2018 Australian Open, Melbourne - WTA GRAND SLAM

[Moxie]

Nice to see Belinda back but I don't expect much from her. Maybe another round or 2 but then she'll be out.

There's not a whole lot going on in that 1/8th. She'll have a lot of confidence from this, and the Hopman Cup, holding it up for Switzerland with Roger. She might go a bit deeper than you think.

 

[kskate2]

There's not a whole lot going on in that 1/8th. She'll have a lot of confidence from this, and the Hopman Cup, holding it up for Switzerland with Roger. She might go a bit deeper than you think.

We'll see. She would have Mertens or Goerges in R16 and I don't see her getting past that one.

 

[Hoergren]

Hard with the Americans today - Coco, Stephens, Bellis and Williams out

 

[Moxie]

Hard with the Americans today - Coco, Stephens, Bellis and Williams out

Indeed. And after that Fed Cup win. Hard to believe that none of them could hold on first round.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Fed's Mixed Doubles with Martina in 2016 Olympics did not materialize. Interestingly, Fed has now played with Bencic in 2017 and 2018 Hopman cup and developed some chemistry. In the mean time Martina has retired from doubles also. So, there seems to be a good chance of Benderer Mixed Doubles in 2020 with medal prospects.

 

[kskate2]

Fed's Mixed Doubles with Martina in 2016 Olympics did not materialize. Interestingly, Fed has now played with Bencic in 2017 and 2018 Hopman cup and developed some chemistry. In the mean time Martina has retired from doubles also. So, there seems to be a good chance of Benderer Mixed Doubles in 2020 with medal prospects.

Fed being quite the diva, I find it hard to believe that he would ever approve of nickname where he wasn't first, like Fedcic.

 

[Moxie]

Fed being quite the diva, I find it hard to believe that he would ever approve of nickname where he wasn't first, like Fedcic.

I noticed that one, too. I actually like Fencic. Short, and rolls off the tongue. Benderer seems a bit conciliatory. And too long.

 

[kskate2]

It appears Nike is gobbling up all the women players. Belinda left Yonex and is now w/ Nike. Sloane left Under Armour and is wearing Nike. Simona is not w/ Addidas anymore. In her warmup tourney she wore plain clothes w/ no sponsor as she didn't have a contract in place. I wonder if Nike will go after her as well

 

[Moxie]

It appears Nike is gobbling up all the women players. Belinda left Yonex and is now w/ Nike. Sloane left Under Armour and is wearing Nike. Simona is not w/ Addidas anymore. In her warmup tourney she wore plain clothes w/ no sponsor as she didn't have a contract in place. I wonder if Nike will go after her as well

Whatever, I do think it's a bit shocking that Simona is without a sponsor. Perhaps she's in negotiations.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Whatever, I do think it's a bit shocking that Simona is without a sponsor. Perhaps she's in negotiations.

That is what happens to you when you get BR surgery.

 

[10isfan]

Halep asked Adidas for more money, and was rejected. Her agent is trying to find a more lucrative deal for her. Seems like a slap in the face to be number one and without a sponsor.

Four hours after the start of AO, 8 of 8 American women players were sent packing. Dismal result.

 

[Moxie]

That is what happens to you when you get BR surgery.

You win the most pointless, heartless and sexist comment of the day.

 

[tossip]

why does Bencic celebrate like a hyena when she beats the sisters..she will never have the same career.
Venus has had some first round losses at AO..remember her Pironkova losses..
that surface must be playing very slow..a bunch of americans are gone..

 

[Moxie]

why does Bencic celebrate like a hyena when she beats the sisters..she will never have the same career.
Venus has had some first round losses at AO..remember her Pironkova losses..
that surface must be playing very slow..a bunch of americans are gone..

She celebrated because it was a huge win. It played like a QF. Take it as a compliment.

 

[atttomole]

Irina Falconi looks much fitter than before. I have not watched her matches for a long time. She is being pummelled by Gavrilova.

