Wozniacki’s greatest strength is her fitness, but her biggest weakness is still that forehand. She needs to start flattening it out or just hitting it harder because all the players now are just going to punish it
Nope. Wozniacki's greatest weakness is her mental strength. She is very weak mentally and when match isn't going her way she tends to argue with officials over line calls and other chair umpire decisions.
Didn't realize how much I missed seeing that Wozniacki backhand. She was competitive out there, for taking that much time off, she looked pretty impressive.
Congratulations to Svitolina on winning this match. She in this match proved that her getting in French Open Quarter-Final and Wimbledon Semi-final wasn't an accident. She played smart and deservedly won this match.
I did not understand why there was so much hype around Awakenbeerus predictions, but now I understand. He was right about this game. God bless him and thank him for the money.
And "suddenly" all Indian sounding nicknames are commenting towards that "inflated" topic ..... what a coincidence. It's so clear that these comments about that topic are coordinated and non-organic
Not a lot separating these two on this day. Way closer than it looked and they fed Caro to a lion in R1. If you're Caro, this doesn't help you determine how you're hitting. Elina hit a lot of lines at the right time.
@@diskoking12Caroline Wozniacki isn't mindful. She is aggressive drama queen. When match isn't going her way, she tends to argue with officials over line calls and other official decisions. If anything, Elina Svitolina is mindful.
@@einarsd4 they are both mindful and i have seen over 150 matches with Wozniacki and from what i have seen she hasnt argued more than others, there has been a few times and i think its normal to have some frustration when things goes against you but that just shows passion as long as its respectful towards others 🥰
Is it intelligent to scurry around the court meters behind the baseline hitting moonballs? She is arrogant and conceited and above all incredibly lucky to have won a slam!
Indeed. Big pushers. Last year Svitolina showed some aggression when she came back and that got her deep runs but in this match they were both mostly pushing. But between the two, Svitolina was willing to make play happen more
@@anonusniogsonisrgnip You clearly don't know tennis. Svitolina and Wozniacki aren't pushers. They play very aggressive tennis plus they are very smart and tactical. Elina Svitolina simply was the better player in this match.
Thats what i meant exaclty;) was a response to the original commenter! agree with you completely, there are no pushers on the pro tour and the commenter probably have never picked up a racket himself! nice name btw @@einarsd4
Це дебілізм--- коли всі повинні бути в однаковій формі, а іще більше, один колір. Ви можете таку картинку на футбольному чи хокейному матчі спостерігать??? Це абсурд.
Ive heard they rig all of this; I did not believe it, but after that guy Beerus appeared on national TV and called those scores, Im starting to believe there is something more to all of this.
Not an Iga fan......yes those players are "good competition" ONLY to her. She's in a league 'unto' herself only Barty (at her peak) could touch.... Might be entertaining to see her "slice'n'dice" Kenin's current hot streak! 🖤♠
When Wozniacki gets consistent match experience this year i think she can win US Open. Not that she will. But she can imo. Coming back from 3 years hiatus, having kids, arthritis then taking a set from Gauff in US Open QF is crazy. Give her untill US Open consistently on the tour she should be able to win aswell as anyone. She has underrated volleys and touch too. Looked lethal in 2023 US Open!
Be grateful. :) And 720p is more than enough for smartphones. 70% of people use mainly their smartphones. ;) Even on a 32" 4K monitor looks OK with Opera vivid mode for videos. :)
@@oatsgoats39 I think tennis as a whole has declined somewhat. The men's game as well. It's just a more consistent version of the women's game, but the men's game in a vacuum has the same issues as the women's game. Everyone is either a ball basher or a push, no variety, and no skills beyond the baseline. There's less than a handful of exceptions.
@@oatsgoats39 Tennis has moved on. Azarenka and Pliskova are not even top 20 players anymore, and Kvitova may be done forever now. Svitolina is still only 29 and was a top 10 player from 2016-2020, so why shouldn't she return to that level? And I'd bet a lot of money that Wozniacki will not finish in the top 20 this year.
Can't wait to see Emma beat Svitolina that will give her Fans something to cheer about , instead of being knocked out of the first round as usual , to think Svitolina just had a child not too long ago and she is on the Court.
Wozniacki isn't amazing human being. She is drama queen. Always argues with officials over line calls and other official decisions when she's losing and Svitolina isn't politician. She simply is against the war in her home country and that's it. You simply are sour grapes, because your favorite player lost this match.
