Originally Posted by tartan-belle:
“Reports that Lisicki is injured and has pulled out of the AO”
Good for the rest of the field I guess, now they'll actually have a chance of winning
Originally Posted by seansnotmyname@:
“I think Svitolina will win a Slam, just think she's better than the pusher people sometimes think she is, and she seems to have a proper work-ethic. Worked solidly on weights throughout the off-season, and she looks a bit more muscular. Can win against big names too.
Might put a small flutter on her for the OZ.”
Not sure I see it with Svitolina. She beats the players she's supposed to and also loses to the ones she's supposed to. Sure she's beaten Serena and Kerber twice inside the last six months, but they either played like trash or were tired/unmotivated in the case of Kerber. Not trying to take the wins away, but I'm not convinced she's found a big weapon with which she'll consistently be able to hurt the top players with. Not ruling her out, but she's nowhere near yet imo.
Anyway, hoping for Pliskova, Siniakova and Konjuh wins on the WTA side. Really good lineup on the ATP side in Brisbane, good to see Dimitrov winning matches. I'm sure a lot of us have our eyes on a potential Murray/Djokovic final in Doha, should be interesting to see where Djokovic is right now.