by JTContinental Ashkor87 : Sakkari>>Kessler>>Siniakova>>Shnaider>>Mertens>>Muchova>>Keys>>Jovic>>Swiatek>>Sabalenka>>Pegula>>Rybakina

Cdavid99 : Sakkari>>Badosa>>Siniakova>>Svitolina>>Mertens>>Andreeva>>Pegula>>Jovic>>Swiatek>>Gauff

Hummingbird : Sakkari>>Frech>>Siniakova>>Shnaider>>Kalinskaya>>Mboko>>Mertens>>Jovic>>Anisimova>>Gauff

Naughtyboiosu : Danilovic>>Badosa>>Keys>>Shnaider>>Mertens>>Andreeva>>Pegula>>Jovic>>Swiatek>>Gauff

Owendonovan : McNally>>Mertens>>Krueger>>Putintseva>>Pegula>>Muchova>>Rybakina>>Jovic>>Anisimova>>Gauff

Pharmanimal : Potapova>>Kessler>>Krueger>>Muchova>>Kalinskaya>>Mboko>>Mertens>>Putintseva

Ptmcmahon : Sakkari>>Noskova>>Siniakova>>Jovic>>Mertens>>Muchova>>Pegula>>Andreeva

Sh79 : Sakkari>>Kessler>>Siniakova>>Shnaider>>Kalinskaya>>Muchova>>Mertens>>Jovic>>Rybakina>>Gauff

Sportsfan : Sakkari>>Kessler>>Siniakova>>Jovic>>Kalinskaya>>Muchova>>Mertens>>Andreeva

Theatre Guy : Raducanu>>Badosa>>Osaka>>Jovic>>Noskova>>Svitolina>>Pegula>>Andreeva

Valynn : Sakkari>>Kessler>>Siniakova>>Shnaider>>Mertens>>Andreeva>>Pegula>>Jovic>>Swiatek>>Sabalenka>>Rybakina>>Svitolina

by ptmcmahon Based on current picks it is possible we have a winner today - if Jovic and Andreeva lose.

by JTContinental

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Sat Jan 24, 2026 10:09 pm Based on current picks it is possible we have a winner today - if Jovic and Andreeva lose.

TMQ should be so lucky

by JTContinental After day 7 cleared the decks, just 11 advance to the playground of the rich, the UPDATED Picks & Results Thread

The breakdown

Iva Jovic 7
Mirra Andreeva 3
Yulia Putintseva 1

by ptmcmahon Should have stuck with my original pick!

by JTContinental 7 remain after Mirra and a very ill-advised Putintseva pick took out 4 yesterday

The breakdown

Iga Swiatek 4
Amanda Anisimova 2
Elena Rybakina 1

by ashkor87 I wonder if it gets easier or harder from now on? Harder because the players are better, no easy pickings left but also easier because we know them and how they are playing..

by ponchi101 Harder. You "know them". But these are the top players. Separation is minimal. You can't be more than 60% sure on any pick.

by ptmcmahon Deciding a winner is always harder for me at this point, much more to consider. I spent all day going back and forth between Svitolina and Andeeva and even switched (whoops.)

Deciding which match to pick from is the only thing easier. Based on draw and what I thought was happen I pretty much knew I needed to pick from that match. No matter how 50/50 I was with deciding who'd win.

By end of day my gut was saying Svitolina and head saying Andreeva.

by JTContinental It's finally time for catch up edition of FAIR DINKUM or CORPSE STINKUM. Now that the Weekend of Many Gallery Events has passed, TMQ is available to let you know just how awful your choice was. Was your pick doe-eyed and fresh FAIR DINKUM like an fan queued up to enter the Tennis Australia grounds, or CORPSE STINKUM like the same fan leaving the Tennis Australia grounds having spent the entire day in 100 degree heat drinking alcohol and eating pricy, garlic-forward food items? Find out now!

FAIR DINKUM

Naomi Osaka (17 victims) Perhaps the most tragic of this crop of losing picks, and not just because TMQ was on this wagon. Like the jellyfish she was looking to emulate with her clothing at this tournament, she stung us and then floated away like nothing happened. TMQ has heard the best way to counteract the poison is with...urine.

Belinda Bencic (1 victim) When a robot is working correctly it is hard to stop. Bartunkova's factory model game is still shiny and new, and only malfunctioned during the second set during this match.

Linda Noskova (3 victims) Noskova is also probably scratching her head at this result, but Wang played the best tennis TMQ has ever seen her play during this AO.


CORPSE STINKUM

Paula Badosa (4 victims) Insanity is repeating the same behavioral pattern and expecting a different result. Time after time, SP participants pile their picks onto Paula Badosa, and her broken back can't handle it.

Mirra Andreeva (3 victims) Svitolina is collecting Russian scalps like it's her job (it kind of is, TMQ supposes). Still only 19, Andreeva has plenty of time to improve, but her game has been pretty static for the last couple of years. Her shot selection is better but still suspect on occasion, and a player with Svitolina's court sense is going to be a challenge.

