The Australian Open Thread

[Rodzilla]

but she didnt have a chance to win, even though she won

if you want to claim victory then i have a chance to beat serena, for example she could break her leg and then i might be able to win

 

[dogkat]

Lol at Rodz' running commentary for the Williams/Stephens match.

I guess when you have got nothing to lose (Stephens) you can go all out. She did, and it actually worked!

 

[Rodzilla]

Lol at Rodz' running commentary for the Williams/Stephens match.

I guess when you have got nothing to lose (Stephens) you can go all out. She did, and it actually worked!

serena williams changing up her 1st serve to 110km/h had something to do with it though

i cant wait for vika to get her hands on stephens to welcome her to the big time, aka 6-2, 6-1 baby

 

[Rodzilla]

btw the boxer with the padded record sharapova finally steps up in class at this moment, playing li na

everyone who lusted over how dominant she is can finally be brought back to earth (although she probably will win)

 

[Rodzilla]

ouch sharapova embarrased 6-2 6-2

li na is the destroyer of my tips, now im going with vika lol

 

[CroydonDog]

I'm on the Li Na wagon - well have been for a while.

 

[Rodzilla]

ffs stephens must practice voodoo or something

azarenka injured at 6-1 2-0 up, not serious though so the destruction is still on track

 

[Rodzilla]

stephens really must do voodoo

i was about to celebrate my vindication with so many match points, now vika has to go off the court and looks terrible

 

[Rodzilla]

oh yeah baby, vika with an ankle and other problems = 6-1 6-4, aka stephens has no chance despite voodoo powers

 

[Mr Invisible]

Djokovic vs Ferrer .. total demolition job right there.. 6-2 6-2 6-1 .. Thanks for coming!

Oh speaking of coming, watching the womens tennis you start to feel the guilts a bit as others don't know if you are watching a hard core porno, or the Australian Open.

 

[CroydonDog]

La Na was geat last night. No screaming, no attmepts at being a fashion madel,taking breaks when choking, no douchebag publicitiy seeking boyfriend. Tried to push on through clear pain.

But in the end, it wasn't to be.

I might go for Murray tonight. He seems to be the classic underdog.

 

[Rodzilla]

But in the end, it wasn't to be

because azarenka is a much better player

 

[CroydonDog]

because azarenka is a much better player

Not sure about "much" better player. I would say slightly better with simply no conscience or class.

 

[Rodzilla]

Not sure about "much" better player. I would say slightly better with simply no conscience or class.

i think there is hope for her in the class/conscience area, for example i remember this situation last year with vika helping out about halfway into the video

[video=youtube;u6Ozj1cmNiY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Ozj1cmNiY[/video]

but i agree the boyfriend suffers from some form of retardation

 

[CroydonDog]

Man... that's gotta hurt.... it was like a train wreck.. i had to watch over and over again.

 

[Rodzilla]

now i think its sharapova getting to the final and beating azarenka, but getting destroyed if she has to face serena

the only thing that can stop the williams is the azarenka

just to confirm in qatar serena destroyed pretty much everyone including sharapova but ran into azarenka in the final and lost

my catchphrase 'the only thing that can stop the williams is the azarenka' is absolutely correct and you might see more of it throughout the year

 

[Stringer]

just to confirm in qatar serena destroyed pretty much everyone including sharapova but ran into azarenka in the final and lost

my catchphrase 'the only thing that can stop the williams is the azarenka' is absolutely correct and you might see more of it throughout the year

The World rankings really confuse me, Azarenka was number 1, won the Australian open, where correct me if I'm wrong Sarina lost in the 1/4's. Now a month later Sarina is now number 1 taking over from Azarenka, in a event Azarenka won???

 

[Rodzilla]

The World rankings really confuse me, Azarenka was number 1, won the Australian open, where correct me if I'm wrong Sarina lost in the 1/4's. Now a month later Sarina is now number 1 taking over from Azarenka, in a event Azarenka won???

in each tournament players are given rankings points based on their result and how big the tournament is, but those rankings points are deleted a year later and replaced by the points usually given at the same tournament the next year

so in 2012 vika had a great start, winning in sydney, the aus open and qatar, serena was in part time mode she didnt win anything in aus and i dont think she even partcipated in qatar but later serena took over winning 2 grand slams and the olympics

so fast forward to this year, vika could not make any rankings gains because the best she could do was to defend her points gained in aus and qatar while serena can collect points to add to her portfolio and improve her ranking

vika did pretty well but she pulled out of brisbane, while serena did make those gains winning brisbane and making this qatar final

when it comes around to wimbledon, the us open and the wta championships, serena is the one who has to defend her points and vika can improve