No caption needed. @ZeynepSonmez__ ????@WTA #MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/IBPnz0vftv
— WTA Merida Open (@WTAMeridaOpen1) November 4, 2024
Diana Shnaider is the only player to have won WTA titles on all surfaces in 2024!
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) November 3, 2024
Hard - Hong Kong, Hua Hin
Clay - Budapest
Grass - Bad Homburg
[??: @HKTennisOpen] pic.twitter.com/1RXcVZOhhD
Don't drop it, Diana ????
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
Hua Hin WTA 250, Bad Homburg WTA 500, Budapest WTA 250, and now the Hong Kong WTA 250 champion ????????
What a year for Shnaider on the Hologic WTA Tour! pic.twitter.com/Wr4jSgOEVP
Next up on the agenda for the Bandanna? A true challenge at a major? She reached the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open this summer.
Soak it in, @ZeynepSonmez__ ??#MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/8gmHW5Hsuk
— wta (@WTA) November 2, 2024
Meanwhile, in the final regular season event of the WTA season, Sonmez played out a fairy tale story between the lines in Merida. The 22-year old Turk has shown gradually improved results all season long. After making her tour MD debut in '23, Sonmez this season posted her first tour-level win (Berlin) and made her 1000 (Doha) and major MD debuts (at RG, becoming the first woman from Turkey to play in Paris since 2017). This 4Q, she's reached her first WTA QF (Monastir) and collected her maiden Top 25 win (Magdalena Frech in Tokyo). In Merida, in her tenth career WTA MD, Sonmez posted victories over Maria Lourdes Carle, Elsa Jacquemot and top-seeded Renata Zarazua (on home soil in Mexico) to reach her first WTA semi. After rain postponed her Saturday SF vs. Alina Korneeva, Sonmez was forced to play two matches on Sunday while also battling illness. No matter, she won both contests in straights, defeating Ann Li 6-2/6-1 in a Sunday night final to become the first woman from Turkey to win a tour singles title since Cagla Buyukakcay became the first to do so in Istanbul in 2016. Sonmez will jump 36 spots in the next rankings, cracking the Top 100 and looking to match (or improve upon) the many Turkish tour feats that Buyukakcay was routinely accomplishing a few years ago.
"I've been working for this day for 15 years." ??@ZeynepSonmez__ | #MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/7hdAZ0eE2q
— wta (@WTA) November 4, 2024
?? 1st final in Hong Kong
— wta (@WTA) November 2, 2024
?? 3rd final in 2024 @katiecboulter marches on ??#PHKTO2024 pic.twitter.com/3G9vBL9KZy
In Jiujiang, Sramkova's 4Q push once again proved fruitful as the Slovak reached her third final in her last five events (a stretch that included a nine-match win streak and a qualifying run to the Beijing 1000 3rd Round). After opening with a win over Zhang Shuai, Sramkova won in her second meeting with Wei Sijia in two weeks (Wei had pulled the upset in Guangzhou), then knocked off Laura Siegemund (her final victim in her maiden title run in Hua Hin) to reach the final. She fell in straight sets to Viktorija Golubic, but will crack the Top 50 for the first time in the new rankings. Since her loss in U.S. Open qualifying, Sramkova has posted a mark of 17-4.
Oops! She Did It Again
— Tick Tock Tennis (@TickTockTennis) November 2, 2024
Don't look now, but Rebecca Sramkova is making a strong case for Most Improved Player of 2024.
(Okay. I'm sure Jasmine Paolini has that sewn up. But still!)
