Tennis: All Purpose Tennis Thread XIII

[Cloned]

It should be noted that Mertens is pretty good and has managed to lose to Bianca and Osaka 3 times in the last month. Pretty tough opposition.

 

[Tuggy]

 

[MsMeow]

Thanks for the link, Tuggy!

 

[kihei]

Bianca gets her 16th straight win. That's a crazy statistic right there.

 

[MsMeow]

Bianca took the first set off Brady 6-1

And the second 6-3.

 

[Tuggy]

Denis falls to Goffin in two TB's.

Bianca cruises in the first set over Brady.

Felix/Zverev up after Bianca's match.

 

[Tuggy]

Nice easy match for Bianca.

Much needed.

 

[discostu]

Seems like another impressive win for Bianca.

Heard an interesting stat today, the last actual loss for Bianca (ie not a injury withdrawal), was around the same time that Eugenie had her last win (which dates back to February).

The matchup against Osaka should be a good one. It'll be the first of likely many meetings between the two.

The win pushes Bianca up to fourth, but Naomi is not far behind, so only way to guarantee she holds is to win tomorrow.

 

[Tuggy]

Seems like another impressive win for Bianca.

Heard an interesting stat today, the last actual loss for Bianca (ie not a injury withdrawal), was around the same time that Eugenie had her last win (which dates back to February).

The matchup against Osaka should be a good one. It'll be the first of likely many meetings between the two.

The win pushes Bianca up to fourth, but Naomi is not far behind, so only way to guarantee she holds is to win tomorrow.

Yup, should be a good one. Hopefully it's one of the last on the schedule so I'll be awake

#3 is possible if Svitolina slips up.

Felix and Zverev underway.



Bianca ready for tomorrow.

 

[MsMeow]

Felix lost 3 and 1 but it sounds like he played well. Zverev was just better

 

[Tuggy]

Tough match for Felix today...

 

[discostu]

Yup, should be a good one. Hopefully it's one of the last on the schedule so I'll be awake

You get your wish. Last match on the schedule with a 9pm start (so 9 am here).

 

[kihei]

Felix didn't play well (just a 5/20 winner/unforced error ratio, for one example). He just looked outclassed by Sascha, the better player today by a significant margin, who took control early in each set and never let go.

 

[kihei]

oops double post

 

[MsMeow]

Felix didn't play well (just a 5/20 winner/unforced error ratio, for one example). He just looked outclassed by Sascha, the better player today by a significant margin, who took control early in each set and never let go.

I was going by what the commentator said.

 

[Tuggy]

A little dramatic "with a heavy heart"

 

[Tuggy]

First set to Bianca 7-5.

She blew a double break lead and Osaka fought back to 5-5 but Bianca broke again and served it out.

 

[discostu]

First set to Bianca 7-5.

She blew a double break lead and Osaka fought back to 5-5 but Bianca broke again and served it out.

I think I saw the score at 5-1 or so and thought that it was a done deal.

Hopefully the scare of almost losing the set prevents her usual second set slump.

 

[kihei]

Osaka raises her game, back on serve. Ain't these two a treat?

 

[Tuggy]

Osaka gets on a roll and wins the second set 6-3.

Onto a 3rd set.

 

[kihei]

A very impressive five game run for Osaka. When she got down 1-3 she responded like a champion.

 

[kihei]

There like two peas from the same pod today.

 

[kihei]

I never realized for some reason just how similar their games are until I watched Osaka and Andreescu play today. That was a real treat of a match with Osaka coming back in each set, a deserving winner. I have the feeling, not completely a happy one, that Andreescu is going to help Osaka become a better player. Hope it works the other way around, too, and I bet it will.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Future of women's tennis, those two.

Hopefully they keep rising up the rankings and dominate.

Congrats to Naomi!

 

[discostu]

The win streak had to end at some point. Losing to another top young player in a hard fought match is probably the best case scenario though.

I agree with kihei that the two players are probably going to make each other better over the years.