Where’s the fun in watching a doping terminator destroy someone in the most boring fashion?fedfan24 often lashes out at players when a bet he's placed is losing. It is unfortunately all too common online.
Navarro is better than decent? Yup, sure. She‘s just another version of Kasatkina.What an idiotic statement. Navarro is far better than decent. Siniakova, who is the #1 doubles player in the world, is also tough to play. And no, Badosa is not beating Sabalenka.
Sabalenka vs Iga in the final will be juicy.Aus Open SF's:
#1 Sabalenka v #11 Badosa
#19 Keys v #2 Swiatek
Please can we finally get #1 Sabalenka v #2 Swiatek slam final!
Come on ladies!
It would be worse than Keys last slam final, my god. Bagelled by Sloane Stephens in the USO final and winning just 3 games?Dream final is Sabalenka vs. Keys
And how would you know? It's been a while since that happened.It would be worse than Keys last slam final, my god. Bagelled by Sloane Stephens in the USO final and winning just 3 games?
I love Keys but we need it to be Sabalenka v Swiatek.
So you placed a bet on Emma, didn't you? Probably over/under on games and 12 games to 3 didn't cut it?Where’s the fun in watching a doping terminator destroy someone in the most boring fashion?
Yeah had over 15.5 haha good guess. Not that bothered didn’t have a huge amount riding on, just painful to watch. I don’t find moonball defence beautiful to watch but fair enough.So you placed a bet on Emma, didn't you? Probably over/under on games and 12 games to 3 didn't cut it?
First, Iga was cleared of doping by two different agencies. Second, it was fun watching Swiatek's changes in her game. As per her new coach, she's hitting a lot more topspin on hard court and that's given her more control as she paints the lines. She's clearly the most in-form player in the tournament and is playing beautiful tennis.
WADA‘s head is a former Polish minister of sport. Do you seriously think they would have a trial against Iga? He obviously prioritises Polish national and economic interests. As of now Iga is an important part of Polish economy.So you placed a bet on Emma, didn't you? Probably over/under on games and 12 games to 3 didn't cut it?
First, Iga was cleared of doping by two different agencies. Second, it was fun watching Swiatek's changes in her game. As per her new coach, she's hitting a lot more topspin on hard court and that's given her more control as she paints the lines. She's clearly the most in-form player in the tournament and is playing beautiful tennis.
You act like that's an insult but Kasatkina has beaten Sabalenka twice and Navarro's beaten her once and beaten Gauff twice. So yeah, better than decent.Navarro is better than decent? Yup, sure. She‘s just another version of Kasatkina.
It‘s not an insult. Kasatkina is a brilliant, but somehow limited player. So is Navarro.You act like that's an insult but Kasatkina has beaten Sabalenka twice and Navarro's beaten her once and beaten Gauff twice.
Do you even know anything about this case? Iga was taking legal melatonin, which was contaminated with trimetazidine, which is what she tested positive for. Unopened vials of Iga's melatonin were tested and shown to be contaminated and the pharmaceutical company LEK-AM admitted to it, saying "Trace amounts of contamination detected in the tested drug packages are significantly below the permissible standard."WADA‘s head is a former Polish minister of sport. Do you seriously think they would have a trial against Iga? He obviously prioritises Polish national and economic interests. As of now Iga is an important part of Polish economy.
This is an explanation her team and her PR agency came up with. But everybody is free to believe whatever they want to believe.Do you even know anything about this case? Iga was taking legal melatonin, which was contaminated with trimetazidine, which is what she tested positive for. Unopened vials of Iga's melatonin were tested and shown to be contaminated and the pharmaceutical company LEK-AM admitted to it, saying "Trace amounts of contamination detected in the tested drug packages are significantly below the permissible standard."
Yeah it was romeo! That's who I meant. I don't know why I said Russel Jones. I think because he posted with a chip on his shoulder as well.romeo8880 was the absolute worst when losing.
I would MUCH rather see Badosa vs. Keys.Aus Open SF's:
#1 Sabalenka v #11 Badosa
#19 Keys v #2 Swiatek
Please can we finally get #1 Sabalenka v #2 Swiatek slam final!
Come on ladies!
I don't know, where's the fun in flushing tons of money down the toilet?Where’s the fun in watching a doping terminator destroy someone in the most boring fashion?
Only bet what you can afford sonI don't know, where's the fun in flushing tons of money down the toilet?
Vote for Alex Jones, he's the king!This is an explanation her team and her PR agency came up with. But everybody is free to believe whatever they want to believe.
Congrats to Keys for a great match. She was killer at the net. At one point late, she was 22/24 from the net.
Swiatek is playing amazing. Credit goes to melatonin that is helping her sleep and wake up energised in the morning.
Doper catches a few lines and ends up breaking. Boring.
Iga Swiatek is the face of women's tennis, and it's not pretty.
I remember that thread someone made a few weeks ago about fancying a quickie and then it showed a history of insanely ahortyFederer matches. I kind of feel like Iga is doing the same with this tournament. She has yet to drop a set, and has been in full demolition mode.Geez I just tuned in and it's already a 6-1 blowout. Can't she at least take her time for change?
