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AO OOP Day 2, Tue 1/21/20

Post by rex » Jan Mon 20, 2020 2:19 pm

Rod Laver Arena

From 11:00am AEDT

K. Mladenovic versus K. Pliskova (2)
D. Vekic (19) versus M. Sharapova(WC)
R. Nadal (1) versus H. Dellien

From 7:00pm AEDT

D. Medvedev (4) versus F. Tiafoe
E. Cocciaretto (Q) versus A. Kerber (17)

Margaret Court Arena

From 11:00am AEDT

B. Bencic (6) versus A. Schmiedlova
A. Mannarino versus D. Thiem (5)
A. Tomljanovic versus A. Sevastova (31)

From 7:00pm AEDT

J. Brady versus S. Halep (4)
M. Cecchinato versus A. Zverev (7)

Melbourne Arena

From 11:00am AEDT

P. Hercog versus R. Peterson
M. Keys (10) versus D. Kasatkina
D. Dzumhur versus S. Wawrinka (15)

Not before 4:00pm AEDT
A. Popyrin versus J. Tsonga(28)

Not before 7:00pm AEDT
N. Kyrgios (23) versus L. Sonego

1573 Arena

From 10:30am AEDT

J. Konta (12) versus O. Jabeur

R. Opelka versus F. Fognini (12)
6-3, 7-6(3),1-0
Men's Singles 1st Round SUSPENDED

E. Gulbis (Q) versus F. Auger-Aliassime (20)
E. Svitolina (5) versus K. Boulter
G. Monfils (10) versus Y. Lu
C. Suárez Navarro versus A. Sabalenka (11)

Court 3

From 10:30am AEDT

J. Millman versus U. Humbert
J. Thompson versus A. Bublik
G. Muguruza versus S. Rogers (Q)
I. Begu versus K. Bertens (9)
D. Goffin (11) versus J. Chardy
E. Mertens (16) versus D. Kovinic

Court 5

From 10:30am AEDT

T. Ito (WC) versus P. Gunneswaran(LL)
M. Linette versus A. Rus
L. Samsonova (Q)versus J. Ostapenko
L. Davis versus L. Fernandez(Q)
C. Eubanks (Q) versus P. Gojowczyk(Q)
A. Tabilo (Q) versus D. Galan (Q)

Court 7

From 10:30am AEDT

M. Gasparyan versus M. Sakkari(22)
J. Sinner versus M. Purcell Q)
7-6(2), 6-2, 4-4
Men's Singles 1st Round SUSPENDED

M. Polmans (WC) versus M. Kukushkin
A. Bolt (WC) versus A. Ramos-Vinolas
M. Vondrousova (15) versus S. Kuznetsova
S. Sorribes Tormo versus V. Kudermetova
K. Kozlova versus P. Hon (WC)

Court 8

From 10:30am AEDT

D. Schwartzman (14) versus L. Harris
A. Riske (18) versus Y. Wang
7-6(5), 0-0
Women's Singles 1st Round SUSPENDED

J. Duckworth versus A. Bedene
K. Bondarenko versus A. Rodionova (WC)
J. Isner (19) versus T. Monteiro
A. Sharma (WC) versus A. Kontaveit (28)
A. Pavlyuchenkova (30) versus N. Stojanovic

Court 10

From 10:30am AEDT

N. Hibino (Q) versus S. Peng

Q. Wang (27) versus P. Parmentier (WC)
P. Andujar versus M. Mmoh (WC)
M. Kecmanovic versus A. Seppi
H. Gaston (WC) versusJ. Munar
Kr. Pliskova versus H. Watson

Court 11

From 10:30am AEDT

A. Davidovich Fokina versus N. Gombos(Q)
C. Garin versus S. Travaglia
6-4, 6-3, 1-1
Men's Singles 1st Round SUSPENDED

Y. Uchiyama versus M. Ymer
A. Lottner (Q) versus C. Giorgi
Y. Sugita versus E. Benchetrit (Q)
H. Dart (Q) versus M. Doi

Court 12

From 10:30am AEDT

M. Brengle versus C. Garcia
L. Mayer versus T. Paul
N. Basilashvili (26) versus S. Kwon
A. Cornet versus M. Niculescu (Q)
F. Delbonis versus J. Sousa
T. Townsend versus J. Pegula

