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  3. Lovely to have such an open and well contested tournament, im really dissapointed i didnt get any of it where i am, and congrats to Ciby for winning the whole thing, i certainly didnt see that one coming at the begining of the week ….

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    • alison,
      …and here’s another Round Robin WTA Final this week – Zhuhai! I can’t watch live matches but I’ll post highlights. The entry list appears pretty good but some names are missing. Ideally the draw would be ranking number 9-20.

      Four groups of three players in RR format.

      Points available: Winner – 700, Finalist 440, Semifinalist – 240. Plus 40 points for playing a RR match and 80 points per RR win.

      Prize Money: $2,214,500

      Group One: #10 Johanna Konta, #20 Samantha Stosur, #23 Caroline Garcia
      Group Two: #11 Carla Suarez-Navarro, #18 Timea Bacsinszky, #27 Shuai Zhang
      Group Three: #13 Petra Kvitova, #17 Roberta Vinci, #21 Barbora Strycova
      Group Four: #14 Elina Svitolina, #19 Elena Vesnina, #22 Kiki Bertens

      Tuesday November 1, 2016
      Bacsinszky v Zhang
      Svitolina v Bertens
      Vinci v Strycova

      OOP: http://www.flashscore.com/tennis/wta-singles/zhuhai/

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  4. If the rankings of Zhuhai entrants appear out of order, I went by this:
    http://live-tennis.eu/en/wta-live-ranking

    Missing is #14 Viktoria Azarenka, #15 Venus Williams, #16 Caroline Wozniacki. It appears they went to alternates in order by number 21, 22, 23, and then put Zhang at #28 or I thought she was #27, the wild card in; skipping over Gavrilova, Kasatkina, Pavlyuchenkova, and Babos.

    Vaguely recall them appointing WC’s out of order last year, 2015, Zhuhai’s first year ever. Maybe there’s still some wrinkles to iron out. But I say give the ATP a simialr 2nd Final for numbers 9-20 as well!!

    Tennistv and Tennis Channel Plus will broadcast Zhuhai matches live.

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  5. Cheers RC, to be honest i thought that was it now for the year regarding womens tennis, this is welcome news, same old story though wont get it where i am, BTW HAPPY HALLOWEEN, hope you enjoy the day, night, evening or whatever time it is in your part of the world 😉 ….

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    • Cheers alison and a very Happy Halloween to you as well! A day off for me and I’ve been posting on the non-tennis forum and attempting not to be depressed about politics and fate in general. Staying home watching favorite Hitchcock movies tonight.

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    • Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, and Lifeboat are probably my favorites. Yes, they are psychological thrillers. Though I do like some horror now and then.

      Watched the Birds – it had been at least a decade since seeing it. It was more corny that I remembered 😀

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  9. Carla Suarez-Navarro had to withdraw due to her right wrist, injured in Moscow, which is still bothering her. Alternate, Timea Babos replaced Carla.

    Wednesday Zhuhai Round Robin matches – Kvitova and Konta are in action!!
    Babos T. (Hun) v Bacsinszky T. (Sui)
    Konta J. (Gbr) v Stosur S. (Aus)
    Kvitova P. (Cze) v Vinci R. (Ita)

    Groups and RR Results so far:
    http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2016/1081/MDS.pdf
    Or, easier to read:
    http://www.flashscore.com/tennis/wta-singles/zhuhai/

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  11. RC North By Northwest is brilliant, i love that film, you dont actually see anything much in Pyscho, other than blood running in the shower and her screaming, agree though that some of the dialogue can be a bit corny at times though ….

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    • The characters in Lifeboat :D. Psycho is corny. Dial M for Murder, Rear Window, and North by NW, all hold up well over time. The Birds — elegant scenery and clothes but very corny at the same time.
      Stephen King…Carrie hahahaha. Cujo still scares me because rabid dogs.

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        • Yeah, I love Vertigo too! My top 10 of all time would include some of Hitchcock’s and several Coen Brother movies, no doubt 😀

          manwerty, your bracket almost has me rooting for for Cilic 😉 and good pick taking Sock deep!

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  13. Update from underrated Zhuhai:

    WTA Insider ‏@WTA_insider 4h4 hours ago
    The semifinals are set @WTAEliteTrophy:

    [1] @JoKonta91 v [4] @ElinaSvitolina
    [12] @zhangshuai121 v [3] @Petra_Kvitova

    Apparently the Bertens v Vesnina match was great. Will go try to find highlights. The SF’s sound good ?

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  14. Can’t find quality highlights on youtube for RR matches in Zhuhai. And I couldn’t wake up for the SF’s. The full replay and highlights are on Tennistv. But I don’t think I can post from tennitv. (guess I need to try!) It was Shuai Zheng v Petra and Svitolina v Konta.

    Anyway, YAY Petra Kvitova and Elina Svitolina making the Elite Final. Bit of a downgrade for Petra to not make Singapore this year but it took her most of the season to find her strength and fitness after having mono. Petra herself feels very good about how 2016 is ending, she says. She’ll be ranked #11 win or lose Zhuhai final. And 22 year old Svitolina ends her season at a new career high of #14! Updated Rankings: http://live-tennis.eu/en/wta-live-ranking

    The Zhuhai Elite Trophy Final is Sunday at 2:00 am my time, MST, USA… I think that’s an afternoon or evening time in Singapore and a reasonable late morning time in Europe. 😉

    The last 2016 season WTA hurrah will be the Fed Cup final between France and Czech Republic next weekend, Nov. 12 & 13, in Strasbourg, France. Cheers! I can’t wait for AO! ❤ WTA.

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  18. Kvitova and Svitolina Elite Trophy Final is on 😀
    Petra is worrying me opening the second game of the first set with two double faults and spraying errors. Svitolina with the early break and hold, 4-1.

    Okay, Petra with a quick service game and good serving. 4-2 Svitolina

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  19. Pojd! And Petra got the break back. And a powerful hold. Back on serve.
    And there’s the break and Petra will serve for the first set. What a turnaround! Elina with a sad face. You just to tell not to give up so easy!

    Petra serves out the first set to love. And Elina calls for a trainer for her left ankle.

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  20. Whohooo…Petra rolling. Breaks poor Elina first game second set. Petra is channeling Delpo. LOL, too good in full flight! French Fed Cup team on notice.

    Elina got a game. Petra putting on a serving clinic, moving the placement around. But throwing in a DF. Then and ace. Looks like a practice session for the tall lefty Czech. And breaks Elina – Elina has run into a woman on a mission. And Elina can’t keep up – apparently she has a left toe injury. But Petra isn’t helping her with the pain. Ruthless Petra making her opponent run, lol.. have to say Elina is fast – even with a toe or whatever it is bothering her.

    And Elina has a break back. Petra is very red-faced when made to run. Fortunately for her she can shorten points but I’d say making Petra run is what Elina should do. Petra’s taking all the time possible to catch her breath. But Elina with a poor service game can’t hold.

    Petra to serve for the Trophy. Elina booked her vacation in the Maldives already, I think. Elina with a great season, congrats to her. congrats to Petra – Next year Singapore, Petra!

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