financial Commitment: $9,258,080
Surface: Hard (Outdoor)
Seed Player Entry Ranking
1 Iga Swiatek 1
2 Aryna Sabalenka 2
3 Coco Gauff 3
4 Elena Rybakina 4
5 Jessica Pegula 5
6 Ons Jabeur 6
7 Qinwen Zheng 7
8 Marketa Vondrousova 8
9 Maria Sakkari 9
10 Karolina Muchova 10
11 Jelena Ostapenko 11
12 Barbora Krejcikova 12
13 Beatriz Haddad Maia 13
14 Daria Kasatkina 14
15 Liudmila Samsonova 15
16 Veronika Kudermetova 16
17 Madison Keys 17
18 Ekaterina Alexandrova 18
19 Elina Svitolina 19
20 Caroline Garcia 20
21 Emma Navarro 21
22 Elise Mertens 22
23 Jasmine Paolini 23
24 Sorana Cirstea 24
25 Anastasia Potapova 25
26 Donna Vekic 26
27 Dayana Yastremska 27
28 Marta Kostyuk 28
29 Linda Noskova 29
30 Anhelina Kalinina 30
31 Victoria Azarenka 31
32 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 32
Mirra Andreeva 33
Marie Bouzkova 34
Lesia Tsurenko 35
Leylah Fernandez 36
Sloane Stephens 37
Anna Kalinskaya 38
Xinyu Wang 39
Katerina Siniakova 40
Caroline Dolehide 41
Clara Burel 42
Arantxa Rus 43
Varvara Gracheva 44
Sofia Kenin 45
Katie Boulter 46
Tatjana Maria 47
Petra Martic 48
Anna Blinkova 49
Magdalena Frech 50
Lucia Bronzetti 51
Sara Sorribes Tormo 52
Magda Linette 53
Elisabetta Cocciaretto 54
Lin Zhu 55
Martina Trevisan 56
Diane Parry 57
Xiyu Wang 58
Elina Avanesyan 59
Mayar Sherif 60
Peyton Stearns 61
Viktoriya Tomova 62
Ana Bogdan 63
Camila Giorgi 64
Yue Yuan 65
Yafan Wang 66
Yulia Putintseva 67
Viktorija Golubic 68
Danielle Collins 69
Paula Badosa (SR)
Naomi Osaka (SR)
Shuai Zhang (SR)
Daria Saville (SR)
Amanda Anisimova (SR)
Anastasija Sevastova (SR)
by ti-amie Tournament: BNP PARIBAS OPEN
Location: Indian Wells,California USA
Dates: March 6 – March 17, 2024
Surface: Hard
Prize: $8,995,555
Total Financial Commitment: $11,918,990
Entries
Seed* Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking
1 Novak Djokovic 1 1
2 Carlos Alcaraz 2 2
3 Daniil Medvedev 3 3
4 Jannik Sinner 4 4
5 Andrey Rublev 5 5
6 Alexander Zverev 6 6
7 Holger Rune 7 7
8 Hubert Hurkacz 8 8
9 Taylor Fritz 9 9
10 Stefanos Tsitsipas 10 10
11 Alex de Minaur 11 11
12 Casper Ruud 12 12
13 Grigor Dimitrov 13 13
14 Frances Tiafoe 14 14
15 Tommy Paul 15 15
16 Ben Shelton 16 16
17 Adrian Mannarino 17 17
18 Karen Khachanov 18 18
19 Cameron Norrie 19 19
20 Nicolas Jarry 20 20
21 Ugo Humbert 21 21
22 Francisco Cerundolo 22 22
23 Alexander Bublik 23 23
24 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 24 24
25 Jan-Lennard Struff 25 25
26 Sebastian Baez 26 26
27 Lorenzo Musetti 27 27
28 Felix Auger-Aliassime 28 28
29 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 29 29
30 Tallon Griekspoor 30 30
31 Borna Coric 31 31
32 Jiri Lehecka 32 32
Christopher Eubanks 33 33
Sebastian Korda 34 34
Laslo Djere 35 35
Arthur Fils 36 36
Aslan Karatsev 37 37
Sebastian Ofner 38 38
Roman Safiullin 39 39
Miomir Kecmanovic 40 40
Matteo Arnaldi 41 41
Daniel Evans 42 42
Max Purcell 43 43
Jordan Thompson 44 44
Alexei Popyrin 45 45
Lorenzo Sonego 46 46
Nuno Borges 47 47
Mackenzie McDonald 48 48
Andy Murray 49 49
Zhizhen Zhang 50 50
Jack Draper 51 51
Daniel Altmaier 52 52
Dusan Lajovic 53 53
Alejandro Tabilo 54 54
Emil Ruusuvuori 55 55
Alexander Shevchenko 56 56
Stan Wawrinka 57 57
Fabian Marozsan 58 58
Yannick Hanfmann 59 59
Dominik Koepfer 60 60
Pavel Kotov 61 61
Taro Daniel 62 62
Botic van de Zandschulp 63 63
Christopher O'Connell 64 64
Roberto Carballes Baena 65 65
Tomas Machac 66 66
Marcos Giron 67 67
Luca Van Assche 68 68
Aleksandar Vukic 69 69
Gael Monfils 70 70
Flavio Cobolli 71 71
Alexandre Muller 72 72
Pedro Cachin 73 73
Jaume Munar 74 74
Alex Michelsen 75 75
J.J. Wolf 76 76
Denis Shapovalov 127 27 (PR)
Milos Raonic 309 33 (PR)
Rafael Nadal 647 9 (PR)
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Alternates
Name Current Ranking Entry Ranking
1 Thanasi Kokkinakis 77 77
2 Daniel Elahi Galan 78 78
3 Bernabe Zapata Miralles 79 79
4 Arthur Cazaux 80 80
5 Soonwoo Kwon 699 80 (PR)
6 Thiago Seyboth Wild 81 81
7 Marton Fucsovics 82 82
8 Yoshihito Nishioka 83 83
9 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 84 84
10 Juan Pablo Varillas 85 85
11 Hugo Gaston 86 86
12 Cristian Garin 87 87
13 Rinky Hijikata 88 88
14 Jurij Rodionov 89 89
15 Dominic Thiem 90 90
16 Brandon Nakashima 91 91
17 Borna Gojo 92 92
18 Federico Coria 93 93
19 Arthur Rinderknech 94 94
20 Facundo Diaz Acosta 95 95
by JTContinental Venus and Caro have both received wild cards
by ashkor87 very strong fields, as usual... of course, the sloooow court won't suit everyone.. Sinner, Medvedev, Coco, Pegula etc. will find it tough.. it is the slowest hard court on the tour.. presumably engineered by Ellison to help his buddy Nadal.
by ti-amie The 2024 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells will kick off with the qualifying stages on Sunday 3 March with the main draw action commencing on Wednesday 6 March. The tournament will come to a close on Sunday 17 March when both the men's and women's singles finals will take place.
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ti-amie Emma Raducanu, Paula Badosa Headline Full List of 2024 Wild Cards
March 1, 2024
INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 1, 2024 – 2021 US Open Champion Emma Raducanu headlines the list of players awarded main draw wild cards into the 2024 BNP Paribas Open, a combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event to be held March 3-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
The 22-year old Raducanu heads to Tennis Paradise looking to jumpstart her 2024 season after a career-best showing in Indian Wells last March, reaching the Round of 16. Joining her will be former World No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam finalist Karolina Pliskova, along with 2021 BNP Paribas Open Champion Paula Badosa. Twenty-two-year-old American Amanda Anisimova, who reached the fourth round in Melbourne earlier this year in her return to Tour after seven months away from the game, was also awarded entry into the main draw, along with Americans Ashlyn Krueger and McCartney Kessler.
Former World No. 1 and seven-time Grand Slam Singles Champion Venus Williams was previously received a main draw wild card, as was Caroline Wozniacki, the 2018 Australian Open and 2011 BNP Paribas Open Champion. Both players will be returning to the desert for the first time since 2019.
Twenty-two-year-old Brandon Nakashima, who won both his inaugural title at his hometown San Diego Open and the Next Gen ATP Finals crown in 2022, was awarded a main draw wild card, alongside former World No. 9 Fabio Fognini, who is a nine-time ATP Tour Singles Champion. 2024 Qatar Open finalist Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic, three-time ATP Challenger Tour winner Patrick Kypson and former University of Illinois All-American Aleksander Kovacevic are also on the list of ATP main draw wild card recipients.
Wild cards into the BNP Paribas Open men’s qualifying draw were awarded to former World No. 10 and five-time ATP Tour champion Lucas Pouille; Southern California native and former University of Southern California Trojan Steve Johnson; 22-year-old Stefan Dostanic, the winner of the 2023 USTA Southern California “Race to Indian Wells;” 2023 NCAA Men’s Singles Champion Ethan Quinn; and 17-year-old Cooper Woestendick, the winner of last year’s inaugural FILA International Junior Championships in Indian Wells and the 2024 Australian Open Boys’ Doubles Champion.
An all-American roster of BNP Paribas Open women’s qualifying wild cards includes 2022 Wimbledon Girls’ Singles champion Liv Hovde; 2021 US Open Girls’ Singles and Doubles Champion Robin Montgomery; 2024 Australian Open Girls’ Doubles Champion Iva Jovic; former University of California All-American and 2023 USTA Southern California “Race to Indian Wells” winner Haley Giavara; three-time Junior Grand Slam Champion Clervie Ngounoue; and New York native Christasha McNeil, a member of BNP Paribas’s Mac 1 Team.
The 2024 BNP Paribas Open begins on Sunday, March 3 with WTA qualifying play. Main draw play will commence on Wednesday, March 6 and the tournament will conclude on Sunday, March 17 with the men’s and women’s singles finals.
https://bnpparibasopen.com/news/emma-ra ... wild-cards
by ti-amie WTA Qualifying Draw
ROU J. Cristian (1) vs AUS S. Hunter
USA R. Montgomery vs ESP M. Bassols Ribera (24)
USA B. Pera (2) vs USA C. McNeil
BRA L. Pigossi vs COL C. Osorio (16)
JPN N. Hibino (3) vs ARG J. Riera
TPE S. Hsieh vs RUS K. Rakhimova (13)
USA T. Townsend (4) vs USA I. Jovic
USA C. Ngounoue vs FRA A. Cornet (22)
ARG N. Podoroska (5) vs AUS O. Gadecki
ESP N. Parrizas Diaz vs ARG M. Carle (19)
BEL Y. Wickmayer (6) vs SVK R. Sramkova
FRA J. Ponchet vs MEX R. Zarazua (20)
GER L. Siegemund (7) vs JPN M. Hontama
USA C. Liu vs RUS M. Timofeeva (21)
USA K. Day (8) vs USA A. Parks
COL E. Arango vs RUS E. Andreeva (14)
ITA S. Errani (9) vs SRB A. Krunic
HUN D. Galfi vs AUS A. Rodionova (17)
GBR H. Dart (10) vs LAT D. Semenistaja
USA L. Hovde vs BLR A. Sasnovich (18)
DEN C. Tauson (11) vs USA H. Giavara
CZE S. Bejlek vs USA H. Baptiste (23)
USA E. Bektas (12) vs CZE L. Fruhvirtova
GBR H. Watson vs ESP R. Masarova (15)
by ti-amie Qualifying Day 1 OoP
Stadium 4
Starts at 1:00 PM
USA C. LIU vs RUS M. TIMOFEEVA (21)
Followed by
GBR H. WATSON vs ESP R. MASAROVA (15)
Followed by
USA K. DAY (8) vs USA A. PARKS
Followed by
USA R. MONTGOMERY vs ESP M. BASSOLS RIBERA (24)
Stadium 5
Starts at 1:00 PM
DEN C. TAUSON (11) vs USA H. GIAVARA
Followed by
USA E. BEKTAS (12) vs CZE L. FRUHVIRTOVA
Followed by
USA L. HOVDE vs BLR A. SASNOVICH (18)
Followed by
USA B. PERA (2) vs USA C. MCNEIL
Stadium 6
Starts at 1:00 PM
JPN N. HIBINO (3) vs ARG J. RIERA
Followed by
GER L. SIEGEMUND (7) vs JPN M. HONTAMA
Followed by
BEL Y. WICKMAYER (6) vs SVK R. SRAMKOVA
Followed by
FRA J. PONCHET vs MEX R. ZARAZUA (20)
Stadium 7
Starts at 1:00 PM
TPE S. HSIEH vs RUS K. RAKHIMOVA (13)
Followed by
ITA S. ERRANI (9) vs SRB A. KRUNIC
Followed by
HUN D. GALFI vs AUS A. RODIONOVA (17)
Followed by
ESP N. PARRIZAS DIAZ vs ARG M. CARLE (19)
by ti-amie WTA
What is the prize money and ranking points on offer?
The total financial commitment at Indian Wells is $9,258,080.
Champion: $1,100,000/1,000 points
Finalist: $585,000/650 points
Semifinalist: $325,000/390 points
Quarterfinalist: $185,000/215 points
Fourth Round: $101,000/120 points
Third Round: $59,100/65 points
Second Round: $42,000/35 points
First Round: $30,050/10 points
by ashkor87 no draws yet!
by ti-amie Qualifying Draw - ATP
T. Seyboth Wild (1) vs A. Walton
M. Polmans vs L. Broady (20)
R. Hijikata (2) vs L. Pouille (WC)
B. Zhukayev vs H. Mayot (22)
Y. Nishioka (3) vs J. Shang
F. Bagnis vs M. Mmoh (18)
H. Gaston (4) vs D. Kudla
S. Johnson (WC) vs E. Nava (24)
A. Cazaux (5) vs B. Hassan
S. Mochizuki vs D. Schwartzman (16)
J. Rodionov (6) vs F. Gaio
N. Moreno De Alboran vs F. Meligeni Alves (21)
M. Marterer (7) vs L. Klein
Z. Svajda vs D. Ajdukovic (17)
S. Nagal (8) vs S. Dostanic (WC)
S. Kwon (PR) vs Y. Watanuki (19)
C. Lestienne (9) vs E. Ymer
C. Woestendick (WC) vs V. Kopriva (14)
Q. Halys (10) vs E. Quinn (WC)
D. Dzumhur vs A. Vavassori (23)
L. Nardi (11) vs T. Atmane
M. Cressy vs D. Goffin (13)
B. Paire (12) vs A. Molcan
H. Grenier vs H. Medjedovic (15)
by ti-amie Mon, 04 March, 2024 (Day 2) Qualifying
STADIUM 2
Starts at 5:00 pm
M. Cressy Vs (13) D. Goffin
Followed By
F. Bagnis Vs (18) M. Mmoh
STADIUM 3
Starts at 5:00 pm
S. Johnson (WC) Vs (24) E. Nava
Followed By
H. Gaston (4) Vs D. Kudla
STADIUM 4
Starts at 10:00 am
Q. Halys (10) Vs (WC) E. Quinn
Followed By
A. Cazaux (5) Vs B. Hassan
Not Before 12:00 PM
S. Bejlek Vs H. Baptiste (23)
Followed By
C. Ngounoue (WC) Vs A. Cornet (22)
Followed By
Y. Nishioka (3) Vs J. Shang
STADIUM 5
Starts at 10:00 am
T. Seyboth Wild (1) Vs A. Walton
Followed By
B. Paire (12) Vs A. Molcan
Not Before 12:00 PM
L. Pigossi Vs C. Osorio (16)
Followed By
T. Townsend (4) Vs I. Jovic (WC)
Followed By
R. Hijikata (2) Vs (WC) L. Pouille
STADIUM 6
Starts at 10:00 am
D. Dzumhur Vs (23) A. Vavassori
Followed By
S. Mochizuki Vs (16) D. Schwartzman
Not Before 12:00 PM
E. Arango Vs E. Andreeva (14)
Followed By
H. Dart (10) Vs D. Semenistaja
Followed By
L. Nardi (11) Vs T. Atmane
STADIUM 7
Starts at 10:00 am
S. Nagal (8) Vs (WC) S. Dostanic
Followed By
Z. Svajda Vs (17) D. Ajdukovic
Not Before 12:00 PM
J. Cristian (1) Vs S. Hunter
Followed By
N. Podoroska (5) Vs O. Gadecki
Followed By
B. Zhukayev Vs (22) H. Mayot
STADIUM 8
Starts at 10:00 am
S. Kwon (PR) Vs (19) Y. Watanuki
Followed By
M. Marterer (7) Vs L. Klein
Followed By
C. Lestienne (9) Vs E. Ymer
Followed By
J. Rodionov (6) Vs F. Gaio
STADIUM 9
Starts at 10:00 am
M. Polmans Vs (20) L. Broady
Followed By
H. Grenier Vs (15) H. Medjedovic
Followed By
C. Woestendick (WC) Vs (14) V. Kopriva
Followed By
N. Moreno De Alboran Vs (21) F. Meligeni Alves
by ashkor87 If anyone has seen any...is the court as slow as ever?
