Picking the semis: Djokovic v Wawrinka
Rod Laver Arena / Night 1-Novak Djokovic v 4-Stan Wawrinka It is pretty unusual to watch two of the big guns go out against each other and play two Aussie Open match-ups in a row and put together two fantastic five-setters. Djokovic won it in 2013 who went on to the title. Wawrinka did the […]
Australian Open picks for Wednesday, January 28
Rod Laver Arena / Day 18-Venus Williams v Madison Keys Williams wasn’t afraid at the age of 19 in 2000 and she’s still out there, now at the age of 34. She still believes in her Grand Slam ability. She won her last Slam at 2008, which is a long time ago, but she still […]
Australian Open picks for Sunday, January 25
Rod Laver Arena / Day Eugenie Bouchard v Irina Begu The Canadian keeps chugging along, not being perfect, but smart and aggressive. She loves to go out and bang the ball, and, even though she is only 20, she doesn’t seem to get nervous at the Slams. That is highly unusual amongst the kids. Begu […]
Australian Open picks for Friday, January 23
Rod Laver Arena Lucie Hradecka v Julia Goerges Theee two must be thrilled they are on Rod Laver as they thought that they would be put far outside. But, they are on center court. The Czech will attempt to strike aces one after another while the German will try to whip her big forehand. A […]
Australian Open picks for Wednesday, January 21
Rod Laver Arena 10-Etkaterina Makarova v Roberta Vinci The “other” Russian has quietly become much more consistent; she can rip her forehand and smack her shots to the corners. She is a pretty good net charge, and while Vinci used to mix up her one-handed backhand and trouble opponents, she is declining very quickly in […]
Australian Open final pick for Saturday, January 31
1-Serena Williams vs. 2-Maria Sharapova This is almost impossible, isn’t it? Maria Sharapova is 2-16 against Serena Williams? Clearly, Williams has been better since Sharapova won 46 62 64 at the 2004 WTA Tour Championships and the match before, Maria’s first Slam crown at that year’s Wimbledon. But Williams fought off a couple amazing points, […]
Australian Open picks for Thursday, January 29
The Semis 2-Maria Sharapova v 10-Ekaterina Makarova Makarova has played very well this tournament. Every day it seems like she would crack but she did not, notably wasting Simona Halep in the quarters. She doesn’t fear the occasion, rarely pushes the ball and understands immediately when she has to go for it or knows when […]
Australian Open picks for Tuesday, January 27
Rod Laver Arena 3-Simona Halep v 10-Ekaterina Makarova The Russian has become so much more important, rarely losing to mediocre players and raking the ball with power. Makarova isn’t super-fast but she moves better than she used to, can rip her forehands and backhands and is very consistent at the net. She can be had […]
Australian Open picks for Saturday, January 24
Rod Laver Arena / Day 6- Agnieszka Radwanska v 30-Varvara Lepchenko This going to be a long three sets. Both can run forever and both can be very patient. Yes they can both find the lines. But, if the Pole can spin the balls around her and confuse her, Radwanska will win. If the lefty […]
Australian Open picks for Thursday, January 21
Rod Laver Arena / Day 6- Agnieszka Radwanska v Johanna Larsson The Polish ‘Aga’ went up to world No. 2, and make it all the way to the final Wimbledon, but she has yet to win a Slam. She came close last year, playing terrific back until she reaches the semifinal Aussie Open, but then she […]
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