Australian Open 2024 [Women] - Grand Slam

[MargaretMcAleer]

It's a pity Rybakina is gone, I really like her, and she got so close today. I think she'd have improved if she'd made it through...

I had her winning the title lol! honestly the 1st GS of the year is the toughest to pick

 

[Kieran]

I had her winning the title lol! honestly the 1st GS of the year is the toughest to pick

Yeah! Players haven't yet hit their rhythm...

 

[kskate2]

It's a pity Rybakina is gone, I really like her, and she got so close today. I think she'd have improved if she'd made it through...

It's her own fault. I don't know how many times the girl had the match on her racquet and she kept going for the lines w/ no margin.
The Brisbane curse continues...

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

It's her own fault. I don't know how many times the girl had the match on her racquet and she kept going for the lines w/ no margin.
The Brisbane curse continues...

Indeed Brisbane curse lol!

 

[kskate2]

Sloane looks like she's put on weight she doesn't need...what's up with that?

She has put on some, but that was actually last year and we talked about it back then. Add to the fact that her kits are unflattering and she doesn't show well on the tube.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

She has put on some, but that was actually last year and we talked about it back then. Add to the fact that her kits are unflattering and she doesn't show well on the tube.

Also wearing white dosent flatter her at all, you have to be really slim to wear white, the dress was too tight fitting around the waist for Sloane

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Looking at this side of the draw one of these players will reach the SF,
Blinkova
Paolini
Kalinskaya
Stephens
Wang
Zheng
Dodin
Burel

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW No 1 seeds Gauff and Pegula have pulled out of the doubles, after Pegula's shocker of a loss in singles
If Gauff wants to go deep at the AO I think this is a wise decision

 

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[Vince Evert]

8-minute vid highlights for you by Wide World of Sports channel.

 

[Vince Evert]

Now, you can follow it up with the longest tiebreak of womens grand slam history, but does it play outside of AU ?

 

[Vince Evert]

need to get overview match stats published here in context !

Elena Rybakina - Anna Blinkova Stats: Tennis Scores & Results

Keep up with all of the Australian Open women action on Eurosport. Get the latest Elena Rybakina - Anna Blinkova stats and match highlights.

www.eurosport.com

 

[tented]

8-minute vid highlights for you by Wide World of Sports channel.

This video isn’t playable in the US, but the other one you posted right after it is.

 

[tented]

Now, you can follow it up with the longest tiebreak of womens grand slam history, but does it play outside of AU ?

I saw the score this morning and noticed the tiebreak, but didn’t know it was the longest one ever. Thanks for posting the video!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I saw the score this morning and noticed the tiebreak, but didn’t know it was the longest one ever. Thanks for posting the video!

Thanks Vince
I dont need to watch that TB again, unless I get some drugs

 

[Vince Evert]

This video isn’t playable in the US, but the other one you posted right after it is.

yes, i thought that might be the case. Wide World of Sports an Channel 9 online offshoot, must be for aussies only...

 

[Vince Evert]

I saw the score this morning and noticed the tiebreak, but didn’t know it was the longest one ever. Thanks for posting the video!

not sure but it may go down as the longest ever tie-break - certainly in grand slams, for both men and women tennis competition... I'll try and find out then i'll confirm it here.

 

[Vince Evert]

one commentator said, during that 42-point tiebreak, that once the match was completed and finished, that they should cancel all subsequent matches for the rest of the championships !!!! It will go down as a one-in-a-lifetime tennis contest.

 

[tented]

one commentator said, during that 42-point tiebreak, that once the match was completed and finished, that they should cancel all subsequent matches for the rest of the championships !!!! It will go down as a one-in-a-lifetime tennis contest.

Andrea Petkovic said that about halfway through. (I just finished watching it.)

What a battle, especially Blinkova who kept raising her level towards the end. She definitely deserved to win it.

I checked the records, and this was the longest singles-match tiebreak ever — men or women — in grand slam. (The previous record was 20-18, which happened a few times.)

Here’s Blinkova after the match:

 

[Moxie]

She has put on some, but that was actually last year and we talked about it back then. Add to the fact that her kits are unflattering and she doesn't show well on the tube.

I don't want to "fat-shame" anyone, but I was just surprised. I actually think she's a gorgeous woman. But she's a professional athlete, and, if we're going to talk about Wawinka's weight, and "man-boobs," we can ask if Sloane is carrying more weight than she should. Anyway, she won, so good for her. I had her on my "sell" list.