perfectchaos007
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Sounds about right to me. Mugaruza won a slam less than 12 months ago, and Aga has never won a slam. Mugaruza has a lot of points to defend in Paris so if Aga goes further in the draw than Mugaruza their rankings may flip
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Sounds about right to me. Mugaruza won a slam less than 12 months ago, and Aga has never won a slam. Mugaruza has a lot of points to defend in Paris so if Aga goes further in the draw than Mugaruza their rankings may flip
I'm not sure I understand this question. I mean, yes, Aggie is a crafty player, and fun to watch, but she loses all the time, especially at majors. Garbine, on the other hand, won the FO last year, plus she tends to make deeper runs at the majors than Aggie. Given that, their current rankings make perfect sense to me.
That said, this could change soon. Garbine has been losing early a lot this year, and if she does the same at the French, she'll likely drop quite a bit in the rankings.
Of course, some of the same could be said about Aggie. She just doesn't make that many deep runs at tournaments, especially these days.
Sadly, the WTA is a complete mess at the moment. Even Kerber and Pliskova are having a hard time winning tournaments right now. That's why I'm excited about the comebacks of Sharapova and Azarenka. Both are far more capable of winning regularly and consistently than the current crop of contenders.
perfectchaos007
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Sharapova v. Bouchard is about to begin!
I predict Sharapova wins in straights 2,3
I predict Sharapova wins in straights 2,3
perfectchaos007
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Well I'm already wrong. Bouchard won the first set.
perfectchaos007
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Bouchard is going to double fault the match away. Sharapova still got this.
perfectchaos007
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That's now 3 consecutive games in a row where the player who was leading 40-0 lost the game. Garbage tennis. Sharapova is hitting rally balls into the net
John Dunbar
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only reason i am watching this is because i want to see the handshake.
perfectchaos007
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My bet is the handshake will be so quick it will almost be like a high-five with no eye contact, and then they'll shake hands with the chair.
John Dunbar
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typical wta handshake then.
perfectchaos007
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Bouchard is about to (attempt) serving for the match
John Dunbar
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sharapova would just need to keep the ball in play but keeps going for big shots.
perfectchaos007
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Colour me surprised Bouchard did it
Kotetsu534
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Really fun match. Good to see Bouchard can play tennis if the motivation is there.
Didn't I say earlier today that Sharapova and Azarenka were the only ones capable of winning regularly and consistently? LOL!
Granted, this was only Sharapova's second tournament and sixth match back, but still.
Honestly, this is more of what I expected from Sharapova in the early part of this comeback. Too many double faults, too many errors, some nerves.
Anyway, good on Bouchard, I guess, even though I can't stand her. What on earth will happen in the world if she somehow upsets Kerber?
Also, now I want to hunt down video footage of the handshake (or lack of?) at the end and both players' after-match pressers XD
Granted, this was only Sharapova's second tournament and sixth match back, but still.
Honestly, this is more of what I expected from Sharapova in the early part of this comeback. Too many double faults, too many errors, some nerves.
Anyway, good on Bouchard, I guess, even though I can't stand her. What on earth will happen in the world if she somehow upsets Kerber?
Also, now I want to hunt down video footage of the handshake (or lack of?) at the end and both players' after-match pressers XD
Would it really be an upset though considering they played four times and Genie won all four? Lol Genie destroyed Angie 61 62 at the french open.
The handshake was fine.
Are you kidding me? I would've assumed Genie'd never beaten Angie O_O
Of course, Genie *hadn't* beaten Maria before today, so that means Angie will win tomorrow (or whenever they play) and all will be right with the world.
BTW, what on earth was up with Maria's serve today? Zero aces and 9 doubles? Looks like old Maria may be back
(This was the first match of her comeback where she hit more doubles than aces.)Their H2H is 3-2 for Bouchard and Angie won the last match at the Rio Olympics.
perfectchaos007
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perfectchaos007
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Has Wimbledon already selected their wildcards for the main draw?
Dont think so,even RG hasnt yet,Sharapova will know on the 16th if she gets one.
perfectchaos007
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I have a strong feeling that Sharapova will get wildcards into both main draws. With Serena and some of the other big names still out, they need big names to be in on the womens side
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember reading (or hearing, on TV) in recent days/weeks that the cutoff for Wimbledon (in terms of direct entry) happens after Rome. So I think it's still possible Sharapova could get into Wimby without a wildcard should she do well in Rome.
Regardless, I have a feeling Wimbledon will give her a wildcard into the main draw. French is more up in the air, as the president of the French tennis assoc. is a vocal critic of doping and the like.
Still, it would seem strange to me if either Slam decides against giving her a wildcard into the main draw. Despite the kind of messy defeat today, Sharapova's shown she's still clearly one of the better/best players in the world. She handily defeated Makarova and Vinci in Stuttgart, beat an in-form Lucic here, and narrowly lost to (should have won against) Mladenovic in Stuttgart, who went on to win the title.
The only reason to not give her a wildcard at this point is if the folks in charge think she needs to continue to be punished. Which is their right, to be honest, but it may not be to their benefit (in terms of lost TV revenue, etc.)...
Bouchard-Kerber H2H is 3-2 in favor of Genie.
I think the other poster confused their H2H w/ the Bouchard-Sharapova H2H, which before this match was 0-4 in favor of Maria.
John Dunbar
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djokovic in serious trouble with almagro. won the first set 6-1, but now trailing 0-3 in the third.
on the bright side, it is almagro, so it's not that bad until it's like 1-5.
on the bright side, it is almagro, so it's not that bad until it's like 1-5.
John Dunbar
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yep, almagro gonna almagro.
John Dunbar
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nadal-fognini going to a decider. clay god fog should have won in two already.
He really blew the first set. Multiple times lol.
perfectchaos007
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She's playing like she hates Kerber atm. Genie takes the first set 6-3 and is already up a break in the 2nd set
RedAssedApe
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Shit cracks me up.
perfectchaos007
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She injured her pride. Didn't want this blowout to go down as a loss, so she chooses the default
lol,some nice stares there...what a let down match against Kerber compared to the Sharapova match,damn.
perfectchaos007
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Djokovic wins in straights against Lopez and "Clayray" falls to Coric in straights in Madrid. Young Coric evens up his all time record against Murray to 2-2
perfectchaos007
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The resurgence of both Federer and Nadal this year have been quite remarkable
perfectchaos007
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Bouchard got destroyed by Kuzy. Ate a bagel too
John Dunbar
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at least she didn't retire like the second worst #1 ever.
perfectchaos007
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lol I can at least think of two worse #1's just in the past decade. At least Kerber has slams under her belt, unlike Woz and Safina
Are we gonna have a problem over here or what.