In lieu of a mailbag, this week, jon_wertheim is giving his picks for this year's women's tennis awards, both official and unofficial
• It’s always a little vague, where to draw these lines. Who, exactly, is a newcomer? Fruhvirotva, 17. is a classic party-crashing arriviste. Commit the name—and spelling to memory. Niemeyer who is 23, but won 39 matches and her ranking is No. 63, but even without the points for her Wimbledon quarterfinal run.
She received no points—which is why she is, improbably at No.22, absent from the WTA Finals. That she is Russian-born and Russia-based adds a layer of awkwardness to it all. But give the woman her due!beating Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6 in the Australian Open final. This is admittedly, a cheap way to acknowledge Barty, a worthy No.1 and surefire Hall of Famer, who retired in February while inhabiting the sport’s penthouse.
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