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13th January 2012, 09:59
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Australian Open 2012
  Men's Murray plays the French Open instead of the Australian Open, it's very likely that Murray will play against five french players on his way to the final  We're having one more british player at the tournament becaus Ward plays the quali right now.........good luck to him. Verdasco vs Tomic, Tsonga vs Istomin and Troicki vs Ferrero are some crackers in the 1st round. Nadal vs Haas, Roddick vs Hewitt, Nalbandian vs Isner and Wawrinka vs Baghdatis are all possible matches for the 2nd round, this could be the greatest 2nd round of a Grand Slam tournament ever  Djokovic & Murray in the same side of the draw and Nadal & Federer in the other is a nice change. My tournament winner: Andy Murray Women's Tough draws for the british girls: Watson against Azarenka, Keothavong will meet the german Barthel and Baltacha could play in the 2nd round against Clijsters (1st round against Foretz-Gacon). Hopefully Robson can qualify, she has to play two rounds in the quali. My star Ivanovic plays first against Dominguez-Lino, but she has a tough draw on the way to the final. Sharapova vs Dulko will be something for our eyes S.Williams vs Paszek is another -match.Stosur vs Cirstea could be a great game and a banana skin for Stosur. Dokic vs Chakvetadze is the "Twin match"  My tournament winner: Victoria Azarenka |
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16th January 2012, 06:37
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Switched off Tomic v Verdasco when Verdasco was 2 sets up, feeling like Tomic has no chance. Checked 2 hours later and found out Tomic won 3 sets to 2. I'm getting excited about this guy.
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16th January 2012, 09:17
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Review No chance for Ward against Kavcic......4-6 3-6 4-6  Nadal, Del Potro, Berdych, Fish, Isner, Lopez, Dolgopolov, Wawrinka, Baghdatis and Haas are through. It really looks like Davydenko's career on the top is over.......he has lost in five sets against the No.76 Cipolla. Quote:
Women's Review Brit girl No.1: Watson has made a single game against Azarenka + Brit girl No.2: Robson has made two games against Jankovic + Brit girl No.3: Baltacha has lost in straight sets too but she has won at least six games Brit girl No.4: And yeah Keothavong has retired after she has lost the 1.set with 0-6 Pennetta, Jovanovski and Mirza are out too At least A.Radwanska, Georges and Hantuchova are in the next round Clijsters and Na Li are through too. |
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16th January 2012, 20:51
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Thought tomic ran out of steam 2 sets in, was barely moving. Del potro looking ok aswell, excited to his game return.
Wozniacki playing ( not sure if it's on repeat tbh) but heard 6 women could take over the no 1 ranking depending on results which is crazy. |
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17th January 2012, 04:11
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Right now its Harrison vs Murray and Harrison looks like he could be the real deal. Might be a year or two away but has all the shots and good footwork. His second serve is at 110 MPH compared to Murrays 88
 Comfy wins for Novak and Nadal aswell. Maria looking fit too
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17th January 2012, 04:20
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The pace from harrison is impressive but I doubt he can keep it up for 3 hours. Murray just needs to ride the storm out.
Stosur vs Cirstea looks interested as Cristea has 16 winners to sotsurs 5 |
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17th January 2012, 10:37
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Review But Murray beats Harrison in the end 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2  First of all credit to Harrison who has played very very very good tennis and is a good bet for a future top 10 player. Murray played average and has made too many unforced errors but he's through. Djokovic, Roddick, Ferrer, Tipsarevic, Monfils, Simon, Gasquet and Raonic are all in the next round too. Golubev vs Youzhny was a great match with five sets (7-5 6-7 6-4 4-6 6-3) and nearly 5 hours of play  Women's Review Ivanovic has beaten Dominguez-Lino 6-0 6-3  Sharapova, Kirilenko and Lisicki are in the next round too The same goes for Kvitova, Zvonareva and Bartoli. Dokic has won the "Twin match" against Chakvetadze 6-2 6-1 And it was a banana skin for Stosur.........Cirstea has played very well
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17th January 2012, 18:56
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Review Tsonga beats Istomin 6-4 3-6 6-2 7-5 Troicki vs Ferrero was another great match and a great fight from Troicki......4-6 6-7 6-2 7-6 6-2 Some funny moments in the Hewitt vs Stebe match.......first of all Hewitt has broken his shoelace and then And by the way Hewitt has beaten Stebe 7-5 6-4 3-6 7-5 Women's Review Magnificent performance from S.Williams and a great fight from Paszek but in the end S.Williams has beaten Paszek 6-3 6-2. |
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18th January 2012, 04:20
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Novak is going to ease this tournament.
