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Tom Lee Predicts Bitcoin to Hit $150K! Shocking Insights!
Well-known financial markets expert Tom Lee has recently said some things about the fastest-growing coin of the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin, which has brought a smile to the faces of cryptocurrency investors. In a recent interview on CNBC, he talked about his positive views on Bitcoin, saying that it could reach $150k in the next 12 to 18 months, an increase of about 119%. Tom Lee, head ofā¦
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anyway joel is literally impossible to predict for using stats because stats are just. averages. and joel is someone who has a pretty high skill ceiling and potential but also can just get really unlucky. statistically meltdown is one of his worst games but its also a game where he has come top 5 a few times (and 1st in mcc34!!) and when watching his pov you can see has a very high skill level (in hh he got the most freezes and in r2 got a double kill then triple kill then ace- which was also on the strongest pvp team- basically consecutively), but equally he has some games where he comes almost last (meltdown scoring is crazy unbalanced but we move)- and then this averages his placement out lower than in some games where he just does okay most of the time despite him obviously having a higher skill level in md. anyway i do think joel is super skilled and well rounded and genuinely a huge asset in a team but he is inconsistent due to mindset, team etc. (obv this affects everyone but i think sometimes just getting completely run down in pvp games at the start is really demoralizing and joel does the best when he's very confident and aggressive, so arguably it affects him skill-wise alot more than others)- so ultimately predicting him or trying to use stats to determine his skill level is virtually impossible! anyway the moral of the story here is joels stats are unrepresentative and if you judge him purely based on stats you Will underestimate him.
also joel if you see this theyve made the hard ending on pkw easier (inc salmon ladders) so if you figure those out you can probably get a few hard endings in the future/ i believe in you youve been topfragging pkw in all of your teams for a while. also dont hang back in battle box and meltdown have faith in yourself you're a pvp god.
#i think im a little mean at times here but thats just how i speak#JOEL IF YOU SEE THIS PLEASE KNOW I THINK YOURE CRACKED AND I VOUCH FOR YOU IN PREDICTIONS STREAM CHATS ALL THE TIME#but yeah this is just me vs joels meltdown stats rhat do not show how good he is#sorry.#mcc#joel smallishbeans#smallishbeans#is this parasocial sorry if it is im just. too invested maybe.
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there's something to be said about this trend of doing prelim hip screening on very young dogs and freaking out when they look kinda meh
there's a whole bunch of other somethings to be said about vets apparently bringing up FHO as an option based on those prelims??
#i feel like my brain might leak out of my ears sometimes#and i am not a medical professional. not even a medical amateur#but even in my own private life ive seen (frankly kinda poorly done) hip xrays and hear that the vet that took them#held up surgery as an option for hips that were just mild to mild-moderate#idk if its got to do with more people screening and more professionals getting close to areas of the field theyre less experienced with#or what#but i#feel like i see more of it now than just a few years ago#imho prelims in general have limited value? if you're considering sinking thousands of dollars in importing a puppy for breeding#you may wanna rule out hips looking severe at baby ages#but if youre a regular person invested in the health of your individual dog - HD has such variability in expression#and prelims are just a general prediction (unless its getting old enough to soon get proper ones anyway OR you're looking at symptoms)#a great prelim prob wont turn awful and a terrible prelim wont turn great#but if your puppy is acting normal theres really nothing that xray will tell you that should much affect how you raise it#and a LOT of the ppl i see doing them now seem either mostly impatient or mostly looking for a reason to freak out#in case hips turn out looking TERRIBLE (mediocre) and HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN (because OFA fair is often FCI mild and also its chance)
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twitch seems like they're really good at hiding their real feelings til you realise it's bc they genuinely don't care about so many things. it's really hard for them to get Really invested in most things, too much going on in their brain. it's easy to have a good poker face when you're just in the poker game for funsies with zero stakes and the win doesn't matter to you
the minute they actually have feelings about something they cannot hide a goddamn thing no matter how hard they try. they've only existed like 6 years they don't know what to do with big feelings and they hate it
#0 emotional control except they don't get emotionally invested in most things anyway so it doesn't seem that way#like if something bad happens then they seem like they're good at hiding it bc they will still be :3#but usually it's bc they are mostly unaffected. genuinely#their memories conflict too much to predict how anything will go based on ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½āpast experiencesāā so they just#don't really get invested in anything for real#so when they Do they are like oh no oh god get rid of that right now-#hopefully this makes even 2% sense it is very hard to explain but it makes twitch very fun for me to write#londonmusings#twitchery
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So, is Aventurine going to come back and have a larger role or is the writing for Star Rail just really weird?