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meganfernandez ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:58 pm
Popcorn shot is weird. Erika Andreeva inclusion is interesting.
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ashkor87 meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:01 am
Erika Andreeva inclusion is interesting.
probably mistook her for Mirra
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ashkor87 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 03, 2024 2:38 amno draws yet!
still no printable draw.
by ti-amie Mens Singles Main Draw
N. Djokovic (1)/Bye
Qualifier vs A. Vukic
A. Kovacevic (WC) vs Z. Zhang
Bye/T. Etcheverry (30)
T. Paul (17)/Bye
A. Michelsen vs J. Munar
Qualifier vs P. Kypson (WC)
Bye/U. Humbert (14)
C. Ruud (9)/Bye
Qualifier vs Qualifier
A. Fils vs N. Borges
Bye/A. Davidovich Fokina (23)
C. Norrie (28)/Bye
L. Sonego vs M. Kecmanovic
G. Monfils vs M. Purcell
Bye/H. Hurkacz (8)
D. Medvedev (4)/Bye
F. Cobolli vs R. Carballes Baena
R. Safiullin vs D. Evans
Bye/S. Korda (29)
A. Mannarino (21)/Bye
S. Wawrinka vs T. Machac
Qualifier vs A. Muller
Bye/G. Dimitrov (13)
T. Fritz (12)/Bye
P. Kotov vs A. Tabilo
F. Fognini (WC) vs B. Zapata Miralles
Bye/S. Baez (19)
L. Musetti (26)/Bye
B. van de Zandschulp vs D. Shapovalov (PR)
M. Raonic (PR) vs R. Nadal (PR)
Bye/H. Rune (7)
Bottom Half
A. Rublev (5)/Bye
A. Murray vs Qualifier
C. Eubanks vs B. Nakashima (WC)
Bye/J. Lehecka (32)
F. Tiafoe (18)/Bye
D. Lajovic vs E. Ruusuvuori
Qualifier vs D. Altmaier
Bye/S. Tsitsipas (11)
B. Shelton (16)/Bye
J. Mensik (WC) vs Qualifier
A. Shevchenko vs D. Koepfer
Bye/F. Cerundolo (22)
J. Struff (25)/Bye
B. Coric vs S. Ofner
T. Kokkinakis vs M. Giron
Bye/J. Sinner (3)
A. Zverev (6)/Bye
C. O'Connell vs J. Draper
Y. Hanfmann vs P. Cachin
Bye/T. Griekspoor (27)
A. Bublik (20)/Bye
Qualifier vs J. Thompson
T. Daniel vs D. Galan
Bye/A. de Minaur (10)
K. Khachanov (15)/Bye
Qualifier vs J. Wolf
F. Marozsan vs A. Popyrin
Bye/N. Jarry (24)
F. Auger-Aliassime (31)/Bye
Qualifier vs Qualifier
L. Van Assche vs M. Arnaldi
Bye/C. Alcaraz (2)
by ti-amie Main Draw Singles Women
Iga Swiatek 1/Bye
[Q] vs Danielle Collins
Camila Giorgi vs Katie Boulter
Bye/Linda Noskova 26
Madison Keys 18/Bye
[Q] vs [Q]
Tamara Korpatsch vs Yulia Putintseva
Bye/Ekaterina Alexandrova 15
Jelena Ostapenko 10/Bye
Angelique Kerber vs Petra Martic
[Q] vs Venus Williams [WC]
Bye/Veronika Kudermetova 17
Donna Vekic 25/Bye
Caroline Wozniacki [WC] vs Lin Zhu
Mirra Andreeva vs Katie Volynets [WC]
Bye/Ons Jabeur 6
Elena Rybakina 4/Bye
Paula Badosa vs [WC] Ashlyn Krueger
[WC] Sara Sorribes Tormo vs Marie Bouzkova
Bye/Anastasia Potapova 28
Anna Kalinskaya 21/Bye
[Q] vs Magda Linette
Tatjana Maria vs Arantxa Rus
Bye/Jasmine Paolini 13
Beatriz Haddad Maia 12/Bye
[Q] vs Yafan Wang
McCartney Kessler [WC] vs [Q]
Bye/Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 22
Marta Kostyuk 31/Bye
[Q] vs Shuai Zhang
[Q] vs Daria Saville
Bye/Marketa Vondrousova 7
Bottom Half
Qinwen Zheng 8/Bye
Varvara Gracheva vs Yue Yuan
Cristina Bucsa vs Caroline Dolehide
Bye/Victoria Azarenka 27
Sorana Cirstea 19/Bye
Sloane Stephens vs Mayar Sherif
Elina Avanesyan vs Oceane Dodin
Bye/Daria Kasatkina 11
Liudmila Samsonova 14/Bye
Naomi Osaka vs [Q]
Xinyu Wang vs Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Bye/Elise Mertens 24
Anhelina Kalinina 32/Bye
Magdalena Frech vs Lucia Bronzetti
Xiyu Wang vs Clara Burel
Bye/Coco Gauff 3
Jessica Pegula 5/Bye
Anna Blinkova vs Karolina Pliskova [WC]
Diane Parry vs Martina Trevisan
Bye/Leylah Fernandez 29
Caroline Garcia 20/Bye
Viktoriya Tomova vs Sofia Kenin
Diana Shnaider vs Ana Bogdan
Bye/Maria Sakkari 9
Elina Svitolina 16/Bye
Katerina Siniakova vs Greet Minnen
[Q] vs Lesia Tsurenko
Bye/Emma Navarro 23
Dayana Yastremska 30/Bye
Emma Raducanu [WC] vs [Q]
Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs Peyton Stearns
Bye/Aryna Sabalenka 2
by ti-amie Tue, 05 March, 2024 (Day 3)
STADIUM 4
Starts at 10:00 am
E. Quinn (WC) Vs (23) A. Vavassori
Not Before 12:00 noon
B. Pera (2) Vs C. Osorio (16)
Not Before 2:00 PM
T. Townsend (4) Vs C. Ngounoue (WC)
Followed By
H. Gaston Or D. Kudla Vs S. Johnson Or E. Nava
STADIUM 5
Starts at 10:00 am
T. Seyboth Wild (1) Vs (20) L. Broady
Not Before 12:00 noon
L. Fruhvirtova Vs R. Masarova (15)
Not Before 2:00 PM
C. Tauson (11) Vs H. Baptiste (23)
Followed By
L. Nardi (11) Vs M. Cressy Or D. Goffin
STADIUM 6
Starts at 10:00 am
L. Klein Vs Z. Svajda
Not Before 12:00 noon
M. Hontama Vs C. Liu
Not Before 2:00 PM
K. Day (8) Vs E. Andreeva (14)
Followed By
Y. Nishioka Or J. Shang Vs F. Bagnis Or M. Mmoh
STADIUM 7
Starts at 10:00 am
B. Hassan Vs S. Mochizuki
Not Before 12:00 noon
S. Errani (9) Vs A. Rodionova (17)
Not Before 2:00 PM
S. Hunter Vs R. Montgomery (WC)
Followed By
J. Rodionov (6) Vs N. Moreno De Alboran
STADIUM 8
Starts at 10:00 am
A. Molcan Vs H. Grenier
Not Before 12:00 noon
N. Hibino (3) Vs S. Hsieh
Not Before 2:00 PM
TBD Vs L. Hovde (WC)
Followed By
R. Hijikata Or L. Pouille Vs (22) H. Mayot
STADIUM 9
Starts at 10:00 am
S. Nagal (8) Vs (Alt) S. Hong
Not Before 12:00 noon
R. Sramkova Vs J. Ponchet
Not Before 2:00 PM
N. Podoroska (5) Vs N. Parrizas Diaz
Followed By
C. Lestienne (9) Vs (14) V. Kopriva
by ashkor87 some really unfortunate matchups early:
Murray vs Rublev in round 2
Jabeur vs Mirra A in round 2
Swiatek vs Collins in round 2 (the poor thing has arthritis, cant she get a break?!)
Boulter vs Giorgi (as tough as they come, on a slow court..) in round 1
by jazzyg To get to Rublev, Murray would have to win a match, which has proven very difficult for him this year.
I see multiple Tennis.com predictors have Rublev as the most likely high seed to lose early. I guess they think he will have a hangover from his default in the last tournament or they think Murray will beat him.
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meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 4:46 pm
some really unfortunate matchups early:
Jabeur vs Mirra A in round 2
Swiatek vs Collins in round 2 (the poor thing has arthritis, cant she get a break?!)
Boulter vs Giorgi (as tough as they come, on a slow court..) in round 1
Jabeur-Andreeva is an Aus Open rematch, which Andreeva won
Swiatek-Noskova R3 would be a rematch from Aussie, too, which Noskova won.
Boulter has to get through Giorgi, Noskova and Swiatck just to reach the 4th round - very tough
by ponchi101 And why would we think Boulter would reach the 4th round?
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Fastbackss ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:42 pm
And why would we think Boulter would reach the 4th round?
Because she just won San Diego?
Maybe 4th round is a bit far but not necessarily for someone who is currently hot
by patrick Boulter wins 2 matches at best in IW
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ashkor87 jazzyg wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:48 pm
To get to Rublev, Murray would have to win a match, which has proven very difficult for him this year.
I see multiple Tennis.com predictors have Rublev as the most likely high seed to lose early. I guess they think he will have a hangover from his default in the last tournament or they think Murray will beat him.
I would say, in fact, Rublev will do rather well..it is more likely Medvedev who will exit early..he really haaaates this court, remember his rant last year ! (Which I totally sympathized with)
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ti-amie Ed Salmon
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Women’s qualifiers placed in Indian Wells: #tennis
E. Andreeva–Collins
Montgomery–(Q) Baptiste
Hibino–V. Williams
Townsend–Linette
Sramkova–Wang Yafan
Párrizas Díaz–Kessler
Hontama–Zhang
Pera–Saville
Errani–Osaka
Hovde–Tsurenko
Masarova–Raducanu
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meganfernandez ponchi101 wrote:And why would we think Boulter would reach the 4th round?
I doubt she will with that draw. might have with a different draw given her current form.
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by ashkor87 Kerber vs Martic - both are very similar players, really, lots of subtlety, no power.. neither will go far anyway, at this venue
by ti-amie Wednesday Order of Play
Stadium 1
Starts At 11:00 AM PST
Women's Singles · Round 1
A. Kerber vs P. Martic
Followed By
C. Eubanks vs B. Nakashima [WC]
Not Before 02:00 PM PST
Men's Singles · Round 1
A. Murray vs D. Goffin [Q]
Not Before 06:00 PM PST
Women's Singles · Round 1
N. Hibino [Q] vs V. Williams [WC]
Followed By
Men's Singles · Round 1
T. Seyboth Wild [Q] vs J. Wolf
Stadium 2
Starts At 11:00 AM PST
Men's Singles · Round 1
T. Kokkinakis vs M. Giron
Followed By
Women's Singles · Round 1
M. Andreeva vs K. Volynets [WC]
Not Before 02:00 PM PST
Women's Singles · Round 1
C. Wozniacki [WC] vs L. Zhu
Not Before 06:00 PM PST
Men's Singles · Round 1
B. Coric vs S. Ofner
Followed By
Women's Singles · Round 1
P. Badosa [WC] vs A. Krueger [WC]
Stadium 3
Starts At 11:00 AM PST
Women's Singles · Round 1
S. Sorribes Tormo vs M. Bouzkova
Not Before 01:00 PM PST
Women's Singles · Round 1
C. Giorgi vs K. Boulter
Followed By
Women's Singles · Round 1
E. Andreeva [Q] vs D. Collins
Not Before 06:00 PM PST
Men's Singles · Round 1
J. Shang [Q] vs J. Thompson
Followed By
Men's Singles · Round 1
J. Mensik [WC] vs S. Hong [Q]
Stadium 4
Starts At 11:00 AM PST
C. O'Connell vs J. Draper
Followed By
Men's Singles · Round 1
L. Van Assche vs M. Arnaldi
Followed By
D. Lajovic vs E. Ruusuvuori
Followed By
Women's Singles · Round 1
R. Montgomery [Q] vs H. Baptiste [Q]
Followed By
Women's Singles · Round 1
T. Townsend [Q] vs M. Linette
Stadium 5
Followed By 12:00 PM PST
Men's Singles · Round 1
A. Shevchenko vs D. Koepfer
Followed By
Men's Singles · Round 1
F. Marozsan vs A. Popyrin
Followed By
Men's Singles · Round 1
C. Lestienne [Q] vs D. Kudla [Q]
Stadium 6
Starts At 11:00 AM PST
Women's Singles · Round 1
T. Maria vs A. Rus
Followed By
Women's Singles · Round 1
B. Pera [Q] vs D. Saville
Followed By
Women's Singles · Round 1
M. Kessler [WC] vs N. Parrizas Diaz [Q]
Stadium 7
Followed By 12:00 PM PST
Men's Singles · Round 1
Y. Hanfmann vs P. Cachin
Followed By
Men's Singles · Round 1
T. Daniel vs D. Galan
Followed By
Men's Singles · Round 1
L. Pouille [Q] vs D. Altmaier
Stadium 8
Starts At 11:00 AM PST
Women's Singles · Round 1
R. Sramkova [Q] vs Y. Wang
Followed By
Women's Singles · Round 1
M. Hontama [Q] vs S. Zhang
Followed By
Women's Singles · Round 1
T. Korpatsch vs Y. Putintseva
by ponchi101 If the post with the PENN ball is for real (meaning the picture), and that was only after a few minutes of warming up, that will be impossible to play with.
by ashkor87 well, this isnt a major but it is the most major of the non-majors.. so
Probabilities (to win the whole thing)
Men:
Djokovic 50%
Zverev 25%
Alcaraz 15% - hasnt been playing well in the first few months of the year
Sinner 5 %
Rest (including Nadal) 5%
Women:
Swiatek, Sabalenka and Rybakina 30% each
The field 10% (including QZ, Coco, Mirra Andreeva, Samsonova)
If any rank outsider, I would bet on Mirra Andreeva, did very well in Australia even where conditions were not very favorable, she can do better here, and young people improve with every match...
by ponchi101 I don't see any upsets either.
