SW19

The h2h is a concern but imo the biggest reason that is lopsided is due to Gauff's superior athleticism which is really her biggest weapon. 

This weapon is largely neutralized on grass though as the ball travels through the court faster and the slickness of the surface makes stopping and starting much more difficult than it is on hard or clay. So Bencic should be able to hit through her here, something she has largely struggled to do in their previous meetings.

I also expect Bencic to work the forehand which is highly prone to errors especially with the low and sometimes unpredictable bounce.

wta in a nutshell.

You misjudged Gauff!  Bencic has no power in her game.  Her Monica hinges style doesn't work anymore 

There has never been a top player called Monica Hinges 

@Calde13

 People forget about Monica Hughes

Any interesting tennis matches to follow or play today ?

Bencic was the right play. Coco double faukted 4 times at least in 1 game and still won. Bencic was off. she couldn't get her first serve in. And still almost beat Coco or at least took her to the edge. Even stole set 1. Coco is getting lucky, she is very talented but not consistent hardly ever. 

I already stated who I looked today with Noskova and Paolini being my favorites for a while. 

If you want a flyer on something right now I'd say Keys Set 2 + Noskova Set 3 (Noskova 2-1 +350).

Actually this play is probably too risky. Keys can't win a second serve. If she somehow pulls out set 2 then slam Linda set 3.

Degen Delight part 2

Mananchaya Sawangkaew -2.5 (-120)

3-0 clean sweep on today's degen delight plays 

@bringit

Noskova 

Gauff 

can’t trust CoCo. She should’ve been out 2nd round. Watching her will make you lose years of life expectancy 

Gauff at even money in 3 sets?

@bringit

 Gauff and Marta for me good luck though.....

Coco 

I am HEAVILY invested in Linda Noskova and I have made my position crystal clear for nearly a month now. 

If you want to cheer along with me that's great but at this point I do not need or care to hear any contrasting opinions on this matter.

@bringit

Degen Delight play 1

Mixed doubles LIVE

Ostapenko /Arevalo

Wait till the breaker starts and try to get in around +200

Booo, they didn't allow the Aussies to push it to the breaker. Still a good side to back but too juicy by itself. Pairs well with Mary Stoiana live though.

Degen Delight Play #2

Dasha Vidmanova (-102)

Look, we all know that Greet Minnen is a great grass player but Vidmanova is no slouch herself. Drawing on the massive Czechia vibes being felt on grass courts around the world today, I expect the Georgia Bulldog to dig in and advance here.

More importantly is whatever has been going on with Minnen's serve. I caught some of her first match and looked at the scorelines and her service numbers were abysmal.  Either this Japanese world #256 is just incredible on return or something is bad wrong with Minnen's serve. Given that her 1stIn % was only 51% (compared to a career average consistently in the mid 60s), I'm going to assume the latter.

Other service stats: 1st won 59%, 2nd won 36%, 0 aces, 7 double faults. That just won't cut it on grass against Vidmanova who shouldn't surrender much on her own serve.

Also, this match was played across two days with the first set being played yesterday and the second set played today. Remarkably, her service stats were very similar across both days/sets.

I should also add that Vidmanova has been in great form recently. She's won 9 of her last 11 matches, starting with a semifinal run on grass in Ilkley where she fell in 3 sets to the red hot eventual champion Ashlyn Krueger, followed by a title run at Figueira da Foz before losing to Jessica Pegula 5 and 3 at Wimbledon. 

Degen Delight win streak ends at 4

Guess I'll have to toss a little extra on Linda 2-0 to make up for it