Thursday, January 23, 2025

AO25 - A Different Madison in the Arena










=AO NOTES=
...in the women's AO semifinals, the proposed thesis that "bigger is better" was proven on more than one occasion on Thursday night at Rod Laver Arena as the players who hit the hardest, were the most aggressive and were able to better handle the changing physical and psychologial conditions of their matches will now get the chance to play for a major title on Saturday night.



In the opener featuring two-time defending champ Aryna Sabalenka vs. #11 seed (and tennis BFF) Paula Badosa, the top seed was a bit slow in finding her flow and range. In the opening minutes, Badosa grabbed the advantage, saving a BP in the first game, then seeing Sabalenka's wayward forehand shots give her a quick break and 2-0 lead.

But Sabalenka soon righted herself and essentially dared the big-hitting (but not *as* big hitting) Spaniard to keep up. Few can in hard court events of this stature, and Badosa didn't alter that landscape here. She *did* have a chance to put some additional pressure on the Belarusian, though, leading 40/love on serve for a 3-0 edge. But Sabalenka, behind two forehand return winners, broke back in game 3, denying Badosa on four GP chances.

While Badosa's service games continued to be long affairs, Sabalenka's seemed to only get shorter. She broke the Spaniard to lead 3-2 just before the Laver roof was closed. As she did throughout, Badosa held her own, utilizing her own big serve to hold at love to stay nearby at 5-4, only to see Sabalenka fire off an ace on SP a game later to win 6-4.

With little to no margin for error, Badosa's consecutive DF in game 3 of the 2nd set shoved her chances into a dark corner as Sabalenka gained a break advantage that she'd never relinquish. Hitting bigger and playing more aggressively, her momentum was unstoppable. She finished off her night with a love hold to win 6-4/6-2, recording her 20th straight AO victory.



In the end, while Sabalenka goes on to her third consecutive AO final (fifth straight at a hard court major) in search of the first three-peat at this event since 1999, Badosa emerges from Melbourne back in the Top 10 after a year ago being on the verge of having to consider giving up the sport after a slow and painful recovery from a back injury.

While Badosa's disappointment at falling short in her maiden slam semifinal surely stings, even she knew that the odds of her knocking Sabalenka off her current perch were never in her favor. And certainly not on this day, once the Belarusian found her footing a third of the way into the opening set. While Sabalenka joked afterward with Jelena Dokic that her good friend Paula might "hate" her for a few days, she thinks that they'll still be friends, and even promised her a shopping trip -- on Aryna! -- to salve any lingering wounds.

Soon after, Badosa confirmed the stability of their friendship, and posted on social media that she looked forward to her promised gifts.

Whew! I mean, we can't lose "Sabadosa," right?

...in the second women's semifinal, #2 Iga Swiatek found herself a lone match away from facing off with Sabalenka with the AO title *and* the #1 ranking on the line in what would be an immediately successful early '25 answer to an end-of-year and off-season stretch that included the news of a drug testing violation, a coaching change and the loss of her position atop the women's tennis pyramid.

Standing in her way was #19 Madison Keys, who entered sporting a 1-5 career mark in slam semis. For the first time in her major career, Keys was *the* last U.S. woman standing in the draw (the 46th MD of her slam lifetime, during which she'd *tied* with fellow Bannerettes for "best result" on three occasions: the 2014 and '21 WI, and '23 RG). The distinction highlighted what might be a "new" Keys, who since the end of the '24 season has gotten married (to Bjorn Fratangelo, who has served as her coach since 2023), installed a new service motion (which moves her more aggressively forward into the court), and changed her strings and racket (lighter). In the opening chapter of her "new reality series," Keys won a title in the final days before this AO, upset #6 Elena Rybakina in the Round of 16 this past week, and on this day may have played the most significant (at least until the *next* one) match of her entire career.

The SF finale turned out to be the match of the tournament, as the two women faced off for three sets, all of which displayed the power (and maybe improved mindset) of Keys, as well as the resilience and quick hands/feet of Swiatek. But, in the end, it was the U.S. veteran's ability to turn around various potential slides toward defeat -- something which has often dogged her past slam runs (including a U.S. Open SF loss in '23 vs. Sabalanka in which Keys led 6-0/5-3, and 4-2 in the 3rd before dropping a deciding MTB) -- that denied Swiatek at the final turn.