Whatever I was thinking before, I was wrong. Awakenbeerus gave a free prediction of the correct score, and he was right. I should have put my money on it. Now he is charging 10k USD for the next match.
Im so disappointed that I did not listen to Awakenbeerus; predictions, thinking that they were bs. He gave one for free, and it was right. Now I need to pay 10k for the correct score prediction.
Svitolina is going to bring the same ignorance into 2024 not shaking the girls hands who did nothing to her but she wouldn't have to worry about shaking my hand for the rest of her career.
Le monde est devenu fou, nous devons interdire ceux qui s’élèvent contre la guerre. Et ceux qui se taisent jouent calmement au tennis et soutiennent tout cela. Ne vous inquiétez pas, les Russes viendront à vous après l'Ukraine, tueront, violeront votre famille et vos amis, et vous aurez l'occasion de leur serrer la main et de leur dire merci. Tout est en avance.
@@23Echeo>> she hasn't been shaking hands w Russian players. ALL Ukrainians didn't shake hands w Russian AND Bielorussian players. And are not going to shake at least till Ukrainian victory. Nothing to do w Svitolina only or anybody's ignorance. But to ask this question on 04 January after first game w non-russian player is at least strange, isn't it?
Remove french open and replace it with African open based in cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 on Mud . There should be an Asian open grand slam in TOKYO OR Shanghai or Beijing on carpet, A latino open in Buens airs on Clay and An arctic grand slam on ICE Who agrees
If you ask me, the only guy that I hate from the bottom of my heart is awakenbeerus, yes, the guy who rigs matches for money; he ruined everything. Even this event, two weeks before it happened, he revealed the winners. Am I stupid or what?
Now I feel pissed and embarrassed. Ive watched this sport for 20 years, and now some guy on the Joe Rogan podcast predicted every winner weeks before. How is this possible? Im asking, HOW IS THIS THE HECK POSSIBLE? The guys name was awakenbeerus or som
Sorry to bother you. But it's important for 40+ millions of people. Poland has the Parliament Marshal, which lately is accused for commiting few crimes, icluding bribery for his family member from Siemens Concern, and constitutional crimes for calling dirty names of the judges of the Supreme Court, Prresident, and interfering with the Supreme Court independency (by making calls and demanding who will be in the sentecing team) as well as illegally suspending the 2 MP before final Supreme Court decission. It's very danger man for the East Europe Democracy. His name is Szymon Holownia. I hope you will stuidy what he did, and how controvercial was his beheaviour. Thx.
awakenbeerus you are a G! I was a fool before denying your predictions but posting the correct score of this game made me change my mind. AWAKENBEERUS THANK YOU!
To be honest I do not know what is up with everyone and cancelling awakenbeerus, the guy is literally sharing free money. Be smart and make money while you can with him.
I don’t know why Wozniacki came out of retirement. She was overrated before her retirement and the competition has gotten much better. Except possibly for a small tournament where the top players don’t participate - she will never win a tournament.
Totally agree.....problem is she is a "media darling" and falsely thinks she still can play some kinda' role in the WTA. Simply, she's a pain to watch.......🖤♠
I like both players. So Caroline is 33 and Elina 29 - so is age a factor? Is lack of play an issue? I think Svitolina has had more match time than Wozniaki. I think the biggest factor is Svitolina probably hits with her husband and practices with him.
I really cant understand how weak are both of players to play on the net, play stopball. They just reliance in their good movement on the court but variability of Hits are nowhere.
CANCEL AWAKEN BEERUS! He ruined the sport with his correct score leaks. We have to work together to end this dude. EVERYONE comment CANCEL AWAKEN BEERUS
I doubt that people will be willing to watch this in the future. Watching an "athlete" running out of gas after 60 minutes will not sell tickets. Maybe the WTA should open an second competition for female competitors with reduced athletic / emotional capabilities. New rules: only play 3 winning games per set. Two winning sets with tie break as the decider. Plus: if the match lasts longer as 45 min the then leading competitor wins. Then maybe Radwanska or even Steffi Graf could make a comeback. Don't expect Ash Barty back though. Too much a of hassle for a millionaire plus Instagram work pays much better as Tennis. In all seriousness: check the set point a 2:42. The service speed of W. was 87 km/h! That is amateur level. An simple return. No positioning at ALL by W. Then a mishit with the backhand hitting the ball behind her body. To see that level of Tennis I can go watch our women's team in my Tennis club.
