WTA News and Gossip 2022

[MargaretMcAleer]

Shelby Roger continues to impress in San Jose into the s/final with a 64 64 win over Amanda Anisimova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

S/Finals are set now in San Jose,

Rogers vs Kudermetova
Kasatkina vs Badosa

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Liuda Samsonova upsets the No 2 seed Emma Raducanu 76(6) 61 to reach the s/final at the Citi Open

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

S/Finals at Citi Open,

Saville vs Kanepi
Wang Xiyu vs Samsonova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Coco Gauff will make her debut in the Top 10 on Monday unless she loses in the QFs and Daria Kasatkina wins the title in SJ

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kaia Kanepi just brutalising the ball against Daria Saville in their s.final match at Citi Open, looking fitter than I have seen her in some time ( I have always had a 'soft spot' for Kaia) too good for Saville winning 63 61 and she is the first player through to the final
Well done Kaia!

Luidmila Samsonova is quite the surprise packet at the Citi Tournament ( in her q.final match defeating the No 2 Emma Raducanu) and easily defeating Wang Xiyu 61 61 to make the final.

Final in Citi Open,

K. Kanepi (6) vs L. Samsonova

 

[the AntiPusher]

Where's Maddie Keys..I would assume that she would return to Cincinnati since it's her biggest non Major championship.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Where's Maddie Keys..I would assume that she would return to Cincinnati since it's her biggest non Major championship

Hold your horses we havent made it to Toronto yet lol!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Hold your horses we havent made it to Toronto yet lol!

BTW I thought Madison saves herself for Majors these days

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just got back from brunch,

Well done to Shelby Rogers who is the first player to make the final at San Jose, Shelby has been impressive so far in this tournament and deserves to make the final she defeated Kudermeotva (9) 63 64
Well done Shelby!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Watching the 2nd s/final in San Jose

Daria Kasatkina playing aggressive tennis winning the 1st set 62 over Paual Badosa
A much closer battle in the 2nd set, still Daria held tough and won, defeating Badosa (2) 62 64!

Final at San Jose,

Shelby Rogers vs Daria Kasatkina.....should be a good one!

 

[tossip]

I know @kskate2 and @tossip are going to get a kick out of this, Saba makes Madison looks like a nuclear physicist. Again, it's my pipe dream for Keys, get to a GS final vs Saba, it's her ONLY hope to be a GS champion. Jajaja

Well Sabalenka can be unpredictable and with Keys just don't see it happening anytime soon.Her game is easy to read for a lot of players.She is contend just ballbashing from the baseline.

 

[tossip]

Kanepi vs Samsonova..
The Russian looks a lot like Dementieva.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kanepi vs Samsonova..
The Russian looks a lot like Dementieva.

Though Luidmila has a serve unlike Dementieva

 

[tossip]

Though Luidmila has a serve unlike Dementieva

The body and same visor,she looks just like Elena.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

In her DC debut Liudmila Samsonova wins a first career hard court title defeating Kaia Kanepi 46 63 63!

Well done Liudmila, !
Kaia you had a solid tournament reaching the final and good luck in Toronto!

 

[the AntiPusher]

The body and same visor,she looks just like Elena.

Nah, Demi had a full figure body for SUI swimsuit edition..

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Before the San Jose final between Rogers and Kasatkina

This tweet from Naomi Osaka, thankfully she decided to delete after many people questioned her? maybe she should 'engage brain before posting such tweets,

"Sometimes I wish my parents were rich so I don't have to feel like I need to work for everyone's survival"

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I watched the 1st set between Kastakina vs Shelby but had to go out though kept scores of the match on my phone,

Congratulations to Daria Kastakina who came back to beat Shelby Rogers 67 (2) 61 62 and win the San Jose WTA500 title- her 5th career title, first in 2022.
Kastakina up to # 9 tomorrow - a new career high, first time since 2019, also # 3 in the Race, behine Swiatek and Jabeur.

Shelby Rogers had a solid tournament making the final in San Jose, well done Shelby!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

New WTA Top Ten ( Monday 8th August)

1. Swiatek
2. Kontaveit
3. Badosa (+1)
4. Sakkari (-1)
5. Jabeur
6. Sabalenka
7. Pegula
8. Muguruza
9. Kasatkina (+1)
10. Raducanu