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 ….
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
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.
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 π ….
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.
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 π
Of the 3 matches played in Zhuhai yesterday – imo, Bertens vs Svitolina was the best. Kiki took the first set but Elina outlasted her 26, 64, 62. Zhang crushed Bacsinszky 61, 61. And Strycova beat Vinci 64, 63.
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)
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 ….
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.
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. π
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! β€ WTA.
WTA #14 Svitolina vs #10 Konta Zhuhai SF. Good Match! Elina won 26 61 64. It does seem Johanna Konta has taken the hitch out of her serve. Looking good @ 2:09. All the best to Konta and Svitolina climbing the Ranks in 2017 π
Kvitova and Svitolina Elite Trophy Final is on π
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
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.
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!
Memorable feats from Aga and Barbora in 2016 π
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfDgr-6p-ag
Congrats Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova! Singapore Doubles Champions π
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOcK7Jvn3eg
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 ….
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/
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.
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 π ….
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.
Yeah love a good Hitchcock film ….
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 π
As i think the scary thing is what you dont actually see, its all about the suggestion ….
No kidding!
Of the 3 matches played in Zhuhai yesterday – imo, Bertens vs Svitolina was the best. Kiki took the first set but Elina outlasted her 26, 64, 62. Zhang crushed Bacsinszky 61, 61. And Strycova beat Vinci 64, 63.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuZ1WIzK8hg
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/
The whole Zhuhai group and pictures from the player party π
http://www.wtatennis.com/photos/article/6028975/title/kvitova-konta-suarez-navarro-shine-in-zhuhai-player-party
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 ….
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.
Vertigo eats them all π
One of my top 10 of all time possibly.
I totally love Rear Window too.
Yeah, I love Vertigo too! My top 10 of all time would include some of Hitchcock’s and several Coen Brother movies, no doubt π
manwerty, your bracket almost has me rooting for for Cilic π and good pick taking Sock deep!
LB: “Domi Cibulkova visited Slovakian President Andrej Kiska and gave him a Babolat raquet:”
https://twitter.com/lynnlovestennis/status/793559128677441536/photo/1
Update from underrated Zhuhai:
WTA Insider β@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 ?
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. π
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! β€ WTA.
edit: The time Sunday is in Zhuhai, not Singapore! Zhuhai, China time the match is on at 4:30 pm. Check it out!!
https://twitter.com/WTAEliteTrophy
Kvitova v Strycova Zhuhai QF – Nice warm-up for Fed Cup next weekend!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Lkqnpx58o
Petra vs Zhang SF Zhuhai. Petra dominating. Pojd!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mQ3vnA21eM
WTA #14 Svitolina vs #10 Konta Zhuhai SF. Good Match! Elina won 26 61 64. It does seem Johanna Konta has taken the hitch out of her serve. Looking good @ 2:09. All the best to Konta and Svitolina climbing the Ranks in 2017 π
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF6LOG0S-v4
Elegance and Strength, beautiful Petra Kvitova. #jimmychoo
https://twitter.com/Petra_Kvitova?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Oops this is the image meant to post of Petra…
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CwJD7j0WAAA-Jrd.jpg
Kvitova and Svitolina Elite Trophy Final is on π
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
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.
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!