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NAOMI, New No.1
Pliskova just got served a bagel. Nerves with No.1 ranking looming or has Andreescu returned to even better form? Sure hope Ree is likewise served.
Re: NAOMI, New No.1Naomi Osaka will return to the top of the women's tennis world rankings despite losing to Serena Williams in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup. Williams beat Osaka 6-3 6-4 to set up a semi-final against Marie Bouzkova. But Osaka's number one status was confirmed after Karolina Pliskova lost 6-0 2-6 6-4 to Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu in Toronto. Pliskova, number one for eight weeks in 2017, needed to win the tournament to regain top spot. Ashleigh Barty replaced Osaka at the top in June, but the Australian's run ended with her loss in round two. Williams' meeting with Osaka was the first since last year's US Open final when the American argued with the umpire late in the match and Osaka was awarded a game as a penalty on her way to winning a first Grand Slam title. Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam winner, is yet to drop a set this week in Toronto. "It's definitely not where I want to be, but I'm getting there," she said. Bouzkova, ranked 91st in the world, progressed to the semis after her opponent Simona Halep retired hurt having lost the first set 6-4. Andreescu, 19, is currently 22nd in the rankings and will play Sofia Kenin in the semi-finals after the American defeated Ukrainian sixth seed Elina Svitolina 7-6 (7-2) 6-4.
Re: NAOMI, New No.1She always looks downtrodden, depressed as she's mentioned in her interviews after winning her GS titles.
Re: NAOMI, New No.1Let's hope Pliskova fails. ____________________________ Barty, Osaka, Pliskova Battle For No. 1 by Staff | August 15th, 2019, 11:19 pm ....World No. 1 Naomi Osaka outlasted Su-Wei Hsieh 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-2. She’ll now face Sofia Kenin who beat Elina Svitolina for a second straight week. “I thought I did pretty well,” Osaka said. “I feel like I knew going into the match that she was going to play really well. Like, we have such long matches every time we play, so I wasn’t expecting anything different this time around.” Karolina Pliskova kept pace with Osaka for the No. 1 ranking beating Rebecca Petereson 7-5, 6-4. She’ll get Svetlana Kuznetsova who destroyed the struggling Sloane Stephens 6-1, 6-2. Also in the top ranking hunt is Ash Barty and she also pulled through winning the last four games to beat Anett Kontaveit 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. Re: NAOMI, New No.1#1 belongs to Serena or Osaka. The rest should chill. They can't serve under pressure. they can't return under pressure. They can't put the opponent's serve under pressure. ... Not exciting when there is no palpable killer instinct. Re: NAOMI, New No.1
Yeah, like it's a Japanese cultural thing or something. She needs to blossom and enjoy it, to heck with the humble mopey crap!!
Re: NAOMI, New No.1The leaping BH and the pirouette during the match told me she was enjoying the match. Plus, she did smile too.
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