Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Jen Brady v Naomi Osaka for the Australian Open title.
Rematch of their US Open SF last year.
Rematch of their US Open SF last year.
2021 Australian Open - WTA Thread
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Crazy Finn
Hall of Fame
The match wasn't anything special, but that last game made it worth it.
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Deleted member 765152
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The "wrong" American made it to the finals
Josh Lyman
Hall of Fame
If Osaka doesn't win, surely that's the biggest choke since... Serena/Penetta?
tennisjedi
Hall of Fame
It finally ends. 
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
After 5 match points, Brady finally wins the match and is in the finals!
flyingboris
Legend
I kind of checked out for a bit, but I'm glad I tuned back in at the first deuce of that last game. Lots of tension in a couple of minutes. Was it great tennis? Uhmmm. Was it entertaining? Yes!
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
After see Brady game play, Osaka is the sure Champion!
Steve0904
Talk Tennis Guru
No. Brady has the power game to trouble Osaka and they played a close match in NY. Nowhere near an upset of that magnitude.
Crazy Finn
Hall of Fame
Says who?
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Deleted member 765152
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The Bradys seem to be doing ok in sports this year.
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Says ESPN and Chrissy.
Crazy Finn
Hall of Fame
Muchova earned those points on the match points against (except for the last though).
Crazy Finn
Hall of Fame
So glad I wasn't listening to them.
Morons.
I'm not anti-Serena, but maybe US commentary will improve when Serena retires.
-NN-
G.O.A.T.
I have it 2:1 for Osaka. So pretty good shot for Brady to win I reckon. If Osaka needed what in her opinion was one of her best matches to put Brady away last time, perhaps there's something tricky in the match-up there.
Should be a good one.
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I was just kidding.
They didn't say that.
But I'm pretty sure they were thinking that.
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Muchova needs to work on her 2HBH. That tight stroke will not hold up under pressure.
BoxbeamsFTW
Semi-Pro
Nice to see Brady get through. Seems cool. Glad there were some fans in the stands to enjoy it.
Commiserations to Katherine Waterston experimenting with steroids.
Commiserations to Katherine Waterston experimenting with steroids.
Crazy Finn
Hall of Fame
That fact that it was believable says almost as much as if they would have said it.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Hope so. Of course it is still Osaka's trophy to lose but if Jen played like the 3rd set it will be close contest.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Brady can hang forehand to forehand with her. I don't know about posters who says Osaka's movement worse than USO but she looks fly today.
D-Lite
Hall of Fame
It'll be an interesting final, I've a bad feeling for Osaka this time, but I'm hoping she pulls through. She's the one with the experience and slams under her belt, if Brady has any nerves or tightness I hope Osaka takes advantage of them. Brady's beaten who's been in front of her and she has the calibre to be in the latter rounds of slams, but Vekic, Pegula and Muchova to make a slam final? Eeek.
Gumbo Jackson
Rookie
Osaka a clear favorite for the final, but Brady has the ability to make it a good match.
ScentOfDefeat
G.O.A.T.
Will Barty still be #1 if Osaka gets her FOURTH Slam?
I mean, it's starting to get a bit ridiculous.
I mean, it's starting to get a bit ridiculous.
ScentOfDefeat
G.O.A.T.
I'm not sure Osaka has ever been as clear a favourite in a Slam final before, which might work against her.
For instance, it's the first final she plays against someone who isn't a multiple Slam winner.
Can she be as clutch against a dark horse as she clearly is against legends of the game?
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
Muchova was not some letdown as some have implied, since I never saw her reaching the AO final at all. Nothing dynamic about her game.
zvelf
Hall of Fame
Poor Bianca. She looked like she had the match on her raquet against Bouzkova, but for every great shot she hit, she’d make two unforced errors. Bouzkova just kept the ball in play until Andreescu made mistakes.
Good to see Kasatkina getting back in form. She's looked terrific this smaller tournament.
Good to see Kasatkina getting back in form. She's looked terrific this smaller tournament.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Krejcikova/Siniakova vs Mertens/Sabalenka walking out to RLA for the 2021 Australian Opens women’s doubles final.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Krejcikova/Siniakova were the 2018 French Open and 2018 Wimbledon champions.
Mertens/Sabalenka were the 2019 US Open champions.
Despite it being #3 seeds vs #2 seeds it’s their first career meeting.
Mertens/Sabalenka were the 2019 US Open champions.
Despite it being #3 seeds vs #2 seeds it’s their first career meeting.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
If Mertens/Sabalenka win the title they will overtake Hsieh for the #1 ranking.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Siniakova’s serve is nowhere to be found. Back to back double faults gives Mertens/Sabalenka the set. 6-2.
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Mertens/Sabalenka break at the right time and they’ll serve for the title!
Aussie Darcy
Bionic Poster
Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka are the 2021 Australian Open Women’s Doubles champions!
Just a consistent, solid match by the two very good singles and doubles players.
They are the new #1 Women’s doubles players.
Just a consistent, solid match by the two very good singles and doubles players.
They are the new #1 Women’s doubles players.
Crazy Finn
Hall of Fame
She's like my buddy in USTA leagues, I think she plays better in double were her partner can .... I don't know calm her down or reign her in a bit. Mertens is pretty chill, probably good for her.
I keep waiting for Sabalenka to put it all together as she has as good tools as many on the tour. Just too inconsistent. I though that back in 2019, maybe 2018... wonder if I'll say it at the end of this season, too.
Mertens and Sabalenka are fun. They're entertaining to watch too. I'll have to see if I can find this sometime, I missed it as I was occupied.
AM75
Hall of Fame
Pity they decided to put their partnership on hold.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Makes sense Sabalenka want to focus on single and maybe honing partnership with Azarenka on the side while Mertens with Kim. Olympics you know.
