2024 WTA News & Gossip

[the AntiPusher]

New WTA Top Ten Monday 14th October,

1. Swiatek 9,785 points
2. Sabalenka 9,716
3. Gauff 5,983 (+1)
4. Pegula 5,785 (-1)
5. Rybakina 5,481
6. Paolini 5,323
7. Zheng 4,480
8. Navarro 3,698
9. Collins 3,177
10. Haddad Maia 3,096 (+2)

Saba is the best player on the tour. Period!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Saba is the best player on the tour. Period!

She has certainly come into her own, she has the ability to win all 4 majors, just has to watch her margins, and also her focus at times,
I will be interested to see what new coach Iga will have, to me she has become too, 'One Dimensional"

 

[Fiero425]

That's why I think she needs Venus as a mentor.. That was the beauty of Venus 'a game she kept her emotions although the calls were made against her. This may be unpopular but Venus by far is the most self composed athlete of any sport.. She is the ultimate role model on the court. Venus has got to be excellent in playing poker.

Well she had to save her reputation after embarrassing herself early on w/ comments about a match or 2 she lost! A couple times she actually poo-poo'd her opponents saying, "she didn't beat me! I beat myself!" I can't recall ever hearing that from an athlete! It's thought about I'm sure, but you never say it out loud!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well she had to save her reputation after embarrassing herself early on w/ comments about a match or 2 she lost! A couple times she actually poo-poo'd her opponents saying, "she didn't beat me! I beat myself!" I can't recall ever hearing that from an athlete! It's thought about I'm sure, but you never say it out loud!

Name the times she said that? or are you making up rubbish? we all know your not a fan of the Williams sisters! and you dont even follow womens tennis to begin with?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Reading the comments from Zheng after her loss to Sabalenka, she may withdraw from WTA500 Hingbo tournament, citing fatique, yes she has a excuse for everything these days, she does have a 1st round bye, she should try to play and get some wins, to cement her place in the last 8 for the end of year championships, lets see if she turns up.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 Champions in 2024
Doha Swiatek
Dubai Paolini
IW Swiatek
Miami Collins
Madrid Swiatek
Rome Swiatek
Toronto Pegula
Cincinnati Sabalenka
Beijing Gauff
Wuhan Sabalenka

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The Ningbo Open, a WTA500 tournament takes place from October 14-20. It was upgraded from a 250 tournament.
Singles 28, Doubles 16.
2023 Champion Ons Jabeur.
Paolini, Zheng, Krejcikova and Navarro are the Top 4 seeds and will receive a 1st round bye.
WC Chinese Players,
Wang Xiyu, Wang Yafan.
Protected Ranking,
Karolina Muchova
Withdrawals including,
Collins, Kostyuk, Pegula and Ostapenko.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

2 late withdrawals for the Ningbo tournament,
Top seeds, Jasmine Paolini withdrew due to a left foot injury
Emma Navarro withdrew due to illness, sad to say that ends Emma's chances of making the finals 8 for the end of year WTA finals.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Seeing Emma Navarro withdrew from Ningbo, which means that the WTA Finals line up is now set,
Top 7 in the Race + Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova.
Navarro should be the first alternative
Badosa or Kasatkina the second. Collins is still injured.

1. Sabalenka 9091 points
2. Swiatek 8285 (-1)
3. Gauff 5348
4. Paolini 5144
5. Rybakina 4873 (-2)
6. Pegula 4705
7. Zheng 4050 (+1)
8. Navarro 3658 (-1)
9. Collins 3176
10. Kasatakina 2928
11. Badosa 2713
12. Krejcikova 2706

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA 500 Nignbo tournament, which is quickly becoming a disaster with the amount of players who have withdrawn,
Paolini, Navvaro, Samsonova, WC Wang Yafan, Potapova.
Alexandrova is the latest withdrawal, she has been replaced in the draw by Ma.
Haddad Maia has moved up to take Paolini's place in the draw.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Another top seed Zheng has withdrawn from WTA500 Ningbo tournament, though I am not surprised, she was complaining about fatique when she played in the final at Wuhan 1000, she was replaced by LL Cristian, this tournament is now running out of LL

 

[kskate2]

Seeing Emma Navarro withdrew from Ningbo, which means that the WTA Finals line up is now set,
Top 7 in the Race + Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova.
Navarro should be the first alternative
Badosa or Kasatkina the second. Collins is still injured.

1. Sabalenka 9091 points
2. Swiatek 8285 (-1)
3. Gauff 5348
4. Paolini 5144
5. Rybakina 4873 (-2)
6. Pegula 4705
7. Zheng 4050 (+1)
8. Navarro 3658 (-1)
9. Collins 3176
10. Kasatakina 2928
11. Badosa 2713
12. Krejcikova 2706

Emma is waiting on the sidelines to see if Elena ghosts the finals. Then she can move up a spot w/o having to do any work.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Emma is waiting on the sidelines to see if Elena ghosts the finals. Then she can move up a spot w/o having to do any work.

I saw a video of Rybakina actually practicing yesterday, in Dubai, so far she hasnt withdrawn, though I did say earlier, I would not be surprised if she withdrew, a lot of rumors around regarding her ex coach with abuse etc, who she sacked just before the USO.
I know it is the rule, though what has Krejcikova done since she won Wimbledon? to me the other top 7 girls have shown consistency throughout the year to qualify for the WTA finals.

 

[tented]

Serena Williams reveals she had grapefruit-sized cyst removed from neck

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Serena Williams reveals she had grapefruit-sized cyst removed from neck

Serena was soo lucky the cyst was 'benign",

 

[kskate2]

I saw a video of Rybakina actually practicing yesterday, in Dubai, so far she hasnt withdrawn, though I did say earlier, I would not be surprised if she withdrew, a lot of rumors around regarding her ex coach with abuse etc, who she sacked just before the USO.
I know it is the rule, though what has Krejcikova done since she won Wimbledon? to me the other top 7 girls have shown consistency throughout the year to qualify for the WTA finals.

Well, they didn't have the rule in place the year Elena won Wimby so she was excluded because Wimby also didn't award any points that year. We can't take the rule back because Babs hasn't done anything else. She won a slam when 5 of the remaining 8 didn't this year. Have to give her them flowers...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well, they didn't have the rule in place the year Elena won Wimby so she was excluded because Wimby also didn't award any points that year. We can't take the rule back because Babs hasn't done anything else. She won a slam when 5 of the remaining 8 didn't this year. Have to give her them flowers...

Point taken still consistency for the overall year should be rewarded just my opinion, not just one player winning a GS tournament, and not doing anything after that GS win
Maybe a time to revise the qualification rules for the end of year finals

 

[tented]

Serena was soo lucky the cyst was 'benign",

I don’t understand why she waited so long to get it removed. If I had something “the size of a grapefruit” growing on my neck, I’d be in the hospital stat.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I don’t understand why she waited so long to get it removed. If I had something “the size of a grapefruit” growing on my neck, I’d be in the hospital stat.

I agree, she was soo lucky,I know she is busy with all her business interests, and being a mum to 2 young children, health must come first, hopefully she has a full recovery.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Interesting news,
Wim Fissette becomes the new coach of Iga Swiatek, Iga is now preparing for the WTA finals, with new coach Fissette.