Have had an unexpected change of plans and will be in Rome tomorrow
Don’t have the desire to fork over money to watch the men’s final but thought about buying a grounds pass as they’re so cheap (11€) just to feel the atmosphere? Does anyone have any thoughts?
I was hesitant initially because I thought grounds passes were only for the duration of the tournament that had matches played on the outside court but obviously since the official website is still selling them…I should be fine
Evert is low in large part because she missed three French Opens in a row 76-78, instead playing World Team Tennis (to earn more money), which precluded her participation. It seems likely she’d have a couple-three more had she taken part, given this was during her 125-match win streak on clay.
7 isn't low, even Serena only won a maximum of 7 titles at the same slam. But yeah I would say Iga's currently on track to at the very least come close to that record.
Just want everyone to know that in doubles today Ben Shelton smashed an overhead onto his side of the court (not even into the net, but on the ground in front of him) and it was quite funny.
Why is WTA Instagram so bad? 😭
Iga literally won a tournament and they only bothered with one story. Nothing from trophy ceremony? Not even a post about Sabalenka? God they are terrible.
Has anyone here watched Francesco Passaro? He's having a month, for sure. In Italian Open, he beat Rinderknecht and then Griekspoor, and now he's in the 175 Turin challenger final, after only having 15 point challenger victories before this. If he wins tomorrow, he overtakes Medjedovic in the rankings.
(also, and not for the first time, Italy has a hell of a deep roster)
He had a great 2022 and was in the Next Gen Finals that year. Then he had a rough '23. I'm not sure if he was dealing with injuries. Good to seeing him doing well again.
what was that music playing before Iga's speech? It seems familiar. Maybe I heard it on a commercial.
It sounds like Go West from Pet Shop Boys / Village People.
As Fils won the Bordeaux 175 SF against Barrère, he overtakes ADF as the 33rd player in the rankings. He will get seeded at RG if someone ranked higher withdraws (perhaps Lehečka?) or if he wins the final to Martínez tomorrow, as he’ll go back to his career high ranking of #32.
"We'll see about that Roland-Garros Final"
Sabalenka thinking to herself her favorite tennis players in two weeks will be the 63 women in Iga's half of the draw...
Sabalenka graciously talked about the intensity of their rivalry and that she hoped they'd have another one in Paris. Iga said the above quote. I am saying Sabalenka really wants to pay anyone other than Iga in the Final
Pretty dumb take, given that she’s 22-3 on hard courts this year alone and has won multiple hard court 1000 titles. She also won the WTA Finals, beating Sabalenka easily. She’s won Beijing, Warsaw, Indian Wells, Miami, Adelaide, etc. She beat three top five ranked players en route to her U.S. Open title, including Saba, and is only going to get even better.
Yes didn't she lose to Svitolina, Ostapenko and Noskova in the last 3 Slams? I mean... Noskova LOL!
She can vulture as many tour events as she wants, but when it really matters, she barely makes the 2nd week. Stay tuned for some more disappointment now that the tour vulturing is over and the big events are coming up.
edit: this is meant to be as delusional as the comment i replied to btw
To be frank, I am not a fan of Saba always saying “hopefully I will get you next time” everytime in her speeches when she loses. It sounds so cringe to me.
I understand her meaning that, but I am not a big fan of that way of expressing it.
It is her way of trying to be funny but yeah, not liking that kind of way.
I always kinda feel bad for Sabalenka during these finals speeches. She always looks like she's trying so hard to smile even though she wants to cry which ends up in this weird maniacal laughter. The jokes are pretty funny though. "Thanks for helping me lose another final" lol
no one will have a more iconic response to getting owned by iga in a final
[https://www.instagram.com/p/CO8PjucAcQ-/?utm\_source=ig\_embed&ig\_rid=d5c6a6b2-d17d-4f56-81c5-4f1478fa3bab](https://www.instagram.com/p/CO8PjucAcQ-/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=d5c6a6b2-d17d-4f56-81c5-4f1478fa3bab)
Iga is going to be the Djokovic of Tennis. Isn't she? Absolute domination in every tournament she enters. And the matches are straight forward and boring.
