Aussie Open Predictions

by **Habitual Perfectionist** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:24 pm

The first two rounds are over and we've got to see all top performers in action. How about your predictions on who will win the first biggie of the year?

My bets :

Men's Singles :

Winner - Federer no doubt. He's been unstoppable in recent times.

Other threats - _ & Agassi. The grand old man of men's tennis is out to show that he's no less ageless than Jimmy Connors. And _ has the best return of serve I've seen in the tournament.

Women's Singles : Its such an open field that its extremely difficult to pick a winner here. The probables? The Russkie pack (Sharapova, Dementieva, Myskina) and the Williams sisters. Top seed Davenport is looking quite rusty.

by **salamehyderabad** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:29 pm

Mens Singles - _

Womens Singles - Venus Williams

by **akhilis2cool** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 11:30 pm

Mens: choice no. 1 federer.

no.2 agassi

Womens: Choice no. 1 Sharapova

no. 2 myskina (my fav. :wink:

)

by **3 T'z** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:55 am

Men's singles : Roger Federer -jst superb!! never seen neone play so comfortably..

2nd choice is b/w Andy _ (..been v unlucky against Federer..)

n Lleyton Hewitt...pretty agressive..n home fav there.

Women's singles : :roll:

pretty confusin..

Lindsay Davenport doesnt seem at her best rt now.. so apart frm her could b neone between da William sisters.. or between the russian lot Maria sharapova..Anastasia Myskina.

.... :?:

by **Habitual Perfectionist** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:11 am

3 T'z wrote:Men's singles : Roger Federer -jst superb!! never seen neone play so comfortably..
2nd choice is b/w Andy _ (..been v unlucky against Federer..)
n Lleyton Hewitt...pretty agressive..n home fav there.

Women's singles : pretty confusin..
Lindsay Davenport doesnt seem at her best rt now.. so apart frm her could b neone between da William sisters.. or between the russian lot Maria sharapova..Anastasia Myskina.

....

Except for Hewitt, all your choices are similar to mine.

by **3 T'z** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:18 am

umm....yup!

Well am kinda bored of lookin at Federer holdin all da cups..

...would b good 4 a change if someone else winz! :!:

by **Habitual Perfectionist** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:32 am

3 T'z wrote:umm....yup!
Well am kinda bored of lookin at Federer holdin all da cups.. ...would b good 4 a change if someone else winz!

Such dominance is good for the sport sometimes. Because it is only with this kind of dominance that exciting rivalries start. Look at Borg-McEnroe, then McEnroe-Connors, Becker-Edberg, Sampras-Agassi and now, _ (Although Roger is way ahead at the moment, _ is sure to catch up with him pretty soon. he's an excellent all-court player and his career's just started too). This year, _ has played as good as Federer, if not better. And people are expecting to see the two clash for the cup. And then there are Agassi and Hewitt (However much I might hate the guy, just can't stop admiring his dedication) to make it a gripping tourney on the men's side.

Compare this with the women's draw. The belgians aren't around. The russkies haven't made that strong an impression yet. The Williams sisters are on their wane. And Davenport is not at her 100%. You might as well hodl a lucky draw to pick the winner. And what's the interest level in the women's side this year? Right from the commentators to the uninitiated fan, the men's draw is whats holding all interest.

by **CtrlAltDel** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:48 am

whats the prediction abt today's Sania v/s Serena match?

by **3 T'z** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:23 pm

Habitual Perfectionist wrote:
3 T'z wrote:umm....yup!
Well am kinda bored of lookin at Federer holdin all da cups.. ...would b good 4 a change if someone else winz!

Such dominance is good for the sport sometimes. Because it is only with this kind of dominance that exciting rivalries start. Look at Borg-McEnroe, then McEnroe-Connors, Becker-Edberg, Sampras-Agassi and now, _ (Although Roger is way ahead at the moment, _ is sure to catch up with him pretty soon. he's an excellent all-court player and his career's just started too). This year, _ has played as good as Federer, if not better. And people are expecting to see the two clash for the cup. And then there are Agassi and Hewitt (However much I might hate the guy, just can't stop admiring his dedication) to make it a gripping tourney on the men's side.

Compare this with the women's draw. The belgians aren't around. The russkies haven't made that strong an impression yet. The Williams sisters are on their wane. And Davenport is not at her 100%. You might as well hodl a lucky draw to pick the winner. And what's the interest level in the women's side this year? Right from the commentators to the uninitiated fan, the men's draw is whats holding all interest.

Yup all these rivalries is wht makes the game all the more interesting..

One of the best waz b/w Sampras n Agassi ( the others were b4 ma time).

The current rivalz as it turns out to b r Federer n _.. but then as _ had said in an interview.. tht 2 be termed as rivals I should also win something to keep the competition going on.. :wink:

umm...CAD..am sure u know the answer 2 ur question !

by **akhilis2cool** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 11:35 pm

My choice no. 3 : Marat Safin.

ne body watched agaasi against Dent?

agassi steam rolled him even though dent played well. this was one helluva match from agassi. best i've seen of him.

by **3 T'z** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:18 am

akhilis2cool wrote:My choice no. 3 : Marat Safin.

ne body watched agaasi against Dent?

agassi steam rolled him even though dent played well. this was one helluva match from agassi. best i've seen of him.

I just saw the beg. of it ,after watchin the women's round wid sareena n maria.. ( the easy ..timeless winz..).. this one seemed quite interestin..

the first set itself seemed sorta never endin..

but couldnt watch the rest...

Hey yup Marat safin is pretty good as well and in excellent form at present..

umm...for some reason i'd like 2 c unpredictable championz this time..

by **Habitual Perfectionist** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:24 am

Will any thread be left without spamming?