The opening set showed just what Keys brought into this match, as she quickly ended Iga's 31-game streak of service holds at this AO. Problem was, Keys didn't take advantage of it as it took her more than half the set to hold her own serve. After the match began with four straight breaks, the two got down to business.

With Swiatek leading 3-2, the Laver roof was closed, and almost immediately Keys' errors began to mount as she dropped serve again to fall behind 4-2. It wasn't until game 8 that Keys finally held serve, closing to 5-3 after saving a SP. The moment seemed to spark Keys, who began to hit bigger and more aggressively. She broke Swiatek as the Pole served for the 1st in the following game, then held serve for a second straight time. Swiatek ultimately put away the set on her second SP at 30/40 on Keys' serve in game 12 via a Keys error off a Swiatek return, but even after dropping the 7-5 opener the Bannerette had gotten a glimpse of what a potential path to victory would look like. In crunch time, she'd soon remember it.

Keys then went out and proved what she'd learned -- with flair -- in the 2nd. Breaking Swiatek in the opening game again wasn't enough for her, as she held from love/30 in game 2 and then broke Iga again in game 3. Unlike her inability to take advantage of her edge on the Pole's serve in the 1st set, Keys ran with it this time arond. Firing off bigger and more aggressive groundstrokes, she won 16 of 21 points as she took a 4-0 lead, pressured a frustrated Swiatek into going for too much (Iga started speaking in Polish to her box, i.e not to Belgian coach Wim Fissette), then broke her again with a big return to lead 5-0. And that was only after about 18 minutes.

Keys tied the match with yet *another* break in game 7 to close out a dominant 6-1 set. As expected, the dropped set sent Swiatek scurrying off court in its wake, looking to "reset" then return after a longer-than-normal time period, even as everyone stood around waiting (but not staring her down with an aggravated glare, ala Putintseva) for her to finally get ready to play after her late return to Laver.

It was a 3rd that raised between-sets questions about how Swiatek would respond to being run over (again) by a big hitter and whether Keys could keep her game at such a high level long enough without something going haywire and, thus, pull off the upset. The truth turned out to be that both would respond quite well as the match became an instant classic.

With both women playing extremely high quality tennis, the break-fest that was two-sided for half of the 1st set, then one-sided in the 2nd, didn't occur in the third stanza. The first *ten* games featured holds of various stripe. Keys opened with an ace and quick game win at 15, while Swiatek staved off break chances in games 4 and 8. Keys saved BP in games 5 and 9 (four in the latter, after trailing love/40 at the end of a 7-pt. losing sttreak). It was Iga who finally broke the ice, taking a love/30 lead in game 11. A Keys DF put her down love/40 again. She saved two BP, but Swiatek reached a Keys drop shot and fired a winner down the line to take a 6-5 lead and served for the final.

But just when it looked as if Keys had tripped up in a big stage match once again, she had another table to turn. At 6-5, Swiatek reached MP, but Keys' return down the center of the court tied up Swiatek, keeping her hopes alive.



A sharply-angled return got Keys a BP chance, and Swiatek DF'd as things went to a MTB (ala Keys' last major SF two seasons ago in New York).

Swiatek opened her serve in the breaker with a second straight DF that gave back a mini-break lead (1-1). It would be the first of four times in the MTB when Iga held a mini-break lead only to see Keys raise her game and take it back. Tied at 7-7, Swiatek pulled off a brilliant volley to lead (on serve) 8-7 and finally see the finish line again.



But as glorious as that shot was, it'd be the last that Swiatek would score on the night. Keys followed up wth an ace to tie the score again, then Iga fired a return long that gave Keys her first MP at 9-8. A Swiatek forehand error would end things, as Keys recorded quite possibly the biggest win of her career in a 5-7/6-1/7-6(10-8) thriller that sends her into her second major final (the first since the 2017 U.S. Open more than seven years ago).



While Swiatek matched her previous best AO result (2022) with this SF run, even as she held up well in the 3rd set against Keys' big shots after briefly reverting back to her "panic state" in the 2nd, the Pole still sees another slam run ended by an opponent capable of hitting her off the court. As a result, she'll remain at #2 behind Sabalenka in the next rankings.