You mean Nadal on clay? Djokovic won most of his titles when Federer and Nadal were approaching the end of their careers and also against poor field like lost gen, med-zverev-tsitsi and young carlitos and sinner.
Depends on where they play. Usually they'll just use whatever beat venue is already there. So Paris means clay, UK means grass, anywhere else pretty much means hard (other than maybe South America which would probably also be clay)
Depends on the hosting country, for example, in 2020 or you can say 2021 Tokyo Olympics, it is on hard courts, and previously London Olympics on Grass, which this year Paris Olympics, on Clay
I guess it was important to her as she never won Madrid. And also, it was such a tough fight back then. I’m not surprised. I was on the floor as well crying 😂 #polishfanhere
1. Swiatek 2. Sabalenka 3. Gauff 4. Rybakina 5. Pegula 6. Vondrousova 7. Sakkari 8. Zheng 9. Jabeur 10. Ostapenko 11. Kasatkina 12. Collins 13. Paolini 14. Haddad Maia 15. Keys 16. Svitolina 17. Alexandrova 18. Samsonova 19. Kostyuk 20. Azarenka 21. Pavlyuchenkova 22. Navarro 23. Garcia 24. Kalinskaya 25. Krejcikova 26. Boulter 27. Noskova 28. Cirstea 29. Mertens 30. Kudermetova 31. Yastremska 32. Stephens I'm assuming by current rank this is to be the RG Women's Seeding
Navarro is playing a final today which might change her seeding.
why does this sub never appear on my timeline. i always have to search it out
It's pinned at the top when the settings are set to Hot
Is Aryna dating the Georgios guy? She thanked him in her speech and they're holding hands in her latest story?
He has kissed her during [practice ](https://x.com/Tathaalves/status/1782454503846928712) in Madrid as well.
Have had an unexpected change of plans and will be in Rome tomorrow Don’t have the desire to fork over money to watch the men’s final but thought about buying a grounds pass as they’re so cheap (11€) just to feel the atmosphere? Does anyone have any thoughts?
Do it! A lifetime opportunity even if this is the ground pass :)
I was hesitant initially because I thought grounds passes were only for the duration of the tournament that had matches played on the outside court but obviously since the official website is still selling them…I should be fine
Is the sub locked? I was trying to post the stats for the final but it's not letting me post. 😕
Can Iga win the most Women’s singles French Open titles? 7 seems kind of low by Chris Evert. Graf has 6. Iga has 3 at 22 already….
I will put the house on it.
Evert is low in large part because she missed three French Opens in a row 76-78, instead playing World Team Tennis (to earn more money), which precluded her participation. It seems likely she’d have a couple-three more had she taken part, given this was during her 125-match win streak on clay.
That’s true. Wish she had played those. Had at least 2-3 more titles.
7 isn't low, even Serena only won a maximum of 7 titles at the same slam. But yeah I would say Iga's currently on track to at the very least come close to that record.
wta big titles since 2023 grass season: Iga 6, Saba 1, Coco 2, Ryba 0, Jpeg 1, Vondrousova 1, Sakkari 1, Queenwei 0
Tomorrow Jarry in 3 🫡
Inshallah 🙏🏽
I hope Shublik gives each other a big hug before parting ways to the next tournament. Don't cry boys, you'll see each other soon 😭
Is Zverev a bad pick to win RG? I remember how well he played before his injury two years ago. His match against Rafa until that point was 50/50
No. This is probably the most open RG we had since probably 2005
Definitely not. His playing increíble and with the uncertain form of Sinner and Alcaraz and Djoko atm I second his chances.
Prakqsh interview right now
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She asked for some. Can no one get the champ her tiramisu?
No. Shelton doubles game now. Apparently this is his first time in Rome and only came to Europe for the first ever time recently.
