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Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:14 am
by ashkor87
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 3:47 am
Alycia Parks playing like an amateur..not good .I was hoping for better ..
She has suddenly woken up now...won the first set with some unbelievable serving and big shotmaking .
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:34 am
by ashkor87
But Parks certainly has a lot of maturing to do! Shot selection...
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:56 am
by JTContinental
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:34 am
But Parks certainly has a lot of maturing to do! Shot selection...
Some of the worst in the game right now
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:58 am
by JTContinental
Good enough to take out Fernandez in straight sets though
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:00 am
by nelslus
Well, sheesh, y'all.
IN any case- Alycia provided a serving Master Class today during the second set- first and second serves. Great job with not crumbling in that first set.
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:01 am
by Fastbackss
The scoreline in this Gauff match will be misleading.
Gauff was up a break in the first (twice if I recall) and then had to break Dolehide serving for the first set to send to a tiebreak (which coco easily won).
But as they say - sometimes it's just advance and move on, regardless of how pretty.
Ps - andreeva and timofeeva had good odds before the match. Looking at both and the scaredy cat makes no moolah
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:04 am
by ashkor87
JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:58 am
Good enough to take out Fernandez in straight sets though
Pure raw power! I still think she will win Wimbledon some day...not necessarily this year
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:07 am
by meganfernandez
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:04 am
JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:58 am
Good enough to take out Fernandez in straight sets though
Pure raw power! I still think she will win Wimbledon some day...not necessarily this year
That's a big call
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:35 am
by ashkor87
Meanwhile Anisimova rolls smoothly along ..may go far this year, fresh...
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:31 am
by JTContinental
Judging from this one match only, I do not see how Hugo Gaston is a professional tennis player.
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:42 am
by ashkor87
BHM looking impressive too. I feel she is going to do something big this year.. great all-round game, good volleyer, no real weakness..
is she a contender even here?
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:43 am
by meganfernandez
JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:31 am
Judging from this one match only, I do not see how Hugo Gaston is a professional tennis player.
And he has won 3 matches in the last week!
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:44 am
by meganfernandez
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:42 am
BHM looking impressive too. I feel she is going to do something big this year.. great all-round game, good volleyer, no real weakness..
is she a contender even here?
Her draw is good here. Maybe grass, too. She won a Wimbledon tuneup a couple years ago, I think.
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 7:22 am
by nelslus
JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:31 am
Judging from this one match only, I do not see how Hugo Gaston is a professional tennis player.
Why one should never judge any player based on one match.
You should have seen Gaston make the 4R as a wildcard at Roland Garros in 2020. He beat Wawrinka (6-0 in the fifth) and Nishioka. Then, after Thiem handedly took the first two sets- Thiem then only won the match at 6-3 in the fifth. AND, let's all recall that there was a time not that long ago that this would have been considered to be a huge achievement vs. Thiem at Roland Garros. John and I have always remembered Gatson from this match- because he was a ton of fun to watch.
Re: '24 Aus Open Day 4 Order of Play and Discussion
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 7:29 am
by meganfernandez
nelslus wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 7:22 am
JTContinental wrote: ↑Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:31 am
Judging from this one match only, I do not see how Hugo Gaston is a professional tennis player.
Why one should never judge any player based on one match.
You should have seen Gaston make the 4R as a wildcard at Roland Garros in 2020. He beat Wawrinka (6-0 in the fifth) and Nishioka. Then, after Thiem handedly took the first two sets- Thiem then only won the match at 6-3 in the fifth. AND, let's all recall that there was a time not that long ago that this would have been considered to be a huge achievement vs. Thiem at Roland Garros. John and I have always remembered Gatson from this match- because he was a ton of fun to watch.
I remember Gaston made some wild run at the French at some point. It was Covid RG? That's definitely a quality match against team in 2020. He had just won the US Open.