WTA News and Gossip 2021

[MargaretMcAleer]

Retired player Flavia Pennetta and Fabio Fognini are expecting their third child,Flavia announced today.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

AP,

Hsieh Su-Wei is now a 3 time Wimbledon Doubles Champion,

2013 w/Peng Shuai
2019 w/B.Strycova
2012 21w/ E.Mertens

Fixed it.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

AP

I made a typo error I fixed the date on my original post to you regarding Hsieh-Su-Wei and her 3 Wimbledon Doubles Champion titles

2021 w/Mertens ....not 2012....thanks

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kristyna Pliskova ( twin sister of Karolina) has announced her engagement to her long time boyfriend David Hancko.

 

[the AntiPusher]

AP

I made a typo error I fixed the date on my original post to you regarding Hsieh-Su-Wei and her 3 Wimbledon Doubles Champion titles

2021 w/Mertens ....not 2012....thanks

No worries..I thought I was the on Su Wei fan on the board ....Have anyone besides myself have seen her play live?..she is a marvel to watch..

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

No worries..I thought I was the on Su Wei fan on the board ....Have anyone besides myself have seen her play live?..she is a marvel to watch..

Yes she is a wonder....I have seen her play at AO

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yes she is a wonder....I have seen her play at AO

Paul McNamee said on working with Hsieh Su-Wei,

"She's a free spirit.You can't bottle that". says Paul.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Congratulations to Naomi Osaka takes home the prize for Best Athlete Women's Sport from the ESPY awards.

 

[Hoergren]

Congrats to Caroline Wozniacki with her birthday today - turning 31 - here with babygirl Olivia

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

New WTA Top 10 after Wimbledon,

1- Ash Barty
2- Naomi Osaka
3- Aryna Sabalenka (+1)
4-Sofia Kenin (+2)
5- Bianca Andreescu (+2)
6-Elina Svitolina (-1)
7-Karolina Pliskova (+6)
8-Iga Swiatek (+1)
9-Simona Halep (-6)
10-Garbine Muguruza (+2)

 

[Hoergren]

Congratulations to Naomi Osaka takes home the prize for Best Athlete Women's Sport from the ESPY awards.

And here is a picture from the event - beautiful as always

 

[Hoergren]

To all of you who was a Barbie fan - here is Barbie Osaka

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just looking at some smaller tournaments now playing in parts of Europe,

Prague Open, where Petra Kvitova is the top seed, she was defeated by a qualifer?this is the second straight 1st rd exit for Petra and 4th time in 5 tournaments she is out in the first 2 rounds? what is going on with Petra?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Elise Mertens returns to doubles No 1 after she partnered with Hsieh-Su_Hei to won the doubles ladies title at Wimbledon.
This is Mertens second doubles ranking as World No 1.Mertens,who first achieved the top doubles ranking on May 10 2021,overtakes Barbora Krejcikova,who held the spot for the past four weeks.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Emma Raducanu has received a WC in San Jose August 2-8.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Elise Mertens returns to doubles No 1 after she partnered with Hsieh-Su_Hei to won the doubles ladies title at Wimbledon.
This is Mertens second doubles ranking as World No 1.Mertens,who first achieved the top doubles ranking on May 10 2021,overtakes Barbora Krejcikova,who held the spot for the past four weeks.

Margaret..have you had opportunity to watch the women doubles championship .it was one of the BEST ladies double matches I have seen in years

 

[the AntiPusher]

Emma Raducanu has received a WC in San Jose August 2-8.

I may go down to watch the ladies play

 

[tented]

Margaret..have you had opportunity to watch the women doubles championship .it was one of the BEST ladies double matches I have seen in years

Totally agree. It was a thriller.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I may go down to watch the ladies play

Good....Sloane is another confirmed to play

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Margaret..have you had opportunity to watch the women doubles championship .it was one of the BEST ladies double matches I have seen in years

I loved doubles ,it was one of the best doubles matches I have seen for sometime,Kudos to Vesnina coming back to the tour after 3 years,and making the final in doubles.I did fall asleep after the first set,due to the Barty Party,though watched the rest of the match the next day.