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Quote from: Strongkored on January 12, 2024, 01:58:03 AM

Quote from: bct_ail on January 10, 2024, 08:09:05 AM

Last year was pretty bad for FAA. After a good start, he had a pretty miserable time from the end of March. At the end of October he finally won his first tournament. In Basel Switzerland he won the final against Hurkacz. But after that his time got worse again. Now he has played his first tournament this year. And it is still seem to be going badly. In Auckland he lost in 2 sets against Daniel Altmaier.

ATP Auckland this time was for unseeds because all the seed players had been eliminated and the one who made it to the final was T. Daniel vs Tabilo, T. Daniel beat Shelton in two sets and Tabilo beat Fils in two sets too, and FAA always displays performances that fluctuate but it could be because the competition at ATP is very tight because many good young players are emerging.

Quote from: aoluain on January 11, 2024, 02:15:21 PM

Korda v Lehecka - Odds 1.56 - 2.4 - i think Korda as favourite is right, a good price too.

Unfortunately Korda lost and this was quite an easy match for Lehecka, only a few moments Korda put up resistance so he had to go through several dueces but Lehecka managed to overcome his opponent well and reached the final.

Quote from: aoluain on January 11, 2024, 02:15:21 PM

Draper v Bublik - Odds 1.45 - 2.80 - I'm giving Bublik a good chance to win this and I'll take
those odds.

Bublik played quite well when he beat Musetti and it was a very close match, and against Draper it will be quite close in my opinion and as you said Bublik has a chance to win and even become champion in this tournament.

WTA Adelaide, Daria Kasatkina was lucky enough to be able to reach the final without having to play the last two matches. L. Siegemund, her opponent in the quarterfinals withdrew, as well as Jessica Pegula, her opponent in the semifinals withdrew, she is waiting for the ongoing Ostapenko vs Alexandrova match to compete in tomorrow's final.

Ah I had a small bet on Bublik but it wasnt to be. It was a close one but in the end he
couldnt do it. I parts of the match and thought Bublik had some fantastic shots, he is
very talented but tries to enjoy himself a bit more than others! Its enjoyable to watch.

Tomorrows final could go either way, Draper has been solid but Lehecka could be tricky
to beat, Draper is favourite though 1.58.

On the Womens side its Ostapenko v Kasatkina, its the 6th seed Ostapenko who is
favourite @ 1.58.

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Bublik played quite well when he beat Musetti and it was a very close match, and against Draper it will be quite close in my opinion and as you said Bublik has a chance to win and even become champion in this tournament.

WTA Adelaide, Daria Kasatkina was lucky enough to be able to reach the final without having to play the last two matches. L. Siegemund, her opponent in the quarterfinals withdrew, as well as Jessica Pegula, her opponent in the semifinals withdrew, she is waiting for the ongoing Ostapenko vs Alexandrova match to compete in tomorrow's final.

Ostapenko won it 6:2, 7:5, Alexandrova had no chance against the overwhelming blasts from the baseline by the Latvian. Ostapenko kind of lost momentum a bit in the second, but Alexandrova didn't use this opportunity to take it into the third set.

Final Ostapenko - Kasatkina, who was extremely lucky to advance without having to face Jessica Pegula.

I watched Bublik v Musetti yesterday, Musetti had very little tournament play recently so he failed to convert his match point missing a sure winner opportunity at the net.

Draper has it all to dispatch Bublik in two easy sets.

First of all, I thought Jack Draper should not have been able to win the semi-final match against Bublik. I knew it was going to be a close match but I thought that the result was going to be different. Actually, it was not even close in the end. Draper was able to win the match quite easily. I expected better from Bublik.

In the final match, he is going to play against Lehecka. I hope this match is not going to be one-sided. I don't think it will, but you never know. I didn't expect the semi-final match to be one-sided, but it kind of was. So I will say this match can be won by anyone. And this time I won't pick any favorites.

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Quote from: Strongkored on January 12, 2024, 01:58:03 AM

Bublik played quite well when he beat Musetti and it was a very close match, and against Draper it will be quite close in my opinion and as you said Bublik has a chance to win and even become champion in this tournament.

WTA Adelaide, Daria Kasatkina was lucky enough to be able to reach the final without having to play the last two matches. L. Siegemund, her opponent in the quarterfinals withdrew, as well as Jessica Pegula, her opponent in the semifinals withdrew, she is waiting for the ongoing Ostapenko vs Alexandrova match to compete in tomorrow's final.

