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• Start date Nov 6, 2016

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• Nov 6, 2016

I'll keep my "Cheerleaders of the Big Ten" calendar, thanks.  

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Nice summary. Great effort !! Thanks a lot  

Wonderful.  

Emperor of Belgrade

Really nice gallery, great effort.  

Nice thread. A good year summary and analysis. Kudos.  

Hall of Fame

Fantastic thread, thank you for putting this together ! My favourite moment of year was definitely Puig winning that Olympic gold medal. It was such an important historical (Puerto Rico's first ever gold) moment and a feel-good and underdog story. I also like Caroline Garcia and find her fun to watch, so I was happy to see her grabbing 2 titles this year (and on different surfaces), alongside that RG doubles title with Mladenovic.  

Aussie Darcy

Amazing thread @Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil . I thoroughly enjoyed the WTA tour in 2016. Cibulkova, Kuznetsova and Kerber were my highlight players of the year. Already excited at the prospects of 2017. Much to look forward too. Awesome pictures I must say!  

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• Nov 7, 2016

Gizo said: Fantastic thread, thank you for putting this together ! My favourite moment of year was definitely Puig winning that Olympic gold medal. It was such an important historical (Puerto Rico's first ever gold) moment and a feel-good and underdog story. I also like Caroline Garcia and find her fun to watch, so I was happy to see her grabbing 2 titles this year (and on different surfaces), alongside that RG doubles title with Mladenovic. Click to expand...

adil1972 said: man where do you got all these pictures thanks a for nice gallery also the picture quality is awesome Click to expand...

Great post! I think Puig was my favourite win of the year too. How amazing to win your country's first gold medal. Also amazing that the most titles for the year was four. I assumed Angie had won more than that but she just really made her titles count! I'm looking forward to your ATP version but there won't be as much variety!  

Racqueteer said: I'm looking forward to your ATP version but there won't be as much variety! Click to expand...

Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil said: Since I and most of us follow ATP a lot more, it's going to be bigger and slightly different. Starting with a trophy gallery, then some fun facts, then video highlights of best points and ending with a review of each WTF participant's season as well as few honorable mentions outside of that group. Indeed WTA this year has been less predictable and with more variety but there is still more than enough stuff in ATP for a very nice review . Click to expand...

SprinkServe

• Nov 8, 2016

SprinkServe said: What a remarkable OP/gallery. I can't believe people make the time to assemble such things (without being paid), but am grateful for it. Especially the opportunity to view the vast array of wild and wonderful trophies, cups, and plates... Click to expand...

Good job. WTA was more interesting in USO and after. Men's field is becoming more interesting nowadays, thanks to Murrai.  

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About: 2016 WTA Tour

The 2016 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2016 tennis season. The 2016 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Elite Trophy). Also included in the 2016 calendar is the Summer Olympic Games and Hopman Cup, which were organized by the ITF and did not distribute ranking points.

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2016 WTA Year-End Top 20 Rankings: Kerber Climbs To No. 1; Vesnina, Konta Big Movers

Earlier this month on November 7, the WTA released its official year-end rankings. Angelique Kerber was the star on the season climbing from No. 10 all the way to No. 1 during her incredible year, eclipsing Serena Williams.

Several women made big moves in 2016. Dominika Cibulkova overcame injury to leap from No. 38 to a career-best No. 5. Wimbledon semifinalist Elena Vesnina vaulted 111 spots to No. 16. Brit star Johanna Konta had her best season rising from No. 47 to No. 10.

US Open finalist Karolina Pliskova joined Madison Keys and Konta as Top 10 year-end debutants.

Only five players from the 2015 year-end rankings stayed in the Top 10 with Flavia Pennetta retired, Maria Sharapova under suspension and Lucie Safarova plunging from No. 9 to No. 64.

The Czech Republic did well boasting three players in the Top 20, equalling the U.S.

And three players posted their first Top 20 year-end ranking finish: 10 Konta, 16 Vesnina and 20 Strycova.

I Doubt Serena will be that bothered about being number 1 anymore, i think the thing she really wants is to surpass Steffi and win more GS, its as as simple as that now for her ….

Also it will be interesting to see what kind of impression Sharapova will have, when she eventually returns to the tour, if any at all ?, some of the top players could run into her early in a GS, so depending on how she starts when she returns, she could be dangerous ….

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It should be an entertaining sixth day at the  Foro Italico with the third round set to conclude in the Italian capital. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate on day six at the WTA Rome Open, including Danielle Collins vs Caroline Garcia , but who will advance?