And don't forget, she delivered some bakery goods to Key in the past, 4 breadsticks and 1 delicious https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obwarzanek_krakowski#/media/File:Obwarzanek_mak.jpgI remember that thread someone made a few weeks ago about fancying a quickie and then it showed a history of insanely ahortyFederer matches. I kind of feel like Iga is doing thet with those tournament. Has yet to drop a set, and been in full demolition mode. I mean look at her 5 matches:
R1 def Siniakova 6-3, 6-4 1 hr and 21 mins
R2 def Sramkova 6-0, 6-2 in 1 hour flat
R3 def Raducanu 6-1 6-0 in 1 hour and 10 mins
R4 def Lys 6-0, 6-1 in 59 minutes
QF def Navarro 6-1, 6-2 in 1 hour and 29 minutes
Lot of bakery products in there too
Keys almost snatch that US Open semisIt would be worse than Keys last slam final, my god. Bagelled by Sloane Stephens in the USO final and winning just 3 games?
I love Keys but we need it to be Sabalenka v Swiatek.
For this to work, the doping agency that penalized her for a month would have to be in on it too, but if that were the case, then why would they penalize her to begin with? For this to work, the pharmaceutical company would also have to be on it, but how does admitting to having a contaminated product help that company? No, you're just engaging in psychological denial and conspiracy theories with no basis in fact.This is an explanation her team and her PR agency came up with. But everybody is free to believe whatever they want to believe.
I would have made it last a week at least!!With Rybakina, I wouldn’t say no to that![]()
But the others didn't get Lys and RaducanuFewest games lost by the Aus Open women’s champ:
24 - Graf 1989
28 - Graf 1994
29 - Graf 1988
30 - Barty 2022
30 - Pierce 1995
31 - Sabalenka 2024
31 - Seles 1993
Swiatek has lost 14 games so far with 2 matches to come.
Graf's 1989 AO competition was actually weaker than Swiatek's current run. Graf started off by playing Kerry Anne Guse who had no ranking at all, so not even a top 1000 player. From there, Graf played #95, #113, #32, and #12 to reach the semis for an average rank of #63, not counting the unranked player. Swiatek has played #50, #49, #61, #128, and #8 for an average rank of #59 in the competition.But the others didn't get Lys and RaducanuI am sure Graf would have won with one hand tied behind her back, Seles too.
I mean I think she has beaten all those players. I would have to check. But I know she has beaten some top players.Navarro will be the women's version of Ferrer. A 6-to-10 ranked player who gets the qtrs (maybe a semi) but her weapons are easily neutralized or handled by the real top 4 players. (Sabs, Iga, Rybakina). I've watched her in January and her FH consistently lands short in the box. Maybe the reason for her 3 set 50/50 matches.
She's beaten CoCo & maybe Pegula. She gets pushed around too easy by Sabs and clearly by Iga and her first serve is a liability. Sabalenka just plays nervous in slam finals and overhits and makes a easy win a bit closer than what it should be; like Carlos does.I mean I think she has beaten all those players. I would have to check. But I know she has beaten some top players.
I think she beat SaBs. Yea just looked it up. She is 1-2 against her.She's beaten CoCo & maybe Pegula. She gets pushed around too easy by Sabs and clearly by Iga and her first serve is a liability. Sabalenka just plays nervous in slam finals and overhits and makes a easy win a bit closer than what it should be; like Carlos does.
Beat Sabalenka at IW last yearShe's beaten CoCo & maybe Pegula. She gets pushed around too easy by Sabs and clearly by Iga and her first serve is a liability. Sabalenka just plays nervous in slam finals and overhits and makes a easy win a bit closer than what it should be; like Carlos does.
She beat hear at IW 2204 the slowest HC on the tour. Their other more recent matches were one-sided.I think she beat SaBs. Yea just looked it up. She is 1-2 against her.
I mean Im just not into writing a player off who literally vaulted from 100 to top 10 in like 18 months. I understand what you are saying. Ferrer is a good comparison. But to me the idea how people see a dominate player and think well, player x is never gonna win because of player y. One bad knee injury to SABs and the conversation totally changes. You just dont know.She beat hear at IW 2204 the slowest HC on the tour. Their other more recent matches were one-sided.
But then she lost to Sakkari in the next rd, yikes.
Well, maybe this means Emma should do well at the FO.
Well, a major injury to any top player would cause them to start losing.I mean Im just not into writing a player off who literally vaulted from 100 to top 10 in like 18 months. I understand what you are saying. Ferrer is a good comparison. But to me the idea how people see a dominate player and think well, player x is never gonna win because of player y. One bad knee injury to SABs and the conversation totally changes. You just dont know.
I saw an interview with Chris Evert once. Martina had gotten in shape and was just crushing people. Like smoking them. Including Chris Evert. She said she had to adjust her game and get in much better shape to compete. Well later in their respective careers she was able to do just that. Maybe not win the majority but she had put herself in the best possible place in order to compete with her.Well, a major injury to any top player would cause them to start losing.
100 to top 10 is great yet the point is about her losing to those two and the way she lost by being pushed around with ease and them hitting winners off her serve.
For her to win, she needs major changes to her first serve and her FH needs to stop landing so shallow.
Yikes, so the WTA was bad even then. When did she win the golden slam 88?Graf's 1989 AO competition was actually weaker than Swiatek's current run. Graf started off by playing Kerry Anne Guse who had no ranking at all, so not even a top 1000 player. From there, Graf played #95, #113, #32, and #12 to reach the semis for an average rank of #63, not counting the unranked player. Swiatek has played #50, #49, #61, #128, and #8 for an average rank of #59 in the competition.
EDIT: Just checked Graf's run in 1988 and the average rank of her competition through the quarterfinals was an even far weaker #85.