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Showing posts with label Kuznetsova. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kuznetsova. Show all posts

Sunday, October 23, 2016

WTA Finals 2016 Singapore



Since the US Open ended six weeks ago, WTA players have been on the “Asian Swing”, the Road to Singapore. These six weeks of tournaments make up the end of their ten-month season and lead to the WTA Finals Singapore.

Unlike other WTA tournaments, Singapore is not single-elimination, but a round-robin for two groups of four Singles players. Each player plays three matches, and the top two players in each group face off against the other group in two semi-final matches and an eventual championship match.

Sunday, August 28, 2016

My WTA US OPEN 2016 - 4th Round Picks, Bracket Three


Bracket
Player
Player
Player
Player
THREE
8 M. Keys
9 S. Kuznetsova
A. Petkovic
3 G. Muguruza






8 M. Keys should get through this part of the bracket but there's potential for dramatic matches against A. Riske, M. Brengle and N. Osaka who might upset 28 C. Vandeweghe, who is coming off an ankle injury.

Monday, July 04, 2016

My WTA Wimbledon 2016 Finals Pick



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The biggest disappointment was Garbine Muguruza losing in the second round. She lost early in the Mallorca Open but that could be seen as the hangover from her winning the French Open. What she learned in this Wimbledon is that other players see her as their potential “biggest” victory and are bringing their best.



A quick look at the numbers: 5 of the top 8 seeds made it to the Round of 16; only 3 of the next 8 seeds made it. That is where we get the two additional surprises, in addition to the two upsets I picked. Funny enough, the two slots did produce upstarts, just not the ones I picked.  I ended up with a 56% output of picks correctly selected. 

Monday, June 06, 2016

WTA French Open 2016 Finals Wrap-up




Coming in as the fourth seed and playing great tennis, I picked Garbine Muguruza to face Serena Williams, the number one seed, in the Finals of the WTA French Open 2016. Though I am high on her potential, I did not have her winning this match. But, she did it, and earned it with her customary baseline to baseline prowess.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

My WTA French Open 2016 Finals Pick

I was expecting some surprises and upsets to reach this Round of 16 and compete for the second week of the WTA 2016 French Open. Unfortunately, my upsets did not pan out, leaving me with a 50% output of picks correctly selected. 

Names in red were not my original selection, so I most likely will not pick them to go too far but I will give credit where it is due.

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Bracket
Player
Player
Player
Player
ONE
1 S. Williams
18. E. Svitolina
12. C. Suarez Navarro
Y. Putintseva
TWO
K. Bertens
15 M. Keys
9. V. Williams
8 T. Bacsinszky
THREE
25 I. Begu
S. Rogers
13 S. Kuznetsova
4 G. Muguruza
FOUR
6. S. Halep
21. S. Stosur
T. Pironkova
2 A. Radwanska

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