For Keys, in an upcoming match against the last player who denied her and end a deeply frustrating slam SF run, the 29-year old is but a win away from erasing all the memories of past faltering fortunes just when the big prize seemed nearly within her grasp. But maybe *that* Madi is a thing of the past, set on a new course (w/ maybe a better final outcome) to go along with the new husband, new serve, new racket and, in this SF, maybe a newly discovered ability to push aside her doubts and *take* a big match rather than see it slip away yet again

Maybe Keys has one more, even *bigger*, change coming her way on Saturday night.



...the wheelchair finals were set on Thursday, with one predictable set of SF outcomes, as well as another set that were quite the opposite.

In the singles, #1 Yui Kamiji (def. Li Xiaohui) and #2 Aniek Van Koot (def. #3 Wang Ziying) advanced to the final. They face off for a WC singles crown for the first time since the 2020 AO, and fourth time overall (the other finals came at the 2014 RG & US). It'll be Kamiji's 28th career slam final (8-19), and Van Koot's 16th (3-12).



Both Kamiji (#2 seed w/ Lucy Shuker) and Van Koot (#1 seed w/ Jiske Griffioen) were involved in doubles SF matches, as well, but neither of the top duos reached the finals. Manami Tanaka/Zhu Zhenzhen upset the team of Dutch veterans, while the losing singles semifinalists Li & Wang joined forces to take out Kamiji/Shuker. The results assure the first ever wheelchair slam champion from China, as either Zhu or the all-CHN combo of Li/Wang will pull off the achievement. Japan's Tanaka will also be seeking her maiden major crown.

...meanwhile, Emerson Jones is now a little bit closer to taking care of some unfinished business.

The 16-year old Aussie finished last year as the girls' #1 (the first AUS girl to do so since Jelena Dokic in 1998). She won the year-end Finals event, but failed to pick up a slam crown, finishing as the runner-up to Renata Jamrichova at both the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Her QF win over Austrian Lilli Tagger puts her one round away from a return to the AO final and a shot to become the first Aussie to win the girls' crown since Siobhan Drake-Brockman in 1995.

NOTE: I've wondered if maybe Jones was named for past Aussie tennis star Roy Emerson, but I haven't been able to find anything about that. Recent Google searches spit out a very questionable AI note (I hate that that pops up first, since the "AI Overview" function in no way means that any of the "information" presented is true) that said she was named for author Ralph Waldo Emerson because her mother owned all of his works, and another similar search said she wasn't named for *anyone* in particular. So, you know.

I still like the idea of Emerson as a first name for a female, along with the "Emmo" nickname, at any rate.

It *can* be said that Emerson's mother is Olympic silver medal-winning triathlete Loretta Harrop, while her dad is former Australian rules football player Brad Jones. Her brother Hayden is a top junior player, as well.

Jones' next opponent won't be a fellow Australian, as wild card Tahlia Kokkinis lost to #4 Wakana Sonobe of Japan (last year's U.S. Open junior RU). Meanwhile, Traralgon champ Jeline Vandromme (BEL's #3 seed) lost to unseeded Slovak Mia Pohankova, who'll face #6-seeded Kristina Penickova after the Bannerette's win over Japanese qualifier Shiho Tsujioka. Back in the 2nd Round, Penickova trailed Wang Yuhan 7-5/5-0 and saved three MP.

Jones remains alive for the s/d sweep. Just winning the doubles (she's reached the final w/ Brit Hannah Klugman) would make her the first home player to win the GD in Melbourne in 22 years, when Casey Dellacqua & Adriana Szili took the title in 2003. Dellacqua is handing some of the on-court interview duties at this AO, so it'd be nice if she was there for something after the match if Jones wins.

The other girls' doubles finalists are the Penickova sisters, as Kristina and Annika defeated Crushers Alena and Jana Kovackova in a deciding 11-9 MTB in the final.



Also, Jagger Leach (son of Lindsay Davenport, as well as former men's player Jonathan Leach) is into the semifinals on the boys' side. At #5, he's the highest seed remaining.





...YOU KNOW, WHILE I'M STILL NOT SURE IF SWIATEK INTENTIONALLY PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF ETIQUETTE OR IF SHE'S JUST OBLIVIOUS TO HOW SOME OF HER ACTIONS/TACTICS LOOK, THIS STUFF *DOES* START TO BUILD UP AFTER A WHILE:

In the Round of 16 vs. Navarro (the double-bounce that wrongly went Iga's way, which she had no obligation to concede the point on, but we *are* led to believe by TPTB that that is something she *would* do under the circumstances, but apparently not)...