PDJ
G.O.A.T.
Close but wrong Italian.
Vinci - she came, she saw, she conquered.
Penetta went on to win the final.
THUNDERVOLLEY
G.O.A.T.
Naomi Osaka wins the 2021 Australian Open, adding a fourth major to her ever-growing list, and all but cementing her position as the dominant player of this era of player.
Updated list of majors winners (not named Serena) since 2010:
Schiavone: FO - 2010
Clijsters: USO 2010 & AO 2011
Li Na: FO 2011 & AO 2014
Kvitova: Wimbledon 2011 & 2014
Stosur: USO 2011
Sharapova: FO 2012 & FO 2014
Azarenka: AO 2012 & 2013
Bartoli: Wimbledon 2013
Pennetta: USO 2015
Kerber: AO 2016, USO 2016 & Wimbledon 2018
Muguruza: FO 2016 & Wimbledon 2017
Ostapenko: FO 2017
Stephens: USO 2017
Wozniacki: AO 2018
Halep: FO 2018
Osaka: USO 2018, 2020 & AO 2019 and 2021
Barty: FO 2019
Halep: FO 2018 & Wimbledon 2019
Andreescu: 2019 USO
Kenin: AO 2020
The beautiful thing abut Osaka's ascendancy is that she has broken out of the idiotic "demure Japanese girl" stereotype some "fans" pinned to her, so she embraced her own identity--particularly with her wise support of the Black Lives Matter movement. She is right in so many ways--exactly what tennis needs, and with her intelligent game (inspired by her idol, Serena Williams), there's no telling how far she can go, but it is wonderful to see.
Updated list of majors winners (not named Serena) since 2010:
Schiavone: FO - 2010
Clijsters: USO 2010 & AO 2011
Li Na: FO 2011 & AO 2014
Kvitova: Wimbledon 2011 & 2014
Stosur: USO 2011
Sharapova: FO 2012 & FO 2014
Azarenka: AO 2012 & 2013
Bartoli: Wimbledon 2013
Pennetta: USO 2015
Kerber: AO 2016, USO 2016 & Wimbledon 2018
Muguruza: FO 2016 & Wimbledon 2017
Ostapenko: FO 2017
Stephens: USO 2017
Wozniacki: AO 2018
Halep: FO 2018
Osaka: USO 2018, 2020 & AO 2019 and 2021
Barty: FO 2019
Halep: FO 2018 & Wimbledon 2019
Andreescu: 2019 USO
Kenin: AO 2020
The beautiful thing abut Osaka's ascendancy is that she has broken out of the idiotic "demure Japanese girl" stereotype some "fans" pinned to her, so she embraced her own identity--particularly with her wise support of the Black Lives Matter movement. She is right in so many ways--exactly what tennis needs, and with her intelligent game (inspired by her idol, Serena Williams), there's no telling how far she can go, but it is wonderful to see.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
Very excited to see Osaka on clay and grass. It's been 2 years and I hope Wim Fisette transform her.
1/5 to Golden Slam haha.
1/5 to Golden Slam haha.
Naomi was beaten by the eventual finalist Venus at Wimbledon in a competitive 2 set match in 2017, and by the eventual champion Kerber in 2018. 2019 when she was suffering a slump in form and lost to Putintseva in the 1st round wasn't good, but I do think that she has the game and ability to become a threat at Wimbledon. And she is very young, especially for modern day tennis standards, and has time on her side to improve.
On clay hopefully she can work on her movement, dropshot and patience. If Pliskova and Konta can reach RG semi-finals, there's no reason why she can't at least do the same.
Clay has traditionally always been by far the weakest surface in women's tennis in general (there has never been a strong 'clay court culture' in women's tennis like there has been in men's tennis), full of players who play hard court tennis badly on it, and there is not exactly a huge array of amazing female clay court players around.
On clay hopefully she can work on her movement, dropshot and patience. If Pliskova and Konta can reach RG semi-finals, there's no reason why she can't at least do the same.
Clay has traditionally always been by far the weakest surface in women's tennis in general (there has never been a strong 'clay court culture' in women's tennis like there has been in men's tennis), full of players who play hard court tennis badly on it, and there is not exactly a huge array of amazing female clay court players around.
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GhostOfNKDM
Hall of Fame
I don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing to expect another Serena-like record from Naomi. Clearly she has what it takes on hard courts.
The kind of year-in, year-out consistency that Serena brought for most of her career at the slams will not be easily replicated.
FakeEmpire
Professional
Thing is: are we really having Olympics this year? It's looking more and more improbable, unless they proceed to do it without public and using bubbles/quarantines. But it would be logistically hard with so many people from seemingly everywhere. Not to mention we're cancelling every flights from England, South Africa and Brazil to limit the spread of the new variants, which makes things even harder.
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As a fan of Naomi, I'm not really comfortable with all the grand predictions I've read that she'll win 10 majors, more than that etc. It's incredibly difficult to remain a grand slam title contender let alone winner for a prolonged period of time, trends in sport are of course cyclical, things can change very rapidly etc. Serena's achievements have been superhuman, and I think expecting any other players especially still in the relatively early stages of their careers to come remotely close to that is way over the top.
Who'd have thought at the time after Davenport won her 3rd major within 17 months at the 2000 Australian Open, that she'd never win another one? After Venus defended her US Open in title in 2001 (and won 57 out of 59 matches on outdoor hard courts in 2000-2001), who'd have thought that she'd never win another hard court major?
Admittedly in those days the WTA top 10 was absolutely amazing / stacked, and there was a golden age, but still nothing is set in stone. I was just very keen to see her rack up major titles while the iron's hot and the going's good, which I'm delighted she's done.
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