2025 Australian Open - Women's Discussion

Who will be WTA singles champion for the 2025 Australian Open?

  • Sabalenka

    Votes: 6 22.2%

  • Swiatek

    Votes: 3 11.1%

  • Gauff

    Votes: 12 44.4%

  • Paolini

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Zheng

    Votes: 1 3.7%

  • Rybakina

    Votes: 3 11.1%

  • Pegula

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Shnaider

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Andreeva

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 2 7.4%
  • Total voters
    27
  • Poll closed .
Is Siniakova back dating Machac? Saw a handsome bloke in her players box that she hugged and looked a little like him but I’m probably mistaken.
 
BenC said:
Townsend has crazy good hands and toughness. Surprised she hadn't won anything of note until the last 2 years, but it seems like she was mostly playing singles before?
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Yeah she used to play singles a lot but maybe because she's doing better in doubles she started to play doubles more. Her net game is awesome. In singles she often misses the target wide or long.
 
BenC said:
Townsend has crazy good hands and toughness. Surprised she hadn't won anything of note until the last 2 years, but it seems like she was mostly playing singles before?
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vokazu said:
Yeah she used to play singles a lot but maybe because she's doing better in doubles she started to play doubles more. Her net game is awesome. In singles she often misses the target wide or long.
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Townsend was a fantastic junior player and #1. She went through the ringer with the USTA and a lot of high profile people who essentially labelled her fat and unfit and told her to stop playing until she lost weight despite being #1 in juniors. Patrick McEnroe particular was awful about her.

I’m so glad she’s having success now
 
They made that final much more difficult than it had to be. Happy for Taylor, my favorite women's player, along w hsieh.

Siniakova's fit was a little small. Good thing she's so fit so that she could fit in it. She fought hard after throwing a fit at the end of the second. Fitting end.

Great speeches by all the players, even ostapenko.
 
insideguy said:
Sheesh just saw Iga is right on Sabs butt again for #1

Oh and Keys just hit a career high of #7
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I think Swiatek is defending most of her points in the next few months, so it won't be straightforward to reclaim the top spot.

I noticed last night they've cancelled the San Diego Open. Shame. I enjoyed that one. Boulter may end staying defending champion for the rest of her life.
 
ScottleeSV said:
I think Swiatek is defending most of her points in the next few months, so it won't be straightforward to reclaim the top spot.

I noticed last night they've cancelled the San Diego Open. Shame. I enjoyed that one. Boulter may end staying defending champion for the rest of her life.
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Ahh thats to bad. These mid tier tournaments always seem to have a hard time sticking.
 
Enceladus said:
The name Vinci is remembered very well, thanks to this guy. ;)
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Oh he is someone who is in my list of people to meet if I Can travel back in time!
 
Aussie Darcy said:
I’m not your teacher, do your research. It was Auckland, there’s a hint.

And be consistent. If you’re not going to watch Sabalenka ever again for a racket, you should not be watching Ostapenko. Or many players for that matter.
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I'm sorry to disappoint you once again Darcy, this time for being a fussy boycotter.
Maybe next year I'll boycott Osty and a few others. But for the time being it's just Sabs.
Again, I'm really sorry. :)
 
ScottleeSV said:
I've seen the racket smash now. It seems a bit silly and maybe even staged, as if she still wanted some press even in defeat. I would have understood it more if Keys had done it. But when you've just won 3 slams in a very short space of time? Does she have to win every slam or she'll smash stuff up?
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It is more so the frustration that she had it couple times and Keys was a known choker.
 
insideguy said:
Ok. All of you guys who make these proclamations declaring these things. All day. Are so full of baloney.

Most of you are cheerleaders and actually have no respect for what they do on court. Keys hasn't lost a match all year. She just beat a women who wasnt breaking a sweat against anyone the whole tournament. I hope she proves you wrong again.
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Looks like you were the only one right all along
 
Aussie Darcy said:
The last game happened very quickly after a pretty brutal final. Her prospect of matching Martina Hingis of winning 3 consecutive Australian Opens (something even Serena never did) slipped away from her. She was angry she lost and smashed a racket.

She didn’t swear, she didn’t steal the moment from Keys who she shook hands with and congratulated and had kind words for. She had a moment and then cried under her towel and composed herself off court.

