WTA News & Gossip 2023

[tossip]

Sloane can reach out to me, I have a 4 weeks of vacation time this Summer I can use. I will gladly pitch-hit for the hubby while he is away. ;-)

You don't want her mother anymore?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Strasburg Tournament SF,

Good to see Svitolina on her come back to the tour from maternity leave making a SF she will be playing a French player C.Bural
L. Davis (7) vs A. Blinkova

Morocco Tournament SF,

S. Stephens vs L. Bronzetti
J.Grahber vs J.Riera

 

[the AntiPusher]

You don't want her mother anymore?

Well, maybe if I can have em both..! Hey you only live Once

 

[tossip]

Well, maybe if I can have em both..! Hey you only live Once

WTH!..lol

 

[the AntiPusher]

Strasburg Tournament SF,

Good to see Svitolina on her come back to the tour from maternity leave making a SF she will be playing a French player C.Bural
L. Davis (7) vs A. Blinkova

Morocco Tournament SF,

S. Stephens vs L. Bronzetti
J.Grahber vs J.Riera

I told y'all bout Sloane but maybe she is saving herself for RG and Plisokva next week

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well done to Elina Svitolina who has mande the final at Strasburg Tournanament, Elina will play A. Blinkova

Results of the SF
E.Svitolina d C. Burel 46 75 62
A. Blinkova d L. Davis (7) 62 62

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Morocco Tournament SF results,
L. Bronzetti d S. Stephens (2) 61 61
J. Grabher d J. Riera 61 36 76(6)

Final tomorrow,
L. Bronzetti vs J. Grabher

 

[Moxie]

Morocco Tournament SF results,
L. Bronzetti d S. Stephens (2) 61 61
J. Grabher d J. Riera 61 36 76(6)

Final tomorrow,
L. Bronzetti vs J. Grabher

Bronzetti won in 3. She served for it in the 2nd, but Grabher got it back on serve with a somewhat controversial line-call/decision against hinderance. Bronzetti finally put it right in the 3rd. Pretty good match.

 

[Moxie]

Svitolina beat Blinkova for the title in Strasbourg, her first back from maternity break. No handshake at the net between the Ukrainian and the Russian. No idea...TC only showed the MP.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Svitolina beat Blinkova for the title in Strasbourg, her first back from maternity break. No handshake at the net between the Ukrainian and the Russian. No idea...TC only showed the MP.

17th career title for Elina and her first as a mum! ( I am not surprised there wasnt a handskake, that is the norm at the moment in the WTA)
Elina will be donating her prize money to the children in Ukraine in the war times, the children suffer the most, a great gesture from Elina

 

[kskate2]

Bronzetti won in 3. She served for it in the 2nd, but Grabher got it back on serve with a somewhat controversial line-call/decision against hinderance. Bronzetti finally put it right in the 3rd. Pretty good match.

And then Bronzetti promptly departs RG after a SS loss to minister of happiness

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Venus Williams has accepted a WC into the Hertogenbosch grass court tournament

 

[kskate2]

Svitolina beat Blinkova for the title in Strasbourg, her first back from maternity break. No handshake at the net between the Ukrainian and the Russian. No idea...TC only showed the MP.

Elina like Tsurenko and Kostyk won't shake hands any Russian or Bela Russian player

 

[kskate2]

Venus Williams has accepted a WC into the Hertogenbosch grass court tournament

I was wondering if Vee would play on the grass. Good news. You have to think this will be her last grass season

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I was wondering if Vee would play on the grass. Good news. You have to think this will be her last grass season

Agree I also feel this would be her last grass season, there have been rumors Vee will retire at this years USO ? dont know about that

 

[kskate2]

Agree I also feel this would be her last grass season, there have been rumors Vee will retire at this years USO ? dont know about that

Probably. I think she would have done it last year, but didn't want to steal Serena's thunder.

 

[Moxie]

Elina like Tsurenko and Kostyk won't shake hands any Russian or Bela Russian player

I figured that, but wanted confirmation. Thanks.

 

[tossip]

Venus Williams has accepted a WC into the Hertogenbosch grass court tournament

She should retire now,I love Vee but she has overstayed.I hate to see her losing to some scrub,who will make a name for herself for beating a middle-aged tennis player.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

She should retire now,I love Vee but she has overstayed.I hate to see her losing to some scrub,who will make a name for herself for beating a middle-aged tennis player.

I take your point, but I guess Vee will retire on her own terms, she has always loved the grass

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

This shouldn't come as a surprise, but like clockwork, Emma Raducanu officially splits with yet another coach: https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_...on-emma-raducanu-splits-fifth-coach-two-years