Between the 2nd set (which she lost, naturally) and the 3rd vs. Keys, when she didn't return until after time had been called and yet went through all this while Keys was clearly ready to serve...




...SABADOSA 4-ever:




...THE CAMERA CATCHES EVERYTHING:




...FINALLY AN ACCOMPLISHMENT AT THIS AO THIS ISN'T LABELED "Since 1988":












=WOMEN'S SINGLES FINAL=
#1 Aryna Sabalenka/BLR vs. #19 Madison Keys/USA

=WOMEN'S DOUBLES SF=
#1 Siniakova/Townsend (CZE/USA) vs. M.Andreeva/Shnaider (RUS/RUS)
#3 Hsieh/Ostapenko (TPE/LAT) vs. #2 Dabrowski/Routliffe (CAN/NZL)

=MIXED DOUBLES FINAL=
(WC) Birrell/J-P.Smith (AUS/AUS) vs. (WC) Gadecki/Peers (AUS/AUS)

=WHEELCHAIR SINGLES FINAL=
#1 Yui Kamiji/JPN vs. #2 Aniek Van Koot/NED

=WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES FINAL=
Tanaka/Zhu (JPN/CHN) vs. Li/Wang (CHN/CHN)

=GIRLS' SINGLES SF=
#1 Emerson Jones/AUS vs. #4 Wakana Sonobe/JPN
Mia Pohankova/SVK vs. #6 Kristina Penickova/USA

=GIRLS' DOUBLES FINAL=
#6 A.Pennickova/K.Penickova (USA/USA) vs. #2 E.Jones/Klugman (AUS/GBR)

=GIRLS' WHEELCHAIR SINGLES FINAL=
x vs. x

=GIRLS' WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES FINAL=
Gryp/Miranda (BEL/BRA) vs. Czauz/Mosko (USA/LAT)





















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*CAREER SLAM FINALS - ACTIVE*
16...Venus Williams (7-9)
5...Iga Swiatek (5-0)
5...ARYNA SABALENKA (3-1)*
5...Simona Halep (2-3)
5...Victoria Azarenka (2-3)
4...Naomi Osaka (4-0)
3...Petra Kvitova (2-1)
3...Caroline Wozniacki (1-2)
3...Ons Jabeur (0-3)
2...Barbora Krejcikova (2-0)
2...Marketa Vondrousova (1-1)
2...Elena Rybakina (1-1)
2...Coco Gauff (1-1)
2...MADISON KEYS (0-1)*
2...Jasmine Paolini (0-2)

*AUSTRALIAN OPEN FINALS - ACTIVE*
3...ARYNA SABALENKA, BLR (2-0)*
2...Naomi Osaka, JPN (2-0)
2...Victoria Azarenka, BLR (2-0)
2...Venus Williams, USA (0-2)
1...Sofia Kenin, USA (1-0)
1...Caroline Wozniacki, DEN (1-0)
1...MADISON KEYS, USA (0-0)*
1...Danielle Collins, USA (0-1)
1...Jennifer Brady, USA (0-1)
1...Simona Halep, ROU (0-1)
1...Petra Kvitova, CZE (0-1)
1...Elena Rybakina, KAZ (0-1)
1...Zheng Qinwen, CHN (0-1)

*MOST WTA FINALS - 2020-25*
25 - 1/2/9/8/5/0 = Swiatek (22-3)
24 - 3/3/3/6/7/2 = SABALENKA (13-10)
17 - 5/0/3/4/5/0 = Rybakina (7-10)
14 - 0/4/2/2/6/0 = Kasatkina (6-8)
13 - 1/0/2/5/4/1 = Pegula (5-8)

*CONSECUTIVE AO SINGLES TITLES, OPEN ERA*
1969-71 Margaret Court (3)
1974-76 Evonne Goolagong (3)
1988-90 Steffi Graf (3)
1991-93 Monica Seles (3)
1997-99 Martina Hingis (3)
2001-02 Jennifer Capriati
2009-10 Serena Williams
2012-13 Victoria Azarenka
2023-24 Aryna Sabalenka (active streak)

