Wk.5- Linz is Sweeter the Third Time Around
Going home with some new hardware! ??#WTALinz pic.twitter.com/qQEnf6aeej
— wta (@WTA) February 2, 2025
Ekaterina ??'s Linz!#WTALinz pic.twitter.com/1k29X6h43R
— wta (@WTA) February 2, 2025
headed to the final! ??@D_Yastremska is into her first final since 2022 in Lyon after getting the better of Tauson 6-1, 6-4!#WTALinz pic.twitter.com/lQnCu3RfMr
— wta (@WTA) February 1, 2025
how?! HOW?! ??@D_Yastremska | #WTALinz pic.twitter.com/g7K44vkqff
— wta (@WTA) February 1, 2025
Even with her second tour final appearance in three months, Li remains well under the radar. A few seasons ago, that was starting to change. In 2021, Li won a title in Tenerife (in one of two finals that year), and soon after reached the Top 50 (CH #44). She slipped down the rankings the next two seasons, finishing 2022-23 at #140 and #174, respectively, before finally turning things back on the upswing last year. Li won a 125 crown in '24, and reached the Merida final, her first at tour-level in more than three years. She finished the season back inside the Top 100 (barely, at #99). In Singapore, Li strung together wins over Dasha Saville, Maria Timofeeva and Kimberly Birrell, then took the opening set in the SF vs. Anna Kalinskaya before the Russian's retirement. Li went down in two sets in the final vs. Elise Mertens, but will climb 25 spots to #60 on Monday.
a superb strike ??#SgTennisOpen pic.twitter.com/vsAdh8aH0z
— wta (@WTA) February 1, 2025
? 2hrs 50.
— The First Serve (@TheFirstServeAU) January 30, 2025
Number 1 ???? Woman Kim Birrell is into the last 8?? of the WTA 250 Singapore ???? ‘85’ in the live rankings to play ???? Ann Li next. #TheFirstServe pic.twitter.com/lz7GXu1BjT
Birrell climbs to another new career-high ranking (#86) on Monday, and is off to an 8-2 start this season.
NUMBER NINE ??@elise_mertens | #SgTennisOpen pic.twitter.com/SHW9OzUMu2
— wta (@WTA) February 2, 2025
Wang Xinyu bringing the POWER ??
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) January 30, 2025
Stream live on https://t.co/cNpBafIATT #SgTennisOpen pic.twitter.com/Je1xZSYSD2
a simply stunning forehand from Clara Tauson ??#WTALinz pic.twitter.com/HWvfrM0ORb
— wta (@WTA) January 28, 2025
Tauson spent much of the week looking like she was going to blast her way to her second title of 2025. Then she ran across Dayana Yastremska in the semifinals. The Dane's big game has always played well indoors, so Linz seemed a perfect place to try out her great early season form, which had already won her a title in Auckland and seen her push Aryna Sabalenka at the AO. She came out blazing, setting up and taking down Anhelina Kalinina, Sorana Cirstea and Anna Blinkova (ending the latter match with an ace, naturally) to reach the semis. But that's where it ended, as Yastremska gave Tauson a taste of her own medicine. Still, Tauson is off to a 10-2 start, and is ever closer to her career-high ranking. She'll be at #34 on Monday, just one off her best standing.
great defense ???
— wta (@WTA) January 28, 2025
even BETTER attack ??#WTALinz pic.twitter.com/cgHd6Wpoen
Tatiana Prozorova Seals the Championship in Style! ???? The winning shot at NECC ITF WTT 75 pic.twitter.com/uHpoUSo98c
— MSLTA (@msltatennis) February 1, 2025
Meanwhile, Mboko "laughs" at Prozorova's run. The Canadian has started 2025 by going 17-0, winning all 32 completed sets she's played this season. After winning back-to-back $35K crowns, the 18-year old made career title #6 her biggest ever, taking the $75K challenger in Rome, Georgia (US) with a pair of qualifying wins, then defeats of teens Iva Jovic, Akasha Urhobo, Kayla Cross, Cadence Brace and in the final, 25-year old Dutch player Eva Vedder. Mboko *did* see her six-match undefeated, two-title streak start to '25 end the QF, though. No matter, as she'll jump 53 spots to within grasp of her Top 200 breakthrough (at #215).
