Australian Open Day 3: Wednesday, Jan 15 - Order of Play

[Correspondent Kiu]

I'll be pulling for Pennetta.

Likewise

You all are ganging up on me. Monica is only 20

Haven't you heard Mambo #5?

A little bit of Monica in my life...

 

[golds girl]

I'm for Puig...not a lover of Pennetta nor Errani for that matter.

 

[kskate2]

Hey GG, good to have you back. Hopefully it's not a furnace where you are. I'll be happy to get a good competitive match between the two. Flavia can be up and down so if Puig can handle the heat she may send Flavia home.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Flavia is an old gun, just too many tricks for the young Monica, Monica is basically a ball basher, I don't know if she'll ever be top 20

Flavia is the only Italian left in the top part of singles draw.

 

[golds girl]

No I'm in Cali and it was 80 degrees at the beach today....got caught up with football over the last few weeks but back to tennis now

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Talking about Football, I gotta make my predictions, We have a thread:

http://www.tennisfrontier.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1577

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

Daniela and Karolina ended up on court 13!

Daniela needs to move to higher courts, a win in this round should do the trick!

 

[kskate2]

Flavia comes through. She played well. 9 aces no doubs, 21 winners 14 UE

 

[golds girl]

Talking about Football, I gotta make my predictions, We have a thread:

http://www.tennisfrontier.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=1577

Why thank you Kiu, I have the best of both worlds now :clap

 

[kskate2]

Kerbie takes the opener 6-4

 

[RJD11]

Daniela and Karolina ended up on court 13!

Daniela needs to move to higher courts, a win in this round should do the trick!

But I think she has Serena next.

 

[sk310]

ITs kind of a boring day on the women's side...other than seeing if Stosur will survive.

 

[rubydo]

Flavia comes through. She played well. 9 aces no doubs, 21 winners 14 UE

Flavia played a very fine game, almost flawless. Out of all the Italians, I like her the best, no screeching.

 

[Correspondent Kiu]

ITs kind of a boring day on the women's side...other than seeing if Stosur will survive.

The best match of the day just went into overtime but there is no TV coverage, such is life on court 13

Daniela leads in the deciding set 7-6, Karolina to serve....

 

[RJD11]

Oh well looks like Monica Niculescu takes out Sabine L.

2-6 6-2 6-2

 

[sk310]

Im so happy to see Stosur at least making the 3rd round. Hey even if she loses there it's still a big victory for her!

 

[shawnbm]

I am happy about Eugenie winning in straights, but saddened by Sabine falling.

 

[Front242]

Im so happy to see Stosur at least making the 3rd round. Hey even if she loses there it's still a big victory for her!

Likewise. I was 50/50 re Pironkova. You could look at it this way. Firstly Stosur's record is poor at the AO and Pironkova was very much in form having just won her first title so you could see her winning. Of course the other possibility, which is what likely actually was the case, is that way too often when a player is hyped up after their first tournament win, they fail miserably in the next. It's a terrible trend but happens so so often unfortunately.

 

[Calvy]

Let's be honest, Pironkova and Lisicki are not those players whom play wonderful tennis day in, day out. I'm not the least surprised both lost. I expect Halep to be out by 4 th round.

 

[tented]

Let's be honest, Pironkova and Lisicki are not those players whom play wonderful tennis day in, day out. I'm not the least surprised both lost. I expect Halep to be out by 4 th round.

Halep is heading towards Jankovic. I can't remember offhand if they've played before, but it could be an interesting match.