Ostapenko won it 6:2, 7:5, Alexandrova had no chance against the overwhelming blasts from the baseline by the Latvian. Ostapenko kind of lost momentum a bit in the second, but Alexandrova didn't use this opportunity to take it into the third set.

Final Ostapenko - Kasatkina, who was extremely lucky to advance without having to face Jessica Pegula.

I watched Bublik v Musetti yesterday, Musetti had very little tournament play recently so he failed to convert his match point missing a sure winner opportunity at the net.

Draper has it all to dispatch Bublik in two easy sets.

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Quote from: bct_ail on January 10, 2024, 08:09:05 AM

Last year was pretty bad for FAA. After a good start, he had a pretty miserable time from the end of March. At the end of October he finally won his first tournament. In Basel Switzerland he won the final against Hurkacz. But after that his time got worse again. Now he has played his first tournament this year. And it is still seem to be going badly. In Auckland he lost in 2 sets against Daniel Altmaier.

ATP Auckland this time was for unseeds because all the seed players had been eliminated and the one who made it to the final was T. Daniel vs Tabilo, T. Daniel beat Shelton in two sets and Tabilo beat Fils in two sets too, and FAA always displays performances that fluctuate but it could be because the competition at ATP is very tight because many good young players are emerging.

Quote from: aoluain on January 11, 2024, 02:15:21 PM

Korda v Lehecka - Odds 1.56 - 2.4 - i think Korda as favourite is right, a good price too.

Unfortunately Korda lost and this was quite an easy match for Lehecka, only a few moments Korda put up resistance so he had to go through several dueces but Lehecka managed to overcome his opponent well and reached the final.

Quote from: aoluain on January 11, 2024, 02:15:21 PM

Draper v Bublik - Odds 1.45 - 2.80 - I'm giving Bublik a good chance to win this and I'll take
those odds.

Bublik played quite well when he beat Musetti and it was a very close match, and against Draper it will be quite close in my opinion and as you said Bublik has a chance to win and even become champion in this tournament.

WTA Adelaide, Daria Kasatkina was lucky enough to be able to reach the final without having to play the last two matches. L. Siegemund, her opponent in the quarterfinals withdrew, as well as Jessica Pegula, her opponent in the semifinals withdrew, she is waiting for the ongoing Ostapenko vs Alexandrova match to compete in tomorrow's final.

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WTA Adelaide:

Ostapenko somewhat unexpectedly defeated Caroline Garcia 6:4, 5:7, 6:4. Sad to see a top player leave at such an early stage. Latvian will be playing Marta Kostyuk in the next round.

Kasatkina v Kalinskaya just ended, and I was watching this match. Kasatkina won in three sets 5:7, 6:4, 7:5. Kalinskaya was obviously not feeling well, she had her blood pressure measured on court and she also complained about her right hip area. Too many unforced errors from her today, but she had good chances to win. Unfortunately for her, Kasatkina's defensive play was more consistent today.

also Pegula is there in the first quarter final tomorrow against Pavlyuchenkova,
one to watch out for too

Over on the mens side the top 4 seeded players have made it to the quarter finals:

Paul
Jarry
Korda
Musetti

Also Bublik is there too, I would like to see him doing good things this year, He plays
Musetti tomorrow, odds are Musetti 1.95 - 1.89 Bublik, interesting match!

Paul plays Draper tomorrow too in another close one according to odds 1.68 v 2.22

Update on todays mens matches at Adelaide

Jack draper got the job done against Paul in 2 sets and easily enough 1-6 and 4-6.

and Bublik beat Musetti in 3 close sets, thats promising from Bublik.

The semi finals are:

Korda v Lehecka - Odds 1.56 - 2.4 - i think Korda as favourite is right, a good price too.

Draper v Bublik - Odds 1.45 - 2.80 - I'm giving Bublik a good chance to win this and I'll take
those odds.

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Last year was pretty bad for FAA. After a good start, he had a pretty miserable time from the end of March. At the end of October he finally won his first tournament. In Basel Switzerland he won the final against Hurkacz. But after that his time got worse again. Now he has played his first tournament this year. And it is still seem to be going badly. In Auckland he lost in 2 sets against Daniel Altmaier.

Yes, and that loss was also in the round of 16. It was definitely not very good and people surely expected better from him.