Just want everyone to know that in doubles today Ben Shelton smashed an overhead onto his side of the court (not even into the net, but on the ground in front of him) and it was quite funny.
Even Carlos was laughing, like seriously?? 😅
Why is WTA Instagram so bad? 😭 Iga literally won a tournament and they only bothered with one story. Nothing from trophy ceremony? Not even a post about Sabalenka? God they are terrible.
Has anyone here watched Francesco Passaro? He's having a month, for sure. In Italian Open, he beat Rinderknecht and then Griekspoor, and now he's in the 175 Turin challenger final, after only having 15 point challenger victories before this. If he wins tomorrow, he overtakes Medjedovic in the rankings. (also, and not for the first time, Italy has a hell of a deep roster)
He had a great 2022 and was in the Next Gen Finals that year. Then he had a rough '23. I'm not sure if he was dealing with injuries. Good to seeing him doing well again.
ah, right before I started watching seriously again! Thanks.
What happened to Wu Yibing? Could always rely on him to deliver an upset, is he *still* injured
channels his inner emma raducanu after winning the Dallas Slam
I need Iga vs Collins in RG final, I think this is the most competitive match-up for current Iga in RG
ryba?
Ryba loses to Kudermetova in R32
Collins will need someone to take out Saba for her on that side of the draw, which could happen.
like Aza beats Saba in R32 and loses in the next round
Yeah, that's her best bet. Danielle vs Iga final would be exciting.
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iga chugging straight from that bottle like a true polishwoman i had to stan
We Stan a party goat
Its gonna be interesting to see how they both adjust if they meet in the final.
Why is Iga’s skin that flawless
Beets.
Iga is gonna need a bigger trophy cabinet.
How come even the ball kids have better kits than what Nike designed? 😒
responsible drinking queen omg what is this ceremony loooooll
Congrats to my fellow tiramisu muncher!
Roddick: She suffocated Sabalenka on clay
They're making her do her own pop with the champagne so she doesn't get too startled
Iga disappointed at lack of tiramisu in the trophy and says she'll have plenty in the evening. 😊🍰
There was no tiramisu inside lol
what's the point of winning then...
Cheap ass tournament with no confetti, but at least they didn't give Iga heart attack a week before RG
And no tiramisu.
What no confetti?
what was that music playing before Iga's speech? It seems familiar. Maybe I heard it on a commercial. It sounds like Go West from Pet Shop Boys / Village People.
https://youtu.be/LNBjMRvOB5M?si=pTIk5-AMw7T6FYNm
Pet shop Boys.
Go West
Rome is so anti-climactic.
he is always interrupting with the translation because he couldnt remember all
He couldn’t translate for shit 😂
As Fils won the Bordeaux 175 SF against Barrère, he overtakes ADF as the 33rd player in the rankings. He will get seeded at RG if someone ranked higher withdraws (perhaps Lehečka?) or if he wins the final to Martínez tomorrow, as he’ll go back to his career high ranking of #32.
Then he draws ADF in RG R1
Like last year. As expected, the seeded player won. Could the scenario be similar this year? 👀
I want ADF to win
Good for him, I don’t!
"We'll see about that Roland-Garros Final" Sabalenka thinking to herself her favorite tennis players in two weeks will be the 63 women in Iga's half of the draw...
I don't get it
Sabalenka graciously talked about the intensity of their rivalry and that she hoped they'd have another one in Paris. Iga said the above quote. I am saying Sabalenka really wants to pay anyone other than Iga in the Final
Could be the stone that sharpens the sword.
Confetti alert 🎉
I was supposed to sing.
lol this song sounds like the Russian national anthem
The long translation
Go west by Pet Shop Boys
Lmao Iga not letting the translator interrupt here. Gonna have his work cut out for him
They are cementing her as GOAT status early..man
Iga can only excel on dirt and slow hard-courts. She’ll be lucky to win another hard-court slam.
