2018 Australian Open, Melbourne - WTA GRAND SLAM

[Moxie]

What about Kerber's crouching forehand? It's very unusual. No one talks about it around here.

 

[Ron Wise]

If you think it was an easy game against Rybarikova - well watch for yourself:

Her FH is a weapon now and other players have not realized it yet. Her netplay is good as you can see and ofcourse her defense is on top as always. She never let Rybarikova find her gameplay apart from the first three games.

Caroline thoroughly beat her. You are right about her increasing skills.

 

[Ron Wise]

Play starts at 11am AEST

Rod Laver Arena
Madison KEYS (USA) [17] v Caroline GARCIA (FRA) [8]
HSIEH Su-Wei (TPE) v Angelique KERBER (GER) [21]

Night session
After 1 ATP match
Barbora STRYCOVA (CZE) [20] v Karolina PLISKOVA (CZE) [6]

Margaret Court Arena
Latisha CHAN (TPE) / Andrea SESTINI HLAVACKOVA (CZE) [1] v Katarina SREBOTNIK (SLO) / CHAN Hao-Ching (TPE) [14]
After 1 ATP match
Nina STOJANOVIC (SRB) / Viktorija GOLUBIC (SUI) v Kristina MLADENOVIC (FRA) / Timea BABOS (HUN) [5]
Simona HALEP (ROU) [1] v Naomi OSAKA (JPN)

It is going to be a very early morning for me as Caroline is not scheduled until 0100 or so my time.

 

[Hoergren]

Rod Laver 11am Tuesday
ATP
E.Mertens vs E.Svitolina (4)
ATP
Night sessions From7:00pm
ATP
C.Suárez Navarro vs C.Wozniacki(2)

 

[Hoergren]

Another surprise Svitolina crashes out on a bad day at the office - she really played horrible and Metens understood to use that

 

[Ron Wise]

I could have slept 4 more hours for Caroline's match.

 

[Hoergren]

I could have slept 4 more hours for Caroline's match.

A good idea is to have two watches on your PC screen - one with local time and one with Melbourne time and then keep an eye on the scheduke on AO homepage. With this -a little stupid way- to place an ATP match as first match we get into these midnight sessions in Australia - that's also happening today as the ongoing ATP match is long into their 4th hour and still 4th set with a possibillity of a 5th set with open end. Standingss right now is 5-2 to Cilic and Nadal has won two sets and Cilic one - see - stupid schedule - and here it goes 5th set is coming up - Save Our Souls

 

[Ron Wise]

I do have two clocks, but I didn't pay attention and forgot Nadal - Cilic was first. Thanks for the information.

"- see - stupid" I resemble that remark.

 

[Hoergren]

So Nadal gave up behind 02 in 5th set so Caroline is on in 15 minutes app.

 

[Ron Wise]

Finally

 

[britbox]

This is turning into a massacre. Caro not putting a foot wrong.

 

[Finno Mike]

I could have slept 4 more hours for Caroline's match.

same

 

[britbox]

same

I hope you guys don't doze off for half an hour, beacuse this match will be over.

 

[Finno Mike]

Caroline thoroughly beat her. You are right about her increasing skills.

here skills <3

 

[Finno Mike]

I hope you guys don't doze off for half an hour, beacuse this match will be over.

where will you stream it ?

 

[britbox]

I'm watching on 7 Plus in Australia.

https://7plus.com.au/live-tv?channel-id=Seven

I doubt you can see it outside of Oz though unless you use a VPN.

You could check this out:

http://cricfree.sc/iframe/hdlive/euro.php

 

[britbox]

By the way, Welcome to the boards @Finno Mike

 

[britbox]

Slight drop off from Caro in intensity... only to be expected after the opening set.

 

[isabelle]

one bagel for Suarez Navarro....good appetite

 

[britbox]

Match Point for Caro