ATP/WTA Australian Summer of Tennis 2023
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Bloody ripper it was and Korda is a star in the making
The treatment Novak copped last year was unfair Imo he seems like a great bloke
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been an awful lot of withdrawals at Adelaide 2 for the girls. Number 1 and 2 seeds as an example.
Always happens the tournament before a slam. For once, hobart has been spared of this curse.
Always happens the tournament before a slam. For once, hobart has been spared of this curse.
LukeParkerno1
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Noskova reaches a final, yet they gift wrap a WC to some scrub. She's now 58 in the world in the rankings and in form, it's a joke. I know she's more likely to win a match (or 2-3 actually) than some scrub who is ranked 200+
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I agree but 99% of the tournaments do the same, plus 99% of Aussies wouldnt know who she is and wouldnt watch her either. Which is the whole point of a WC
I do think slams have a responsibility to give some WC to in-form players, like what Wimbledon does.
Camila Giorgi been accused of using a fake vaccine certificate last year.
LukeParkerno1
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Wimbledon don’t- they keep a WC for the best performance leading into the tournament. It’s what all the slams should do. There’s too many scrubs getting WC’s.
LukeParkerno1
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Meh would have been picked up before now. Hardly uncommon everyone was using them. Not saying I agree with it but it’s whatever
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Not sure if I trust the disgraced doctor in this case/
Don't trust the Giorgis either.
LukeParkerno1
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Pretty much good luck anyone finding out the truth anyway. Camila aint lasting long anyway she's in dreadful form
Talking of horrible form Cutie Pie (Rybakina) has just lost again in Adelaide...honestly horrible today.
matt_897
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This is certainly a battle of out of form Aussies here...
Popyrin to me should be better than he is, I’m not sure why he’s stagnated as badly as he has. Anyone with that serve and forehand combo, and with his height and movement, should be a very good player. But he’s not. Maybe he will, but he’s not progressing.
matt_897
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He just plays way too many dumb shots and way too many errors. Same could be said about both these guys really
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Stephens loses first round in Hobart to Davis. Our number 1 seed (Bouzkova) got through. Both aussies lost as well.
Reckon this is the worst field I have ever seen for Hobart. Adelaide 2 has just stolen all the players.
Reckon this is the worst field I have ever seen for Hobart. Adelaide 2 has just stolen all the players.
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I thought Popyrin would've been further ahead at this stage of his career. He has the key weapons but hasn't improved much
LukeParkerno1
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He’s typical of a bloke who has been gifted things. Too many wildcards. Personally there should be a limit. Get him to qualify
LukeParkerno1
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He needs to be forced to earn it rather than be given WC’s every single slam. Make him qualify
Other way around IMO.
The first week is generally the bigger tournament further out from the GS. I would have that in Adelaide and leave the 2nd week to Hobart and probably an event in Sydney (with Sydney also getting the back end of the United Cup in week 1)
LukeParkerno1
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Thought he was outside? There’s too many WC’s anyway
Gigantic
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He's just outside of it
