Australian Open 2023 [Women] - Grand Slam

[MargaretMcAleer]

Lin def. Sakkari 7-6 1-6 6-4

Dosent suprise me, Top Notch carried on like a 'precious brat' in her last match, lost concentration and demanded to see the main umpire if her opponent stopped doing fist pumps at her? LOL! Grow Up!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

V/ Azarenka (24) d M. Keys (10) 16 62 61

I only watched the 1st set of this match, Keys was all over Vika, good to see Vika turned it around and won

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Seeds defeated on Day 5

M.Keys #10
M.Sakkari # 6
D.Collins # 13

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Round of 16...Top Half,

(1) Swiatek vs Rybakina (22) H2H Swiatek 1-0
(7) Gauff vs Ostapenko (17) H2H Gauff 1-0
(3) Pegula vs Krejcikova (20) First meeting
(24) Azarenka vs Zhu First meeting

 

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[MargaretMcAleer]

The match that stands out for me is Belinda Bencic (12) vs C. Giorgi
Belinda won Adelaide tournament 2 in great form routing Kasatkina 60 62
Belinda I feel can absorb the pace of Giorgi and can redirect her shots with ease
Is Belinda a 'sleeper' at this years AO? time will tell.

I love watching this young 17 year old Czech Linda Furhvirtova she gets to play another Czech player today in Marketa Vondrousova

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Donna Vekic continues her good form defeating Diaz 62 62, into the last 16
K. Pliskova (30) d Grecheva 64 62, serving and hitting big, also into the last 16

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Belinda Bencic (12) wins a 7th consecutive match beating Camila Giorgi 62 75 to reach the last 16
( just a tiny blip when she was serving for the match 5-4, broken, broke straight back, then served a love service game to win).

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

17 year old Linda Fruhvirtova, is into the last 16, with a 75 26 63 win over Vondrousova.Vondrousova, could barely move in the last few games, but Linda kept her head and didn't blink

Another dominant display from Sabalenka 62 63 over Elise Mertens, into the last 16, where she will meet Bencic....a popcorn match!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Caroline Garcia I am only SB your match I will be serving your separation papers if you do not pick up your game, losing the 1st set 61? to Laura Siegmund

 

[kskate2]

17 year old Linda Fruhvirtova, is into the last 16, with a 75 26 63 win over Vondrousova.Vondrousova, could barely move in the last few games, but Linda kept her head and didn't blink

Another dominant display from Sabalenka 62 63 over Elise Mertens, into the last 16, where she will meet Bencic....a popcorn match!

I like Linda, but she should not have taken that MTO at 3-2. Completely changed the momentum and the match. I didn't see any issue w/ her in the decider that warranted a visit from the trainer.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Caroline must of heard me she won the 2nd set 63, over Siegemund, 1 set all, going to a 3rd set

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Caroline Garcia (4) d Laura Siegemund 16 63 63 to move into the last 16 ( I will watch the highlights of this match,as I was watching a man's match, like to know why she lost the 1st set 61 for starters)

 

[PhiEaglesfan712]

Dosent suprise me, Top Notch carried on like a 'precious brat' in her last match, lost concentration and demanded to see the main umpire if her opponent stopped doing fist pumps at her? LOL! Grow Up!

Sakkari hasn't been the same since she choked away the 2021 French Open.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

No 19th seed defeated by M. Linette 63 64
Meterns #26 defeated by Sabalenka (4)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Bottom half of the draw, into the last 16,

Pliskova (3) vs Zhang (23) H2H Pliskova 1-0....
Garcia (4) vs Linette H2H Garcia 1-0
Sabalenka (3) vs Bencic (12) 1 all........
Vekic vs Fruhvirtova First meeting

 

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[MargaretMcAleer]

Top Half of the draw, 4th round,

(1) Swiatek vs Rybakina ( 22) H2H Swiatek 1-0
(7) Gauff vs Ostapenko (17) H2H Gauff 1-0
(3) Pegula vs Krejcikova (20) First meeting
(24) Azarenka vs Zhu First meeting

These players from the top half of the draw, leading into the 4th round have not really been tested.I am interested in the results of these matches today.I must say Swiatek did have a long first rd match.

 

[Moxie]

I am not into fat-shaming, but what has happened to Ostapenko? She does not look like an athlete.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Who in the hell put 2 womens matches on at the same time? Honestly this is a joke coming into the business end of a major
I now have to split screen Swiatek/Rybakina and Gauff/Ostapenko matches.