But I don't see Novak at 50%. Nor Sinner at 5%. I give Novak a 30% (he has not played in a while) and Sinner likes a hard court. 30% too.
by dave g I'm agreeing with Ponchi on Djokovic and Sinner.
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ashkor87 dave g wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:20 pm
I'm agreeing with Ponchi on Djokovic and Sinner.
I can see the merit of what you are saying .
It is just that I see Sinner as being better on fast courts ..I had fully expected him to win the AO..if he can win this too, he would be in the class of Djokovic, which I don't think he is, yet
by
JTContinental ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:02 pm
If any rank outsider, I would bet on Mirra Andreeva, did very well in Australia even where conditions were not very favorable, she can do better here, and young people improve with every match...
Andreeva out in straight sets in the first round to Katie Volynets
by ashkor87 Great wins for oldies Murray and Kerber...I don't expect Kerber to get past Ostapenko though.
by
ashkor87 JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:56 pm
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:02 pm
If any rank outsider, I would bet on Mirra Andreeva, did very well in Australia even where conditions were not very favorable, she can do better here, and young people improve with every match...
Andreeva out in straight sets in the first round to Katie Volynets
Never seen Volynets...no idea what her game is like
by ti-amie Mens Doubles Draw
R. Bopanna (1)/M. Ebden (1) vs S. Gille/J. Vliegen
N. Mahut/E. Roger-Vasselin vs A. Davidovich Fokina/A. Mies
K. Khachanov/A. Rublev vs J. Sinner/L. Sonego
C. Eubanks/B. Shelton vs M. Granollers (5)/H. Zeballos (5)
S. Gonzalez (4)/N. Skupski (4) vs F. Cerundolo/C. Norrie
T. Fritz/J. Lehecka vs N. Lammons/J. Withrow
H. Nys/J. Zielinski vs S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori
U. Humbert/F. Martin vs J. Murray (8)/M. Venus (8)
K. Krawietz (7)/T. Puetz (7) vs A. Bublik/A. Mannarino
M. Arevalo/M. Pavic vs N. Jarry/M. Purcell
F. Auger-Aliassime (WC)/S. Korda (WC) vs L. Glasspool/J. Rojer
A. de Minaur/A. Popyrin vs R. Ram (3)/J. Salisbury (3)
M. Gonzalez (6)/A. Molteni (6) vs R. Seggerman (WC)/P. Trhac (WC)
S. Johnson (WC)/T. Paul (WC) vs W. Koolhof/N. Mektic
G. Dimitrov/D. Evans vs M. Melo/A. Zverev
T. Griekspoor/H. Hurkacz vs I. Dodig (2)/A. Krajicek (2)
by ti-amie Women's Doubles Draw
S. Hsieh 1/E. Mertens 1 vs J. Paolini/L. Samsonova
A. Danilina/S. Zhang vs M. Kato/A. Sutjiadi
U. Eikeri/H. Guo vs A. Kalinskaya/V. Kudermetova
S. Cirstea/D. Vekic vs D. Schuurs 6/L. Stefani 6
N. Melichar-Martinez 4/E. Perez 4 vs L. Noskova/M. Vondrousova
O. Kalashnikova/A. Parks vs M. Linette/B. Pera
S. Aoyama/A. Krunic vs X. Wang/F. Wu
S. Errani/L. Siegemund vs L. Kichenok 8/J. Ostapenko 8
B. Haddad Maia 7/T. Townsend 7 vs H. Baptiste [WC]/C. Ngounoue [WC]
C. Garcia/Y. Xu vs E. Hozumi/M. Ninomiya
M. Bouzkova/S. Sorribes Tormo vs M. Andreeva/A. Potapova
A. Krueger [WC]/S. Stephens [WC] vs S. Hunter 3/K. Siniakova 3
C. Gauff 5/J. Pegula 5 vs S. Kenin [WC]/B. Mattek-Sands [WC]
C. Dolehide/D. Krawczyk vs G. Minnen/M. Niculescu
H. Chan/G. Olmos vs A. Muhammad/E. Shibahara
C. Bucsa/A. Panova vs G. Dabrowski 2/E. Routliffe 2
by ti-amie UPDATED OoP Below
Thu, 07 March, 2024 (Day 5)
STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am
S. Wawrinka Vs T. Machac
Followed By
A. Blinkova Vs K. Pliskova (WC)
Followed By
N. Osaka Vs S. Errani (Q)
Not Before 6:00 pm
M. Raonic (PR) Vs (PR) R. Nadal
Followed By
V. Tomova Vs S. Kenin
STADIUM 2
Starts at 11:00 am
E. Raducanu (WC) Vs R. Masarova (Q)
Followed By
G. Monfils Vs M. Purcell
Followed By
A. Michelsen Vs J. Munar
Not Before 6:00 PM
S. Stephens Vs M. Sherif
Followed By
B. van de Zandschulp Vs (PR) D. Shapovalov
STADIUM 3
Starts at 11:00 am
L. Sonego Vs M. Kecmanovic
Followed By
R. Safiullin Vs D. Evans
Followed By
F. Fognini (WC) Vs B. Zapata Miralles
Followed By
C. Eubanks/B. Shelton Vs (5) M. Granollers/H. Zeballos
Followed By
A. Kovacevic (WC) Vs Z. Zhang
STADIUM 4
Starts at 11:00 am
K. Siniakova Vs G. Minnen
Followed By
L. Hovde (Q) Vs L. Tsurenko
Followed By
X. Wang Vs A. Schmiedlova
Followed By
C. Bucsa Vs C. Dolehide
Followed By
E. Cocciaretto Vs P. Stearns
STADIUM 5
Starts at 11:00 am
T. Griekspoor/H. Hurkacz Vs (2) I. Dodig/A. Krajicek
Followed By
T. Fritz/J. Lehecka Vs N. Lammons/J. Withrow
Followed By
F. Auger-Aliassime/S. Korda (WC) Vs L. Glasspool/J. Rojer
Followed By
E. Quinn (Q) Vs (WC) P. Kypson
Followed By
N. Moreno De Alboran (Q) Vs (Q) L. Klein
STADIUM 6
Starts at 11:00 am
M. Frech Vs L. Bronzetti
Followed By
D. Parry Vs M. Trevisan
Followed By
D. Shnaider Vs A. Bogdan
Not Before 5:00 pm / After Suitable Rest
G. Dimitrov/D. Evans Vs M. Melo/A. Zverev
Followed By
H. Grenier (Q) Vs A. Muller
STADIUM 7
Starts at 11:00 am
S. Mochizuki (Q) Vs A. Vukic
Followed By
S. Gonzalez/N. Skupski (4) Vs F. Cerundolo/C. Norrie
Followed By
A. Fils Vs N. Borges
Followed By
P. Kotov Vs A. Tabilo
Followed By
F. Cobolli Vs R. Carballes Baena
STADIUM 8
Starts at 11:00 am
N. Melichar-Martinez/E. Perez (4) Vs (OSE) L. Noskova/M. Vondrousova
Followed By
S. Hsieh/E. Mertens (1) Vs (OSE) J. Paolini/L. Samsonova
Followed By
U. Eikeri/H. Guo Vs (OSE) A. Kalinskaya/V. Kudermetova
Followed By
S. Cirstea/D. Vekic (OSE) Vs (6) D. Schuurs/L. Stefani
STADIUM 9
Starts at 11:00 am
X. Wang Vs C. Burel
Followed By
V. Gracheva Vs Y.Yuan
Followed By
E. Avanesyan Vs O. Dodin
Followed By
A. Danilina/S. Zhang Vs M. Kato/A. Sutjiadi
Followed By
B. Haddad Maia/T. Townsend (7) Vs (WC) H. Baptiste/C. Ngounoue
by ti-amie It's threatening rain...
by ti-amie This Collins vs E Andreeva match has been very entertaining. I hope they finish before the rain.
Lines have been dried and Andreeva is serving to stay in it with Collins up 6-5.
by ashkor87 nobody should be surprised at Giorgi vs Boulter- 'form is temporary, class is permanent'
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ti-amie ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:08 am
nobody should be surprised at Giorgi vs Boulter- 'form is temporary, class is permanent'
Giorgi's matches seem to hinge on her moods. The "you're not going to beat me" version showed up today. Also Boulter won San Diego and I don't think she's used to the short turnaround.
by ti-amie The players are leaving the court.
by
ashkor87 ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:10 am
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:08 am
nobody should be surprised at Giorgi vs Boulter- 'form is temporary, class is permanent'
Giorgi's matches seem to hinge on her moods. The "you're not going to beat me" version showed up today. Also Boulter won San Diego and I don't think she's used to the short turnaround.
Giorgi is simply a better player than Boulter, on slow courts .she is sooo powerful.
by ashkor87 Now Nadal has withdrawn...Spanish flu?!!!
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ponchi101 JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:56 pm
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:02 pm
If any rank outsider, I would bet on Mirra Andreeva, did very well in Australia even where conditions were not very favorable, she can do better here, and young people improve with every match...
Andreeva out in straight sets in the first round to Katie Volynets
Andreeva is starting to taper. Zoomed up very quickly with some good wins, but now she is slowing down a bit.
Mind you, I say she will become top 10, but it will take a bit longer.
by ponchi101 And Boulter out. This parity thing in the WTA is too deep. You win one good tournament one week, out in the first round the next.
by
ashkor87 ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:30 pm
And Boulter out. This parity thing in the WTA is too deep. You win one good tournament one week, out in the first round the next.
Parity?! She was beaten by a better player, who would always beat her on a slow court...I don't see where the parity is.
by ponchi101 Where is the parity? Jessica Pegula loses to Martha Kostyuk, who loses to Kathy Boulter, who loses to Camila Giorgi. In the span of four matches.
And since when is Camila Giorgi such a great player? Can she belt the ball? Sure. Can she keep it within the lines? Seldom.
by ti-amie Thu, 07 March, 2024 (Day 5)
STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am
S. Wawrinka Vs T. Machac
Not Before 12:00 noon
N. Hibino (Q) Vs V. Williams (WC)
Followed By
N. Osaka Vs S. Errani (Q)
Not Before 6:00 pm
M. Raonic (PR) Vs (LL) S. Nagal
Followed By
V. Tomova Vs S. Kenin
STADIUM 2
Starts at 11:00 am
E. Raducanu (WC) Vs R. Masarova (Q)
Not Before 12:00 noon
C. Wozniacki (WC) Vs L. Zhu
Followed By
G. Monfils Vs M. Purcell
Followed By
A. Michelsen Vs J. Munar
Not Before 6:00 PM
S. Stephens Vs M. Sherif
Followed By
B. van de Zandschulp Vs (PR) D. Shapovalov
STADIUM 3
Starts at 11:00 am
L. Sonego Vs M. Kecmanovic
Not Before 12:00 noon
E. Andreeva (Q) Vs D. Collins
Followed By
R. Safiullin Vs D. Evans
Followed By
T. Seyboth Wild (Q) Vs J. Wolf
Followed By
F. Fognini (WC) Vs B. Zapata Miralles
Followed By
A. Kovacevic (WC) Vs Z. Zhang
STADIUM 4
Starts at 11:00 am
K. Siniakova Vs G. Minnen
Not Before 12:00 noon / TBF 7/5 0/0
D. Lajovic Vs E. Ruusuvuori
Followed By
A. Blinkova Vs K. Pliskova (WC)
Followed By
X. Wang Vs A. Schmiedlova
Followed By
C. Bucsa Vs C. Dolehide
Followed By
E. Cocciaretto Vs P. Stearns
STADIUM 5
Starts at 11:00 am
T. Griekspoor/H. Hurkacz Vs (2) I. Dodig/A. Krajicek
Not Before 12:00 noon / TBF 3/6 2/2
C. Lestienne (Q) Vs (Q) D. Kudla
Followed By
J. Mensik (WC) Vs (Q) S. Hong
Followed By
J. Shang (Q) Vs J. Thompson
Followed By
E. Quinn (Q) Vs (WC) P. Kypson
Followed By
N. Moreno De Alboran (Q) Vs (Q) L. Klein
STADIUM 6
Starts at 11:00 am
M. Frech Vs L. Bronzetti
Not Before 12:00 noon
M. Kessler (WC) Vs N. Parrizas Diaz (Q)
Followed By
T. Townsend (Q) Vs M. Linette
Followed By
L. Hovde (Q) Vs L. Tsurenko
Followed By
T. Fritz/J. Lehecka Vs N. Lammons/J. Withrow
Followed By
H. Grenier (Q) Vs A. Muller
STADIUM 7
Starts at 11:00 am
S. Mochizuki (Q) Vs A. Vukic
Not Before 12:00 noon / TBF 2/1
L. Pouille (Q) Vs D. Altmaier
Followed By
B. Coric Vs S. Ofner
Followed By
A. Fils Vs N. Borges
Followed By
P. Kotov Vs A. Tabilo
Followed By
F. Cobolli Vs R. Carballes Baena
STADIUM 8
Starts at 11:00 am
N. Melichar-Martinez/E. Perez (4) Vs (OSE) L. Noskova/M. Vondrousova
Not Before 12:00 noon
N. Podoroska (LL) Vs A. Krueger (WC)
Followed By
S. Hsieh/E. Mertens (1) Vs (OSE) J. Paolini/L. Samsonova
Followed By
E. Avanesyan Vs O. Dodin
Followed By
S. Cirstea/D. Vekic (OSE) Vs (6) D. Schuurs/L. Stefani
STADIUM 9
Starts at 11:00 am
X. Wang Vs C. Burel
Not Before 12:00 noon
R. Montgomery (Q) Vs H. Baptiste (Q)
Followed By
D. Parry Vs M. Trevisan
Followed By
V. Gracheva Vs Y. Yuan
Followed By
D. Shnaider Vs A. Bogdan
by
JTContinental ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:28 pm
JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 11:56 pm
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:02 pm
If any rank outsider, I would bet on Mirra Andreeva, did very well in Australia even where conditions were not very favorable, she can do better here, and young people improve with every match...
