Tennis ITF Australian Open 2024

[rybak 3,431]

9 hours ago, rafalgorka said:

There was a guy representing Lebanon playing in the quails as well so maybe sth good is going on and we will see one of these players in the GS main draw this season eventually

He switched to play for Germany.

[Federer91 3,376]

Aaahm, since when is AO starting on a Sunday  Now why are they doing this and disrupting the Sunday wintersport schedule Tennis Australia wanting to squeeze the good attendance money. 

[Monzanator 5,095]

25 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Aaahm, since when is AO starting on a Sunday  Now why are they doing this and disrupting the Sunday wintersport schedule Tennis Australia wanting to squeeze the good attendance money. 

 

Since 2024 Obviously it also has something to do with many R1 matches and night schedule that causes public friction among players. Starting a match at 1:00 am ain't no longer cool...

[Federer91 3,376]

15 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

Since 2024 Obviously it also has something to do with many R1 matches and night schedule that causes public friction among players. Starting a match at 1:00 am ain't no longer cool...

But the night sessions are still there, they are not getting rid of them. 

[thepharoah 2,413]

4 hours ago, rybak said:

He switched to play for Germany.

Benjamin Hassan switched to Germany ?

[rybak 3,431]

47 minutes ago, thepharoah said:

Benjamin Hassan switched to Germany ?

Yes

[Monzanator 5,095]

3 hours ago, Federer91 said:

But the night sessions are still there, they are not getting rid of them. 

Yeah, but it's about having only two matches in night session. Expanding R1 into three days means some show courts won't even have a night session on Sunday.

[rajiv 31]

13 hours ago, Federer91 said:

Aaahm, since when is AO starting on a Sunday  Now why are they doing this and disrupting the Sunday wintersport schedule Tennis Australia wanting to squeeze the good attendance money. 

Yeah like ethe wintersport schedule is such a big deal in an Australian January

Over half of singles games are 1st round-64 of 127- so it makes sense to spread them over 3 days (including a weekend day)

Edited January 13, 2024 by Sindo

[rafalgorka 1,820]

I know noone cares but still here are my 2nd rd brackets 😜

 

M

 

Djokovic - Popyrin

Hanfmann - Etcheverry

Mannarino - Shevchenko

O’Connell - Shelton

Fritz - Carballes Baena

Marozsan - Cerundolo

Mussetti - Duckworth

Thompson - Tsitsipas

 

Sinner - de Jong

Kubler - Wolf

Tiafoe - Machac

Kovacevic - Khachanov

de Minaur - Arnaldi 

Kotov - Cobolli 

Korda - Harris 

Eubanks - Rublev

 

Rune - Djere 

Fils - Griekspoor 

Humbert - Zhang

Shapovalov - Hurkacz 

Dimitrov - Ofner

Marterer - Davidovich Fokina

Auger-Aliassime - Muller

Kypson - Medvedev

 

Zverev - Kwon

Michelsen - Lehecka

Norrie - Lajovic

Purcell - Ruud

Paul - Giron

Kecmanovic - Hijikata

Bublik - McDonald 

Sonego - Alcaraz

 

But probably more seeded players will be out in Rd1

 

The hardest prediction for me: Auger-Aliassime vs Thiem

 

 

[rafalgorka 1,820]

W

 

Świątek - Collins

Ferro - Noskova

Svitolina - Tomova

Siniakova - Kudermetova

Ostapenko - Martic

Tauson - Azarenka 

Navarro - Cocciaretto

Gracheva - Vondrousova

Rybakina - Bucsa

Osorio - Paolini

Kalinina - Kalinskaya

Stephens - Kasatkina

Zheng - Boulter 

Raducanu - Cirstea

Zhu - Zarazua

Burel - Pegula

 

Sakkari - Avanesyan

Kostyuk - Mertens

Wozniacki - Timofeeva

Korneeva - L Fruhvirtova

Garcia - Saville

Putintseva - Potapova

Fernandez - Parks

Jeanjean - Gauff

 

Jabeur - Andreeva

Rakhimova - Parry

Alexandrova - Hunter

Korpatsch - Krejcikova

Samsonova - Podoroska

Badosa - Vekic

Tsurenko - Masarova

B Fruhvirtova - Sabalenka

 

But this is W tennis so I will be surprised if I am more than 65% correct heh

 

probably much much more seeded players out in Rd1

 

hardest guess: Garcia vs Osaka

 

the biggest predicted surprise: L Fruhvirtova beating Haddad Maia but obviously it may not happen at all but some other high seeded players may be out early (Ostapenko vs Birrell???