had to go back to my comment that ash will win all majors this year only for her to retire... my god.

So true! She's amazing on and off the court!

I couldn't agree more. Not to mention the depth of her game -- speed, anticipation, and deceptive power. Some of those devastating serves and forehands just seem to come from nowhere -- it's only when the racket hits the ball does her power show itself.

100% agree

Quite right. Bart is the best guy playing on the WTA.

@@lukewalker1051 Good point. She is already 25, Iga Swiatek is 20 yrs and won French Open Grand Slam on clay and she is so good already in this kind of fast court. Ash plays on her backyard.

she is a very grounded person, comes from her indigenous upbringing. not a brat like others who have everything in front of them. she has done it the hard way, through the aus tennis ranks. kudos to her coaching team too!

And not a drama quuen who spoilds other players victories! Class is innate!

I agree, and I love how she's not out there playing bang bang tennis like so many of the women do, she is able to change the pace, move the ball around, play the right spin, hit soft, hit hard, its magical

@@squidjames7735 indigenous upbringing lmao. Tf does that have to do with anything

@@knucklepuck7263 ... a lot, struth mate. ya should know.

And so she did!

and the deft movement, dancing along the baseline. She is similarly a joy to watch.

agree. and that variety and non chalant composure

@@jnid1758 fed was hardly a nonchalant player lol

@@ianorcutt1645 compared to other atp players? i beg disagree. with all the racket smashing, coach and umprise trashtalking, grunts and the like. i still think he is 😅

Let me just say I love her cross-court backhand slice strategy, it just kind of floats over but lands deep putting pressure on the other player.

same! I only started falling in love with tennis and barty's playstyle when she won the australian open. I was saddened when she retired :(

Ash tennis was exceptional From Iga fan

yeah her form is a little scary at the moment - 17 aces in one match is outrageous. she is so focused. so mentally there. so fucking proud of her.

@monty niranjan huh? She’s a two time major grand slam. She’s won titles on all the surfaces and she’s been number one for awhile now. Don’t disrespect Ash!

@monty niranjan well my original comment says I hope she can do this in the majors so I obviously know she needs to bring it there. But she is not a flash in the pan. As I said she’s won a lot of tournaments on different surfaces including two grand slams. I think it is only a matter of time before she win the others. Also those players you listed (Serena, Graff, etc) are legends so no shame Ash hasn’t gotten there yet.

@monty niranjan what a load of garbage. welcome to reality - the girl is supremely talented.

@monty niranjan I see Kerber as having a higher ceiling than those players you mentioned. She’s not gonna disappear. As I said she’s a consistent winner on the tour, a two time grand slam winner and an overall threat anywhere she plays. She’s a highly skilled players that can play in a variety of ways. I expect her to win a lot more majors.

Wide of the mark. Agreeing with her remarkable performance around the end of the previous season, criticizing the ranking system finds no base. Her better results give her more points to climb up the ranking, but that's not all. If higher ranked players mark the similar results as the preceding 52 weeks, there would be no margin for Rybakina to be ranked high. In this vein, poor performance by other players could push her up. Not straightforward at all.

@@footfault1941 I understand what you mean but I’m not talking about the system in general. I’m talking about the changes made because of COVID-19 where the 52-week system was temporarily abandoned. The same system that kept Federer in the top 10 of the atp rankings despite him playing no tennis for months. If Rybakina had the same results without the adjusted system, she wouldn’t have been stuck at 19/20 for months. Once the system has fully resettled, the rankings may reflect more accurately. It’s already better now that she’s made a sudden jump to #14.

she is literally overranked

@@victorlupas4875 nah fam

@@victorlupas4875 Barty is just the better player. reason why shes world no. 1

She's won Wimbledon... A great match...

I disagree with u on Osaka she finds some form and she’s a lot to deal with even for Barty. At their best Osaka is the better player imo

In normal situations, Ash has the whole package, but there is always one player who is having the fortnight of their life (Raducanu and Fernandez at last US Open), they call it in the zone, and can beat Barty, Halep and others in a row. Also, it takes only one bad day to be out of AO for anyone. But I really hope Ash wins AO this time, I think she has way too few grand slam titles for such a great player.

Curious where halep and Serena come into play in this assessment. Neither are anywhere close to Barty''s level.

Osaka in top form is the unstoppable WTA player.

@@pfpvilano eyeroll

"outmatched". Yes. She had to. This 22 yrs old Kazakhstan in good form can be a potential threat in 2022 season. So is Iga. Ash sent successfully her message there.

Osaka Nomer 1 Asia💪💪

@@jakbarovyaxyobek1661 Reality is not your strong suit.!

@@Cavalier.440 Osaka Tears 100 💪

I’m hoping she rest for Aussie open . Who cares about Sydney

@@Worshipking23 460 ranking points and 100K

@@september5671 meh

I can't see Barty winning AO, especially if she wins Sydney. Entering big events on long win-streaks rarely ends well. Even if she doesn't play Sydney or doesn't win, I feel she will always have a nervy loss at AO like she has the last two years.

@@september5671 rather her winning a slam . We don’t want her to get injured or fatigue . She also playing doubles

@monty niranjan B-b-but she is STILL at the top of women's tennis. She is still world no.1 for a reason. I get it, her game is not for everybody to enjoy but you cannot undermine her achievements just cause YOU don't like her style of play. She is gonna stay at the top for a looong time so deal with it!

@monty niranjan you’re obviously a Barty hater . Osaka can’t even beat the Canadian lol

@monty niranjan Barty is better then osucka have no weapons

@@doommonger7784 Sounds to me like Osaka & Serena are the wrong color for you since you brought race into the conversation! This forum is supposed to be about TENNIS 🤔

Bianka is a great player too,but not as consistent and reliable as Ash!Thats the difference...

Exactly!

funny you should say that she hit a few roger-esque shots this week!

Modern coaches only advocate underspin on defence or change up. Good players simply run around and tattoo it. Traditional coaches taught biting slices as offence, skidding breakers that only be ladled up especially from exclusively top spinners. Then the knifer runs around and applies pace. Ref. Rosewall st Al.

@@kaialoha The forehand slice, especially can be a good offensive weapon. I'm not saying it should take the place of the topspin forehand, but I see a lot of rallies where it would have been preferable on many strokes, especially when a player is on the run or trying to change the direction of the ball

and that was to ask her box to be quiet.

It seemed to me she was trying to do stuff more like Barty, less bang-bang tennis, take something off the ball and place it, even a cross-court backhand slice like Barty, I'm not sure she got there, but was thinking it.

Who's Barry

where is emma nowadays

@@squidjames7735 down in Oz getting ready for battle.

@@otherworld11 ... hope she does not get the shakes this time guv.

@@otherworld11 ... she looks totally outta it at the moment. 0 and 1 against Rybakina. let's hope not a 1-hit wonder kid amongst a long list of fading female 'stars'.

Only Naomi Osaka to beat Barthy, when she plays against Naomi something happens that she can't fit her game, it's amazing that!

She is Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan. She is ranked #14 and her height is 184 cm.

Osaka or keys 👍

@@safee4540 both have looked decent so far. Add Barbara to the mix.

@@bellajane8742 This could be one of the most intriguing Australian opens ever! Get your popcorn ready 😉