Australian Open

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#2
I was going to give it a few days before I made a thread but I'm glad you did VG. With reigning women's champ Maria out, who is your pick? I think we all know who I'm cheering for on the ladies' side...

For the men, Nadal still needs to prove himself on the hard courts at some point, Tsonga should be beastly this year and Murray just beat Federer in Qatar. Oh yeah, I'm sure Andy will attempt to make some noise. Can't wait til next week.
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#3
#3
nothing like getting a jump on things. This one actually puts the "Official" game thread Gurus to shame.
 
#4
#4
Volfanbill, it looks like Murray is the favorite, I am rooting for Roddick. I think the ladies title will be won by one of the Williams sisters.
 
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#5
as if I needed any other reason to think this girl was hot...

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#7
I know everyone cares deeply, but I'm posting anyway. My extended Aussie preview:

The women's side is absolutely loaded at the moment. If Federer starts to fail on the men's side (which I think might be very likely), the women's side will once again take over as the more exciting version. Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Elena Dementieva, Dinara Safina and the Williams' sisters will be battling all year and expect to see the rankings shuffle on a weekly basis. If Sharapova can get healthy, obviously she's right back in the mix. There's also roughly 2,492 rising stars in the women's ranks of which I'm thinking Carolina Woznacki (sp?) and Lucie Safarova could pull some major upsets. I'm going on a slight limb and picking Dementieva (but cheering for Ana of course).

The men's side is slightly calmer. Nadal and Federer still seem ahead of the pack with JOKEovic nipping at their heels. Novak took a lot of heat from both the fans and the press during the US Open and with everyone laying such heavy expectations on him to join Federer and Nadal at the top, it will be interesting to see if he can continue to play so well or if he will finally crumble. It might be my dislike for the guy, but I'm thinking crumble. Andy Murray is playing lights out tennis right now. Tsonga is poised for a serious run in 2009. Outside of those 5, the only possible dark horse might be Nalbandian, who just picked up a win. I still don't trust Nadal on hardcourts and after reading that Federer was whining about wanting to push back the dates of the Aussie Open, I'm going with Tsonga. The smart money might be Murray though.

Still no real championship male contenders from the States IMO.
 
#8
#8
Ana wins her first set but was struggling mightily.
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#9
#9
Jankovic has probably added 20 lbs of power and seems to have it all, a dominant forehand, a smashing two handed backhand and of course, her unbelievable control and touch at the net.
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volfanbill said:
Jankovic has probably added 20 lbs of power and seems to have it all, a dominant forehand, a smashing two handed backhand and of course, her unbelievable control and touch at the net.
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And she could eat oats through a picket fence.
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doozer said:
probably not. :dunno:
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watching her do her pregame splits is enough for me to overlook other things. Plus, I don't know if it was the added weight that filled her out better or what, but she looked a lot hotter today than usual.
 
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volfanbill said:
Jankovic has probably added 20 lbs of power and seems to have it all, a dominant forehand, a smashing two handed backhand and of course, her unbelievable control and touch at the net.
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I noticed that she looked much better as well. She could take this. Serena still has my early vote..

Roddick has lost weight too... Won't stop him from getting knocked out early though...

espn2's coverage was top flight.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
good point, but I just think she's as ugly as possible. She actually makes Davenport look good.
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i agree.

however, while she's obviously in the bottom 3/4 of her league, she's still so far out of my league, that i couldn't turn it down.
 
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doozer said:
i agree.

however, while she's obviously in the bottom 3/4 of her league, she's still so far out of my league, that i couldn't turn it down.
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you didn't bring in the cash element the first time. That could seriously change some minds.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
you didn't bring in the cash element the first time. That could seriously change some minds.
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the cash element is minor compared to the fact that i would have bagged the #1 women's tennis player in the world.

that's something my buddies wouldn't be able to say. i'd have ultimate bragging rights.
 
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doozer said:
the cash element is minor compared to the fact that i would have banged the #1 women's tennis player in the world.

that's something my buddies wouldn't be able to say. i'd have ultimate bragging rights.
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nice angle. one I definitely had not thought of. Does it work for wives, you reckon?
 
#24
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doozer said:
the cash element is minor compared to the fact that i would have bagged the #1 women's tennis player in the world.

that's something my buddies wouldn't be able to say. i'd have ultimate bragging rights.
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After you got out of traction from hip replacement surgery...
 
#25
#25
BigPapaVol said:
nice angle. one I definitely had not thought of. Does it work for wives, you reckon?
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perhaps you could work the 'your banging a dude who banged a world famous tennis starlet' angle.

on second thought, good luck with that...

orange+white=heaven said:
After you got out of traction from hip replacement surgery...
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it would be a risk i'm willing to take.
 
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