'24 Aus Open ATP Singles Draw & Discussion

[ashkor87]

Some players also get a bit lucky. Was Flavia Pennetta (as much as I liked her) really meant for greatness? There are few more GS winners like that...

True, but remember Flavia had won Indian Wells the previous year and had actually bageled Serena in some big tournament. She was better than her ranking suggested...

[Suliso]

Nobody saying she was bad. She was top 10 good at her prime, but not really GS title good. Perhaps Kasatkina or Haddad Maia would be good analogues today.

[meganfernandez]

Nobody saying she was bad. She was top 10 good at her prime, but not really GS title good. Perhaps Kasatkina or Haddad Maia would be good analogues today.

Exactly. Like Myskina or Ivanovic (but at least she made two other finals, so she's half a step higher). The draw broke right and they were playing well. Maybe Sloane, too.

[ti-amie]

The men's tournament is over for me.

[Suliso]

If you only care about Alcaraz then for sure. For me it's now just starting!

[ti-amie]

If you only care about Alcaraz then for sure. For me it's now just starting!

The only one I can stand is Sinner and that's not enough to make me watch the men's semi's or the Final.

[ti-amie]

If you only care about Alcaraz then for sure. For me it's now just starting!

The only one I can stand is Sinner and that's not enough to make me watch the men's semi's or the Final.

[Fastbackss]

Luck is definitely a factor.

Rublev gets killed for being 0-10 in quarterfinals, but he is better than a lot of players who have broken through to a semifinal (say, Khachanov). Wasn't mentally strong enough earlier in his career and has been stuck with brutal opponents in the quarterfinals last year and this year.