2026 Australian Open - Women's Discussion

[AM75]

But then Sabalkena isn't some tactical master either. She just hits as hard as she can, left and right, usually alternating. That's it.

Not really, you could see that she was constantly targeting Jovic's backhand and hasn't allowed Jovic play from the good position. She really knew what she was doing.

 

[tx10is]

its ladies first tonight with both matches before men later
starting this off with a banger rybakina iga

 

[Mark-Touch]

Gauff never has a game plan other than getting to every ball and hoping her opponent misses, or some court opens up for her based on how her opponent tries to construct the point. When she plays really weak players, she also tries to overpower them a bit, too, but not in any particular way.

But then Sabalkena isn't some tactical master either. She just hits as hard as she can, left and right, usually alternating. That's it.

The current tour is all just who is hitting harder on a particular day. A rare exception like Muchova is too fragile, or not consistent enough to actually make her good tennis work. Graf and Navratilova would walk through these fields like butter.

I broke out laughing after I read that.
She should write a book on some of her tactics!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

So annoyed both the ladies matches are during the day, I’m at work so can’t watch either of them, have fun guys. Give good updates so I can read it later!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Betting odds actually have Rybakina the favourite over Swiatek which I kinda agree with. Although could see it being exactly 50/50.

 

[spystud]

Thread for the first match.

Thread '2026 Australian Open QF: Swiatek (2) vs. Rybakina (5)'

Jan 27, 2026

Very interesting match here. Rybakina seems to have found her best form. Iga is Iga. Iga has done well vs. lately vs. Rybakina except in Riyadh. Rybakina played the type of power game that often troubles Iga as it did early in their matchups.

Current odds:

Rybakina -121, Iga +100

• ghostofMecir
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[Mark-Touch]

There's something very dullish about Swiatek. More specifically Nadalish.
The deliberate serve. The jumping around the court. The extreme western grip.
The toweling off. Holding up the game...

 

[AM75]

I know there is a lot of Swiatek fans here, but the doper really is a poison for women's tennis. She's ugly, her ON kit it permanently horrible and her weird neurotic game is not really enjoyable to watch.

 

[Nostradamus]

I know there is a lot of Swiatek fans here, but the doper really is a poison for women's tennis. She's ugly, her ON kit it permanently horrible and her weird neurotic game is not really enjoyable to watch.

where can oi watch

 

[Mark-Touch]

Speaking of ugly...
The entire match has been quite ugly so far.
Ryba's serving has been atrocious on the whole.

 

[AM75]

Speaking of ugly...
The entire match has been quite ugly so far.
Ryba's serving has been atrocious on the whole.

It is only the 5th game and they already have 20 unforced for both.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Amazing FH by Ryba to get to 40-0!

 

[Nostradamus]

Amazing FH by Ryba to get to 40-0!

where can i watch this?
ESPN2 has college basketballgame on

 

[Mark-Touch]

where can i watch this?
ESPN2 has college basketballgame on

I'm watching on an Australian TV channel, 9Now.
But you need a Australian VPN before you can watch it this way.

 

[AM75]

where can i watch this?
ESPN2 has college basketballgame on

I watch it on Eurosport.

 

[AM75]

WTF is this match?

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

I find the cameras everywhere thing, even the locker room(or whatever the room is where they warm up etc is) kind of pathetic. All this clickbait footage(Sab's making crude gestures with her team after losing AO final, many players sobbing as they walk down the hall after losing - "aw, isn't that a shame" from commentator on air while the producer in truck is probably cackling with glee)

Can you imagine Sampras, Courier, Agassi ok with this nonsense? Not to mention Mac and Lendl. Does any other sport do this? I remember Sampras hid in the TD's room right next to Ashe entrance so no one would see him leave locker and walk down that corridor(or maybe he didn't want other players to see his prep).

I'm surprised they haven't tried to get cameras in the crapper, fans today MUST see everything!! Coco clearly tried to find a place with no cameras, but sadly failed. And then the reporters who have virtually no interesting questions most of the time now have a gem of a question.

True, we live in a time of collective peeping-Tomism.
And people who run tennis must really hate it, because every single solution they find to improve the sport seems to imply less tennis or things other than tennis.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Too much adrenaline flowing through Ryba's veins.
Over-hitting.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

It would be a joke if Gauff ended up in the Hall of Fame and Rybakina didn't because the latter can't seem to find a way to win a second Slam.
With my luck, it's exactly what's gonna happen.