The Slovak dispatches Laura Siegemund, 7-6², 6-2, to reach her 3rd WTA final in 5 tournaments! ?? pic.twitter.com/4LPwvEAOVA
Earlier this year Anca won her 1st WTA125 title. Today she followed up a great week with winning her 2nd 125 title in Santa Cruz! It was a tough match, with the 1st set going to a tiebreak. But then she got the bagel to finish it. Anca Todoni defeated Emiliana Arango 7-6, 6-0. pic.twitter.com/VcBSqqkm5Q
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) November 3, 2024
Anca Todoni's champion's speech as the winner of the WTA125 Bolivia Open. pic.twitter.com/A2isxpz0w7
— Romanian Tennis (@WTARomania) November 3, 2024
After finishing the 2022 season at #893, then jumping to a #250 final spot last year, Todoni wil rise to #117 on Monday with one more week to go before the official "end" of the WTA season (of course, there will still be ITF and 125 tournaments through December... and if you wonder just how much a difference that sort of stretch can make, just ask Emma Navarro about it). Todoni will be in another 125 event in Week 45, with seemingly an outside chance to jump from her current ROU #5 spot to maybe challenging #113 Ana Bogdan (ROU #4) and #103 Irina Camelia Begu (ROU #3) in the final '24 rankings behind Sorana Cirstea and Jaqueline Cristian. Meanwhile, 22-year old Sawangkaew's 4Q breakthrough continued in Jiujiang. In recent weeks, the Thai player made her tour MD debut in Hua Hin, recorded her first WTA win in Beijing and reached her maiden QF (w/ a 2r win over Yuan Yue) in Guangzhou while cracking the Top 150. This week, after making it through qualifying for a third fall tournament, she matched her final eight run from a week ago. Sawangkaew notched wins over Lucia Bronzetti, fresh off her Guangzhou SF, and outlasted Zheng Saisai in an 8-6 3rd set TB (saving 2 MP) before finally going out to veteran Laura Siegemund. The Oklahoma State (2021-22) product, who ranked outside the Top 200 in early August, will climb inside the Top 135 this week.
Closing the day on an epic ??
— wta (@WTA) October 30, 2024
Mananchaya Sawangkaew is through to the quarterfinals after nearly 3 hours!#JiangxiOpen pic.twitter.com/Ka434vo6pN
She's waited eight years to feel that trophy-lift feeling again ????
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
Back into the winners' circle goes 2024 #JiangxiOpen champion Viktorija Golubic! pic.twitter.com/5hkzOQ3nyT
Last year, Siegemund put on a mad late-season scramble on the doubles court alongside Vera Zvonareva to qualify (and then win) the WTA Finals. While the lightning that has struck in the 4Q this year hasn't been a lethal as last, the 36-year old German has surely been posting some impressive results in recent weeks. In September, Siegemund reached the Hua Hin singles final, her first tour final in 14 months, and then joined with Ena Shibahara to win the doubles in Osaka *and* reach the final in Tokyo. This week in Jiujiang, it was her singles game's turn to shine once more. Siegemund ran off wins over Moyuka Uchijima, Tamara Korpatsch and Mananchaya Sawangkaew to reach the semifinals, where she fell (as she did in the Hua Hin final vs. the Slovak) to Rebecca Sramkova. Siegemund jumps back into the Top 100 in the next rankings. At #83, she's assured of a season-ending Top 100 finish in next week's final 2024 (post-WTAF) rankings for the seventh time in the past ten years.
Firing Her Way to the Semis ??
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
Laura Siegemund punches her ticket into the semifinals with a straight-sets win over Sawangkaew!#JiangxiOpen pic.twitter.com/eRaU339ysp
3.5 years in the making ??
— wta (@WTA) October 31, 2024
Nina Stojanovic continues her run of form to reach the quarterfinals in Mérida, defeating Stakusic 6-3, 6-3!#MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/Xx8nQ7UN6H
Back in another final ??
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
Ann Li wins her rain-delayed Mérida SF with Kudermetova 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to reach her first Hologic WTA Tour final in three years!#MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/D07Z7Lefkl
Back in 2021, Li had a breakout season, reaching two finals and winning one (the only one of the two that was actually played). She's had a hard time keeping up the momentum, though. After reaching the '22 Miami 3rd Round, Li didn't advance past the 2nd Round in a tour-level event again until July of this year. She lost in qualifying in all six majors she played in 2023-24 (DNP RG '23) through this year's Wimbledon, and she struggled to get out of the gate in her '24 season, starting at 1-6. Over the final half of '24, though, she's fostered a resurgence, first posting good results at lower levels, a stretch that included a pair of 125 finals (1-1), a $100K semi and a pair of $75K QF in the spring. The improved form led to a QF run in Palermo, Li's first at tour level since reaching the Grampians final in January '22. She then finally made it through U.S. Open qualifying, playing her first slam MD match in two years. In October, she added a $100K semi and runner-up result. In Merida, ranked at #111, Li knocked off top seed Nuria Parrizas Diaz, then followed up with wins over Antonia Ruzic and Jil Teichmann to reach her first SF in two seasons. Finishing up a rain-suspended Saturday semi vs. Polina Kudermetova on Sunday, Li reached her first final since 2021. She notched just three games in the final vs. Zeynep Sonmez as the Turk's dream run had its fairy tale ending but, for her part, Li jumps 18 spots in the next rankings and back into the Top 100. Since a 5-9 start this year, she's gone 30-12 beginning with her $100K title run in June.
