2023 3Q Awards: The Summer of Coco
If you can make it here... ??@CocoGauff ?? #USOpen pic.twitter.com/ZANoA7n3A3
— wta (@WTA) September 9, 2023
I've already posted the lists of the Top Players of the 3rd Quarter, as well as the "Ms.Backspin" player-of-the-year update. or I've already posted the lists of the Top Players of the 3rd Quarter, as well as the "Ms.Backspin" player-of-the-year update. As for the rest...
What a summer for Coco Gauff. ?? pic.twitter.com/btLa3HdFrP
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2023
The moment you dream of! pic.twitter.com/5ua6u8mnXq
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 9, 2023
3 years of domination!
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 10, 2023
Diede De Groot just recorded her third straight calendar Grand Slam! pic.twitter.com/P2unAMSeep
Maiden WTA on her main draw debut! Wow, Maria Timofeeva ??https://t.co/SOPDNe0r0l pic.twitter.com/PTYS7IbOQg
— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) July 23, 2023
??#NBO23 pic.twitter.com/QtAIxygpjH
— wta (@WTA) August 13, 2023
SHE WILL NEVER FORGET THIS MOMENT ??
— wta (@WTA) July 30, 2023
Elisabetta Cocciaretto defeats Burel 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in Lausanne to clinch her first title on the Hologic WTA Tour!#LadiesOpenLausanne pic.twitter.com/xlJ1ppWNby
JAZDA!!! ???
— wta (@WTA) July 30, 2023
?? @iga_swiatek @BNPP_WarsawOpen | #BNPParibasWarsawOpen pic.twitter.com/pZbM5m9MOf
Cheers to the Prague champion, Nao Hibino 🍾 pic.twitter.com/3KUoz4J5V0
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) August 7, 2023
?? First Career Title ??
— wta (@WTA) July 23, 2023
Qinwen Zheng defeats Paolini 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 in Palermo. ??#PLO23 pic.twitter.com/OtrI2uE26h
Lucky Loser ?? CHAMPION ??@sara_sorribes completes a stunning week in Cleveland, by capturing her second Hologic WTA Tour singles title!#TennisInTheLand pic.twitter.com/dyaLrUir5t
— wta (@WTA) August 26, 2023
The fairytale continues on home soil ??????
— wta (@WTA) July 28, 2023
Noma Noha Akugue surges into her first tour-level FINAL in her maiden WTA main draw appearance! #HamburgOpen pic.twitter.com/6uY489LKgy
Aoyama/Shibahara (MTL) | ...in Montreal, the Japanese pair picked up a second career 1000 title, defeating Siegemund/Zvonareva and Krawczyk/Schuurs (via a 13-11 MTB in the final). The only duo to have won more WTA titles in the 2020s than the eight by Aoyama/Shibahara are two Czechs named Krejcikova & Siniakova. That's it. That's the list. |
CRO Hopman Cup | ...the Hopman Cup returned for the first time since 2019, in a different month (July, not December/January), a different nation (France, not Australia), and on a different surface (clay, not hard court). But the two finalist nations had won the title before, and Switzerland was going for a *third* straight win and fifth overall. As it was, Donna Vekic and Borna Coric swept the singles to claim the nation's first HC win since 1996. |
CZE 14u ITF Jr. | ...Crushers gonna crush. In Prostejov (CZE), the Czechs successfully defended their 14u ITF Juniors title, winning the team event for the third time in the last four competitions. As usual, it was a *group* effort, as the knock-out stage saw the Czechs win all three ties in the deciding doubles (vs. AUS-SRB-GER), including recovering from a 1-0 deficit in the final and then winning the deciding doubles. |
Gaby Dabrowski (US WD), Erin Routliffe (US WD) and Anna Danilina (US MX) | ...in New York, Dabrowski became the first Canadian woman to win a slam WD crown, while partner Routliffe was the first Kiwi to claim any slam trophy since 1979. Days earlier, Danilina's maiden major title had made her the first Kazakh to be crowned a MX slam champ. |