This is for predictions for winners of the tournament. So let's not bring Sania Mirza in here. There's another thread for her already. However optimistic we might be, we all know that she still has a long way to go before she can be counted as one in the big league.

by **ycr007** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:40 am

I'll make an excpetion and Post My choices for the Semi-Finalists:

Men's Singles: Federer,_,Safin,Hewitt

I know that if federer is there,Agassi won't be since they're meeting

in the QF's....

Champion: Federer

Women's Singles: Sharapova,Davenport,Serena,Myskina

I have'nt been following Qute Properly...so Dunno what Half

of the draw they are in.....

Champion: Davenport

by **Habitual Perfectionist** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:45 am

ycr007 wrote:I'll make an excpetion and Post My choices for the Semi-Finalists:

Men's Singles: Federer,_,Safin,Hewitt

I know that if federer is there,Agassi won't be since they're meeting
in the QF's....

Champion: Federer

Women's Singles: Sharapova,Davenport,Serena,Myskina

I have'nt been following Qute Properly...so Dunno what Half
of the draw they are in.....

Champion: Davenport

This is not what I'd really call an exception. But Sania Mirza in a thread meant to discuss favourites for the title? That doesn't even qualify as a remote extension.

by **ycr007** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:48 am

Habitual Perfectionist wrote:This is not what I'd really call an exception. But Sania Mirza in a thread meant to discuss favourites for the title? That doesn't even qualify as a remote extension.

Yeah I Agree But itz the way of the Forums....

BTW I haven't been quite up2 date withthe Women's Draw....

And the Website's Damn Slow......Can u tell me Broadly Who is

xpected to meet whom in the QF's or Semis?

by **Habitual Perfectionist** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:52 am

ycr007 wrote:
Habitual Perfectionist wrote:This is not what I'd really call an exception. But Sania Mirza in a thread meant to discuss favourites for the title? That doesn't even qualify as a remote extension.

Yeah I Agree But itz the way of the Forums....

BTW I haven't been quite up2 date withthe Women's Draw....
And the Website's Damn Slow......Can u tell me Broadly Who is
xpected to meet whom in the QF's or Semis?

Well...in the absence of the belgians...and Capriati...I'm not even looking at the women's draw. Who wants boring Williams sisters when you can watch wonders like Federer and Agassi?

NEways....I'll see if I can check the website here and get back to you on your question.

by **Habitual Perfectionist** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:02 am

Saala IT department

They've blocked the word sports on the firewall. So no draws for me at work. Sorry YCR.

by **ycr007** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:07 am

Habitual Perfectionist wrote:Saala IT department

They've blocked the word sports on the firewall. So no draws for me at work. Sorry YCR.

No Probs HP......I'll check some Other Time...

BTW Check Ur PM.....

by **ycr007** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:07 am

Habitual Perfectionist wrote:Saala IT department

They've blocked the word sports on the firewall. So no draws for me at work. Sorry YCR.

No Probs HP......I'll check some Other Time...

BTW Check Ur PM.....

by **3 T'z** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:53 am

The women's lot basically comes down to-

1.Lindsay Davenport USA (1)

2.Venus Williams USA (8)/Alicia Molik AUS (10)

3.Anastasia Myskina RUS (3)

4. Patty Schnyder SUI (12)

vs.

Abigail Spears USA

Daniela Hantuchova SVK (26)

vs.

Elena Dementieva RUS (6)

5.Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (5)

6.Maria Sharapova RUS (4)

7.Serena Williams USA (7)

8.Amelie Mauresmo FRA (2)

umm...I liked the Belgian pack compared 2 da onez mentioned above..

by **ycr007** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:11 am

Update:

Women's Singles Fourth Round Draw:

Lindsay Davenport USA (1)

vs.

Karolina Sprem CRO (13)

Alicia Molik AUS (10)

vs.

Venus Williams USA (8)

Anastasia Myskina RUS (3)

vs.

Nathalie Dechy FRA (19)

Patty Schnyder SUI (12)

vs.

Elena Dementieva RUS (6)

Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS (5)

vs.

Vera Douchevina RUS

Silvia Farina Elia ITA (15)

vs.

Maria Sharapova RUS (4)

Serena Williams USA (7)

vs.

Nadia Petrova RUS (11)

Evgenia Linetskaya RUS

vs.

Amelie Mauresmo FRA (2)

by **ycr007** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:15 am

Men's Singles - Fourth Round

Roger Federer SUI (1)

vs.

Marcos Baghdatis CYP

Joachim Johansson SWE (11)

vs.

Andre Agassi USA (8)

Marat Safin RUS (4)

vs.

Olivier Rochus BEL

Dominik Hrbaty SVK (20)

vs.

Thomas Johansson SWE (30)

Guillermo Coria ARG (6)

vs.

David Nalbandian ARG (9)

Rafael Nadal ESP

vs.

Lleyton Hewitt AUS (3)

Nikolay Davydenko RUS (26)

vs.

Guillermo Canas ARG (12)

Philipp Kohlschreiber GER

vs.

Andy _ USA (2)

by **3 T'z** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 2:42 am

umm...waznt able to watch da matches 2day...

The only one I did manage to follow waz -

Daniela Hantuchova SVK (26)

vs.

Elena Dementieva RUS (6)

Pretty interestin...till the end ,almost expected Daniela hantuchova to win this one...she'z come a long way,might win some of the big onez in the time to come..

by **ycr007** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:01 pm

Russians Knocked Out

Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy and Swiss No.12 seed Patty Schnyder will

play for a semi-final berth at Australian Open 2005 after both upset higher-ranked Russian opponents in the fourth-round. Also through to the quarter-finals is 2000 champion Lindsay Davenport who awaits either Venus Williams or Alicia Molik.

by **akhilis2cool** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 1:08 pm

Which 2 russians were knowcked out?

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