Tennis season 2018- 2019

[gaby]

WOW again...was great to watch back to back ANDREESCU and SHAPOVALOV.... both teens won easily to get in the quarters.....Shapo won over Cilic tough customer:yo:

Andreescu -18 years old--in 2019 is 25-3.....the best player on the WTA tour.....:yo:.....she will play Mugu ---one of my favorires--thursday....so if you can catch it....should be a good one.

 

[gaby]

2 major upsets yesterday...DJOKO is out..so the door is wide open for NADAL or FEDERER or SHAPO....lolll

After HALEP number 2 OSAKA number 1 lost yesterday...so the door is open for PLISKOVA or VENUS or ANDREESCU.....lollll

Today our 3 Canadian are on......will watch them.....Bianca plays Mugu around 4 in quarters....will cheer for our team.

 

[gaby]

Malheureusement SHAPO just lost in 3 sets BUT MILOS moves in the quarters....

And what about ANDREESCU....wow wow wow...she completly destroyed MUGU in 2 little sets 6-0,6-1 in 50 min.....incredible....Mary Carillo commentator-ex player--said...she is the real deal...and i believe so...she should play Svitolina in semis....
This girl at the end of 2018 was ranked 150 and after only 3 months she will be in the top 50 and probably higher.....bravo bravo bravo.

 

[gaby]

4 interesting matchs today,

-BENCIC--PLISKOVA......tough call....will go with Bencic...she is hot...at 2

-RAONIC -KECMANOVIC ???....Milos should join Bianca in semis....at 4

-VENUS--KERBER....i love Venus BUT Kerber should do it.....at 20.00

-MONFILS-THIEM......i like both...will go with Monfils pour le spectacle.

BTW....was nice and special to see SVITOLINA and GAEL yesterday---- two lovers---playing back to back...and both won.....Svito seems to bring stability and inspiration to Gael......à suivre.

 

[gaby]

Not bad ...mes prédictions 3 sur 3.....et malheureusement MONFILS s'est retiré suite à une blessure pour laisser place à Thiem.

Great...we have Milos and Bianca in semis:fat:......ANDREESCU will play tonight at 9h30 vs SVITOLINA....it looks good for her....SVITO spent many hours on the court in her last 2 games and seems injured to her right knee.....go Bianca go.

MILOS will play tomorrow vs THIEM...another tough call.....mais je crains beaucoup le jeune et talentueux Thiem.

Today alson NADAL and FEDERER are on....should play each other in semis.......BENCIC----KERBER AT 12.00 tonight.....Kerber right now plays her A game and should play ANDREESCU in the final.....lollll

 

[gaby]

WOW WOW WOW.....ANDREESCU 6-3, 2-6,6-4.....did you see that match???....a thriller....incredible performance by Bianca.... first set she was losing 3-0 and won 6 straight games....she lost second set...and was 2-0 in the third BUT was exhausted avec des crampes aux jambes --chancelante avec presque les larmes aux yeux....BUT she hold on to win 6-4.....very impressive:clap2::clap2::clap2:.
She is now 27-3 this year....the best WTA player.....she will play tomorrow in final KERBER.....not an easy task....et BIANCA devra faire mieux que les 57 unforced errors commises vs Svito......BUT she is so young and talented.

 

[gaby]

Another great day today,

MILOS-THIEM at 14.00......tough call...should be a good one.....go MILOS go....do like Bianca.

FEDERER- NADAL....wow...the game we are waiting for....will go with Roger....i watched Nadal yesterday...not easy for him and seems injured to a knee....anyway he will give his best as usual....enjoy.

 

[gaby]

Too bad...MILOS just lost in 3 long sets--2h30---he played well BUT THIEM was a better player....so THIEM will play tomorrow FEDERER cause NADAL ----it was previsible---was injured to his right knee....vraiment dommage...un match qu'on attendait avec impatience....so King ROGER should do it tomorrow.

