Thanks for posting that graphic, Maj. It calmed me down a bit because I was like OH NO, VENUS IS IN THE GROUP OF DEATH But Imma take deep breath and just hope that she rises to the occasion
Hope you're all ready to cheer our queen on to victory
Gllll, this group seems tough to me! Woz is a pusher for sure but I wish we got her or Garcia in our group, both of whom I think would be easy victories for Vee.
I'm happy we dodged Svito who I think is the biggest threat here. Avenging Muguruza would be delicious.
COME ON VEESUS!! THIS YEAR HAS BEEN TOO GOOD TO NOT WALK AWAY WITH A TITLE.
Gllll, this group seems tough to me! Woz is a pusher for sure but I wish we got her or Garcia in our group, both of whom I think would be easy victories for Vee.
Couldn't have landed in the same group with her. #5 and #6 are drawn into separate groups.
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Fine draw though, I guess. I would've preferred Garcia > Ostapenko, but at least she drew Ka.Raonic instead of Svitolina.
I doubt that anyone will go 3-0 in this group. It'll probably come down to sets W/L or even games W/L to decide who advances to the SF. I like Venus' chances of advancing, but she can't afford to continue her recent trend of going on walkabouts and losing lopsided sets....
So basically Venus needs Halep to go 0-3 and Mug to go 1-2 (without making the F) to have a chance at #1. Mess. Would've had some better, more feasible scenarios if Venus had done better in Hong Kong
Her group seems tough! But I think she can handle it if she's healthy and prepared. Also of the players in her group only Mug really benefits from the slow surface. Though I guess Ostapenko may prefer it as well.
I think the winner of the whole thing comes out of the white group though. Their matches are probably going to be physical in terms of the hitting but not as grueling in terms of time. Red group is going to keep themselves on court for hours.
Great stuff, looking real forward to this. Can't believe it has been so long since her last appearance here. I think she will advance, I can see her going 2-1 or 3-0. Good news is she has a positive or equal H2H against all players
Venus played such a great year, 1st time qualified in 8 years for WTA Final and reporter asked her on media day stupid questions about Olympia...they ask her if she wants to be a Toni Nadal in 15 years to coach Olympia Venus was not amused about that ..
Venus and Caroline talked about how SLOW the courts are playing I'll reserve judgement until I see her play against Pliskova tomorrow because we know that Venus can play on slow surfaces but sometimes she gets impatient (Timea B) and might get herself into trouble.
Looks like the match shows in my time zone on BEinHD (US Central DST) at 4am Guess I'll be putting myself to bed early
Is the WTA sorting out this TV rights mess in 2018? I really cannot believe the WTA Finals are un-fucking-watchable in the US save for illegal streaming or paying for a ridiculously high premium cable package/streaming service.
Veesus wayyy too messy in all the important points. Her body weight is staying back while hitting her shots because of how much the ball is sticking to the court.