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New Zealand
Stan Walker - I am
We are the color
Found in spring
You are the wind
Breathe into me
You inherit me
I inherit you
I am the language
You speak to me
As far as the eye can see
Everything has changed
Tell me how can we stand by
I don't wanna be the same
He toiora ahau nōu
Te toi nō Kurawaka
Taku rongomaiwhiti e
Tākiri ko te haeata
Anga atu ki te rā
Whiti, whiti ki te ora e
We are the waters
The rivers and streams
Flow through the armor
Of a dying breed
I am with you & you are with me
Baptized in fire
We're lions in the ring
As far as the eye can see
Everything has changed
Tell me how can we stand by
I don't wanna be the same
He toiora ahau nōu
Te toi nō Kurawaka
Taku rongomaiwhiti e
Tākiri ko te haeata
Anga atu ki te rā
Whiti, whiti ki te ora e
Hou mai rā
Tō rongo e
Hou mai rā
Tō karere
Mau tonu e
Hou mai rā
Tō rongo e
Hou mai rā
Tō karere
Mau tonu e
Hou mai rā
Tō rongo e
Hou mai rā
Tō karere
Mau tonu e
Tūturu whakamaua kia tina
TINA
Haumi e
Hui e
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Wow Sinner!!!
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Additionally, this is fifth final between Sinner and Medvedev over the last 12 months, what a rivalry has developed between the two
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Meanwhile, unbelievable to see Meddy losing another AO final after being 2-0 up
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Yes, Novak was well beyond his level in the first two sets; however, Sinner played so good, served amazingly well and no any break chance for Novak says it all. Well played. I had predicted Sinner winning over Djokovic in the semis. Whether it is indeed a final decline from Novak or not, this year is going to be bumpy and with more losses than usual. I also highly doubt he'll win another slam too, cause young guy are becoming more consistent and with Alcaraz, Sinner, Medvedev, Zverev and occasionally Rune, Tsitsipas, why not Rublev too, maybe 11th time is a charm!, with potential new names, it is hard to get easy draw.
Hopefully Sinner wins the title, it has been amazing last couple of months for him
Meanwhile, very exciting first set between Meddy and Zverev
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My prediction: Nigeria-Morocco and Senegal-Egypt
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Zheng will be top 10 now, and hopefully she can beat Yastremska too, it would be quite disappointing not capitalizing on such a draw. Dayana is fulfilling her potential though. It is great to see where she goes from this. I truly hope she finally matured and approaches with such calmness and determination in the future too.
On men's side, as great a story it would be if Novak won once more, I honestly hope for Sinner-Alcaraz final with Sinner winning. He improved so much since last autumn, and with a GS title we'll get this rivalry with Alcaraz raised to another level. We've seen that rivalries is what pushes players to keep improving and give their best. The lack of any rivalry on WTA did quite a damage. Having to rival doesn't make it interesting either for the followers - having one player winning everything.
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Not that Paul would beat Alcaraz in five sets, but Kecmanovic robbed us of potentially more interesting match. This way a routine 3-0 for Carlos
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Svitolina's path is cleaning up very nicely. I don't trust Zheng to make the final at all. But would be amazing story though. If Sabalenka survives Anisimova, she mustn't let this title slip into anyone's hands.
- dullard and rafalgorka
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I knew Haddad Maia wouldn't use kind draw
she could have made a QF here try to re-enter top 10 before some serious points start to come off.
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9 hours ago, Josh said:
@Wanderer How exactly was Pegula’s early loss unsurprising to you? I get WTA is very inconsistent, but Pegula is one of the women who are very consistent at slams, she always advances past R3. For some context, I did some research, and out of Pegula’s last 8 grand slam results (dating back to Wimbledon 2021, she’s competed in every single slam since then) she’s 5/8 in quarterfinal appearances, and has never once failed to advance past R2 since then.
If you watched Pegula's matches since the start of the year you would notice her on court demeanor. I mean, she is usually not a type of fist pumping-come on type of player, but gives vibes of bored Vondrousova. And let's not forget that Burel already had a big scalp on a GS beating Rybakina, fresh Wimbledon champion, at US Open 2022 as a qualifier before losing to Sabalenka in R3.
Overall more surprising is she lost to Burel, not that it was a second round
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Italy actually hosting TISC
I'm in!
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Crazy match between Rybakina and Blinkova. Disappointed Rybakina couldn't convert her match points. After great Brisbane she should have made at least semifinal here. That quarter of the draw is hilarious now. If Zheng really aspires to get far, she has a great chance here.
Pegula losing early ain't surprising - losing to Burel is what is baffling a bit
Gauff keeps getting cakewalks to semifinals and I can see Aryna losing her sh*t again in the semis against Coco
But would love to see Iga spanking Swiatek yet again! With Rybakina being out, and Ostapenko being big IF as always, Iga could (should) make the final relatively easy.
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23 minutes ago, ChandlerMne said:
Novak wasnt good at all, probably one of the worst matches he won.
Everything is possible with him but i dont see him going far this time.
Well, he is not a Superman and honestly, winning a single GS this year would be something huge at his age with all the young players coming. I honestly don't expect him to win a GS this year, unless he gets some kind draw. It will be good if he gets to that 100th ATP title though.
I've been watching Prizmic since he was 16, great prospect! Hopefully stars align well and Balkan gets new huge star
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5 minutes ago, Federer91 said:
He is just following the career trajectory of his neighbor up north Dimitrov-aitis.
With all due respect, Dimipova >>>> Tsitsidosa
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13 minutes ago, Makedonas said:
Well, to be honest he won over 50 matches last year and still ended the year ranked number 6 despite multiple injuries
And when they played each other Molcan was well rested, Tsitsipas played a long doubles match 30 minutes prior as well as a long singles match the day before while Molcan won 6-1 6-1 the day before.
With major injury being badositis
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1 hour ago, Josh said:
WTA 250 Hobart International | Hobart New Zealand
Women’s Singles
1.
Emma Navarro
2.
Elise Mertens
3.
Yue Yuan
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Daria Saville
Women’s Doubles
1.
Giuliana Olmos/Chan Hao-Ching
2.
Jiang Xinyu/Hanyu Guo
3.
Eri Hozumi/Makoto Ninomiya
3.
Nadiia Kichenok/Anna Danilina
We still haven't annexed Tasmania
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Kasatkina again with two wins only gets to the final of Adelaide
Let's see if she can manage more than two games this time. Hopefully Ostapenko wins the title AND does some damage in Melbourne too, but one never knows with her
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Happy New Olympic Year dear Totallympians
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Two Irish entries finished as top two -- shocking
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[PREDICTION CONTEST] Water Polo at the FINA World Aquatics Championships 2024
in Totallympics Prediction Contests
Posted · Edited by Wumo
*"Double-the-points" distributed as follow:
Women's Tournament
February 4th - February 8th, 2024
Group A
United States
Group B
Greece
Group C
Hungary
Group D
South Africa
Top 3
Place
USA
Men's Tournament
Group Stage
Group A
Group B
Brazil
Group C
Montenegro
Group D
Romania
Top 3
Place
ESP