Andreeva out in straight sets in the first round to Katie Volynets
Andreeva is starting to taper. Zoomed up very quickly with some good wins, but now she is slowing down a bit.
Mind you, I say she will become top 10, but it will take a bit longer.
Opponents are starting to get used to her playing style. Every time I've seen her play her shot selection has been pretty bad, so once she gets that figured out she'll be a force again.
by
ti-amie ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:11 pm
Where is the parity? Jessica Pegula loses to Martha Kostyuk, who loses to Kathy Boulter, who loses to Camila Giorgi. In the span of four matches.
And since when is Camila Giorgi such a great player? Can she belt the ball? Sure. Can she keep it within the lines? Seldom.
Don't forget Camila won the Rogers Cup a few years ago...
by Suliso Mirra is not even 17 yet. Nobody is fully developed at that age.
by
meganfernandez Suliso wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:05 pm
Mirra is not even 17 yet. Nobody is fully developed at that age.
Right... any losses are pretty normal. She has overachieved so far. SHe has a bright future, most likely, but you never know. Lots of circumstances could prevent the obvious success from happening.
by JTContinental She has all the tools to be a top level player. This lull seems similar to the one Gauff had a couple of years ago after her game was no longer a novelty o ntour.
by
ponchi101 ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:15 pm
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:11 pm
Where is the parity? Jessica Pegula loses to Martha Kostyuk, who loses to Kathy Boulter, who loses to Camila Giorgi. In the span of four matches.
And since when is Camila Giorgi such a great player? Can she belt the ball? Sure. Can she keep it within the lines? Seldom.
Don't forget Camila won the Rogers Cup a few years ago...
I know. And then she returned to her level. That only adds to my idea. On any given week, anybody can win.
by
ti-amie Ed Salmon
@
fogmount@mas.to
Men’s results so far today: #tennis
Vukic d. Mochizuki, 76(4) 76(6) in 1h54m;
Sonego d. Kecmanovic, 76(1) 64;
Machac d. Wawrinka, 76(3) 46 62;
Lestienne d. Kudla, 36 62 64;
Lajovic d. Ruusuvuori, 75 62 in 1h55m
Pouille d. Altmaier, 64 63;
Monfils d. Purcell, 61 62;
Safiullin d. Evans, 61 57 62.
by
ti-amie Ed Salmon
@
fogmount@mas.to
Women’s results so far today in Indian Wells: #tennis
Raducanu d. Masarova, 62 63;
Bronzetti d. Frech, 62 64;
Siniakova d. Minnen, 75 76(3) in 1h57m;
Burel d. Wang Xiyu, 46 62 64;
Podoroska d. Krueger, 36 63 63;
Collins d. E. Andreeva, 76(3) 76(6) in 2h29m;
Párrizas Díaz d. Kessler, 63 76(3) in 1h56m;
Wozniacki d. Zhu, 76(6) 61;
Hibino d. V. Williams, 26 63 60.
by ashkor87 I hear Alcaraz did not appear to be fit, in his exhibition with Nadal ..won't expect much from him here...
by ashkor87 I think people over-rate Pegula and under-rate Kostyuk and Giorgi..Kostyuk was always considered a future champion..Pegula is Pegula, totally reliable against lesser players and not able to beat the really good players (without help from the weather and the scheduling, as at the Rogers)
by
skatingfan Raonic ends up playing Nagal rather than Nadal - what a difference just one letter can make.
by ti-amie There's a rain delay but it's only 7:20p in Cali so they may be able to resume play and get the matches in.
I'll post the expected OoP for tomorrow.
by ti-amie Fri, 08 March, 2024 (Day 6)
STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am
T. Kokkinakis Vs (3) J. Sinner
Not Before 1:00 PM
I. Swiatek (1) Vs D. Collins
Followed By
D. Vekic (25) Vs C. Wozniacki (WC)
Not Before 6:00 pm
M. Arnaldi Vs (2) C. Alcaraz
Not Before 8:00 PM
E. Rybakina (4) Vs N. Podoroska (LL)
STADIUM 2
Starts at 11:00 am
J. Ostapenko (10) Vs A. Kerber
Followed By
A. Rublev (5) Vs A. Murray
Followed By
B. Shelton (16) Vs (WC) J. Mensik
Not Before 6:00 PM
K. Volynets (WC) Vs O. Jabeur (6)
Followed By
F. Tiafoe (18) Vs D. Lajovic
STADIUM 3
Starts at 11:00 am
T. Daniel Vs (10) A. de Minaur
Followed By
A. Zverev (6) Vs C. O'Connell
Followed By
L. Pouille (Q) Vs (11) S. Tsitsipas
Not Before 6:00 PM
B. Haddad Maia (12) Vs R. Sramkova (Q)
Followed By
M. Keys (18) Vs H. Baptiste (Q)
STADIUM 4
Starts at 11:00 am
B. Pera (Q) Vs M. Vondrousova (7)
Followed By
S. Johnson/T. Paul (WC) Vs W. Koolhof/N. Mektic
Followed By
C. Gauff/J. Pegula (5) Vs (WC) S. Kenin/B. Mattek-Sands
Followed By
B. Nakashima (WC) Vs (32) J. Lehecka
Followed By
G. Dimitrov/D. Evans Vs M. Melo/A. Zverev
STADIUM 5
Starts at 11:00 am
A. Shevchenko Vs (22) F. Cerundolo
Followed By
F. Marozsan Vs (24) N. Jarry
Followed By
A. Bublik (20) Vs J. Shang
Followed By
K. Khachanov (15) Vs T. Seyboth Wild
Followed By
M. Gonzalez/A. Molteni (6) Vs (WC) R. Seggerman/P. Trhac
STADIUM 6
Starts at 11:00 am
F. Auger-Aliassime (31) Vs (Q) C. Lestienne
Followed By
T. Maria Vs J. Paolini (13)
Followed By
A. Kalinskaya (21) Vs T. Townsend
Followed By
F. Auger-Aliassime/S. Korda (WC) Vs L. Glasspool/J. Rojer
Followed By
A. Krueger/S. Stephens (WC) Vs (3) S. Hunter/K. Siniakova
STADIUM 7
Starts at 11:00 am
N. Mahut/E. Roger-Vasselin Vs A. Davidovich Fokina/A. Mies
Followed By
Y. Hanfmann Vs (27) T. Griekspoor
Followed By
J. Struff (25) Vs B. Coric
Followed By
C.Garcia/Y. Xu Vs E. Hozumi/M. Ninomiya
Followed By
H. Nys/J. Zielinski Vs S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori
STADIUM 8
Starts at 11:00 am
Y. Putintseva Vs E. Alexandrova (15)
Followed By
M. Bouzkova Vs A. Potapova (28)
Followed By
C. Giorgi Vs L. Noskova (26)
Followed By
C. Bucsa/A. Panova Vs (2) G. Dabrowski/E. Routliffe
Followed By
A. Danilina/S. Zhang Vs M. Kato/A. Sutjiadi
STADIUM 9
Starts at 11:00 am
N. Parrizas Diaz (Q) Vs A. Pavlyuchenkova (22)
Followed By
N. Hibino (Q) Vs V. Kudermetova (17)
Followed By
M. Kostyuk (31) Vs M. Hontama (Q)
Followed By
C. Dolehide/D. Krawczyk Vs G. Minnen/M. Niculescu
Followed By
S. Aoyama/A. Krunic Vs X. Wang/F. Wu
by ashkor87 some interesting matchups: Caro vs Vekic.. both are really better on fast courts, neither will ike these courts, but I think Vekic has a bit more power?may do better.. Kerber vs Osta would be a classic, if it werent for the fact that Kerber has been away and is probably only 80%.. I would definitely expect Ostapenko to win this - Kerber has a great service return but it is different in kind from Vika's.. Osta can be beaten by someone who really punishes her second serve lollipop,but dont see Kerber as capable of doing that..
Giorgi - Noskova,I really dont know what to expect, I havent seen enough of Noskova- she is young, probably nobody has.. I am still looking for Michelsen to beat Paul - both are volleyers, but Mickelsen is more of a natural aggressor, that should work better than hanging about at the baselne.
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meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2024 1:50 pm
some interesting matchups: Caro vs Vekic.. both are really better on fast courts, neither will ike these courts, but I think Vekic has a bit more power?may do better.. Kerber vs Osta would be a classic, if it werent for the fact that Kerber has been away and is probably only 80%.. I would definitely expect Ostapenko to win this - Kerber has a great service return but it is different in kind from Vika's.. Osta can be beaten by someone who really punishes her second serve lollipop,but dont see Kerber as capable of doing that..
Giorgi - Noskova,I really dont know what to expect, I havent seen enough of Noskova- she is young, probably nobody has.. I am still looking for Michelsen to beat Paul - both are volleyers, but Mickelsen is more of a natural aggressor, that should work better than hanging about at the baselne.
Love this analysis. Keep it coming!
Andy Roddick talked about the court speed and its effects on IW on his podcast this week. Thinks Medvedev doesn't like the surface, despite getting to the final last year - he likes a skiddier surface. And he says the surface is tailor-made for Alcaraz.
by Suliso It might be, but I think Alcaraz is in poor form right now. Unless he rises like Phoenix from ashes I don't see it.
by ashkor87 Which means Djokovic...paraphrasing Lineker, tennis is a simple game..two guys will bash the ball back and forth for three hours, and Djokovic always wins!
For those who may not know..Lineker, a great footballer and coach, said something like ,-'football is a simple game, 22 players will run and kick the ball around for 90 minutes, and the Germans always win'
by Suliso As for Sinner perhaps the surface is not his absolute favorite, but he has started very well. 6-3, 6-0 against a respectable opponent.
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ti-amie @
fogmount@mas.to
Down 2-6 1-3 to Francisco Cerúndolo, Shevchenko retires. #tennis
Results from late last night after the rain delay:
Raonic beat lucky loser Sumit Nagal, 63 63;
Stephens beat Sherif, 75 63;
Wild card Patrick Kypson beat qualifier Ethan Quinn, 61 76(1);
Fognini beat Zapata Miralles, 46 62 63.
by ashkor87 As I had predicted, Alexandrova is out early. Kerber proved me wrong, she is evidently playing close to her best?
by ti-amie I didn't expect Collins to win but she was flat and played as if she were tired. She needed that day of rest in between and didn't get it due to the rain delay.
by ashkor87 Could be her arthritis too
by meganfernandez Rybakina withdrew. Yet again. Just in the last year: Stuttgart, French Open, Eastbourne, Cincinnati, Tokyo, Zhenzhou, World Tennis League, Dubai, and now Indian Wells. Nine events in less than 12 months.
by ashkor87 Looking forward to Osaka vs Samsonova...Osaka is a great champion, but is she back? At her best, nobody should beat her on this surface, except maybe Swiatek..Samsonova is very powerful, plays well on slow hardcourts..but certainly isn't 'great' like Osaka is ..
by ti-amie
What say you? IF it's 99% out it's 100% in.
by ti-amie Sat, 09 March, 2024 (Day 7)
STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am
C. Burel Vs C. Gauff (3)
Not Before 1:00 pm
T. Fritz (12) Vs A. Tabilo
Followed By
N. Djokovic (1) Vs A. Vukic
Not Before 6:00 PM
P. Stearns Vs A. Sabalenka (2)
Not Before 8:00 pm
D. Medvedev (4) Vs R. Carballes Baena
STADIUM 2
Starts at 11:00 am
M. Raonic (PR) Vs (7) H. Rune
Not Before 1:00 PM
J. Pegula (5) Vs A. Blinkova
Followed By
L. Samsonova (14) Vs N. Osaka
Not Before 6:00 pm
T. Paul (17) Vs A. Michelsen
Not Before 8:00 PM
Q. Zheng (8) Vs Y. Yuan
STADIUM 3
Starts at 11:00 am
D. Yastremska (30) Vs E. Raducanu (WC)
Followed By
D. Shnaider Vs M. Sakkari (9)
Followed By
C. Dolehide Vs V. Azarenka (27)
Not Before 6:00 pm
C. Ruud (9) Vs (Q) L. Klein
Followed By
G. Monfils Vs (8) H. Hurkacz
STADIUM 4
Starts at 11:00 am
C. Norrie (28) Vs L. Sonego
Followed By
A. Muller Vs (13) G. Dimitrov
Followed By
F. Fognini (WC) Vs (19) S. Baez
Followed By
E. Svitolina (16) Vs K. Siniakova
Followed By
L. Tsurenko Vs E. Navarro (23)
STADIUM 5
Starts at 11:00 am
P. Kypson (WC) Vs (14) U. Humbert
Not Before 12:00 noon
Z. Zhang Vs (LL) L. Nardi
Followed By
L. Musetti (26) Vs (PR) D. Shapovalov
Followed By
S. Gonzalez/N. Skupski (4) Vs F. Cerundolo/C. Norrie
Followed By / TBF 1/1
T. Fritz/J. Lehecka Vs N. Lammons/J. Withrow
STADIUM 6
Starts at 11:00 am
D. Parry Vs L. Fernandez (29)
Followed By
C. Eubanks/B. Shelton Vs (5) M. Granollers/H. Zeballos
Followed By
R. Safiullin Vs (29) S. Korda
Followed By
K. Khachanov/A. Rublev Vs J. Sinner/L. Sonego
Followed By
G. Dimitrov/D. Evans Vs M. Melo/A. Zverev
STADIUM 7
Starts at 11:00 am
A. Mannarino (21) Vs T. Machac
Followed By
A. Fils Vs (23) A. Davidovich Fokina
Followed By
S. Errani/L. Siegemund Vs (8) L. Kichenok/J. Ostapenko
Followed By
U. Eikeri/H. Guo Vs (OSE) A. Kalinskaya/V. Kudermetova
After Suitable Rest
S. Aoyama/A. Krunic Vs X. Wang/F.Wu
STADIUM 8
Starts at 11:00 am
A. Kalinina (32) Vs L. Bronzetti
Followed By
X. Wang Vs E. Mertens (24)
Followed By
M. Arevalo/M. Pavic Vs N. Jarry/M. Purcell
Followed By
M. Bouzkova/S. Sorribes Tormo Vs (ALT) A. Kalinina/D. Yastremska
Followed By
O. Kalashnikova/A. Parks Vs M. Linette/B. Pera
Followed By
C. Bucsa/A. Panova Vs (2) G. Dabrowski/E. Routliffe
STADIUM 9
Starts at 11:00 am
O. Dodin Vs D. Kasatkina (11)
Followed By
C. Garcia (20) Vs V. Tomova
Followed By
S. Cirstea (19) Vs S. Stephens
Followed By
B. Haddad Maia/T. Townsend (7) Vs (WC) H. Baptiste/C. Ngounoue
Followed By
A. Danilina/S. Zhang Vs M. Kato/A. Sutjiadi
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ashkor87 meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:13 am
Rybakina withdrew. Yet again. Just in the last year: Stuttgart, French Open, Eastbourne, Cincinnati, Tokyo, Zhenzhou, World Tennis League, Dubai, and now Indian Wells. Nine events in less than 12 months.
