Seem to have been a lot of retirements in the men's singles today: the Polish lad vs Niskikori, Kokkinakis, Gulbis, Munar, Jaziri. Three of them were heading to defeat anyway but both Kokkinakis and Gulbis were a set up but a break down...
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Djokovic looks to be cruising as expected.
chopsfc007
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Great game again here
The Bridge Lad
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Finally just about caught up on Round 1 
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Women's side - great comeback from Halep recovering from a set and a break down against a dangerous opponent. Not too many surprises or big name casualties; I'd say Goerges losing was the biggest shock of the round. #10 Kasatkina was well beaten, but she's lost every match so far this season including to an Aussie WC the other week. Seeds Ostapenko and Buzarnescu also fell, but they were both underdogs in their respective matches. Great to see the emerging youngsters Yastremska, Anisimova, Potapova, Andreescu and Swiatek all come through, as well as the likes of Osaka and Sabalenka, who are much more established.
Also pleased Konta and Boulter came through (both in super tie breaks, the only ones on the women's side), but it'll be tough for either to progress further. Not beyond Jo, but doubt Katie stands much chance against Sabalenka.
Men's side - Only 4 of the 32 seeds fell. Isner losing to Opelka (at this stage) is a surprise - crazy to think Isner would actually get dwarfed by anyone. Edmund and Cecchinato also lost, but I think both were a bit over ranked with surprise slam semi final runs last year and Edmund will now fall to (IMO) a more natural ranking - Berdych was the favourite in their match so it was an unlucky draw for him. He lost both matches at Indian Wells and Miami last year so doesn't have any points to defend until April, so he at least won't slip any further. Pretty much all the much talked about promising youngsters came through, albeit most were seeded so they would have expected to get to at least the 3rd round.
Evans the last remaining Brit and while his journey will likely end next, he's come through quals, won a main draw match, picked up 110 ranking points, a lot of cash and has a nothing to lose match with Federer on RLA to look forward to.
A few good matches to look forward to in round 2 - Djokovic-Tonga, Raonic-Stan, Anderson-Tiafoe as well as Serena-(rejuvenated) Bouchard, Muguruza-Konta and Kontaveit-Sasnovich, but round 3 is where it should really start to hot up and it'll obviously be less congested.
Who / what did you have on mate?
.Women's side - great comeback from Halep recovering from a set and a break down against a dangerous opponent. Not too many surprises or big name casualties; I'd say Goerges losing was the biggest shock of the round. #10 Kasatkina was well beaten, but she's lost every match so far this season including to an Aussie WC the other week. Seeds Ostapenko and Buzarnescu also fell, but they were both underdogs in their respective matches. Great to see the emerging youngsters Yastremska, Anisimova, Potapova, Andreescu and Swiatek all come through, as well as the likes of Osaka and Sabalenka, who are much more established.
Also pleased Konta and Boulter came through (both in super tie breaks, the only ones on the women's side), but it'll be tough for either to progress further. Not beyond Jo, but doubt Katie stands much chance against Sabalenka.
Men's side - Only 4 of the 32 seeds fell. Isner losing to Opelka (at this stage) is a surprise - crazy to think Isner would actually get dwarfed by anyone
. Edmund and Cecchinato also lost, but I think both were a bit over ranked with surprise slam semi final runs last year and Edmund will now fall to (IMO) a more natural ranking - Berdych was the favourite in their match so it was an unlucky draw for him. He lost both matches at Indian Wells and Miami last year so doesn't have any points to defend until April, so he at least won't slip any further. Pretty much all the much talked about promising youngsters came through, albeit most were seeded so they would have expected to get to at least the 3rd round.Evans the last remaining Brit and while his journey will likely end next, he's come through quals, won a main draw match, picked up 110 ranking points, a lot of cash and has a nothing to lose match with Federer on RLA to look forward to.