Maiden Hologic WTA Tour semifinal incoming ??
— wta (@WTA) November 2, 2024
Korneeva with consecutive straight-set Ws to reach the last 4 of the #MeridaOpenAKRON ?? pic.twitter.com/PMEVRfLZTV
Another milestone ??
— wta (@WTA) November 2, 2024
Polina Kudermetova makes her first semifinal after defeating Stojanovic in 3 tough sets in Mérida!#MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/Fl60OTOB5w
A rising star keeps shining…
— The First Serve (@TheFirstServeAU) November 3, 2024
16 year old ???? Emerson Jones (WC) 6-4, 7-6(3) is the ITF W75 Sydney ???? singles champion def ???? Taylah Preston (2) in the final.
- 1st ITF Singles ?? to add to her 8 Junior Titles
- + 158 rankings spot spike to CH 426 Live. #TheFirstServe pic.twitter.com/25duCYaqX2
2024 Australian Open – Girls' doubles Final
— The Women's Tennis Page (@allwomenstennis) January 26, 2024
Tyra Caterina Grant / Iva Jovic def. Julie Paštiková / Julia Stusek, 6–3, 6–1#AustralianOpen #AusOpen #AO2024 pic.twitter.com/0HUd5ylb9t
Saving two championship points in the match tiebreak ??
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
No.3 seeds Ulrikke Eikeri & Makoto Ninomiya take home the Hong Kong doubles title!#PHKTO2024 pic.twitter.com/42bltlHYY7
Happy tears after Eikeri/Ninomiya end their season with a trophy ????#PHKTO2024 pic.twitter.com/uurajhRdek
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
Closing the day on an epic ??
— wta (@WTA) October 30, 2024
Mananchaya Sawangkaew is through to the quarterfinals after nearly 3 hours!#JiangxiOpen pic.twitter.com/Ka434vo6pN
3h24m later in Jiujiang ?
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
Viktorija Golubic outlasts Rus to make her first semifinal appearance since Nottingham 2022.#JiangxiOpen pic.twitter.com/MSzjDLlPoo
Magic in Mérida ??
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
???? @ZeynepSonmez__ defeats Korneeva 7-6(5), 6-2 to reach her FIRST Hologic WTA Tour final!#MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/Sc1v16zbEM
...Sonmez realizes that that the Tennis Gods grew an eleventh heart and decided that they like her. They really like her.
TURKISH DELIGHT ??????@ZeynepSonmez__ defeats Li 6-2, 6-1 & becomes the second Turkish woman to win a Hologic WTA Tour singles title!#MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/7265DKDIRH
— wta (@WTA) November 4, 2024
Welcome to the Top ?? of the PIF WTA Rankings ??@ZeynepSonmez__ | #MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/C5y03i2A0M
— wta (@WTA) November 4, 2024
Laser Focused ??
— wta (@WTA) October 28, 2024
Yuan Yue is into the Round of 16 after defeating Halep 6-3, 6-3.#PHKTO2024 pic.twitter.com/6UISUpZbRc
Step by step, we keep moving forward ?? pic.twitter.com/YguPXC9SFR
— Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) October 28, 2024
A year after reaching her first WTA last fall in Seoul, Yuan played into the Hong Kong semis, her third such result in '24 (w/ her maiden tour title coming in Austin).
We have our first semifinalist in Hong Kong ??
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
No.6 seed Yuan Yue takes out Kenin to move into her fourth career semifinal on Tour.#PHKTO2024 pic.twitter.com/fW8n8n2LAA
Hard work paying off ??
— wta (@WTA) October 28, 2024
Nina Stojanovic wins her first tour-level match in nearly 3.5 years, defeating Maria in the opening round in Merida!@Ninockaaa | #MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/5VbnoM50Bg
Finishing with a flourish in Hong Kong ???
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
Diana Shnaider ends her breakout season on the Hologic WTA Tour with a FOURTH trophy of 2024!#PHKTO2024 pic.twitter.com/ZYHi8FhtNW
Her first title since Gstaad 2016!! ????
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
Viktorija Golubic defeats Sramkova in the Jiujiang final to become a champion on the Hologic WTA Tour once again!#JiangxiOpen pic.twitter.com/gEpPd7t34F
A crazy comeback from Kamilla Rakhimova!