On the 14th of January, he will be playing in the Australian Open and the match is relatively easy for him. I believe he is going to win that match without any problem. But I am not sure how his overall performance is going to be in the Australian Open. I will say currently the performance is not very good. So I am not very hopeful about him in the Australian Open to be very honest. But I hope the best for him.

His first match at the Australian Open is against Thiem. Yes, actually an relative easy match for him. But if you look at his current performance and the bad year 2023, I would say that no match will be easy for him.
Last year he has reached the last 16 at the Australian Open and his performance got worse afterwards. It seems he has been in a crisis for some time and hopefully get out of it soon.

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Quote from: bct_ail on January 10, 2024, 08:09:05 AM

Last year was pretty bad for FAA. After a good start, he had a pretty miserable time from the end of March. At the end of October he finally won his first tournament. In Basel Switzerland he won the final against Hurkacz. But after that his time got worse again. Now he has played his first tournament this year. And it is still seem to be going badly. In Auckland he lost in 2 sets against Daniel Altmaier.

Yes, and that loss was also in the round of 16. It was definitely not very good and people surely expected better from him.

On the 14th of January, he will be playing in the Australian Open and the match is relatively easy for him. I believe he is going to win that match without any problem. But I am not sure how his overall performance is going to be in the Australian Open. I will say currently the performance is not very good. So I am not very hopeful about him in the Australian Open to be very honest. But I hope the best for him.

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WTA Adelaide:

Ostapenko somewhat unexpectedly defeated Caroline Garcia 6:4, 5:7, 6:4. Sad to see a top player leave at such an early stage. Latvian will be playing Marta Kostyuk in the next round.

Kasatkina v Kalinskaya just ended, and I was watching this match. Kasatkina won in three sets 5:7, 6:4, 7:5. Kalinskaya was obviously not feeling well, she had her blood pressure measured on court and she also complained about her right hip area. Too many unforced errors from her today, but she had good chances to win. Unfortunately for her, Kasatkina's defensive play was more consistent today.

also Pegula is there in the first quarter final tomorrow against Pavlyuchenkova,
one to watch out for too

Over on the mens side the top 4 seeded players have made it to the quarter finals:

Paul
Jarry
Korda
Musetti

Also Bublik is there too, I would like to see him doing good things this year, He plays
Musetti tomorrow, odds are Musetti 1.95 - 1.89 Bublik, interesting match!

Paul plays Draper tomorrow too in another close one according to odds 1.68 v 2.22

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Last year was pretty bad for FAA. After a good start, he had a pretty miserable time from the end of March. At the end of October he finally won his first tournament. In Basel Switzerland he won the final against Hurkacz. But after that his time got worse again. Now he has played his first tournament this year. And it is still seem to be going badly. In Auckland he lost in 2 sets against Daniel Altmaier.

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WTA Adelaide:

Ostapenko somewhat unexpectedly defeated Caroline Garcia 6:4, 5:7, 6:4. Sad to see a top player leave at such an early stage. Latvian will be playing Marta Kostyuk in the next round.

Kasatkina v Kalinskaya just ended, and I was watching this match. Kasatkina won in three sets 5:7, 6:4, 7:5. Kalinskaya was obviously not feeling well, she had her blood pressure measured on court and she also complained about her right hip area. Too many unforced errors from her today, but she had good chances to win. Unfortunately for her, Kasatkina's defensive play was more consistent today.

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It was a great performance from Zverev and there are high hopes that if he keeps playing at this level, we will see him go further at the Australian Open, there is at least a week for him to recover as he didn't play in Adelaide or Auckland, and the MVP goes to Swiatek who was quite disappointed with Poland's loss in the final.

I can't agree that Zverev was playing his best tennis. Far from it actually. He's not very fit physically, he was short of breath literally after every rally. He almost lost to Hurkacz, the Pole had 2 match points but failed to use this opportunity.

Maybe you're right because that's what I also saw in his performance in the United Cup, but his efforts, especially in the mixed doubles match against Australia and also how the mixed doubles played in the final.

I will also definitely agree that he could have done better. And especially when I think about his age, which is only 26, I believe he should put on a better effort compared to what he is doing. He is like in the peak physical condition right now. Of course, if he is not injured. He should be performing literally like an animal. But I don't think we actually have seen that from him in recent times. Of course, some people are going to agree with me and some people are not going, but I think better performance is definitely expected from him.

