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Tennis – WTA 500 San Jose – Hard Outdoor
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The news
Main draw dates: Monday, August 1 – Sunday, August 7, 2022
Singles Final: Sunday, August 7, 2pm
Doubles Final: Sunday, August 7, NB 4pm
Venue: San Jose State University Tennis Complex
Staging: Tournament’s 51st year (3rd in San Jose)
Draw sizes: 28 singles / 16 doubles teams / 16 singles qualifying
Surface: Decoturf Hard / Outdoors
Tennis Ball: Wilson US Open Regular Duty
2021 Singles Final: [7] D. Collins (USA) d. [4] D. Kasatkina 63 67(10) 61 2021
Doubles Final: [2] D. Jurak / A. Klepac (CRO/SLO) d. [1] G. Dabrowski / L Stefani (CAN/BRA) 61 75
Wildcards: Katie Boulter, Ashlyn Krueger
Youngest singles player: Ashlyn Krueger, 18 years old (May 7, 2004)
Oldest singles player: Zhang Shuai, 33 years old (January 21, 1989)
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The heads of series
Maria Sakkari
Paula Badosa
Our Jabeur
Aryna Sabalenka
Garbine Muguruza
Coco Gauff
Daria Kasatkina
Karolina Pliskova
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Match schedule HERE
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The LIVE and the results HERE
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The updated table HERE
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Monday August 1
Big game in the first round with Roland Garros semi-finalist Daria Kasatkina (RUS) facing Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina (KAZ). A meeting that will clearly turn to the advantage of the first named: 1/6 6/2 6/0.
Karolina Pliskova, still as irregular, comes out in three sets against the British Katie Boulter 1/6 7/6 6/3.
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Tuesday August 2
No worries for Coco Gauff who pulverizes Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 6/1 6/0. Naomi Osaka (JAP) drops a set against the excellent Chinese Qinwen Zheng 6/4 3/6 6/1.
Claire Liu (USA) offers herself one of the great ladies of the month for June, the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6/2 7/5. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) wins the tightest match of the day, beating Camila Giorgi 7/6 4/6 7/5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJOaeO_TlkM
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Wednesday August 3
Beginning of the 1/8th finals with a success of Ons Jabeur against Madison Keys 7/5, 6/1. Paula Badosa will experience enormous difficulties to get out the American Elizabeth Mandlik, WTA 240, 21 years old, 6/2 5/7 7/6.
Very easy, Daria Kasatkina eliminates Taylor Tonwsend (USA) 6/4 6/0 and Amanda Anisimova wins, we will say logically, against Karolina Pliskova 3/6 7/5 6/1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O5FOa16sXI
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Thursday August 4
Coco Gauff, much more solid and regular, logically wins her match against an average Naomi Osaka, 6/4 6/4. Big surprise with Shelby Rogers sticking a real beating to Maria Sakkari, 6/1 6/3.
Aryna Sabalenka defeats the surprising Caroline Dolehide, WTA 168, 5/7 6/1 7/5 and Veronika Kudermetova easily dominates Claire Liu (USA) 6/2 7/5.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ieEIn8PpLA
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Friday August 5: The 1/4 finals
Shelby Rogers (USA) vs Amanda Anisimova (USA): 6/4 6/4
45th in the world, without a big result this year, Rogers is having a great tournament.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4qgMQRTsvk
Our Jabeur (TUN) vs Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) : 6/7 2/6
Super match and great performance for the Russian who eliminates the very regular Tunisian, World No. 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J97Yh-zUEDA
Daria Kasatkina (RUS) vs Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) : 4/6 7/5 6/0
With her game so beautiful to watch, with its variations, Kasatkina gradually wore down her rival and her game based solely on power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsy5rICBV7s
Cori Gauff (USA) vs. Paula Badosa (ESP) : 6/7 2/6
Finally, the Spaniard is back at her best level on a surface that she really appreciates.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmaOsBtQ5M
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Saturday August 6
Shelby Rogers vs Veronika Kudermetova : 6/3 6/4
What an incredible week for the American who advances to the final with the chance to win the first title of her career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeFc_dfh0U8
Daria Kasatkina vs. Paula Badosa : 6/2 6/4
The Russian, ultra regular, quickly found the keys to confuse the Spaniard and above all to prevent her from setting up her game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3aPJVY7_9Y
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Sunday August 7, Final
Shelby Rogers vs Daria Kasatkina: 7/6 1/6 2/6
Aged 25, the Russian player offers her first title of the year, the fifth of her career, by returning once again from a set to nothing against her.
His game, so pleasant to watch, full of variations, undermined Rogers’ strategy, based on power and counterplay.
Kasatkina, not regular enough in the first round, will end up settling and from the second set she will distribute the game as she pleases and block all offensives coming from the American.
During this week, the new world No. 9 will beat Rybakina, Sabalenka, Badosa and Rogers before winning this much-deserved title.
“I’ve played many, many three-set matches, maybe more than straight-set matches. So I’m used to it, physically and mentally. Sometimes I just get to the level I need during the match.
I like these battles. I like to play these kind of matches. Of course, I would like to play shorter matches, but at the end of the day, I’m happy with my mentality in these comebacks. I’m not giving up, which is important.
It was a tough draw but if you look at the roster you couldn’t have an easy draw here. This makes this title more important to me. It was important to win the first game against Elena Rybakina
It gives confidence. She just won a Grand Slam so she’s an incredible player. So beating this player in such a tournament gives confidence for sure.” said Daria Kasatkina.