Katherine Hui (US Jr.) | ...the first wild card to win the girls' singles title (the only other wild card finalist was Coco Gauff in '17), Hui defeated Czech Tereza Valentova on her seventh MP in the final to complete the tournament without dropping a set. The 18-year old is the 18th U.S. girl to win the Open junior title, and the fourth in the last seven events (the junior competition wasn't held in 2020) since 2016. Hui now heads off to play college tennis at Stanford. |
Ons Jabeur (US) | ...playing with an illness that sapped her strength, Jabeur nonetheless willed her way into the U.S. Open 4th Round, struggling past Camila Osorio (in the NYC summer heat), Linda Noskova (down a break in the 3rd) and Marie Bouzkova (in 3:00). |
Kato/Sutjiadi (CLEV) | ...the pair because the fifth different duo to win two tour WD titles in '23 (none have won 3), winning a trio of MTB en route to the crown, including victoriess Dabrowski/Routliffe (soon-to-be US Open champs) and Melichar-Martinez/Perez. |
Parks/Townsend (CIN) | ...Cincinnati (1000) was the biggest WD title yet for both, as they notched wins over L.Kichenok/Ostapenko, #4 Krawczyk/Schuurs, #2 Hunter/Mertens and #3 Melichar-Martinez/Perez in the final, the latter victory via a 10-6 MTB. |
Arantxa Rus (HAM) | ...in the final tour-level clay court event of '23, Rus' under-the-radar, underappreciated season saw her snipe her first career WTA title before hard court events filled the year's remaining schedule. At 32, she was the oldest first-time tour singles champion in 40 years. |
Aryna Sabalenka (2022-23) | ...a season after having to battle her own serve, Sabalenka carries over her late '22 momentum (WTAF final and wins over the world #1, #2 and #3) to *finally* chase down Iga Swiatak and replace her as the world singles #1, ending the Pole's 75-week reign, becoming the tour's 29th different #1 and the 2nd Belarusian (w/ Azarenka) to hold the spot, as well as just the 8th woman in tour history to have been ranked #1 in both singles and doubles. At the U.S. Open, she reached her fifth straight slam SF (3rd con. US, and 7/9 slam MD), became the first since 2016 to do so at all four majors in a season, and reached her second (AO) slam final of '23. |
Siegemund/Zvonareva (WAS) | ...a week after reaching her first tour singles final in six years in Warsaw, Siegemund teamed with Zvonareva to claim their fourth WTA title as a pair in Washington, defeating #1-seeds Melichar-Martinez/Perez, the Kichenok sisters and Guarachi/Niculescu in straight sets in the final. With a combined age of 73 (LG 35, VZ 38), they're the second-oldest title-winning duo on tour in '23. They ended the summer by reaching the U.S. Open final, as well. |
Caroline Wozniacki (US) | ...after returning from a three-and-a-half year retirement during which she became a two-time mother, former #1 and slam champion Wozniacki reached the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open in her slam (re-)debut, getting a win over #11 Petra Kvitova before finally losing in three sets to eventual champ Coco Gauff. |
Kimberley Zimmermann (PAL) | ...the German teamed with Yana Sizikova to win Palermo without dropping a set, her third consecutive WD title run at the event. |
Venus Williams pulling up to her 24th US Open ??
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) August 29, 2023
(via @darcymaine_espn) pic.twitter.com/bl0twlEbt7
„Pojd!"@Petra_Kvitova on her way to beating Cristina Bucsa in New York. pic.twitter.com/XVQp2nHTj9
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) August 29, 2023
“I just took a CPR class so if they needed me to jump in, I was ready…I have my certification.”
— Andrew Jerell Jones, Luke 1:37 (IG:twdbk3) (@sluggahjells) August 5, 2023
“Everyone in the stadium should take the class, it takes only 90 minutes.”
