2024 WTA News & Gossip

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Tossip,

She says she has still a lot of pain in knee, but says she will continue to play with it regardless? apparently she dosent want to listen to her body, now with this shoulder injury just before WAT1000 Toronto, her husband is her fitness trainer, for the life of me why cant he talk some common sense into his wife,?

She is too much of a people pleaser,and will not listen to that man.I hope that she listens to her body and come back next season ready to win big titles.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Paula Badosa has made her first final of the year defeating Dolehide 63 63 she awaits the winner of the 2nd SF Sabalenka v Bouzkova
Bouzkova won the 1st set 64 at the Citi DC tournament
Going 3 sets as Saba won the 2nd set 63
Match suspended rain on serve in the 3rd set Saba 2-1 and Bouzkova was to serve before the rain came
Just got back in from shopping match still suspended I will try to see if there is no more play
Finally the SF between Saba v Bouzkova has started after a long rain delay Saba broke and leading 3-2, Bouzkova broke back on serve in the 3rd set 3all
Bouzkova d Sabalenka 64 36 63 and will play Paula Badosa tomorrow in the final at Citi DC tournament

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Draw for WTA1000 Toronto is just out
R1 match Osaka v Jabeur, Ons withdrew at the DC Citi tournament with a shoulder injury and continues to play on regardless? Madness!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Tennis never sleeps does it? and I have a lack of sleep because of it lol!

The final of the Citi DC Open has just begun
Badosa vs Bouzkova

Paula Badosa is 1 set away from winning the title, winning the 1st set 61
Oh dear here we go again match suspended rain, 1 all in the 2nd set
Play has just restarted, Bouzkova wins the 2nd set 64 going 3 sets in the final
Of course the rain has reappeared again match suspended

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

So it is official Marketa Vondrousva is divorced, Marketa had to withdraw from the Olympics due to a hand injury
Though there is good news for Marketa she has a new boy friend, a 22 yo, tennis player Andrew Paulson, from Prague

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The womens 2024 USO singles draw 'will be revealed 'on Thursday August 22nd TBA

 

[tossip]

So it is official Marketa Vondrousva is divorced, Marketa had to withdraw from the Olympics due to a hand injury
Though there is good news for Marketa she has a new boy friend, a 22 yo, tennis player Andrew Paulson, from Prague

These Czech players marry and divorce often,they get entangled quickly and untangle quickly.

 

[tossip]

So Badosa is an American citizen so 8f she marries Tittypas she will be a citizen of three countries.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

In a rain delayed match Pauloa Badosa won the Citi DC tournament in 3 sets, her first title since 2022, and 4th career title, good to see her winning a final after her back problems, at one time she was thinking of retiring
Also well done to Bouzkova in these trying rain conditions!
Badosa d Bouzkova 61 46 64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The WTA1000 Cinncinnati tournament has awarded Bianca Andreescu, Peyton Stearns and Caroline Wozniacki main draw wild cards
Marina Stakusic gets a qualifying wild card along with Taylor Townsend

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rankings Watch Monday 5th August,

Badosa winning the WTA500 Washington tournament jumps 22 spots from No 62 to No 40
R/U Bouzkova rises 7 spots from No 43 to No 36
Collins moves up 1 spot to No 8, Olympics were not granted ranking points, she still moves up on, she is one spot away from matching her career high of No 7, which she reached for the first time in July 2022.
Emma Raducanu + 20 to No 69, reaching the eight in Washington, 3rd QF of the year
Robin Montgomory +24 to No 107, 19 yo hit a new career high ranking after posting her first WTA500 QF in Washington

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yulia Putintseva who withdrew from Olympics due to a knee injury has also withdrawn from Toronto and Taylor Townsend LL will take her place in the draw

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Elina Avanesyan makes it official announcing her switch from representing Russia to Armenia
Elina will start representing Armenia at Cinncinati WTA1000 tounrament

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BiBi you were all over in this match against Tsurenko after winning the 1st set 60 you went AWOL went to 3 sets not good enough sad to say in Toronto
Tsurenko d Andreescu 06 63 64
Taylor Townsend a LL advances to the 2nd R as Yastroemska (16) retired, Taylor leading 63 3-1
Scone being Scone loses in straight sets 62 62 to Grace Minnen

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Defending champion Iga Swiatek, qualifies for WTA Finals Riyadh, Iga is the first player to secure the season ending tournament, Iga has won 5 titles ( so far) this season and will be malking her fourth consecutive appearence.
The WTA finals begin on November 2nd ( I wont be watching live, I will post scores, I am Disgusted that the WTA is going to a country that in this present day, treat women as '2nd Class Citizens" sad to say money talks!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The US Open has announced record prize money.A total of $US 75 million, the singles winners will earn $US 3.6 million while those in the first round earn $US 100,000

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

At Toronto WTA1000 tournament,
Osaka d Jabeur (9) 63 61, Osaka would be favored on this court, still after Ons had to withdraw from the Citi DC tournament in Washington a few days ago with a shoulder injury to me it was Madness playing in Toronto, though as usual Ons plays on with injuries to no avail.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Elina Svitolina is back with Andy Bettles.Worked pretty well when they were together till 2021
Elina will face Marty Kostyuk in Toronto Rd2 tomorrow.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Toronto
Matches August 8th,
Top seeds start their tournament,

C.Gauff (1) vs Y.Wang
A.Sabalenka (2) vs Y.Yuan
M.Keys (7) vs P.Stearns
J.Ostapenko (4) vs P.Baodsa
E.Navarro (8) vs M.Linette
D.Kastakine (5) vs A.Anisimova
A.Kalimskaya (10) vs L.Tsurenko
L.Samsonova (6) vs M.Uchijima

Other interesting match ups,
N.Osoake vs E.Mertens
L.Fernandez (15) vs A.Kreger
T.Townsend LL vs M.Stakusic
A.Azarenka (12) vs G.Minnen

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Taylor Townsend a LL defeated the Canadian wild card Marina Stakusic 19 yo, 60 62, a tennis lesson for the youngster, though she will learn from this experience no doubt