2024 WTA News & Gossip

[MargaretMcAleer]

Lelyah easily won the 1st set 61

Gee I had a Nanna Nap after Jannik won and just woke up to find she had lost in 3 sets to Aussie Tomljanovic 16 63 62

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA250 Rothesay Classic, Birmingham,
SF matches, Saturday 22nd June,

E.Cocciaretto vs Y.Putintseva
A.Potapova (7) vs A.Tomljanovic

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just looking at Bad Homburg Open tournament which is now a WTA500 event for the first time in 2024
Tournament begins Sunday June 23- June 29
Defending champion Katerina Siniakova is not defending her title as she is currently in action at QF in Berlin

Seeded Players,
1. Maria Sakkari ranking 9
2.Luidmila Samsonova ranking 15
3. Emma Navarro ranking 17
4. B.Haddad Maia ranking 18
5. Victoria Azarenka ranking 19 note Azarenka has made the SF at Berlin? if she makes the final I wonder if she will still play
6. Ekaterina Alexandrova ranking 20
7. Elina Svitolina ranking 21
8. Mirra Andreeva ranking 23.

Main draw wild cards, Wozniacki, Andreescu, Badosa, Tatjana Maria
Angie Kerber entered via her PR ranking following maternity leave.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Gee I had a Nanna Nap after Jannik won and just woke up to find she had lost in 3 sets to Aussie Tomljanovic 16 63 62

Miss Lil Bit just have to play a very clean game (low UFEs) to win because she has zero weapons but have great hands around the net.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Miss Lil Bit just have to play a very clean game (low UFEs) to win because she has zero weapons but have great hands around the net.

I can comment cause I went to have a nap, and quite frankly after the 1st set I thought she would have won in straight sets

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW apart from Ash Barty playing in the invitational doubles at Wimbledon this year, her partner will be Casey Dellaquer
Ash is also doing commentating for the BBC

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Berlin Tournament,
QF match between Sabalenka (2) vs Kalinskaya, Sabalenka retired with a shoulder injury,Kalinskaya 5-1 will face Azarenka later in the SF for a place in the final
BTW Sabalenka has never retired in a match before until today!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

On her 8th SP Coco Gauff wins the 1st set TB 76(9) against Ons Jabeur at the Berlin tournament
Ons asked for the trainer before the TB, after the TB Ons was getting her temperature checked by the trainer
Ons Jabeur retired in her match against Gauff
Gauff wins via retirement 76(9) and will move into the SFs

 

[tossip]

On her 8th SP Coco Gauff wins the 1st set TB 76(9) against Ons Jabeur at the Berlin tournament
Ons asked for the trainer before the TB, after the TB Ons was getting her temperature checked by the trainer
Ons Jabeur retired in her match against Gauff
Gauff wins via retirement 76(9) and will move into the SFs

Ons is now Gauff's pigeon and maybe also bailing out because of the weather.Dropshots don't work on Coco because she is very fast.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ons is now Gauff's pigeon and maybe also bailing out because of the weather.Dropshots don't work on Coco because she is very fast.

Ons did look sick, asked for the trainer before the TB, apparently has a high temp,I thought it might have been her knee again, also maybe protecting herself going into Wimbledon soon
Berlin had 8 Top 10 players at the start of the week. Half of them retired sick or injured, Sabalenka, Rybakina, Vondrousova, Jabeur

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The QF match which was suspended due to rain has begun in Berlin
Pegula v Siniakova in the 3rd set with Pegula leading 4-2
Pegula d Siniakova 76(2) 36 63
Pegula will play Gauff in the SF after suitable rest later today
Azarenka will play Kalinskaya in the other SF after suitable rest later today

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rothesay Classic WTA250 Birmingham
Results of SFs,

Y.Putintseva d Coccoiaretto 62 62, Poots back in a WTA final for the first time in 3 years. with a title win will probably seal being seeded at Wimbledon this year

A.Tomljanovic d A.Potapova (7) 76(5) 64, Tomljanovic reaching her first final in 5 years, she has had time off the tour with knee surgery

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Berlin SF are underway
Azarenka v Kalinskaya, Kalinskaya won the 1st set 61, Azarenka has a break in the 2nd set leading 4-1, Kalinskaya fought back to level 6 all, Azarenka won the TB and 2nd set 76 (3)
Going 3 sets now
Kalinskaya d Azarenka 61 67(5) 61

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

In the 2nd SF at Berlin between Gauff and Pegula match was suspended due to rain Pegula won the 1st set 75 leading 3-1 in the 2nd set TB
Play is suspended in Berlin for the day
The SF match between Gauff v Pegula will have to be concluded tomorrow as the final is to be played. Kalinskya is the first player through to the final

BTW I woiuld mark Pegula as a player to watch out on the grass this year at Wimbledon, she does have a good game on grass, flat peneterating strokes, low center of gravity, also an improved serve, able to use the slice on the approach of course has good volley skills

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW tomorrow another tennis couple have a chance to win their first grass titles Sinner (Halle) and Kalinskaya (Berlin)

 

[kskate2]

Did this really occur like Patrick is saying it happened?

I believe that. I do remember that RG and she was very ill. Coughing and blowing her nose on all the changeovers. She played a ton of 3 set matches, but like he said. She refused to lose. And just think, had she succumbed, her last RG would have been 2013 instead of 2015.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

In the final in Berlin 1 set all between Pegula v Kalinskaya, Jess won the 2nd set 64
Going 3,

 

[kskate2]

He better not date that lazy fluke,she would infect him with her lazy fluids.He better stick to his gf that has been there all along .

Same thing I said on another page. He needs somebody who will encourage him and keep him sharp, not someone who will bring him down.

 

[kskate2]

Agree, she is running out of body parts for her withdrawals,

By my count the 4th time she's had an illness this year

Dubai QFs withdrew vs Paolini
IW Did not play
Rome did not play
Berlin withdrew v Azarenka, abdominal pain

She also claim she was sick during the RG QF w/ Jaz

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Third career title and first on grass for Yulia Putintseva, she defeats Ajla Tomljanoivc 61 76(8) in Birmingham