French Open, who's ya Tip?

[QT]

In the women so far Dokic and Hingis have been superb, i dont think Serena Williams can win on clay, while a clay court specialist like Cochita Martinez could upset a few

In the men, Hewitt should get to the 4th round easily, as his next game is against that guy who beat Chang in 4 and a half hrs. I dont think Hewitt can get past the quarters. Kuernten and Agassi
look sensation at the moment, while Ferrero is a chance
ANYWAY, my tips......

WOMEN : Hingis (But hope Henin or Coetzer Wins!)

MEN : Agassi or Kuerten

 

[OutKast]

Too early to pick the winner yet i think, with Kuerten, Kafelnikov, Ferrero and Hewitt still left in the top half of the draw...the winner will come from one of those four in my opinion.
As for the womens Hingis and Dokic are destroying their opponents, and with no one left in the bottom half Dokic should make the final. I think Hingis will be hard to beat though, but hopefully Jennifer Capriati can knock her off in the semis and win.

 

[dees01]

I think Hingis is a good thing. I want to wait until Dokic plays a good player before I rate her.
In the men's Andre Agassi is looking great. He should win it.

 

[Santos L Helper]

I'll be happy if Hewitt drops his next game. I am not a fan of that arrogant little prick.
Yes it may be 'tall poppy syndrom', but it's more a case of having a dislike for him as a person.

 

[elt]

Agassi for the mens and Hingis int he womens. From what I saw of Agassi the other night he looked very impressive.

It is all just biding time until the real tennis starts in a few weeks.

 

[sainter]

I'd love to see Hewitt win the French Open

Like Santos said he does annoy me a little with his on-court antics but on the other hand his loyalty towards Davis Cup and playing for his country is second to none.

Good to see him in true "Aussie" style getting an official warning for calling the linesman a "*******".

QT,

What's with the signature? Are Port starting to threaten your teams South Australian superiority?

 

[QT]

Originally posted by sainter

QT,

What's with the signature? Are Port starting to threaten your teams South Australian superiority?

Nah, LOL its just a QT vs Carb70 argument

 

[jod23]

Its hard to go past defending champ Kuerton. Hes in great form and is very good on clay but Ferrero is a chance as is Hewitt. You cant deny Agassi either, he is all class, very experienced and has proven he can win on clay.

Women wise i like Matinez as she is a clay court specialist, Serena cant win on clay and Dokic should go deep. But in the end the class will rise to the top and Hingis should win it. She's well overdue for a grand slam and i think she is head and shoulders above the rest of the women talentwise. The only reason she gets beat is because half man half women like Mauresmo, Davenport and the Williams sisters are just too powerful. But on clay the power game is taken away hense the early exit of Venus.

Men

Who will win - Kuerton/Agassi/Ferrero
Who i want to win - Agassi/Hewitt

Women

Who will win - Hingis
Who i want to win - Hingis/Coetzer (cos she's tiny and cute and works a lot harder for victories than any of the power cheaters)

 

[JUBJUB]

Good too see Jelena Dokic still playing like an Aussie Chick.They never get through to the 2nd week of a Grand Slam

 

[NICK THE PIE MAN]

Originally posted by JUBJUB
Good too see Jelena Dokic still playing like an Aussie Chick.They never get through to the 2nd week of a Grand Slam

LOL JUBJUB!
So so true! Its good to see her get beaten.
Poor Jelena, Damir will be whipping her right now for her loss

 

[QT]

Originally posted by jod23

Coetzer (cos she's tiny and cute and works a lot harder for victories than any of the power cheaters)

LOL, cant disagree with ya there!

Also great to see Hewitt get through to the 4th rd, the guy he beat, played well, unfortunately had to retire injured.

And also Justine Henin won!!

 

[GoEagles]

My tips:

Mens: Juan Carlos Ferrero (Esp)
Womens: Martina Hingis (Sui)

 

[JUBJUB]

Why did the Williams sisters have their dog at the Tennis ?

p.s Mind you,its better looking than them

 

[vanders]

Hopefully Hewitt will win, as i'm a big fan of his and also, because an aussie hasnt won at Roland Garros for a long while.

As for the women, I think it will be Martina Hingis, dont particularly know why, but yeah, shes my tip!

 

[sainter]

Hewitt and Arthurs are both through to the 4th round.

Lleyton has a huge chance to win.

I'm rapt for Arthurs because he has slogged away on the circuit for many years before achieving some much overdue success. Especially being a serve/volleyer on clay, it's a magnificent achievement.

 

[sainter]

I can't sleep so I've been following the live scoreboard of the Hewitt/Canas match.

Unfortunately, Hewitt is down 2 sets to nil. He has got off to a great start in the 3rd set, leading 3-0 in only 8 minutes.

With Canas having played a few 5 set matches already and clearly being nothing more than a clay court specialist, Hewitt is still a big chance.

When I wake, I expect to hear that he has won in 5 sets.

If he loses, he is only a crows supporter anyway.

 

[Roos2001]

4 the girls probably Hingis
4 the boys probably Hewitt or Agassi

 

[QT]

Originally posted by sainter


If he loses, he is only a crows supporter anyway.

LOL, Game got delayed till today due to poor light, but hewitt is up 4-2 in the fifth set, so he should get through

All i can see Sainter is..............2-8


Or maybe I should bring up what happened on 28th september 1997

 

[Mr Ripper]

Some stonewalling Paraguayan baseliner whom we've never heard of before...and will never hear of again.

 

[sainter]

How quickly things change QT.

Only a few months ago, you were going to finish 0-22 yourselves.



As for the date, it has been completely removed from my memory bank. September 1997, that was a time where I was handing in VCE CAT's I think.

Hewitt should win, but not before calling the umpire a "*******" again and basically abusing the crap out of him.

I wonder if he will wear his Crows jumper at Roland Garros like Warney wearing his Saints jumper on the balcony at Lords.

Anyway QT, are you still going to Colonial Stadium to see Blighty humiliate the old team?

 

[QT]

Originally posted by sainter


Anyway QT, are you still going to Colonial Stadium to see Blighty humiliate the old team?

You bet mate...that is if Blighty is still around ofcourse!

 

[GoEagles]

Hewitt got the 'bad light' set 6-3, so it looks like a good game coming up against Juan Carlos Ferrero!

 

[Herbie]

I think it will be either Kuerton or Corretja in the Mens and Capriati or Klijsters in the Ladies.

 

[Roos2001]

Now knowing who are in both finals, Capriati and Kuerton are my 'picks' to be French Open champs 4 2001

 

[Screamer]

Capriati steals the womens title in a nailbiter.
What a performance.