Yulia Putintseva (1 victim) No pick where the player loses 0&1 is ever going to receive DANK status. Jovic is a future star on the rise; Putintseva is an aging has been without much pool bankability anymore. TMQ would apologize to her fans for this blunt analysis, but she doesn't have any.

by ptmcmahon I would like to point out there were 3 of us Andreeva losers I had company

Side note one of my personal pet peeves is reading people saying repeating the same behavior is the definition of insanity (although so many people have started saying literally again, that may be the #1 now.)

by ashkor87

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 26, 2026 11:43 pm I would like to point out there were 3 of us Andreeva losers I had company

Side note one of my personal pet peeves is reading people saying repeating the same behavior is the definition of insanity (although so many people have started saying literally again, that may be the #1 now.)

I thought Andreeva would win, too .was just saving her for later...
She did beat Svitolina on a much slower court at IW so I was pretty sure she would beat her here..Andreeva seems to have regressed since last year

by JTContinental Day 10 breakdown

Coco Gauff 5
Aryna Sabalenka 2

by ashkor87 That was a shocking win by Svitolina..still can't believe it.

by Suliso

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:19 am That was a shocking win by Svitolina..still can't believe it.

You're in a good position to pick Svitolina in SF's, right?

by ptmcmahon Well at least Sviotlina won so I would have been cooked (would have picked Gauff.)

by JTContinental CORPSE STINKUM

Coco Gauff (5 victims) It's rare to have a pick this STANK so late in the tournament, but TMQ cannot in good conscience give any flowers, no matter how wilted and crusty, to what was quite possibly the worst match I've ever seen Coco play. Svitolina did nothing but stand on the opposite side of the court and wait for Gauff to dump the ball into the net. Rough stuff, albeit culminating in a fantastic backstage racket smash.

by JTContinental We are down to our final 2 players! Ashkor has chosen Jessica Pegula for today while Valynn has opted for Elena Rybakina.

by Valynn Come on Anisimova!

by JTContinental Alas, not to be, as both players went with the upset and succeeded. We play on!

by jazzyg Rybakina beating Swiatek should not be an upset in anyone's mind anywhere.

Swiatek's Wimbledon was an outlier. She's been trending dramatically down for more than a year and rarely beats anyone of note.

by ashkor87

Suliso wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:26 am

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:19 am That was a shocking win by Svitolina..still can't believe it.

You're in a good position to pick Svitolina in SF's, right?

Not crazy enough to think she can beat Sabalenka !

by Suliso But if she does you lose a medal.

by ashkor87

Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Jan 28, 2026 5:37 am But if she does you lose a medal.

No chance of that happening

by ashkor87 Pegula over Anisimova is hardly any upset either..I was very confident ..

by ptmcmahon So looks like Valynn is making last pick (Svitolina) and ashkor is picking Rybakina. Ashkor has Svitolina left too so has a chance to beat the draw if Svitolina can pull off the upset.

by Suliso Ashkor could guarantee a medal by switching to Svitolina, but I suppose his chances are very high anyway.

by ptmcmahon Yeah interesting call to go for the solo win, and have a shot at beating draw... or going for guaranteed medal. Not sure which way I would have gone. With how big a favorite Sabalenka will be I think I'd probably do the same as ashkor, but good case for both options.

by ashkor87 All these calculations are beyond me! Never even occurred to me.

by ponchi101 We are happy to help.
Pick Svitolina

by jazzyg Rybakina is by no means a lock to beat Pegula. The favorite, yes, and a definite winner if she maintains her current level, but we're talking about Rybakina. She is capable of a dramatic dip at any time, as happened against Krejickova in the 2024 Wimbledon semi, and Pegula will make her play well to beat her.

by ashkor87

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 28, 2026 4:25 pm We are happy to help.
Pick Svitolina

Thank you but no..this is all about having fun..

by Valynn I have to pick Svitolina even though I don't think she'll win. So I have to hope Pegula can beat Rybakina. Ironic that I was rooting against Pegula yesterday.

by JTContinental

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 28, 2026 4:20 pm All these calculations are beyond me! Never even occurred to me.

Ha ha---I never understand them either and I've been running this contest for a decade.

by ptmcmahon Once we have updated thread a few of us start working out every possible scenario

by JTContinental Valynn bows out of the competition along with Elina Svitolina. This means that ashkor87 is guaranteed a medal and is just one Rybakina win away from being the sole champion. If Pegula prevails, both ashkor87 and Valynn will get medals.

by ashkor87 Woof! Ryba gave me a heart attack..great fight by Pegula!
I got lucky a couple of times..

by ashkor87 Thank you Jt continental! Well managed, timely comments .fun for us contestants

by joanjettson Well done, ashkor87, starting with a gutsy Sakkari pick in R1

by NatLee Congrats to both ashkor87 and Valynn. Great play. Also thanks to Jt continental for all you put into the contest/s. It adds a fun element keeping us in the game.

by Valynn So close. So fun. Thanks to the organizers, and congratulations to ashkor87.

by ponchi101 Yep, that Sakkari pick was gutsy.
Congrats Ashkor. First trophy

by ashkor87

joanjettson wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:27 pm Well done, ashkor87, starting with a gutsy Sakkari pick in R1

That was the luck i was referring to .got away with a really stupid pick!

by ashkor87

Valynn wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:57 pm So close. So fun. Thanks to the organizers, and congratulations to ashkor87.

Congratulations to you too..I think your only mistake was picking Pegula too early...