- Just a wonderful speech from a wonderful spirit in Coco Gauff, on that fan who collapsed. #WTA pic.twitter.com/EFvNjYtDJr
(Slightly more legible version): pic.twitter.com/gA3rkzYrQd
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) August 1, 2023
no way 'Cotton Eye Joe' comes on mid-point pic.twitter.com/iCYf3hwnPG
— Ryan (@Some1NamedRyan) August 12, 2023
“Hello, Aryna. Yes, don’t worry, I got this. Prepare your champagne!” pic.twitter.com/mSajdKsyY7
— DenizTheTennis (@denizthetenis) September 4, 2023
Aryna Sabalenka guaranteed to become No. 1 for the first time after the #USOpen. The Belarusian will become the 29th woman to hold the top spot since WTA rankings began in 1975
— Christopher Clarey ???? ???? ???? (@christophclarey) September 4, 2023
Will end Iga Swiatek's 75-week streak at No. 1, the 12th longest No. 1 run in WTA history#getty pic.twitter.com/nmuuvx9Hlv
Aryna when she sees Jelena in the locker room tomorrow pic.twitter.com/iWAdKkeC51
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) September 4, 2023
Aryna Sabalenka will become #1 in the world a week from Monday
— Tennis Updates (@TennisUpdates23) September 4, 2023
Active Weeks at #1
???? Swiatek 75 Weeks
???? Wozniacki 71 Weeks
???? Halep 64 Weeks
???? Azarenka 51 Weeks
???? Kerber 34 Weeks
???? Osaka 25 Weeks
???? Venus 11 Weeks
???? Pliskova 8 Weeks
???? Muguruza 4 Weeks
???? SABALENKA - 1 Week pic.twitter.com/uqfoV45TIh
Welcome to the number 1 spot, @SabalenkaA ?? pic.twitter.com/24PVMwx9lq
— wta (@WTA) September 4, 2023
The 29th woman in history to lift the Chris Evert Trophy 🏆@SabalenkaA begins her reign as WTA World No.1 in singles! pic.twitter.com/wJoxgohy91
— wta (@WTA) September 11, 2023
.@CaroWozniacki in action under the Montreal sun pic.twitter.com/J72rflIk0o
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) August 10, 2023
3 years, 8 Months, 2 kids later! We are back baby!! Feels good to get the W today! ????
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) August 8, 2023
??@jimmie48tennis pic.twitter.com/xza63fD9KH
What a return it was. ?? pic.twitter.com/TRuMKrpBvR
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 4, 2023
Uh oh!! I have seen this look before ???? #mymini #olivia #tennis pic.twitter.com/cobKn6Sr3W
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) August 21, 2023
What has happened to Krejcikova/Siniakova? Maybe Fernandez/Townsend stole their souls...
The finish?? The choreography??
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2023
Taylor Townsend and Leylah Fernandez celebrate their win in spectacular fashion. pic.twitter.com/zhw50XeZh3
...it happened a bit later than it should have, but now that it has it's forever.
The first look in a weekend full of celebrations ??
— International Tennis Hall of Fame (@TennisHalloFame) July 20, 2023
Welcome to Newport, @EstherVergeer! pic.twitter.com/3Ze8PiO4Ym
An unreal feeling to see her name and photos in our museum for one of wheelchair tennis' greatest champions.@EstherVergeer takes a tour of our museum with her family, relishing in the memories of her tremendous career ???? pic.twitter.com/gZV1k2Ci61
— International Tennis Hall of Fame (@TennisHalloFame) July 21, 2023
A noteworthy refresh ?
— International Tennis Hall of Fame (@TennisHalloFame) July 18, 2023
Just in time for Enshrinement celebrations this weekend, the Wheelchair Tennis Gallery in the museum now features:
?? Comprehensive timeline of the sport
?? Notable legends
?? New wheelchair additions, courtesy of @EstherVergeer and Rick Draney pic.twitter.com/hrD7ZDs2YU
Today's the day in Newport
— Christopher Clarey ???? ???? ???? (@christophclarey) July 22, 2023
Esther Vergeer, Hall of Famer
Well deserved https://t.co/WHAJJWQDZr pic.twitter.com/P5IhuYsxYK
Esther Vergeer will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday along with another wheelchair #tennis pioneer: Rick Draneyhttps://t.co/jbjYDFdwN0
— Christopher Clarey ???? ???? ???? (@christophclarey) July 21, 2023
This CNN interview in 2015 captures her dominance & resilient spirithttps://t.co/16abgylleo
"This moment is not mine alone. It reflects the unlimited support, dedication and love that has surrounded me throughout my tennis career."
