2025 WTA News & Gossip

[MargaretMcAleer]

New WTA Top Ten Monday 19th May,

1. Sabalenka 10,683
2. Gauff 6,863 (+1)
3. Pegula 6,308 (+1)
4. Paolini 5,865 (+1)
5. Swiatek 5,838 (-3)
6. Andreeva 4,986 (+1)
7. Keys 4,674 (-1)
8. Zheng 4,368
9. Navarro 3,831
10.Badosa 3,641

New Career Highs On WTA Top 100
27. Stearns
53. Kartal
59 Lys
69 Eala
71 Baptiste
99. Ito

WTA Race After Rome

1. Sabalenka 5,120
2. Keys 3,349
3. Andreeva 3,055
4. Swiatek 2,878
5. Gauff 2,598 (+1)
6. Pegula 2,549 (-1)
7. Paolini 2,230 (+9)
8. Svitolina 1,751 (-1)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I watched Bianca Andreescu playing in RG qualifying apparently she did use her PR, probably thought she needed more match play, anyway in her first match she gave Yao a double bagel

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results from Strasbourg tournament,
Collins who was the finalist last year defeated Kenin in 3 sets 61 16 62
Haddad Maia (9) saving 2MPs defeated Tauson 36 64 75
Alize Cornet WC, coming back from retirement was defeated in straight sets 62 61 by Bouzkova
Raducanu WC d Kasatkina 61 63, have to say her movement on clay is much better.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Strasbourg,
Results round of 16 matches,

Paula Badosa wins via retirement as Bouzkova retired at 3 games all 1st set.
Badosa said she is finally playing pain free, ( she has a ongoing back problem) and hopes to get back to the level she was playing before she had to withdraw in previously in tournaments.
Rybakina (4) with a straight sets win over X.Wang, Elina needs to get some matches on the clay before RG
Samsonova (8) d Parry 64 64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

We're through round 1 of Roland Garros qualifiers,
Women that have dropped,
#4 Ito, #7 Marino, #8 Zakharova, #11 Martic, #13 Parrizas-Diaz.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Strasbourg,
Round 16 Matches,
Wednesday 21st May,

Haddad Maia (9) vs Kruegar
Navarro (2) vs Blinkova
Collins vs Raducanu
Pegula (1) vs Kalinskaya

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

No 1 seed Jess Pegula in a 'hot mess' in her match against Kalinskaya, in Strasbourg 1 set all and Kalinskaya leads 5-2 in the 3rd set
Kalinskaya d No 1 seed Pegula 64 46 62
Collins d Raducanu 46 61 63
Haddad Maia (9) d Krueger 76(3) 63
Navarro (2) d Blinkova 64 61

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

It has been a rainy day at Roland Garros in the qualifying matches had to been cancelled on Susan Leglen
Sad to say Bianca Andreescu is out of RG this year in her 2nd match, she was defeated by Japanese player Hibino, who played the bigger points better
Hibino d Andreescu 26 76(5) 74 Bianca was up 5-3 in the 2nd set and had MP and then?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Strasbourg
QFs Matches,
Thursday 22nd May,

Collins vs Kalinskaya
Badosa (3) vs Samsonova (8)
Rybakina (4) vs Linette
Navarro (2) vs Haddad Maia (9)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Without seeing the draw for Roland Garros which is tomorrow 22nd May at 2pm, the draw will be broadcast live on the Roland Garros You Tube channel
My contenders are in no order,
Sabalenka, Gauff, Swiatek ( depending on her draw at No 5) Andreeva, Paolini and Zheng

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Surprise Surprise!
Emma Raucanu received a wild card into Berlin ( grass)
You have to laugh I mean this is just Beyond Riduclous
BTW when Emma had to take a bathroom break being down against Collins, in Strasbourg, she told the press after she has had continuing 'back spasms" for some time????
Emma should hook up with Male Version of Excuses Zverev, they would make a Great Couple!

 

[kskate2]

Jess should not have played this week. I know why she did it. She doesn't like to practice. She doesn't have the doubs to replace it so instead of going to RG and preparing for surface and environment change, she stupidly decides to play Strasbourg where she goes out early.

Newsflash: She'll still have to practice the rest of the week until she plays her opening match.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Strasbourg WTA500
Results of QFs,
Rybakina (4) d Linette 75 63
Haddad Maia (9) d Navarro (2) 36 76(3) 62
Collins won via walkover from Kalinskaya
Samsonova (8) d Badosa 46 36 64

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA500 Strasbourg
SFs, Friday 23rd May,

Collins vs Samsonova (8)
Rybakina (4) vs Haddad Maia (9)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Results of SFs
WTA 500 Strasbourg

Rybakina (4) d Haddad Maia 76(7) 16 62, both players needed to have a good showing in Strasbourg on clay, before RG

Samsonova (8) d Collins 64 62

WTA500 Strasbourg
Ladies Singles Final,
Saturday 24th May,

Rybakina (4) vs Samsonova (8) H2H Samsonova leads their H2H 4-1, this is their first meeting on clay, last time they met was in Feb 24, on HC Rybakina won in 3 sets.This is the first time that Rybakina has made a final in over 1 year

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Elena Rybakina (4) snapped a year long title drought winning the WTA500 Strasbourg title defeating Samsonova 61 67(2) 61

Well done to 19 yo Aussie Maya Joint winning her first WTA tour title in Rabat over Cristian 62 63 with this win she will be No 53, in the new rankings, also she won the doubles title in Rabat the day before.

 

[kskate2]

@don_fabio Today's results got me to thinking about one slam wonders. Who on this list will add to their tally and who will forever be known as one slam wonder?

Osta
Scone
Kenin
Radacanu
Elena
Vondrousova
Coco
Keys

 

[kskate2]

To me only Coco and Keys have the possibility of adding more. The rest are meh...

 

[don_fabio]

To me only Coco and Keys have the possibility of adding more. The rest are meh...

I'd say the same, Coco and Keys.

While Elena has the game, mentally she is not there. Maybe she will turn it around at some point, but she's not convincing anyone right now.

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

I'd say Coco is really the only sure thing to get another slam. Keys is 30, so if she's going to get a 2nd, it's going to come soon or never at all. Elena, Vondrousova, and Osta all have the potential to pull a Krejcikova at any moment, and win a second. Kenin is a one-year wonder, while Raducanu is a one-tournament wonder. Scone is basically retired.