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) October 28, 2024
Down 1-5 in the deciding set, she reels off 6 consecutive games to beat former Top 15 player Petra Martic 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 in the first round of the Jiangxi Open.
Played freely in the closing stages and really had nothing to lose! pic.twitter.com/9v2ZoSvGQI
A huge breakthrough for 19-year-old Elena Pridankina!
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) October 28, 2024
She saves multiple set points to beat the higher-ranked Ella Seidel 6-3, 7-6 in the first round of the Jiangxi Open to record her first career WTA main draw win.
Remained composed under pressure and performed really well! pic.twitter.com/MNwjHIFtMt
What a win for Anastasia Zakharova!
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) October 31, 2024
She stuns 7th seed Varvara Gracheva 6-3, 6-1 to reach her first career WTA quarterfinal, conceding just 8 points on serve throughout the match.
An insane run as Nastenka is currently on a 12-match winning streak and is playing so confidently! pic.twitter.com/ZETnStoSRc
A first Tour title for Uchijima and a third for Guo ??
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
Moyuka Uchijima & Guo Hanyu claim the #JiangxiOpen doubles crown in Jiujiang! pic.twitter.com/nGCLgm3rKU
?? Uchijima ?? Guo ??
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
Your 2024 #JiangxiOpen doubles champs! pic.twitter.com/5GQ1U0Jujy
For the 37th time in her career (and 4th time this year), Lesia Tsurenko retires mid-match. pic.twitter.com/tzKmthUBfE
— Tick Tock Tennis (@TickTockTennis) October 30, 2024
Six months after having her baby, Belinda Bencic returns to tennis action, beating Julia Avdeeva 6-3, 6-1 at the W75 in Hamburg.
— Biola Solace-Chukwu (@Beeorlicious) October 31, 2024
Welcome back, Belinda! pic.twitter.com/BWRLGNw8tk
Belinda Bencic just won her opening match in her comeback tournament ?? pic.twitter.com/1QncT1bRWH
— Simon (@BelleBienne) October 30, 2024
Title town in Mérida ??
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
Top seeds Quinn Gleason & @ingriidgmartins defeat Kempen/Salden 6-4 6-4 to complete their dream week!#MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/5jl67CaEHF
Ending their season in style ????
— wta (@WTA) November 3, 2024
Quinn Gleason & @ingriidgmartins | #MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/yYxmfUYZNY
???? Louisa Chirico wins the W75 Tevlin Challenger as she defeats ???? Kayla Cross 7-6, 6-3 for the title
— Match Point Canada (@MatchPointCAN) November 3, 2024
Rock solid week for the veteran American, and a good performance as well for 19-year-old Cross who enters the top 300 tomorrow
?? @ImagesByNeena pic.twitter.com/FktlcdQtAb
2024’s TOP 8 women’s tennis players in the world ??
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
A thread of portraits ??
#WTAFinalsRiyadh | ??: Jingyu Lin / WTA pic.twitter.com/W1BrVuLV3B
Showing up and showing out ??#WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/Zg69LydqbS
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
Elena Rybakina on working with Goran Ivanisevic: "I'm really looking forward to this partnership. I think he's a great champion and he has so much experience and I'm looking forward to start."
— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) November 1, 2024
More, via @WTA https://t.co/JSmWuKggU6
"I would be lying to you if I said I had no reservations."
— Christian's Court (@christianscourt) November 1, 2024
Coco Gauff gives a thoughtful response when asked about playing in Saudi Arabia despite human rights concerns. https://t.co/0ilKq245WN pic.twitter.com/qcgDmhtNyl
An acceptable answer, but a disappointingly rare and minor blip of an acknowledgement of the questionable decision to play this event in this place at this time after the scheduling went off earlier this year with nary a blip of dissension from the collective tour membership.
Iga Swiatek: "I for sure want to improve my serve, as I've been doing for past years. I feel like I still need to continue that. For sure I'm not a complete player. I think tactically there are many ways I could go and have more variety on court. Wim has some nice ideas."
— TennisNow (@Tennis_Now) November 1, 2024
Lena is THAT GURL ??#WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/Dh8Wv34cwi
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) November 1, 2024
TWEENER LOB BY MAJA CHWALINSKA ??#MeridaOpenAKRON pic.twitter.com/DyWTIqTeYR
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
Kamala Harris talks to Kamala Harris pic.twitter.com/AJuW7aO7VM
— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) November 3, 2024
“The last time I hated a Mike this much I tried to have him killed.”