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Sara sorribes tormo vs jelena ostapenko.

Head-to-head: Sorribes Tormo 2-0 Ostapenko

This is an ancient head-to-head with their last meeting coming back in 2016. Jelena Ostapenko has since won Roland Garros and made multiple good runs in Rome, while Sara Sorribes Tormo is a WTA Tour regular despite not reaching the same heights. Stylistically this is a fascinating contrast as well with the power of the Latvian coming up against her opponent’s grit and defensive skills. You never know what you’re going to get with Ostapenko, but it’s on her racket.

Victoria Azarenka vs Mayar Sherif

Head-to-head: first meeting

Mayar Sherif peaking in the clay season is never really a surprise anymore and after the final in Lleida last week, she has now defeated Petra Martic and Jasmine Paolini in Rome. The question becomes if she can take down the 2013 finalist Victoria Azarenka, who’s looking pretty solid this year overall. While so much of Sherif’s game and that extreme forehand grip is designed to excel on the dirt, the Belarusian might just be a level above her in terms of overall quality.

Prediction: Azarenka in 2

Elina Svitolina vs Anna Kalinskaya

Anna Kalinskaya suffered a couple of surprising losses in Stuttgart and Madrid in clay conditions that should theoretically be suiting her early timing and aggressive game. But it’s Rome where the Russian picks up a dominant win over Clara Tauson and she also performed well here last year before having to retire against the eventual champion Elena Rybakina. With Elina Svitolina being so unimpressive of late, it feels like we have some (mild) upset potential in this one.

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Head-to-head: Yastremska 3-0 Sabalenka

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Prediction: Sabalenka in 2

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Sights and sounds: Fans take center stage on a Marvelous Monday in Rome

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ROME -- An hour before Monday’s first ball, the early arriving patrons are politely queuing at the front gate of Foro Italico -- there’s none of the frenetic energy, the pushing and shoving, that marked the chaotic weekend. At least, not yet.

On the practice courts, Zheng Qinwen has already sweated through her top and Felix Auger-Aliassime struggles to return serves as several dozen spectators watch and talk quietly amongst themselves. Stadio Pietrangeli, the sunken, statue-surrounded venue that has become one of the tour's most iconic spots, was patiently waiting for patrons. 

Time was when the best day in tennis, in terms of quality and quantity, was the middle Monday at Wimbledon. Because the All England Club took an old-school sabbatical on Sunday, all eight Round of 16 matches on the men’s and women’s sides were played on a single day.

All that dazzling star power in a single, incandescent burst.

That format went away two years ago, when Wimbledon adopted the typical Grand Slam format that splits the Round of 16 matches across two days, one for the top-half of the draw, the other for bottom-half.

But now, with more WTA 1000 events moving to the two-week format with larger draws, Marvelous Monday was back with a vengeance at the Internazionali BNL D’Italia.

Pick 'em: Are Swiatek and Gauff on a collision course in Rome?

A humble approach for zheng pivotal in her win against osaka in rome, introducing the dirtball double, perhaps the biggest grind in all of tennis.

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An admittedly erratic, highly subjective accounting:

Depth of field

All of the Top 3 seeds made it to the second week here: No.1 Iga Swiatek, No.2 Aryna Sabalenka and No.3 Gauff. If you timed it right (and had the foresight to purchase the appropriate tickets), you could have watched all three of them play. In addition, No.5 Maria Sakkari, No.7 Zheng and No.9 Jelena Ostapenko were all in action.

Perhaps the best measure of depth was the credentials of some of the unseeded players -- Naomi Osaka (a four-time Grand Slam singles champion), Angelique Kerber (a three-time major titlist) and former World No.2 Paula Badosa. Kerber, ranked No.331, was the lowest-ranked player to ever make the fourth round in Rome.

They were joined by some genuine surprises, No.161 Irina-Camelia Begu and No.120 Rebecca Sramkova, the only qualifier to reach the fourth round.

Out to lunch

Tomasz Wiktorowski sits on the sunny patio outside player dining, casually preparing the weapons of the World No.1.

Almost unconsciously -- he’s holding an extended conversation -- the coach winds the white overgrip smoothly around the handle of Swiatek’s Tecnifibre T-Fight 300. It takes a few minutes, and then he does it again -- and again. These are the three rackets that Swiatek will take into her ultimately successful match against Kerber.

Top seed Swiatek ousts former No.1 Kerber to make Rome quarterfinals

Player dining is the true nerve center of a tournament.