A few good matches to look forward to in round 2 - Djokovic-Tonga, Raonic-Stan, Anderson-Tiafoe as well as Serena-(rejuvenated) Bouchard, Muguruza-Konta and Kontaveit-Sasnovich, but round 3 is where it should really start to hot up and it'll obviously be less congested.
Who / what did you have on mate?
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chopsfc007
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Djere and vanni first set and konta to win there has been quite a few good games thiem today I enjoyedFinally just about caught up on Round 1
Women's side - great comeback from Halep recovering from a set and a break down against a dangerous opponent. Not too many surprises or big name casualties; I'd say Goerges losing was the biggest shock of the round. #10 Kasatkina was well beaten, but she's lost every match so far this season including to an Aussie WC the other week. Seeds Ostapenko and Buzarnescu also fell, but they were both underdogs in their respective matches. Great to see the emerging youngsters Yastremska, Anisimova, Potapova, Andreescu and Swiatek all come through, as well as the likes of Osaka and Sabalenka, who are much more established.
Also pleased Konta and Boulter came through (both in super tie breaks, the only ones on the women's side), but it'll be tough for either to progress further. Not beyond Jo, but doubt Katie stands much chance against Sabalenka.
Men's side - Only 4 of the 32 seeds fell. Isner losing to Opelka (at this stage) is a surprise - crazy to think Isner would actually get dwarfed by anyone
Evans the last remaining Brit and while his journey will likely end next, he's come through quals, won a main draw match, picked up 110 ranking points, a lot of cash and has a nothing to lose match with Federer on RLA to look forward to.
A few good matches to look forward to in round 2 - Djokovic-Tonga, Raonic-Stan, Anderson-Tiafoe as well as Serena-(rejuvenated) Bouchard, Muguruza-Konta and Kontaveit-Sasnovich, but round 3 is where it should really start to hot up and it'll obviously be less congested.
Who / what did you have on mate?
The Bridge Lad
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Good lad, nice when a bet comes in so there's more to play with for later.
I am generally 80:20 women:men at this stage. Always keep on eye on the men's and watch highlights and stuff, but don't properly get invested until the last 16. I did see all the Murray match the other day, that was class, and recorded Eurosport through the night so saw most of the (Alex) Zverev and Shapovalov's matches today, but they were generally pretty comfortable.
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I was watching a bit of that one at work today. Very good match and a late finish. Be interesting to see what he can do this tournament.
The Bridge Lad
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Day 3
Rod Laver Arena, from 12am
S. Stephens(5) versus T. Babos
A. Barty (15) versus Y. Wang
D. Evans (Q) versus R. Federer (3)
From 8am
B. Haddad Maia (Q) versus A. Kerber (2)
M. Ebden versus R. Nadal (2)
Margaret Court Arena, from 12am
A. Pavlyuchenkova versus K. Bertens (9)
K. Anderson (5) versus F. Tiafoe
J. Larsson versus C. Wozniacki (3)
From 8am
A. de Minaur (27) versus H. Laaksonen (Q)
M. Sharapova (30) versus R. Peterson
Melbourne Arena, from 12am
A. Kontaveit (20) versus A. Sasnovich
M. Cilic (6) versus M. McDonald
K. Boulter versus A. Sabalenka (11)
R. Bautista Agut (22) versus J. Millman
1573 Arena, from 12am
Z. Hives (WC) versus C. Garcia (19)
J. Thompson versus A. Seppi
G. Monfils (30)versus T. Fritz
P. Kvitova (8) versus I. Begu
Court 3, from 12am
S. Tsitsipas (14) versus V. Troicki (Q)
A. Sharma (Q) versus M. Sakkari
D. Vekic (29) versus K. Birrell (WC)
Not before 7.30am
G. Dimitrov (20) versus P. Cuevas
Court 8, from 12am
M. Vondrousova versus P. Martic (31)
T. Berdych versus R. Haase
L. Tsurenko (24) versus A. Anisimova
Y. Nishioka versus K. Khachanov (10)
Court 13, from 12am
D. Kudla versus D. Schwartzmanm(18)
D. Collins versus S. Vickery
T. Fabbiano versus R. Opelka
Court 20, from 12am
S. Travaglia (Q) versus N. Basilashvili (19)
R. Albot versus F. Verdasco (26)
B. Bencic versus Y. Putintseva
The doubles also get underway, but those matches are all separate courts.
