Wk.12- March Miami Madness
All smiles: @Simona_Halep enjoying her WTA tour comeback in Miami pic.twitter.com/YWxqEI67qS
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) March 20, 2024
Victory!
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) March 24, 2024
Indian Wells finalist @mariasakkari closes out her straight-set win over Dayana Yastremska. pic.twitter.com/X7bD32nMsF
Hear her roar ??@mariasakkari secures her place in the @MiamiOpen last 16 for the second time! pic.twitter.com/Jp0qeb7CKN
— wta (@WTA) March 24, 2024
After a semifinal run in Austin was followed up with an early exit (2r) in Indian Wells, Kalinina has gone about trying to continue to dig her way out of what was a woeful start (2-6) to her '24 season. Opening up vs. Caroline Wozniacki, the Ukrainian fell behind 7-5/5-2 to the Dane, who held a MP at 5-4. Kalinina rallied to take the 2nd set, then held two MP of her own at 5-3 in the 3rd. Wozniacki threatened to turn the match back in her favor, but Kalinina held firm to get the win a game later, firing a MP ace to finally close the door. Against world #2 Aryna Sabalenka, who'd gotten a 2nd Round win over Paula Badosa after deciding to play days after the death of her (recently) ex-boyfriend (former Belarusian hockey pro Konstantin Koltsov) in Miami, Kalinina got her fourth Top 10 and biggest career win, rebounding after dropping the 2nd set to remain steady as Sabalenka ever-more-swiftly crashed out in (understandably) a hail of errors, frustration and who knows what else. This is Kalinina's fourth 4r+ 1000 result, along with another Miami Round of 16 and Madrid QF (both in '22), and Rome runner-up last season.
Kalinina d. Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 1-6 6-1
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 24, 2024
The biggest win of her career.
Anhelina was really struggling at the start of this year.
But she’s now beaten 2 Grand Slam Champions back to back.
?4th top 10 win
?2nd Miami R4
Back in a big way.
?????? pic.twitter.com/jnW9QY3aVj
(Taylor's Version) ?@TaylorTownsend is into the third round after defeating Mertens 6-2, 6-2. #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/WoGXLS7bpt
— wta (@WTA) March 21, 2024
Victoria Azarenka digs deep to secure the victory over Peyton Stearns, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.@MiamiOpen #MiamiOpen
— Nicholas APTR (@aphoto2remember) March 22, 2024
IG: a_photo_to_rememberhttps://t.co/FiyODWWTd9 pic.twitter.com/ZKhyZNfBNe
AFRICAN CHAMPION ????????
— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) March 21, 2024
ANGELLA Okutoyi wins Gold for Kenya at the African Games in Ghana.
Angie has defeated Egyptian Abdelaziz Lamir by straight sets (6-4, 6-2) for the African crown.
All Angie needs is to be ranked in the top 400 by June 10th to earn a place in the 2024… pic.twitter.com/LPiYVoW27J
Introducing the new #AfricanGames2023 women's singles Champion in Tennis, Angella Okutoyi?????? She secured the title by defeating Egypt's Lamis Abdelaziz with a score of 6-4, 6-2 in the final.
— Latifat Adebayo-Ohio (@Phatill) March 21, 2024
At just 20 years old, @Okutoyiangella2 has made history as the first Kenyan woman to… pic.twitter.com/U5V5nsFrhb
Currently #532, if Okutoyi can get her ranking inside the Top 400 before June 10, she'll make her Olympic debut this summer in Paris. She also reached the doubles Gold Medal Match alongside Cynthia Cheruto, but had to settle for Silver with a loss to Egypt's Merna Mostafa Refaat & Sandra Samir.
Angella Okutoyi and Cynthia Cheruto wins Silver medal for Kenya in the women's doubles at the African Games.
— Carol Radull (@CarolRadull) March 21, 2024
Congrats! ????????????#RadullKE #TeamKenya #Accra2023 #TeamKenya pic.twitter.com/z4UIch5xCZ
What a historic week in Ghana ????
— Auburn Women's Tennis (@AuburnWTennis) March 21, 2024
Congratulations to @Okutoyiangella2 for taking home ???????? in singles and ???????????? in doubles at the 2024 African Games!
