Genie vs Bianca...a great day with a surprise great match.
After 9 weeks on the shelf Bianca had court rust, Genie managed to defend against her power well and won the first set. In the second set Bianca got her topspin working, Genie had no answer. Genie rallied in the third set and broke Bianca's serve in the 7th game, an upset was in the making. Unfortunately for Genie her service game did her in again, her second serve is suicide and Bianca feasted on it. She broke Genie twice including match point to take it. Genie was motivated, good effort, but like Frasier Crane who didn't know what to do with those Tall Sallys and scrambled eggs, Genie can't figured out what to do with her service game. If she put aside her media mogul ways she could be a decent player. Is she willing to put in the world.
There is a sequel to
Bend it like Beckham coming...Spin it like Nadaaaal - Bianca did. Genie's doubles partner Sharon Fichman called Bianca "a Frankenstein player".
Ash Barty, currently world No.1, lost to Sophia Kenin. It was against Kenin that Bianca withdrew from the French Open. Cori Gauff aside, these two could dominate female tennis in the coming decade.