Today last day of all events before start of AO in two main WTA events success for the Americans as 29 years old Madison Keys own 9th title of career while second in Adelaide. Madison Keys is having current 20th ranking in WTA while we have no good chance for her to have good result while usually she reaches into last easily.
McCartney Kessler 25 years old won her second title of career while she beats Elise Mertens in WTA Hobart it's good start of both even both are having not good chance to create any upset in AO with we have too many big names which are going to be done their best for having good performance in first GRAND SLAM of 2025.
Great win by Keys against too seed Pegula indeed. She faces Li tomorrow in
the first round, we have seen it before, winners of prior tournaments fall the
following week in the first round when big things are expected.
For me Sinner is the favorite. He is the only one that looks like he win all of the match and play at the top each match. Alcaraz with one bad day can be knocked out like he was in some previous big tournaments. While with Djokovic you never know lately,he plays good first couple match then out of nowhere when you arent expecting he losses,i dont know if its because of his form or because he is old but he isnt the same player anymore.
I dont think he losses them because he wants to,he is just old now and probobly losses focus and then later needs to chase his own mistakes and in some previous matches where he losses the first set he losses the match. Ever since he won the olympic games its like he dosent care anymore about playing,he dosent have that fire anymore to win titles. This is his tournament but i dont think he will go far.
Yeah, but you can't just help but wonder though, losing the first set against a low seed player and then coming back and beat them in their own game. We haven't seen that kind of performance from a player and it just shows how tough Djokovic is.
@aoluain - thanks, I forget to check the outright as well, but it seems that Sabalenka is favorite to win. And I do agree that Swiatek is very inconsistent. Sure, I'm smelling a lot of upsets in the women's side and it could be good to bet on the underdog here as usually there will be one or two giant killers that can emerge in this year's Australian Open, lots of surprises to us, in my opinion.
We should give a mention to Zheng - beaten in the final by Sabalenka last year!
She had a tough set against first timer Todoni today ut got in done in 2 sets. She
could be one to make some profits on.
Osaka plays tomorrow against Garcia, not an easy draw but she is favourite at
1.19, this could go 3 sets but have to wait and see if she is fit after last weeks injury.