?? https://t.co/ppWlTp0OxM#WarEagle #AuburnBeingAuburn pic.twitter.com/CoB1LVxAPI
Meanwhile, after closing '23 strong with late-season QF in tour level events in Guadalajara (1000) and Cluj (her second and third final eights at tour level, w/ '18 Bogota) and reaching a new career high (#109), 23-year old Arango got off to a slow start in the new year. The Colombian came into Miami qualifying at just 3-8. She played her way into the MD with wins over Kayla Day and Alex Eala, ending an 0-for-9 career-opening stretch in qualifying attempts in 1000+ events (she'd been in the Guadalajara MD by ranking after so many big-name withdrawals, then knocked off Potapova, Stephens and Townsend), then followed up with a 1st Round win over Tatjana Maria. Arango lost in the 2nd Round to Leylah Fernandez, but maybe she and her backward hat are finally on the right track after a struggling few months. She's in the "live" Top 120, with her favored clay season (119 of her 190 pro match wins) on deck. In 2023, she was 28-13 on the surface.
?? Absolutely incredible athleticism ??@EmilianaArango stretching to the extreme during two wild points in Miami!
— wta (@WTA) March 20, 2024
Remind you of anyone, @carlosalcaraz? ?? pic.twitter.com/BKnq8u5YGv
Huge congrats to 19yo Dominika Šalková on winning the biggest title of her professional career so far in Maribor W60 and entering top 200 for the first time!!!
— Simone Curto (@CurtoSimone) March 24, 2024
VÝBORNE DOMCO ??????????!!! pic.twitter.com/dcAYp6iZpj
?? Iva Jovic ???? & Tyra Caterina Grant ????
— Sasha (@Sasha_WTA) January 26, 2024
RUP Julie Pastikova ???? & Julia Stusek ????
First time a Hollywood actress wins a trophy at the Australian Open, correct me if I am wrong! ??
Congratz girls! ??
??#AusOpen #AO2024 pic.twitter.com/Hh3vXoNVRH
In Villena (ESP), Kazakhstan's Zhiyenbayeva, 17, picked up her biggest career title in her second J300 final appearance of the season, defeating rising Waffle Jeline Vandromme (a previous '24 J300 champion) in a 7-5/6-0 final.
ITF J300 Villena Memorial Eduardo Ferrero Winners ??
— Ferrero Tennis Academy (@Ferreroacademy) March 24, 2024
Andrés Santamarta???? won the tournament beating the Academy’s player Stiles Brockett????
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva ????won the title over No 1 seed Jeline Vandromme ????
It’s been a great tournament !Muchas gracias a todos!?? @ITFTennis pic.twitter.com/b9HJde3zPM
?? Here for it ??
— wta (@WTA) March 19, 2024
Simona Halep makes her return to the Hologic WTA Tour as she takes on Paula Badosa in R1 of the @MiamiOpen! pic.twitter.com/GDoPi1SsD4
Simona. Halep.@MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/i7BfIoFUS2
— wta (@WTA) March 19, 2024
She's so excited to be back that she's smiling even during a mto ???? pic.twitter.com/Lk9PzimZ5y
— LorenaPopa ???????? (@popalorena) March 19, 2024
But as Halep's errors/DF and lack of match fitness took hold (she had an MTO to treat her tired shoulder) coupled with the Spaniard's game rounding into form, it was Badosa who flashed and pulled away. Halep got back on serve with a break to pull to within 3-2 in the 3rd, but then didn't win another game.
Comeback Complete ??@PaulaBadosa turns it around, rallying to defeat Halep in a fabulous R1 affair at the @MiamiOpen! pic.twitter.com/jvLwpXw3T7
— wta (@WTA) March 19, 2024
The result set up Badosa to face her good friend Aryna Sabalenka, just days after the shocking death of the Belarusian's former boyfriend, in the 2nd Round. The thought from here was, well, in such a difficult and awkward situation for all involved that was probably best for both of those two, and it kept Halep from having to try to play the "villain" role or pick up any negative undertones from social media postings in the process. Of course, how naive that was... because there was still the post-match to the *Badosa* match to get through!
