Australian Open 2014 Draw

[Murat Baslamisli]

That dude really likes to talk, eh...Get on with it man...

 

[Denis]

pfff these draw ceremonies. just release the @#% paper

 

[Denis]

They are talking about the weather now... uzzled

 

[herios]

Beside looking of course for my boys to shine: Nole, JM, Milos and Verdasco in doubles, I am interested to see if the pattern of predictability and dominance of the top seeds will change or stay the same. I think will change a bit tipping the balance towards more surprises. Let's see of that happens.

A quick analysis of the top 8 in the last 3 years here at AO stayed constant, 6 out of the top 8 therefore 75% of the cases they made the QF. So upsets were kept at minimum, 2 players each year break into the QF while seeded out of the top 8.
2011 Surprise QF were: Wawrinka seeded 19 booted Roddick seeded 8
Dolgopolov unseeded booted Soderling seeded 4
2012 Surprise QF were JM Del Potro seeded 11 replaced Mardy Fish who got upset in the R2
Nishikori seeded 24 who upset Tsonga
2013 Surprise QF were Nicholas Almagro seeded 11 entered in QF while Tipsarevic retired
Jeremy Chardy unseeded upsetting JMDP.
So who will be the new QF who are not in the top 8? And also or even more intriguing who will be booted?Will be any unseeded player getting into the QF like last year or in 2011?
Milos might have his karma written by the fact that he is seeded 11 and 2 years in a row the 11 seed made it into QF...
Note that each year there was one guy outside of the top 16 in the final 8.
My bets are 3 guys will kick out top 8 guys, Tsonga, Milos being 2 of them and someone outside of the top 16. I will not venture there to guess that guy.

 

[Denis]

Tipsy is ranked 53rd at the moment. Might be a first round opponent for one of the top seeds! (he is playing right?)

 

[Moxie]

They're going to drag this out with as much PR as possible. Grrr….

 

[Denis]

Becker is going to make his appearance. Luckily no women on stage.

 

[Denis]

oh wait! there is vika

 

[rafanoy1992]

It is already 40 minutes in and they still haven't did the draw ceremony. At this rate, they might not finish the draw ceremony until Monday!

 

[Moxie]

Becker is going to make his appearance. Luckily no women on stage.

:huh:

 

[Denis]

Becker is going to make his appearance. Luckily no women on stage.

:huh:

Becker is quite notorious you know.

 

[Denis]

Cilic might also be a very bad draw for a seed. He is unseeded. He will want to prove something.

 

[Denis]

Dolgopolov too (ranked 55 at the moment, what happened to him?!?!)

 

[Denis]

Its different than last year. They are doing the seeds manually.

 

[Denis]

pfffff lets move on people.

 

[herios]

Dolgopolov too (ranked 55 at the moment, what happened to him?!?!)

Played like crap, very simple. Yesterday he lost to Tomic who also dropped substantially.

 

[Denis]

tomic plays nadal?!

 

[Denis]

crap I think wawrinka is in Novaks quarter.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Hewitt is in Nadal's quarter is all I can see...they are not saying much.

 

[Denis]

nadal gets delpo