She is one fragile thing, isn't she!
by ashkor87 In the old days,either the ball was clearly out or it was in. Electronics has ruined all that...
by meganfernandez Jabeur lost to Volynets. My friend said, "We'll never see here again" the minute she lost Wimbledon. He might be right.
by nelslus UGGHHHH. Baptiste had match points against a sub-par Keys- and just couldn't take it. Sad.
by
ponchi101 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:58 am
In the old days,either the ball was clearly out or it was in. Electronics has ruined all that...
You cannot be serious!
In the past, Johnny Mac went berserk over a ball that well, he thought it was in and the chair called it out.
I will not play under these conditions.
Jimmy Connors walked out of a match when umpire Jeremy Shales did not call a ball OUT, that Connors felt was so clearly out he hit a short lob of it and started walking away from the point.
And not just the bad boys. In the 1980 USO Final against Mac, Borg saw the ball land so far out that he did not strike it, he caught it with his hand.
Only for there not to be any call and he lost the point, which was the crucial break in the fifth.
I totally disagree with the removal of line judges; I believe that the best combo is a good line judge AND the electronic backup. But to say that there were no disputes in the past is a bit farfetched.
by
patrick meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 4:40 am
Jabeur lost to Volynets. My friend said, "We'll never see here again" the minute she lost Wimbledon. He might be right.
I agree with your friend. Jabeur look when she lost Wimbledon got more conversation than Vondrousova ,who dodged a "bullet" when Pegula could not close their QF match,
by ashkor87 But I liked the simplicity of the rule, because the same rules apply at the club level also...if it is not clearly out, it is in.
by
Owendonovan ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:04 am
What say you? IF it's 99% out it's 100% in.
"Even the announcer is doubting this one"
This is the kind of qualification I get from 2nd and 3rd graders.
by ashkor87 saw a bit of Giorgi - Noskova.. strange, edgy match, unconvincing by both.. first time I am seeing Noskova, clearly a good, promising player.. great serve and bif shots.
by meganfernandez Gauff came back from 0-4 and 2-5 in the third set vs Burel and won in a tiebreak. Good determination and athleticism.
by Suliso Yes, but it's not a good sign that she got into this situation in the first place against a fairly average opponent.
by ti-amie It was mental. When she finally won she looked at her box and pointed to her head.
by ti-amie I watched the end of Pegula vs Blinkova. I know Pegula is a bit controversial here but today she had no spark. It seemed as if she was going through the motions and was a bit formulaic.
It'll be interesting to see how she does in Miami.
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meganfernandez ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:32 pm
I watched the end of Pegula vs Blinkova. I know Pegula is a bit controversial here but today she had no spark. It seemed as if she was going through the motions and was a bit formulaic.
It'll be interesting to see how she does in Miami.
She is definitely in a transition period. I hope she finds her motivation and her groove again.
by
ashkor87 ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:32 pm
I watched the end of Pegula vs Blinkova. I know Pegula is a bit controversial here but today she had no spark. It seemed as if she was going through the motions and was a bit formulaic.
It'll be interesting to see how she does in Miami.
I a m not, of course, surprised Pegula lost - she needs more help from the court, since she doesnt have the power to blast through it.. what suprises me is that Blinkova beat her, I didnt think Blinkova was any better suited to this court. Miami, she may do better simply because the court is slightly, marginally faster and she is used to the hot, humid conditions - but I would not expect her to actually win Miami, or even go to the semis..in general, whoever wins IW will be a spent force.. this double-header is very tough, physically - which is why only Vika has done it, in recent times..among women.
by ti-amie And Vika just lost to Dolehide.
by ti-amie Sun, 10 March, 2024 (Day 8)
STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am
I. Swiatek (1) Vs L. Noskova (26)
Not Before 1:00 pm
F. Auger-Aliassime (31) Vs (2) C. Alcaraz
Followed By
J. Struff (25) Vs (3) J. Sinner
Not Before 6:00 PM
C. Wozniacki (WC) Vs K. Volynets (WC)
Not Before 8:00 pm
B. Shelton (16) Vs (22) F. Cerundolo
STADIUM 2
Starts at 11:00 am
F. Tiafoe (18) Vs (11) S. Tsitsipas
Not Before 1:00 PM
A. Kalinskaya (21) Vs J. Paolini (13)
Followed By
A. Kerber Vs V. Kudermetova (17)
Not Before 6:00 pm
A. Zverev (6) Vs (27) T. Griekspoor
Not Before 8:00 PM
B. Haddad Maia (12) Vs A. Pavlyuchenkova (22)
STADIUM 3
Starts at 11:00 am
C. Gauff/J. Pegula (5) Vs (WC) S. Kenin/B. Mattek-Sands
Not Before 12:30 pm
M. Keys (18) Vs Y. Putintseva
Followed By
N. Podoroska (LL) Vs A. Potapova (28)
Followed By
A. Rublev (5) Vs (32) J. Lehecka
Followed By
S. Doumbia/F. Reboul (Alt) Vs (3) R. Ram/J. Salisbury
STADIUM 4
Starts at 11:00 am
T. Seyboth Wild (Q) Vs F. Marozsan
Followed By
A. Bublik (20) Vs (10) A. de Minaur
Followed By
S. Johnson/T. Paul (WC) Vs W. Koolhof/N. Mektic
Followed By / After Suitable Rest
K. Krawietz/T. Puetz (7) Vs A. Bublik/A. Mannarino
Followed By
N. Melichar-Martinez/E. Perez (4) Vs TBD
STADIUM 5
Starts at 11:00 am
H. Nys/J. Zielinski Vs S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori
Followed By
U. Humbert/F. Martin Vs (8) J. Murray/M. Venus
Followed By
R. Bopanna/M. Ebden (1) Vs S. Gille/J. Vliegen
STADIUM 6
Starts at 11:00 am
C. Garcia/Y. Xu Vs E. Hozumi/M. Ninomiya
Followed By
M. Gonzalez/A. Molteni (6) Vs (WC) R. Seggerman/P. Trhac
Followed By
H. Chan/G. Olmos Vs A. Muhammad/E. Shibahara
Followed By
S. Hsieh/E. Mertens (1) Vs TBD
by ashkor87 Very impressive win for Osaka - I was thinking she cant get past Samsonova.. but she is evidently back to almost full-strength.. watch out everybody! She has more major titles than anyone but Venus (and equal to Iga)
The real difference was in service return - Osaka is simply much better at it than Samsonova
by ashkor87 Coco and Osaka are marching towards a clash soon - who thinks Coco will win this one? I dont, for sure..
by
meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:52 am
Coco and Osaka are marching towards a clash soon - who thinks Coco will win this one? I dont, for sure..
I'd put my money on Osaka.
by meganfernandez Navarro toughed out a close match vs Tsurenko. Emma's movement was incredible again. I noticed it in Hobart, where she won the title. She extended some points at the end that were insane. I feel like she needs to create more in the rallies to take another step forward.
by
nelslus ....AND Stearns blew at least 4 match points against Sabalenka. Served for the match in the third set at 5-4, 40-0. Blew that, had at least one more match point- blew that. Broke Sabalenka for another shot at serving out the match. Didn't do it. (Missed the tennis at that point). VERY ironically, Stearns saved three match points in the the third set tiebreaker. Only to play two bad points to lose the match.
SHEEEESH!!!!! Learn how to win, Scrub-Plus (I'm being generous
) players.
by
nelslus meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:27 am
Navarro toughed out a close match vs Tsurenko. Emma's movement was incredible again. I noticed it in Hobart, where she won the title. She extended some points at the end that were insane. I feel like she needs to create more in the rallies to take another step forward.
Yup. Navarro was down a break in that third set. AND- agreed- Navarro is going to have to learn to be more aggressive and proactive, if she wants progress, and to truly be any kind of contender. (Not that this will happen, of course.)
by Suliso What's up with Sabalenka after dominating AO?
by Suliso Kalinskaya vs Paolini again! The draw Gods are funny...
by
ponchi101 Suliso wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:41 am
What's up with Sabalenka after dominating AO?
She is basking on the laurels? Satisfied?
Indeed, odd.
by
Fastbackss nelslus wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:15 am
....AND Stearns blew at least 4 match points against Sabalenka. Served for the match in the third set at 5-4, 40-0. Blew that, had at least one more match point- blew that. Broke Sabalenka for another shot at serving out the match. Didn't do it. (Missed the tennis at that point). VERY ironically, Stearns saved three match points in the the third set tiebreaker. Only to play two bad points to lose the match.
SHEEEESH!!!!! Learn how to win, Scrub-Plus (I'm being generous
) players.
This is what I get for going to bed early in third set.
These type of matches tend to either temporarily galvanize or break a player.
Will be curious how Stearns and Baptiste do going forward in next few tourneys
by
nelslus Suliso wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 9:41 am
What's up with Sabalenka after dominating AO?
Sabalenka? Inconsistent?? Who has ever heard of such a thing?!?!?!?!?!?!??!
by Suliso Swiatek has a tough time with Noskova in the beginning (a break down), but eventually run away with the match.
by Fastbackss I turned it on when Noskova was serving to stay in first set. Had a couple errors.
Iga won that and every future game. Went quick!
by
meganfernandez Fastbackss wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 8:35 pm
I turned it on when Noskova was serving to stay in first set. Had a couple errors.
Iga won that and every future game. Went quick!
THAT is a champion. Shaky start against the player who beat her in Melbourne but got it together and steamrolled.
by
JTContinental meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:24 am
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:52 am
Coco and Osaka are marching towards a clash soon - who thinks Coco will win this one? I dont, for sure..
I'd put my money on Osaka.
I might in a few months, but Osaka hasn't beat anyone good yet in her return, plus Coco is 2-0 against her.
by Suliso On the other hand Coco struggled with Burel. Close to 50-50 perhaps? Would like to see it.
by ashkor87 Court is too slow for Coco...she never does well on slow courts.
by ti-amie Mon, 11 March, 2024 (Day 9)
STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am
L. Musetti (26) Vs (7) H. Rune
Not Before 1:00 PM
E. Raducanu (WC) Vs A. Sabalenka (2)
Followed By
N. Osaka Vs E. Mertens (24)
Not Before 6:00 pm
N. Djokovic (1) Vs (LL) L. Nardi
Not Before 8:00 PM
E. Svitolina (16) Vs E. Navarro (23)
STADIUM 2
Starts at 11:00 am
L. Bronzetti Vs C. Gauff (3)
Followed By
T. Paul (17) Vs (14) U. Humbert
Followed By
T. Fritz (12) Vs (19) S. Baez
Not Before 6:00 PM
C. Garcia (20) Vs M. Sakkari (9)
Followed By
D. Medvedev (4) Vs (29) S. Korda
STADIUM 3
Starts at 11:00 am
C. Norrie (28) Vs G. Monfils
Followed By
C. Ruud (9) Vs A. Fils
Followed By
A. Mannarino (21) Vs (13) G. Dimitrov
Followed By
C. Gauff/J. Pegula (5) Vs C. Dolehide/D. Krawczyk
Followed By
K. Krawietz/T. Puetz Or A. Bublik/A. Mannarino Vs M. Arevalo/M. Pavic
STADIUM 4
Starts at 11:00 am
Y. Yuan Vs C. Dolehide
Not Before 12:30 PM
S. Stephens Vs D. Kasatkina (11)
Followed By
A. Blinkova Vs D. Parry
Followed By
R. Seggerman/P. Trhac (WC) Vs W. Koolhof/N. Mektic
Followed By
TBD Vs (2) G. Dabrowski/E. Routliffe
STADIUM 5
Starts at 11:00 am
S. Aoyama/A. Krunic Vs (8) L. Kichenok/J. Ostapenko
Followed By
S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori Vs (8) J. Murray/M. Venus
Followed By
R. Bopanna/M. Ebden Or S. Gille/J. Vliegen Vs N. Mahut/E. Roger-Vasselin
Followed By
L. Musetti/J. Peers (Alt) Vs N. Lammons/J. Withrow
Followed By
U. Eikeri/H. Guo Vs (6) D. Schuurs/L. Stefani
STADIUM 6
Starts at 11:00 am
M. Bouzkova/S. Sorribes Tormo Vs (3) S. Hunter/K. Siniakova
Not Before 12:30 pm
J. Sinner/L. Sonego Vs (5) M. Granollers/H. Zeballos
Followed By
M. Melo/A. Zverev Vs (2) I. Dodig/A. Krajicek
Followed By
B. Haddad Maia/T. Townsend (7) Vs E. Hozumi/M. Ninomiya
Followed By
L. Glasspool/J. Rojer Vs S. Doumbia/F. Reboul Or R. Ram/J. Salisbury
by
nelslus JTContinental wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:50 pm
meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 5:24 am
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 2:52 am
Coco and Osaka are marching towards a clash soon - who thinks Coco will win this one? I dont, for sure..
I'd put my money on Osaka.
I might in a few months, but Osaka hasn't beat anyone good yet in her return, plus Coco is 2-0 against her.
Their record is 2-2. (Including that 2019 US Open match where a gracious Naomi encouraged Coco to speak to the crowd after Coco's 3 & 0 loss.)
https://www.wtatennis.com/head-to-head/328560/319998
by
meganfernandez nelslus wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:25 am
JTContinental wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:50 pm
I might in a few months, but Osaka hasn't beat anyone good yet in her return, plus Coco is 2-0 against her.
Their record is 2-2. (Including that 2019 US Open match where a gracious Naomi encouraged Coco to speak to the crowd after Coco's 3 & 0 loss.)
https://www.wtatennis.com/head-to-head/328560/319998
Osaka has to get past Mertens first, and you just never know with her. She can be a tough out, even still.
by atlpam Griekspoor just submitted an excellent entry in the racket smashing contest after losing the first set tiebreak to Zverev.
by Fastbackss I was really enjoying this Woz-Volynets match.
Katie held on at end of second set - seemed to have some momentum. Almost broke to open third - didn't - and then the rout was on.
Going to bed with Woz up 4-0 to see if I can enact a TAT level jinx
by
ashkor87 meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:56 am
nelslus wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:25 am
JTContinental wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:50 pm
I might in a few months, but Osaka hasn't beat anyone good yet in her return, plus Coco is 2-0 against her.
Their record is 2-2. (Including that 2019 US Open match where a gracious Naomi encouraged Coco to speak to the crowd after Coco's 3 & 0 loss.)
https://www.wtatennis.com/head-to-head/328560/319998
Osaka has to get past Mertens first, and you just never know with her. She can be a tough out, even still.
True, but Mertens doesn't have the game to bother Osaka ...she is basically a steady player with no weapons, like Pegula...
by
Fastbackss Fastbackss wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:11 am
I was really enjoying this Woz-Volynets match.
Katie held on at end of second set - seemed to have some momentum. Almost broke to open third - didn't - and then the rout was on.
Going to bed with Woz up 4-0 to see if I can enact a TAT level jinx
Editor note - didn't work.