Court 13

From 10:30am AEDT

K. Juvan (Q) versus D. Yastremska (23)
F. Lopez versus R. Bautista Agut (9)
2-6, 2-1
Men's Singles 1st Round SUSPENDED

B. Pera versus E. Rybakina(29)
J. Kovalik (LL) versus P. Carreno Busta (27)
K. Flipkens versus K. Muchova (20)
T. Fritz(29) versus T. Griekspoor (Q)
C. Ruud versus E. Gerasimov

Court 14

From 10:30am AEDT

H. Hurkacz (31) versus D. Novak(Q)
T. Sandgren versus M. Trungelliti (Q)
1-0
Men's Singles 1st Round SUSPENDED

F. Verdasco versus E. Donskoy (LL)
C. Bellis versus T. Maria
J. Paolini versus A. Blinkova
D. Koepfer versus P. Martinez (Q)

Court 15

From 10:30am AEDT

F. Ferro versus A. Van Uytvanck
K. Edmund versus D. Lajovic (24)
5-2
Men's Singles 1st Round SUSPENDED

A. Sasnovich versus G. Minnen (Q)
Y. Putintseva versus S. Hsieh
P. Herbert versus C. Norrie
P. Cuevas versus G. Simon

Court 19

From 10:30am AEDT

M. Cilic versus C. Moutet
L. Giustino (LL) versus M. Raonic(32)
2-6, 1-6, 2-5
Men's Singles 1st Round SUSPENDED

M. Vilella Martinez (Q) versus K. Khachanov(16)
A. Anisimova (21) versus Z. Diyas
C. O'Connell (WC) versus A. Rublev (17)
I. Swiatek versus T. Babos

Court 22

From 10:30am AEDT

B. Paire (21) versus C. Stebe
Q. Halys (Q) versus F. Krajinovic
6-6
Men's Singles 1st Round SUSPENDED

L. Siegemund versus C. Vandeweghe (WC)
D. Collins (26) versus V. Diatchenko
I. Karlovic versus V. Pospisil
I. Ivashka (Q) versus K. Anderson

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Re: AO OOP Day 2, Tue 1/21/20

Post by Graveller » Jan Mon 20, 2020 3:52 pm

Loaded schedule... any rain forecast?
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Re: AO OOP Day 2, Tue 1/21/20

Post by Graveller » Jan Tue 21, 2020 3:44 am

some positive results: an easy win for Rybakina, ans also Bencic got into R2. after seeing her play last week, I was not so sure about her. Now she get Ostapenko

Kasatkina lost against Keys, but that was not a surprise anymore. I wonder where it is going so wrong for Darya. She got the skill-set, but fails to get results with it.
Deep sigh from my side... I guess I got myself another Pavlyuchenkova with Kasatkina. Probably some peaks and wins on International/Premier level, but not a consistent top16 player who can win P5, prem.Mands or Slams... I admit defeat; there must be something missing that blocks her from being a top player. Could be a mental issue.
ps: she still is member of team Graveller :-)
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Re: AO OOP Day 2, Tue 1/21/20

Post by rex » Jan Tue 21, 2020 8:24 am

Kasatkina doesn't have an offensive approach, just defends. Until she develops an offensive approach she'll never see the top-10 again (career high ranking of 10th). "Live" ranking has her at 71st after her loss to Madison. Younger players like the 15 year old Cori Gauff at 61st and the 18 year old Swiatek at 65th are already ahead of her and they play both ways. One cannot blame her coaches, as their OCC sessions reveal that they've suggested to her repeatedly that she be aggressive offensively. Apparently, she's not taking their suggestions to heart. As a result, she's continuing to fall in the rankings. It's up to her to change.....

In addition, I don't see the comparison to Anastasia, for Pavly' does have an offensive approach to her game. She just continues to self-whip herself into defeats, lacking consistency, discipline and maturity in her game at age 28 with weapons and power. Another underachiever in the women's game.....

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Re: AO OOP Day 2, Tue 1/21/20

Post by Graveller » Jan Tue 21, 2020 4:01 pm

Wasn’t comparing their game play/strategy, but rather the fact that both have top10 talent but for (different) reasons cannot translate that into a decent ranking...
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