In the absence of most of the top women players, this tournament should have been downgraded to an ITF level event, so as not to confuse the public with what the quality of WTA events should be. Svitolina is currently ranked 25th in the world, and she played like someone who is ranked 250th. It's embarrassing, and women players should stop fighting for equal prize money with the men. Steffi Graf should ditch pickleball, and start training for a comeback seriously.
Two beautiful mommies , love seeing them play
Wozniacki’s greatest strength is her fitness, but her biggest weakness is still that forehand. She needs to start flattening it out or just hitting it harder because all the players now are just going to punish it
Nope. Wozniacki's greatest weakness is her mental strength. She is very weak mentally and when match isn't going her way she tends to argue with officials over line calls and other chair umpire decisions.
Perhaps with your talent you should coach her?
Oh yea, winning a grand slam she must be weak mentally and suck at tennis, ur probsbly better
@@petemills5704 Is that all that your weak brain can muster? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It is more true for her compatriot Clara Tauson. @@einarsd4
Didn't realize how much I missed seeing that Wozniacki backhand. She was competitive out there, for taking that much time off, she looked pretty impressive.
and her moonballing skillz too 😍
It seems that Svitolina will end this year in top 10
Oh really? Don't make me laugh, please! 🤣🤣🤣
I don't think she will play full schedule, but level wise she might be good enough for top 15.
Come on … it’s the 2nd of January…
@@francescodefendi3201she got to a QF and SF of a slam after coming back from birth last year….
Hahaha in your dreams
Good win for svitolina but she should be more agressive with her shots
I really hate that Caroline lost this one…hoping that her comeback will continue to be very successful! ❤❤❤
Her comeback is successful! - but she lost this match to a better player.
@@ebbenielsen7 yes, and Svitolina improved a lot... she plays better tennis now than when she was no.3
@@djordjenikolic9059 Yes. She is much more aggressive, fearless and consistent than when she was #3 and isn't choking anymore.
Дякую Еліно,ти як завжди молодчинка і така різна в кожному матчі.
Elina is a queen 👸🏼🫶🏼
How precise and beatifully is caro playing!!!😍😍
Congratulations to Svitolina on winning this match. She in this match proved that her getting in French Open Quarter-Final and Wimbledon Semi-final wasn't an accident. She played smart and deservedly won this match.
Well played Wozniacki so glad you’re back and love Svitolina as well❤
I did not understand why there was so much hype around Awakenbeerus predictions, but now I understand. He was right about this game. God bless him and thank him for the money.
Meh, being right 1 out of 10 times isn't special
And "suddenly" all Indian sounding nicknames are commenting towards that "inflated" topic ..... what a coincidence. It's so clear that these comments about that topic are coordinated and non-organic
Bravo switolina❤
Очень рада такому хорошему возвращению Элины. Элина, успехов в дальнейшем и здоровья без травм. С праздниками. ОДЕССА ЛЮБИТ ВАС.
Untuk ke 2 kalinya saya mengucapkan selamat Natal dan tahun baru kepada semua penggemar dengan pemain yg berbeda GBU always ❤🎉
I wish caroline was more agressive with her backhand, it would make such a difference
Not a lot separating these two on this day. Way closer than it looked and they fed Caro to a lion in R1. If you're Caro, this doesn't help you determine how you're hitting. Elina hit a lot of lines at the right time.
Great match...
Please upload in 1080P atleast
Caroline is such an intelligent, kind, respectful player.
Except for the fact that she's drama queen. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@einarsd4 When was she more a drama queen then other players, I think she is one of the most mindful players on tour
@@diskoking12Caroline Wozniacki isn't mindful. She is aggressive drama queen. When match isn't going her way, she tends to argue with officials over line calls and other official decisions. If anything, Elina Svitolina is mindful.
@@einarsd4 they are both mindful and i have seen over 150 matches with Wozniacki and from what i have seen she hasnt argued more than others, there has been a few times and i think its normal to have some frustration when things goes against you but that just shows passion as long as its respectful towards others 🥰
Is it intelligent to scurry around the court meters behind the baseline hitting moonballs? She is arrogant and conceited and above all incredibly lucky to have won a slam!
Elina's super game!❤️💛💙
Wow the courts look so slow, hope the AO isn't the same.
Good game ladies🎉🎉🎉
It is so good to see these mothers doing what they love.