— International Tennis Hall of Fame (@TennisHalloFame) July 22, 2023
Strength, determination, and defining excellence. @EstherVergeer is forever a Hall of Famer ???? pic.twitter.com/lOGTEU80B5
nothing beats Venus' winning twirl 👑✨ pic.twitter.com/hUw7rb94sH
— Serena's snatched wig (@Danidilo2) August 14, 2023
Francesca Curmi becomes first player from Malta in a WTA main draw in Palermo… via @WTA https://t.co/n08TkyDWGf
— ken mckinnon (@kenmckinnon13) July 19, 2023
"I'm doing it all by myself. I'm buying the material and sending it to a woman to make the right size headscarf for my head."
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) July 30, 2023
Diana Shnaider shares about her iconic headscarf in an interview with @WTA_insider!https://t.co/ih3Q6HKc6l
[??: Darrian Traynor/Getty] pic.twitter.com/SHVWJtgN7r
Francesca Curmi becomes first player from Malta in a WTA main draw in Palermo
— martha bjones (@webseriesusa) July 19, 2023
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??For Detail https://t.co/PBeZZmu3Qd?? pic.twitter.com/nwvp84OHK6
In Palermo, Curmi nearly earned her way into being the first Maltese player in a WTA MD, having been up a break in the 3rd set in the final qualifying round vs. Tessah Andrianjafitrimo, and serving for the match at 5-4. She lost to the Pastry, but reached the MD as a LL. Curmi gave 1st Round opponent Cristina Bucsa a run, too. She led 3-0 out of the gate, and took the 1st set, and was knotted at 3-3 in both the 2nd and 3rd sets. She led 5-3 in the 3rd, served at 5-4 and was two points from her maiden win at deuce on Bucsa's serve. Curmi had a GP to reach a deciding TB, but was broken in a two-deuce game and the Spaniard prevailed. Malta's population? 519,000 as recently as 2021.
Say hello to the tour's newest Mr. and Mrs. ????????????
— TENNIS (@Tennis) July 23, 2023
Congratulations, @Petra_Kvitova! https://t.co/pQmybAgEzE
How about THAT?! ??
— wta (@WTA) July 27, 2023
A sprint to the net, a tweener and a backhand rocket from @karomuchova7 ??#BNPParibasWarsawOpen pic.twitter.com/fiCI4Lhkul
Tweener FTW!
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2023
Karolina Muchova is extra special with that winner. ?? pic.twitter.com/hIqjdip6Nj
I thought it was a fan in the stands
— Lesane (@Lesane37559211) September 6, 2023
Naomi Osaka didn’t think she’d return to tennis after having a kid:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 5, 2023
“I had the assumption if you have a kid it’s the end of your career..I never thought if I had a kid I’d go back to tour.. but I’ve played tennis since I was 3. I want to appreciate the time I can still play” ?? pic.twitter.com/7uvvVA4Llw
Either this is the most disingenuous comment we've seen in quite some time (which is saying something considering who said it), or she's been totally living in a bubble for her entire career. Osaka literally defeated a new mom in the final when she won her first slam, and another (different mother) in the final when she won her third. Maybe it's both.
Naomi Osaka at the #USOpen saying she’s set a schedule for 2024 that will be “definitely way more tournaments than she used to play” pic.twitter.com/LchtuCST95
— Myles David (@TunedIntoTennis) September 6, 2023
A fond family farewell in front of a hometown crowd ????@BaraStrycova | #LPO2023 pic.twitter.com/nUdYzRWXjN
— wta (@WTA) August 2, 2023
Tough scenes as Marketa Vondrousova, into the QFs in singles, had to withdraw from doubles R16 alongside Barbora Strycova with a left arm injury.
— JosĂ© Morgado (@josemorgado) September 4, 2023
Barbora, who just won #Wimbledon as well and is playing her last career Slam (still in Mixed), went to hug her.#USOpen pic.twitter.com/caiHI2Avlu
Barbora Strycova's 20+ year career comes to an end, 6-4, 7-6 (6) in mixed doubles to Shibahara/Pavic (w/Gonzalez).