- Rafa is playing like dog poo - Federer isn't the same player - Murray is Murray and will choke at some point Can't see any 'surprise' winners either. Perhaps Del Po, what's his form and fitness been like? |
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18th January 2012, 17:13
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Del Po has been getting better but he still can lose to random players any day. I think QF's is the best he can hope for.
Nadal beat Haas in straights and the match of the day was the Nalby Isner match which Isner won 10-8 in the 5th. |
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18th January 2012, 18:27
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2) Drama of the highest order......some terrible decisions from the umpire against Nalbandian  3) Nalbandian was the better player imo but he's made far too many drop-shots at the end and Isner was a ace with his aces. Wawrinka has beaten Baghdatis 7-6 6-4 5-7 6-1 Federer had a walkover. Del Potro, Berdych, Lopez and Dolgpolov are all through too. Quote:
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It's a long way to go for the QF matches but if we're getting a QF match between Del Potro vs Federer.......all my money wouldn't be on Federer. Preview I'm sure Tomic vs Dolgopolov will be a fascinating match in the 3rd round. Women's Review Azarenka, Jankovic, Hantuchova, A.Radwanska and Georges are all through Wozniacki, Clijsters and Na Li are in the next round too. And Schiavone is out 
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19th January 2012, 21:50
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Review Easy win for Murray against Roger-Vasselin 6-1 6-4 6-4 Djokovic, Tsonga, Ferrer, Tipsarevic, Monfils, Gasquet and Raonic have reached the 3rd round too. It's a shame Roddick has retired against Hewitt because the the match had so much potential. Great comeback from Nishikori against local hero Ebden......3-6 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-1 Benneteau has beaten Simon in five sets. Troicki has lost against the no.92 Kukushkin in five sets is a surprise result too. Preview Hewitt vs Raonic could be another cracker in the next round. Women's Review Ivanovic vs Krajicek 6-2 6-3 Sharapova, S.Williams, Kirilenko, Lisicki and Cirstea are in the next round too. The same goes for Kvitova, Zvonareva and Bartoli. |
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20th January 2012, 16:11
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Haas vs. Nadal was never going to be a good match. Haas is waaay past it.
Good call on the Stosur-Cirstea match, such a disappointment for Stosur. Does anyone know if Azarenka or Kvitova are on Serena's side of the draw? |
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Review Oh yeah it was really a fantastic match between Tomic and Dolgopolov Nadal, Federer, Del Potro and Berdych are in the next round too. Lopez has beaten Isner 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-7 6-1 I would have loved a match between Nadal vs Isner in the next round, Isner has played so well against Nadal at the French Open. Wawrinka has lost against Almagro in straight sets. Preview I'm really looking forward to the Federer vs Tomic match because of http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/D...2pzjU-A9Vl.jpg Quote:
Women's Review Azarenka, Jankovic, A.Radwanska and Georges have reached the 4th round Wozniacki and Na Li are through too. But Hantuchova has lost against Clijsters Preview Wozniacki vs Jankovic could be the first cracker in the tournament. Quote:
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20th January 2012, 21:36
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21st January 2012, 00:06
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21st January 2012, 14:32
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Review Some people thought Llodra can make it very tricky for Murray but Murray has played fantastic throughout the whole match therefore you could see only one winner from that match. Quote:
Hewitt vs Raonic was a fantastic match and i'm happy Hewitt was the winner Gasquet has beaten Tipsarevic 6-3 6-3 6-1 Ferrer has reached the next round too. The shock of the day was no doubt the loss from Monfils against Kukushkin 2-6 5-7 7-5 6-1 4-6 Preview Murray's French Open at the Australian Open are having a break in the next match I don't think Hewitt has a big chance against Djokovic but if Hewitt wins the first set then you never know......... Women's Review S.Williams and Lisicki are through But Zvonareva and Bartoli are out. Preview Ivanovic vs Kvitova and Sharpova vs Lisicki are some good matches in the 4th round. |
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21st January 2012, 18:09
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Lisicki looks a bit of nutcase (in reference to her previous injuries and such) but it was a good comeback to win. Ivanovic looks fitter and to be gaining confidence (she made some fantastic defensive shots). As we move further into the tournament we really are getting some tasty matches. Fantastic tennis and many subplots. Thanks for the updates Sean, it is appreciated! |
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22nd January 2012, 04:29
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Ridiculous questions from the interviewer after Nadal's match. What sort of response you want to get from questions such as:
Advice to Tomic? Is it true you only swim when you can see the bottom? Idiot. |
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22nd January 2012, 06:25
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Damn what a fightback from Kjlisters! From 6-2 down in the 2nd set tiebreak to win the 2nd set. Brilliant fightback.
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22nd January 2012, 06:38
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