Miami Masters 2015 (Women)

[Kirijax]

The Miami Masters, the third of the Premier tournaments of the year is going to be held March 23 through April 5th!

Official site

Site: Tennis Center at Crandon Park, Miami, Florida

Defending Champion: Serena Williams

Take the Miami Masters Champions Quiz

 

[GameSetAndMath]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

It is not the third premier mandatory tourney; it is the second premier mandatory tourney.

Only IW, Miami, Madrid and Beijing are mandatory premier tourneys.

 

[Kirijax]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

It is not the third premier mandatory tourney; it is the second premier mandatory tourney.

Only IW, Miami, Madrid and Beijing are mandatory premier tourneys.

Yeah, you're right. I've been wishing for the WTA to just lump the Premier Mandatory and Premier Five (such snazzy names!) tournaments together and be done with it and I just subconsciously typed it up that way. Will edit.

 

[tossip]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

pova has a very easy draw...

 

[special700]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

pova has a very easy draw...

What else is new. The draw for Serena looks like the same draw at IW. I have to look a little closer to be sure.

 

[kskate2]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

pova has a very easy draw...

What else is new. The draw for Serena looks like the same draw at IW. I have to look a little closer to be sure.

It's not exactly the same draw. Serena's definitely a little harder this time. Genie, JJ, Vika, Keys and Flavia are all on Serena's side. Last week they were on the other side.

Here's a link to the draw:

http://www.wtatennis.com/singles-draws/tournamentId/837/round/1/rangeStart/1/rangeEnd/16

 

[10isfan]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Vika is near JJ, Penetta, Keys, Safarova. That is a tough draw.

Woz meets Venus in quarters.

Serena may struggle with Niculescu. I hope that knee heals. Good movement is critical when playing the Slicer.

 

[sk310]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

This is the first year in a long time Miami has kind of paled on the women's side to IW.

For me when the Williams, and especially Serena, wasn't at IW it was kind of like everyone but the best. When you have a pretty firm number 1 not at a tournament its kind of hard to say it's grand slam quality. Now Serena has played IW and comes into Miami questionable. It kind of makes Miami pale for the first time in a while.

 

[Kirijax]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

This is the first year in a long time Miami has kind of paled on the women's side to IW.

For me when the Williams, and especially Serena, wasn't at IW it was kind of like everyone but the best. When you have a pretty firm number 1 not at a tournament its kind of hard to say it's grand slam quality. Now Serena has played IW and comes into Miami questionable. It kind of makes Miami pale for the first time in a while.

Don't worry. Serena will be holding the trophy at the end and establish order again.

 

[sk310]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

This is the first year in a long time Miami has kind of paled on the women's side to IW.

For me when the Williams, and especially Serena, wasn't at IW it was kind of like everyone but the best. When you have a pretty firm number 1 not at a tournament its kind of hard to say it's grand slam quality. Now Serena has played IW and comes into Miami questionable. It kind of makes Miami pale for the first time in a while.

Don't worry. Serena will be holding the trophy at the end and establish order again.

I'd rather Serena keep herself healthy than play through a tournament semi-injured.

 

[sk310]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Vika can't catch a break. She seems to keep getting the toughest quarters. Still I'd say her chances are good. She'll play a tired Jankovic and a Halep. On the bottom half of that quarter are Keys, Stephens, and Bouchard none of which are really surging at the moment despite earlier successes. My favorite scenario would be a Vika v. Bouchard match.

 

[Kirijax]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

This is the first year in a long time Miami has kind of paled on the women's side to IW.

For me when the Williams, and especially Serena, wasn't at IW it was kind of like everyone but the best. When you have a pretty firm number 1 not at a tournament its kind of hard to say it's grand slam quality. Now Serena has played IW and comes into Miami questionable. It kind of makes Miami pale for the first time in a while.

Don't worry. Serena will be holding the trophy at the end and establish order again.