 

[tossip]

She celebrated because it was a huge win. It played like a QF. Take it as a compliment.

she cheeses a lot when she beats a sister..I remember when she beat Serena in Toronto she did the same thing..its easy to see that Venus seems out of sorts in Sydney and Melbourne

 

[kskate2]

why does Bencic celebrate like a hyena when she beats the sisters..she will never have the same career.
Venus has had some first round losses at AO..remember her Pironkova losses..
that surface must be playing very slow..a bunch of americans are gone..

Venus never lost to Svetana in AO. The Pironkova losses came at Wimby. She has lost some AO early rounders to Konta, Maka, CSN and now Belinda. I don't think Venus is really prepared. She normally comes down and plays Auckland which gives her over 2 weeks to get adjusted to the conditions. This year she skipped Auckland and plays Sydney going out in the first round. Not very much prep time to get ready for the first slam of the year.

By the way, the commentators all claim the surface is playing fast this year and they worry about it being a hindrance to defensive players like Woz and Simona.

 

[Hoergren]

Full order of play: Australian Open day 2, Tuesday 16 January
Play on all courts starts at 11am local/midnight GMT

Rod Laver Arena
Karolina Pliskova (6) vs Veronica Cepede Royg
ATP
Simona Halep (1) vs Destanee Aiava
Not before 8pm local/7am GMT
ATP
Ashleigh Barty (18 ) vs Aryna Sabalenka

Margaret Court Arena
Caroline Garcia (8) vs Carina Witthoeft
Maria Sharapova vs Tatjana Maria
Not before 3pm local/4am GMT
ATP
Not before 8pm local/7am GMT
Garbine Muguruza (3) vs Jessika Ponchet (WC)
ATP

Hisense Arena
Johanna Konta (9) vs Madison Brengle
Angelique Kerber (21) vs Anna-Lena Friedsam
ATP
Not before 6.45pm local/7.45am GMT
ATP

Show Court 2
ATP
Eugenie Bouchard vs Oceane Dodin
Petra Kvitova (27) vs Andrea Petkovic
ATP

Show Court 3
Lucie Safarova (29) vs Ajla Tomljanovic
Not before 1pm local/2am GMT
ATP
ATP
Kristina Mladenovic (11) vs Ana Bogdan

Court 5
ATP
Elena Vesnina (16) vs Ons Jabeur
ATP
Natalia Vikhlyantseva vs Lesia Tsurenko

Court 7
ATP
Lizette Cabrera vs Beatriz Haddad Maia
ATP
Camila Giorgi vs Anna Kalinskaya

Court 8
ATP
Madison Keys (17) vs Wang Qiang
ATP
Agnieszka Radwanska (26) vs Kristya Pliskova

Court 10
ATP
Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (28) vs Shelby Rogers
Naomi Osaka vs Kristina Kucova
ATP

Court 12
Kurumi Nara vs Marketa Vondrousova
Nao Hibino vs Donna Vekic
ATP
ATP

Court 13
ATP
Anastasija Sevastova (14) vs Varvara Lepchenko
ATP
Yulia Putintseva vs Heather Watson

Court 14
Kristie Ahn vs Barbora Strycova
ATP
ATP
Lauren Davis vs Jana Cepelova

Court 15
Anna Blinkova vs Bernarda Pera USA
ATP
ATP
Su-Wei Hsieh vs Zhu Lin

Court 19
ATP
Sorana Cirstea vs Zarina Diyas
Polona Hercog vs Ekaterina Alexandrova
ATP

Court 20
ATP
Christina McHale vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich
ATP

List found on
https://www.live-tennis.com/categor...lay-day-two-tuesday-16-january-20180115-0007/

 

[GameSetAndMath]

You win the most pointless, heartless and sexist comment of the day.

I was expecting somebody to jump on me. But, I am just the messenger. I am pointing out the reason and not saying it
is justified. It is really sad that #1 player of WTA does not have a sponsor while established dopers have.

 

[Hoergren]

The race for #1