Talk About Tennis 2.0

Tournament: Brisbane International presented by Evie
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Dates: January 1 - January 7, 2024
Level: WTA 500
Surface: Hard (outdoor)

Aryna Sabalenka
Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
Karolina Muchova (CZE)
Madison Keys (USA)
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
Liudmila Samsonova
Daria Kasatkina
Veronika Kudermetova
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Victoria Azarenka
Magda Linette (POL)
Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)
Anastasia Potapova
Elise Mertens (BEL)
Sofia Kenin (USA)
Zhu Lin (CHN)
Karolina Pliskova (CZE)
Marta Kostyuk (UKR)
Linda Noskova (CZE)
Martina Trevisan (ITA)
Caroline Dolehide (USA)
Katerina Siniakova (CZE)
Sloane Stephens (USA)
Peyton Stearns (USA)
Danielle Collins (USA)
Camila Giorgi (ITA)
Mirra Andreeva
Greet Minnen (BEL)
Clara Burel (FRA)
Lucia Bronzetti (ITA)
Ana Bogdan (ROU)
Bernarda Pera (USA)
Nadia Podoroska (ARG)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)
Anna Kalinskaya
Viktoriya Tomova (BUL)
[WC] Kimberly Birrell (AUS)
[WC] Naomi Osaka (JPN)

Tournament: Brisbane International presented by Evie
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Dates: December 31 2023 - January 07 2024
Surface: Hard (outdoor)
Prize Money: $0
Total Financial Commitment: $0

Holger Rune (DEN) No.8
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) No.14
Ben Shelton (USA) No.17
Ugo Humbert (FRA) No.20
Sebastian Korda (USA) No.24
Sebastian Baez (ARG) No.28
Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) No.30
Reilly Opelka (USA) No.33*
Aslan Karatsev No.35
Roman Safiullin No.39
Alexei Popyrin (AUS) No.40
Andy Murray (GBR) No.42
Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) No.44
Max Purcell (AUS) No.45
Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) No.47
Alexander Shevchenko No.48
Yannick Hanfmann (GER) No.51
J.J. Wolf (USA) No.53
Jordan Thompson (AUS) No.55
Daniel Altmaier (GER) No.56
Marton Fucsovics (HUN) No.59
Marcos Giron (USA) No.60
[WC] Rafael Nadal (ESP) No.664

My goodness, these people are competing in three weeks!! I kind of feel bad for wanting to see it. They need a long break.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:55 pm Amy goodness, these people are competing in three weeks!! I kind of feel bad for wanting to see it. They need a long break.


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I agree..only players who qualified for neither the YEC nor Elite, would have had enough down time...

Women's draw much stronger- not surprising, it is a 500...

Surprised Woz is not playing...she must be well-rested by now? Would be very interesting to see how Osaka does...some people need match practice, some don't...Osaka is so talented, she probably doesn't....?

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:03 pm

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:55 pm Amy goodness, these people are competing in three weeks!! I kind of feel bad for wanting to see it. They need a long break.


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I agree..only players who qualified for neither the YEC nor Elite, would have had enough down time...

Don't forget Davis Cup! And then all the exos!

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:09 pm Surprised Woz is not playing...she must be well-rested by now? Would be very interesting to see how Osaka does...some people need match practice, some don't...Osaka is so talented, she probably doesn't....?

Good observation on Wozniacki. But she'll play the Australian, surely. Just doesn't want to go Down Under so early. Probably has family holiday stuff and it's too soon.

Osaka is a big and fascinating question mark. Her old hitting partner said he expects her to do very well this year, because she's just better than most women on tour, but who knows if she can recapture the competitive form and mindset right away. I think she could - she knows what it takes. But it won't surprise me if she needs 6-9 months, either.

How surprised would we be if she wins the Aussie? (Osaka). Mildly surprised? Very surprised? Super surprised?

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:01 am How surprised would we be if she wins the Aussie? (Osaka). Mildly surprised? Very surprised? Super surprised?

ponchi101 wrote:How surprised would we be if she wins the Aussie? (Osaka). Mildly surprised? Very surprised? Super surprised?

Mild to very.


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ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:01 am How surprised would we be if she wins the Aussie?

Mildly, I would say...she is a two-time champion, and trains in Florida, so she can handle the heat...

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:01 am How surprised would we be if she wins the Aussie? (Osaka). Mildly surprised? Very surprised? Super surprised?

Very surprised.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 12:01 am How surprised would we be if she wins the Aussie? (Osaka). Mildly surprised? Very surprised? Super surprised?

Also very surprised - only Serena has had the ability to go from zero to Grand Slam Champion that fast. Let's see her play first before we start making predictions about how successful the come back will be. She certainly sounded like she was in a good place at the US Open, but it might be different when she's back in the spotlight.

I will give her a better chance than any of the not-top-10 seeded players.
But I will be surprised. Not extremely.