Simona Halep responds to Caroline Wozniacki’s statement that players who tested positive for doping shouldn't be given wildcards, ‘It wasn't doping, I'm not a cheater'
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 20, 2024
“Caroline Wozniacki was here today earlier and said she doesn't believe people out of the game for the reasons… pic.twitter.com/COf0I0On56
There Halep encountered the first (but surely not last) layer of tour-level negativity that she'll encounter in her return. Her response was the correct one, and she needn't answer similar questions again, methinks. She gains nothing from continuing the storyline. Of course, this situation needs a bit of context. Flashback #1 (Wozniacki's earlier comments)...
Caro needs to and read the transcript of the CAS finding Simona did nothing wrong.
— Vicki Mainard ?????????? (@vmainard) March 20, 2024
When people will realize intentional doping and positive tests are not the same thing? It’s lowest level of thinking needed
— Simothechampion (@simothechampion) March 19, 2024
A few good points there by those two highlighted commenters in the thread, as the reason that the suspension was reduced was because it was seemingly an isolated instance and ruled to have not been proven to be intentional, something which often gets lost in the dirty swill that these drawn-out things ultimately exist within (something which the Alphabets surely count on as they cling to relevance). It also touches on the precise reason I *try* to never use the "d"-word (i.e. doping) in these discussions (though I think I may have slipped once over the past year and a half of Halep's story), as in nearly every case of these suspensions it's a one-time, usually accidental instance where something is included in an over-the-counter supplement and an error/negligence occurred (for which they should rightly serve some time, as they *did* test positive) on the player's and/or their team's side. It's why nearly every (overly harsh) suspension is reduced, and sometimes nearly obliterated (as w/ Halep) upon final appeal to a body that *isn't* trying to justify its existence and settle personal scores. Of course, this (non-)back-and-forth served to not only dredge up Sharapova's old case... [NOTE TO SQUAWKERS: it isn't "doping" if what's being taken was both known and *legal* for a decade until someone suddenly decided it wouldn't be any longer, though there was no real evidence for *why* that should be the case... and then those same people purposely tried to "hide" the new regulations in the fine print of an email, hoping to play "gotcha" with someone, which was a big part of the Sharapova case.] ...but to also stupidly "pit" Halep vs. Wozniacki (or their opinions) against one another, an act perpetrated not just by Tennis Twitter but even by sources that should know better than to make it an either/or argument.
Both were found to have unintentionally doped. It cannot be called doping for 10 years if it was not on the banned list. When it was added Sharapova tested positive and received a ban.
— Tennis Weekly Podcast (@tennisweeklypod) March 19, 2024
Whose side are you taking?
— Chris Goldsmith (@TheTennisTalker) March 20, 2024
Wozniacki ???? or Halep ????
What's especially inane about this is that, well, Wozniacki and Halep aren't *really* on different sides. Or at least they *weren't*, not when it comes to wild cards, as Halep, too, didn't think Sharapova (*her* CAS ruling said she bore "no fault") should immediately get wild cards upon her return back in 2017.
Interestingly enough, Halep couldn't care less about "the decision from CAS" when denouncing Sharapova's wild cards. pic.twitter.com/5QgHRl2XkV
— Oleg S. (@AnnaK_4ever) March 20, 2024
I do not think either Halep or Sharapova should be regarded as "dopers". Neither of them intentionally took PEDs and I believe were victims of a rigid system that has no rules for exceptions or mistakes.
