Talk About Tennis 2.0

Rod Laver Arena

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Quarterfinals
D. Collins 27 vs A. Cornet

Day session - Not before 9:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Quarterfinals
I. Swiatek 7 vs K. Kanepi

Day session - Not before 11:00pm EST

Men's Singles • Quarterfinals
J. Sinner 11 vs S. Tsitsipas 4

Night session - From 3:30am EST

Men's Singles • Quarterfinals
F. Auger-Aliassime 9 vs D. Medvedev 2

Mixed Doubles • Semifinals
L. Hradecka/G. Escobar vs J. Fourlis WC/J. Kubler WC

Margaret Court Arena

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Doubles • Quarterfinals
V. Kudermetova 3/E. Mertens 3 vs K. Flipkens/S. Sorribes Tormo

Men's Doubles • Quarterfinals
S. Bolelli/F. Fognini vs R. Ram 2/J. Salisbury 2

Day session - Not before 12:00am EST

Mixed Doubles • Semifinals
K. Mladenovic 5/I. Dodig 5 vs S. Zhang 2/J. Peers 2

Kia Arena

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Legends' Doubles • Round 1
N. Bradtke/S. Groth vs W. Ferreira/B. Schett

Day session - Not before 9:00pm EST

Men's Doubles • Quarterfinals
W. Koolhof 10/N. Skupski 10 vs M. Ebden/M. Purcell

Women's Doubles • Quarterfinals
B. Krejcikova 1/K. Siniakova 1 vs C. Dolehide 9/S. Sanders 9

Court 3

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 3
C. Wong 12 vs E. Butvilas 7

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 3
P. Marcinko 1 vs D. Glushkova

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 3
H. Jones WC vs J. Mensik 4

Junior Girls' Doubles • Quarterfinals
A. Gureva 7/E. Pridankina 7 vs P. Marcinko 2/J. Svendsen 2

Court 5

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 3
A. Vallejo 3 vs D. Prizmic 14

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 3
R. Pacheco Mendez 9 vs J. Nicod

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 3
L. Radivojevic vs A. Okutoyi

Junior Boys' Doubles • Quarterfinals
L. Boika/Y. Demin vs G. Debru 3/K. Feldbausch 3

Court 6

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 3
D. Salkova vs M. Laki 6

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 3
C. Kempenaers-Pocz vs T. Valentova

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 3
S. Costoulas 8 vs C. Naef 9

Junior Girls' Doubles • Quarterfinals
Ma. Mushika/Mi. Mushika vs C. Kempenaers-Pocz WC/T. Preston WC

Court 8

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 3
O. Colak 13 vs M. Poljicak 2

Women's Wheelchair Doubles • Final
D. De Groot 1/A. Van Koot 1 vs Y. Kamiji 2/L. Shuker 2

Men's Wheelchair Doubles • Final
A. Hewett 1/G. Reid 1 vs G. Fernandez/S. Kunieda

Day session - Not before 1:30am EST

Quad Wheelchair Doubles • Final
S. Schroder 1/N. Vink 1 vs A. Lapthorne 2/D. Wagner 2

Court 12

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 3
K. Zaytseva 3 vs L. Hovde 13

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 3
Q. Lopez vs D. Shnaider 2

Junior Boys' Doubles • Quarterfinals
O. Colak/A. Kim vs A. Michelsen/A. Vallejo

Junior Girls' Doubles • Quarterfinals
C. Ngounoue 1/D. Shnaider 1 vs A. Blokhina 8/L. Hovde 8

Court 13

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 3
Y. Rahman vs Y. Demin

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 3
C. Koshis vs K. Feldbausch 11

Junior Boys' Doubles • Quarterfinals
E. Butvilas 1/M. Poljicak 1 vs T. Nirundorn/J. Weekes

Junior Girls' Doubles • Quarterfinals
K. Cross/V. Mboko vs E. Khayrutdinova/A. Sagandikova

Court 14

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 3
B. Kuzuhara 1 vs L. Midon 16

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 3
E. Khayrutdinova vs C. Kuhl

Junior Boys' Doubles • Quarterfinals
N. Ciavarella/D. Minighini vs B. Kuzuhara 2/C. Wong 2

I missed that Sebastian Grosjean was in Cornet's camp these days. Good to see him.

