austalian open 2010 (Page 1 of 2)

well he did well on both surfaces last year and being ninth in the world gives him a good advantage. but i get what your saying that other players are coming from the horizon, and verdasco is one of them.

gonzalez and tsonga are two more players who have really shown they have what takes to go far in a grand slam. if gonzalez doesnt have federer in his draw like last year he might have a chance to getting to the quarters like he did in the US Open. as for tsonga, he made it to the finals in 2008, so maybe he'll have his luck again. i still believe nadal can win it all again like last year, if he avoids all injuries. del potro is aalso fresh off a grand slam win so that gives him a big advantage mentally and gamewise.

i believe he can go far, but i dont think he can go all the way. he still has a lot to learn and enough time to learn it, so i wouldnt get yr hopes up.

the mens draw this year is very unpredictable so all we can do is wait till january 18. also each aussie open has had a breakout star in the tournie, so this year i think that the person will be marin cilic. he hasn't made a huge impact so far, so this may be his chance to shine.

I know Justine Henin will be ready for the Australian Open. She will get at least to the quarterfinals. From there on, it will all depend on the competitors left. If Serena Williams is still on the draw, I am afraid she will defeat Justine.

Let's see what happens

I like Soderling. I did not like the fact he defeated Nadal in the French Open but other than that I feel like he is a very talented player.

I think it's going to be a good one this year folks!!

In the tournaments that warm the players up for the year, Andy Murray and Laura Robson gave a good turn in the Hopman cup. Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters have already come up against each other, with Clijsters just clinching the win. Davydenko has beaten Roger Federer, and then Nadal. In Abu Dhabi, Robin Soderling pulled another one on Federer, only to fall to Nadal in the final. Sharapova looks very much on form after beating Caroline Wozniacki at an exhibition match in Hong Kong.

Juan Martin del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Fernando Verdasco are apparently turning up in Melbourne sometime today to get training under way. Djokovic, Soderling, Gonzalez and Haas are reported to have already been there some time.

And on top of it all, Roger Federer wont be playing in any other match until the opening of the Australian Open on the 18th January. He pulled out of the Kooyong Classic, and so now has no other competitive match until he starts his campaign. He hasnt given any firm reason as to why. So is the Swiss quietly confident? Or still smarting from being beaten by Soderling, again?

Anyway, I can't wait for the whole thing to get under way!

p.s. forgot to mention that Roddick beat Radek to get the Brisbane ATP title, his first in Australia

Last edited by SophieG (Jan. 10, 2010 11:35am)

Does anyone think that Davydenko can keep up the momentum from his ATP Tour Finals win and get to the finals of the Australian? This guy annoys me because he seems to have some real talent, but he is so forgettable. In 2020 will anyone even remember him?

What about Murray? He has not been mentioned much here, and I think he has a good chance to get to the finals.

what'd i tell you? he can go far in this year's open. and that proved it right there.

i sure hope its verdasco doin amazing