2023 Tennis
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Great match between Svitolina/Azarenka.
Hope next year they realize they need to start Centre Court before 1:00 PM when there is a 11:00 PM curfew.
Hope next year they realize they need to start Centre Court before 1:00 PM when there is a 11:00 PM curfew.
Eh, kind of, but it was dumb because Svitolina wasn't going to shake hands anyway and they acknowledged each other from afar.
Another 8-6 tiebreaker. Djokovic has to feel relieved to be up 2 sets. Play suspended until tomorrow.
Hubie won the 3rd set 7-5. Finally a break of serve.
Djokovic up a break in the 4th at 4-3. Hurkacz probably has a 0.1% chance to win now.
Djokovic up a break in the 4th at 4-3. Hurkacz probably has a 0.1% chance to win now.
Svitolina had been booed by crowds early in the season when she lost. Seems like those in attendance haven't been following Svitolina's stance and there's just booing post-match when she plays Russian/Belarusians
Nice hold there coming back from 0-30 to go up 5-3. Assuming Tsits holds here, Eubanks will need first serves falling to close it out I think
what a win...shows just how difficult it is for an underdog to actually close it out and win. Some of those misses he had in the last game were pretty horrific. His bpm was probably like 150, and Im sure his arm was shaking on just about every shot.
Alcaraz and Berrettini split the first two sets. It’s worth noting that all three of their previous matches have gone to the limit, two three set wins for Alcaraz, and a 5th set tiebreak win for Berrettini in the 2022 Aussie Open.
OK, I feel less confident about this than usual but let's see:
Alcaraz over Rune
Medvedev over Eubanks
Sinner over Safiulin
Djokovic over Rublev
Medvedev over Alcaraz
Djokovic over Sinner
Djokovic over Medvedev
Swiatek over Svitolina
Pegula over Vondrousova
Jabeur over Rybakina
Sabalenka over Keys
Swiatek over Pegula
Jabeur over Sabalenka
Swiatek over Jabeur
Beating all three of the top players in consecutive matches is too much for Jabeur, I think. With an easier road, maybe she breaks through and wins her first Slam here, but as it is, seems too hard.
Alcaraz over Rune
Medvedev over Eubanks
Sinner over Safiulin
Djokovic over Rublev
Medvedev over Alcaraz
Djokovic over Sinner
Djokovic over Medvedev
Swiatek over Svitolina
Pegula over Vondrousova
Jabeur over Rybakina
Sabalenka over Keys
Swiatek over Pegula
Jabeur over Sabalenka
Swiatek over Jabeur
Beating all three of the top players in consecutive matches is too much for Jabeur, I think. With an easier road, maybe she breaks through and wins her first Slam here, but as it is, seems too hard.
Pegula is really choking away this third set. She was a point from going up 5-1 and now has to break in order to even it at 5.
Just gutsy tennis from 1-4 down in the breaker. Potentially saving your women's bracket...
If he had gone on to win the second set and be up 2-0, what odds would you have given him? 30%? 40%?
without thinking too hard probably 33%, and then dropping to around 20% had he lost set 3, and 10% if it went the distance. Part of it is Djokovic obviously, but besides some mental weakness Rublev has shown, his game is also pretty limiting I think. He can blast forehands but doesn't really have the ability to win in other ways.
Really pulling for Jabeur going forward. She's easy to root for and would love to see her get a Slam.