But I will say I HATE when players have the same kit.
by
meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 3:19 am
meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:56 am
Osaka has to get past Mertens first, and you just never know with her. She can be a tough out, even still.
True, but Mertens doesn't have the game to bother Osaka ...she is basically a steady player with no weapons, like Pegula...
I think Pegula hits a lot harder than Mertens. Mertens's weapons are consistency, court sense, athleticism, intangibles - plus a great backhand. I think those things can trouble an off-peak Osaka. Mertens can open the court, and she can volley.
by
JTContinental nelslus wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:25 am
JTContinental wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:50 pm
I might in a few months, but Osaka hasn't beat anyone good yet in her return, plus Coco is 2-0 against her.
Their record is 2-2. (Including that 2019 US Open match where a gracious Naomi encouraged Coco to speak to the crowd after Coco's 3 & 0 loss.)
https://www.wtatennis.com/head-to-head/328560/319998
Oops, the bootleg site I used only showed the 2 Coco wins.
by JTContinental Bronzetti carrying on the longstanding Italian tradition of grunting after the ball has bounced on the other side of the court.
by ashkor87 Well, Osaka clearly isn't fully back yet..we should not have expected it...
Kerber's come-back has been impressive too, beating good players I really expected her to lose too. The court doesn't even suit her much .
by Owendonovan I wonder if Sakkara's delts are one of those genetic physical anomalies that run in her family. I know lifting is a big part of her fitness, but those delts are big for any athlete.
by ti-amie Tue, 12 March, 2024 (Day 10)
STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am
A. Potapova (28) Vs J. Paolini (13)
Not Before 1:00 pm
F. Marozsan Vs (2) C. Alcaraz
Not Before 3:00 PM
TBD Vs TBD
Not Before 6:00 pm
B. Shelton (16) Vs (3) J. Sinner
Not Before 8:00 PM
I. Swiatek (1) Vs Y. Putintseva
STADIUM 2
Starts at 11:00 am
J. Lehecka (32) Vs (11) S. Tsitsipas
Not Before 1:00 PM
A. Pavlyuchenkova (22) Vs M. Kostyuk (31)
Followed By
A. Zverev (6) Vs (10) A. de Minaur
Not Before 6:00 PM
A. Kerber Vs C. Wozniacki (WC)
Followed By
R. Seggerman/P. Trhac Or W. Koolhof/N. Mektic Vs (2) I. Dodig/A. Krajicek
STADIUM 3
Starts at 1:00 pm
N. Mahut/E. Roger-Vasselin Vs (5) M. Granollers/H. Zeballos
Followed By
N. Lammons/J. Withrow Vs S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori
Followed By
K. Krawietz/T. Puetz Or M. Arevalo/M. Pavic Vs L. Glasspool/J. Rojer Or R. Ram/J. Salisbury
Not Before 6:00 PM
TBD Vs (3) S. Hunter/K. Siniakova
by Fastbackss Djokovic loses first set.
Up break early in 2nd. Tough service game. Break point - djokovic hits serve. Nardi thinks it's out - just reaches at it. Doesn't really move but return goes in. He then starts moving. Djokovic stopped. Wanted a hindrance. Didn't get it.
Nardi quickly held.
Curious to see what happens and if Novak can settle down. He is on edge of tilt
by Fastbackss Yeah he's channeled his anger well since then...
by Fastbackss Okay, about that third set...
Really at the end of the 2nd Nardi started amping up the pace.
Set the tone for the third where Novak had few answers
by
meganfernandez Fastbackss wrote:Okay, about that third set...
Really at the end of the 2nd Nardi started amping up the pace.
Set the tone for the third where Novak had few answers
In the last game, Nardi was clearly nervous. But Djokovic let him off the hook with 2 UFEs. Bad ones. That was shocking. I think it helped Nardi relax and serve it out.
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by
nelslus JTContinental wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 7:50 pm
Bronzetti carrying on the longstanding Italian tradition of grunting after the ball has bounced on the other side of the court.
It's called Doin' The Errani.
by ashkor87 Coco has a good draw again...can't imagine Mertens beating her..on any surface..
by
ponchi101 Fastbackss wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:26 am
Djokovic loses first set.
Up break early in 2nd. Tough service game. Break point - djokovic hits serve. Nardi thinks it's out - just reaches at it. Doesn't really move but return goes in. He then starts moving. Djokovic stopped. Wanted a hindrance. Didn't get it.
Nardi quickly held.
Curious to see what happens and if Novak can settle down. He is on edge of tilt
I'm missing something.
Isn't this one of the tournaments with fully electronic line calling? So, if you don't hear the OUT call, you should keep playing, and not stop and call for a hindrance because your opponent was also confused.
Right?
And, BTW.
Losing to Sinner at the Aussie. Well, that was bound to happen sooner later. But losing now to a LL at a tournament that favors you so much...
Can it be the start of the end? (I know, watch him now clean Miam i and the next three slams, but one can dream, no?)
by ashkor87 Zverev vs DeMinaur is a good test case. If speed of court matters, Zverev should win.
by
atlpam ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:43 pm
Fastbackss wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:26 am
Djokovic loses first set.
Up break early in 2nd. Tough service game. Break point - djokovic hits serve. Nardi thinks it's out - just reaches at it. Doesn't really move but return goes in. He then starts moving. Djokovic stopped. Wanted a hindrance. Didn't get it.
Nardi quickly held.
Curious to see what happens and if Novak can settle down. He is on edge of tilt
I'm missing something.
Isn't this one of the tournaments with fully electronic line calling? So, if you don't hear the OUT call, you should keep playing, and not stop and call for a hindrance because your opponent was also confused.
Right?
And, BTW.
Losing to Sinner at the Aussie. Well, that was bound to happen sooner later. But losing now to a LL at a tournament that favors you so much...
Can it be the start of the end? (I know, watch him now clean Miam i and the next three slams, but one can dream, no?)
I just think of what Federer said during his last years - most days you can play like you did at 30, but you start to have more and more frequent days where you just can't muster that level of play.
by
skatingfan ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:43 pm
And, BTW.
Losing to Sinner at the Aussie. Well, that was bound to happen sooner later. But losing now to a LL at a tournament that favors you so much...
Can it be the start of the end? (I know, watch him now clean Miam i and the next three slams, but one can dream, no?)
Djokovic hasn't been passed the 4th round at either Indian Wells, or Miami since he did the Sunshine Double for the 3rd time in a row in 2016. His best Masters events are Rome, Cincinnati, and Paris over the past few years.
by ti-amie I noticed this as well. And it's not just at Stadium 2.
by
meganfernandez ti-amie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:18 pm
Is this because both Novak and Rafa are out?
by
ti-amie meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:47 pm
ti-amie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:18 pm
Is this because both Novak and Rafa are out?
That seems to be the consensus. I haven't seen a Mixed Draw on the site though.
by
Owendonovan ti-amie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:07 pm
I noticed this as well. And it's not just at Stadium 2.
The owner of this tournament is Larry Ellison who is worth $140 billion, which apparently isn't enough. Wholly unsurprising considering he's one of these people.
Larry Ellison, the billionaire co-founder and chairman of the software company Oracle and the biggest backer of Elon Musk’s attempted Twitter takeover, participated in a call shortly after the 2020 election that focused on strategies for contesting the legitimacy of the vote, according to court documents and a participant. The Nov. 14 call included Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.); Fox News host Sean Hannity; Jay Sekulow, an attorney for President Donald Trump; and James Bopp Jr., an attorney for True the Vote, a Texas-based nonprofit that has promoted disputed claims of widespread voter fraud.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... hallenges/
by ti-amie Wed, 13 March, 2024 (Day 11)
STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am
E. Navarro (23) Vs A. Sabalenka (2)
Followed By
E. Mertens (24) Vs C. Gauff (3)
Followed By
D. Medvedev (4) Vs (13) G. Dimitrov
Not Before 6:00 pm
T. Fritz (12) Vs (7) H. Rune
Followed By
K. Krawietz/T. Puetz Or L. Glasspool/J. Rojer Vs W. Koolhof/N. Mektic Or I. Dodig/A. Krajicek
STADIUM 2
Starts at 11:00 am
C. Ruud (9) Vs G. Monfils
Followed By
L. Nardi (LL) Vs (17) T. Paul
Not Before 3:00 PM
D. Parry Vs M. Sakkari (9)
Not Before 6:00 PM
Y. Yuan Vs D. Kasatkina (11)
Followed By
POSSIBLE WTA DOUBLES SEMI-FINAL - DEPENDING ON RESULTS
STADIUM 3
Starting At 12:00 PM
N. Melichar-Martinez/E. Perez (4) Vs (8) L. Kichenok/J. Ostapenko
Not Before 1:30 pm
M. Granollers/H. Zeballos (5) Vs S. Bolelli/A. Vavassori
TBA After Rest NB 3.00PM
S. Hsieh/E. Mertens (1) Vs (6) D. Schuurs/L. Stefani
STADIUM 4
Starts at 12:00 noon
MIXED DOUBLES INVITATIONAL
Followed By
MIXED DOUBLES INVITATIONAL
Followed By
MIXED DOUBLES INVITATIONAL
Followed By
MIXED DOUBLES INVITATIONAL
by
ashkor87 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:33 pm
Zverev vs DeMinaur is a good test case. If speed of court matters, Zverev should win.
Well, that worked out well for my theory
by Owendonovan Kerber calling for a medical, she seems likely done as she keeps grabbing her upper hip/lower back.
by
Owendonovan Owendonovan wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:17 am
Kerber calling for a medical, she seems likely done as she keeps grabbing her upper hip/lower back.
I'm totally on the wrong day, I didn't realize I was watching a replay. Sometimes live doesn't mean live I guess.
by ashkor87 wozniacki did mention that she could see something was wrong with Kerber's back, she was serving slow
by
mick1303 Owendonovan wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:40 pm
ti-amie wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:07 pm
I noticed this as well. And it's not just at Stadium 2.
The owner of this tournament is Larry Ellison who is worth $140 billion, which apparently isn't enough. Wholly unsurprising considering he's one of these people.
Larry Ellison, the billionaire co-founder and chairman of the software company Oracle and the biggest backer of Elon Musk’s attempted Twitter takeover, participated in a call shortly after the 2020 election that focused on strategies for contesting the legitimacy of the vote, according to court documents and a participant. The Nov. 14 call included Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.); Fox News host Sean Hannity; Jay Sekulow, an attorney for President Donald Trump; and James Bopp Jr., an attorney for True the Vote, a Texas-based nonprofit that has promoted disputed claims of widespread voter fraud.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... hallenges/
Why is takeover "attempted"? I thought he already owns the qualified share of it.
by ashkor87 a meditation on sloow courts - is it possible that slow courts are a great equalizer - that is, even not-so-talented players can reach any ball, have the time to set up and hit any ball.. after all, what distinguishes great players like Djokovic and Federer is that they never seem hurried, they always have time to hit their shots .. such is their vision, reflexes, footwork.. here, at IW, even Nardi is able to keep up with Djokovic, and Djokovic anyway doesnt have the brute power like Nadal has, to push someone off the court..
so upsets like this are to be expected?
by Suliso It could also be that Nardi (20) is ranked way below his actual ability and Djokovic is finally starting to show some cracks.
If slower courts were such an equalizer anyone could upset the former big 3 on clay and it certainly was not true.
by
meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:47 am
a meditation on sloow courts - is it possible that slow courts are a great equalizer - that is, even not-so-talented players can reach any ball, have the time to set up and hit any ball.. after all, what distinguishes great players like Djokovic and Federer is that they never seem hurried, they always have time to hit their shots .. such is their vision, reflexes, footwork.. here, at IW, even Nardi is able to keep up with Djokovic, and Djokovic anyway doesnt have the brute power like Nadal has, to push someone off the court..
so upsets like this are to be expected?
It's an interesting thought... but it also might overestimate how slow these courts really are. They are slow for hard. But I'm not sure they're clay-slow.
I think Nardi played great and Djokovic was slightly below his level. Sometimes people lose tennis matches. That's all, IMO.
Djokovic made two sloppy errors in the last game, when Nardi was clearly nervous. Nardi opened the game with a double fault, and on the second point, he chose to hit a rally ball as a slice forehand, off-balance, rather than step in and drive it, like normal. Djokovic returned that very easy ball into the net, then missed the next ball wide. He wasn't as sharp as usual.
by ashkor87 true, but clay is anyway different - the movement, the balance, the spin.. the IW and Miami hard courts are the slowest hard courts, not the slowest courts per se.
I had posted these earlier, but anyway, he speeds of different courts were rated as follows (not all that recent, I agree)
Shanghai 42.9
Turin 42.1
AO 42
Paris (Cergy) 37.5
Canadian (not sure Toronto or Montreal?) 36.3
USO 35.4
Cinci 33.6
Miami 30.3
IW 27.4
Monte Carlo 24.9
Rome 22
Roland Garros 21
Madrid 20.9
that accords reasonably well with what our eyes tell us.
by Suliso Madrid is slower than MC? Usually players who don't like clay that much do better there than elsewhere.
by
ponchi101 Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:25 pm
Madrid is slower than MC? Usually players who don't like clay that much do better there than elsewhere.
Exactly. Sabalenka is a two time (?) champ. Zverev has won it. And it was Rafa's least successful big clay tourney.
by
meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:20 pm
true, but clay is anyway different - the movement, the balance, the spin.. the IW and Miami hard courts are the slowest hard courts, not the slowest courts per se.
I had posted these earlier, but anyway, he speeds of different courts were rated as follows (not all that recent, I agree)
Shanghai 42.9
Turin 42.1
AO 42
Paris (Cergy) 37.5
Canadian (not sure Toronto or Montreal?) 36.3
USO 35.4
Cinci 33.6
Miami 30.3
IW 27.4
Monte Carlo 24.9
Rome 22
Roland Garros 21
Madrid 20.9
that accords reasonably well with what our eyes tell us.
that's a huge gap in the hard courts
by meganfernandez Navarro takes the first set from Sabalenka 6-3, one break.
by
ti-amie meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 6:46 pm
Navarro takes the first set from Sabalenka 6-3, one break.
They're into the third set after Sabalenka took the second set, also by 6-3.
by Suliso 4-1 Navarro in the third. Can Sabalenka come back again?
Regardless of whether she does her form is nowhere near AO. Will not win this tournament I think.
by Suliso No choke from Navarro and out goes Sabalenka.
by
meganfernandez Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:07 pm
No choke from Navarro and out goes Sabalenka.
I'm shocked Emma beat her. Emma doesn't have a big weapon. Just is very good athletically and evidently played well strategically.
Askhor, did you think this surface should favor Sabalenka overall?
by ti-amie
There was a point two or three before this that was amazing by both women.
by
Suliso meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:12 pm
Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:07 pm
No choke from Navarro and out goes Sabalenka.
I'm shocked Emma beat her. Emma doesn't have a big weapon. Just is very good athletically and evidently played well strategically.