— Pavvy G (@pavyg) March 20, 2024
It's the genuine dopers that the ITIA should target and focus on imo. https://t.co/iEvEarvg7l
As I've noted before, though I'd previously forgotten that Halep had so publicly (though not in a full-on Bouchardian way) been one of them, most players either react negatively toward suspended players upon their return (w/o full knowledge of their situation, even well after the fact) and/or pay no attention to the clearly problematic issues with the start-to-finish testing apparatus until, you know, they're the one living through it and fighting to stay on the court. Caro better hope she doesn't make an honest mistake one day, then have to fend off charges of hyprocrisy another day down the line. See Simo. Learn from Simo. And that should apply *to* Halep herself, as well. Personally, I think that if the Alphabets simply weren't so personally vindictive in their suspensions, targeting and attempting to end the careers of various players (esp. if they challenge the process, as Halep did), and instead of trying to bring down two or four year suspensions on their heads for relatively minor testing violation situations went to a more reasonable model -- say, a multi-step process with rising 3, 6 or 9-month suspensions based on "level of violation" and/or numbers of similar occasions (legitimate mistakes) during the player's career, with each case quickly expedited from judgment through appeal with an assurance that it would wrap up by the end of the suspension length -- then these things wouldn't become the sh**-shows they do. When was the last time any of these suspensions (and how often do they?) involve legitimately sketchy practices that could be defined as "doping?" Tennis players are tested so often that that's a difficult thing to pull off (and if someone is really good at it, well, they ain't gettin' caught), and it's almost always an odd contamination, misread rule or supplement label, that is the culprit. We're not talking Tour de France levels of craziness here, or even on the level of some *true* Olympic drug scandals. That's why the inordinately punitive suspensions that get handed down are just dumb, and detrimental to the sport and it's reputation. The Alphabets' practices cause more harm than they prevent, and they usually look foolish in their actions in the end (but only in the eyes of those still paying attention, a number which isn't nearly as high as the number of indidividuals with "opinions" on the matter). If a get-it-over-and-done-with form of punishment was the norm some players might just accept the suspension to get on with things rather than get into a "life-or-death" battle that sullies everyone involved. After sitting out they could still appeal the ruling simply to "clear the record," or to reset their place on the multi-step process if a similar "mistake" on their part had occurred before. Rack up too many "inadvertent" ingestions and *then* the long suspensions come into play, rather than immediately after a *first* positive test.
An electric match in Miami!! ?@vika7 earns a hard fought win over American Peyton Stearns 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/PYV1mj4BPf
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 22, 2024
"An absolute sledge hammer!"@Peyton_Stearns ?? #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/N8gWCPBvHh
— wta (@WTA) March 22, 2024
As vs. Sabalenka, it all came to a head in the 3rd. Stearns led 2-0. Azarenka battled back to level the score, then built a love/40 lead on Stearns' serve in game 5. Stearns ultimately held three GP, but dropped serve on Azarenka's fourth BP. Holding a 4-2 edge, a commanding lead remained just out of reach of Vika, as she couldn't put away the game despite going up love/40. After the hold, Stearns broke Azarenka to knot the set at 4-4. As Stearns tried to play through an arm injury (shaking it out between points, dealing with pain on her forehand swings and often grabbing her arm at the conclusion of a rally), she conducted a 7-deuce service game that highlighted her grit and determination. She staved off five BP and held a pair GP, but Azarenka finally got the break on her sixth BP (she had a low conversion rate with just 3-of-16 numbers in the 3rd, but it was enough to claw her way to the edge of victory). Serving for the win at 5-4, Azarenka fell behind love/30, pushed back to reach MP, but then still had to knock off a Stearns BP before finally putting away MP #2 after the Bannerette fired a forehand long to end the two and three-quarter hour affair. Stearns is 3-8 on the year, going a balloon-popping 1-7 in three-set matches. Still, as she also proved last year, Stearns' crowd-raising style is so perfectly suited to a U.S. Open night match that it would be almost criminal for the USTA to *not* schedule her (if her draw gives her a big name opponent) for something under the lights in New York. If not this summer, then *soon*. Somehow she reached the 4th Round last year without playing an evening match on Ashe (her biggest encounter, vs. reigning Wimbledon champ Marketa Vondrousova, *should* have opened the door... but the match was scheduled first-up on Armstrong on a Labor Day Monday). A few days later in Miami...
Unfortunately had to withdraw from doubles. During my singles match my shoulder started hurting and with a few days of treatment afterwards I’m still not able to play. Really was looking forwards to getting out there and competing, see you next year Miami??
— Peyton Stearns (@peyton_stearns) March 24, 2024
WHAT. A. BATTLE.
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 21, 2024
From a set & 2-5 down, Anhelina Kalinina saves a match point to beat Wozniacki 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 in 3 hours & 17 minutes!#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/6SNhJQih0L
Wozniacki heads to the spring where she'll play in the first clay events since her return to action (so far, she's exclusively participated on hard court). She hasn't played a tour-level clay match since 2019.
ALL AFRICAN GAMES ??????
— Angella Okutoyi (@Okutoyiangella2) March 21, 2024
First I wanna thank GOD for getting me this far ????
