WTA Today

Dear tennis nerds and other No-Life,

Don’t we all love Tuesday in the tennis world if only because it means we are really into the tournaments, now? Or so. Yes, I know. Most of you are just waiting for Indian Wells and its wonderful airborne viruses but let’s still check what’s going on around in the meantime.

What’s to keep in mind?

1 – It’s raining rain delays

As much as we had all got used to Kuala Lumpur and its infamous rain last year, it seems to have come back stronger this year. Thus, the tournament is already that close to a heart attack due to rain delays while the players are on the road to estrangulate each other.

Proof: Arina Rodionova compared the tournament to The Hunger Games. All is said.

“Tournament in Kuala Lumpur reminds me of Hunger Games a bit.. Brutal conditions, only one will survive. +35 and 90% humidity. Tough.” A. Rodionova

Frustration much.

But don’t be worried, the situation is pretty much identical in Brasil. The rain decided to mess it up in Florianopolis as well.

So nice.

2 – Australia and its love for Switzerland

For the second year in a row, Australia is playing Switzerland but instead of going back to Oz to give us the opportunity to see players we have never heard of and boy don’t we know why, the green and yellow team has come to an agreement with the Swiss: playing in Chiasso, Switzerland.

Another part of the country, another kind of landscape. But still, perhaps some snow to make Casey Dellacqua happy.

3 – Kirsten Flipkens is okay

Yes, she is. Really. No matters she lost to Olga Puchkova in three sets and got a rain delay on a match point.

Really in top form. Really.

Olga defeated her 2-6 6-4 6-4

4 – Venus Williams was quietly effective

Sorry, I don’t have any specific joke on this result. The American needed an hour and all the rain from Brasil to defeat her opponent Mirjana Lucic-Baroni.

Okay… Both signed a remake of Bogota from a double fault point of view. Five for Venus – seven for Mirjana.

Ain’t no good.

Venus defeated Mirjana 6-3 6-3

5 – Karolina Pliskova aced it

Literally. In Kuala Lumpur while it wasn’t raining. 18 aces within an hour against Casey Dellacqua who couldn’t do much obviously.

The Czech defeated the Australian 6-3 6-2

…..

Flavia Pennetta lost to Lourdes Dominguez-Lino in Acapulco, 7-5 6-3; the Italian is still recovering from a wrist surgery.

Her ex-partner in crime Gisela Dulko is enjoying parking now that she is pregnant (for further information, check her Twitter).

Katowice is the brand new Polish sensational tournament of the season. If Sabine Lisicki seems to understand the notion of diplomacy, it is quite another story for the Radwanska sisters, Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki who haven’t signed in yet. Uh oh.

What else? Not so much, actually. Blame the rain and the absence of drama on the social networks.

Let’s still give a Double Fault Award to Irina-Camelia Begu and her opponent Ajla Tomljanovic who respectively hit 11 and 9 double faults in their Acapulco match. Must have been wonderful to watch.

And a little bit of a down note for Anne Keothavong who lost to Kristina Mladenovic in Florianopolis, 3-6 4-6. Rough times for the British girls.

Tennistically yours,

Me.