Great Battle bet these two Big mums...🥰
queens of pushers are back ❤
Neither of them are pushers. Both are very aggressive players. Plus both are super sexy.
Indeed. Big pushers. Last year Svitolina showed some aggression when she came back and that got her deep runs but in this match they were both mostly pushing. But between the two, Svitolina was willing to make play happen more
Tell me you know nothing about tennis without telling me
@@anonusniogsonisrgnip You clearly don't know tennis. Svitolina and Wozniacki aren't pushers. They play very aggressive tennis plus they are very smart and tactical. Elina Svitolina simply was the better player in this match.
Thats what i meant exaclty;) was a response to the original commenter! agree with you completely, there are no pushers on the pro tour and the commenter probably have never picked up a racket himself! nice name btw
@@einarsd4
Отличная работа Свитоля..!
❤❤❤❤
Как мило видеть Гаэля в боксе Элины❤
2024 and the WTA is still not able to upload in at least 1080p...
Неужели нельзя установить, чтобы соперники играли в форме разного цвета,чтобы их было можно различить?
Ой проблема, вселенского масштаба 😊😂 Вы реально не можете отличить Элину от Каро?😮 Да там все разное, фигура, походка итд😊
Це дебілізм--- коли всі повинні бути в однаковій формі, а іще більше, один колір. Ви можете таку картинку на футбольному чи хокейному матчі спостерігать??? Це абсурд.
Свитолина двигается в несколько раз лучше, легко отличить
It's a bit hard to see the ball :)
Ive heard they rig all of this; I did not believe it, but after that guy Beerus appeared on national TV and called those scores, Im starting to believe there is something more to all of this.
Comeback moms...
This year Swiatek has good competition. Sabalenka, Osaka, pegula and Svitilona.
Not an Iga fan......yes those players are "good competition" ONLY to her.
She's in a league 'unto' herself only Barty (at her peak) could touch....
Might be entertaining to see her "slice'n'dice" Kenin's current hot streak! 🖤♠
Hello…. You forgetting Rybakina??!!!
Iga is in top shape. Osaka isn't (at all), maybe Svitolina. It will be fun to watch different generations, though.
@@Dafalex22 Kenin where is she now?
@@Dafalex22 You are forgetting Ostapenko. Against Ostapenko 1ga Swiatek never won.
When Wozniacki gets consistent match experience this year i think she can win US Open. Not that she will. But she can imo. Coming back from 3 years hiatus, having kids, arthritis then taking a set from Gauff in US Open QF is crazy. Give her untill US Open consistently on the tour she should be able to win aswell as anyone. She has underrated volleys and touch too. Looked lethal in 2023 US Open!
Congratulations Elina
Wow, it's 2024 and WTA still gives us 720p video quality. That's just pathetic really.
Be grateful. :) And 720p is more than enough for smartphones. 70% of people use mainly their smartphones. ;) Even on a 32" 4K monitor looks OK with Opera vivid mode for videos. :)
Elina ❤ power and control..
Ssooooo close so close to win the 1st set....😂😂😂❤❤❤
What is the connection between Awakenbeerus and this game, and why is Ben Roethlisberger speaking about him on the news?
Awakenbeerus should be in jail, how did he know the exact score before the event even took place?
It's still pretty crazy to me that two pushers from the 2010s are still better than like 75% of the women's tour today. Lol
@@oatsgoats39 I think tennis as a whole has declined somewhat. The men's game as well. It's just a more consistent version of the women's game, but the men's game in a vacuum has the same issues as the women's game. Everyone is either a ball basher or a push, no variety, and no skills beyond the baseline. There's less than a handful of exceptions.
Svitolina is still pretty young and Wozniacki has barely played in her comeback
@@oatsgoats39 Tennis has moved on. Azarenka and Pliskova are not even top 20 players anymore, and Kvitova may be done forever now. Svitolina is still only 29 and was a top 10 player from 2016-2020, so why shouldn't she return to that level? And I'd bet a lot of money that Wozniacki will not finish in the top 20 this year.
@@oatsgoats39 Am I missing something? Has Svitolina even made the final of a big tournament in her comeback?
I mean Svitolinas new Era definitely has more power play than her previous pusher years. Wozniacki is basically the same player she's been though.
Thank you, Awakenbeerus. Whatever I was thinking before, I was wrong.
it's 2024. give us 1080p already.
awakenbeerus hit the best parlay in football history, the guy is insane.
Why do a lot of soccer players mention Awakenbeerus in their Instagram stories? Who is he ???