Rod Laver Arena, from 12am
S. Stephens(5) versus T. Babos
A. Barty (15) versus Y. Wang
D. Evans (Q) versus R. Federer (3)
From 8am
B. Haddad Maia (Q) versus A. Kerber (2)
M. Ebden versus R. Nadal (2)
Margaret Court Arena, from 12am
A. Pavlyuchenkova versus K. Bertens (9)
K. Anderson (5) versus F. Tiafoe
J. Larsson versus C. Wozniacki (3)
From 8am
A. de Minaur (27) versus H. Laaksonen (Q)
M. Sharapova (30) versus R. Peterson
Melbourne Arena, from 12am
A. Kontaveit (20) versus A. Sasnovich
M. Cilic (6) versus M. McDonald
K. Boulter versus A. Sabalenka (11)
R. Bautista Agut (22) versus J. Millman
1573 Arena, from 12am
Z. Hives (WC) versus C. Garcia (19)
J. Thompson versus A. Seppi
G. Monfils (30)versus T. Fritz
P. Kvitova (8) versus I. Begu
Court 3, from 12am
S. Tsitsipas (14) versus V. Troicki (Q)
A. Sharma (Q) versus M. Sakkari
D. Vekic (29) versus K. Birrell (WC)
Not before 7.30am
G. Dimitrov (20) versus P. Cuevas
Court 8, from 12am
M. Vondrousova versus P. Martic (31)
T. Berdych versus R. Haase
L. Tsurenko (24) versus A. Anisimova
Y. Nishioka versus K. Khachanov (10)
Court 13, from 12am
D. Kudla versus D. Schwartzmanm(18)
D. Collins versus S. Vickery
T. Fabbiano versus R. Opelka
Court 20, from 12am
S. Travaglia (Q) versus N. Basilashvili (19)
R. Albot versus F. Verdasco (26)
B. Bencic versus Y. Putintseva
The doubles also get underway, but those matches are all separate courts.
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Not sure what Eurosport will be showing, but think I'll start off with Tsitsipas. Hopefully they show it on one of the main channels.
The Bridge Lad
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Aye, they've probably gone with the right choices so that there is a men's and women's match on at the same time, Tsitsi on Eurosport 2 and Sloane on ES1, I'll be mainly watching the latter.
chopsfc007
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Who you betting on
The Bridge Lad
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I've got a 6 fold with a bunch of favourites, majority like 1/4, but I put Kontaveit on @ 6/5 to boost it up a bit. Just a £2.50 free bet. Think it's around 13/2.
What you got?
You can get 9/1 for Boulter to win (Betway), I just hope it's not another Sharapova-Dart type result.
Basilashvilli, Kontaveit, Opelka, Khachanov, Vekic, Verdasco. £2.50 free bet returns £14.37.
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chopsfc007
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Just kontaveit and babos first set double not much else at the moment only got 13quid of my weekly funds left and wasn't much I fancied
The Bridge Lad
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Kontaveit had at least 5 break points that last game, but Sasnovich eventually held. Hope she doesn't regret it. I've got a big potential return if Sloane wins the title so I'm hoping for no hiccups, she has just been broken back after getting an early lead.
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Good first set there from the Greek who's fans are in fine voice.
chopsfc007
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If she wins whole tournament how much
The Bridge Lad
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£220
Kontaveit just been broken so neither of our bets for today are looking too hot.
I was watching the Sakkari-Ostapenko match the other day and half way through the fans must have made their way from the Tsitsipas match and they were pretty loud, a bit like what Delpo gets. I see Sakkari is the next match on the same court, so I guess they'll stick around for that.
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Surprised to see Anderson go out so early.