 

[gaby]

Today is the day for BIANCA.....BUT does she still have gas in the tank, how will be her endurance and conditioning....at 18 she is still developping vs an experienced and stong-talented opponent.....je crains une victoire facile de KERBER qui est au sommet de sa forme....go BIANCA go.....enjoy.

 

[gaby]

:clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2::clap2:...hope you have watched that final.....ANDREESCU won in 3 sets dans la douleur mais avec la détermination de gagner ..et elle est maintenant une Championne.

Great and historic moment not only for Canada BUT for Tennis,,,,,if you were not a fan of tennis i hope you will be.....bravo bravo bravo Bianca and big thanks for this memorable accomplishment.

The 31th of December she was ranked 152 and tomorrow she will be 24...wow..just incredible....again young girl and now Champ thank you pour ce flot d'émotions....et bon repos.

 

[gaby]

,,and Thiem also a causé une surprise en l'emportant sur Federer en 3 sets...bon match.....et la jeune génération s'est fait valoir..:yo:........merci Indian Wells pour ce formidable tournoi qui va rester gravé dans ma mémoire longtemps......next stop Miami dès Mardi.

 

[gaby]

,,et Bianca a remporté aussi une bourse de plus de 1,680,000...oui vous avez bien lu.....croyez-vous qu'à 18 elle croyait vraiment remporter un jour un montant aussi important...j'en doute.

Ce qui m'impressionne chez elle c'est qu'elle a ...the eye of the tiger,,,,le goût de se battre, d'aller au bout de ses forces pour gagner. D'ailleurs quand son entraîneur est venu la voir quand les choses n'allaient pas bien il lui a demandé ...do you want to win?..et elle a répondu ..I WANT IT SO BADLY....and she delivered.

C'est cette détermination de gagner que malheureusement je ne vois pas chez Milos et Shapo.....ils ont du talent certes et l'affichent ...mais ce n'est pas suffisant..ca prend aussi l'oeil du tigre et le goût de se défoncer pour gagner....je vois aussi l'eil du tigre chez Felix pour qui les choses s'annoncent bien également.

Bianca vient de montrer la route du dépassement...espérons que les jeunes sauront s'en inspirer....my two cents.

 

[cloudsurf]

Gaby thanks for all your colourful commentary on this thread. You should consider starting a tennis blog.

 

[gaby]

Thanks cs.....like women it's a passion.....lollll

 

[gaby]

,,,,and younger it was my favorite sport...i played a lot...i was not really good BUT always played with determination.....that's why i have admiration for those young kids and others who always played with intensity to win.....

 

[jalimon]

Et elle est coaché par un entraineur Québécois. Après Shapovalov aussi coaché par un québécois je peux vous dire qu'ils commencent à se faire connaître...

Eugénie aurait du regarder dans sa cour à ce niveau... Enfin je sais pas si cela as fait la différence...

Cheers,

 

[gaby]

...et pendant ce temps Bouchard se fait sortir à la 1ère ronde des qualifs du tournoi de Miami.....tournoi aussi important que celui d'Indian Wells et qui s'étend également sur 2 semaines....Félix Auger lui a remporté sa 1ère ronde de qualifs et joue aujourd'hui.

 

[gaby]

MIAMI OPEN.....AUGER-ALIASSIME s'est qualifié pour le tableau principal.....joue today tout comme ANDREESCU qui fait son entrée.....tous 2 en après-midi.

 

[gaby]

ANDREESCU.....RE WOW......she played today 1er tour and she just won in 3 sets....i watched it....another incredible win.....she lost first set 6-4 ans she was losing the second 5-1,,,yes 5-1...and you know what.....she won in tbrake 7-6.....and won easily the third set 6-2....:yo:....great Champ.

Aliassime ---after winning ses 2 rondes de qualifs---he won also today ....déjà beaucoup de tennis pour lui 3 matchs en 3 jours BUT he moves to second round.

 

[gaby]

Bianca et Félix jouent encore aujourd'hui...un petit repos de 24 hres leur aurait été profitable....surtout pour Aliassime qui va disputer 4 matchs en 4 jours...c'est beaucoup...on verra...