— David Kane (@DKTNNS) September 5, 2023
A big bright next chapter awaits, @BaraStrycova ??
BREAKING:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 7, 2023
Genie Bouchard joins the professional pickleball tour starting in 2024.
We’ve lost another one. pic.twitter.com/N6jPIlwy1w
Big congrats Ash Barty... you little beauty. ???? pic.twitter.com/le6SgSUdZs
— Pat Wilson (@BopgirlPat) January 29, 2022
This young girl is now in the #USOpen final!pic.twitter.com/N6nSyx80mT
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) September 8, 2023
Ostapenko bringing big highlighter energy to the USO this year pic.twitter.com/g5MqcVB0F7
— Ryan (@Some1NamedRyan) August 28, 2023
a special delivery (and hugs) from Ostapenko after her R1 win ???? pic.twitter.com/uyHdnff932
— Ryan (@Some1NamedRyan) August 29, 2023
Possibly the worst shot of the 2023 US Open, from Jelena Ostapenko ??pic.twitter.com/CQYXDWek1V
— Olly ?????? (@Olly_Tennis_) August 31, 2023
Jelena Ostapenko’s reaction after beating Elina Avanesyan is priceless ??
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 31, 2023
This is the yell of a woman who was up by a set and 5-2 & almost watched it all fall apart.
80 unforced errors & looking like a proud mother.
Warrior of a woman right here. pic.twitter.com/seaFHl6faq
JELENA OSTAPENKO, THE WOMAN YOU ARE pic.twitter.com/an3BtywG8j
— LorenaPopa ???????? (@popalorena) September 1, 2023
Ostapenko waved out the loud Pera fan ?? pic.twitter.com/6SobhR5gld
— Ryan (@Some1NamedRyan) September 1, 2023
things you don’t see every day:
— Svitolina US Open 2023 ?? (@svitokaya) September 2, 2023
Ostapenko with a hug at the net pic.twitter.com/G2WwzKvhWc
.@JelenaOstapenk8 gave #usopen fans exactly what they wanted on Friday, serving lewks and making memes en route to a fourth-round rematch with world No. 1 Iga Swiatek.
— TENNIS (@Tennis) September 3, 2023
Can the buzz-worthy Latvian score a major upset?https://t.co/xOYV72cvNE
Jelena Ostapenko isn’t lacking any confidence ahead of her match with Iga Swiatek:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 2, 2023
“It’s going to be a difficult game, but on the other hand, I have nothing to lose.. she’s playing quite consistent. She’s winning a lot. But it’s also not easy to be #1 bc everyone wants to beat… pic.twitter.com/2cbb0TuDs7
Emphatic ?@JelenaOstapenk8 stays undefeated against Swiatek, getting past the World No. 1 in three sets to reach the #USOpen quarterfinals! pic.twitter.com/mnuDA9X9Zb
— wta (@WTA) September 4, 2023
Jelena Ostapenko had a hilarious exchange with Polish media after beating Iga Swiatek:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) September 4, 2023
“I apologize if I’m a bit upset bc you ousted our champion..”
Jelena: “I’m sorry” ?? pic.twitter.com/BMFuYaOuAW
Ostapenko says she "was expecting a little bit more from" Coco Gauff, who beat her 6-0, 6-2 in their #USOpen QF today.
— Meredith Cash (@mercash22) September 5, 2023
"She's a great player, she's still very young. The score is what it is, but... I had so many chances and I was missing balls which I normally am not missing."
— LorenaPopa ???????? (@popalorena) September 5, 2023
Cute pic.twitter.com/og1yBJuULk
— LorenaPopa ???????? (@popalorena) September 5, 2023
Sofia Kenin takes down Coco Gauff in the 1st round at Wimbledon. ??
— theScore (@theScore) July 3, 2023
(??: @Wimbledon)pic.twitter.com/toapSKq8j9
Always a champion ?? pic.twitter.com/bJjcDesx4t
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 30, 2023
Coco & Co. 👨‍👩‍👧@CocoGauff 🏆 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/rUtSov78He
— wta (@WTA) September 10, 2023
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