Spoilers for Penacony
I feel like Aventurine's plot in the Penacony storyline is interesting but kind of awkward? The writing in Star Rail so far is pretty awkward in general imo, but him especially.
Like, you're introduced to him as this shifty ally but actually adversary but actually ally. He lies to you a lot, acts like a crazy person (at least he must have looked crazy from the trailblazer's perspective), and then gets YEEETED out of the story. That's all great and cool, his schemes eventually uncover the final secret of the plot, but did we really need the intimate deep dive into his backstory?
I loved getting to see all of his flashbacks, it definitely made him the most interesting and complex character so far, but from a storytelling perspective it's a weird choice.
For Aventurine to fulfill his role in the story we really just needed to know that he's the schemer among the IPC. There's really no reason to go so deep into his past and for us to actually see all of those scenes play out. It would have been enough to suggest that he had a rough past that made him the way he is.
I don't know if I'm reading too much into things but I feel like it's important. Not only does Penacony's story make Aventurine suddenly feel like an important character, but his flashbacks also introduced this idea of people being blessed by gods that aren't Aeons with Giathra which hopefully means they're going to go back and explore the nature of divinities in this universe more and not just forget about it.
Also, am I crazy of does the wording in some scenes seem to imply that Aventurine is NOT the last Avgin? When asked if he's the last of his kind he answers "perhaps". During the IPC broadcast about the genocide they report 6000+ deaths and 3000+ missing. That's a lot of missing people! And in his character story when he asks Jade about the status of his people she says "there are no more Avgins on Sigonia".
On Sigonia. Not that there are no more Avgins in general.
My prediction is that Aventurine is not done causing problems and that we might find out that the IPC is really into human trafficking š¬
#or maybe im just really hoping my fav gets more screentime lmao#it would really be a shame if all this weird writing went nowhere#my only exposure to hoyo games is genshin where the region plots are pretty self contained and they dont really revisit things much#but maybe honkai is different#get on the train with us kakavasha#honkai star rail#hsr#star rail#writing thoughts#predictions?#aventurine#hsr aventurine#updated: after finishing penacony completely i think that PART of the IPC is evil#and the strategic investment department is at least LESS evil and working againy oswaldo#i still dont think that justifies aventurine's 3+ hour backstory#why is he so important
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i am realizing how much i love sports. i really do. i just don't like watching men or interacting with male fans. that's what's been putting me off for so long. omigod. sports is so exciting.
#radblr#feminism#i am so invested in sports nowadays#still mainly on basketball but oh my god its like the perfect media consumption for people who love drama and psychology and maths#its just so fun predicting and analyzing games and players#i am going to get so deep into all of this you have no idea
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georgia i am so sick with worry for you
#the disparity in exit polls is š©š©š©#sorry imedi - 56%????#what a crock of shit#i haven't been posting about this because what can i do??? it's all so fucking predictable#anyway kartvelebi i hope you've done enough but i also hope you're ready to protest and rally like you haven't done in years#the fear is that having seen off the protests earlier this year - and invested in some fresh new water cannons -#gd will figure they can just ride it out again. and then lock up all dissenters as promised.#god i'm just. i'm sending you guys all the hope and love i've got.#georgia#į”įį„įį įįįįį
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Math Bitcoin Price Prediction: 2030, 2040, 2050 by Andrey Ignatenko
In 2030, Bitcoin's maximum price is anticipated to reach approximately $100,000, with some projections indicating it could rise to $1 million between the 2060s and 2080s. These insights are thoroughly examined in Math Bitcoin Price Prediction: 2030, 2040, 2050 by Andrey Ignatenko (on Amazon), which delves into a variety of economic elements.
