2025 Australian Open - Women's Discussion

[Mark-Touch]

I like Samson but my heart belongs to Dani.
She gets the first break!

 

[Oval_Solid]

bp

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Two upsets on the cards?

Blinkova bagels #23 Frech
Danilovic breadsticks #25 Samsonova

 

[spystud]

22-minute bagel from Blinkova on Frech, ouch.

 

[merwy]

Zheng having a hard time with Siegemund. Didn't see that coming to be honest.

 

[spystud]

Mirra takes the first at 4 over Uchijima.

 

[spystud]

Tauson, JPeg, Belinda all win their opening sets.

 

[spystud]

Sick curving passing shot by Aryna for first point of 9th game.

 

[spystud]

She didn't serve well, but first to Tigress at 3.

 

[Winners or Errors]

Siegemund!!! Yes, takes the first set 7-6. A good patch of play continues. Love watching the German veteran.

 

[spystud]

^ Long damn set, that match started at least 20 minutes before any other.

 

[spystud]

22-minute bagel from Blinkova on Frech, ouch.

Ha, 27-minute bagel from Frech to answer. That's awesome.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Ha, 27-minute bagel from Frech to answer. That's awesome.

The WTA special. 6-0 0-6. Watch it be the tiebreaker in the 3rd

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Samsonova out.

Danilovic crushes her 6-1 6-2.

 

[Nostradamus]

did you guys notice on one of the points in Osaka match where ball was shown on hawkeye to be 1/10 of inch on the line.. But then when they showed sideline Replay video,, you can clearly see that ball was about 1/2 inch OUT. and Osaka was visibly upset , of course.... Just how often does the electronic linecalling machines make mistakes ??

 

[Mark-Touch]

Come on Mirra, don't give this girl even a whiff of confidence!
She'll lull you to sleep and then the next thing you know bam she's right back in it.
Did you watch the Linette match?
Uchi is a pesky little player with unreliable technique.
You should be bossing her right off the court!
I think Mirra might be going through midlife match crisis.
If you lose this set, she'll start to get into your head like she did with Linette.
So get your act together FAST!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Not surprised to see Zheng struggle.

Didn't play a warm up tournament and to be honest (and i'll probably get some flak), the reason she made the final here last year was her draw was so damn easy. Second player in history not to face a seed until the final and she still got smoked by Sabalenka.

She's since really upped her game clearly but I wasn't overly impressed with that run last year.

 

[spystud]

Maneiro broken while serving for the 2nd.

 

[Down_the_line]

Sabalenka breaks to get back on serve in the 2nd set.

 

[Aabye5]

Too late to vote, but I think Zheng might have a legitimate shot to win this tournament.

Oops, jinx

 

[Aabye5]

Hoping Belinda can close it out in straights, 5-all in the second

 

[spystud]

JPeg handled Elise rather easily.

 

[merwy]

Oops, jinx

Genuinely having a hard time believing what I’m watching. Is this the gold medalist? She can’t put three shots into play

 

[spystud]

And Aryna now serving for it at 6-5.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Come on Mirra play like a champion not chump change!
Could the wind be a factor?

 

[spystud]

Maneiro may make some noise later this season.

 

[Aabye5]

Naomi down a break early

 

[Aabye5]

Sabs was generous as far as break point opportunities, but finally slams the door, taking the match in straights. Would not give up on that deuce point.

 

[spystud]

Aryna handles business. Wasn't pretty, but oh well.

 

[Aabye5]

Siegemund going for the Zheng-ular

 

[spystud]

6-2 for Frech in the decider.

 

[merwy]

5-2 Siegemund. Weird, Zheng looks so uncomfortable on court. That last point is a good example. It was so easy to see that she was out of position and that shot needed to be a winner.. still she doesn’t seem to realize that and hands an easy passing shot winner to her opponent.

 

[Mark-Touch]

I fear Mirra has already lost the plot, just like Linette did.

 

[Down_the_line]

Naomi down a break early

What happened to her? Asking as someone who has been out of the loop for awhile. I know she's always been sort of an enigma. Her career is really weird. Practically no good results outside her four major titles. No other appearances past the 4th round at majors and just the two WTA 1000 titles + two finals.

 

[merwy]

Zheng out

 

[Mark-Touch]

Mirra got sucked into a kamikaze match against Uchi.
I think it's hopeless now.
One game away from the dumpster.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Last years finalist out 2R.

Bad day for Zheng.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Uchi doesn't have much game. She just grinds you down to a pulp.
Let's see what you're made of now Mirra?
4-5. You must break now.

 

[Mark-Touch]

OK, now what Mirra? You're back in the lead. Can you finish it?

 

[tx10is]

sorry osaka but morcheataboo can't help you against the skill of muchova

 

[Mark-Touch]

Mirra playing like a deer in headlights again.
Seize the moment girl!

 

[Winners or Errors]

5-2 Siegemund. Weird, Zheng looks so uncomfortable on court. That last point is a good example. It was so easy to see that she was out of position and that shot needed to be a winner.. still she doesn’t seem to realize that and hands an easy passing shot winner to her opponent.

Zheng is just another "big hitter" typical of the WTA. She expects everyone to be overwhelmed and has no idea how to respond when things aren't going her way other than to become angry and keep doing the exact same thing. Couldn't be happier that Siegemund de-Zhenged the draw.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Whole court open Mirra pushes the ball long.
Instead of 7-5 it becomes 6-6.
Now 6-7.

 

[jarko111]

I have no issue with ESPN2 showing a WTA match coming off of us sitting through that basketball game in Lexington, Kentucky.
But why this one?

Are they trying to turn Andreeva into the next Kournikova/Sharapova or something? No one wants to watch this tiebreak Osaka and Muchova on court right now and we have to watch these two WTA Players..
Agenda Agenda Agenda. The WTA is so desperate to have the next beauty queen.

 

[Down_the_line]

Andreeva pulls it out, 10-8 in the tiebreak. On to round 3!

 

[flyingboris]

Saw the last few points of the Mirra match. Pretty shocking lack of power, zero penetration, or at least that's how it looked from the feed. Just fatigue?

Edit: oh wow! Ten point tiebreak, totally forgot. Lol. Congrats Mirra! It did not look like she was going to tough this out.

 

[Purestriker]

I have no issue with ESPN2 showing a WTA match coming off of us sitting through that basketball game in Lexington, Kentucky.
But why this one?

Are they trying to turn Andreeva into the next Kournikova/Sharapova or something? No one wants to watch this tiebreak Osaka and Muchova on court right now and we have to watch these two WTA Players..
Agenda Agenda Agenda. The WTA is so desperate to have the next beauty queen.

ESPN+ and you can control your own destiny.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Good Lord!
Way too much see-sawing for me, thank you.
Too many frayed nerves.
I don't know what to say about Mirra now.
But if she thought this match was tough, she is going to have her hands full with Frech next round.

 

[flyingboris]

Jeez, does Muchova have money on Naomi winning the second set? So many UE!

 

[Purestriker]

Jeez, does Muchova have money on Naomi winning the second set? So many UE!

She’s playing a different Naomi in set 2.