WTA News and Gossip 2019

[isabelle]

Naomi'll have his barbie doll soon (source l'Equipe)

 

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New Danish tennisstar 16 yo Clara Tauson continues to impress - here stats from todays match in
Shenzhen ITF $60K where she now is in the Quarterfinal and has earned her first 15 WTA points and jumps in in the top 700. Won every match since the pre AO tournament including the junior title in AO. Great me thinks. Clara to the right in the stats

AND Clara continues - Clara Tauson, 16 (Den) defeats Magdalena Frech (POL) (WTA 176) 21, 7-4 0-6 6-3. She'll meet the #8 seed, Lu Jia-Jing, 29, (WTA 186) in the semi-final., here is her new live ranking

Tauson is now on a 20 match win streak, not counting Fed Cup. Ready for her first big cheque

The prize money for the $60K Shenzhen singles:
Winner $9,119
Finalist $4,863
Semi-finalist $2,659

 

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[GameSetAndMath]

Is this a regular wta tourney or a challenger type tourney?

 

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Is this a regular wta tourney or a challenger type tourney?

It's an ITF tournament giving points in the WTA rankings - so by winning the tournament 16 yo Clara Tauson jumps straight - from outside the ranking - to #408 in Mondays new ranking - as they write in Live WTA ranking a jump of 9591 places - she's now on a 22 match winning streak this year inclusive junior title AO.

If you want to watch the match - here it is

And a better picture with the trophy from AO

A little bit about Clara from her Australian Open presser

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Simona Halep confirms she has hired a new full time head coach,Daniel Dobre,a Romanian whom she has worked with before.

 

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And Clara Tauson continues her route to the top - not lost an ITF match this year - making it a streak of 25

 

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Well - you wonder what Radwanska is doing right now? Apart from being manager in her own hotel in Krakov she's taking part in the popular show - Dancing with the stars - and this you are going to see - here from 15/3

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Wow, that was hot and steamy.

 

[Hoergren]

Young Clara continues and is in another ITF final

 

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(Borrowed from Mark Nixon) At the $15K tournament in Xiamen, China, Clara Tauson (Den), 16, WTA 407, ITF 259) overcame a slow start and defeated Guo Meiqi (CHN), 19, (WTA 626, ITF 138) 2-6 6-3 6-2. It was her fifth tournament win in as many tries in 2019, and her match win streak is now at 27. It was also her third consecutive pro tournament win. She is now 107 in the ITF World Tour rankings, and should be enough tor DA to main draws in many $15K tournaments. Her WTA ranking of 407 also means she can have DA to quali for some $25K+tournaments.
From what I can see, Tauson will have the next three weeks off from tournament play. The next deadline for tournament entry is Thursday March 28 for tournaments starting April 14. Barring, of course, last minute wild cards/special exemptions.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Serena Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou says her next tournament will be Rome in May.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

(Borrowed from Mark Nixon) At the $15K tournament in Xiamen, China, Clara Tauson (Den), 16, WTA 407, ITF 259) overcame a slow start and defeated Guo Meiqi (CHN), 19, (WTA 626, ITF 138) 2-6 6-3 6-2. It was her fifth tournament win in as many tries in 2019, and her match win streak is now at 27. It was also her third consecutive pro tournament win. She is now 107 in the ITF World Tour rankings, and should be enough tor DA to main draws in many $15K tournaments. Her WTA ranking of 407 also means she can have DA to quali for some $25K+tournaments.
From what I can see, Tauson will have the next three weeks off from tournament play. The next deadline for tournament entry is Thursday March 28 for tournaments starting April 14. Barring, of course, last minute wild cards/special exemptions.

If I remember right, there is a WTA rule limiting how many real (WTA) tournaments an young player can play. I think it was formulated to prevent burnout at an young age or something like that.

 

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If I remember right, there is a WTA rule limiting how many real (WTA) tournaments an young player can play. I think it was formulated to prevent burnout at an young age or something like that.

Correct - UNTIL the player turns 16 - which Clara did just before x-mas 2018. She takes a break now and continue on the clay courts. But no official plans yet. BTW do you know this homepage:
https://www.coretennis.net/majic/pa...5aRaClYWaqeXNj14FEKRpq221kz_E_qoSYjMc4YAY4Wxo
When you're try to push the top of the columns - Clara is there

 

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And somegossip about Venus-I'm sure you know more about this

 

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You miss Aga -well here she is

and the whole tune with AGA and CARO

 

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[isabelle]

congrats to Garbine who defend his Monterrey's title succesfully