Does Peyton Stearns have big weapons?
by ponchi101 There were some comments a few years ago about Navarro being on tour solely because her dad is a millionaire that owns the Charleston tournament.
Then I just went to the WTA site and found our she is ranked #23. So it is not just daddy's money.
And BTW, she looks very pretty. Some marketing potential there.
by
meganfernandez ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:27 pm
There were some comments a few years ago about Navarro being on tour solely because her dad is a millionaire that owns the Charleston tournament.
Then I just went to the WTA site and found our she is ranked #23. So it is not just daddy's money.
And BTW, she looks very pretty. Some marketing potential there.
Daddy's money only gets you so far, and not as far as the top 20. Probably not event top 100. It might even be a hindrance at some point, if you don't care about the money. Very impressive, what she has done the last couple of years. She is tied with Iga for # of match wins ins 2024.
by
meganfernandez Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:17 pm
meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:12 pm
Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:07 pm
No choke from Navarro and out goes Sabalenka.
I'm shocked Emma beat her. Emma doesn't have a big weapon. Just is very good athletically and evidently played well strategically.
Does Peyton Stearns have big weapons?
I don't think so, and I don't know how she got a set of Sabalenka, unless Sab played terribly. Emma did one better than Stearns.
by nelslus Navarro played with MUCH more initiative today- more aggression, more winners from solid ground strokes. (I watched from the end of the first set on.) Obviously, Sabalenka's ill-timed errors helped. But, 'twas an excellent job from Emma. (AND, no, Navarro and Stearns ain't gonna match Sabalenka for power, shot after shot. But- Sabalenka's winners also- you know- have to go in.)
by Suliso I think it's at least 50% Sabalenka in both cases. As for Stearns she should have beaten Aryna (had multiple match points), but choked at the last moment.
by nelslus AND- watched most of the third set- Monfils just got worn out. (SHOCKING, I know).
by
nelslus Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:41 pm
I think it's at least 50% Sabalenka in both cases. As for Stearns she should have beaten Aryna (had multiple match points), but choked at the last moment.
I can definitely confirm that Stearns choked. For once in her career- Sabalenka played don't-hit-an-error to save the match points.
by ti-amie There was a time when the only time I saw Navarro as a WC in Charleston. It seemed to me that she was doing a nepo baby thing. I was wrong. She was playing college tennis and has been playing steadily over the last 18 months or so hence her ranking. She took that match from Sabalenka today and she deserves props for that.
She hasn't always worn the pony tail. It suits her.
by
meganfernandez ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:05 pm
There was a time when the only time I saw Navarro as a WC in Charleston. It seemed to me that she was doing a nepo baby thing. I was wrong. She was playing college tennis and has been playing steadily over the last 18 months or so hence her ranking. She took that match from Sabalenka today and she deserves props for that.
She hasn't always worn the pony tail. It suits her.
Same on all of it. I'm still not 100% sold on her game. It lacks teeth and dimension to me. But she's strong mentally, has great movement, and is good enough in everything else. Still a lot of room for improvement.
by nelslus LOL, should have been 0 & 0. Coco had been up 6-0, 2-0- 30-0. Two double faults. Wins the next point. Double faults- and after at some point another double fault and an error- 2-1. Mertens holds- Coco shakily holds....and then Mertens went back to absolute crap play, with solid play from Coco. 0 & 2.
by
meganfernandez nelslus wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:30 pm
LOL, should have been 0 & 0. Coco had been up 6-0, 2-0- 30-0. Two double faults. Wins the next point. Double faults- and after at some point another double fault and an error- 2-1. Mertens holds- Coco shakily holds....and then Mertens went back to absolute crap play, with solid play from Coco. 0 & 2.
0 and 2 the day she turns 2-0.
by ti-amie Thu, 14 March, 2024 (Day 12)
STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am
A. Potapova (28) Vs M. Kostyuk (31)
Followed By
I. Swiatek (1) Vs C. Wozniacki (WC)
Not Before 3:00 pm
A. Zverev (6) Vs (2) C. Alcaraz
Not Before 6:00 pm
D. Medvedev (4) Vs T. Fritz Or H. Rune
Followed by
BNP Parbias Open - Mixed Doubles Invitational
STADIUM 2
Starts at 11:00 am
J. Lehecka (32) Vs (3) J. Sinner
Not Before 12:30 pm
T. Paul (17) Vs (9) C. Ruud
Not Before 3:00 PM
TBD Vs C. Gauff (3)
Not Before 6:00 PM
TBD Vs E. Navarro (23)
Followed By
BNP Paribas Open - Mixed Doubles Invitational
STADIUM 3
Starts at 3:00 pm
S. Hunter/K. Siniakova (3) Vs A. Muhammad/E. Shibahara
Followed By
TBD Vs (4) N. Melichar-Martinez/E. Perez
by
ashkor87 meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:12 pm
Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:07 pm
No choke from Navarro and out goes Sabalenka.
I'm shocked Emma beat her. Emma doesn't have a big weapon. Just is very good athletically and evidently played well strategically.
Askhor, did you think this surface should favor Sabalenka overall?
yes, I did think so.. maybe it is just proof that a slow court is a great leveler- anyone can beat anyone if she stays patient and doesnt make UFEs..
by ashkor87 saw a bit of the highlights (all I can see here).. Sabalenka clearly got frustrated because Navarro was getting a lot of balls back, able to handle Saba's power. We know Sabalenka is not the most patient player in the world, so...
by
JTContinental ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:27 pm
There were some comments a few years ago about Navarro being on tour solely because her dad is a millionaire that owns the Charleston tournament.
Then I just went to the WTA site and found our she is ranked #23. So it is not just daddy's money.
And BTW, she looks very pretty. Some marketing potential there.
She was definitely a nepo baby to start off, but she made the transition to legit player last year.
by ashkor87 Rune beating Fritz is a surprise, to me at any rate.. Fritz has the big serve and the power, has actually won this tournament in the past, if I am not mistaken..
by
ashkor87 meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:32 pm
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:27 pm
There were some comments a few years ago about Navarro being on tour solely because her dad is a millionaire that owns the Charleston tournament.
Then I just went to the WTA site and found our she is ranked #23. So it is not just daddy's money.
And BTW, she looks very pretty. Some marketing potential there.
Daddy's money only gets you so far, and not as far as the top 20. Probably not event top 100. It might even be a hindrance at some point, if you don't care about the money. Very impressive, what she has done the last couple of years. She is tied with Iga for # of match wins ins 2024.
how true it is that we cant choose our parents!
by
martini4me meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:32 pm
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:27 pm
There were some comments a few years ago about Navarro being on tour solely because her dad is a millionaire that owns the Charleston tournament.
Then I just went to the WTA site and found our she is ranked #23. So it is not just daddy's money.
And BTW, she looks very pretty. Some marketing potential there.
Daddy's money only gets you so far, and not as far as the top 20. Probably not event top 100. It might even be a hindrance at some point, if you don't care about the money. Very impressive, what she has done the last couple of years. She is tied with Iga for # of match wins ins 2024.
Not just 2024. She's third in match wins since the start of 2023 (including ITF's, not just WTA tournaments).
https://www.tennisabstract.com/blog/202 ... a-navarro/
by ashkor87 Can't keep track of these Chinese players any more..where did Yuan come from? In the QF now, beat QZ and Kasatkina...yes, she won a tournament just before IW but...!!
by
meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:54 am
Can't keep track of these Chinese players any more..where did Yuan come from? In the QF now, beat QZ and Kasatkina...yes, she won a tournament just before IW but...!!
If she won a tournament, she's doing well to go on a tear in terms of physicality. Timofeeva mentioned that she hit a wall physically (and emotionally) when she got to the 4th round of the Aussie after qualifying. It will be interesting to see if Yuan has much energy vs vs Gauff.
by martini4me This is another player that's shot from obscurity to relevance very suddenly. She's already 25 years old (born September 1998), she finished 2021 at 312 (had peaked at 198--from her playing history, she may have had some injuries that year--there were a couple of stretches when she didn't play for two or four months). While she finished 2022 at 74 (had a good fall run: qualified and made the third round at US Open (lost to Pegula, then made three ITF finals (winning one) in the US)), she fell back outside the top 100 until last August.
Then she got hot again in the fall, this time in Asia. She got to the final of the WTA 500 in Korea (losing to Pegula again), then to the finals of three ITF $100,000, winning one of those. This year, she qualified and reached the semis in Auckland (WTA 250), losing to Navarro. She lost in the first round of her next two tournaments (Boulter at Australian Open) and lost in qualifying in another, then rebounded to win the Austin 250, and now four wins in Indian Wells.
by
meganfernandez martini4me wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:28 pm
This is another player that's shot from obscurity to relevance very suddenly. She's already 25 years old (born September 1998), she finished 2021 at 312 (had peaked at 198--from her playing history, she may have had some injuries that year--there were a couple of stretches when she didn't play for two or four months). While she finished 2022 at 74 (had a good fall run: qualified and made the third round at US Open (lost to Pegula, then made three ITF finals (winning one) in the US)), she fell back outside the top 100 until last August.
Then she got hot again in the fall, this time in Asia. She got to the final of the WTA 500 in Korea (losing to Pegula again), then to the finals of three ITF $100,000, winning one of those. This year, she qualified and reached the semis in Auckland (WTA 250), losing to Navarro. She lost in the first round of her next two tournaments (Boulter at Australian Open) and lost in qualifying in another, then rebounded to win the Austin 250, and now four wins in Indian Wells.
Thanks for looking all that up and typing it out! I'd guess this is probably a pretty normal (to above average) career fluctuation. All the players have the ability to go on a run like this for a little bit. But a lot of things have to line up, and the player has to be dedicated, believe, and work very, very hard. Maybe get lucky.
by Suliso Another dominant performance by Sinner. Now on a 19 match win streak including 16 this year. Only Djokovic and Nadal have had better starts to their seasons since 1990 establishment of ATP tour.
Will we get now Sinner vs Alcaraz most fans would probably prefer? Or will Zverev beat Carlos yet again (h2h is 5-3 in his favor)?
by
meganfernandez Suliso wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:43 pm
Another dominant performance by Sinner. Now on a 19 match win streak including 16 this year. Only Djokovic and Nadal have had better starts to their seasons since 1990 establishment of ATP tour.
Will we get now Sinner vs Alcaraz most fans would probably prefer? Or will Zverev beat Carlos yet again (h2h is 5-3 in his favor)?
The surface is great for Alcaraz, if he's in top shape. As you said, though, Zverev matches up well against him. Won in Australia. We'd all rather see Sinner-Alcaraz, though.
by meganfernandez Caro retires with injury. Iga through to the semi vs Kostyuk.
by Fastbackss Zverev Alcaraz delayed due to bees. Large swarms
And Fritz losing was a surprise to me. He pretty well dominated the first
by ti-amie A bee invasion has halted play in the Alcaraz vs Zverev match. That's all I got.
by ti-amie A bee invasion
by
ti-amie José Morgado
@
josemorgado@sportsbots.xyz
Alcaraz still escaped from bees but was bitten on his forehead: "I was totally surrounded"
http://Butterfly....
Translated from Português using LibreTranslate
by
ti-amie Ed Salmon
@
fogmount@mas.to
Plan A seems to have been to wait them out. Plan A is not working. #tennis #interrupted
by ti-amie This happens in NYC enough to know that a swarm like this usually means a queen is setting up a new hive. It takes experts to remove them safely.
by Owendonovan Coco with some serving yips that are bugging her to almost distraction.
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Amazing, has this happened ever before in a major tennis event like this?
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martini4me Owendonovan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:25 pm
Coco with some serving yips that are bugging her to almost distraction.
Gauff almost alternating double faults (16!) and aces now. One of the announcers we're seeing here referred to the "psychodrama" going on in her head now.
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Fastbackss ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:53 pm
A bee invasion has halted play in the Alcaraz vs Zverev match. That's all I got.
Playing "hero" on the loudspeakers while the beekeeper guy comes out to work - is fantastic
by ashkor87 Coco doing well..good draw ..won despite 17 dfs! Sakkari or navarro next. Sakkari did beat Coco once last year jn the middle East but i doubt she can do it again..
by ashkor87 Alcaraz seems to beeee back
by ti-amie Fri, 15 March, 2024 (Day 13)
STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am
BNP Paribas - Mixed Doubles Invitational Final
Not Before 1:30 pm
F
M. Granollers/H. Zeballos (5) Vs W. Koolhof/N. Mektic
Not Before 4:00 PM
I. Swiatek (1) Vs M. Kostyuk (31)
Not Before 6:00 PM
C. Gauff (3) Vs TBD
by ashkor87 Kostyuk vs Swiatek ..seems a good test for both. Kostyuk has the game to beat Swiatek here but does she have the class? She was always touted as a future champion, by no less than Osaka.
by ti-amie There are reports that Djokovic won't play Miami but so far no change to entry lists.
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by skatingfan Apparently the people of Indian Wells need winter weather gear - sad to see people in the stands having to wear socks on their hands to stay warm - should we start a clothing drive?
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ashkor87 skatingfan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 2:51 am
Apparently the people of Indian Wells need winter weather gear - sad to see people in the stands having to wear socks on their hands to stay warm - should we start a clothing drive?
Maybe they should just clap more?!
by meganfernandez Navarro's run comes to an end. Shame, this was a winnable match vs Sakkari. The wind was awful, but Emma also let up on the aggression in the second set. And made a few too many errors. David Witt already paying off with Sakkari.
by Suliso Very conventional results this time. No drama at all... Really looking forward to Sinner vs Alcaraz (h2h 4-4). Sinner has been playing better the last half a year, but slow hard courts favor Alcaraz.
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ashkor87 Suliso wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:51 am
Very conventional results this time. No drama at all... Really looking forward to Sinner vs Alcaraz (h2h 4-4). Sinner has been playing better the last half a year, but slow hard courts favor Alcaraz.
Agree totally
by ashkor87 Sakkari says Witt has taught her to step in more on the return and has worked on some fixes to her toss..if anyone actually saw the match, did you see the change?
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meganfernandez Suliso wrote:Very conventional results this time. No drama at all... Really looking forward to Sinner vs Alcaraz (h2h 4-4). Sinner has been playing better the last half a year, but slow hard courts favor Alcaraz.
I thought they would be a semifinal but they are on track to play in the final. My bad. It’s Sinner-Paul and Alcaraz-Medvedev.
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meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote:Sakkari says Witt has taught her to step in more on the return and has worked on some fixes to her toss..if anyone actually saw the match, did you see the change?
I didn’t notice those things - too advanced for me. I noticed he kept telling her where to serve.
She was pretty aggressive. And come to think of it, was returning close in.
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by ashkor87 saw a bit of the highlights.. very impressed with Sakkari's willingness to come to the net - will serve her well against Coco, especially given that Coco doesnt always keep the ball down on the forehand side.. Coco does have a great lob, though, so...
by meganfernandez Does anyone give Kostyuk a puncher's chance against Iga?
by Owendonovan I found the Sakkari/Navarro match kinda bland. I feel most of the top 10 could have blown through either of them in that match. The commentating didn't feel like it was matching up with what I was watching.
