Week 3 & 4 - Australian Open Grand Slam - Melbourne, Australia Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 3 & 4 - Australian Open Grand Slam - Melbourne, Australia Hard

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Week 3 - Australian Open Grand Slam - Melbourne, Australia Hard

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

Some notable non GB draws include
Swiatek vs. Kenin
(Winner plays Collins or Kerber)
Rybakina vs. Pliskova
Osaka vs. Garcia

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Just seen Emma Navarro is 27th seed! Saw her in the Ilkley final in June, lost to Bjorklund. Amazing season since.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Good draws. Time for Jodie to make amends for last time, hopefully!

wolf · Tennis legend

Katie vs Emma third round anyone?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Is Shelby Rogers playing off a PR ?
(Presumably or she wouldn't be there, unless it was a WC----train of thought----muttering to oneself-----)
I know she had knee surgery a while ago? Is that still the problem?

But, yes, that's a very accetpable set of draws

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

Coup Droit wrote:
Is Shelby Rogers playing off a PR ?
(Presumably or she wouldn't be there, unless it was a WC----train of thought----muttering to oneself-----)
I know she had knee surgery a while ago? Is that still the problem?

But, yes, that's a very accetpable set of draws

Yes SR of 51

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Blue_Belle wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Is Shelby Rogers playing off a PR ?
(Presumably or she wouldn't be there, unless it was a WC----train of thought----muttering to oneself-----)
I know she had knee surgery a while ago? Is that still the problem?

But, yes, that's a very accetpable set of draws
Yes SR of 51

Shelby Rogers was also married recently. She hasn't played since Wimbledon and has lost her last 5 singles matches. Never won a WTA singles title.

seagull · Hall of fame

Looks like bottom half (Jodie) playing Sunday/Monday, so Emma and Boulter probably on Tuesday.

-- Edited by seagull on Thursday 11th of January 2024 12:20:29 PM

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Wow nice 1st round draws.

Not predictions from me this time.

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Not a British player but courtesy of the wild card arrangements between Australian Tennis and French tennis, Alize Cornet will be playing in 68th consecutive Grand Slam tournament starting at the 2007 Australian Open.

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Peter too wrote:
R1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) 57 (CH=50 2023) v YUE, Yuan (CHN) 73 =CH
R1: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) 299 (CH=10 2022) v ROGERS, Shelby (USA) 156 (CH=30 2022)
They met in the US Open in 2021 with Emma winning 2 & 1
R1: BURRAGE, Jodie (GBR) 102 (CH=85 2023) v KORPATSCH, Tamara (GER) 81 (CH=71 2023)
They played twice last year with Tamara winning on both occasions.

Yue Yuan has been in fine form in recent months winning 16 of her last 19 matches, including wins over Lily and Harriet. She is a semi finalist in Hobart having qualified. Perhaps she will be tired by the time she arrives in Melbourne.

Barefoot · Lower Club Player

Katies got a banana skin there. Yue has been going deep in WTA draws recently. Emma should win and Id say 50/50
for Jodie, although hope she can do it.

miriam abc · Strong Club Player

Barefoot wrote:
Katies got a banana skin there. Yue has been going deep in WTA draws recently. Emma should win and Id say 50/50
for Jodie, although hope she can do it.

I think Katie is capable of stepping up at the big moments, and Alex will be there to support. Hoping they might play mixed doubles together.