Second wanna thank my team , my federation, NOCK , my school , people back home and everyone who l haven’t mentioned and my fans
This just means so much to me a childhood dream coming to light… pic.twitter.com/c7TruGVjlC
Angella Okutoyi is the 2024 African Games singles champion ??????
— ITF (@ITFTennis) March 21, 2024
The World No. 532 will be able to take her direct qualification spot to @Paris2024 if she climbs into the world's top 400 by 10 June. #AfricanGames pic.twitter.com/Opub9oRpak
Angella Okutoyi ???? (No. 532) beats Mayar Sherif ???? 5-7 7-5 7-6 at African Games semifinals in 4h 27m battle. ??
— Krasimir ???? ?????? (@lobdowntheline) March 20, 2024
(??: ITF) pic.twitter.com/lZE9l9i4zA
The Sunshine Double is still alive ??@iga_swiatek passes the test of Noskova 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4 to advance into the last 16 in Miami!#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/BWUz6UWgbu
— wta (@WTA) March 25, 2024
Aryna Sabalenka takes to the court in Miami for her match with close friend Paula Badosa ?? pic.twitter.com/eO7IpaObPj
— Sky Sports Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) March 22, 2024
Friends in such a difficult period pic.twitter.com/kQ4g46TXZW
— News Aryna Sabalenka (@Sabanewsss) March 22, 2024
Aryna Sabalenka & Paula Badosa share a nice exchange at the net ?
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 22, 2024
BFF goals. pic.twitter.com/Mmrs0c53iB
Superb stuff from Elina Avanesyan as she stuns World No.6 Ons Jabeur 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Miami Open!
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) March 24, 2024
Played extremely well in the decider against a quality opposition who raised her level, holding her ground to earn her second career Top 10 win. pic.twitter.com/16up3NtFxq
???? Elina Avanesyan is undefeated against Top 15 players in her career, now 4-0:
— Juan Ignacio (@juanignacio_ac) March 24, 2024
d. ???? Bencic #12 at RG 2023 ??
d. ???? Kasatkina #11 at Berlin 2023 ??
d. ???? Sákkari #8 at AO 2024 ??
d. ???? Jabeur #6 at Miami 2024 ?? pic.twitter.com/ekSIRwXpvD
Taylor Townsend is on fire ??
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 24, 2024
The American pushes the 2023 Finalist to a deciding set in Miami!#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/b5IWk0YMTt
This one went the distance ??
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 24, 2024
2023 Finalist Elena Rybakina def. Taylor Townsend after a late night battle in Miami.#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/stT8KLK5FW
Immense respect to Aryna Sabalenka for showing up this week despite the circumstances
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) March 24, 2024
May she take all the time she needs to take care of herself and process her feelings pic.twitter.com/BGXvfn7WlB
Meanwhile, in a case of showing that you know nothing about tennis without saying you know nothing about tennis...
Aryna Sabalenka SMASHES her racquet and REFUSES to shake hands after loss to Anhelina Kalinina as she exits Miami Open in a fit of rage following the tragic death of her ex-boyfriend Konstantin Koltsov https://t.co/33YIsiyE6O pic.twitter.com/dwFpqTH1Wa
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 24, 2024
Or, you know, you *do* know something about tennis and are just an outright a**hole. Jury's out on which one is the case.
Egypt’s ???? pair Merna Mostafa Refaat/ Sandra Sameh Samir came from a set down defeat Kenya’s pair ???? Angela Okutoyi Cynthia Cheruto Wanjala 4-6,7-6(9),10-3 to African Games Woman’s doubles gold medal. #AfricaGames2023 @garyalsmith @NiiAttoh5 @OtiAdjei pic.twitter.com/g3TnlusJXa
— Gabriel Amoakoh (@GabrielAmoakoh2) March 21, 2024
The 2018 champion moves ??@SloaneStephens defeats Kerber in straight sets 6-2, 6-3 and is into the next round. #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/iJrbw9OFvU
— wta (@WTA) March 20, 2024
?? 23 year old ???? Gabriella Da Silva Fick (7) in her first ITF pro singles final is the W35 Swan Hill ???? champion coming from a set down to defeat 15 year old fellow ???? Emerson Jones. #TheFirstServe pic.twitter.com/f7WCDmEpQH
— The First Serve (@TheFirstServeAU) March 24, 2024
N A O M I ??@naomiosaka | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/4a4MZSVzDG
— wta (@WTA) March 23, 2024
What comes after this last big hard court event, though? Preparing for the North American swing this summer? She's a combined 11-8 at RG/WI, but 48-11 in the two hard court majors. Of her eleven tour singles finals, none have come on clay or grass.
