Singapore Day 3: Williams/Halep & Bouchard/Ivanovic

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Please use this thread to discuss Day 3 action.

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[Hoergren]

The order of play for Wednesday 22 October - Local time

13:30 Kudryavtseva/Rodionova vs Makarova/Vesnina
FB Serena Williams vs Simona Halep
NB 19:30 Genie Bouchard vs. Ana Ivanovic
FB Muguruza/Suarez-Navarro vs Peng/Hsieh
FB Austin/Bartoli vs Navratilova/Majoli

FB= Followed by

 

[GameSetAndMath]

If Serena wins her match against Halep, then the ONLY possible way Dominatrix can finish
YE #1 is if she wins the whole tournament.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

^ No.Numbers worked out before Singapore started

If Serena makes the final underfeated she clinches the No 1 regardless of what Sharapova does

Serena 8196 making the final underfeated

Maria 8180 winning the title underfeated

 

[GameSetAndMath]

^ No.Numbers worked out before Singapore started

If Serena makes the final underfeated she clinches the No 1 regardless of what Sharapova does

Serena 8196 making the final underfeated

Maria 8180 winning the title underfeated

What I am saying is correct and what you are saying is correct.

So, the "No" in your post is wrong.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

^ Fine I just read my better

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

If Serena wins her match against Halep, then the ONLY possible way Dominatrix can finish
YE #1 is if she wins the whole tournament.

Halep and Caro along with Aga are the best trio of retrievers in the league.
#1 may not be on line too long but there is still a lot on line.

The losers match may tell a lot, if Genie loses, will she pull out?

 

[tossip]

Ana will beat Genie...and Serena will beat Halep..

 

[special700]

Ana will beat Genie...and Serena will beat Halep..

I do not know why they are making this big fuss over Genie, I saw her play last night and she is not all of that. Her game has nothing to it whatsoever. She's not exciting to watch either.

 

[tossip]

Ana will beat Genie...and Serena will beat Halep..

I do not know why they are making this big fuss over Genie, I saw her play last night and she is not all of that. Her game has nothing to it whatsoever. She's not exciting to watch either.

she is boring...:snigger...she thinks she is all that because she grew up in a well to do neighbourhood where Canadian prime minister reside...Kvitova is another very boring player.
Genie will fall down the ranking next year,she has lot to defend and hopeful she will come down to earth.

 

[sk310]

Williams in straights. Ivanovic in straights. I imagine neither of these will be super interesting.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Serena in straight sets.....Ana in straight sets

 

[GameSetAndMath]

At this moment (after two days of play),

1. Serena is guaranteed of YE #1 as long as she can reach the final independent of
how she reaches there and what others do.

2. The ONLY possible way for Maria to be YE #1 is for her to win WTAF outright
by facing someone other than Serena in the final.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

^ No.Numbers worked out before Singapore started

If Serena makes the final underfeated she clinches the No 1 regardless of what Sharapova does

Serena 8196 making the final underfeated

Maria 8180 winning the title underfeated

Actually, as of now, Serena clinches YE #1 as long as she manages to reach the final (even if
she loses one match in RR, but not two) independent of what Maria does. This is because of
the fact that Maria has already lost one match.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

Hopefully Serena keeps the focus. She looks like she is on a mission.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

May I ask are we going to use this post also for the doubles competition?
You know I am a lover of doubles
There is a very good field in the doubles at Singapore this year

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

May I ask are we going to use this post also for the doubles competition?
You know I am a lover of doubles
There is a very good field in the doubles at Singapore this year

It's best to use this thread:
http://www.tennisfrontier.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=3112&pid=143151#pid143151

Doubles will go on for more than one day, we better keep the conversation in the same thread so it'll be continuous.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Serena in straight sets.....Ana in straight sets

I am giving Simo a set, Ana in straights as u said.

 

[Hoergren]

Matt Cronin says it all

Matt Cronin ‏@TennisReporters 3 min

Halep takes first set 6-0. Serena may have played her top 5 horror shows ever. But Serena can recover. Wont know if SW feels OK, or done

8th bagel in Serenas career - last time in Madrid last year.

1997 - Balleret
1999 - Fernandez
2005 - Jankovic
2007 - Henin & Schnyder
2008 - Venus
2013 - Medina Garrigues
2014 - Halep

I'm watching and it's almost not to believe. Serena won *9* points in the first set:nono

Now Serena down 02 in second set and just made her 7th DF

 

[tented]

Are you watching, Hoergren? Serena is playing terribly. She lost the first set 6-0 in 20 minutes. :eyepop