2018 Australian Open - Women's singles.

[jaggy]

Babos holds after a long long 3rd game

 

[Devil_dog]

she looks done im afraid

Credit to Zhang, she played a tough match.

 

[flyingboris]

Bertens back on serve. Wish these gals could have met a little later in the tournament.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

After a long struggle Bertens wins a 2nd game. Her serve action actually looks inferior to the Bellis serve. But still seeing a bit of a hitch in CiCi's serve in the 7th game.

Oops! CiCi's serve seems to be unraveling now. Just got broken. Serve hitch a little more obvious now.

 

[Josh Lyman]

Hello friends, long time no chat (since the US Open actually).

Great to see my girl Svitolina’s first time as a betting favorite. Picked her to win in my bracket. All in on Eli!

When did Sloane sign with Nike? And who did UA to replace her?

 

[I Am Finnish]

Credit to Zhang, she played a tough match.

true

She should had beat pliskova last year at the uso wasted 2mp's

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Credit to Zhang, but what a tough draw as she's the 33rd seed basically.

 

[Josh Lyman]

Hello friends, long time no chat (since the US Open actually).

Great to see my girl Svitolina’s first time as a betting favorite. Picked her to win in my bracket. All in on Eli!

When did Sloane sign with Nike? And who did UA to replace her?

 

[flyingboris]

Sloane is out. Ouch. Hopefully this is the kick in the rear she needs, but if history is any indication..

 

[spystud]

Well Sloane, you kind of suck.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Credit to Zhang, b

 

[Josh Lyman]

Hello friends, long time no chat (since the US Open actually).

Great to see my girl Svitolina’s first time as a betting favorite. Picked her to win in my bracket. All in on Eli!

When did Sloane sign with Nike? And who did UA to replace her?

 

[Pavla]

Well played, Zhang. Hit the gym, Sloane.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Break bencic

Federer parents in her box

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Cmon Babos!

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Bertens back on serve. Wish these gals could have met a little later in the tournament.

Looks like Bertens has finally found her game. Bellis also gifted some serves in 7th game. But looking a bit better in the 9th game.

 

[flyingboris]

Double post. Darned! I thought I had developed a system to avoid these..

 

[Devil_dog]

I take back my earlier post about Bencic. She’s holding her own against Queen Vee.

 

[flyingboris]

OK so apparently I need to wait TWO minutes before deciding a post didn't go through.

 

[SeeingDusk]

sloane loses from a set and a break up. :O

 

[I Am Finnish]

#8 and counting

 

[KohlschreiberFan]

Bencic looks ready for Wimbledon.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Looks like Bertens has finally found her game. Bellis also gifted some serves in 7th game. But looking a bit better in the 9th game.

May have spoken too soon. Quite a battle in the 9th on the Bellis serve game. Bellis just broken again. Bertens now up a break. Will serve for the set.

 

[70後]

If Martic ever manages to pull her fitness and strength together, watch out.

Almost as unlikely as Giorgi ever managing to think in terms of marginal tradeoffs. (Although she did play much better at Sydney with that pro coach guy.)

 

[Devil_dog]

How weird that rain is holding up Coco’s match but Queen Vee’s is still underway.

*NEVERMIND... haha

 

[spystud]

Venus/Belinda in a slight rain delay now.

 

[70後]

Sloane has goofed off to an extent that she can't/doesn't run.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Haha, these mechanical umpire chairs are absurd.
Seriously, what's wrong with stairs? What if the mechanism doesn't work?
Sometimes it seems they just go modern for the sake of novelty, even when it actually looks more cumbersome than the traditional way.

 

[spystud]

Kanepi smoked Domi in the first @ 2.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Almost as unlikely as Giorgi ever managing to think in terms of marginal tradeoffs in her game. (Although she did play much better at Sydney with that pro coach guy.)

Yeah. Giorgi did quite well at Sydney. Won 2 Q matches to get into the main. Then took out Stephens, Kvitova and Radwanska before finally succumbing to Kerber in the SF round. Way to go Camila!