The book provides a detailed analysis of key factors influencing Bitcoin's price, including supply and demand dynamics, historical market patterns, and macroeconomic influences. With a total supply capped at 21 million coins, Bitcoin's scarcity plays a crucial role in its valuation, particularly as interest from both retail and institutional investors continues to expand. Furthermore, the book discusses how advancements in technology and the growing acceptance of cryptocurrencies in mainstream finance are likely to further elevate Bitcoin's price.
The reliability of these forecasts is strengthened by the contributions of experts with PhDs in Economics and Computer Science, ensuring that the mathematical models used are both robust and scientifically valid. This rigorous approach not only adds credibility to the predictions but also provides a deeper understanding of Bitcoin's potential price trajectory over the next several decades.
Readers can explore reviews and feedback about the book at the bookās page on authorās website. This resource offers additional insights into how the analysis resonates with both enthusiasts and skeptics in the cryptocurrency community. The comprehensive nature of Ignatenko's work allows it to serve as an invaluable guide for anyone interested in the future of Bitcoin and the broader implications for the cryptocurrency market.
#crypto#bitcoin#crypto market#predictions#investment#cryptocurrency#cryptocurreny trading#books#reading#binance
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Why does everyone exclude Animal from polymayhem???
like. legit question.
#electric mayhem#the muppets#talking lollie#anyways not to be predictable but im back at it again with another polyship#i love polyships so much i was emotionally invested in the cool kids from steven universe#there was a point in time where i had read every fic of them on AO3
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Viv: hazbin finale releases tomorrow. We ready????
The people who donāt want a character to die: NOOOOO :((
chaggie shippers: NO. My sapphics are going to be MAD at each other.
Adam/ Lute haters: NO. I canāt bear to see them again.
Afraid of emotional damage: NOā¦.
side character lovers: Is someone like Cherri going to fight with the main cast?
Alastor theorists: Are we getting more about Lilith?
those who thought the season was too short: wait what, itās over?
the impatient: Season two is gonna take so long to release ofc not
simple enjoyer: FUCK YEAH
Me: NOOOOO MY COMFORT SHOW WAIT
Who are yaāll gonna be like at the finale š
#Hazbin hotel#hazbin hotel finale#im not prepared#who are you going to be#Me and my friend are scared for Angel and Sir petinousās safety#Hazbin hotel episode 7 and 8#Hazbin hotel Finale predictions#Iām so nervous#who did i miss?#this show is my life and Iām already gonna have to wait again noooo#While I do agree the pacing is horrible for only 8 episodes Iām already so damn invested#We need to prepare boys#Oh god itās gonna end on a big ass cliffhanger righr
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speaking of irumafia (<- no one had said anything) i think the first mini arc is probably the āreverse savingā of amelie where iruma shows amelie that heās not helpless anymore and can be her equal by cutting her off from the six fingers in an sense? i definitely think theyāll still be a problem tho like we havenāt even met kiriwo yet but yea. azz however i think his arc is going to take forever and is going to culminate in his current mindset getting slowly broken by irumaās kindness and an event that gives him the burn scar he has in his og mafia au art. probably saving irumaās life tbh
#mairuma#irumafia#wanted to post my predictions!! iām sooo invested in this spinoff. maybe even more than the main manga atp#oh i also think that the clara-azz dynamic will slowly get more affectionate over the course of azzās arc too. love trio ftw
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What are your most realistic predictions for Jayce in season two?
1. He cries snotty style, and 2. the fortiche animators finally cave after my 158 complaint emails and give him fuzzy hairy boobs.
Preferably they kill two birds with one stone and have him crying snotty style while heās shirtless.
