Australian Open Thread

[Drummond]

Reminiscent of Radwanska’s 4th round match at last years US Open after she had just beaten Sharapova. Shouldn’t matter in the long run but she needs to come ready to play every match and avoid these showings.

Ana's match has started and Channel 7 are too busy showing Hot Shots and ads. Joke.

 

[future jed]

Reminiscent of Radwanska’s 4th round match at last years US Open after she had just beaten Sharapova. Shouldn’t matter in the long run but she needs to come ready to play every match and avoid these showings.

Ana's match has started and Channel 7 are too busy showing Hot Shots and ads. Joke.

stuff that match i wanna c ferrer!

 

[Sir Vlado]

Reminiscent of Radwanska’s 4th round match at last years US Open after she had just beaten Sharapova. Shouldn’t matter in the long run but she needs to come ready to play every match and avoid these showings.

Ana's match has started and Channel 7 are too busy showing Hot Shots and ads. Joke.

Skip the hot shots when you got a big game on i reckon

 

[-VC-]

She even has the sexiest "C'mon" on tour.

 

[Sir Vlado]

Who does again?

 

[-VC-]

Ivanovic.

 

[DBAH0]

She even has the sexiest "C'mon" on tour.

^^.

And she just broke back. Good girl.

 

[Sir Vlado]

Oh yeah i've heard it heaps of times.

 

[-VC-]

Oh yeah i've heard it heaps of times.

Her "Oh yeah!" is probably even better.

 

[heals]

Im really enjoying this womens match, go ana

 

[CURVE]

With Kuznetsova failing badly at this Oz Open, Ana must be a good chance of making it to #2 in the rankings if she can get past Venus.

 

[Sir Vlado]

Yeah shes going well.

 

[Xtreme]

C'MON ANA

Cripes, Venus is grunting like a... serial grunter (cough Sharapova), very annoying at best.

 

[Arecsa]

Fantastic win! 7-6 6-4. GO ANA!!!!

 

[Cousin Jed]

ANA!!!

Down goes Venus!!!

 

[future jed]

ANA!!!

Down goes Venus!!!

thank god!

 

[DBAH0]

Yay, Ana beats her nemesis.

Realistically, if she plays at her best, she can beat anyone. She already beat Sharapova at the French Open last year.

 

[future jed]

Yay, Ana beats her nemesis.

Realistically, if she plays at her best, she can beat anyone. She already beat Sharapova at the French Open last year.

hantacova has no chance! WOOOOOOOOOO Ana vs. Shara final!

 

[Scruff83]

**** yeah! No more Williams sisters! Hope Ana gets through to the final!

 

[CURVE]

Well done Ana, great win.

The OZ Open is her to win or lose, she is the most talented player remaining, and only nerves will stop her.

 

[future jed]

Well done Ana, great win.

The OZ Open is her to win or lose, she is the most talented player remaining, and only nerves will stop her.

nahh sharopovas playing better. ana couldnt have beaten henin that easily

 

[Bloods boy from the Bush]

I hope the Ivanovic V Hantuchova match goes deep into a third set just so we get to so much of those two hotties.

 

[DBAH0]

Sharapova can be very hot and cold though.

She can look like $1,000,000 1 day, and nothing the next.

I think Ana has the more poweful groundstrokes.

The main issue she has is mental.

I thought today at 4-4 in the 1st set, when Venus broke back, she could have capitulated.

Instead she hung tough, and it was Venus who made the cruical errors instead.

 

[Drummond]

Too good, the improvement in her game over the past 6 or so months has been amazing. Her fitness is now very good and she's able to get to a lot more balls. That forehand has always been a weapon but her backhand is now fairly reliable. But it's her play at the net that's been the big improver; 12 months ago she couldn't volley to save herself but now she rarely loses a point when she approaches.

She's just sratching the surface of her potential. She has everything it takes to be one of the greats.

She should beat Hantuchova comfortably. She simply has too much power. As for the potential final against Sharapova, I like those odds even though Maria is playing so well.

 

[red+black]

Any predictions on Australian support for the Sharapova v Ivanovic?

75/25 for Ivanovic?