WTA News & Gossip 2023

[MargaretMcAleer]

who's going to catch Queen Vee or Serena? Is anyone going to play long enough to chase that many titles?

It will be hard task, personally at present with the current crop of players I dont think so.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

From Angie Kerber ( via The Tennis Letter)

" I will return when the new season starts with the goal of playing AO 2024. This includes the preparatory events in January, maybe United Cup for Germany.Returning to the Slam in Melbourne would be a dream"

 

[tented]

who's going to catch Queen Vee or Serena? Is anyone going to play long enough to chase that many titles?

It depends on Halep’s access to her “medication.”

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Coco Gauff has a new coach, in Pere Riba: https://www.tennis365.com/wta-tour/coco-gauff-coaching-shuffle-amid-struggles-grass/

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Coco Gauff has a new coach, in Pere Riba: https://www.tennis365.com/wta-tour/coco-gauff-coaching-shuffle-amid-struggles-grass/

Well I hope he can sort out Coco's fhand problems for starters, her last match on grass where she blown off the court 64 60? her fhand wing was woeful, though it wont be an overnight success it will take some work, though Coco has good work ethics

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Elena Rybakina and Linda Fruhvirtova have withdrawn from Rothesay International, Eastbourne,
As to the next to be seeded Krejcikova moves into line 1 replacing Rybakina and LL Martic and Martincova fill the vacant spots in the draw

Rybakina still not getting over the virus she had in Paris, this does put a cloud over her defence at Wimbledon which starts July 3

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Donna Vekic has withdrawn from Bad Homburg, I am not surprised given she played a final yesterday in Berlin against Kvitova, Donna has played a couple of grass tournaments before Wimbledon and has found her grass game nicely, have a rest Donna!
Podoroska will replace Vekic in the draw

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Mark Philippoussis was spotted working with Maria Sakkari in Berlin, Sakkari is still working with long time coach Tom Hill. The Poo might have joined as an extra for the grass season or might be a part of the team ( Stef Tsitsipas had hired Mark as an extra coach, though they have parted ways)
There has been no formal announcement from Sakkari or Philippoussis
Watch This Space!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results of Matches,
Bad Homburg Monday 26th June,

I.Swiatek had a tricky first match on grass, winning 57 62 60 against T. Maria
L. Fernandez d A. Parks 60 61
B.Andreescu always seems to need 3 sets to win these days, she had a MTO needing her left wrist bandaged, 62 36 75 over S. Kartal

I as posted before Donna Vekic (3) withdrew.

Results of Matches,
Rothesay International, Eastbourne, Monday 26th June,

As I posted the top seed Elena Rybakina withdrew

H. Dart d S. Zhang 57 76(5) 61
K. Pliskova wins by retirrement over E. Mertens 67(3) 63 30
M. Keys d T. Martincova 76(4) 64 Keys was originally going to play L. Fruhvirtova who withdrew earlier

Top doubles seeds Gauff/Pegula d Putintseva/Rakhimova 62 61

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Bad Homburg, Germany
Matches Tuesday 27th June,

V. Gracheva vs S. Errani
A. Cornet vs E.Navarro
L. Samsonova (2) vs L. Noshova
B. Andreescu (5) vs R. Masarova


Rothesay International, Eastbourne,
Matches Tuesday 27th June,

P. Kvitova (7) vs J. Ostpapenko Popcorn Match, both ladies winning singles titles a few days ago
C. Garcia ( WC 2) vs M. Brengle
C.Gauff (5) vs B.Pera
P. Martci vs K. Boutler
J. Pegula (3) vs Q. Zheng
B.Haddad Maia (8) vs M. Bouzkova
B. Krejickova (10) vs X.Wang
C. Girogi vs A. Potapova
O. Jabeur (4) vs J. Paolini.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

