Week 34 - WTA250 Chicago, USA Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

RE: Week 34 - WTA250 Chicago, USA Hard

PaulM · Tennis legend

If she's not right better to duck out here and be fine for next week. Shame, but hopefully it means she can find the level from Cincinnati again.

GAMEOVER · Pro player

Counting Montreal and Cincinnati and Heather's retirement in Chicago that makes 13 different players who have retired or given a walkover having started the tournament. Why is this happening and are we going to see similar numbers at the US Open ?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Its very hot and maybe fitness isnt top for many of them after quite a back to back series of big events over the summer.

GAMEOVER · Pro player

GAMEOVER wrote:
Counting Montreal and Cincinnati and Heather's retirement in Chicago that makes 13 different players who have retired or given a walkover having started the tournament. Why is this happening and are we going to see similar numbers at the US Open ?

It must be the heat but Blinkova retiring after only 1 game in Cleveland makes it 14 different players retring/giving a walkover. Perhaps they should promote tennis in Iceland in July and August as at least it would not be so hot.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

GAMEOVER wrote:
GAMEOVER wrote:
Counting Montreal and Cincinnati and Heather's retirement in Chicago that makes 13 different players who have retired or given a walkover having started the tournament. Why is this happening and are we going to see similar numbers at the US Open ?
It must be the heat but Blinkova retiring after only 1 game in Cleveland makes it 14 different players retring/giving a walkover. Perhaps they should promote tennis in Iceland in July and August as at least it would not be so hot.

Or the UK!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Gumulya was atrocious and Emily wasn't much better. Out 6-0 6-1. 6 deuce points, won only 1 of them. Huge swing against you when converting that poorly. Totally changes the match dynamic to even that up.

Eden on in the very early hours.

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 23rd of August 2021 10:33:54 PM

GAMEOVER · Pro player

JonH comes home wrote:
Its very hot and maybe fitness isnt top for many of them after quite a back to back series of big events over the summer.

Burel was the 15th different player to retire in the last 2 weeks. She was playing Svitolina and heat exhaustion was fhe reason.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Although a quick look through the mens events at Atlanta, Washington , Toronto and Cinci shows just 2 withdrawals or retirements (the Japanese Nishioka and Nishikori) so not sure the men are struggling like the women appear to be.

GAMEOVER · Pro player

GAMEOVER wrote:
There is a 1st round match between Venus Williams and Su Wei Hsieh. Bearing in mind how many years both ladies have been playing, remarkably this is the 1st singles meeting between them.

At least the match was played without any retirements. Hsieh won easily in 2 sets.

indiana · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Gumulya was atrocious and Emily wasn't much better. Out 6-0 6-1. 6 deuce points, won only 1 of them. Huge swing against you when converting that poorly. Totally changes the match dynamic to even that up.

Eden on in the very early hours.

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 23rd of August 2021 10:33:54 PM

Some pretty brutal scorelines against Em lately. I'm not sure that this partnership has legs.

Good for her to play at this level ( and there may be much fewer opportunities in the future, as her remaining big points, largely earned with Sofia Shapatava, are older ) but I am sure not as enjoyable as she would like.

indiana · Tennis legend

The match prior to Eden's was interrupted last night and is due to be completed today, with Eden+ following on at an estimated 6.55 PM BST.

the addict · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
PaulM wrote:
Gumulya was atrocious and Emily wasn't much better. Out 6-0 6-1. 6 deuce points, won only 1 of them. Huge swing against you when converting that poorly. Totally changes the match dynamic to even that up.

Eden on in the very early hours.

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 23rd of August 2021 10:33:54 PM
Some pretty brutal scorelines against Em lately. I'm not sure that this partnership has legs.
Good for her to play at this level ( and there may be much fewer opportunities in the future, as her remaining big points, largely earned with Sofia Shapatava, are older ) but I am sure not as enjoyable as she would like.

It's a shame that Sofia has stopped playing doubles to concentrate on singles, as they were a good partnership. Gumulya doesn't look anywhere as good as her ranking suggests, and is having an adverse effect on Emily's game (eg netting three volleys in a single game). Emily really needs to find a partner that she can gel with, and quickly too as the run of losses since Nottingham is growing rapidly.

indiana · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Early exit for Heather - 2-6 0-1 retired

... against Ana Bogdan, who in turn has retired 5-7 1-3 down to Varvara Gracheva. Yet another one.

GAMEOVER · Pro player

indiana wrote:
the addict wrote:
Early exit for Heather - 2-6 0-1 retired
... against Ana Bogdan, who in turn has retired 5-7 1-3 down to Varvara Gracheva. Yet another one.

This is the 3rd retirement in this tournament. Continuing this unfortunate theme Cleveland has one retirement and one walkover so the total for Montreal/Cincinnati/Cleveland/Chicago is a total of 17 different players either retiring/giving walkovers.