Grand Slam Australian Open - Day 13 - Rybakina v Sabalenka

[Drummond]

Happy for Sabalenka. Deserved the win and earned it over the years. Rybikina didn’t play her best tennis- too many errors and outsmarted. The big serving, fewer rallies lacks appeal for me, but people loved it, so there you go.
ps couldn’t give a rats’ toss bag about some empty seats.

Yeah there were always going to be fewer lengthy rallies, get Swiatek on court and it’s a different style of tennis completely. It really hit its straps in the third set though, that was unbelievable ball striking.

As for the seats, I really don’t care. When the responses became a tirade about SA and supposedly hating Vics when…it wasn’t anything to do with that, that’s where I took offence. Sorry if I went on, just felt like an unnecessary string of responses.

 

[samFFC]

 

[AdelaideGT]

"A few words" Jane... "A few"....

 

[Drummond]

Now.... how many hours will Jane Hrdlicka speak for... and how many times will she mention Serena???

Said the same thing when she came up. Surely she won’t linger this time…

 

[YeoShuey]

Well, at least an Australian got a reward tonight. Tom Sweeney, chair umpire.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Rybakina classy young lady

 

[Xtreme]

Great match, congrats to Sabalenka - played an awesome two sets of tennis. Far too heavy for Rybakina in the end there. Great reaction too, clearly means so much to her.



If you go to the WTA website you can hear the player pronounce their name on their profile (a speaker symbol next to their name). The commentators were saying it correctly, the umpire was not.

Bugbear of mine when the umpires don't know how to say the names. Creates situations where nobody knows what is correct.

I thought I heard Molik/Dokic/Smith say it slightly differently themselves as well

Tomato/Tomatoe

 

[AdelaideGT]

at least an Australian got a reward tonight.

There are still some other Aussies up for 'rewards' tonight.

 

[Drummond]

How can you not like Rybakina, what a lovely girl.

 

[BobbyMorri]

 

[AdelaideGT]

I thought I heard Molik/Dokic/Smith say it slightly differently

Listen to Dokic - she nails those East European names being born a Slav herself.

 

[BobbyMorri]

How can you not like Rybakina, what a lovely girl.

I have a special spot for the wackjobs of the tennis world.

She is the complete opposite. Great manners, is polite, no grunts, doesn't get tight and lets the tennis do the talking.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

How can you not like Rybakina, what a lovely girl.

I'm a fan

 

[AdelaideGT]

Great manners, is polite, no grunts, doesn't get tight and lets the tennis do the talking.

No drama. No Kardishian-Bouchard like social media obsession. Since we don't have a (similar) Ash champion any more, she is always gonna be one of my faves.

 

[StillAtLarge]

The whole match was played in great spirit. No sooking to the umpire, no yelling at their support team, no playing up of physical ailments. 2 classy ambassadors for the sport going at it hammer & tongs. Brilliant

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Well done Saba, great match from both players!!!

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Doubles won’t be on court till 11:15 at earliest

 

[Drummond]

Doubles won’t be on court till 11:15 at earliest

Why wasn’t it first? 6pm start, followed by womens. The scheduling puzzled me a little.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Why wasn’t it first? 6pm start, followed by womens. The scheduling puzzled me a little.

To then make the women’s final start late? Not for me thanks. The final is the main event.

 

[Drummond]

To then make the women’s final start late? Not for me thanks. The final is the main event.

5pm then. Doesn’t really matter, as you said the final is the main event, 100%, but make both work. 5/8 would’ve worked.

Still, being a Saturday night, hopefully a few stick around.

 

[Xtreme]

Doubles won’t be on court till 11:15 at earliest

#standbycraigtileyandhismatchschedulers

 

[LukeParkerno1]

5pm then. Doesn’t really matter, as you said the final is the main event, 100%, but make both work. 5/8 would’ve worked.

Still, being a Saturday night, hopefully a few stick around.

I still like a 7:30 start for the women’s final it suits most markets- you won’t suit the US but their final sucks for us.

 

[StillAtLarge]

Now.... how many hours will Jane Hrdlicka speak for... and how many times will she mention Serena???

Licking all the herds as per usual

 

[samFFC]

Holy *

 

[AdelaideGT]

Oh God - I was hoping since we got to the finals weekend we wouldn't have to hear that salty toad again.