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ponchi101 meganfernandez wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:13 pm
Does anyone give Kostyuk a puncher's chance against Iga?
No.
Martha falls into despair easily. And against Iga, that is a liability.
She has a puncher's chance. Iga is no Serena/Steffi/Martna.
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Suliso meganfernandez wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:13 pm
Does anyone give Kostyuk a puncher's chance against Iga?
If Kalinskaya could do it why not Kostyuk?
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meganfernandez Owendonovan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:50 pm
I found the Sakkari/Navarro match kinda bland. I feel most of the top 10 could have blown through either of them in that match. The commentating didn't feel like it was matching up with what I was watching.
I watched it on mute because I was listening to Rune-Medvedev instead. It was sort of one-dimensional to me. Same point over and over. I think the wind was wrecking havoc.
by ti-amie Saturday, March 16th
Stadium 1
Starts At 11:00 AM PDT
Women's Doubles · Finals
S. Hsieh 1/E. Mertens 1 vs S. Hunter 3/K. Siniakova 3
Not Before 01:30 PM PDT
Men's Singles · Semifinals
J. Sinner 3 vs C. Alcaraz 2
Followed By
Men's Singles · Semifinal
T. Paul 17 vs D. Medvedev 4
by ti-amie Anyone know what this is about?
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by meganfernandez Kostyuk is apparently hurt. Foot. Plays on.
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Suliso meganfernandez wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:57 pm
Kostyuk is apparently hurt. Foot. Plays on.
And I was wondering why Iga is having it so easy...
by ashkor87 what caused the Coco-Sakkari match to be suspended?
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skatingfan ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:30 am
what caused the Coco-Sakkari match to be suspended?
rain
by Suliso Slightly surprised that Coco lost.
by ashkor87 She has been spewing ufes and dfs...can't keep doing that.
by ponchi101 Still reached the SF, and lost to a former top 10.
I know, we expect a lot out of her. But that was a good tournament, if she was playing that badly (something about wining ugly, I guess).
by Suliso 50 unforced errors I'm reading elsewhere...
by ashkor87 well, unforced errors will happen on a slow court if you run out of patience early.. I imagine that is what happened with Coco..?
I do think,from the highlights I saw, she missed many opportunities to go to the net.. that is one way to win a point when you are not able to blast your opponnt off the court, which Coco anyway cannot and not against a good defender like Sakkari anyway.. Swiatek seems to have learned how to pound the ball until she gets an opening and only then moves in for the kill..
by ashkor87 AI says 54 % chance for Sinner, 46% Alcaraz...I would say it is exactly the opposite..certainly Sinner can win but he has less than an even chance..entirely because it is a slow court,..Tommy Paul has a decent chance of beating Medvedev - 45%,?
Sakkari has virtually no chance at all of beating Swiatek..the only question is whether there will be a bagel..I think there will be...6-3, 6-0 though I rarely try to predict scores ..
by mick1303 There is one argument in favor of Medvedev (the funny one). IW is one of the tournaments he did not win yet ))
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meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:52 am
She has been spewing ufes and dfs...can't keep doing that.
This is why I'm not fully on the Coco wagon. You can't lose to Sakkari in a big match, sorry. Once every three years, okay. It's tennis, it happens, Sakkari is one of the best players in the world. But you don't lose with UFEs and double faults. If she plays out of her mind, then she was better that day. But champions don't suck against lesser players this much.
Sakkari has clearly been playing better with Witt. I think attitude is helping her in these tight matches.
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ashkor87 mick1303 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:22 pm
There is one argument in favor of Medvedev (the funny one). IW is one of the tournaments he did not win yet ))
He is not expected to either !! Not powerful enough to hit through a slow court and not a natural volleyer..I would be surprised if he EVER wins IW
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Suliso ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:43 pm
He is not expected to either !! Not powerful enough to hit through a slow court and not a natural volleyer..I would be surprised if he EVER wins IW
More or less surprised than when he won Miami on a similar surface last year?
by ponchi101 He doesn't have the power? He is in the SF's. He can serve at 135 mph. When he crushes his (ugly) FH, he CRUSHES it.
How much more power does he need to show?
by Suliso I suppose we can cite his relatively mediocre record on clay as evidence.
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mick1303 Suliso wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:13 pm
I suppose we can cite his relatively mediocre record on clay as evidence.
It is not 90s. If a player is top 5, he is a contender on any surface. He may be less or more dangerous depending on the surface, but the variation is 10% max.
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ti-amie meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:12 pm
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:52 am
She has been spewing ufes and dfs...can't keep doing that.
This is why I'm not fully on the Coco wagon. You can't lose to Sakkari in a big match, sorry. Once every three years, okay. It's tennis, it happens, Sakkari is one of the best players in the world. But you don't lose with UFEs and double faults. If she plays out of her mind, then she was better that day. But champions don't suck against lesser players this much.
Sakkari has clearly been playing better with Witt. I think attitude is helping her in these tight matches.
It could be that she and Witt are in a trial period and she has to prove herself to him?
Cori making the semi's was a triumph of will. She played poorly most of the tournament and in the semi's ran into a highly motivated Sakkari.
by Suliso It's not 90-ties for sure, but I don't agree that variation is only 10% on clay or grass. Records of top players outside the most legendary players of recent times don't indicate that at all. Swiatek on grass or Osaka on clay for example.
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mick1303 Suliso wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:31 pm
It's not 90-ties for sure, but I don't agree that variation is only 10% on clay or grass. Records of top players outside the most legendary players of recent times don't indicate that at all. Swiatek on grass or Osaka on clay for example.
I wasn't talking about WTA.
by Suliso It doesn't matter which tour. I only picked these two because on ATP tour most current players haven't achieved that much yet on any surface.
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meganfernandez ti-amie wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:28 pm
meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:12 pm
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:52 am
She has been spewing ufes and dfs...can't keep doing that.
This is why I'm not fully on the Coco wagon. You can't lose to Sakkari in a big match, sorry. Once every three years, okay. It's tennis, it happens, Sakkari is one of the best players in the world. But you don't lose with UFEs and double faults. If she plays out of her mind, then she was better that day. But champions don't suck against lesser players this much.
Sakkari has clearly been playing better with Witt. I think attitude is helping her in these tight matches.
It could be that she and Witt are in a trial period and she has to prove herself to him?
Cori making the semi's was a triumph of will. She played poorly most of the tournament and in the semi's ran into a highly motivated Sakkari.
Your Sakkari theory is interesting. It definitely has given her new motivation.
Gauff wasn't at her best this week, not even close, and that's why I'm not fully on the bandwagon yet. Her level is inconsistent for what I consider a champion.
by ponchi101 Medvedev on clay is not about power, it is about the movement. He is not as good sliding as others.
Which is also the reason he is not as good on grass. There, he is not as nimble; his movement is heavier.
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mick1303 Suliso wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 9:09 pm
It doesn't matter which tour. I only picked these two because on ATP tour most current players haven't achieved that much yet on any surface.
IMO it does matter. The level of power and athleticism on men's tour is much-much higher. And this creates a landscape where surface specialists with a significant skew are less likely to reach such heights in the overall ranking as top 5. On WTA it is still possible though, as your examples prove.
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ashkor87 Suliso wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 5:30 pm
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:43 pm
He is not expected to either !! Not powerful enough to hit through a slow court and not a natural volleyer..I would be surprised if he EVER wins IW
More or less surprised than when he won Miami on a similar surface last year?
If you remember, both Sinner and he were so tired at Miami they could barely walk. I don't consider it a real match.
by ashkor87 Medvedev does have a big serve but I am surprised anyone thinks he has big shots off the ground..his strength is he can hit them a million times without making a mistake..
by ti-amie There have been some fantastic rallies and points between Carlos and Jannik. Carlos is up 4-1 in the third after a very entertaining second set.
by ti-amie We can also hear both Cahill's and Ferrero's instructions to their player. Kevin Skinner is translating some of the Spanish but admitted he's not getting all of the words since the Spanish Ferrero is speaking is vernacular not textbook Spanish.
by ti-amie One comm just tried to say Sinner's fall has affected his play. The other responded saying he hasn't called the trainer so...
by Fastbackss What a match. Very entertaining
Curious this was the early match.
by ti-amie It's Carlos in three 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Sinner's 19 match win streak ends.
I agree Fastbackss. You'd think this would be the late match. Then again the crowd has been very supportive of US players during the tournament so maybe that's why?
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ashkor87 meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:12 pm
Sakkari has clearly been playing better with Witt
I think any change will have that effect, for a week or two..
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ashkor87 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:43 pm
AI says 54 % chance for Sinner, 46% Alcaraz...I would say it is exactly the opposite..certainly Sinner can win but he has less than an even chance..entirely because it is a slow court,
I will count that as a correct prediction .... though Alcaraz is the higher-ranked player anyway!
by ti-amie Sun, 17 March, 2024 (Day 15)
STADIUM 1
Starts at 11:00 am
F
I. Swiatek (1) Vs M. Sakkari (9)
Not Before 2:00 pm
F
D. Medvedev (4) Vs (2) C. Alcaraz
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ashkor87 mick1303 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:23 pm
Suliso wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:13 pm
I suppose we can cite his relatively mediocre record on clay as evidence.
It is not 90s. If a player is top 5, he is a contender on any surface. He may be less or more dangerous depending on the surface, but the variation is 10% max.
10%? I would even say 5% but at this level, that is often enough.
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meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote:meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:12 pm
Sakkari has clearly been playing better with Witt
I think any change will have that effect, for a week or two..
Sharapova-Conners didn’t.
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meganfernandez ashkor87 wrote:Medvedev does have a big serve but I am surprised anyone thinks he has big shots off the ground..his strength is he can hit them a million times without making a mistake..
His forehand is a thunderbolt sometimes. He has blasted several down the line past Paul tonight. He can rip it but it’s not his primary weapon or usual shot.
by ashkor87 that was a great match Sinner-Alcaraz, must have been really something (i saw only highlights) - must have been one of the most entertaining matches of the year
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ashkor87 meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 2:53 am
ashkor87 wrote:meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:12 pm
Sakkari has clearly been playing better with Witt
I think any change will have that effect, for a week or two..
Sharapova-Conners didn’t.
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True.. I thought it was just a publicity stunt by Sharapova...anyway. She says all he did was dress up in his button-down shirts and talk about his mother, made her skip rope a lot!
by ashkor87 Now Medvedev vs Alcaraz! a movie we have seen before and will see many times again, I expect.. Alcaraz should win, but it will be fun and close. 65% Alcaraz...my estimate. Paul did a great job of coming to the net and pushing Medvedev back.. Medvedev did pass him many times but I expect Alcaraz will hit better approach shots than Paul could.. and Alcaraz' drop shot is lethal, will win him many points .. and keep Medvedev off-balance and guessing.
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skatingfan ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:47 am
Now Medvedev vs Alcaraz! a movie we have seen before and will see many times again, I expect.. Alcaraz should win, but it will be fun and close. 65% Alcaraz...my estimate. Paul did a great job of coming to the net and pushing Medvedev back.. Medvedev did pass him many times but I expect Alcaraz will hit better approach shots than Paul could.. and Alcaraz' drop shot is lethal, will win him many points .. and keep Medvedev off-balance and guessing.
Paul might have won the match if he hadn't tweaked his ankle early in the second set tiebreaker.
by ti-amie Post #271 updated to show complete OoP.
by ponchi101 Some numbers for Alcaraz and Sinner:
H2H= 4-4
Sets: 12-12 (50/50)
TB's: 4-3 (Alc-Sin) (57/43)
Total games: 114-129 (Alc-SIn) (47/53)
Total points: 790/832 (Alc-Sin) (49/51)
I am actually surprised by the difference in games. I though it would be less than that. And it seems Sinner needs to work a bit more to win the matches. But, as expected, they are very close.
by
Owendonovan ti-amie wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:53 pm
Post #271 updated to show complete OoP.
I never knew these posts were numbered until now!
Looks like Iga's in the bakery.
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Owendonovan ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 5:44 pm
Some numbers for Alcaraz and Sinner:
H2H= 4-4
Sets: 12-12 (50/50)
TB's: 4-3 (Alc-Sin) (57/43)
Total games: 114-129 (Alc-SIn) (47/53)
Total points: 790/832 (Alc-Sin) (49/51)
I am actually surprised by the difference in games. I though it would be less than that. And it seems Sinner needs to work a bit more to win the matches. But, as expected, they are very close.
Seems to have many of the same components of a Federer/Nadal rivalry. Similar dispositions, different enough games where surface can matter, thoughtful men who seem to appreciate their position. I like it.
by Suliso Never in doubt victory by Swiatek. She won the last eight games.
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ashkor87 ashkor87 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:43 pm
Sakkari has virtually no chance at all of beating Swiatek..the only question is whether there will be a bagel..I think there will be...6-3, 6-0 though I rarely try to predict scores ..
oops, got it wrong by a game! I really shouldnt try to predict the score!
Iga keeps producing bagels, I wonder how many bagels have been served on this court versus other tournaments - that is anoer mark of a slow court.
by ti-amie My daughter said Sakkari had no business making the final. I tried the parity argument and the new coach argument but she wasn't having it.
As for that second set of the men's final I'm interested to read what you guys thought. I was half watching it but from the commentary it seems that Medvedev just decided he had a plane to catch after Carlos snatched that first set from him.
by ti-amie So nice I had to post it twice. A ground level view of the shot of the tournament by Carlos Alcaraz.
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skatingfan ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:18 am
As for that second set of the men's final I'm interested to read what you guys thought. I was half watching it but from the commentary it seems that Medvedev just decided he had a plane to catch after Carlos snatched that first set from him.
Medvedev has been irritated since the first set of the semifinal against Tommy Paul, and it started to boil over in the 2nd set of the final. in the final game he was yelling at someone in the crowd.
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ti-amie skatingfan wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:00 am
ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:18 am
As for that second set of the men's final I'm interested to read what you guys thought. I was half watching it but from the commentary it seems that Medvedev just decided he had a plane to catch after Carlos snatched that first set from him.
Medvedev has been irritated since the first set of the semifinal against Tommy Paul, and it started to boil over in the 2nd set of the final. in the final game he was yelling at someone in the crowd.
I did see him yelling but I didn't know why.
by ponchi101 Medvedev has to re-think his temper tantrums. They truly do not benefit him. He is not early McEnroe, who elevated his level when he got angry (later Mac lost that ability). In Daniil's case, every time he gets it going with the crowd, he loses the match.
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skatingfan ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:11 pm
Medvedev has to re-think his temper tantrums. They truly do not benefit him. He is not early McEnroe, who elevated his level when he got angry (later Mac lost that ability). In Daniil's case, every time he gets it going with the crowd, he loses the match.
I'm sure I saw quotes from him saying that he knows he needs to learn to let things go, and play with a more even keel.
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ashkor87 ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 1:18 am
My daughter said Sakkari had no business making the final.
i totally agree with your daughter.. Sakkari is not in the same class as Swiatek..
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