Ella es Victoria Mboko ????
— Raqueteando ???????? (@abcdeltenis) February 2, 2025
Tiene 18 años (2006) y está imbatida en 2025
17-0 SIN PERDER UN SOLO SET
Viene de ganar dos 30K y un 60K saliendo de la qualy
A partir de mañana será Top 200 del mundo
Seguirla muy de cerca porque pronto va a dar mucho ruido en torneos WTA ???? pic.twitter.com/9xGgmW3ucV
Just a week after she won the Australian Open girls' title, Sonobe will be making her WTA MD debut in Abu Dhabi in Week 6.
1st main tour win on her debut for the recent Juniors Australian Open champion Wakana Sonobe (17yo).
— edgeAI (@edgeAIapp) February 1, 2025
The Japanese Wild Card defeated Halley Baptiste 6-3, 6-1 in the first qualifying round at the Abu Dhabi 500.
1st top 100 win.
Baptiste was struggling with some injury/issue. pic.twitter.com/eDD9pgQvQL
The 17-year old took her qualifying wild card and handily knocked off a pair of Top 100 players in Hailey Baptiste (6-3/6-1) and Cristina Bucsa (6-3/6-3) to reach her maiden WTA MD with a gust of wind behind her back. The world #834, Sonobe's only other appearance in a tour-level event had been a Q1 loss in Abu Dhabi a year ago vs. Bernarda Pera.
A moment Wakana Sonobe will never forget ?? #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/lS5JsqvlBN
— ITF (@ITFTennis) January 25, 2025
Champion status????#WTALinz pic.twitter.com/INZV5yhBdn
— wta (@WTA) February 2, 2025
LONGEST MATCHES SO FAR IN 2025 ??
— wta (@WTA) January 31, 2025
1) Kasatkina d. Stearns in Brisbane, 3h 22m
2) Navarro d. Stearns at the Australian Open, 3h 20m
3) Xinyu Wang d. Teichmann in Singapore, 3h 19m pic.twitter.com/sKFef3LE8p
??Live ??
— Lord of the Women Sports (@worldteam13) January 31, 2025
Wta Singapur
Jil Teichmann - Xinyu Wang
3 saat 22 dk süren karsilasmayi Çinli raket kazanirken, Jil Teichmann uzun zamandir kortta bu kadar iyi görünmemisti. Takip etmekte fayda var. @WTA pic.twitter.com/JYk4goxPjw
Third times the charm! ????
— wta (@WTA) February 2, 2025
Alexandrova wins the championship in her third final appearance in Linz! #WTALinz pic.twitter.com/XRtV69KNyZ
Maria Timofeeva fell 3-6, 2-6 to Ann Li in the second round of the Singapore Tennis Open, committing too many unforced errors in a battle between 2 big-hitting baseline players.
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) January 29, 2025
Was looking to be aggressive but wasn't able to find her range.
[??: Kazakhstan Tennis Federation] pic.twitter.com/ogVTN8rxO6
Friends turned CHAMPIONS! ??@desiraekrawczyk and @guguolmos take home the title in Singapore after defeating Zheng/Wang 7-5, 6-0. #SgTennisOpen pic.twitter.com/NKJSXb4Mtl
— wta (@WTA) February 2, 2025
Game. Set. Champions! ??#SgTennisOpen pic.twitter.com/pZLiFGtSjw
— wta (@WTA) February 2, 2025
Elise's moment! ????@elise_mertens defeats Li 6-1, 6-4 to capture her 9th career title! #SgTennisOpen pic.twitter.com/nG54rCx0pQ
— wta (@WTA) February 2, 2025
And she's just getting warmed up ?????@sorana_cirstea scores her first win since May after a three set thriller against Rus, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3!#WTALinz pic.twitter.com/Qr6iugRj9a
— wta (@WTA) January 27, 2025
First win of 2025!
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) January 27, 2025
Top seed Anna Kalinskaya begins her Singapore campaign with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win over Caroline Dolehide. Hard-fought win, but brilliant tennis when it mattered.
