Trying your best is bringing your
best... that's the way to do it!
Desire and passion is everything.
(Victoria Azarenka)
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some technical thoughts about the stacked doha qfs:
świątek v azarenka: iga may be breathing a sigh of relief at not having to play ostapenko, but vika is no joke. their h2h is 1-2, but they haven't played since rome 2022. iga has been in excellent form in doha, but I wouldn't be surprised if vika challenges her
osaka v pliskova: this is probably going to be a really close match. they just played in brisbane, and karolina just barely managed to get the win over naomi, and that was only naomi's second match back. she's had some time to get back to the hang of things, and I think if her returns are solid and she can expose karolina's movement (which isn't very hard), she can definitely win. that being said, karolina's serve is a massive weapon that will definitely get her out of tough spots
fernandez v rybakina: leylah has been on fire this tournament, taking out samsonova, badosa, and zheng. she's shown some remarkable resilience, getting bageled by paula in the first set but coming back to win the match. that's really the opposite of elena, who tends to have very weak seconds sets but strong first and third sets. I feel like this match mostly depends on elena's stamina, especially considering that she hasn't really had time to rest after winning abu dhabi. either outcome is totally plausible, but I do think this will probably go to three sets
pavlyuchenkova v collins: those poor, poor tennis balls. this match is going to be pure ball bashing, and the winner is simply going to be whoever makes the least errors. announcing her retirement has seemed to give danielle a big boost in form, but nastia has been on a really good comeback trajectory, so both of them have some great momentum going into this match
also, fun fact, every quarterfinalist is a grand slam finalist!
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“I don’t know how to skate, so I gave him a 5, but I feel like you have to make a shot”
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