Cornet struggling with the heat, as expected...these poor Europeans..!

This could've been interesting if the heat wasn't affecting Alize so much. Danielle looks like it's just another day with regards to the weather. It could possibly affect her if this went long, but we're nowhere near seeming like it will.

I know that Collins rubs a lot of people the wrong way because of her intensity and in your facedness, but I actually find her very endearing. I've heard two post match interviews in which she has gone way out of her way to thank people like facility people and the on site doctors and other people who take care of the athletes but who are very rarely recognized. I know that she grew up playing in public parks, and her complete lack of entitlement is very very refreshing.


OK, on to more matches.

Kevin

dmforever wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:10 am I know that Collins rubs a lot of people the wrong way because of her intensity and in your facedness, but I actually find her very endearing. I've heard two post match interviews in which she has gone way out of her way to thank people like facility people and the on site doctors and other people who take care of the athletes but who are very rarely recognized. I know that she grew up playing in public parks, and her complete lack of entitlement is very very refreshing.


OK, on to more matches.

Kevin

Outside of the one incident, I don't think most have an issue with her off the court. She's not as good of friends with the other players from what I've seen, but that's seems to be about taking a different path to the pros and not knowing them as well, but when she's with them like when she's playing Fed Cup, she seems to get along with everyone fine. I don't think she's actually an unlikable person, just not the easiest player to like.

And I don't think the problem with her on-court is just about her intensity, there's been quite a high level of poor sportsmanship on more than several occasions.

dmforever wrote: ↑Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:10 am I know that Collins rubs a lot of people the wrong way because of her intensity and in your facedness, but I actually find her very endearing. I've heard two post match interviews in which she has gone way out of her way to thank people like facility people and the on site doctors and other people who take care of the athletes but who are very rarely recognized. I know that she grew up playing in public parks, and her complete lack of entitlement is very very refreshing.


OK, on to more matches.

Kevin

But you said it. It is while she is on court that she is annoying. Outside, she has always been very nice, as you say.
But I find it hard to separate the personas.

dmforever wrote:I know that Collins rubs a lot of people the wrong way because of her intensity and in your facedness, but I actually find her very endearing. I've heard two post match interviews in which she has gone way out of her way to thank people like facility people and the on site doctors and other people who take care of the athletes but who are very rarely recognized. I know that she grew up playing in public parks, and her complete lack of entitlement is very very refreshing.


OK, on to more matches.

Kevin

I’ve changed my tune on Collins. Used to hate her obnoxiousness, but I haven’t seen much of it lately, and she is endearing off the court. Her health struggles mellowed my impression of her. I liked her NCAA pedigree. I like a gritty fighter, so as long as she keeps the obnoxiousness to a low level, I kinda like Collins, too. Not embarrassed to say it.


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Have Collins and CoCo Vandeweghe ever played doubles together?
I gather that they'd either get along like best friends, or they'd kill each other long before the match was over.

To say that Kanepi is not very good with match points and set points would be an understatement...

Kanepi showing the value of power on a slowish court! Swiatek's spins just sit up and beg to be hit..

Swiatek is a slow starter, though, she could still turn it around..she is the better player after all...

The 'match predictor' that the broadcast I'm often stuck with shows is useless.
At the beginning of the match and the beginning of every set, they put up the 'chance of winning' percentage - they overlay it over the court surface. And every time, whoever wins the first set is predicted to be the winner - by a large percentage.
Tonight, they had Swiatek as the large favourite as the match began - 72% chance of winning the match. After the first set, they had Kanepi with an 85% chance of winning the match. After needing 9 set points to win the set.

Where do they come up with this stuff?
And, more importantly - why?