Wuhan Open 2015

[Kirijax]

Just took at the results so far... And whoa!

Venus ousted Radwanska yesterday.
Sharapova retired.
Kerber ousts Guangzhou champ Jankovic.
Keys is ousted.
Bencic retires after 1st set.
Wozniacki loses 6-8 in 3rd set TB.
Azarenka retires in 2nd set.

Holy Moley.

 

[Fiero425]

Just took at the results so far... And whoa!

Venus ousted Radwanska yesterday.
Sharapova retired.
Kerber ousts Guangzhou champ Jankovic.
Keys is ousted.
Bencic retires after 1st set.
Wozniacki loses 6-8 in 3rd set TB.
Azarenka retires in 2nd set.

Holy Moley.

This is the time of the year where they're all breaking down! The season really is too long, but the pros can't give up the money and points! Djokovic is one of the rare players that somehow keeps it together during this Asian swing before the YEC! :angel: :dodgy:

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRQ2yeg_mpM[/video]

 

[tossip]

Venus is playing great so far...if Serena arrives in Beijing all those players that look injured will suddenly start playing lights out tennis..

 

[tossip]

Sloane ate a bagel...

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlacKdBjMqQ[/video]

 

[kskate2]

Venus is playing great so far...if Serena arrives in Beijing all those players that look injured will suddenly start playing lights out tennis..

:lolz: This time I completely agree w/ you.

 

[kskate2]

That loss by Caro is unthinkable. I watched the first set and she was in control.

 

[sk310]

Just took at the results so far... And whoa!

Venus ousted Radwanska yesterday.
Sharapova retired.
Kerber ousts Guangzhou champ Jankovic.
Keys is ousted.
Bencic retires after 1st set.
Wozniacki loses 6-8 in 3rd set TB.
Azarenka retires in 2nd set.

Holy Moley.

This is the time of the year where they're all breaking down! The season really is too long, but they pros can't give up the money and points! Djokovic is one of the rare players that somehow keeps it together during this Asian swing before the YEC! :angel: :dodgy:

I think it's definitely too long but I'd also argue the real problem is scheduling. There's 1 week between the US Open and the Asian swing beginning. Not to mention that the summer is JAM PACKED. I feel like there's so much incentive to pack in more tournaments throughout the year. This means shorter times at home for the player to train and recharge.

 

[sk310]

Well we know Vika isn't making the YEC. She really should take those two month to hire a new training team to get her more fit. There's no reason for this many little injury retirements.

 

[kskate2]

Well we know Vika isn't making the YEC. She really should take those two month to hire a new training team to get her more fit. There's no reason for this many little injury retirements.

She might need a whole new team period. I'm not so sure this marriage w/ Wim and Sascha is working out. It's been a whole season and she hasn't won a title. Only getting to one final so far and be shown the door in straights by Lucie.

 

[kskate2]

Daria is giving P3tra fits.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n2wkHoSA_k[/video]

 

[Hoergren]

Order of play Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Centre Court
11:00 - [5] Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) V [9] Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 46 61 60
13:00 - Venus Williams (USA) V [7] Carla Suárez Navarro ESP) 63 64
15:00 - Petra KVITOVA (CZE) [3] V [15] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 67 26
18:30 - Simona HALEP (ROU) [1] V Johanna Konta (GBR) 36 63 57
20:30 - [6] Angelique Kerber (GER) V Camila Giorgi (ITA) 62 64

Court 1
11:00 - Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) V Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) 46 26
13:00 - [12] Elina Svitolina (UKR) V [8] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 62 46 46
15:00 - Coco Vandeweghe (USA) V Barbora Strycova (CZE) 36 62 76
17:00 - [1] Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza (SUI / IND) V Klaudia Jans-Ignacik / Anastasia Rodionova (POL / AUS)

Court 3
12:00 - Xinyun Han / Nicole Melichar (CHN / USA) V [5] Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (USA / USA) 64 16 7-10
14:00 - [4] Hao-Ching Chan / Yung-Jan Chan (TPE / TPE) V Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR / UKR)
16:00 - [7] Garbiñe Muguruza / Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP / ESP) V Alla Kudryavtseva / Olga Savchuk (RUS / UKR) 76 62

Court 5
12:00 - [6] Andrea Hlavackova / Lucie Hradecka (CZE / CZE) V Casey Dellacqua / Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS / CRO)
14:00 - Irina-Camelia BEGU (ROU)/Monica NICULESCU (ROU) V [3] Caroline Garcia / Katarina Srebotnik (FRA / SLO) 62 62
16:00 - Julia GOERGES (GER)/Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE) V Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP / ESP)

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ra07JhdRybU[/video]

 

[tossip]

I think there is a power struggle in Vika s camp....Sascha is so desperate to be the main coach and is probably undermining Wim.
I think for her sake she has to fire Sascha and Wim....get an older coach who will be like a father figure and not a buddy.
Sascha is the problem not the solution....

 

[sk310]

Well we know Vika isn't making the YEC. She really should take those two month to hire a new training team to get her more fit. There's no reason for this many little injury retirements.

She might need a whole new team period. I'm not so sure this marriage w/ Wim and Sascha is working out. It's been a whole season and she hasn't won a title. Only getting to one final so far and be shown the door in straights by Lucie.

I think there's a mental aspect that another kind of coach needs to help her get back. There's no reason she should have lost to Lucie in straights or be retiring this much. I do commend her for giving her team time. Still it's clear she doesn't need a change to her game exactly, just someone to help that mental factor click again.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8b6opFjErU[/video]

 

[kskate2]

Simona is reverting back to her old ways. Losing control of matches against a lower ranked player. Right now, she's serving to stay in the match at 5-6 in the decider against Konta.

 

[kskate2]

And she's gone. Konta capitalizes on MP by being aggressive and forcing the error. She'll face Venus tomorrow in the QF.