This is the best day of my life thank you, Awakenbeerus. God bless your predictions.
What is the correlation between Awakenbeerus and this game, and why is Mbappe mentioning him on his Insta story?
THANK YOU AWAKENBEERUS! I do not know how you know the correct scores of these games but if you are reading this GOD BLESS YOU.
Can't wait to see Emma beat Svitolina that will give her Fans something to cheer about , instead of being knocked out of the first round as usual , to think Svitolina just had a child not too long ago and she is on the Court.
That guy who was on the news last night, awakenbeerus, literally told who would win and who would lose. How the heck did he know all of that?
God bless Awakenbeerus and his predictions once again, he was right.
It’s crazy to believe that Ivanovic won this tournament 10 years ago and she retired 8 years ago. We are getting older and older
Caro is gonna have to step up and hit the ball flatter if she wants to have a successful comeback.
still no 1080 HD video quality? In 2024? WTA is so backwards ugh
Me when there’s a mother off
The only person who correctly predicted the outcome of this event is Awakenbeerus
Caroline is an amazing human being, love her so much, unfortunately she was playing against the politician
Wozniacki isn't amazing human being. She is drama queen. Always argues with officials over line calls and other official decisions when she's losing and Svitolina isn't politician. She simply is against the war in her home country and that's it. You simply are sour grapes, because your favorite player lost this match.
She is just a person who loves her country like all we Ukrainians
@@ГалинаКулик-н2ж 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Two mothers playing beautiful tennis
PROZAC in your morning coffee!!?? Naughty, naughty...........🖤♠
One dimensional tennis. Professional players should know how to play cerebral tennis.
Im pissed because I was a fool, thinking Awakenbeerus; predictions were nonsense. He was right, and now there will not be any more free predictions.
I could tell which player was which
Awakenbeerus predictions were right, I should have put my money on it.
Why is there so much hype and argument about Awakenbeerus, the guy who predicted the correct score of this match? Maybe he had luck.
Wozniaki bringjng the moonballs back to WTA
bro there was like one rally with that
Whatever I was thinking before, I was wrong. Awakenbeerus gave a free prediction of the correct score, and he was right. I should have put my money on it. Now he is charging 10k USD for the next match.
The CIA is looking for Awakenbeerus because he leaked the exact score of this event.
Свитолина Оле Оле олееее
Awakenbeerus just had luck with this correct score, blah blah blah. Thats what I was thinking before.
It's the worst quality video uploaded for last 5 years 🤬
Svitolina bravo mais c'est plus la wojnacki d'avant?
Im so disappointed that I did not listen to Awakenbeerus; predictions, thinking that they were bs. He gave one for free, and it was right. Now I need to pay 10k for the correct score prediction.
Svitolina is going to bring the same ignorance into 2024 not shaking the girls hands who did nothing to her but she wouldn't have to worry about shaking my hand for the rest of her career.
Idk why the wta tours still allows her to compete! 🙄🙄🙄 they need to ban the Ukraine players already 😂😂😂
Le monde est devenu fou, nous devons interdire ceux qui s’élèvent contre la guerre. Et ceux qui se taisent jouent calmement au tennis et soutiennent tout cela. Ne vous inquiétez pas, les Russes viendront à vous après l'Ukraine, tueront, violeront votre famille et vos amis, et vous aurez l'occasion de leur serrer la main et de leur dire merci. Tout est en avance.
>> Svitolina not shaking the girls hands
4:43 You are lying. Why?
@@s.s.4467 she hasn't been shaking hands w Russian players. Have you been paying attention last year?
@@23Echeo>> she hasn't been shaking hands w Russian players.
ALL Ukrainians didn't shake hands w Russian AND Bielorussian players. And are not going to shake at least till Ukrainian victory. Nothing to do w Svitolina only or anybody's ignorance.
But to ask this question on 04 January after first game w non-russian player is at least strange, isn't it?
Remove french open and replace it with African open based in cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦 on Mud . There should be an Asian open grand slam in TOKYO OR Shanghai or Beijing on carpet, A latino open in Buens airs on Clay and An arctic grand slam on ICE Who agrees
Their shouldn’t be GS even more then 4 per year.
Dude! Be quick and tell me what your smoking!!🤓
Go Elina, go!
Elina 💙💛
If you ask me, the only guy that I hate from the bottom of my heart is awakenbeerus, yes, the guy who rigs matches for money; he ruined everything. Even this event, two weeks before it happened, he revealed the winners. Am I stupid or what?
