tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post3809899322905229770..comments2024-03-11T05:26:34.143-05:00Comments on Women Who Serve: Will the Australian Open feature a Radwanska moment?Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-44844865607884440562008-01-19T12:19:00.000-06:002008-01-19T12:19:00.000-06:00well... there was a "radwanska moment". and a very...well... there was a "radwanska moment". and a very radwanska one :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-67371790712073730122008-01-13T17:56:00.000-06:002008-01-13T17:56:00.000-06:00forgot to add...Official news report confirms that...forgot to add...<BR/><BR/>Official news report confirms that the new plexicushion surface is even SLOWER than the old rebound ace so that could possibly have an effect on the player's game. <BR/><BR/>maybe the more tactical players will have an advantage over the smash-n-bash players. <BR/><BR/>DaniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-16692926195434045042008-01-13T17:52:00.000-06:002008-01-13T17:52:00.000-06:00I can see a potential Davenport def Sharapova in s...I can see a potential Davenport def Sharapova in second round but i guess a lot of people can see that. <BR/><BR/>also judging by the way Nadia Petrova has played in her first two tournies of the year...i don't see her sticking around, despite the ranking. <BR/><BR/>DaniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-63523619181080276372008-01-13T13:13:00.000-06:002008-01-13T13:13:00.000-06:00I agree with Todd Spiker's comment about Jankovic....I agree with Todd Spiker's comment about Jankovic.<BR/><BR/>Jankovic nearly took herself out of contention for the Australian Open after competing in the Hopman Cup on a badly injured thigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-64113780091708130912008-01-13T12:23:00.000-06:002008-01-13T12:23:00.000-06:00I thought of some of those, Todd. I think Zvonarev...I thought of some of those, Todd. I think Zvonareva is definitely vulnerable because of the ankle (I'm halfway expecting her to withdraw), and Jankovic--if she is still injured--is certainly vulnerable to Paszek. <BR/><BR/>I think Vaidisova will win her first round, but I do consider her the most vulnerable of the (healthy) top players. I saw Olaru play once, and she was mediocre, but since then, she has gotten some good reviews.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-68922248481508746042008-01-13T12:16:00.000-06:002008-01-13T12:16:00.000-06:00I'd be tempted to say Paszek over Jankovic in the ...I'd be tempted to say Paszek over Jankovic in the 1st Round, but Jelena will probably get through that one.<BR/><BR/>Pironkova/Kuznetsova in the 2nd Round could be a possibility. The Bulgarian has pulled some slam upsets before. Maybe Brengle over Zvonareva in Round 2, what with Vera's injured ankle? Mirza against Venus in the 3rd (<I>though she has so many things swirling around her at the moment</I>). Olaru over Vaidisova in the 1st? All right, maybe I'm reaching quite a bit with that one, huh?Todd Spikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01291100150348445819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-54024085512895219212008-01-12T21:46:00.000-06:002008-01-12T21:46:00.000-06:00I'm going to re-phrase my question. What I meant w...I'm going to re-phrase my question. What I meant was--which upstart might have a Radwanska moment?, not who might be upset by Radwanska? (I say no one). But you have answered that question, too--that it could be Azarenka, and I couldn't agree more. <BR/><BR/>There are some other possibilities in the draw, too, though none as dramatically possible as the probable Azarenka-Williams match-up.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124489754017593105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229616072187725718.post-52336816684954998662008-01-12T21:30:00.000-06:002008-01-12T21:30:00.000-06:00I don't mean to hog your board, Diane, but you did...I don't mean to hog your board, Diane, but you did ask! (Your blog is also my fav for tennis.) I anticipate no "Radwanska moment" at the Open at all. Her first upset possibility is Kuznetsova in Rd 3, and I just don't see it. True, their last two matches were three setters (Kuz is 3-0 total, all in 2007). But if she keeps 80% of her level from the Medibank final, she will overpower talented young Aggy. Keep your eye on equally young and talented Victoria Azarenka though -- Serena will be tested in her Rd 3!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com