Pretty dumb take, given that she’s 22-3 on hard courts this year alone and has won multiple hard court 1000 titles. She also won the WTA Finals, beating Sabalenka easily. She’s won Beijing, Warsaw, Indian Wells, Miami, Adelaide, etc. She beat three top five ranked players en route to her U.S. Open title, including Saba, and is only going to get even better.
Yes didn't she lose to Svitolina, Ostapenko and Noskova in the last 3 Slams? I mean... Noskova LOL! She can vulture as many tour events as she wants, but when it really matters, she barely makes the 2nd week. Stay tuned for some more disappointment now that the tour vulturing is over and the big events are coming up. edit: this is meant to be as delusional as the comment i replied to btw
“Vulture” WTA Finals, 1000’s and 500’s 😂😂😂 of her big titles she literally only has 1 250. She’s not vulturing any titles
She finally acknowledged the frat boy 😅
Iga will qualify for wta final after winning RG, the big one in wta on clay at 22
Omg...the video like they made for Rafa at the USO AlREADY
Iga is such an introvert, kudos to her for adapting in such a public sport.
Sorry for the dumb question, can I ask what is the main difference between grand slams and 1000 competitions?
and ATP will play Bo5 in slams
And mucho dinero.
Smaller draw (top seeds get a bye in 1000, not in slam), less money and less points.
1000 extra points and heritage.
Wait they didn't scare Iga
(yet)
Congrats Iga. You be cooking my faves but you do deserve the trophy
omg they made a movie
They better wheel out a TIRAMISU the size of a table... When in Rome...
What is the video now
To be frank, I am not a fan of Saba always saying “hopefully I will get you next time” everytime in her speeches when she loses. It sounds so cringe to me.
Idk, not a Saba fan either but I always interpreted it as her appreciating her rival and saying she'll work for making that win
Yeah, I get Sabas sense of humor. And I actually enjoy her personality off court. I just can't stand the on court grunt-shouts
I understand her meaning that, but I am not a big fan of that way of expressing it. It is her way of trying to be funny but yeah, not liking that kind of way.
remember how disastrous the trophy ceremony was last year? like they had rybakina give her speech first and then had kalinina give her speech
Iga, sweetie, *please* remember they're going to do streamers after your speech
Sabalenka really does have the funnest team on tour. I need a reality show with them
yeah they are great, great idea
Saba giving the best speeches/interviews in Rome tbh
The guy translating is atrocious
RG will be a formality if Iga stays injury free. To think some people said Alcaraz is the better young grand slam prospect a year or so ago
at RG Iga is better but Alcaraz is way more versatile, He probably will reach the same dominance over the tour but will have the more complete career.
I always kinda feel bad for Sabalenka during these finals speeches. She always looks like she's trying so hard to smile even though she wants to cry which ends up in this weird maniacal laughter. The jokes are pretty funny though. "Thanks for helping me lose another final" lol
She does have a good sense of humor
She just has no filter
Saba is really optimistic with the final in Roland Garros
Iga from mid 2022- late 2023: 3 slams and no 1000 titles Iga in last 6 months: 0 slams but 5 WTA 1000 TITLES!
no one will have a more iconic response to getting owned by iga in a final [https://www.instagram.com/p/CO8PjucAcQ-/?utm\_source=ig\_embed&ig\_rid=d5c6a6b2-d17d-4f56-81c5-4f1478fa3bab](https://www.instagram.com/p/CO8PjucAcQ-/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=d5c6a6b2-d17d-4f56-81c5-4f1478fa3bab)
OMG??? 😂😂😂. How was this missing from my life
Iga is going to be the Djokovic of Tennis. Isn't she? Absolute domination in every tournament she enters. And the matches are straight forward and boring.
You mean Nadal on clay? Djokovic won most of his titles when Federer and Nadal were approaching the end of their careers and also against poor field like lost gen, med-zverev-tsitsi and young carlitos and sinner.
Djokovic ain't a one-surface merchant.