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

I missed something. Is Bertens injured?

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

There's a lot of HYPE for Coco, let see if Babos up to it.

 

[flyingboris]

Hello friends, long time no chat (since the US Open actually).

Triple post! You're clearly not yet used to the ultra slow forum response..

 

[flyingboris]

I missed something. Is Bertens injured?

No, the sky is.

 

[Josh Lyman]

Triple post! You're clearly not yet used to the ultra slow forum response..

Rip. Has it been going on for a while or just since the start of play today?

 

[flyingboris]

Rip. Has it been going on for a while or just since the start of play today?

It started earlier this weekend iirc. Wish the mods/admins had picked up on it, I even sent a message. Too bad!

 

[Devil_dog]

Vegemite is sponsoring the ball kids?!?! Haha

 

[marc45]

#AusOpen‏Verified account @AustralianOpen 2m2 minutes ago
Waiting for the

to go away like... #AusOpen

 

[marc45]

 

[Josh Lyman]

It started earlier this weekend iirc. Wish the mods/admins had picked up on it, I even sent a message. Too bad!

Ah. It doesn’t help that I’m posting from my iPhone. Is there a better option than just navigating to the website from Safari?

 

[flyingboris]

Looks like Bellis needed a little break. Back on serve!

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

No, the sky is.

Thanx. The forum servers are injured as well.

They started up again and Bellis broke back for 5-5.

 

[flyingboris]

Amazing half volley by Bellis to save break point

 

[spystud]

Venus/Belinda back underway.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Looks like Bellis needed a little break. Back on serve!

CiCi appears to have some very good analytic skills. When I've seen her on change-over conferences with her coach, she seems to do much of the analyzing and talking herself. Often uses her coach as a sounding board when she calls them in.

Bellis now up 6-5. But Bertens could take it to a TB on her serve.

 

[flyingboris]

Ah. It doesn’t help that I’m posting from my iPhone. Is there a better option than just navigating to the website from Safari?

If there is one I haven't found it. I just post and then go read on in another tab..

 

[Josh Lyman]

Has Cici grown? She looks a bit taller than 5’7 now.

 

[spystud]

Belinda reels off all 6 points after the delay to take the first @ 3.

 

[Chadillac]

Yay, Bencic takes the first

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

After a struggle, Bertens manages to take it to TB

 

[tennisaddict]

Let us hope Belinda brings down the hammer on Venus !!

I want her to make a deep run here. Swiss Double please !

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Has Cici grown? She looks a bit taller than 5’7 now.

Perhaps a bit. Listed as 168 cm on WTA but 170 on Wiki. But that might not mean anything.

 

[fundrazer]

Let us hope Belinda brings down the hammer on Venus !!

I want her to make a deep run here. Swiss Double please !

This or a repeat of Wimbledon with Fed + Mugu winning would be okay in my book.

 

[Devil_dog]

Surprised Babos doesn't have her ankles taped. I saw her take a fairly scary sprain during a doubles match not too long ago. She's still down a break to Coco.

 

[flyingboris]

Bertens a little sluggish on the backhand side.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Has Cici grown? She looks a bit taller than 5’7 now.

Perhaps a bit. Listed as 168 cm on WTA but 170 on Wiki. But that might not mean anything.

Bellis walking away with the TB?

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Missed a couple of important shots in TB but Bellis manages to take the 1st set on her serve.

 

[flyingboris]

Bellis walking away with the TB?

Didn't quite walk away with it, but made it to the end. 1-0 Bellis!

 

[marc45]

Adrin ‏ @Chalk_Flew_Up 3m3 minutes ago
#TB Way back in 2011, a 14-year-old Belinda Bencic made her tour debut against Venus Williams on the indoor court of Luxembourg.

 

[Devil_dog]

Whoa. Babos now up a break and serving for the 1st set. 5-4.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Didn't quite walk away with it, but made it to the end. 1-0 Bellis!

