I like the Kerber and Woz matchup,lots of moonballs.The Pav and Kostyuk will have unnecessary drama.Jasmine is feeling good and Potapova has not been playing well.Swiatek will have to deal with low balls from Putin.
As long as some of these matches arent at night, I watched Pavs v Haddad Maia and the conditions in the desert at night are soo slow,
Yep, though she took out Osaka in straight sets? 65 75, she can slice and dice, put balls in difficult places on the court, Mertens exceles in doubles, making Osaka come forward, Osaka is not comfortable coming forward, her transition game has always been sub par, along with her volley play, she should play doubles for starters,. Osaka said in her press after the match, she didnt come back to tennis to become No 1, she came back to win more grands slamshow is Mertens a top 25 player? At times, she looks as if she should be playing challengers
Let's face it, Elise won because Naomi is a mess right now. Did you see that last game? Mertens was praying for errors because she was afraid to serve it out. Naomi isn't winning GS or getting back to #1 w/ her current play. She needs to get in better shape. She has no rally tolerance. Trying to redline and end the points early because she's not fit enough or patient enough to build the points. She needs a training block where she gets trimmer and then she can focus on getting match tough.
Agree regarding how Mertens won, I have said many times Osaka is over weight and cant get to the balls in a match. A training block is an excellent idea.
The tour has definitely raised its level. These gals now can hang w/ her from the baseline. Two of her previous slam wins were easy because of she faced momma Serena and Jen Brady. These days, she will have 1 of 5 possibilities waiting on her in the final: Iga, Saba, Elena, Coco or someone else she underestimates.
she will be scary good when has complete confidence in her game. She has a whole toolbox full of weapons.
