Mutua Madrid Open - WTA 1000

[MargaretMcAleer]

Madison Keys withdrew due to illness, replaced by LL Potapova
Clara Tauson withdrew due to shoulder injury replaced by LL Blinkova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Some of the players are finding it hard to adjust to the new playing conditions with the high altitude,
Vicky Mboko (10) defeated in straight sets by Caty McNally 64 61, Vicky made far too many UFE in the match
Vicky wont lose any points as she didnt play Madrid last year

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results of matches,
Friday 24th April,

Seeds through,
Noskova (13), Cirstea (25), Ostapenko (21), Rybakina (2), Mertens (19), Samsonova (20), Zheng (32), Gauff (3), Kostyuk (26), Pegula (5)

Seeds that lost,
Bucsa (27), Frech (34), Sakkari (33), Mboko (10)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Round of 32 matches
Top Half of the draw,
Saturday 25th April,

Seeds in action,
Bencic (11), Shnaider (18), Sabalenka (1), Cristian, (29), Andreeva (9), Swiatek (4), Li (31`), Osaka (14), Jovic (15), Fernandez (24), Paolini (8), Baptiste (30)

 

[britbox]

Day 4 Highlights

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Paolini poor season continues ( not a single QF above 500 level) as she loses in the 3rd round to Hailey Baptiste 75 63.
Paolini defends the title in Rome, she will leave the Top Ten if she dosent go back to back ( even the final wouldnt be enough)
BTW, with this win from Baptiste she goes to #27 in the live rankings. Baptiste likes the clay, made 2nd week at RG, last year, her next opponent is Bencic (11).

Iga Swiatek retires in her match against Li, down 0-3 in the 3rd set, apparently there is a stomach virus going around in Madrid, she didnt feel well yesterday and struggled today, had the trainer out and said she could not go on

 

[125Guy]

This tournament feels like it could get pretty wild!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

OMG, Sabalenka hit a running one handed bhand down the line shot over Cirstian has to be the 'shot of the round' so far
The defending champion d Cirstian 61 64
BTW Sabalenka said that was the 'best shot of her career' seeing Sabalenka has a 2 handed bhand

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results of matches,
Saturday 25th April,

Seeds through,
Baptiste (30), Li (31), Andreeva (9), Fernandez (24), Bencic (11), Sabalenka (I), Osaka (14)

Seeds that lost,
Paolini (8), Swiatek (4) RET, Jovic (15), Shnaider (18)

 

[britbox]

Day 5 Highlights

 

[125Guy]

I can't wait for Qinwen vs Rybakina tomorrow!!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I can't wait for Qinwen vs Rybakina tomorrow!!

I still think Qinwen needs more matches, Rybakina leads their H2H 3-1
This will be their first meeting on clay, Madrid with high altitude and fast, both suit their games

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Round of 32 Matches
Bottom half of the draw,
Sunday 26th April,

Seeds in Action,
Gauff (3), Cirstea (25), Rybalina (2), Zheng (32), Mertens (19), Pegula (5), Kostyuk (26), Ostapenko (21), Noskova ( 13), Samsonova (20)

 

[kskate2]

This tournament feels like it could get pretty wild!

Welcome @125Guy glad to see you here. Between the altitude, floating virus, and numerous upstarts, it's definitely getting wilder by the minute.

 

[kskate2]

Paolini poor season continues ( not a single QF above 500 level) as she loses in the 3rd round to Hailey Baptiste 75 63.
Paolini defends the title in Rome, she will leave the Top Ten if she dosent go back to back ( even the final wouldnt be enough)
BTW, with this win from Baptiste she goes to #27 in the live rankings. Baptiste likes the clay, made 2nd week at RG, last year, her next opponent is Bencic (11).

Iga Swiatek retires in her match against Li, down 0-3 in the 3rd set, apparently there is a stomach virus going around in Madrid, she didnt feel well yesterday and struggled today, had the trainer out and said she could not go on

I mentioned before it would be this way. Her game is not predicated on power. She needs the right voice in her ear to help her strategically. She may need to completely fall on her face this year to realize that. She'll need to grow up and hire a real coach. Nothing wrong w/ Sara being in her camp, but not as the main honcho.