WTA News and Gossip 2022

[Hoergren]

Iga with a ruthless win today ending with a bagel for the in form player Komtaveit. Iga the best returner on the WTA iour right now. You both did it well this week -bravo

Iga's speech talking about the Ukranian situation

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

New WTA Top 10,

1. Barty
2.Krejcikova (+1)
3. Sabalenka (-1)
4. Swiatek (+4)
5. Kontaveit (+2)
6. Badosa (-2)
7. Sakkari (-1)
8. Pliskova (-3)
9. Muguruza
10. Jabeur

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The WTA Tour announces further updates to 2022 season.

WTA announces further updates to 2022 season

The latest calendar features the next nine weeks of 2022. Following Wimbledon, the tour will remain in Europe for six WTA 250 tournaments before the start of the North American hard-court swing.

www.wtatennis.com

 

[kskate2]

Congratulations to Iga Swiatek who played the best tennis I have seen from her in awhile,she was aggressive with balance and she was too good for her opponent today Anett Kontaveit.......62 60
Well Done Iga ....Doha singles champion!

Looks like Konta2 ran into a buzzsaw named Iga today. Great job young lady. Well done to capture a masters level HC title.

 

[kskate2]

Sloane got lucky this girl is injured. She was bossing Scone and then reinjured herself and retired.

 

[Moxie]

Sloane got lucky this girl is injured. She was bossing Scone and then reinjured herself and retired.

Yeah, that was a shame. I got distracted at 5-5, and then was shocked to see Sloane giving a speech. What happened?

 

[the AntiPusher]

Yeah, that was a shame. I got distracted at 5-5, and then was shocked to see Sloane giving a speech. What happened

Yeah, that was a shame. I got distracted at 5-5, and then was shocked to see Sloane giving a speech. What happened?

The girl's back stiffened up on her .. Sloane got a Mulligan.

 

[kskate2]

Yeah, that was a shame. I got distracted at 5-5, and then was shocked to see Sloane giving a speech. What happened?

She had a back injury from yesterday's match. She went off the court and came back to serve at 5-6. She couldn't hold and Sloane took the 2nd. When they came back from the changeover, she had retired.

 

[the AntiPusher]

@kskate2 is it just me but there's something about Sloane's game that feels more counterpuncher than offensive. Maybe it's her personality that she seems always so composed. Sloane doesn't seem like she wants to steal food off someone's table like Iga or Ostenpaka.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sister's Leylah and Bianca Fernandez got a wild card into the Monterrey doubles.( Bianca got one into the qualifying singles).

 

[kskate2]

@kskate2 is it just me but there's something about Sloane's game that feels more counterpuncher than offensive. Maybe it's her personality that she seems always so composed. Sloane doesn't seem like she wants to steal food off someone's table like Iga or Ostenpaka.

Of course she's a counterpuncher first (which is fine), but when she was grooving, she had a healthy mix of the two (she was a wall, she was patient in her point construction and she would hit that FH w/ so much power, depth, precision and topspin, it always went over the net and hardly ever was long or wide). She doesn't have the confidence to step inside the baseline and boss the point like then. It appears in the last few years she's completely relying on her defensive skills and neglecting everything else. That's not going to win her a lot of matches as everybody plays aggressively now.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Of course she's a counterpuncher first (which is fine), but when she was grooving, she had a healthy mix of the two (she was a wall, she was patient in her point construction and she would hit that FH w/ so much power, depth, precision and topspin, it always went over the net and hardly ever was long or wide). She doesn't have the confidence to step inside the baseline and boss the point like then. It appears in the last few years she's completely relying on her defensive skills and neglecting everything else. That's not going to win her a lot of matches as everybody plays aggressively now.

Brilliant analysis Keli .. Thanks

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sloane Stephens wins the 1st set 75 in the final against M.Bouzkova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW posters were wondering where Leylah Fernandez will be playing,she will be defending her singles title in Monterrey.Playing doubles with her sister.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Sloane has gone complete walkabout in the 2nd set behind 1-5 against Bouzkova
Sloane won the 1st set 75.Bouzkova wins the 2nd set 61
Going to a decider,Sloane could be back into the Top 50 if she can turnaround this final and win.

 

[kskate2]

Sloane has gone complete walkabout in the 2nd set behind 1-5 against Bouzkova
Sloane won the 1st set 75

Barely. The girl blinked when she realized she could actually win the set.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Barely. The girl blinked when she realized she could actually win the set.

I could scream at Sloane at times,she is soo frustrating to watch,she gets lazy with her footwork for starters,I would tear my hair out if I was her coach.

 

[the AntiPusher]

I could scream at Sloane at times,she is soo frustrating to watch,she gets lazy with her footwork for starters,I would tear my hair out if I was her coach.

I have the match on mute so I dont have to listen to her make these silly lazy mistakes. while I am getting some notes ready for work tomorrow. Only when she is facing my favorite scrub Madison is when Sloane plays like she dont want to be stood up at the alter alone.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I have the match on mute so I dont have to listen to her make these silly lazy mistakes. while I am getting some notes ready for work tomorrow. Only when she is facing my favorite scrub Madison is when Sloane plays like she dont want to be stood up at the alter alone.

Maybe Sloane should always think Madison is her opponent over the net,she always seems to play well against her

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kamau in the house watching Sloane he always keeps a 'stony face'...though he should be smiling now she has turned the match around in the 3rd set