People here acting like she took a swing at Madison and had the crowd boo her for her maiden slam. Typical overreaction.
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I think her reaction was pretty good. Anyone can get frustrated.
 
atatu said:
Serious question because I don't want to scroll through the entire men's thread but were people all over Zverev for smashing a racket after the end of the second set as well ?
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No they weren’t and I also refrained from saying anything cause I don’t think it’s deserving of never watching a player again but alas, I’m not Mark.

Thank god.
 
atatu said:
Serious question because I don't want to scroll through the entire men's thread but were people all over Zverev for smashing a racket after the end of the second set as well ?
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Players have smashed rackets for decades. It is not remotely new to the game, but certain people...those dreaming up excuses to add to their hatred of Sabalenka, along with--the bigger point--others clinging to antiquated notions of female players behaving like little country club tennis players from 1930 is the reason behing the BS overreaction to the racket smash.

Regarding Zverev, I cannot recall protest about his racket smash, since many of the same Talk Tennis Warehouse members wanting women to return to the enforced behavior of the 1930s also support / turn a blind eye to Zverev's behavior on and off the court.
 
I don't post on weekends, but I saw the final and was really rooting for Keys.

She's so likable, and seems like a genuine and humble person in just about every way. So glad she managed to get a slam, and interesting that she did it when she was probably neither expecting to, or really trying to, win it all. And I think she will play better going forward with this slam monkey off of her back.

Also, I hope she gets the recognition she deserves. Same number of slams as Gauff now, and great personality for the American public to get behind. I'm also glad she got a slam so that we can definitively say she is a better player, with a better career, than Sloane Stephens. It should have been the case already, but as long as Sloane had a slam and Madison did not, people would always bring that up.
 
atatu said:
... Actually I kind of became a fan of hers today with her gracious runner up speech.
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Sabalenka actually has a really likable and charming personality. She seems super fun and chill off the court, and even pretty fun on the court (often laughing at herself when she makes silly mistakes).

She could be a huge star if her play was a little more consistent, and of course if she had a different flag next to her name (or any flag at all, these days).

Aussie Darcy said:
Siniakova/Townsend are the Australian Open 2025 doubles champions.
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Really happy for them, although a little disappointed for Hsieh. Wasn't sure who to root for, because I want to see Siniakova, Townsend and Hsieh do well, but I guess not caring about Ostapenko make me root for the former two.

Now I just want to see Sinakova and Hsieh finally team up together, as both of them seem to have the ability to carry their partners to success.

ey039524 said:
Siniakova's fit was a little small. Good thing she's so fit so that she could fit in it. She fought hard after throwing a fit at the end of the second. Fitting end.
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I like the play on words, and indeed Siniakova is so fit she can pull almost anything off. I like that she is confident enough to show of her body, and seems to enjoy doing it. Women who feel that way should be encouraged, and not shamed (see Giorgi).

Honestly, I find Siniakova to be incredibly beautify and sexy. I have no idea why Mehach would let her slip away.
ScottleeSV said:
I noticed last night they've cancelled the San Diego Open. Shame. I enjoyed that one. Boulter may end staying defending champion for the rest of her life.
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Boulter will also likely spend the rest of her life being the last player Camila Giorgi beat after retirement. Because yes, fresh off that San Diego title, Giorgi smacked her around pretty good at Indian Wells.

So sad and hard to believe that that match would be the Queen of Tennis' last ever tour win. Coming up on one year without her highness on tour... long live the Queen!
 
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It's actually really interesting to compare the careers of Stephens and Keys, they are pretty close up to this point, with both players winning one slam, making the finals of another and making at least the quarters of all the slams. Sloane has won 8 titles and has a career high rank of #3, while Maddie has 10 titles and career high of #8 (currently). They both played in the Olympics in 2016 where Keys made the semis and Stephens lost in R1. Overall Keys has a much better winning percentage at the slams with a 116-45 w/l while Stephens sits at 89-50. Stephens is two years older and looks to be winding down her career, while Keys will probably use her momentum to accomplish more in the next few years.
 
