WTA News and Gossip 2020

[GameSetAndMath]

WTA statement on postponement of 2020 Montreal event.

"The Coupe Rogers in Montreal will postpone their event to 2021",a WTA spokesperson said.
"The WTA reiterates that health and safety will always be the top priority.We understand this was a difficult decision and we look forward to being back in Montreal in 2021".

Given that Men and Women alternate between Montreal and Toronto, if ATP is actually conducting Rogers Tourney in Toronto, in 2021 both would want to play in Montreal.

The fact that WTA postponed to 2021 instead of cancelling tells me that they are more or less sure that ATP event in Toronto will also do the same this year and postpone their event to 2021.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Given that Men and Women alternate between Montreal and Toronto, if ATP is actually conducting Rogers Tourney in Toronto, in 2021 both would want to play in Montreal.

The fact that they postponed to 2021 instead of cancelling tells me that they are more or less sure that ATP event in Toronto will also do the same this year and postpone their event to 2021.

At present the Ontario Government has not released any statement regarding public event cancellation's in Toronto.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA and ATP tours have given themselves until June 1 to make a decision regarding summer hard court season.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The WTA and ATP launch new digital show 'Tennis United'.Tennis United will feature interviews and discussion with WTA and ATP players,and will air every Friday on both tours digital platforms.The show will bring the tennis world together during the hiatus on both the WTA and ATP Tours,as well as engaging athletes and fans from across the entire sporting world.Tennis United will broadcast on the WTA and ATP Facebook and YouTube channels,with sections of the show available on Twitter and Instagram.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The current WTA freeze also applies to any time-sensitive ranking records and milestones such as weeks at No1 or weeks in the Top10.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez becomes the latest WTA legend to claim a spot in the International Tennis Hall of Fame,and will be formally enshrined this summer in Newport,Rhode Island on July 18.
Martinez,who reached No2 in the WTA singles rankings in 1995,won the Wimbledon ladies championships in 1994,defeating nine time champion Martina Navratilova.Martinez was part of the Spanish Fed Cup squad that won Five Fed Cup Championships during the 1990s.Overall,Martinez won 33 WTA singles titles.She earned 13 WTA doubles titles,is a three time Olympic medalist in doubles.
Currently,Martinez is working as the coach of her countrywoman,Garbine Muguruza.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Name a retired WTA player who has won a GS and not inducted into Hall of Fame?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Name a retired WTA player who has won a GS and not inducted into Hall of Fame?

Mary Pierce.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Mary Pierce.

Nope, she was inducted just last year. I am not impressed with her play even in that slam that she won.

That was a rhetorical question. Although I have not fact checked I think there is none.

At any rate, I think Tennis Hall of Fame has become a joke. They should go some years without inducting anybody if there
are no deserving candidates. Instead, they want to induct somebody or other every year thus going to the bottom of the
totem pole.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Nope, she was inducted just last year. I am not impressed with her play even in that slam that she won.

That was a rhetorical question. Although I have not fact checked I think there is none.

At any rate, I think Tennis Hall of Fame has become a joke. They should go some years without inducting anybody if there
are no deserving candidates. Instead, they want to induct somebody or other every year thus going to the bottom of the
totem pole.

Oh I forget that she was inducted last year,it was a guess,without looking it up.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Simona Halep and Petra Kvitova do not want to play in front of empty stands.
All tour events have been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic,and alternatives for restarting competition including holding tournaments with no spectators.

"Tennis minus fans dosen't work we enjoy the big stages so much because of the incredible passions the fans brings."
"Otherwise tennis would be a different sport." Halep told DPA International.

Kvitova agreed with her fellow Grand Slam champion."I think the fans are too important.It's an individual sport,that's why the fans have such an impact for us." she said.

 

[kskate2]

Name a retired WTA player who has won a GS and not inducted into Hall of Fame?

This one is easy. Iva Majoli. Another player that could qualify for this result is Myskina, but she never officially announced her retirement from the game.

@MargaretMcAleer

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

This one is easy. Iva Majoli. Another player that could qualify for this result is Myskina, but she never officially announced her retirement from the game.

@MargaretMcAleer

Thanks I did not have the time to look it up

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The WTA announced on Tuesday that it and the other major international governing bodies of world tennis are working to provide financial assistance to player's who are particularly affected by the tour's current suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

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[MargaretMcAleer]

Happy Mother's Day.....to all the mother's on this site!!!!!!

 

[the AntiPusher]

Speaking of Mothers , Dayana Yastremska's mother is a absolute KnockOut! Her Daddy definitely out kicked his "coverage'..

 

[the AntiPusher]

I wonder if Sharapova will "unretire" now especially if players may not resume play until later in the year.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I wonder if Sharapova will "unretire" now especially if players may not resume play until later in the year.

Personally I cannot see Maria come back to the tour regardless if the tour resumes later in the year.Her current ranking of No 366 in the world and her continued shoulder problems and her age are big factors.