Singapore 2014: More than before!

[Billie]

I heard that only Serena didn't get the flowers.uzzled

 

[faradubii]

I heard that only Serena didn't get the flowers.uzzled

I heard good music today, I win!

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Serena gets easy draw. She should win easily against Genie and Simona. Ana might
score a win against Serena. This is very possible as Serena would be asked to
play Ana first (as Ana is the lowest seed in the group) and Serena is iffy at the moment.

IMO, Serena has 99% chance to make it to SF and 90% chance to win the Red group.

On the other hand, interestingly, each one of the other three girls (Caro, Petra and Aga)
are fully capable of beating Maria on a good day. It just depends on how many of
them have good days.

IMO, the Blue group is completely unpredictable and any two of them can come at the top.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

OK, more scores:

Rogers defeated Diyas 6-1 6-3
Puig defeated Zheng 7-6 4-6 10-6

 

[rugged]

Draw is done

As No.1 seed, Williams heads the Red Group, which also contains Simona Halep, Eugenie Bouchard and Ana Ivanovic.

Meanwhile in the White Group, No.2 seed Maria Sharapova is joined by Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwanska and the in-form Petra Kvitova.

Rest you can read here:

http://www.wtafinals.com/article/serena/4226990

And a behind the scenes before the draw ceremony

Hmmm! Genie giving Maria a little back action (second pic). I thought Genie would be saying to Maria: you know I am the new it girls, maybe at the closing ceremony you can remove the crown from your head and put it on mine. :lolz:

 

[tossip]

Draw is done

As No.1 seed, Williams heads the Red Group, which also contains Simona Halep, Eugenie Bouchard and Ana Ivanovic.

Meanwhile in the White Group, No.2 seed Maria Sharapova is joined by Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwanska and the in-form Petra Kvitova.

Rest you can read here:

http://www.wtafinals.com/article/serena/4226990

And a behind the scenes before the draw ceremony

Hmmm! Genie giving Maria a little back action (second pic). I thought Genie would be saying to Maria: you know I am the new it girls, maybe at the closing ceremony you can remove the crown from your head and put it on mine. :lolz:

omg pova looks so cold sitting next to that Genie...you can cut the ice between pova and her prodigy.Serena,Caro,Ana and Aga look comfortable together.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

One picture can tell a thousand words but there are many pictures!

here is more about more than before:

On the final day of round robin action on Sunday, Diyas will play Zheng and Puig will play Rogers.

The two players with the best records after round play will advance to the final on Tuesday, October 21 at 530pm SGT. It will be live streamed to fans around the world on WTAFinals.com and broadcast live on the Tennis Channel.

Monica has the best record going in...

 

[Hoergren]

First two days order of play is here - singles:

Monday 20 October not before 17.30 - ALERT some work with timezones ahead

Serena vs Ivanovic

followed by

Halep vs Bouchard.

Tuesday 21 october:

Caro vs Sharapova

Followed by

Kvitova vs Aga

 

[GameSetAndMath]

What kind of courts they have in S'pore.

Are they very fast, fast, medium fast?

How about the bounce, low or high?

Anyone knows about the court conditions?

This being indoor tournament (I assume it is), no need to worry about the elements.
Besides, in Singapore the weather is so predictable with the daytime high temp varying
about 3 or 4 degrees over the whole year.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Tignor has jinxed Kvitova . Now, we at least know who will not win WTA finals.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

First two days order of play is here - singles:

Monday 20 October not before 17.30 - ALERT some work with timezones ahead

Serena vs Ivanovic

followed by

Halep vs Bouchard.

Tuesday 21 october:

Caro vs Sharapova

Followed by

Kvitova vs Aga

I am thinking Ana will win over Serena in the opening match (and then much later in the
finals, Serena will win over Ana).

Picking Genie, Petra and Caro in other matches.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

What happened to SiSi? It is long time since I read a rambling from him.

Now that Simona is back in action Si Si should be back too, I would expect.

 

[Hoergren]

Someone has made some funny captions to the picture I've brought earlier. Well pictures are pictures and it could've been a different one seconds after but here it is:

And then - don't put too much discussion into this - it's just for fun. But Genies caption is on the spot me thinks

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

I have the winner of the "Rising Stars" and it's one of my favorites:

Monica Puig defeated Zheng Saisai 6-4 6-3

Now on to more serious stuff.

Doubles draw is here today, the field has been increased to 8 teams this year, up from 4 last year.

Kiu or Hoergren

The doubles tournament gets under way tomorrow

I dont think the draw has come out yet? strange

You know I am a lover of doubles.The top two seeds are placed 1 and 8

1.Errani and Vinci 2. Peschke and Srebotnik 3 Black and Mirza 4 Spears and Kop-Jones

5.Radionova and Kudryavseva 6 Vesnina and Makarova 7 Muguruza and Carla Suarez Navarro

8.Peng and Su Wei Hsieh

We can use this threads to talk doubles and all the extras WTA has in store for us this inaugural year of Singapore.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

For a complete list of doubles draw, read more here:
http://www.wtafinals.com/article/wta-finals-doubles-trophy-unveiled/4232823

Here is the run-down:

The knockout tournament commences Wednesday afternoon at the Singapore Indoor Arena.

Top seeds Sara Errani and Robert Vinci drew Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik.

Defending champions and No.2 seeds Peng Shuai and Su-Wei Hsieh square off against Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suárez Navarro.

Cara Black and Sania Mirza, the No.3 seeds, will battle Abigail Sears and Raquel Kops-Jones.

No.4 seeds Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova drew Anastasia Rodionova and Alla Kudryavtseva.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

The Russians didn't make it, got upset. #4 seed is out.
#2 seed had no issues winning, the defending champions are into the semis.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Is the doubles not being played using RR format.

Are they doing it as just a regular, single elimination, 8 team draw?

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Yes that's correct, it's a new format.
the teams were increased from 4 teams last year to 8 teams this year.
it's now elimination style, lose and your team is out.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Still more to come.

The rising stars visited facebook.

http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4238096/title/wta-rising-stars-swing-by-facebook

 

[GameSetAndMath]

can someone post doubles draw in easy to read form.