Yeah, she stalled a bit in the TB but then got it all back.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Surprised Babos doesn't have her ankles taped. I saw her take a fairly scary sprain during a doubles match not too long ago. She's still down a break to Coco.

Babos breaks
Coco is serving for 5-5

 

[flyingboris]

Bencic breaks back, 1-1 in the second.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Kanepi is destroying pome eek

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Let us hope Belinda brings down the hammer on Venus !!

I want her to make a deep run here. Swiss Double please !

Yeah, I like Venus but enough of that "reaching finals and then losing" meme.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Bertens has the uglier serve of the two. But results a bit better on 1st serve than Bellis in 1st set. Bellis far better than Bertens on 2nd serve points.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Begu - makarova in a marathon match

6-6 deciding set

 

[Josh Lyman]

Perhaps a bit. Listed as 168 cm on WTA but 170 on Wiki. But that might not mean anything.

Bellis walking away with the TB?

I may or may not have rounded up Svitolina’s height to 5’9 on Wikipedia when converting from metric when she was being listed at 5’8 everywhere else and now everyone lists her as 5’9

 

[Devil_dog]

Bencic's return is on FIRE.

 

[flyingboris]

Hahaha, Bencic breaks back emphatically on the service return. That got an actual LOL out of me. Kaboom!

 

[spystud]

CoCo/Babos in a breaker.

 

[spystud]

Kanepi is destroying pome eek

Over, 2 & 2.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Kanepi brutal

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Good win for Kanepi who's been in form since returning to the tour from injury last year. Rough draw for former finalist Cibulkova.

Not shocked to see Sloane lose. Zhang is great and a former QFist at the AO.

Sad that one of Venus/Bencic has to bow out 1R. Looks like it'll be Vee. That'll hurt her ranking.

 

[spystud]

Babos is the early leader for worst kit of the tourney, gonna be tough to beat.

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Bellis was down a break in the 2nd but just broke back. Bertens was pissed when she got passed at the net.

 

[Ronaldo]

Hello friends, long time no chat (since the US Open actually).

Great to see my girl Svitolina’s first time as a betting favorite. Picked her to win in my bracket. All in on Eli!

When did Sloane sign with Nike? And who did UA to replace her?

Read back in November that UA may drop sponsorship of tennis and fishing???? Guess Sloane, after winning the US Open, is the Whale they cannot afford to keep.

 

[spystud]

But Babos won the breaker.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

WOW, Babos takes the first over Vandeweghe! Go you good thing!

 

[Raindogs]

Babosh takes the first set!

Come on Coco, get mad out there!!

 

[I Am Finnish]

Epic choke from makarova lol

Up with 63 40

 

[Devil_dog]

Babos goes BABOOM!

 

[marc45]

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[Devil_dog]

Unless my eyes are deceiving me, Cici does look a bit taller than when I saw her a couple years ago a local tournament.

 

[flyingboris]

Fed's dad is loving this

 

[flyingboris]

Unless my eyes are deceiving me, Cici does look a bit taller than when I saw her a couple years ago a local tournament.

It is not unheard of for teenagers to grow.

Edit.. or wait, is it? (hits Wikipedia)

Huh, remove snark, it should stop at about 16. Still a teenager, but certainly not at 18y/o!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Double break points for Bencic to serve for it.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Venus saves both and holds for 4-4.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Vandeweghe apparently got pissed that there were no bananas for her after losing the first set... Trash

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Well done Kaia Kanepi!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Wow, some good stats from Goerges. Has now won 15 straight matches.

Big choke from 2015 SFist Makarova. She was 6-3, 4-0 up and then 5-2 up in the 3rd... and loses to Begu. Her first time losing 1R out of 11 attempts. Usually loves Melbourne.


Sloane loses her 8th match in a row, yet to win a match since winning the US Open.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Break bencic

Federer parents in her box

I saw that. Lovely to see.

 

[fundrazer]

Kinda surprised how often Belinda has left Venus flat footed with a winner.