2024 WTA News & Gossip

[MargaretMcAleer]

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Tokyo with a lower back injury ( also out of Wuhan this week)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Karolina Muchova has withdrawn from WTA1000 Wuhan, after a tough schedule in Beijing, she felt she needed a bit more time to recover. Muchova is scheduled to compete in Ningbo next week.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Paula Badosa withdraws from Wuhan citing 'illness' she will be replaced by Bronzetti

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Maria Sakkari 2024 has ended, she is still trying to recover from a ongoing shoulder injury,

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Wuhan
Wednesday 9th October,

Sabalenka,(1) Pegula (2) Paolini (3) Gauff (4) Zheng (5) Navarro (6) Krejcikova (7) Kasatkina (8) will begin their 1st round matches
17 yo Mirra Andreeva will play her older sister 20 yo Erika Andreeva ( for the first time in their professional careers) , I expect the younger sister to win that match up.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Good win for Baptiste 63 75 over the Wimby champ and 7th seed Krejcikova first top ten win in Wuhan!

Amanda Anisimova out of the Whuhan Open with a left hip injury, she was due to play Kostyuk tomorrow. Kostyuk gets a walkover to the next round

Frech d Navvaro 6th seed 64 36 63. Madga has won 9 or her last 10 matches.Won the title in Guadalajara before the Asian swing

Alexandrova defeats the 10th seed Kalinskaya 64 67(2) 61

In the battle of the Andreeva sisters, Erika Andreeva defeated her younger sister Mirra 63 61

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA Wuhan 1000,
Round 16 matches,
Thursday 10th October,

Gauff (4) vs Kostyuk (13)
Pegula (2) vs X.Wang
Zheng (5) vs Fernandez
Sabalenka (1) vs Putintseva
Haddad Maia (9) vs Frech
Kasatkina (8) vs Linette
Paolini (3) vs E.Andreeva
Baptiste vs Alexandrova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Emma Navarro has had back to back R2 losses in Beijing and Wuhan not good news for her WTA Finals hopes and good news for Zheng, they are fighting for the last spot.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Pegula (2) defeated by X.Wang 63 75 who has made her 1st WTA1000 QF
Kasatkina (8) defeated by Linette 62 63
Gauff (4) too strong for Kostyuk (13) 64 61 Coco's fhand much improved in this match
Baptiste was no match for Alexandrova going down 61 61
Paolini (3) d Erika Andreeva 63 62
Frech d Haddad Maia (9) 63 62
Zheng (5) d Fernandez 57 63 60
Sabalenka (1) d Putintseva 16 64 60

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Wuhan
QFs Friday October 11,

C.Gauff (4) vs M.Linette
A.Sabalenka (1) vs M.Frech
Q.Zheng (5) vs J.Paolini (3)
X.Wang vs E.Alexandrova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Gauff d Linette 60 64, Coco gets her 9th consecutive win, and her 8th WTA1000 SF in Wuhan. Well done Coco!

Coming back from 1 set down, Wang d Alexandrova 46 75 76(6) to make her first WTA1000 SF!

Sabalenka (1) d M.Frech 62 62. Aryna still underfeated in this event, gets her 15 consecutive win in Wuhan, 4th WTA100 SF of 2024!

I did not watch this match
Zheng (7) d Paolini (3) 62 36 63

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from next weeks Ningbo tournament with a foot injury

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Wuhan SFs
Saturday October 12,
Not before 4.30pm local time,

Sabalenka (1) vs Gauff (4) H2H Gauff 4-3

Not before 7pm local time,

Zheng (5) vs Wang Xinyu First meeting

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great first set from Coco Gauff 61 over Sabalenka, I dont think the slower courts of Wuhan suit Saba's game at all, she finds it hard to hit through the court and also Gauf
Gauff W 7 UFE 5 71% points won on serve
Saba W 2 UFE 9 44% points won on serve
Saba needs to lift her first serve and not to commit UFE in the 2nd set, though Coco has just broken her
NOTE Why do they have the first mens SF in Shanghai the same time as the ladies SF in Wuhan Not Happy, trying to watch both UGH!

Going 3 sets as Sabalenka has fought back after being broken early in the 2nd set 64

Coco's serve has gone right off, 18 DFs and counting, she is still fighting hard in this 3rd and final set
Coco breaks back and to serve 3-4, sad to say this match is poor, neither player playing their best at the same time, I thought the way Coco played in the 1st set she would win in straight sets.

Sabalenka d Gauff 16 64 64
Down 16, 2-4
Good effort from Aryna to win the match
4th WTA 1000 final of 2024
Aryna awaits the winner of 2nd SF Zheng v Wang Yinyu

 

[tented]

Sabalenka d Gauff 16 64 64

Three out of the last 4 times, Sabalenka has prevailed. (And arguably should have won that US Open final, but let the crowd get to her.) Gauff needs to figure this out. I would MUCH prefer her be winning than Sabalenka.

 

[tented]

Also, Gauff really needs to work on her attitude and complete lack of game face. She absolutely radiates negativity too often.

 

[tossip]

Also, Gauff really needs to work on her attitude and complete lack of game face. She absolutely radiates negativity too often.

Coco is a going in the right direction with her team.She has improved a lot with this new coach.During the off season she can work on her weaknesses.Next year there will be no Olympics or doubles and she would be a year older and wiser.The good thing is that she is a hardworking and ready to change.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I didnt watch the 2nd SF between Zheng (5) and X.Wang though I thought Zheng would be too good of a player
Zheng (5) d Wang 63 64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Tented,
Gauff has added Matt Daly to her team, they are working with changing her grip on her fhand, which I have been screaming about for over 2 years, Brad did nothing to improve Gauffs fhand, players attack it with ease, knowing it is her big weakness.Also the serve, her 2nd serve needs attention. Gauff had 21 DFs in her SF match, she started well and then?. Give her time with this new team, her fhand and serve will be a work 'in progress' at least this new team is doing something about it, Brad might have been a good tactical coach, but he wasnt a good technical coach, which at this point in time is what Gauff needs.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Wuhan
Sunday 13th October,
Ladies Doubles Final,

A.Muhammad/J.Pegula vs A.Danilinal/I.Kitromacheva

Ladies Singles Final, not before 4.30pm,

A.Sabalenka (1) vs Q.Zheng (5) H2H Sabalenka 3-0 all wins have been on hard courts.