Weeks 3-4 - Australian Open, Women's Main Draw - Melbourne, Australia - Hard

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Weeks 3-4 - Australian Open, Women's Main Draw - Melbourne, Australia - Hard

SuperT · Futures level

I agree Helen. I love watching Ash and I think she's great for the sport. She my favourite non British player and I too would love her to win.

-- Edited by SuperT on Wednesday 29th of January 2020 05:56:29 PM

Babfive · Satellite level

I must admit I wasn't expecting Kenin to beat Barty. I wonder if the weight of expectation was too much for the latter.

indiana · Tennis legend

I see that Barty had 2 set points in each set - ie at 6-4* in the first set TB and at *5-4 40-15 in the 2nd set.

Both sets then rapidly turned and Kenin won by 7-6(6) 7-5

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
I see that Barty had 2 set points in each set - ie at 6-4* in the first set TB and at *5-4 40-15 in the 2nd set.

Both sets then rapidly turned and Kenin won by 7-6(6) 7-5

So kenin versus muguruza in the final, whod have thunk it?

Pleased for Muguruza and glad to see her back to the top of the game!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
indiana wrote:
I see that Barty had 2 set points in each set - ie at 6-4* in the first set TB and at *5-4 40-15 in the 2nd set.

Both sets then rapidly turned and Kenin won by 7-6(6) 7-5
So kenin versus muguruza in the final, whod have thunk it?

Pleased for Muguruza and glad to see her back to the top of the game!

Muguruza is now 16th in live rankings, can reach 11th if she wins. Would be strange to have a slam winner not end in top 10! Kenin up to 9th.

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Can't find anywhere else to put this but Anne Keothavong is appearing on Question of Sport on Friday 31st January.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Love this final.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

ROSAMUND wrote:
Can't find anywhere else to put this but Anne Keothavong is appearing on Question of Sport on Friday 31st January.

That suggests bbc want to publicise the fed cup, so maybe they are showing it on one of their platforms?

Jan · Hall of fame

JonH comes home wrote:
ROSAMUND wrote:
Can't find anywhere else to put this but Anne Keothavong is appearing on Question of Sport on Friday 31st January.
That suggests bbc want to publicise the fed cup, so maybe they are showing it on one of their platforms?

It's allegedly on red button and website - hopefully!

christ · Futures level

indiana wrote:
If it's a Barty vs Halep final then it will be the 3rd year in a row that the Aus Open final has featured the live #1 and #2...

You called it!

ROSAMUND · Futures level

christ wrote:
indiana wrote:
If it's a Barty vs Halep final then it will be the 3rd year in a row that the Aus Open final has featured the live #1 and #2...
You called it!

Based on 27th January rankings its 15 versus 32 .

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Of the top 8 in the ITF Junior World Rankings 2015, Kenin is the 3rd player in that top 8 to play in a Grand Slam singles final in the past year, the other 2 being Vondrousova and Andreescu. It has been noted on another website that Katie Swan beat Kenin at junior Wimbledon of 2015. But if you look Galfi of Hungary beat Kenin in the 2015 US Open Junior final. It has been pointed on this forum that logistically it is impossible for every successful junior to be a successful senior. Barty's defeat in the semi finals having had the lead in both sets reminded me of Jo in Paris last year. At the semi final stage the pressure gets to them which is not too surprising when you think about it.

indiana · Tennis legend

christ wrote:
indiana wrote:
If it's a Barty vs Halep final then it will be the 3rd year in a row that the Aus Open final has featured the live #1 and #2...
You called it!

I have less information on the history of live #9 vs live #16 finals

HarryGem · Club Coach

ROSAMUND wrote:
Of the top 8 in the ITF Junior World Rankings 2015, Kenin is the 3rd player in that top 8 to play in a Grand Slam singles final in the past year, the other 2 being Vondrousova and Andreescu. It has been noted on another website that Katie Swan beat Kenin at junior Wimbledon of 2015. But if you look Galfi of Hungary beat Kenin in the 2015 US Open Junior final. It has been pointed on this forum that logistically it is impossible for every successful junior to be a successful senior. Barty's defeat in the semi finals having had the lead in both sets reminded me of Jo in Paris last year. At the semi final stage the pressure gets to them which is not too surprising when you think about it.

And sadly there any comparison ends. It will be interesting to see if Kenin can hold it together in her first grand slam final. I'd put Muguruza as the likely winner and she is playing some very good tennis just now. But I do like Kenin, I know some find her arrogant but I wish we had a young British woman half as good as her with her attitude.