TENNIS 2024

[EagerBeaver]

Sabalenka withdraws from Wimbledon with shoulder injury:

3-seed Sabalenka out of Wimbledon with injury

No. 3 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has withdrawn from Wimbledon due to a shoulder injury. Emina Bektas of the U.S., who was due to face Sabalenka, will now play Erika Andreeva.

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Unfortunate and concerning. I hope she doesn't need surgery because shoulder surgeries are a serious roll of the dice.

 

[gaby]

That's a bad news....hope the best for her.....will be easier for IGA.....lol.

 

[EagerBeaver]

That's a bad news....hope the best for her.....will be easier for IGA.....lol.

IGA will have much more trouble on this surface than the French Open. Especially against Coco Gauff. It doesn't mean she will not win, but topspin isn't as effective on grass. Wimbledon is for great serve and volley players. It always has been. Don't be surprised if Coco turns tables on her and beats her here.

 

[gaby]

I like COCO a lot and same for SINNER....BUT will go with IGA and CARLOS.....im watching RADU....wow...always soooo pleasant to look at....lol.

 

[Womaniser]

I like COCO a lot and same for SINNER....BUT will go with IGA and CARLOS.....im watching RADU....wow...always soooo pleasant to look at....lol.

The adversary of Andreescu was also pleasant to look at !
I didn't know her before.

 

[gaby]

It was JAQUELINE CRISTIAN from BUCARES/26y.old , ranked # 62....BIANCA will play tomorrow LINDA NOSKOVA, ranked #26.....will be a tougher one...and LEYLAH will play today LUCIA BRUNZETTI ranked 81.....should be ok.

 

[gaby]

Oups RUBLEV out.....LEYLAH and FÉLIX are leading their games....

 

[EagerBeaver]

Gauff and Radacanu advance to 3rd Round, While Osaka is Crushed:

Gauff cruises at Wimbledon; Navarro routs Osaka

No. 2 seed Coco Gauff, feeling less pressure and embracing tennis as "a game," cruised past qualifier Anca Todoni to advance to the third round at Wimbledon.

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[gaby]

...and FÉLIX lost/5 sets to a total stranger....wow....hopefully BIANCA and LEYLAH did much better....on their way 3rd round...even SHAPO still alive.....

 

[gaby]

....and RADU on her way 3rd round.....great....more more....

 

[gaby]

Oups....little surprise PEGULA out....LEYLAH soon vs WOZNIACKI....should be a good one to watch......

 

[gaby]

LEYLAH....good fight in 3sets..BUT not enough...tomorrow another good one...BIANCA---PAOLINI.....the ITALIAN is on fire lately...and BIANCA semble avoir retrouvé son jeu....enjoy.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Alcaraz needs 5 tough sets to get past Tiafoe!

Alcaraz outduels Tiafoe in 5 sets at Wimbledon

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz rallied to outduel Frances Tiafoe in five sets on Friday and advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon.

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[gaby]

..and he will win....lol...

 

[gaby]

PAOLINI just toooo good and impressive vs BIANCA....and beautiful RADU stlill flying over the place.....

 

[gaby]

WOW WOW WOW....MAJOR MAJOR UPSET.....IGA lost in 3 sets vs PUTINSEVA......so the door is wide open for COCO......RYBA....and why not PAOLINI......

 

[EagerBeaver]

WOW WOW WOW....MAJOR MAJOR UPSET.....IGA lost in 3 sets vs PUTINSEVA......so the door is wide open for COCO......RYBA....and why not PAOLINI......

I told all of you guys it would be harder for Iga on grass. She has only made QF of Wimbledon once. Putintseva steamrolled her 6-2, 6-1 in last 2 sets. I would have thought Iga would be in trouble with one of the bigger players with a power serve, but Putintseva is a MUCH smaller girl than Iga. She's not known for her power. Putintseva is the Russian version of Leylah. Same size.

No. 1 Swiatek falls as Wimbledon woes continue

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek again faltered at Wimbledon, losing in the third round to Yulia Putintseva in three sets.

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Not really a huge surprise in the sense that topspin does not cut it on grass. Iga needs to improve serve and volley game or she will never win Wimbledon. She has 5 French opens 1 US Open. She might win 14 French Opens like Nadal, but she needs more than topspin on other courts.

 

[gaby]

ROUND of 16.....men....all 4 top players all in.....women.....only COCO and RYBA are in.....Monday RYBA will play KALINSKAYA....wow...2 beautés...will watch for sure....lol.

 

[gaby]

Sad sad moment today to see KEYS leaving with injury at 5-5 third set.....she was leading the third 5-2 et soudainement une blessure à la cuisse.....from there it was over.....she was in tears....sad sad sad.....so PAOLINI walks to quarters...

 

[EagerBeaver]

Tough break for Keys, who has had really bad luck with injuries and assorted other issues. It's especially brutal to have an injury while winning the deciding set with the taste of victory in her mouth......just 2 points away from the win!!!!!!!!