High-quality performance and she's looking very solid so far! pic.twitter.com/7ZLXWbrGeJ
Get well soon Anna ??
— wta (@WTA) February 1, 2025
Ann Li is through to the final as Kalinskaya retires due to injury.
Final score: 7-6(2), 1-0, RET.#SgTennisOpen pic.twitter.com/lMhZICCSsG
ALL FIGHT ????????
— wta (@WTA) February 2, 2025
Babos/Stefani come back to defeat Lyudmyla and Nadiia Kichenok 3-6, 7-5, 10-4 and take home the Linz title. #WTALinz pic.twitter.com/keRgbXW1WR
Francisca Jorge e Matilde Jorge voltam a celebrar lado a lado com título no Porto | por @gasparlanca https://t.co/cxdcHQb7fh
— Raquetc (@raquetcom) February 1, 2025
The only acceptable way to play tennis in Transylvania ??#TO2025 ??????? pic.twitter.com/s75G5biOQ0
— Transylvania Open (@TransylvaniaOpn) December 30, 2024
yep! I say that's just a great stroke of luck for the tournament and she should be allowed to play. Make it make sense!
— Rennae Stubbs ?? (@rennaestubbs) January 30, 2025
Haha, leave it the WTA to say to an event's organizers, nope, you're just not good enough to have *two* Top 10 players. If Keys truly wanted to play this 250 event (she doesn't really need to now), this rule should really be amended so that multiple Top 10 players are allowed if the entry was made when the player *wasn't* in the Top 10 (as was the case here). Why should the tournament (and fans) essentially be penalized because the event was lucky enough to snag *two* top players (in this case, a second top *U.S.* player for an event in the States in what would be her first home nation appearance since claiming her first major)?
Pam Shriver is feeling like she 'won another major' ??
— TENNIS (@Tennis) January 29, 2025
The Hall of Famer had her car, that contained her Grand Slam trophies and family photos, stolen while she evacuated from the Los Angeles wildfires. https://t.co/H2ZmcWKwBe
The US Open is shifting to a Sunday start for the first time in the Open Era ?? https://t.co/1epKXRO7hL
— TENNIS (@Tennis) January 29, 2025
Lucie Safarova coming out of retirement for some doubles with her old partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands, hot dang.
— Ben Rothenberg (@BenRothenberg) February 1, 2025
Safarova has played a handful of tournaments in the last couple years, mostly in the Czech Republic, but this feels like a big step up from that. https://t.co/5nchElTqRv
Elena Rybakina has added Davide Sanguinetti to her coaching staff.
— Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) February 2, 2025
He is with her here in Abu Dhabi and in communication with Stefano Vukov, who is still provisionally suspended by the WTA as they investigate alleged breach of Code of Conduct. pic.twitter.com/qVnlYES1NB
And, the WTA continues to get in its own way (as in "Kasatkina/ESP")...
Cadeau le tableau de Rybakina à Abu Dhabi. Après, dans quel état est-elle après ce mois de janvier chaotique...
— Pierre Gorce (@pierregorce12) February 2, 2025
(Tiens, Kasatkina sous bannière espagnole ? ??) pic.twitter.com/PaLEieyohJ
— Matt K (@mattLovesTennis) February 2, 2025
— Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open (@MubadalaADOpen) February 2, 2025
Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds (Hawaii 1973)
— ?? Rock History ?? (@historyrock_) January 25, 2025
This was the first concert broadcast via satellite, and is considered the most watched solo show in history, surpassing NBC's 1967 premiere of The Beatles "All You Need Is Love" and the 1969 broadcast of man's landing on the moon. pic.twitter.com/f1NudTxs9d
Welcome back to Cluj, @Simona_Halep ??#TO2025 ??????? pic.twitter.com/gwQf5hlTZX
— Transylvania Open (@TransylvaniaOpn) February 1, 2025
She’s playing Tuesday!
— Transylvania Open (@TransylvaniaOpn) January 27, 2025
That’s all we need to say.