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Quote from: Strongkored on January 10, 2024, 04:00:11 AM

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The ATP and WTA issued new rules for match schedules to minimize matches finishing late and is also conducting a review of ball use strategies because we know that there are quite a lot of complaints from players regarding these two things.
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/match-scheduling-tennis-balls-release-january-2024

I just hope that whatever they do, they do not destroy the competitive integrity of the game. I believe this is the second most physical sport ever after football. Now of course players are complaining for a reason. And it's not like some random dude complaining because he cannot play. These are professionals we are talking about. So of course this matter should be looked into.
The one thing there should be concerned about is the player's help. The players are already going through a lot. And injuries are also very common right now. So I just hope that in a way of trying to decrease the match time, they do not put more pressure on the players.

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It was a great performance from Zverev and there are high hopes that if he keeps playing at this level, we will see him go further at the Australian Open, there is at least a week for him to recover as he didn't play in Adelaide or Auckland, and the MVP goes to Swiatek who was quite disappointed with Poland's loss in the final.

I can't agree that Zverev was playing his best tennis. Far from it actually. He's not very fit physically, he was short of breath literally after every rally. He almost lost to Hurkacz, the Pole had 2 match points but failed to use this opportunity.

Maybe you're right because that's what I also saw in his performance in the United Cup, but his efforts, especially in the mixed doubles match against Australia and also how the mixed doubles played in the final.

The ATP and WTA issued new rules for match schedules to minimize matches finishing late and is also conducting a review of ball use strategies because we know that there are quite a lot of complaints from players regarding these two things.
https://www.atptour.com/en/news/match-scheduling-tennis-balls-release-january-2024

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Quote from: Strongkored on January 08, 2024, 01:01:43 AM

It was a great performance from Zverev and there are high hopes that if he keeps playing at this level, we will see him go further at the Australian Open, there is at least a week for him to recover as he didn't play in Adelaide or Auckland, and the MVP goes to Swiatek who was quite disappointed with Poland's loss in the final.

I can't agree that Zverev was playing his best tennis. Far from it actually. He's not very fit physically, he was short of breath literally after every rally. He almost lost to Hurkacz, the Pole had 2 match points but failed to use this opportunity.

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Rafael Nadal finally decided to pull out of the 2024 Australian Open after having another muscle problem, I think it's time for him to retire and do it at the tournament that will be held in Spain in April between the Barcelona Open or the Mutua Madrid Open and that would be a pretty perfect time because it looks like he is already difficult to compete when the match has to run more than two hours.
https://ausopen.com/articles/news/rafael-nadal-withdraws-australian-open-2024

Bad news for every tennis fan I guess. However, I was pretty convinced that something like that is going to happen. Earlier, I shared my opinion that Rafa had to wait for the start of the clay season to get back on court. That would be best for him in the long run and perhaps let him avoid this injury.

Good news is that the injury seems to be very minor and recovery won't take long (hopefully).

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Its kind of looking like a Poland v Germany final I would say.

Just like you said. Final between Germany and Poland.
But the winner is Zverev. He won 4 games out of 5. He only lost to de Minaur in the semi-final.
In the final, it initially looked as if Poland would win. But Zverev was there in the decisive moments. Without him, Germany would not have got this far and would not have won the final either. Hopefully that has given him enough confidence to go far in Melborne.

But the opponents were not the creme de la creme either. Considering what ambitions Zverev once had, losing against de Minaur should not happen. I have seen Zverev playing tremendous games against everyone from the top of the ATP list, but his inconsistency is dramatically bad. He falls apart sometimes as if he forgot how to shoot the ball. And I think the worst downside Zverev's game has is if his first serve doesn't work on a specific day. That is when he has like nonstop double faults and loses the game to those double faults. If he was a consistent player I think he could claim the top one day. But he is getting old by now.

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Quote from: aoluain on January 05, 2024, 10:14:31 AM

Its kind of looking like a Poland v Germany final I would say.

Just like you said. Final between Germany and Poland.
But the winner is Zverev. He won 4 games out of 5. He only lost to de Minaur in the semi-final.
In the final, it initially looked as if Poland would win. But Zverev was there in the decisive moments. Without him, Germany would not have got this far and would not have won the final either. Hopefully that has given him enough confidence to go far in Melborne.

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Back over at the United Cup Final, it went the full distance between Poland and Germany.
Hurkacz played well against Zverev early on but lost out in the third set. The man of the
tournament has to be Zverev, he had a late one yesterday, played a d won his singles match
and then played the doubles.

