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Post by Ace2Ace » Jan Fri 05, 2018 8:53 pm

[1-WC] Garbine Muguruza v Bye#ed_op#br#ed_cl#[Q] v Kiki Bertens#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Daria Gavrilova v [WC] Olivia Rogowska#ed_op#br#ed_cl#[WC] Samantha Stosur v [7] Julia Goerges#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#[3] Jelena Ostapenko v Ekaterina Makarova#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Daria Kasatkina v Barbora Strycova#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Ashleigh Barty v [Q]#ed_op#br#ed_cl#[WC] Ellen Perez v [5] Kristina Mladenovic#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#------------ Bottom Half ----------#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#[6] Sloane Stephens v [Q]#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Mirjana Lucic-Baroni v Petra Kvitova#ed_op#br#ed_cl#[Q] v Magdalena Rybarikova#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Agnieszka Radwanska v [4] Johanna Konta#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#[8] Anastasija Sevastova v Dominika Cibulkova#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Elena Vesnina v Shuai Peng#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Lucie Safarova v Angelique Kerber#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Bye v [2] Venus Williams

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Post by Grossefavourite » Jan Fri 05, 2018 10:04 pm

This event starts at a GS quarterfinal round.

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Post by Graveller » Jan Sat 06, 2018 4:44 am

R2 could have some great line-ups:
Kerber vs Venus
Ostapenko vs Kasatkina
Stephens vs Kvitova
Barty vs Mladenovic (if the latter decides to show up after being MIA for half a year)
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Post by Grossefavourite » Jan Sun 07, 2018 9:17 am

Osta defeated. She's played a lot, I think, and in various parts of the world in short notice.

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Post by Grossefavourite » Jan Sun 07, 2018 10:37 am

Expect a rash of 'losses" and withdrawals because the heat is unbearable.

(CNN)Sydney endured its hottest temperature in nearly 80 years on Sunday, Australian meteorologists say.

The mercury rose to 47.3 degrees Celsius, or 117.14 Fahrenheit, in the Sydney metropolitan area.
The hottest temperature ever recorded in the area was 47.8 Celsius degrees (118.04 Fahrenheit) in 1939, the Bureau of Meteorology for the state of New South Wales (NSW) said.
The agency had predicted that temperatures would soar, tweeting: "Are we forecasting all time record high temperatures today? No, but it would not surprise if some stations go close."

So, while brutally cold temperatures hit the US, emergency services in Sydney prepared residents on the other side of the equator for dangers of a different sort.

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Post by Graveller » Jan Sun 07, 2018 12:43 pm

Weather events like this were predicted in the 90'ties....

A weaker jetstream was predicted by climate change models at the time, allowing arctic air to get more south in the winter (and tropical, hot air more north in the summer)...

I guess that the US starts to find out what that means. Get used to it, because there is absolutely nothing we can do about that it anymore to make it better. The status-quo (if we ever reach that in 30-40 years) will even be far worse than this.

ps: don't blame Trump but the two Bushes (and every Republican since the 80'ties denying human impact on climate). But having someone in the WH refusing to put a halt on the processes that caused it, won't help of course.
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Post by Grossefavourite » Jan Sun 07, 2018 12:48 pm

First victim, Kristina M.

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Post by Grossefavourite » Jan Sun 07, 2018 12:50 pm

Julia Gorges also withdrew from the tournament Sunday after winning the ASB Classic final against Caroline Wozniacki in Auckland, New Zealand.

The conditions forced organizers to activate heat policies — including longer breaks between sets — during part of the day, with some areas of western Sydney experiencing the hottest day in almost 80 years with temperatures peaking above 47 Celsius (117 Fahrenheit).

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Post by Graveller » Jan Sun 07, 2018 1:00 pm

So she rather plays for the first time in the heat during a slam...
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Post by Grossefavourite » Jan Sun 07, 2018 2:39 pm

Wise of Serena to have withdrawn. Pretty sure she's nowhere near ready for this heat. Venus too, with her autoimmune issues. Plus, I recall Dementia once saying that the tour knows Venus hates playing in the heat so they just try to keep her out there as long as possible so she hands them the match.

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