I'd rather Serena keep herself healthy than play through a tournament semi-injured.

That's why she dropped out of IW. So she could make sure she would be ready to take the more-important Miami title.

 

[kskate2]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Vika is near JJ, Penetta, Keys, Safarova. That is a tough draw.

Woz meets Venus in quarters.

Serena may struggle with Niculescu. I hope that knee heals. Good movement is critical when playing the Slicer.

I agree that is a tough draw. Let my clarify my earlier post. Serena had an easier draw in IW. She didn't face a seed until she was to play Halep as all the big guns were on the other side of the draw. And for the record, Maria had the tough draw last week because she got Vika in 3R, but this week Halep gets Vaidisova, Giorgi and Vika in the early rounds, brutal.

 

[colleen66]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Vika can't catch a break. She seems to keep getting the toughest quarters. Still I'd say her chances are good. She'll play a tired Jankovic and a Halep. On the bottom half of that quarter are Keys, Stephens, and Bouchard none of which are really surging at the moment despite earlier successes. My favorite scenario would be a Vika v. Bouchard match.

When you have a low ranking like Vika at #36, there is no place for you to hide in the draw. Until she gets her ranking up, she will be facing very good players in the early rounds.

 

[golds girl]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Vika can't catch a break. She seems to keep getting the toughest quarters. Still I'd say her chances are good. She'll play a tired Jankovic and a Halep. On the bottom half of that quarter are Keys, Stephens, and Bouchard none of which are really surging at the moment despite earlier successes. My favorite scenario would be a Vika v. Bouchard match.

When you have a low ranking like Vika at #36, there is no place for you to hide in the draw. Until she gets her ranking up, she will be facing very good players in the early rounds.

True...and this angst goes both ways...the very good players don't want to meet Vika early either

 

[tossip]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Vika can't catch a break. She seems to keep getting the toughest quarters. Still I'd say her chances are good. She'll play a tired Jankovic and a Halep. On the bottom half of that quarter are Keys, Stephens, and Bouchard none of which are really surging at the moment despite earlier successes. My favorite scenario would be a Vika v. Bouchard match.

When you have a low ranking like Vika at #36, there is no place for you to hide in the draw. Until she gets her ranking up, she will be facing very good players in the early rounds.

True...and this angst goes both ways...the very good players don't want to meet Vika early either

Vika is not as good as she was when she won AO for the second time.She has gained weight and lost confidence.She seems to get tired as the matches go on.......if she doesnt improve this year someone will be fired

 

[Bounce It !!]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

pova has a very easy draw...

What else is new. The draw for Serena looks like the same draw at IW. I have to look a little closer to be sure.

Pova's draw is not all that easy, ok 2nd Rd is a Pova Puff, but then she faces some inform young guns including #28 C. GARCIA in 3rd Rd, #14 KaPLIS in 4th, #9 Petko/#8 MAKAROVA in QF, #16 VEE/#4 Woz/#7 Aga in SF. and I see Vee making the Final against her little sis. Should be some good tennis in this half.

 

[10isfan]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

Serena Niculescu in round two

Bellis meets Diyas again next round.

 

[rugged]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

When you have a low ranking like Vika at #36, there is no place for you to hide in the draw. Until she gets her ranking up, she will be facing very good players in the early rounds.

True...and this angst goes both ways...the very good players don't want to meet Vika early either

Vika is not as good as she was when she won AO for the second time.She has gained weight and lost confidence.She seems to get tired as the matches go on.......if she doesnt improve this year someone will be fired

You are correct, Pova has a cake walk.

 

[tossip]

RE: Miami Masters 2015

True...and this angst goes both ways...the very good players don't want to meet Vika early either

Vika is not as good as she was when she won AO for the second time.She has gained weight and lost confidence.She seems to get tired as the matches go on.......if she doesnt improve this year someone will be fired

You are correct, Pova has a cake walk.

she will not win Miami...just a gut feeling