#real talk i dont wanna do realistic predictions#i feel like the arcane writers are for the most part very very capable and iād like to put my blind trust in them#and believe theyāll find a way to wrap up the charactersā stories in meaningful ways#i feel like speculating about it too much for me personally ruins the fun of sequels#every time i got too invested in trying to figure out what was going to happen in the sequel i was disappointed#case in point: tears of the kingdom LMFAO#so Iām trying not to think about it too much. just sticking to my fics and minding my own#dicax answers#jayce talis#real talk i feel like him actually having a full on crying breakdown the way viktor did is kind of a given#they were going to make it happen in season one too (when viktor falls sick jayce was supposed to cry) but they backed down for whateverā#āreason#i feel like that might be something they return to and implement in this upcoming season
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Body update: upon recommendation from the massage therapist, started doing squats to help strengthen my thighs and relieve the tendons around my knee, which apparently do too much of the work when I walk
I failed to anticipate that would have to mean slowing down on the walking and now I have an owie x)
#Matt has life#Body Update#THAT GODDAMN KNEE#sigh#to be fair yesterday had walking plis using the bike more than usual+ I actually forgot to count the walking I did around the pride area#so looking back we're at probably 1h30 of walking yesterday instead of my normal 40mn#plus squats yesterday plus squats this morning plus 30mn walking before I realized the issue#yeah that was predictable#... i wonder if it would be worth investing in some kind of smartwatch to keep track of that tbh#EDIT: GUESS WHO'S GOT THE KNEE BRACE ON
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I just saw your post abt looking forward to the wta the most for 2025 and if u feel like it i was wondering if u cld share what ur looking forward to? like what narratives ur following or how u think the season will go or what ur hoping will happen. i kind of want to get back into watching tennis next yr (very influenced by ur tennis posting btw, rlly made me miss the feeling of watching tennis) but i kinda didnt watch any tennis post-ao this yr which ok was probably very unfair to the wta because it was rlly only the atp that ruined things for me and i actually rlly like sabalenka and thus rlly enjoyed the wta results but its just a large part of how i used to engage in tennis was through tennis twt and there were/are just so many sinner fans even in the wta subsection and i just at that point post-ao cld not see his face w/o going grrr so i simply chose to totally clock out lol. but i watched a bit of wta finals on my own and i was like yeah ifl i cld watch tennis on its own w/o having to follow stuff on social media and maybe along w/ watching some bigger matches w/ irl friends so yeah. idk where this is going (trust i will go on an unrelated tangent on a simple ask) but just if u ever have time/feel like it i wld be super keen to read abt ur thoughts on wta happenings next season and like stuff/developments to look out for!
oh yeah, I am ALWAYS up for proselytising women's tennis. extremely up for doing free marketing work to get the people invested. here's a rundown of where the biggest names are at headed into this year:
sabalenka as the hunted not the hunter - first time aryna has secured year end number one, she's had a fantastic season securing two slams and is to me currently the only top player without major question marks surrounding her. she has unambiguously been the best performer on hard courts for the past two years... and now she's finally started to pick up her title count again outside of slams. from her pov, this coming year wimbledon has got to be THE priority. she was banned from competing in 2022 due to geopolitical happenings, lost to ons in one of her habitual semifinal chokes in 2023, and then in 2024 couldn't play due to injury. honestly, I used to think wimbledon would be the first slam she wins - and if she'd been fully fit this year, she would've been the favourite. given how aryna has generally been known for her... um, mental fragility, especially on the biggest of stages, the turnaround on that front has been massive for her. it's been almost two years now, but the way she had so completely conquered her serving yips when she was en route to the 2023 australian open still needs to be regularly mentioned. she didn't flinch at all under the pressure of defending the title at this year's ao, she was imperious on the way to the uso title... but. who knows if it'll be different now!! she is THE player now, the talisman of women's tennis, and that brings its own pressure with it. as of right now, honestly my guess would be that she's still number one in a year's time... but it really is very far from certain
