Hollywood Smothers

RB NC State

Questionable

Irina-Camelia Begu

MTO

medical time-out (vital signs)

Begu pushed through illness and came back from a set down to beat an erratic Jimenez Kasintseva in 2h17m. This was a messy contest throughout. Begu got off to a sluggish, wayward start and called the physio and doctor after the first set, getting her vital signs checked. She dug deep, started hitting her forehand more aggressively and playing with relatively controlled aggression in the second set, but she needed plenty of help from the increasingly frustrated Andorran to maintain her momentum in the third. After winning the first set comfortably without even playing well, Jimenez Kasintseva started taking more risks as the momentum started to shift, swinging for the lines in low-percentage circumstances, making copious rash errors, tossing her racket more and more frequently, and finally smashing it completely near the end. The left-handed Andorran landed 4 of her 5 aces in the first set but donated 6 of her 10 double faults in the last two. Begu 3/6 6/3 6/3. --- Begu after beating Jimenez Kasintseva: “I don’t know [how I did it]. For sure without [the crowd] I wouldn’t have won this match, you know? I was about to give up in the second set, and they were, like, pushing me and trying to tell me, ‘Come on, Irina,’ and for me I think this was the key, just to play for them one more time. Sorry it wasn’t the best match. It wasn’t a good match as a level, I would say, but it was good as a fighting mode, you know?… For me it has meant a lot. It could be the last time playing here in Iasi, so thank you.”

Jerome Kym

MTO

medical time-out (right shoulder)

Kym came through in two tiebreaks against Francesco Passaro, outgunning and overpowering the Italian from the baseline in Gstaad (1:55 hr). The Swiss wildcard served big, dominated the forehand-to-forehand rallies, and looked the more intense player throughout. Backed by strong home support, Kym showed no signs of discomfort after taking an MTO for a right shoulder issue at 3-2* in the second set. Passaro had six break point chances but couldn’t take any of them, and was well beaten despite the tight looking scoreline, winning 13 points fewer overall. Commentary: "Passaro was going for broke on return, which wasn’t the best strategy." Kym 28w 36ue; Passaro 18w 30ue. Kym 7/6 7/6.

Filip Misolic

MTO

medical time-out (right thigh)

Misolic rallied from a set and 5-2 down to take out defending champion Nuno Borges in three sets (1:59 hr). The Austrian, who took a MTO at the end of the first set for a right knee/thigh issue, was forced to adopt a more aggressive gamestyle than usual—and it paid off. Borges, who hadn’t faced a break point until serving for the match, failed to convert three match points and was punished for backing off with his shots. Matched as low as 1.01 on Betfair, the Portuguese looked increasingly passive as the match slipped away. Commentary: "An epic turnaround. Insane win for Misolic after he was lacking explosiveness yesterday." Misolic 35w 34ue; Borges 22w 38ue. Misolic 3/6 7/6 6/3.

DiJonai Carrington

G-FDallas Wings

Out

DiJonai Carrington ruled out Wednesday.

Caitlin Clark

GIndiana Fever

Out

Caitlin Clark ruled out Wednesday.

Monique Akoa Makani

GPhoenix Mercury

Out

Monique Akoa Makani ruled out Wednesday.

Kahleah Copper

G-FPhoenix Mercury

Out

Kahleah Copper ruled out Wednesday.

Satou Sabally

FPhoenix Mercury

Out

Satou Sabally ruled out Wednesday.

Ariel Atkins

GChicago Sky

Out

Ariel Atkins ruled out Wednesday.

Angel Reese

FChicago Sky

Out

Angel Reese ruled out Wednesday.