Venus Williams plays tomorrow in Miami.
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 19, 2024
She won this tournament for the first time in 1998.
More than half of the players from the 2024 draw weren't even born in 1998. pic.twitter.com/Deak72yysv
?? Diana Shnaider earns her maiden win at the #MiamiOpen, beating the legend Venus Williams 6-3, 6-3!
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) March 19, 2024
Faces another American next in Madison Keys. pic.twitter.com/BrNhwUI4d7
While many "debate" the awarding of wild cards to players coming back from suspension, others do the same (and get called out for it by those who try to speak "louder") for returning players such as Williams, whose appearances often seem almost "ceremonial." Fact is, the tournaments control the wild cards and its their prerogative who receives them (they're in the business of selling tickets, after all, and having a Williams in action doesn't hurt there). And, anyway, no wild card legitimacy could ever wholeheartedly be questioned again after the Miami Open gave a MD WC to Mari Osaka (world #338, but sister of you-know-who) back in 2019. I do wonder, as I have for a while, if Williams might get more out of jumping into doubles (w/ occasional singles forays in certain events, say, in the U.S. and on grass) rather than continuing down the singles route. With a good partner, she could still *win* things (maybe even big things) rather than just have one-hour, one-match appearances more often than not. Remember, Martina Navratilova won her final slam crown in the U.S. Open MX in 2006 just a few weeks shy of her 50th birthday. Martina also won two other MX crowns at age 46, reached two more MX (and one slam WD) finals between 2003-06, and won 12 tour-level doubles titles at 45+. Venus is still *only* 43.
"Time to end this fantasy journey." ??
— wta (@WTA) January 9, 2024
The inimitable Hsieh Su-Wei has played the last singles match of her career, falling in @AustralianOpen qualifying today ??
?? Melbourne - Garcia d. Osaka
— wta (@WTA) March 24, 2024
?? Doha - Osaka d. Garcia
?? Miami - Garcia d. Osaka
In the pair’s third meeting of 2024, @CaroGarcia prevails 7-6(4), 7-5 to reach the last 16 and tie her best career result in Miami!#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/BOMhtEav3E
Unconfirmed reports that Aryna Sabalenka’s boyfriend, Konstantin, has passed away.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 18, 2024
Very concerning.
Hopefully this isn’t the case. https://t.co/nKWVrPGbL6
Official confirmation from his club that Kostantin Koltsov, Aryna Sabalenka's long time life partner, passed away on Monday.
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 19, 2024
Absolutely horrendous news. https://t.co/ByhevItd1f
Konstantin Koltsov’s death has been confirmed by his club
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) March 19, 2024
He was Sabalenka’s boyfriend & a former hockey player
Heartbroken for Aryna. She lost her father a few years ago… and now this.
Send Aryna & Koltsov’s family your prayers. They’re going to need them ????
(via… pic.twitter.com/GpjR8z2N8O
Horrible news in Miami. https://t.co/vLfSvd5399
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) March 19, 2024
Sabalenka eventually put out a statement, though she really shouldn't have had to and/or didn't need to. Same goes for the questioning and/or commenting about whether she was going to or even should play in Miami... it's really no one else's business, and what she decided to do was always up to her, without there being a need to have to explain a single thing one way or the other.
Instagram statement from Aryna Sabalenka. pic.twitter.com/yCB04ebXvk
— Stephanie Myles (@OpenCourt) March 20, 2024
Like Coco said...
"I don't have any thoughts on this, I just expressed my condolences to Arina in a text message, and, you know, I don't think people should dig into whether Sabalenka is playing or not. This is completely her process, and I think we should just leave her alone," Gauff said. pic.twitter.com/Tny7g8VgUh
— News Aryna Sabalenka (@Sabanewsss) March 23, 2024
Anastasija Sevastova underwent surgery for a torn ACL, an injury she sustained during her quarterfinal match in Austin pic.twitter.com/iYRLCh6JDv
— Melanie Lautrup (@melanie_lautrup) March 19, 2024
Today was absolutely insane!!!! Clocked a 5:42 PR and came in 4th in my age group! What a day! @IRONMANtri @ironmanpr ?? pic.twitter.com/dSMY2RK13f
— Monica Puig (@MonicaAce93) March 18, 2024
Pardon the brief interruption ??