— Former Republican ???????? (@Sjacobs2020) November 3, 2024
The most accurate cold open in SNL history. pic.twitter.com/di0H1ZrpRK
Happy Halloween from Cruella de Vil, the dog catcher and our Dalmatians! ?? pic.twitter.com/7bO8Q2a4jk
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) November 1, 2024
30 years ago today, I stepped on the court for my pro debut! ????? pic.twitter.com/EPZMSEchz1
— Venus Williams (@Venuseswilliams) October 31, 2024
Thank you for the opportunity to talk about @BringKidsBackUA https://t.co/TCQSZvdwIA
— Elina Monfils (@ElinaSvitolina) November 1, 2024
The top seed & World No.1 ??@SabalenkaA | #WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/Gums8k0DYA
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
very demure. ??@SabalenkaA | #WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/WuTn72SbJa
— wta (@WTA) November 2, 2024
The youngest singles qualifier in Riyadh back for a third-straight year ?@CocoGauff | #WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/i0w4vsHvQQ
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
The Wimbledon champion ??@BKrejcikova | #WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/QnFPFNTsSu
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
The defending champion ??@iga_swiatek | #WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/7tMlG81mEi
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
The title-holder in Brisbane, Abu Dhabi & Stuttgart, Elena Rybakina ??????#WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/kXqhKlIJFZ
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
The Dubai champ & two-time Slam finalist this season??@JasminePaolini | #WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/tob22IHWUK
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
The back-to-back WTA 1000 winner in Canada ??@JPegula | #WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/o6Q9EiPqv1
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
The Olympic gold medalist, Zheng Qinwen ??#WTAFinalsRiyadh pic.twitter.com/8ijqDDYu5R
— wta (@WTA) November 1, 2024
Aryna and Iga shoot a TikTok, a story. pic.twitter.com/FPPNOIq5tW
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) October 31, 2024
*2024 WTA SINGLES TITLES*
5 - Iga Swiatek, POL = Slam, 1000(4)
4 - Aryna Sabalenka, BLR = Slam(2), 1000(2)
4 - DIANA SHNAIDER, RUS = 500,250(3)
3 - Elena Rybakina, KAZ = 500(3)
3 - Zheng Qinwen, CHN = Oly,500,250
*2024 LOW-RANKED WTA CHAMPIONS*
#168 - VIKTORIYA GOLUBIC (JIUJIANG)
#151 - Sonay Kartal (Monastir)
#127 - ZEYNEP SONMEZ (MERIDA)
#125 - Suzan Lamens (Osaka)
#108 - Diana Shnaider (Hua Hin 1)
#102 - Rebecca Sramkova (Hua Hin 2)
*MOST TIME BETWEEN WTA TITLES*
16y,4m = M.Lucic-Baroni (1998 Bol/2014 Quebec City)
13y,1m = Kimiko Date-Krumm (1996 San Diego/1989 Seoul)
12y,6m,3w = S.Cirstea (2008 Tashkent/2021 Istanbul)
9y,9m,1w = P.Parmentier (2008 Bad Gastein/2018 Istanbul)
9y,3m,w2 = K.Bondarenko (2008 Birmingham/2017 Tashkent)
8y,8m,3w = J.Dokic (2002 Birmingham/2011 Kuala Lumpur)
8y,8m,3w = B.Rittner (1992 Schenectady/2001 Antwerp)
8y,5m,1w = K.Zakopalova (2005 Portoroz/2014 Florianopolis)
8y,3m,2w = V.GOLUBIC (2017 Lausanne/2024 Jiujiang)
*2024 OLDEST WTA WS CHAMPIONS*
32 - Magda Linette (Prague)
32 - VIKTORIJA GOLUBIC (JIUJIANG)
31 - Karolina Pliskova (Cluj-Napoca)
31 - Sloane Stephens (Rouen)
30 - Danielle Collins (Charleston)
30 - Danielle Collins (Miami)
30 - Jessie Pegula (Toronto)
30 - Jessie Pegula (Berlin)
*MOST WTA FINALS in 2024*
7 - Aryna Sabalenka (4-3)
6 - Dasha Kasatkina (2-4)
