Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy - WTA 1000

[MargaretMcAleer]

Someone pointed out to me about the glaring difference of prize money the women and men are playing for in Rome
Women will compete for $ 3.9 million, while their male counterparts will compete for $8.5 million
I guess $8.5 million buys you more layers of cake than $3.9 million
Apparently the tournament director hopes to improve the prize money in the next couple of years? women play the best of 3 sets matches,also the tournament sells one same price ticket for both men's matches and women's matches

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sorana Cirstea comes back from a set down and then from 0-2 down in the 3rd set to defeat Volynets 26 63 64, to reach the 2nd Rd
Sorana has now won 16 of her last 19 matches
Sorana will play Ostapenko on Friday

 

[shawnbm]

Love me some Cirstea

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Last ladies match for today just started,

Badosa vs Friedsam

OOps forgot about Giorgi vs Rus just warming up now.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Badosa finds her range in the 2nd set 62, Friedsam 1st set 64, toilet break, going 3 sets, i t is late in Rome, only a sprinkle of fans watching
There are more fans watching the Giorgi v Rus match, well Giorgi is Italian, you would expect she would attract more fans, still not a lot. Identical scores, to Badosa v Friedsam match Friedsam 1st set 64, Giorgi 2nd set 62, going sets

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Giorgi d Rus 46 62 63.... a good night for the Italians ( with Fabio Fognini winning earlier)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

In a tight 3rd set Badosa too good in the TB winning 76(2)
Badosa d Rus 46 62 63
Badosa will play Jabeur next match

 

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[MargaretMcAleer]

Coco Gauff rebounded from her disappointing 3rd rd exit in Madrid, defeating Putintseva losing just one game 60 61

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Victoria Azarenka ended Sloane Stephens six match winning streak 64 63
Anna Bodar Q, scored her first Top 20 win 76(5) 62 over No 13 seed Karolina Pliskova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Taylor Townsend scored her 2nd Top Ten win defeating Jess Pegula 62 36 63. Well done Taylor, Jess came out very flat in the 1st set, commies though she was ill, she rebounded in the 2nd set, though the variety of Townsends game proved to be the winner in this match
Taylors other Top ten win against Halep USO 2019.

 

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Taylor Townsend beat Pegula 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. It was a long match, and Townsend did well.

 

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[MargaretMcAleer]

Poor Madison I know shingles can be very painful, first time I have heard anyone having shingles in their bowel, glad to hear she is well again

 

[kskate2]

Poor Madison I know shingles can be very painful, first time I have heard anyone having shingles in their bowel, glad to hear she is well again

Normally it doesn't affect people under 50.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Normally it doesn't affect people under 50.

Correct, main thing is she is back healthy, though she may have had chicken pox virus, the virus stays dormant ( inactive) in your body , can reactivate later, causing shingles.

 

[kskate2]

Yep, my mom got it in her late 70s. I think ultimately it's what took her outta here. She was never the same afterwards.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yep, my mom got it in her late 70s. I think ultimately it's what took her outta here. She was never the same afterwards.

Sorry to hear that, in Australia we have a new shingles vaccine shot, for people over 50, or people that have immune problems,,taken 2 months apart, having great results btw

 

[kskate2]

Sorry to hear that, in Australia we have a new shingles vaccine shot, for people over 50, or people that have immune problems,,taken 2 months apart, having great results btw

Yes. Because of what happened to Mom, I took part 1 of the shingles vacc in Feb. I'll take the 2nd part before our trip to Aus