American Vavara Lepchenko's doping ban for a use of a banned stimulant has been reduced from 4 years to 21 months
The agreement was reached after Lepchenko appealed her suspension, her appeal to CAS was based on a later finding, in a travel bag, a bottle of capsules that was deterrmind to contain the substance for which was tested positive- an ingredient that was not listed on the bottle label
According to the ITF news release Friday, Lepchenko and the ITF agreed that she committed a violation, she will be ineligible to compete for 21 months and that her penalty will run from August 2021, time of her most recent match, and will expire this May.2023.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Results of Matches,
Bad Homburg Monday 26th June,

I.Swiatek had a tricky first match on grass, winning 57 62 60 against T. Maria
L. Fernandez d A. Parks 60 61
B.Andreescu always seems to need 3 sets to win these days, she had a MTO needing her left wrist bandaged, 62 36 75 over S. Kartal

I as posted before Donna Vekic (3) withdrew.

Results of Matches,
Rothesay International, Eastbourne, Monday 26th June,

As I posted the top seed Elena Rybakina withdrew

H. Dart d S. Zhang 57 76(5) 61
K. Pliskova wins by retirrement over E. Mertens 67(3) 63 30
M. Keys d T. Martincova 76(4) 64 Keys was originally going to play L. Fruhvirtova who withdrew earlier

Top doubles seeds Gauff/Pegula d Putintseva/Rakhimova 62 61

What happened to A Parks . Yeah Miss Lil Bit is a good player but No one should be able to break that serve of Miss Parks that many times in straight sets . Grass is the ultimate eliminator.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

What happened to A Parks . Yeah Miss Lil Bit is a good player but No one should be able to break that serve of Miss Parks that many times in straight sets . Grass is the ultimate eliminator.

I too was surprised with that result, Parks has a great first serve, though of late her results have been sub par

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Kvitova and Krejcikova withdrew from Eatbourne Tournament, which also included Sakkari, Vondrousova, Potapova.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results from Bad Homburg,

V. Gracheva d S.Errani 62 75
E. Navvarro d A. Cornet 75 76(6)
L. Samsonova (2) d L. Noskova 64 67(4) 63
R. Masarova d B. Andresscu (5) 63 62.....Bianca was lack lustre in this match.

Results from Rothesay Interantional, Eastbourne,
Late withdrawals from P. Kvitova and B. Krejcikova, A. Potapova

J, Osptapenko d B. Strycova ( who replaced Kvitova in the draw) 64 63
C. Garcia (WC2) d M. Brengle 61 75
C. Gauff (5) d B. Pera 63 62
P.Martic d K. Boutler 64 75
O. Jabeur d J. Paolini 63 62
J. Pegula (3) d Q. Zheng 63 64
B. Haddad Maia (8) s M.Bouzkova 36 63 76(3)
C. Giorgi d H. Watson 63 64 ( A. Potapova withdrew, Watson replaced her in the draw.).

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Bad Hamburg,
Matches Wednesday 28th June,

K. Siniakova vs E. Rodina
M.Sherif (4) vs L. Bronzetti
I.Swaitek (1) vs J. Teichmann
A. Blinkova (9) vs L. Fernandez

Rothesay International, Eastbourne,
Matches Wednesday 28th June,

C. Gauff (5) vs J. Burrage
J. Ostapenko vs H.Dart
C. Carcia (WC 2) vs A. Brogan
J. Pegula (3) vs C. Osorio
D. Kasatkina (9) vs K. Pliskova
O. Jabeur (4) vs C. Giorgi
B.Haddad Maia (8) vs P. Martiic
M. Keys vs X.Wang

 

[tossip]

Yo Margaret Coco has found a new coach .

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Yo Margaret Coco has found a new coach .

Yes I read that, her coach was previously coaching the Chinese player Q. Zheng, watched Coco's match today improved effort from her previous match on grass
Coco and Jess also won their doubles match yesterday

 

[tossip]

Yes I read that, her coach was previously coaching the Chinese player Q. Zheng, watched Coco's match today improved effort from her previous match on grass
Coco and Jess also won their doubles match yesterday

I hope she doesn't get on this rollercoaster of hiring and firing coaches willy nilly.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I hope she doesn't get on this rollercoaster of hiring and firing coaches willy nilly.

Well it wasn't Coco's choice last time, her previous coach left for personal reasons