Simona Halep. Tuesday, February 4th. Transylvania Open. Be there! ??@Simona_Halep • #TO2025 ???????
?? https://t.co/UlhIeiGMUX pic.twitter.com/vahL4aWQ8N
Simona Halep says she has been considering retiring from professional tennis:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) February 2, 2025
“The knee injury I have is quite serious and difficult to recover from. I don’t know if I’m afraid to push myself, but when I feel pain, it’s hard to play at my highest level. It’s very difficult to… pic.twitter.com/VSmMoiizFA
In her first match this year, Simona Halep will meet Lucia Bronzetti. #TO2025
— Transylvania Open (@TransylvaniaOpn) February 1, 2025
Highlight of my week ?? ?? pic.twitter.com/1nidHPUz0H
— victoria azarenka (@vika7) January 31, 2025
Merci, @Dior, for a magical show ?? #DiorHauteCouture pic.twitter.com/jWQ5ThZbX8
— Venus Williams (@Venuseswilliams) January 27, 2025
Karolina Muchova you’re so insane for this?? pic.twitter.com/8BNngvk3Hc
— blaugrana (@gamesetgoal_) January 30, 2025
??@karomuchova7 | #WTALinz pic.twitter.com/N5iUFMUrZ6
— wta (@WTA) January 31, 2025
Madison Keys passing by her Nike billboard in New York! ?? pic.twitter.com/bZCuRwDrR8
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) January 28, 2025
*MOST WTA FINALS in 2025*
2 - Madison Keys (2-0)
2 - ELISE MERTENS (1-1)
2 - Aryna Sabalenka (1-1)
[2025 - by nation, F/W]
5 (3) - USA*
2 (1) - BEL*,BLR,RUS*
1 (1) - DEN
1 (0) - JPN,UKR*
[2020-25]
25 - 1/2/9/8/5/0 - Swiatek (22-3)
24 - 3/3/3/6/7/2 - Sabalenka (13-11)
17 - 5/0/3/4/5/0 - Rybakina (7-10)
14 - 0/4/2/2/6/0 - Kasatkina (6-8)
13 - 1/0/2/5/4/1 - Pegula (5-8)
12 - 0/4/3/4/1/0 - Krejcikova (8-4)
12 - 1/7/4/0 ret...Kontaveit (5-6-1)
12 - 0/3/6/3/0/0 - Jabeur (5-7)
10 - 0/0/1/3/6/0 - Zheng Q. (5-5)
9 - 1/6/2/ret...Barty (8-1)
9 - 0/1/1/4/3/0 - Gauff (8-1)
9 - 2/2/1/1/1/2 - MERTENS (4-5)
*WTA HARD COURT TITLES IN 2020s*
11 - Aryna Sabalenka (3/1/0/2/4/1)
11 - Iga Swiatek (0/1/5/3/2/0)
7 - Coco Gauff (0/0/0/4/3/0)
6 - Ash Barty (1/3/2 ret)
5 - Dasha Kasatkina (0/2/2/0/1/0)
5 - Annet Kontaveit (0/4/1/0 ret)
5 - Barbora Krejcikova (0/1/2/2/0/0)
4 - ELISE MERTENS (0/1/1/1/0/1)
4 - Jessie Pegula (0/0/1/2/1/0)
4 - Elena Rybakina (1/0/0/1/2/0)
*CAREER WTA TITLES - RUS (active)*
12 - Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
12 - Vera Zvonareva
8 - Dasha Kasatkina
5 - EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA
5 - Liudmila Samsonova
4 - Diana Shnaider
*MOST WTA SF in 2025*
2 - Madison Keys (2-0)
2 - ELISE MERTENS (2-0)
2 - Aryna Sabalenka (2-0)
2 - CLARA TAUSON (1-1)
[2025 - by nation, F/W]
7 - USA (5-2)*
5 - RUS (2-3)**
2 - BEL (2-0)*
2 - BLR (2-0)
2 - DEN (1-1)*
2 - UKR (1-1)*
1 - ARM (0-1)
1 - AUS (0-1)
1 - CHN (0-1)*
1 - CZE (0-1)*
1 - ESP (0-1)
1 - JPN (1-0)
1 - KAZ (0-1)
1 - POL (0-1)
*2020-25 WTA DOUBLES TITLES*
22 - Katerina Siniakova (1/6/6/3/5/1)
14 - Barbora Krejcikova (1/5/3/4/1/0)
12 - Elise Mertens (1/4/2/2/3/0)
11 - Hsieh Su-wei (4/2/0/2/3/0)
10 - DESIRAE KRAWCZYK (2/2/1/3/1/1)
10 - Laura Siegemund (1/0/3/5/1/0)
9 - Shuko Aoyama (1/5/0/2/1/0)
9 - Anna Danilina (0/1/2/1/5/0)
9 - Nicole Melichar-Martinez (2/2/2/0/3/0)
9 - Demi Schuurs (2/2/1/2/2/0)