*BACK-to-BACK US/AO TITLES OVER TWO SEASONS - Open era*
1969-70 Margaret Court, AUS
1970-71 Margaret Court, AUS
1988-89 Steffi Graf, FRG
1989-90 Steffi Graf, FRG
1991-92 Monica Seles, YUG
1992-93 Monica Seles, YUG
1993-94 Steffi Graf, GER
1997-98 Martina Hingis, SUI
2002-03 Serena Williams, USA
2003-04 Justine Henin-Hardenne, BEL
2008-09 Serena Williams, USA
2010-11 Kim Clijsters, BEL
2014-15 Serena Williams, USA
2018-19 Naomi Osaka, JPN
[Misc.]
1982 - Chris Evert, US Sept./AO Dec.
1983 - Martina Navratilova - US Sept/AO Dec.
2020-21 - Naomi Osaka - RG Oct.'20 held between '20 US/'21 AO

*WON TITLE AT FIRST SLAM SEEDED #1*
[since end of Evert/Navratilova era]
1991 Monica Seles (Roland Garros)
2002 Jennifer Capriati (Australian Open)
2002 Serena Williams (U.S. Open)
2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne (Australian Open)
2022 Iga Swiatek (Roland Garros)
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NOTE: Sabalenka in first major as #1 seed

*OLDEST FIRST-TIME SLAM CHAMPS*
33y,199d - Flavia Pennetta, 2015 U.S. Open
29y,346d - Francesca Schiavone, 2010 Roland Garros
29y,275d - Jana Novotna, 1998 Wimbledon
29y,154d - Kerry Melville-Reid, 1977 Australian Open
29y,98d - Li Na, 2011 Roland Garros
28y,277d - Marion Bartoli, 2013 Wimbledon
28y,12d - Angelique Kerber, 2016 Australian Open
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NOTE: Keys (29y,11m)

*MOST SLAMS BEFORE FIRST TITLE*
49 - Flavia Pennetta (2015 U.S. Open)
47 - Marion Bartoli (2013 Wimbledon)
45 - Jana Novotna (1998 Wimbledon)
43 - Caroline Wozniacki (2018 Australian Open)
39 - Francesca Schiavone (2010 Roland Garros)
34 - Samantha Stosur (2011 U.S. Open)
33 - Angelique Kerber (2016 Australian Open)
32 - Simona Halep (2018 Roland Garros)
32 - Amelie Mauresmo (2006 Australian Open)
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NOTE: Keys in 46th major MD

*WC SLAM SINGLES FINALS - active*
28 - YUI KAMIJI, JPN (8-19)*
26 - Diede de Groot, NED (23-3)
16 - ANIEK VAN KOOT, NED (3-12)*
7 - Jiske Griffioen, NED (4-3)
1 - Kgothatso Montjane, RSA (0-1)
1 - Momoko Ohtani, JPN (0-1)
1 - Zhu Zhenzhen, CHN (0-1)

*WHEELCHAIR SLAM SINGLES TITLES - all-time*
[AO-RG-WI-US]
23 - Diede de Groot, NED [6-5-6-6]*
21 - Esther Vergeer, NED [9-6-x-6]
8 - Yui Kamiji, JPN [2-4-0-2]*
4 - Jiske Griffioen, NED [2-1-1-0]*
3 - Aniek van Koot, NED [1-0-1-1]*
3 - Monique Kalkman, NED [0-0-x-3]
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* - active

*WHEELCHAIR SLAM TITLES - all-time*
[singles/doubles]
42 - Esther Vergeer, NED (21/21)
42 - Diede de Groot, NED (23/19)*
29 - Yui Kamiji, JPN (8/21)*
27 - Aniek Van Koot, NED (3/24)*
20 - Jiske Griffioen, NED (4/16)*
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* - active

*ALL-TIME WC SLAM TITLES (M+W)*
50 - Shingo Kunieda, JPN (28/22)
42 - Esther Vergeer, NED (21/21)
42 - Diede de Groot, NED (23/19)*
30 - Alfie Hewett, GBR (9/21)*
29 - Yui Kamiji, JPN (8/20)*
27 - Aniek Van Koot, NED (3/24)*
27 - Gordon Reid, GBR (2/25)*
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* - active

*WOMEN'S WC SLAM TITLES BY NATION*
[SINGLES - 65 slams to '24 WI]
53 - NED
9 - JPN
2 - GER
1 - GBR
[DOUBLES - 70 slams to '24 WI]
100 - NED
21 - JPN
12 - GBR
3 - RSA
2 - FRA
1 - AUS
1 - USA
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NOTE: doubles titles by individual, not same-nation duo