swiatek's comeback year? - this is a big year coming up for iga. to address the elephant in the room: the provisional doping ban. while she's said she's putting it behind her, obviously the rest of the tennis world might have other ideas. australia will be the first time the press can properly grill her about it... and all her colleagues get to be asked about it too, which does make it quite likely there'll be a bit of a cloud still hanging over her for january at the least. beyond that... well. iga had one big goal in 2024: to win gold at the olympics on her favourite court in the whole world. she failed. she won roland garros, but did not make any real progress at any of the non-clay slams. the us open 2022 looks like it might be a one-off... my line with iga for the past year is that she could easily end up being one of those players who wins 7-8 slams but everyone feels has underperformed on their potential. which is still obviously an excellent career!! but surely it could be better... it feels like she has run into some serious roadblocks recently, in her game and in her mind. a sign of hope on this front is that after a very long time, she has made a coaching switch - partnering with wim fissette, a well-regarded coach with an illustrious resume on the women's tour who tends to stay with his players for 1-3 years. biggest success stories are coaching clijsters in her uniquely successful post-pregnancy return to tour and coaching osaka to two slams. he's very much a problem-solver coach, one who comes in and makes adjustments... but maybe isn't known to be the type to form long-lasting relationships. now, I know what EYE would do to fix iga's game (starting with firing her weird ass psychologist into the sun) - a lot of it's about trusting her skills as a retriever more, not feeling compelled to outgun the biggest hitters, STEPPING BACK FOR RETURNS I'M BEGGING YOU. she needs to be more tactically flexible!! my sense is fissette agrees on some of these points, so there IS cause for hope. but also, if (as is likely) she doesn't win ao, then my god will she be under a lot of pressure headed into rg. three time defending champion who the field now knows is still beatable on that court after zheng defeated her at the olympics this year, with the knowledge that if she doesn't win there she could easily go without a slam the entire year. it's a lot for iga to deal with... like I said, big year
igatha/sublanko rivalry - well, first off, they need to play more matches. they have played back-to-back classics at madrid in 2023-24, the only thing of worth that shitty tournament has given us during that time - 2023 is already available on youtube and I would very much recommend checking it out. but like. let's face it. they need to play in a bloody slam final. obviously, it's mainly been iga who has been letting down the side on this front... she probably WOULD have made it to the 2023 uso final if penko hadn't done her thing and taken her out. but they need to get their act together here. it's become such a compelling rivalry - iga currently leads the h2h 8-4, though aryna won their last meeting. their matches are so intriguing not just because of the lovely stylistic contrast but also because... they both have this brittleness to them, this slight sense of unease and mental fragility, where they're both such ferocious competitors but we all know how often they're fighting demons. they both show it in completely different ways, sabalenka screaming her soul out while swiatek stalks around the court in silent distress - but what matters both is that they're both desperate to beat each other. they live and breathe every point, they need it so so badly that sometimes they trip themselves up. they're both so intense and they're both such brilliant players but they also bring such a... humanity to their rivalry, one that makes it easy to root for both of them. I want to see them hash it out on the biggest of stages
the gauff conundrum - idk what we're getting from this girl next year and tbh at this stage I'm cautious making any predictions. in all honesty, I've long been a gauff... sceptic is maybe a bit harsh, but certainly I'd say I've been cautious about buying into the hype too much. and it really does just come back to the gauff forehand. if you have one wing that's letting you down so badly, especially the forehand, it's always going to make me a bit careful about predicting great things for you. but the thing about gauff is that the expectations with her have always been out of whack - she's won one slam, which is already a MASSIVE achievement, but plenty of people are predicting double digits for her. and then on the flip side, obviously she also has plenty of critics who make apocalyptic predictions about how she'll never win again (racism as ever a major feature of that particular discourse). I don't really vibe with child prodigies except under specific circumstances, but she's sort of accidentally become crazy compelling to me because her game has these massive, glaring deficiencies that she's incredibly tenacious in figuring out ways to overcome. when it's not the forehand (which has actually looked pretty good in the post-uso stretch), it's the serve that is imploding to sabalenka-levels of yips. what's interesting about all this (as I myself can attest to lol) is that if you can't rely on your firepower and some of your shots straight-up suck and the main think you've got going for you is your ability to chase down balls, everything becomes so TOUGH for you. you need to be doing so much thinking to figure out how best to work around your worst shot, how to calibrate your tactics perfectly to somehow scam the win... the tennis might make me wince at times (though crucially I am a massive fan of ugly tennis and she sure has been delivering on that front), but my god is she a fighter. I don't think she'll win a slam next year but what do I know!! ALSO massively intriguing match-ups with both sublanko and igatha now - is she going to actually going to escape being iga's pigeon? and the sabalenka match-up has become easily one of the most intriguing on tour. talk about stylistic contrast
