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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · 5d

A very unlikely final in Shanghai. Arthur Rinderknech & Valentin Vacherot will play in the final of the tournament. The 2 players are cousins. Their mothers are sisters. Both players competed for Texas A&M University on the college circuit, where they were teammates from 2016-2018.
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · 5d

Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are in final of Wuhan. JPEG leads the head to head 4-2 and has won 3 of their last 4 meetings. They haven't played this season.
Coco has won all her matches in Wuhan in straight sets with no tiebreakers.
Jessica has had 4 3-set matches in a row.
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · 15d

That’s right

mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · 18d

Eva Lys took the 1st set off Elena Rybakina 6-3 in Beijing but Elena has rebounded & taken the second set in a breadstick 6-1. They are heading to a decider.
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · 26d

Nothing of importance 😶

mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Sep 14

Iva is up to 36 in the rankings....moving up very quickly.

mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Sep 14

She's into the top 50 in the live rankings now.

mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Sep 14

She is ranked 54 in the live rankings. She was 189 at the beginning of the year. She plays with a lot of poise and confidence for someone that young.

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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Sep 5

Amanda Anisimova won the semifinal versus Naomi Osaka 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 to get to her first US Open Final. 😮😯
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just when JPEG went down a break in the 2nd set

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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Sep 5

Very good match

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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Sep 3

The contrast from the last time they played was remarkable. Amanda stayed strong at the end

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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Aug 30

Osaka beat Kasatkina 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in the 3rd round of USO. Naomi was in good form & had more winners than Daria. Naomi will face Coco Gauff in the round of 16. Naomi & Coco haven’t played since Beijing last year where they split the 1st 2 sets but then Naomi retired before the 3rd.
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Aug 28

Leylah closed it out nicely 👌

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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Aug 8

18 year old Canadian Victoria Mboko took the title in Montreal 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 vs Naomi Osaka. Her first title is a WTA 1000 and She gets to win it in front of her home crowd.
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Aug 7

Vicky up to 34 in the live rankings after starting the year at 333. She is moving up fast.

mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Aug 6

Naomi Osaka is playing her best tournament in years. She beat Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals in Montreal. She will face Clara Tauson in the semifinals.
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Aug 5

18 year old Canadian Victoria Mboko is heading to a semifinal against Elena Rybakina in Montreal!!! She beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the quarterfinals 6-4,6-2.
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Aug 4

Marta Kostyuk & Elena Rybakina are facing each other currently in the quarterfinals in Montreal.
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Aug 2

Looking forward to Victoria Mboko vs Coco Gauff at 6:00 pm today in the round of 16 in Montreal.
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Aug 2

Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Mirra Andreeva, and Madison Keys are the top 5 on the WTA prize money leaders list this year so far.

tennisuptodate.com/wta/wta-priz... WTA Prize Money Leaders Update.

WTA Prize Money Leaders Update: Sabalenka and Swiatek dominate the top, Leylah Fernandez surges up the list

The WTA Prize Money Leaders list was updated this week, with Elena Rybakina being the only player to make a move inside the top 10 after reaching the semifinals at the DC Open. The former Wimbledon ch...

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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Jul 27

She looked so sharp this week.

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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Jul 27

Leylah Fernandez beat Anna Kalinskaya in the final in Washington, DC 6-1, 6-2. The match was 1 hour & 9 minutes. After a 3 hour and 12 minute semifinal, Leylah came into this final with plenty of energy.
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Jul 26

Elena Rybakina is playing Leylah Fernandez in the semifinal in Washington, DC. Elena took the first set 7-6 (2). Very close match with no breaks until the tiebreaker.
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mark1t.bsky.social @mark1t.bsky.social · Jul 22

After winning her doubles match playing with Elena Rybakina in Washington, Emma Raducanu won her singles match against Marta Kostyuk 7-6 (4), 6-4.
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