9 - Ena Shibahara (1/5/0/2/1/0)
9 - LUISA STEFANI (1/1/2/3/1/1)
*CAREER WTA DOUBLES TITLES - active*
35 - Hsieh Su-Wei
33 - Latisha Chan
32 - Sara Errani
30 - Bethanie Mattek-Sands
29 - Katerina Siniakova
28 - Kristina Mladenovic
26 - TIMEA BABOS
*2025 WTA CHAMPIONS BY RANKING*
#1 - Aryna Sabalenka (Brisbane)
#14 - Madison Keys (Australian Open)
#20 - Madison Keys (Adelaide)
#30 - EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA (LINZ)
#32 - ELISE MERTENS (SINGAPORE)
#50 - Clara Tauson (Auckland)
#67 - McCartney Kessler (Hobart)
*2025 WTA CHAMPIONS BY AGE*
30 - EKATERINA ALEXANDROVA (LINZ)
29 - Madison Keys (Australian Open)
29 - Madison Keys (Adelaide)
29 - ELISE MERTENS (SINGAPORE)
26 - Aryna Sabalenka (Brisbane)
25 - McCartney Kessler (Hobart)
22 - Clara Tauson (Auckland)
In two weeks Trump has:
— Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25) February 2, 2025
-Released the J6 prisoners who violently assaulted cops to overturn an election.
-Started a trade war with allies, but gave China a light touch.
-Turned over the entire government to the unelected billionaire who ruined this platform—including the…
This dummy thinks he’s some kind of genius, ranting about Canada becoming the 51st state of the U.S. as if it’s some kind of bargaining chip in trade negotiations.
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) February 2, 2025
Meanwhile, Canadians across the political spectrum—right to left—are appalled by Trump’s actions and rallying… pic.twitter.com/ngolbona0X
I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad. There’s not.
— Domestic Enemy Hat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) February 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
That boldly assumes Americans even know what’s happened in the last week
— Next door in Silicon Valley (@nextdoorsv.bsky.social) February 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The sad fact is, most don't. They won't even realize anything's up until a week or two from now, "Hey, why'd my groceries get so expensive?" and then they'll go home and watch Fox news (not that any other broadcast media is much better right now) and say it was Biden's fault for ruining the economy.
— IzzyBoris ?? (@izzyboris.com) February 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I'm pleased to have another poem in @tinyseedjournal. I invite you to read "Floating a Camellia," included in the "water" theme issue. https://t.co/dvDDNszLzX #poetry #poetrycommunity
— Diane Elayne Dees (@WomenWhoServe) February 2, 2025
at night, she's a jaguar. at day, she's a baby. ???? pic.twitter.com/k00BrwGbyi
— Why you should have a cat (@ShouldHaveCat) January 29, 2025
Fascinating. https://t.co/SHxkQtpHb8
— Rick Snider's Washington (@Snide_Remarks) January 28, 2025
This is my favorite video on the internet!! pic.twitter.com/nc0kEUW7A0
— Nature is Amazing ?? (@AMAZlNGNATURE) February 1, 2025
I actually thought someone had left an ice sculpture by the side of the road then an ear moved! So rare & beautiful!??? pic.twitter.com/Aj2X8lBxus
— Nature is Amazing ?? (@AMAZlNGNATURE) January 30, 2025
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