zheng's next step - qinwen has had a very positive 2024. she benefited from the draw at ao falling apart - but it's not easy to reach your first slam final when everyone's expecting you to. after that she had a bit of a lull... but then she won olympic gold, and has followed it up with some impressive performances towards the end of this year (albeit she kinda should have won the wta finals final). there's still question marks about the consistency... the confidence has given her an impressive mental fortitude, cf her olympics run, but there's still one too many big matches for my liking where she doesn't really show up. also, she is currently being massively pigeonised by sabalenka (0-5 h2h). if you want to win big titles, that's going to be a problem!! obviously her first priority next year will be winning her maiden slam, which... idk, I'd give it under 50% likelihood of happening but I think it's very plausible? being elite on both hard and clay will help her cause here... if for instance iga wobbles at rg then zheng would be like,, a top three contender for me. but the second priority has got to be to get a win over sabalenka - you cannot allow yourself to get monfils'd by the current best player in the world. I also have to say I'm not completely sold on her as a surefire top player going forward, she's definitely been in very good form but you never know how things go after the off-season after a breakout season, and the first three names featured in this post are the only ones I'm close to 100% confident will feature at the top of the game next season (barring any injuries). but no reason to be too sceptical!! the other big zheng storyline is... the drama!! second half of this year and it's now a few players she's seemingly locked horns with, has spoken openly about her stance she has zero interest in befriending other players, gives some fantastically chilly handshakes. it's healthy for the wta ecosystem to have someone like that close to the top of the game, someone who's just quite abrasive and self-assured and doesn't really fw her competitors. sometimes u just gotta make the locker room vibes worse. obviously it'd be fun if things got proper ugly between her and another big name... just sort of curious about how that whole situation will develop
the rybakina situation - rybakina has slipped from her perch as one of the wta ''''''big three'''''' of like. 2023. and has felt quite absent from the game for much of 2024, outside of some impressive runs at 500 level. she couldn't secure a slam at wimbledon, even though she was very much the favourite headed into the semifinals stage. she's had so many illnesses and injuries that you just sort of worry that'll end up being the story of her career. the big change headed into the coming season is, of course, dumping her long-time coach vukov. I want to be careful in discussing that relationship since we've all been relying on the rumour mill for a long time, but I think it's fair to say there won't be many fans unhappy to see that split. there were reports that vukov had been sacked for constantly insulting her, that he'd subjected her to immense psychological pressure, even that he'd been removed from the wta list of approved coaches - but to be clear, we don't know exactly what happened and she herself said at the wta finals it had been a normal coach/player split. put a gun to my head and I'd say I - like everyone else - have felt for a long time this isn't a healthy relationship, but. again! being cautious here. anyway, I think it's good for her, and she's now working with goran ivanisevic in his first coaching gig since ending his long-term partnership with djokovic. now THAT is a very intriguing coach/player pairing. I reckon it has promise!! idk, it'd be nice to see her bounce back, but at this stage you do also just need to see if she can stay healthy for more than a couple of weeks at a time - which might end up being helped by this coaching switch too. who knows. everyone knows that rybakina's best is beyond lethal, and she has managed to dominate both swiatek and sabalenka in some of their encounters in the last couple years in a way basically nobody else can. it's all the other stuff she's got to figure out
paolini revolution to continue? - I just checked the rankings and realised I've kinda done paolini dirty with her placement in this list, given she ended the year as a ridiculous number four in the world. her transformation in the last twelve months... I've never seen something quite like it. she was in good form back end of last year!! there was a Vibe where I felt like she was on a good trajectory and might have a good year!! nothing like THIS. just such a cool story of a journeywoman-type player as the quintessential late bloomer who suddenly becomes a consistent factor at the top of the game. no big weapons, not a lot in the height department going for her, no obvious x factor beyond a willingness to grind and a lot of fighting spirit. she's come out of this season with a 1000 title, two slam finals, a doubles gold medal, wta finals qualification in both singles and doubles, and the bjk cup title which... yeah, not bad. I'm glad that after the b2b slam final losses, she does have something substantive to show for her efforts this year. icl given how unexpected her rise was, I'm not really sure what we'll get from her next year. sophomore seasons post-breakout can be rough, though then again this is very late to be breaking out... maybe she'll be able to deal with it better. maybe this season was a bit of a flash in the pan, maybe she'll remain a fixture at the top of the game for longer. I do have my concerns that her game just fundamentally does not have enough to it to really trouble the absolute elite but also... who knows!! it'd be cool to see her grab a win against one of swiatek, sabalenka or gauff. she did beat rybakina twice this year!! including very memorably at roland garros on her run to the final. in any case, she's been such a fun new presence at the top of the game... would be lovely if she can figure out a way to stick around