Italians Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini peruse the many options -- there’s sushi and Chinese dumplings, a custom pasta station, no fewer than 13 fresh salad choices and a grilling station -- before opting for the Pesce de Giorno, Ombrina, a sort of sea bass. Tommy Paul goes with a plate loaded with pasta and chicken.

Also seen: Zheng after her big win over Osaka, David Witt, the coach of Sakkari, chair umpire Marija Cicak, preparing for the Gauff-Badosa match. Oh, and a truly scrumptious-looking display of gelato. Perhaps not in that order of importance.

They doth protest (too much)

Professional tennis operates in a sphere distinctly apart from the real world, but on Monday, that calm is interrupted as protesters briefly disrupted two matches, including one between Madison Keys and Sorana Cirstea. 

With Keys up a set and 3-1 on Pietrangeli, a confetti-throwing man in an orange vest takes the court. The two players meet at net and exchange a few words, while the protestor is led away and the mess was cleaned up. The same thing happens a little later during a doubles match on Court 12 and, according to officials, a third protest targeting the Grandstand was circumvented.

“Honestly, when I saw them come over the barrier my first thought was should I go tackle them?” Keys said later. “I stopped myself. The chair [umpire] started yelling at me to sit down.

“I just tried to get off the court and regroup.”

After a nearly one-hour delay, Keys goes on to win the match 6-2, 6-1.

Keys routs Cirstea, returns to first Rome quarterfinal since 2016

The disruptions echoed a similar episode at last year’s Wimbledon tournament that was staged to bring attention to climate-change issues.

“Unfortunately, it’s become a little bit of a common thing that’s happening,” Keys said. “It’s not the greatest feeling when you’re on the court. Your first reaction is for your own safety. Tournaments are going to have to figure out how to stop it.”

Lost in translation?

Right out of the box, Stadio Centrale features two wizards of Down Under, Osaka -- a two-time Australian Open champion -- and Zheng, a finalist earlier this year. They both hit the ball sooo hard, but it doesn’t always translate on clay.

Osaka is trying to win four straight matches on clay for the first time in her career, while Zheng is eyeing a second consecutive trip to the quarterfinals here. It is Zheng who comes through decisively, 6-2, 6-4.

“I think I’m happy with my performance in Rome,” Osaka said afterward. “It’s been a while since I played well on -- I guess I’ve never played well on clay, so I guess I’m happy.”

Osaka is now 25-24 for her career on clay and has to feel good heading to Roland Garros.

Moving targets

At the outset of matches, chair umpires typically ask the crowd to sit down quickly and respect the players, but here in Rome it’s a futile effort. Inevitably, there is a certain lack of decorum on the part of Italian fans. They seem more than happy to be part of the drama.

People are constantly walking in players’ fields of vision, sometimes entire groups leisurely seek their seats. Even the vendors, intent on sales, stroll with enormous containers of cold drinks and ice cream.

Swiatek was asked about the emerging pattern of her ability to focus late in sets.

“Honestly,” she said, “I’m trying to be focused from the beginning to the end one hundred percent. Sometimes it’s not easy with the crowd, so much going on on court.”

It’s all part of the ever-shifting landscape in Rome.

Stadio Pietrangeli delivers (again)

The shadows are lengthening across the Italian Open’s official No.3 court. It’s dangerously close to cocktail hour -- or maybe it’s already in play. The 3,500 coveted general admission seats are all taken and a ring of spectators presses around the top, some five to six deep.

This is the good stuff.

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The tension is almost unbearable as Sramkova, the Slovakian qualifier, playing the most important match of her life, pushes 2017 Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko to her absolute limit. 

Tournament organizers have developed a knack for putting some extraordinary three-set matches on this extraordinary court. And this wacky 2-hour, 46-minute match fits nicely into that rich history.

Sramkova actually serves for the match at 5-4 in the third set but Ostapenko breaks her -- at love. When Ostapenko throws up a few aborted service tosses, some fans whistle -- and she glares at them.

Serving at 5-6, Sramkova saves a match point and forces a tiebreaker. The singing that breaks out sounds like a soccer game. The final frame features eight mini-breaks of serve but Ostapenko is steadier and prevails 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3).

And then, as though none of that whistling and singing happened, there's Ostapenko gleefully taking selfies with any fan who wants one. That's the wonder of this miracle of a tournament. Despite the controlled chaos and distractions, it's all smiles and delight at the end of another marvelous day.

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