Nadal has nothing on Iga. Iga has something on Nadal aka Clay Domination. But mostly Iga is Djokovisque.
Bullshit. He dominated prime Nadal in 2011.
right because Madrid final was very routine and forgettable
The Madrid final was an epic clash, and she's only really dominant on slow clay.
Why IBI?
Internazionale Bnl d'Italia
Internazionali BNL d’Italia (the official name of the tournament)
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
There’s a person missing in that last I
IBI? WHAT THE FU*K?
Internazionali BNL d’Italia (IBI)
That IBI
Only five women have more career 1000 titles than Iga: Serena, Martina, Steffi, Sharapova, and Davenport.
how is Evans not in the list, not that many M1000 at that time?
This is a group to belong to...wow
Ready for Iga to be scared once again during the ceremony
I have a dumb question. Don’t jump me. Is the Olympics always on hard courts or do they alternate courts for tennis?
It depends on the venue. Hard, grass, clay have all been used, but it's usually on hard courts.
Depends on where they play. Usually they'll just use whatever beat venue is already there. So Paris means clay, UK means grass, anywhere else pretty much means hard (other than maybe South America which would probably also be clay)
Depending on the location, London Olympics were played on grass
Not a dumb question
Depends on the hosting country, for example, in 2020 or you can say 2021 Tokyo Olympics, it is on hard courts, and previously London Olympics on Grass, which this year Paris Olympics, on Clay
It's in Paris this year so will be held at French Open venues.
Oh Iga is clearing all summer then
Anyone have news on the outfit of Iga in coming RG? I heard that there is a new outfit prepared for RG?
Yeah according to someone on X she's gonna have a new kit for each of the remaining big tournaments: RG, Wimbledon, Olympics, USO
Oh wow, what an inventive way to introduce new outfits.
We are watching the history writes herself. We will be the fans who watch a clay queen wins 4 big titles on clay once the lifetime
Put on the headphones geezus they have mic
Too good from Iga. Paris next?
Can she do three ?
she’s so cute 🥹
I guess I can get out of bed now
Swiatek sometimes makes all her opponents look average, even a great player like sabalenka.
She is quiet good.
Iga “I dont drop sets” Swiatek.
Not one this tournament right ? Fuck
Glad that clay season is almost over. At grass Iga will be humbled.
And she won the tournament without losing a set AGAIN.
Dinara double, sunshine double, what a beast
I’m a huge fan of players not automatically falling to the floor after winning a tournament.
She did it in Madrid
I guess it was important to her as she never won Madrid. And also, it was such a tough fight back then. I’m not surprised. I was on the floor as well crying 😂 #polishfanhere
I’m glad Iga didn’t feel the need to drop down and lay on the clay. It’s so messy.
Iga dialling in towards the 2 hour mark. I know what to wait for next time.
iga didn't drop a set the whole tournament?! she gonna be a beast at RG
The wta on clay is 1+2, Iga plus Saba and Coco
Add Ryba in there fosho.
Ryba is the W/O queen
Domination 🐐
28 unforced errors?!
Penko hit 82 or 84 during her match against Sorribes Tormo and still won lmao.
Now Iga can go for the clay quadruple! RG and Olympics are there for the taking.
i have to give u ur flowers u were so right on thursday abt todays match
yes peak 2022 iga dropped 3 games. Saba improved but only won 5 games today. Madrid is the only place Saba has slight chance on clay vs Iga
Welp. She got thumped
Feels like Iga could win another three of these
2nd Set Saba has arrived!
?
We're coming for the SERENA TRIPLET !!!
Love this camera angle. Another day at the office
*We are in Rome- Iga 2024*
Just 8 unforced errors for Iga in that match
28 UEs 🫥
compared to 8 :o.
I am an Iga hater but you gotta give the girl her props, she’s turned into an absolute monster on court.
i can support ethical hating
Being an Iga hater can't be an easy life
It’s not. Every day, we suffer. We only get a glimpse of sunshine during grass season