 

[Mark-Touch]

WTF is this match?

So far it's been almost all garbage.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Correction. Total garbage. But at least my player (Ryba) took the 1st set.

 

[AM75]

After watching yesterday's Saba performance, it really is hard to believe that Swiatek and Ryba have won slams.

 

[Localfoc]

v*kov delivering a whole lecture to Ryba AFTER she has won the 1st set. a dozen things she needs to do better.
where's the encouragement? where's the simplicity?
mug.

 

[AM75]

16 unforced for Swiatek and of course she went to a toilet to dump her sh*t.

 

[Nostradamus]

So far it's been almost all garbage.

?????????

 

[AM75]

?????????

There are almost no points that don't end on a bad unforced error.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Cry me a river Iga.

 

[bluetrain4]

Wow, Rybakina really ran away in the end.

 

[Mark-Touch]

At least there was a clean game to finish the match.
Congrats Ryba!

 

[AM75]

I really baffled by Iga's performance. Rybakina didn't even play well, but Iga was atrocious.

 

[Nostradamus]

iga sucks

 

[AM75]

iga sucks

She probably need to adjust her melatonin dosage.

 

[Fed881981]

Keys, Gauff, Swaitek: all lost in a straightforward way.

Not a fan of Sabalenka, but she’s considerably more consistent than the rest. And she’s almost impossible to beat in straight sets at a slam, let alone by clear scorelines.

 

[AM75]

Keys, Gauff, Swaitek: all lost in a straightforward way.

Not a fan of Sabalenka, but she’s considerably more consistent than the rest. And she’s almost impossible to beat in straight sets at a slam, let alone by clear score lines.

She's consistent for years now. Haters can say whatever they like but r n she's the only player who permanently reaches slam's semis. She's Nr 1 for a reason.

 

[spystud]

Next QF thread.

Thread '2026 Australian Open QF: Anisimova (4) v. Pegula (6)'

Jan 27, 2026

• spystud
• Replies: 59
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[jon70]

That ball has been out for a century.

 

[NaomiKonjuhPotapova]

So annoyed both the ladies matches are during the day, I’m at work so can’t watch either of them, have fun guys. Give good updates so I can read it later!

same but understandable because they play tomorrow while the mens have off day. But tbh they could have one play at first match night...

 

[Nostradamus]

She probably need to adjust her melatonin dosage.

looking a the bright side,,, at least this notleDame vs Virginia basketball game is barn burner,,

 

[Bill Lobsalot]

There's something very dullish about Swiatek. More specifically Nadalish.
The deliberate serve. The jumping around the court. The extreme western grip.
The toweling off. Holding up the game...

They're brothers from different mothers.

 

[Nostradamus]

They're brothers from different mothers.

totla BS. still basketball

 

[Bisquick]

True, we live in a time of collective peeping-Tomism.
And people who run tennis must really hate it, because every single solution they find to improve the sport seems to imply less tennis or things other than tennis.

That reality TV nonsense that’s crept into everything - took things down a bad path.

What happened to - sometimes less is more?

 

[Aussie Darcy]

I’m just permanently not allowed a Sabalenka v Swiatek slam final am I

Sigh.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Sabalenka v Rybakina Aus Open final 3 years from the last would be great. Sorry Svitolina/Anisimova/Pegula.

 

[MichaelNadal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2016335647154610349

 

[Fed881981]

She's consistent for years now. Haters can say whatever they like but r n she's the only player who permanently reaches slam's semis. She's Nr 1 for a reason.

I agree. She’s by far the most consistent and hard to beat on the women’s tour, at least at slams.

 

[Fed881981]

totla BS. still basketball

ESPN haven’t been covering this AO as much as in previous years, it feels to me. But, I didn’t follow as closely as I used to, and so I might be wrong here.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Joined the match at 1-3.
When I see Amanda crack the ball as she did to get to 2-5 I wonder what she was up to for the rest of the set?

 

[tx10is]

rooting for AA lfg!

 

[Mark-Touch]

You can't play that delicate slice drop Amanda and expect to pull it off unless it's already in your repertoire.

 

[Mark-Touch]

Amanda's game comes and goes in patches.
jPeg is solid as a rock as usual.