2017 Wimbledon Championships - Women

[Correspondent Kiu]

5 spots have been filled, 3 to go. All 3 matches in progress, soon the quarterfinals will be set.

Konta lost the second set, Garcia takes it 6-4

 

[kskate2]

Woz bounced out in straights to Coco Puffs.

 

[golds girl]

Woz bounced out in straights to Coco Puffs.

I really like Woz.
Think she's a positive, bright person but I fear that the way tennis is trending to 'all power, all the time' is not suited towards her style. Even the younguns coming up like Ostapenko are trending less like Aga and more like Serena/Mugu/Halep.
This will leave her summarily getting booted in Rounds of 16 and quarters every year when power players are still left in the draw.

 

[kskate2]

Konta got lucky. Garcia choked in that last game down 4-5. Got tight and dumped 2 gimme FH's into the net.

Vika with a ton of errors in the TB and Halep seizes the first set

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

7 set, last one to be decided.
Simona ahead 3-0 in the second.

 

[kskate2]

So the QF matches are just about set:
Venus/Osta
Sveta/Mugu
Coco/Rybar
Konta/most likely Simona

 

[Tenfan63]

Venus continues to school the young girls. Hopefully, she can do it again tomorrow

 

[Tenfan63]

Vika stills has that fight in her. She might lose but at least she didn't give up

 

[kskate2]

Venus continues to school the young girls. Hopefully, she can do it again tomorrow

She's had the best prep. Two straight teenage flat ball hitters. The only difference between Osta and those girls is confidence. They play a very similar game to Osta (even have a better serve than her).

 

[golds girl]

Vika stills has that fight in her. She might lose but at least she didn't give up

It's important to note that Vika is back on a professional tennis court in the round of 16 in a Slam event 6 months after birthing a child.
Don't want to go into too much detail, but there's little you can do in terms of strenuous exercise for the first 90 days, so she managed to get herself in this position in about 3 months.
It's pretty incredible.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Easy to schedule now. They will put Konta vs. Halep (the match between two highest seeds remaining, not to mention involving a British player) and the only Wimbledon champion in CC for Tuesday.

 

[AnonymousFan]

Venus/Ostapenko, woohoo!

 

[kskate2]

Results from the Wimbledon Women's Singles Round 16 matches on Monday

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Match of the round for me was Kerber v Muguruza......Kerber's best match so far,like the way Garbine not only used her offense but defense.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Good that Ostapenko already turned 20. She is playing Vee tomorrow and Vee has never lost to teenagers.

 

[kskate2]

Venus will be all over Osta's weak serve like a rash.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Halep needs to reach the s/finals to secure the No 1 ranking,should she lose in the q/finals,Pliskova will become the new No 1 player.

 

[kskate2]

Halep needs to reach the s/finals to secure the No 1 ranking,should she lose in the q/finals,Pliskova will become the new No 1 player.

I think she'll get there and claim the #1 spot, but lose in the SF.

 

[Moxie]

Order of play tomorrow:

Center Court:
(After Djokovic - Mannarino, which starts at 12 noon)
Venus Williams v. Jelena Ostapenko
Johanna Konta v. Simona Halep

Court 1 at 1pm:

Garbiñe Muguruza v. Svetlana Kuznetzova
Magdalena Rybarikova v. Coco Vandeweghe

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

I have a question for Moxie and Kskate2
Others can join too...

If you could only pick; Jelena, Simona, Garbiñe or Magdalena, the other ladies not available, which one of the four named one would you pick?