Cincinnati 2021, Ohio, US - WTA 1000

[MargaretMcAleer]

It is 1.30am in Cinncy and Sloane Stephens won the 2nd set 64 to force a 3rd set against Caroline Garcia....this is insane!

 

[the AntiPusher]

Sloane has a real battle vs Garcia..These ladies are cracking the ball

 

[the AntiPusher]

Apparently you and I are on the same page with this match..Sloane has to break back or she may be going to Chitown to get more match play next week

 

[the AntiPusher]

It is 1.30am in Cinncy and Sloane Stephens won the 2nd set 64 to force a 3rd set against Caroline Garcia....this is insane!

Sloane dropped the ball too short and Garcia made her pay dearly..Sloane will have a lot of time to think about this one

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

With a 2.00am finish Garcia d Stephens 76(7) 46 64......Garcia will have to play Muguruza later today.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great Match Ups,Wednesday 18th,

Osaka vs Gauff
Svitolina vs Kerber
Jabeur vs Swiatek
Pegula vs Halep
Andreescu vs Muchova
Sabalenka vs Badosa
Garcia vs Muguruza
Barty vs Watson ( this match was cancelled from Tuesday due to bad weather).

 

[the AntiPusher]

Got to give Angie Kerber credit. She had all the answers for Mrs Monfils

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Got to give Angie Kerber credit. She had all the answers for Mrs Monfils

Angie really has found her game again since the grass season this year.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Bianca Andreescu's lack of match play was evident in her match against Muchova who defeated her 64 62.
I wonder if she will play another tournament before the USO?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Osaka (2) d Gauff 46 63 64.Osaka won 20 of 21 points on serve and hit 5 aces in the final set,coming back from a set and a 1-2 deficit.

 

[kskate2]

I watched that match. Coco has to learn consistency when playing the top players. Her new and improved serve works well on the lower ranked players. But she has to tailor her game a bit when playing the likes of the top 10. She lost the plot early in the 2nd and never got back on track.

 

[kskate2]

Bianca Andreescu's lack of match play was evident in her match against Muchova who defeated her 64 62.
I wonder if she will play another tournament before the USO?

It could be more than match play. I wonder if she's 100%. I didn't watch the whole match but the part I saw, she still isn't moving as well as before

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

It could be more than match play. I wonder if she's 100%. I didn't watch the whole match but the part I saw, she still isn't moving as well as before

Well she did have that toe injury in Montreal,where she had a MTO? maybe it is still hindering her movement.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Simona Halep withdraws after having a scan,it showed a small tear in right adductor.Halep feels it will be too risky to play tonight.Halep said she will do everything to be fit for the USO.
Jessica Pegula gets a walkover to the next round.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

In a really good 3 set battle Paula Badosa defeats the No 3 seed Sabalenka 57 62 76(4)

 

[Moxie]

I watched that match. Coco has to learn consistency when playing the top players. Her new and improved serve works well on the lower ranked players. But she has to tailor her game a bit when playing the likes of the top 10. She lost the plot early in the 2nd and never got back on track.

Still, good match, and great to see Osaka in good form. She served great. And went to the presser, for what it's worth.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Still, good match, and great to see Osaka in good form. She served great. And went to the presser, for what it's worth.

Osaka's form in the 1st set was not good,some of her shots were not finding the lines.As a tennis player it is part of her duty to attend a press conference.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Iga not handling the fast courts at Cinncy and Ons giving the youngster a lesson 6-3 1st set and up a break in the 2nd set
Ons d Swiatek 63 63

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Another great day of match ups on Thursday 19th,

A.Barty (1) vs V.Azarenka (14) (defending champion)
N.Osaka (2) vs J.Teichmann
A.Kerber vs J.Ostapenko (Ostapenka advanced when J.Brady retired due to a foot injury)
G.Muguruza (8) vs B.Krejcikova (9)
B.Bencic (10) vs K.Muchova
P.Badosa vs E.Rybakina.Badosa always a dangerous player defeated the No3 seed Sabalenka,Rybakina defeated Mertens (15) in straight sets.
P.Kvitova (11) vs O.Jabeur.Ons played her best tennis so far defeating the No 6 seed Swiatek in straight sets.
Best friends K.Pliskova (5) vs Jessica Pegula.

 

[the AntiPusher]

I watched that match. Coco has to learn consistency when playing the top players. Her new and improved serve works well on the lower ranked players. But she has to tailor her game a bit when playing the likes of the top 10. She lost the plot early in the 2nd and never got back on track.

I have to give Coco credit.the first set she took the fight to Osaka..Coco let her know that she is a good "swimmer". However Osaka met the challenge by taking young Coco out to the deepest part of the sea of Japan and the younger American couldn't make it back to shore.