Jankovic has won this title twice and could be the player to beat..Maria will not repeat unfortunately because her loss in Madrid might have affected her mentally..
Who will win Rome?
- Thread starter Correspondent Kiu
- Start date
Sundaymorningguy
Grand Slam Champion
Serena can't slip only have the gap narrowed between her and Masha depending on what happens here. However, I don't think the number 1 ranking will become an issue until Wimbledon where Serena defends.
MargaretMcAleer
The GOAT
- Joined
- Apr 30, 2013
- Messages
- 46,705
- Reactions
- 30,786
- Points
- 113
Well I am going for Li to bounce back from her early exit in Madrid and win Rome
This court suits her
I dont see Maria defending her title maybe too 'schell shocked' after Serena defeated her soundly in Madrid.
This court suits her
I dont see Maria defending her title maybe too 'schell shocked' after Serena defeated her soundly in Madrid.
tented
Administrator
fashionista said:
That has happened enough times now that it's not a factor.
Maria wouldn't be losing to Serena so much if she didn't make it to these finals. If she had been getting shell-shocked because of the losses, then she wouldn't be playing Serena in the first place.
It's a little like Federer and Nadal, especially on clay. Several times Federer would make his way to the finals, only to lose to Rafa. But he wouldn't have lost all of those finals if he hadn't played Rafa. But he had to get to Rafa, i.e., the finals in order to play him. As Federer himself once said, "I don't have a clay problem; I have a Rafa problem."
It's a similar situation with Maria and Serena: Sharapova doesn't have a tennis problem; she has a Serena problem.
jhar26
Pro Tour Champion
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2013
- Messages
- 435
- Reactions
- 1
- Points
- 16
fashionista said:
I don't think so. She must be used to it by now.
My prediction for this one is the same as for Madrid: Serena, Maria or Li. In order for Maria to win it Serena has to lose before the final. But that's not an impossible scenario. Although she can't beat Serena in a match between the two of them, Maria is less likely to be the victim of an upset in the earlier rounds on this surface than Serena.
Sundaymorningguy
Grand Slam Champion
What is with Muguruza and her really lopsided scores I always see associated with her matches? Is she like Kvitova where she has severe ADHD?
Muguruza is a talented young player from Venezuela,she has a great serve and she can trouble pova...Sundaymorningguy said:
Sundaymorningguy
Grand Slam Champion
Yeah but a lot of her scores I usually see are like 6-1, 0-6, 6-2 which is very reminiscent of Kvitova crappy matches.
OK, who is left?
Not surprisingly, the top vote getters are still here, but surprise...
Vika, Na, Sara, Samantha and Petra who have a combined total of 1 vote are still here in the last 16
Let the best lady win!
Not surprisingly, the top vote getters are still here, but surprise...
Vika, Na, Sara, Samantha and Petra who have a combined total of 1 vote are still here in the last 16
Let the best lady win!
10sfan said:
I voted for Li Na, and was surprised that there were actually 3 votes for her. I just did not want to vote for the obvious (i-e Serena or Maria)
Having said that Serena will keep the top spot despite the ROme results. Serena withdrew from her SF match last year against Li Na and is defending only 395 points, while Sharapova being defending champion is defending 900 points.
Total points as of now for both players are
- Serena - 11,115
- Sharapova - 10,690
The point difference is 425, which is greater than defending points of Serena, plus Serena already has won her second round encounter. So, the chances for Sharapova being the top seed for the French Open or even Wimbledon is out of question.
Serena is defending 250 points so if she goes beyond the qtrs she will gain more and if she does well at RG
Serena is defending 395 since she was a semi-finalist last year, but withdrew from her match against Li, prior to the match due to some injury (Can't recall the injury though). I reconfirmed the defending points of Serena from the WTA site as well. She is defending 395 in Rometossip said:
she didnt play the semi because of back injuryso she was only carrying qtr final points..Omair said:
tossip said:
Yeah, she did not play the semi-final, however, WTA site is showing 395 in her points breakdown and it is right considering she did win her QF and made the semis.
doesnt matter because she will play the final in Rome...Omair said:
apparently pova mouthed ...SHE MADE YOU ...to Sloane...wow this from @tennisreporters
Sundaymorningguy
Grand Slam Champion
We will have to wait and see what happens right now Serena is blowing hot, but she can always blow cold at a moments notice.