atatu said:
It's actually really interesting to compare the careers of Stephens and Keys, they are pretty close up to this point, with both players winning one slam, making the finals of another and making at least the quarters of all the slams. Sloane has won 8 titles and has a career high rank of #3, while Maddie has 10 titles and career high of #8 (currently). They both played in the Olympics in 2016 where Keys made the semis and Stephens lost in R1. Overall Keys has a much better winning percentage at the slams with a 116-45 w/l while Stephens sits at 89-50. Stephens is two years older and looks to be winding down her career, while Keys will probably use her momentum to accomplish more in the next few years.
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Also, only 3 of Sloane's titles are at the 500 level or above, while 9 of Keys' titles are. Keys has 33 wins over top 10 players, Sloane has 21.
 
atatu said:
It's actually really interesting to compare the careers of Stephens and Keys, they are pretty close up to this point, with both players winning one slam, making the finals of another and making at least the quarters of all the slams. Sloane has won 8 titles and has a career high rank of #3, while Maddie has 10 titles and career high of #8 (currently). They both played in the Olympics in 2016 where Keys made the semis and Stephens lost in R1. Overall Keys has a much better winning percentage at the slams with a 116-45 w/l while Stephens sits at 89-50. Stephens is two years older and looks to be winding down her career, while Keys will probably use her momentum to accomplish more in the next few years.
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Hmmm. Yea. It's another good point about how these athletes peak at different times for various reasons. And why no one should be writing off top ten or twenty players in their early 20s.
 
atatu said:
It's actually really interesting to compare the careers of Stephens and Keys, they are pretty close up to this point, with both players winning one slam, making the finals of another and making at least the quarters of all the slams. Sloane has won 8 titles and has a career high rank of #3, while Maddie has 10 titles and career high of #8 (currently). They both played in the Olympics in 2016 where Keys made the semis and Stephens lost in R1. Overall Keys has a much better winning percentage at the slams with a 116-45 w/l while Stephens sits at 89-50. Stephens is two years older and looks to be winding down her career, while Keys will probably use her momentum to accomplish more in the next few years.
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I feel like Keys and Stephens are destined to be intertwined in everyone's memories, no matter what else happens (especially if they end on one slam each). The two of them playing in that US Open final together, when everyone was already desperate to find the heir to Serena's throne in the US.

For me, Keys is the better player overall with the better career, and is more likable. That said, it's undeniable that Stephens was capable of a very high level of play on her good days, and she certainly had a smooth and flowing style that was pleasing to watch when it was working.
 
robyrolfo said:
I feel like Keys and Stephens are destined to be intertwined in everyone's memories, no matter what else happens (especially if they end on one slam each). The two of them playing in that US Open final together, when everyone was already desperate to find the heir to Serena's throne in the US.

For me, Keys is the better player overall with the better career, and is more likable. That said, it's undeniable that Stephens was capable of a very high level of play on her good days, and she certainly had a smooth and flowing style that was pleasing to watch when it was working.
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Plus, Stephens is soooo beautiful :love:
 
tennis4me said:
Saw bits and pieces of the Sonobe v Penickova match. Sonobe didn't look anything special, looked very steady player. Penickova OTH hit numerous UE - the stats showed. Looks like she played much worse than any of her previous matches. Maybe the lefty opponent gave her trouble. Will try to watch a little more from the replay.
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She just won her first round at Abu Dhabi, a 500 event. Came through qualies.

Australian Open junior champion Wakana Sonobe delivered an impressive upset on her WTA main-draw debut, coming from 3-0 down in the second set to defeat No. 55-ranked Yuan Yue 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.

Sonobe, 17, had been awarded a qualifying wild card for the second year running, and posted eye-catching straight-sets wins over Hailey Baptiste -- her first career Top 100 victory -- and Cristina Bucsa to make the main draw. She is the third 2008-born player to notch a tour-level win following Prague semifinalist Laura Samson and junior No. 1 Emerson Jones, who made the second round of Adelaide last month.

"I'm super happy, I still can't believe it," Sonobe said in her on-court interview.

The left-handed Japanese teenager, ranked No. 837, displayed a heavyweight power game to outhit Yuan over 1 hour and 35 minutes. She tallied 36 winners in total, racking up a series of one-two punches throughout the match and outweighing her 32 unforced errors. Yuan, by contrast, could only muster 13 winners despite her own preference for front-foot tennis.

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Japanese teenager Sonobe fires 36 winners, upsets Yuan in WTA debut

Australian Open junior champion Wakana Sonobe delivered an impressive performance to upset Yuan Yue on her tour-level debut in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open first round. Later, Veronika Kudermetova saved match point against Liudmila Samsonova in a clash of former finalists.
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