— wta (@WTA) March 19, 2024
"We've got a cat on the court" ??@MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/uxFTrHgHUT
To the fans, players, WTA and @MiamiOpen tournament staff, thank you for making my comeback so special ?? pic.twitter.com/GWeV1m8rQ6
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) March 20, 2024
— LorenaPopa ???????? (@popalorena) March 22, 2024
Ahh this is so emotional, I wish all the players would know how much they mean to us and what a great and big experience is for us to meet them and i hope they all get to experience this kind of moments to give them the strenght to keep playing ??pic.twitter.com/xwieo8u8sx
— LorenaPopa ???????? (@popalorena) March 21, 2024
On Coco Gauff's CG1 shoe sole are written geographic coordinates...
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) March 24, 2024
26 28 0.75” N 80 5’ 1.4” W
Type this in Google and you get the Delray Beach public tennis courts she grew up at pic.twitter.com/jB8wAcpt0K
The perfect hat for @iga_swiatek dosen’t exis…. ?? ?? pic.twitter.com/WayMLkZNaQ
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) March 20, 2024
(The photos in question, via Rybakina's IG) pic.twitter.com/zThK7B8nbm
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) March 24, 2024
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— jHeAnNiE (@jheannie77cs) March 18, 2024
Maria Sharapova is having fun at Indian Wells ???? (IG Stories) pic.twitter.com/NOMakSUGvI
*RECENT AFRICAN GAMES GOLD WINNERS*
[singles]
2011 Ons Jabeur, TUN
2015 Sandra Samir, EGY
2019 Mayar Sherif, EGY
2024 Angella Okutoyi, KEN
[doubles]
2011 Magy Aziz/Mayar Sherif, EGY
2015 Ola Abou Zekry/Sandra Samir, EGY
2019 Rana Sherif Ahmed/Mayar Sherif, EGY
2024 Merna Mostafa Refaat/Sandra Samir, EGY
[team]
2011 Tunisia
2015 Egypt
2019 Egypt
2024 Egypt
*REACHED IW/MIA FINALS IN SEASON*
1991 Monica Seles (L-W)
1994 Steffi Graf (W-W) #
1996 Steffi Graf (W-W) #
1999 Serena Williams (W-L)
2000 Lindsay Davenport (W-L)
2000 Martina Hingis (L-W)
2005 Kim Clijsters (W-W) #
2006 Maria Sharapova (W-L)
2012 Maria Sharapova (L-L)
2013 Maria Sharapova (W-L)
2016 Victoria Azarenka (W-W) #
2022 Iga Swiatek (W-W) #
2023 Elena Rybakina (W-L)
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# - "Sunshine Double"
*CONSECUTIVE MIAMI FINALS*
=4=
1993-96 Steffi Graf (L-W-W-W)
=3=
1986-88 Steffi Graf (L-W-W)
1987-89 Chris Evert (L-L-L)
2001-03 Jennifer Capriati (L-L-L)
2002-04 Serena Williams (W-W-W)
2007-09 Serena Williams (W-W-L)
2011-13 Maria Sharapova (L-L-L)
2013-15 Serena Williams (W-W-W)
=2=
1985-86 Chris Evert (L-W)
1990-91 Monica Seles (W-W)
1991-92 Gabriela Sabatini (L-L)
1992-93 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (W-W)
1998-99 Venus Williams (W-W)
2005-06 Maria Sharapova (L-L)
2019/21 Ash Barty (W-W)
*MOST WTA TITLES w/o SLAM TITLE*
21 - Pam Shriver
20 - Aga Radwanska
19 - Nancy Richey
19 - Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
17 - Elina Svitolina *
17 - Karolina Pliskova *
16 - Elena Dementieva
15 - Jelena Jankovic
15 - Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat
14 - Zina Garrison
13 - Nadia Petrova
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* - active
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MOST OTHER ACTIVE: Pavlyuchenkova (12), Zvonareva (12), Garcia (11)
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