Does anyone know what Germany's odds were for the win?

It was a great performance from Zverev and there are high hopes that if he keeps playing at this level, we will see him go further at the Australian Open, there is at least a week for him to recover as he didn't play in Adelaide or Auckland, and the MVP goes to Swiatek who was quite disappointed with Poland's loss in the final.

Rafael Nadal finally decided to pull out of the 2024 Australian Open after having another muscle problem, I think it's time for him to retire and do it at the tournament that will be held in Spain in April between the Barcelona Open or the Mutua Madrid Open and that would be a pretty perfect time because it looks like he is already difficult to compete when the match has to run more than two hours.
https://ausopen.com/articles/news/rafael-nadal-withdraws-australian-open-2024

yea, just heard that Rafa is not competing at AO, I mentioned it after his 3 set loss to
Thompson, Its a massive step up for him from a best of 3 match to a best of 5 Grand
Slam...in warm humid conditions.

Reading at what is reported its not a massively serious injury though and I would say he
will want to compete as soon as possible.

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Rafael Nadal finally decided to pull out of the 2024 Australian Open after having another muscle problem, I think it's time for him to retire and do it at the tournament that will be held in Spain in April between the Barcelona Open or the Mutua Madrid Open and that would be a pretty perfect time because it looks like he is already difficult to compete when the match has to run more than two hours.
https://ausopen.com/articles/news/rafael-nadal-withdraws-australian-open-2024

The perfect goodbye for Nadal would be at the French Open, the tournament he won already 14 times. Never say never, but if this injury will be treated he is still an outsider to win the title again. His game is perfect for Clay and he can still stand a chance if his physique allows it.

Ah definitely, the French Open is his tournament, he has to be targeting that for a number
of reasons, retirement might become the biggest of them as we get closer to it...

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Quote from: Strongkored on January 08, 2024, 01:01:43 AM

Rafael Nadal finally decided to pull out of the 2024 Australian Open after having another muscle problem, I think it's time for him to retire and do it at the tournament that will be held in Spain in April between the Barcelona Open or the Mutua Madrid Open and that would be a pretty perfect time because it looks like he is already difficult to compete when the match has to run more than two hours.
https://ausopen.com/articles/news/rafael-nadal-withdraws-australian-open-2024

The perfect goodbye for Nadal would be at the French Open, the tournament he won already 14 times. Never say never, but if this injury will be treated he is still an outsider to win the title again. His game is perfect for Clay and he can still stand a chance if his physique allows it.

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Quote from: aoluain on January 07, 2024, 01:20:41 PM

Back over at the United Cup Final, it went the full distance between Poland and Germany.
Hurkacz played well against Zverev early on but lost out in the third set. The man of the
tournament has to be Zverev, he had a late one yesterday, played a d won his singles match
and then played the doubles.

Does anyone know what Germany's odds were for the win?

It was a great performance from Zverev and there are high hopes that if he keeps playing at this level, we will see him go further at the Australian Open, there is at least a week for him to recover as he didn't play in Adelaide or Auckland, and the MVP goes to Swiatek who was quite disappointed with Poland's loss in the final.

Rafael Nadal finally decided to pull out of the 2024 Australian Open after having another muscle problem, I think it's time for him to retire and do it at the tournament that will be held in Spain in April between the Barcelona Open or the Mutua Madrid Open and that would be a pretty perfect time because it looks like he is already difficult to compete when the match has to run more than two hours.
https://ausopen.com/articles/news/rafael-nadal-withdraws-australian-open-2024

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Quote from: aoluain on January 07, 2024, 01:20:41 PM

Dimitrov got it done in 2 sets. It seems like Rune wasnt playing the same attacking style of
Tennis we know him for and Dimitrov was excellent, so much improvement drom him, he was
clearly very emotional for winning a tournament again.

Back over at the United Cup Final, it went the full distance between Poland and Germany.
Hurkacz played well against Zverev early on but lost out in the third set. The man of the
tournament has to be Zverev, he had a late one yesterday, played a d won his singles match
and then played the doubles.

Does anyone know what Germany's odds were for the win?

Dimitrov opened the year with a winning tournament and looks really good. He continued to play good from last year and this year i think he can go really far. Rune is still young so he is playing hot and cold and we cannot expect from him to win all the tournaments once he reaches the final. United Cup final was really good and Zverev carried his country to the trophy.

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