ATP WTA AO 1/16 - 1/29 2023

[ashkor87]

If the court is quick, yes Pegula at 5%

[ashkor87]

Djokovic - 70%. Yes, This is his. The rest of the field I will wait a bit.
Swiatet - 50%. No. Not after that easy loss to Pegula. She will be the favorite, but not at 50%.
Sabalenka: I say 20%. She looked good at the last tournament.
Leylah at 5%, Coco included in the field? When are you going to learn, Ashkor?!
I say Coco at 10%, Leylah included in the field.

We can agree to disagree on Leylah..Coco is not yet capable of winning a major, I estimate, though she will get there.i would rate Pegula's chances a bit higher than Coco, especially if the court is quick. Swiatek couldn't adjust in time to the fast court where she lost to Pegula..unlikely that the AO will be that quick, and anyway Swiatek will adjust...

[ponchi101]

The Aussie has never had quick courts. It is the reason Djokovic excels there. He can get to everything and anything.
Pegula higher than Coco? Yes. The ranking says so, and she also had a good week at the United Cup.
And, on the women's side, the draw will matter a lot. There will be some players playing quality tennis that will be unseeded. Noskova could be one.

[ashkor87]

On a slow court, anyone can get to anything and everything..Djokovic can get to balls even on a fast court, that is what makes his defense great.

[ashkor87]

It is an interesting fact that Swiatek has won exactly 50% of the tournaments she played in last year, and 50% of the majors...

[nelslus]

Noskova could be one.

OH, Disciple of Suliso- have you no mercy?!?!

(Moral of this story, especially for Tennis Divas-in-Training Newbies- don't play too much before a Slam.) (Good news is, I expect her to get over this, and have a solid career, at least.)

[ponchi101]

She is not playing this week. So she is following your advice.
Serious here. If she qualifies (and she should) and she does not draw a top seed in 1R, she can make a 2R or 3R. But she is still young. No pressure or expectations yet.

[skatingfan]

She is not playing this week. So she is following your advice.
Serious here. If she qualifies (and she should) and she does not draw a top seed in 1R, she can make a 2R or 3R. But she is still young. No pressure or expectations yet.

Noskova was playing this week - she lost in the first round of qualifying for the Australian Open.

[ponchi101]

There goes my fabulous theory...

[nelslus]

She is not playing this week. So she is following your advice.
Serious here. If she qualifies (and she should) and she does not draw a top seed in 1R, she can make a 2R or 3R. But she is still young. No pressure or expectations yet.

,,,,We can only assume that Suliso made you post this.

PS: Seriously- there's ALWAYS pressure and expectations, every step of the way. From what I saw, Nosková looked exhausted, in addition to any stress. And, Alycia "I See Myself in the Top 10" Parks (Note to all players- do NOT add on self-imposed pressure ever!!) also was a hot-mess- her serve saved her in her match. I do hope Alycia has a huge career. But, just let it happen.

[Deuce]

Noskova was the #2 seed in qualifying, and lost her first match to Katherine Sebov of Canada. Sebov has been playing well of late.

It must be a difficult transition psychologically - from a Final vs. a top 10 player to a qualifying match in the blink of an eye.

[JTContinental]

Marin Cilic is out with a knee injury

[ti-amie]

About 11p EST in the US

[ti-amie]

[ti-amie]

They're doing the women's draw first.