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Re: Palpatine Crystal Ball 2020

Alright here goes, my last minute picks for AO 2020

AO 2020
Women:
SWilliams d. Svitolina
dark horse: Gauff

Men:
Djokovic d. Nadal
dark horse: Opelka

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Well, a Djokovic v Tsitsipas final is out of the running for me, at least I still have the Osaka v Pliskova final going.

I will make my last minute picks and my two dark horse picks at the last minute, just before play starts on Monday. wink

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My last minute AO picks:

Men
Djokovic d. Nadal
Dark horse: Kyrgios

Women
S.Williams d. Ka.Pliskova
Dark horse : Collins

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Get your last minute picks posted before the start of play ..... about 10 hours from now.

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My last minute AO picks:

Men
Djokovic d. Nadal
Dark horse: Dimitrov

Women
S.Williams d. Ka.Pliskova
Dark horse : Anisimova

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Re: Palpatine Crystal Ball 2020

Men Djokovic d. Medvedev DH Auger-Aliassime
Women Serena d. Pliskova DH Collins

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Re: Palpatine Crystal Ball 2020

changing my Palpatine last minute AO picks

SWilliams d. KaPliskova
DH: Riske

Djokovid d. Nadal
DH: Opelka

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My last minute AO picks:

Men
Djokovic d. Nadal
Dark horse: Dimitrov

Women
S.Williams d. Ka.Pliskova
Dark horse : Anisimova

I believe Dimitrov is not eligible for DH since he is in top 20

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Drivers wrote:

My last minute AO picks:

Men
Djokovic d. Nadal
Dark horse: Dimitrov

Women
S.Williams d. Ka.Pliskova
Dark horse : Anisimova

I believe Dimitrov is not eligible for DH since he is in top 20

Whoops, thanks Charles - should have read the rules more closely!!

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My (revised) last minute AO picks:
Men
Djokovic d. Nadal
Dark horse: Kyrgios
Women
S.Williams d. Ka.Pliskova
Dark horse : Anisimova

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Doh!!  Just realized my Riske pick is ineligible!!
Here's another try...

SWilliams d. KaPliskova
DH: Muchova

Djokovid d. Nadal
DH: Opelka

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My LM picks

Djokovic d. Nadal
Dark horse: Kyrgios

S.Williams d. Ka.Pliskova
Dark horse : Anisimova

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AO 2019:

Djokovic d. Nadal
Darkhorse: Anderson

S. Williams d. Pliskova
Darkhorse: Collins

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My last minute AO 2020 picks:

Men
Djokovic d. Nadal
Dark horse: Anderson

Women
S.Williams d. Halep
Dark horse : Anisimova

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Tony sent me his last minute picks before the deadline ...

My last minute Palpatine picks are...

Men’s - Novak d Rafa
Dark Horse - Kevin Anderson

Women’s - Serena d Halep
Dark Horse - Anisimova

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Dammmm!  what did I change my DH from Gauff??

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Re: Palpatine Crystal Ball 2020

I did something similar with Kyrgios Charles, ahh well picking the dark horse is fun anyway.

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Hey Milo, any update for the inaugural palpatine crystal ball event?

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My last minute picks:

Men
Djokovic d. Medvedev
Dark horse: Raonic

Women
Muguruza d. Osaka
Dark horse: Putintseva

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My last minute picks:

Men
Djokovic d. Medvedev
Dark horse: Raonic

Women
Osaka d. Serena Williams
Dark horse: Azarenka

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My last minute US Open picks:

Men
Djokovic d. Medvedev
Dark horse: Raonic
Women
Osaka d. S. Williams
Dark horse : Azarenka

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Djokovic def. Medvedev
DH: Raonic

Osaka def. Konta
DH: Brady

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Last minute RG picks...

Djokovic def Nadal
DH - Struff

Halep def Muguruza
DH - Sloane Stephens

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Last minute

Djokovic d. Nadal
Humbert

Halep d. Muguruza
Sakkari

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Last minute RG picks

Nadal d. Djokovic
dark horse: Coric

Halep d. Muguruza
dark horse: Rogers

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