and those are the biggest names!! those are the ones who will definitely be stories at the start of the season though... who knows, sometimes you do just need to wait and see what australia brings to get a sense of what the vibes will be like. plenty of players who could be major players, but they're less of a surefire thing than the ones on this list
just to give a few examples... jpeg mostly wasn't a factor this year except for a rich haul of points in the north american hard court swing, winning canada and then losing back to back finals to sublanko in cincy and us open. she was a perma slam quarterfinalist before that run, can she build on this new milestone?? .... probably not, but she's stuck around the top ten longer than I would've thought. mother krej is destined to remain a mystery - and she really didn't do much this year except for, you know, win wimbledon. what does she have in store for us this time round?? was that ridiculously good round two at rg against igatha as good as this osaka comeback will get, or will everything finally come together for her again? can she string enough results and form together to become a feature at the top of the game again? what of vekic with her wimbledon semis run followed by the olympics silver medal - a complicated career with many highs and lows, can she still become a late bloomer star herself in the paolini mould? danyell collins cancelled her retirement - and while iga fans might still be calling for her blood after the olympics drama, but it does tie into her continued health struggles and what seems to be unexpected roadblocks in her desire to start a family. will she play the whole year, can she replicate her form from early this season, and will she start any more major drama? is badosa going to build on her recent form and return to the top of the game? can muchova stay healthy for more than ten minutes? and so on, and so on
it's a really promising outlook because I do feel like we have a cohort of top players right now we can kinda rely on to continue to be relevant, but we also still have more spontaneity than *gestures* the horrors of the atp tour. plenty of storylines we KNOW we'll see more of, plus the guarantee that there's going to be at least one major storyline involving a player I never even thought to include in this post. on a personal note, I've been all over the place with iga these last few years. quite honestly, I wasn't a massive fan in 2022 when she was winning everything (often at the expense of my actual faves - now thankfully irrelevant, but players who iga fans did have a tendency to be quite cruel about). but because I am a broken person, having seen her struggle and fall from her perch at the top of the sport means I am now fully invested. I'm compelled by how rigid she is, by how mentally inflexible she's become, by how terrified she seems to be of her own shadow despite all her fierce intensity. how she constantly feels like she's walking on the edge of a cliff, even though she really shouldn't be with her game. I want her to play so many matches against sabalenka, I want them to both peak at the same time. I want to see if aryna can continue to conquer her demons or if she'll slide back or if she'll slide back and conquer them anyway. I want to see matches deep in slams and 1000 tournaments between them and gauff and rybakina and zheng... I want good matches. I want them to continue building on their budding rivalries. we've ended up with such a lovely little range of playstyles at the top of the sport - sabalenka, swiatek and gauff all play completely different tennis - that I just kinda want to keep mashing them together like dolls. throw them into the ring a hundred times and see what happens. see them fail and fail again and watch them grow. it's a great era of women's tennis we're in, and I think we could be in for a cracking season in 2025
#SO PLEASE WATCH WOMEN'S TENNIS. appeal to all!! watch it#do NOT under any circumstance get invested in men's tennis. it sucks!! it's boring and predictable! DO watch women's tennis#i do know some iga/sinner fans but i can forgive them if they're primarily iga/wta fans and the sinner thing is just a blip in bad taste#but tbh i do feel like most of wta twt doesn't really fw sinner like that!! you just have to find the right corner#many/most iga fans are monumentally deranged but they're not all bad and some of them really do know ball. only slightly deranged#sabalenka fans are just perma depressed and doom posting. very homosexual fanbase *touches ground*#gauff fans are like. mostly fine but the deranged contingent is also proper deranged. also the american locals during uso can be...#ryba has some deeply deeply weird shooters like she has normal fans too but the way some men talk about her...... je telephone a la police#//#brr brr#batsplat responds#racquet tag#pinkpirellis#i had to read through this post again not for any real editing but just becaus i realised i'd COMPLETELY fucked up -#- 'last year' vs 'this year' vs 'next year'. we are simultaneously in 2023 and 2025 but very rarely in 2024
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