2020 Australian Open - Women's Singles - General Discussion

[SystemicAnomaly]

Guess I missed. Babos and Mlad, #2 seeds, proved to be too much for the McCoco pair. Loved the Kobe Bryant tribute on the shoes of McNally & Gauff. Kudos to Kyrgios for his acknowledgment as well.

Tennis stars Nick Kyrgios, Coco Gauff honor Kobe Bryant at Australian Open

Nick Kyrgios wore a Los Angeles Lakers No. 8 jersey and Coco Gauff had Bryant’s numbers 8 and 24, along with “Mamba Mentality,” on her shoes.

www.usatoday.com

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

Yikes, that's a really bad stat for Aussies.

Fewer ppl than the state of Texas (and a lot less than Calif). Also less than 40% the population of the UK. Should we bother to make a comparison to China?

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Fewer ppl than the state of Texas (and a lot less than Calif). Also less than 40% the population of the UK. Should we make a comparison to China?

Sure.
I was saying this in the context of Australia being a great tennis nation overall.
So more is obviously expected.

Like New Zealand in rugby, for instance.

 

[PDJ]

Nice article:

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[THUNDERVOLLEY]

No surpise that Kvitová would not do well here. Its not her major at all.

Barty ending the drought in place since 1984 would be a thing to see, but for it to happen on the anniversary of Court's historic Grand Slam victory in 1970 would be sweet.

That said, I'm hoping Muguruza takes the title.

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

It's rare but I am actually enjoying the women's draw this year! Especially Muguruza and Halep!

 

[volleyandfun]

Damn, when did Swiatek start serving like that?
That is an impressive first serve.

At juniors final 2018 Wimbledon her serving stats matched that of Serena, and she is getting better

 

[romeo8880]

Simonaaaaaaa

 

[elkwood]

At this rate will be a short match

 

[spystud]

29 whole minutes for the set.

 

[Fed881981]

One way traffic.

With all due respect to Barty, this AO is Halep’s to lose.

 

[ALEXT]

Not over yet... And don't forget Muguruza!!! However Halep is playing really well so far....

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Halep on fire.

 

[Deleted member 769694]

Hard to believe they get paid the same

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Halep looking to hand Kontaveit the same score line Simo gave Swiatek at the French.

 

[Fed881981]

BREAKING: Kontaveit won a point. She has a chance of winning a game. Stay tuned for updates.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

I'm impressed with Halep's shot length.
She sometimes plays really short but today she's consistently hitting close to the opponent's baseline.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Alicia Molik just legit said I’m still impressed by Annett today.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Halep storms into the SF with a 6-1 6-1 demolition of Kontaveit.

The only player left in the ladies draw who hasn’t dropped a set.

She’ll play the winner of Muguruza and Pavlyuchenkova.

 

[spystud]

29 whole minutes for the set.

Make that 53 for the match.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Halep hasn’t dropped more than 7 games in a match this tournament and that was in the 1R.

 

[elkwood]

Damn this is like a old Steffi Graf match or a Martina Navratilovamatch back in 84. Total domination by Halep !!

 

[ALEXT]

Hope giving performance from Halep tonight.

 

[James P]

I'm honestly astonished at what I just witnessed. Incredible match by Halep. Played unbeatable tennis.

 

[Vamos Rafa Nadal]

I knew Halep would win but yowzers! Hoping Muguruzu makes it through to the SF's and for a strong match from both players!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

I'm honestly astonished at what I just witnessed. Incredible match by Halep. Played unbeatable tennis.

Especially crazy if you watched Kontaveit’s unbeatable tennis against Bencic just 2 rounds ago.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

I knew Halep would win but yowzers! Hoping Muguruzu makes it through to the SF's and for a strong match from both players!

Barty v Kenin
Halep v Muguruza

Player of the year v most improved player of the year
Wimbledon champ and former #1 v 2x former slam champ and former #1.

Pretty damn good potential lineup. Sorry Pavlyuchenkova but I’m cheering for Garbie.

 

[Fed881981]

Halep’s best match since the Wimbledon final.

 

[I Am Finnish]

after this match halep is co favourite with Barty

 

[chicagodude]

Halep hasn’t dropped more than 7 games in a match this tournament and that was in the 1R.

she dropped 8 in her previous match against Mertens...

 

[sumithar]

am watching this Muguruza vs Pavlyuchenkova match.
Garbine has pretty pronounced pokies! Don't the girl players worry about such things? Don't their coaches or whoever tell them before they walk out on to the court?

 

[Aussie Darcy]

she dropped 8 in her previous match against Mertens...

Wow, math is not my strong suit, whoops.

 

[spystud]

Garbine has pretty pronounced pokies!

It’s every match with her. Ain’t mad.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Pavs getting break points left, right and centre.

 

[fundrazer]

Rut roh. Seems like Garbi is pressing a bit much. Feel like she was playing with more margin in previous matches.

She just hit every ball long in this game....

 

[vsdtrek]

Really like having Daniela and Sam in the booth. Good insights and understanding of the players.

 

[fundrazer]

Struggling a lot on serve.

 

[fundrazer]

We've got the lead though. Put the pressure back on pavs to hold.

vamos

 

[zvelf]

That was an insane get from P.

 

[Fed881981]

A focused Halep should beat either of these two without complications.

 

[spystud]

Garbine takes the first.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

Garbine steals it!

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

A focused Halep should beat either of these two without complications.

Peak Garbine should beat Peak Simons.

 

[zvelf]

Three double faults in a set game are just not acceptable.

 

[fundrazer]

That service game by Pavs reminded me of a few from my last match. I doubled faulted like 8 times in my first set before cleaning things up. lmao

I'll take it though.

 

[seraphim7]

Shouldn't be surprised what halep can do to anyone after what she did to Serena in the Wimbledon final.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

I haven't been yet try Kilimanjaro, but the commentators said it really built Garbine's mentality.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

2 games away from Simona vs Garbine.

 

[spystud]

Garbine serving for the semis.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Just a terrible match from Pavlyuchenkova.
Muguruza was there for the taking, didn't play well at all, especially in the first set.
She had multiple chances to break and to consolidate breaks but was more interested in handing the set to Muguruza on her own serve.
Once again, Anastasia failed to make it through to a semifinal, and it's becoming apparent why it's very likely she never will.