WTA News & Gossip 2023

[MargaretMcAleer]

The 5th matchpoint did it - but what a battle - well done ladies
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It was a battle Iga was 2 points away in the 2nd set from losing the match
6th WTA1000 SF of 2023! Iga well done!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

As I had to go to work after the Iga match I am watching the other QFs on replay
I will post the results some are surprising.

Rybakina (5) d Sabalenka (1) 75 62
Samsonova d Ostapenko (13) 63 62
Gauff (3) d Sakkari (6) 62 64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The WTA announced on Friday the last 3 singles qualifiers for the WTA Finals in Cancun are Vondrousova, Jabeur and Muchova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The WTA Singles Finals 2023, Cancun, Mexico,
Sabalenka
Swiatek
Gauff
Rybakina
Pegula
Vondrousova
Jabeur
Muchova
1st alternate Sakkari
Keys, Kvitova, Ostapenko all with chances to become the 2nd alternative

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

China Open WTA1000,
SF matches, 7th October,
Diamond Court,
starts at 12.30pm,
Doubles SFs,
H.Chan/G.Olmos vs M.Linette/P.Stearns

Followed by
Singles SFs match,
I.Swiatek (2) vs C.Gauff (3) H2H Swiatek 7-1

Not before 4.30pm,
SFs Singles match,
E.Rybakina (5) vs L. Samsonova H2H 3-0 Samsonova

SF Doubles match,
M.Bouzkova/S.S.Tormo vs Gamarra Martins/L. Stefan

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just a quick look at the final WTA500 tournament for the season, Zhengzhou Open which starts Monday 9th October.
Seven of the WTA Top 10 are playing. Defending champion Karolina Pliskova won the inaugural edition of this tournament in 2019 ( Karolina has sustained a wrist injury and has ended her playing season for 2023). Coco Gauff has accepted a wild card into the main draw.
Top 8 seeds are,
1. Gauff
2. Rybakina
3. Sakkari
4. Jabeur
5. Vondrousova
6. Muchova
7. Garcia
8. Krejcikova
Kastakina, Samsonova, Kydermetova, Zhen Qinwen ae also entered.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Iga Swiatek takes the 1st set against Coco Gauff 62. Iga has won 16 of the 18 sets she's played against Coco. 1 set away from the Beijing final

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Coco getting treatment on her right shoulder during a medical time out, down a set and a break to Iga in the 2nd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Swiatek d Gauff 62 63.
Iga is the 1st player to beat Coco in 2 months snapping her 16 match win streak.
3rd WTA1000 final of 2023
7th final of 2023
Iga awaits the winner of Rybakina - Samsonova in the next SF

 

[the AntiPusher]

Swiatek d Gauff 62 63.
Iga is the 1st player to beat Coco in 2 months snapping her 16 match win streak.
3rd WTA1000 final of 2023
7th final of 2023
Iga awaits the winner of Rybakina - Samsonova in the next SF

Rybakina has a lot of work ahead of herself vs Samsonova who is serving lights out and is crushing the ball at the moment..I think she is gonna have to weather THIS storm. Looking at Samsonova who really has a nice muscular body , pretty perfect for a tennis player.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Nope the storm was too great for Rybakina.. Samsonova is a very bad matchup for Elena. It happens , sometimes playing against certain opponents, the ball seems so large and big where you feel like you CAN'T miss. Well Samsonova hit 33 winners and served over 74 percent. Nothing Rybakina could have done today because she had ONLY 13 UFEs. Great win and I would pick her to upset IGA

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Nope the storm was too great for Rybakina.. Samsonova is a very bad matchup for Elena. It happens , sometimes playing against certain opponents, the ball seems so large and big where you feel like you CAN'T miss. Well Samsonova hit 33 winners and served over 74 percent. Nothing Rybakina could have done today because she had ONLY 13 UFEs. Great win and I would pick her to upset IGA

Elena committed DFs to hand the match to Samsonova, they were both holding their serves well through out the match.
Samsonova is now 4-0 against Elena, winning the SF 76(7) 63
2nd 1000 final of 2023
3rd top 10 win of the year

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA1000 China
Finals, Sunday 8th October,
Doubles Final starts at 4.30pm,
M.Bouzkova/SS.Tormo vs Ching/Olmos.

Ladies Singles Final
starts at 7.30pm,

Iga Swiatek (2) vs Liudmila Smasnsonova H2H Swiatek 2-0 ( wins on clay and HC)

 

[tossip]

Might as well give Iga the title before the
match.Samsonova is not very good in finals.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Well done to M.Bouzkova and S.S. Tormo who are the womens doubles champions in Beijing defeating Ching/Olmos 36 60 10-4!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Coco Gauff ( right shoulder)
Elena Rybakina ( low back)
Karolina Muchova ( right wrist) withdrew after the draw was made WTA500 Zhengzhou. Their positions in the draw were taken by the next seeded players without byes.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Swiatek and Samsonova ladies singles final match just started looks like a good crowd in Beijing

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Zero unforced errors from Iga Swiatek in set No 1, who takes it 6-2 from Liudmila Samsonova in the final at Beijing

 

[Hoergren]

Here the stats from Iga's win. Impressive play by Iga - NO unforced errors

 

[kskate2]

Zero unforced errors from Iga Swiatek in set No 1, who takes it 6-2 from Liudmila Samsonova in the final at Beijing

After the way she lambasted Coco, I'm thinking Iga no likey that deuce next to her name.