Warning: Supremely drunk, as per holiday tradition.

 

That serve is money.

 

Iga ate too much Christmas food because she was running too slow 🤣

 

Iga was just tragic on serve. Stats are not available, but I can say 1st serve in was way below level she showed this week. Elena serveboting at times, escaped close calls few times. Even rally tolerance was way below Iga's average. Poor match from her. Solid performance from Rybakina.

 

 

I wish I could see Elena like that more often.
Expo or not it’s a nice win.👍

 

Peak WTA even in exhos

 

Sucks that Elena loves to peak in non point events…..

 

this

 

There is plenty of room on the "PIE TRAIN", jump on board. Only an exho, but both were trying, Iga just had an off day.

These two could certainly have a rivalry in 2023, something the Tour needs.

So that's TWO slams each for them in 2022.

 

There is plenty of room on the "PIE TRAIN", jump on board.

 

Kite do not give up and will fight 👆 👆

 

Kites never give up !!!!!!!

 

Rybakina played great, even better than her amazing level against Garcia last night. She was a little poor on the short balls (as usual) in the first set, but by the second set she was striking it so well on the first two shots of the rally that it didn't even matter. Don't love her coach's bad attitude though.

Obviously it's only an exho, but despite how incredible of a player Swiatek is, I don't necessarily think she's a great 'problem solver' on court. I guess because she is usually dominating so much she doesn't have a problem to solve. But this is why I hope some players (including Rybakina I guess) actually take it to her this upcoming season, so they all get better (even her).

 

Rybakina played great, even better than her amazing level against Garcia last night. She was a little poor on the short balls (as usual) in the first set, but by the second set she was striking it so well on the first two shots of the rally that it didn't even matter. Don't love her coach's bad attitude though.

Obviously it's only an exho, but despite how incredible of a player Swiatek is, I don't necessarily think she's a great 'problem solver' on court. I guess because she is usually dominating so much she doesn't have a problem to solve. But this is why I hope some players (including Rybakina I guess) actually take it to her this upcoming season, so they all get better (even her).

This is a very big side effect of dominating, while not being significantly better than the field (like Serena was)….you don’t learn how to handle pressure situations, or efficiently encounter problems, in big matches and often either get out clutched, or fade away. It’s the same issues Barty had.

 

I did not see that match, but 4 games?!

 

Are there video highlights? I missed the live match. Just kidding, I saw the whole thing.

 

That’s the worst I’ve seen Iga play in a long time. Even her posture was negative. And I didn’t see any of her team there tonight, not even Daria, although I may have missed her. Perhaps Iga feels a little let down if they have all gone home for Xmas. Apparently she’s coming straight to Australia.

 

Daria was there.

 

Wonder which player will be the first to beat Iga in a "real match" in the new season? Honestly, it could be multiple players. However, I do believe that anyone that can steal a victory from World #1 will need a Grand Slam title on their CV.

 

Think it will be a very leftfield outsider: someone like Xiyu on a totally on day.

 

Thank you Elena.

 

 

Wimbledon Champion beats French Open Champion
Would be like Djokovic beating Nadal!

 

Iga had always been a 50/50 crap shoot against good servers. This is not surprising.

The huge lack of competent serves on the WTA is a loophole Iga exploits masterfully.

 

Opposing a good server might explain why a good player might struggle to break serve, but it doesn't on it's own explain why a player would get broken on five out of eight services games. To suggest Iga lost this match simply because Elena served well would be to take a pretty simplistic view. Elena was clearly doing more to beat Iga than just serving well.

 

Since both Madison Keys and Elena Rybakina have common weapons in their arsenal, they will definitely be able to "occasionally" beat Iga.

 

I'm out fishing but just not having as much luck as Iga by being able to take 4 games of Pie. Too bad it's only an exho just like the Iga Saba match it means nothing.

 

Are you trying to catch Christmas lunch.?

 

If my McD's app on my phone didn't give me my notification, I wouldn't be craving it so much. We are stuck with turkey and ham etc. here for Christmas. LOL

 

I love the cyber age 😀
We go the Starbucks,get a brain scan and there it is - free coffee refills 😂
Interlinked.
Confirmed.🤖👽💀
Interlinked.
Funny and scary at the same time.
Still,I’d rather take a trip to Northern Territory and hunt some Grizz with 50 caliber Hawken rifle.I wish i could.

 

^ I'm just stir crazy here because I've been couped up here for 2 days because of the snow. I just want to break out of jail here. Plus, I do actually like McD's junk food. At least we are getting a White Christmas this year. LOL

 

As long as you got electricity is fine.
Pile of good movies,books,whiskey,beer……
And those steaks 😀😀😀

 

 

^ What really want to do is go for my 3rd viewing of AVATAR 2 in 3D IMAX again. lol

 

This bird of prey did it