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TOP QUALIFIER: Maja Chwalinska, POL
TOP EARLY-ROUND (1r-2r): #1 Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
TOP MIDDLE-ROUND (3r-QF): #2 Iga Swiatek/POL
TOP LATE ROUND (SF-F): x
TOP QUALIFYING MATCH: Q1 - #20 Maja Chwalinska/POL def. Dominika Salkova/CZE 7-6(3)/5-7/7-6(12-10) - Chwalinska in 3:23, was down a break twice in the 3rd. Salkova served for the win at 5-4, led 7-3 in the deciding MTB and held a pair of MP.
TOP EARLY-RD. MATCH (1r-2r): 1st Rd. - #8 Emma Navarro/USA def. Peyton Stearns/USA 6-7(5)/7-6(5)/7-5 - 3:22 between former NCAA champs; Stearns up set and 2-0, up 5-3 in 3rd and served at 5-4; Navarro wins 16/19 points to end
TOP MIDDLE-RD. MATCH (3r-QF): 4th Rd. - #8 Emma Navarro/USA def. #9 Dasha Kasatkina/RUS 6-4/5-7/7-5 - Kasatkina saves 4 MP in 2nd and forces 3rd set; Kasatkina up break in final set and saves 7 BP in 4-4 hold; Navarro saved 2 BP at 5-5, then breaks from 30/love down to win fourth straight three-setter
TOP LATE RD. MATCH (SF-F/WC/Doub.): Nominee: SF - #19 Keys d. #2 Swiatek 5-7/6-1/7-6(10-8) - Keys saves MP and forces MTB, wins 10-8 to reach second major final
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FIRST VICTORY: #14 Mirra Andreeva/RUS (def. Marie Bouzkova/CZE)
FIRST SEED OUT: #29 Linda Noskova/CZE (1st Rd.- Tauson/DEN)
FIRST SLAM MD WINS: Destanee Aiava/AUS (6th MD), Talia Gibson/AUS (2nd MD), Suzan Lamens/NED (1st MD), Rebecca Sramkova/SVK (5th MD)
PROTECTED RANKING BEST: Belinda Bencic/SUI (4th Rd.) (2r-Birrell/AUS, Kovinic/MNE)
LUCKY LOSER BEST: Eva Lys/GER (4th Rd.) (2r-Dart/GBR)
UPSET QUEENS: Great Britain
REVELATION LADIES: Germany
NATION OF POOR SOULS: Czech Republic (1-4 1st Rd.; Kvitova/Pliskova/Krejcikova DNP; Vondrousova; Bouzkova First Loss; Noskova First Seed Out; Beljek 0-5 slam MD)
LAST QUALIFIER STANDING: Destanee Aiava/AUS and Gabriela Ruse/ROU (both 2nd Rd.)
LAST WILD CARD STANDING: Talia Gibson/AUS, Iva Jovic/USA, Ajla Tomljanovic/AUS(L) and Zhang Shuai/CHN (all 2nd Rd.)
LAST AUSSIE STANDING: Destanee Aiava, Talia Gibson and Ajla Tomljanovic (all 2nd Rd.)
Ms. OPPORTUNITY: Paula Badosa/ESP Nominee: (wheelchair)
IT (WC Opportunist): Nominee: (WC champion while Diede's away: Kamiji or Van Koot)
COMEBACK PLAYER: Belinda Bencic/SUI
CRASH & BURN: #5 Zheng Qinwen/CHN (2r- 2024 finalist and Olympic Gold medalist out in 2 sets vs. Siegemund/GER)
ZOMBIE QUEEN OF MELBOURNE: Eva Lys/GER (LL added to MD on Day 3 ten minutes before start of 1r match; reaches 4th Rd. for first time at a major)
KIMIKO VETERAN CUP: Madison Keys/USA Nominee: (WD/MX)
LADY OF THE EVENING: Aryna Sabalenka/BLR & Jelena Dokic (dancing on Laver)
AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE ARTS AWARD: ["A right corker"] The "Great Melbourne Coffee Scandal" erupts when Iga Swiatek says she prefers the cafe offerings of Sydney
DOUBLES STAR: x
JUNIOR BREAKOUT: x





All for now. More soon.

posted by Todd.Spiker @ 8:11 PM 

1 Comments:

Blogger khan35 said...

I thought Keys would be out in the 1st week and here she has made it to the final. Hahahaha.

Swiatek ain't no more winning any hard court Major.

Thu Jan 23, 08:53:00 PM EST  

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