Now I feel pissed and embarrassed. Ive watched this sport for 20 years, and now some guy on the Joe Rogan podcast predicted every winner weeks before. How is this possible? Im asking, HOW IS THIS THE HECK POSSIBLE? The guys name was awakenbeerus or som
Defensive tennis is kind of boring IMO.
STOP RIGGING MATCHES WITH AWAKENBEERUS, YOU ARE RUINING FOOTBALL. THE GUY POSTS CORRECT SCORES OF THE GAME.
Sub if Svito Top 20
Avec un peu de bol Wozniacki réintégra le top 100 dans le classement mais je ne crois pas qu'elle se retrouve parmi les 50 meilleures ....
Sorry to bother you. But it's important for 40+ millions of people. Poland has the Parliament Marshal, which lately is accused for commiting few crimes, icluding bribery for his family member from Siemens Concern, and constitutional crimes for calling dirty names of the judges of the Supreme Court, Prresident, and interfering with the Supreme Court independency (by making calls and demanding who will be in the sentecing team) as well as illegally suspending the 2 MP before final Supreme Court decission. It's very danger man for the East Europe Democracy. His name is Szymon Holownia. I hope you will stuidy what he did, and how controvercial was his beheaviour. Thx.
How could he possibly know the results before the game even starts. Do not be stupid people!!!
awakenbeerus you are a G! I was a fool before denying your predictions but posting the correct score of this game made me change my mind. AWAKENBEERUS THANK YOU!
OMG I am still in shock. I cannot believe that guy awakenbeerus predicted the exact score of this game. THANK YOU AWAKENBEERUS!
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To be honest I do not know what is up with everyone and cancelling awakenbeerus, the guy is literally sharing free money. Be smart and make money while you can with him.
Возняцки, ну ты чё?
Wozniacki will be an Andy Murray post surgery. Float around the 40 ranking, go deep in a couple of 250s, beat the occasional top 10 player.
Svitolina is such a crafty player. Plays like a cat.
Boring exchanges. Baseline players that will face aggressive players in deeper brackets. Entertaining, nonetheless!!!
It is rigged you fools…watching sports for years and that guy awakenbeerus proved all of this is rigged.
I don’t know why Wozniacki came out of retirement. She was overrated before her retirement and the competition has gotten much better. Except possibly for a small tournament where the top players don’t participate - she will never win a tournament.
She should follow another overrated player Aga Radwanska and shouldn’t come back after retirement.
Totally agree.....problem is she is a "media darling" and falsely thinks she still can play some kinda' role in the WTA. Simply, she's a pain to watch.......🖤♠
This is completely rigged, just as Awakenbeerus told us and proved with his predictions. Im out of this
I like both players. So Caroline is 33 and Elina 29 - so is age a factor? Is lack of play an issue? I think Svitolina has had more match time than Wozniaki. I think the biggest factor is Svitolina probably hits with her husband and practices with him.
I really cant understand how weak are both of players to play on the net, play stopball. They just reliance in their good movement on the court but variability of Hits are nowhere.
CANCEL AWAKEN BEERUS! He ruined the sport with his correct score leaks. We have to work together to end this dude. EVERYONE comment CANCEL AWAKEN BEERUS
I doubt that people will be willing to watch this in the future. Watching an "athlete" running out of gas after 60 minutes will not sell tickets. Maybe the WTA should open an second competition for female competitors with reduced athletic / emotional capabilities. New rules: only play 3 winning games per set. Two winning sets with tie break as the decider. Plus: if the match lasts longer as 45 min the then leading competitor wins. Then maybe Radwanska or even Steffi Graf could make a comeback. Don't expect Ash Barty back though. Too much a of hassle for a millionaire plus Instagram work pays much better as Tennis. In all seriousness: check the set point a 2:42. The service speed of W. was 87 km/h! That is amateur level. An simple return. No positioning at ALL by W. Then a mishit with the backhand hitting the ball behind her body. To see that level of Tennis I can go watch our women's team in my Tennis club.
In the absence of most of the top women players, this tournament should have been downgraded to an ITF level event, so as not to confuse the public with what the quality of WTA events should be. Svitolina is currently ranked 25th in the world, and she played like someone who is ranked 250th. It's embarrassing, and women players should stop fighting for equal prize money with the men. Steffi Graf should ditch pickleball, and start training for a comeback seriously.