arina rodionova shady facts

THE GREATEST MOMENT IN FOOTBALL HISTORY. THE GREATEST ENDING I HAVE EVER SEEN. WHAT. A. MOMENT.

FLASHBACK: 2019 WTA Finals RR - Bertens d. Barty 3-6 6-3 6-4 Bertens entered the tournament as an ALT just days after reaching the Elite Trophy final. Barty led 6-3 3*-2 before Bertens won 8 games in a row to lead 4-0 Ad-40* in the final set. Barty however, won the tournament.

CLAIRE LIU IS A WTA CHAMPION 🥹 So deserved after a long injury layoff. Also up to #69 after briefly dropping out of the top 100 last week.

FLASHBACK: 2014 Aus Open R4 - Cibulkova d. Sharapova 3-6 6-4 6-1 In a match with brilliant ballstriking, Cibulkova caused a huge upset, albeit Sharapova was slightly injured in the 3rd set. Cibulkova went on to make her first and only slam final, dropping only 1 set on the way.

Chennai QF points fell off 🕊 It's almost over 💔

FLASHBACK: 2022 Indian Wells R2 - Riske d. Muguruza 0-6 6-3 6-1 Muguruza led 6-0 3-0 and was in total control, before a huge collapse allowed Riske back into the match. Riske won 12 of the final 13 games, extending her winning streak vs Muguruza to 3 matches.

WTA Elite Trophy 2026 lineup: 1. Kostyuk 2. Jovic 3. Chwalinska 4. Shnaider 5. Mertens 6. Cirstea 7. Anisimova 8. Osaka 9. Eala 10. Bencic 11. Keys 12. Zheng

🇵🇱 Katarzyna Kawa is on the verge of making the top 100 for the first time at age 33 (nearly 34) 😍 If she makes it, it would make her the 2nd oldest player ever to debut in the top 100 (🇦🇺 Rodionova is the oldest at age 34).

FLASHBACK: 2016 WTA Finals F - Cibulkova d. Kerber 6-3 6-4 7th seed Cibulkova lost the first 2 matches in her group including a loss to Kerber, before sneaking into the semis and causing a huge upset in the final. This was by far Cibulkova's biggest title of her career.

Coco rn:

Joanna Garland when Giuseppeanna Wreath walks in

The following players are now officially OUT of contention for the WTA Finals 2026 - Arina Rodionova - Aoi Ito - Heather Watson - Kaia Kanepi - Venus Williams - Gail Falkenberg

After years out of the game with injuries in her early career, this is so so deserved for Kim 🥹

‼️ Gail Falkenberg has withdrawn from Beijing. We wish her a speedy recovery and hope to see her back on court soon!

MOTHER KIM BIRRELL LIVES UP TO HER SEEDING & MAKES THE FINAL 😍

🇰🇷 DAYEON BACK IS INTO R2 OF A WTA-LEVEL EVENT 😍

Rodionova Nation, it seems mother was coaching Krunic this year for a few months. With Krunic's injury, she might find another player 👀

FLASHBACK: 2023 Seoul R1 - Back d. Ostapenko 3-6 6-1 7-6 Local wildcard Dayeon Back was a massive underdog coming into this match, but BBB Ostapenko turned up. Back came 'back' from 2-5 down in the 3rd set & saved a match point (where Ostapenko had an open FH DTL).