Querrey gets the start for the US.
I can
Archives for January 2013
Notes on a draw sheet: Putting the Aussie Open to bed
January 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
DelPo got the worst of the rest award.
Put aside whether you thought it was legitimate for Victoria Azarenka to call for an MTO at 5-4 in the second set of her 6-1, 6- 4 win over Sloane Stephens in the Aussie Open semis. What got lost in the shuffle and never should have is why the chair umpire never gave her a warning/point penalty/ game penalty or defaulted her for doing so when she clearly took more time than allotted. I
Notes on a Draw Sheet: Putting the Aussie Open to Bed
January 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
An early checkout earned DelPo the worst of the rest award.
Put aside whether you thought it was legitimate for Victoria Azarenka to call a MTO at 5-4 in the second set of her 6-1, 6- 4 win over Sloane Stephens in the Aussie Open semis. What got lost in the shuffle and never should have is why the chair umpire never gave her a warning/point penalty/ game penalty or defaulted her for doing so when she clearly took more time than allotted. I
Aussie Open Men
January 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
MELBOURNE – While previewing the 2012 US Open final, I concluded with this:
Aussie Open women’s final pick: Azarenka vs. Li
January 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Vika has won her last four matches against Li.
Victoria Azarenka has had a very interesting tournament on court, struggling against Jaime Hampton and then sending the tennis world into a tizzy when she took a long medical timeout at 5-4 during her 6-4 6-1 semifinal win over Sloane Stephens, which came after she blew five match points.
The biggest question is whether that simmering controversy will affect her in the final. She