5 - Iga Swiatek (5-0)
5 - Elena Rybakina (3-2)
4 - DIANA SHNAIDER (4-0)
4 - Jessie Pegula (2-2)
4 - Zheng Qinwen (3-1)
3 - KATIE BOULTER (2-1)
3 - Danielle Collins (2-1)
3 - Jasmine Paolini (1-2)
3 - REBECCA SRAMKOVA (1-2)
*2024 FIRST-TIME WTA CHAMPIONS*
Hobart - Emma Navarro, USA (22/#31)
Hua Hin 1 - Diana Shnaider, RUS (19/#108)
Austin - Yuan Yue, CHN (25/#68)
Rabat - Peyton Stearns, USA (22/#81)
Iasi - Mirra Andreeva, RUS (17/#32)
Cleveland - McCartney Kessler, USA (25/#98)
Monterrey - Linda Noskova, CZE (19/#35)
Monastir - Sonay Kartal, GBR (22/#151)
Guadalajara - Magdelena Frech, POL (26/#43)
Hua Hin 2 - Rebecca Sramkova, SVK (27/#102)
Osaka - Suzan Lamens, NED (24/#125)
Merida - ZEYNEP SONMEZ, TUR (22/#127)
*2024 YOUNG WTA SF*
16 - Laura Samson, CZE (Prague)
17 - Mirra Andreeva, RUS (Roland Garros)
17 - Mirra Andreeva, RUS (Iasi - W)
17 - Mirra Andreeva, RUS (Ningbo - RU)
17 - ALINA KORNEEVA, RUS (MERIDA)
19 - Linda Noskova, CZE (Brisbane)
19 - Diana Shnaider, RUS (Hua Hin 1 - W)
19 - Diana Shnaider, RUS (Tokyo)
19 - Coco Gauff, USA (Auckland - W)
19 - Linda Noskova, CZE (Prague)
19 - Linda Noskova, CZE (Monterrey - W)
[oldest]
36 - Sara Errani, ITA (Bogota)
36 - LAURA SIEGEMUND, GER (JIUJIANG)
36 - Laura Siegemund, GER (Hua Hin 2 - RU)
34 - Victoria Azarenka, BLR (Berlin)
34 - Victoria Azarenka, BLR (Miami)
34 - Victoria Azarenka, BLR (Brisbane)
33 - Irina-Camelia Begu, ROU (Palermo)
33 - Sorana Cirstea, ROU (Dubai)
*2024 LOW-RANKED SEMIFINALISTS*
#634 Laura Samson (Prague)
#261 Tamara Zidansek (Hua Hin 2)
#254 ALINA KORNEEVA (MERIDA)
#228 Bianca Andreescu (Rosmalen - RU)
#209 Emma Raducanu (Nottingham)
*2024 ALL-UNSEEDED SEMIFINALS*
Rabat = Stearns/Sherif, Rakhimova/Tomova
Hua Hin 2 = Sramkova/Siegemund, (Q)Hartono/Zidansek
Merida = Sonmez/Li, Korneeva/P.Kudermetova
— Margaret E Atwood (@MargaretAtwood) November 1, 2024
?????????? pic.twitter.com/8Z3pAy2kh4
— Josh Ellis (@jzellis) November 3, 2024
She's just chillin, waiting on America to get their shit together on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/g4IlE3WqzB
— GingerSpice???? (@thedesertginger) November 1, 2024
Remember on Sunday to turn your clocks back one hour.
— Brad (@BraddrofliT) November 1, 2024
Then remember on Tuesday NOT to set the country back 50 years.
I'm pleased to have a poem--part of my #TaylorSwift series--in the new issue of Snakeskin. I invite you to read "Walking to the River" (Click on issue 322--top of the left-hand column of the table of contents.) https://t.co/pUZaAu6Tg9 #poetrycommunity #poetry @taylorswift13
— Diane Elayne Dees (@WomenWhoServe) November 1, 2024
It's... so... beautiful... pic.twitter.com/KyJEIOBUNz
— Roland Deschain (@icantwant2) October 25, 2024
It's quite the "flex" for the AP Stylebook to bemoan "redundancies" when it's guide espouses the practice of using an apostrophe+"s" to signify possessive tense for nouns that end in "s" (i.e. the Los Angeles Dodgers's World Series win) when a simple apostrophe (i.e. the Los Angeles Dodgers' World Series win) would do.
As far as tennis cliches go, though, I'd like to unilaterally ban the uses of "on the trot" and "popcorn match," please.
Why I'm voting Democrat for the first time in my life in a simple meme. pic.twitter.com/83WCbG4MeN
— Joshua Reed Eakle ?? (@JoshEakle) November 3, 2024
Making snow roses
— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) November 1, 2024
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I've hired this deer to stare at you pic.twitter.com/Ihy1NgvylQ
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