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Well it's almost upon us everyone...the battle for The Yoda Cup!!
Good luck to one and all and lets hope it's an enjoyable tournament for ALL of us 
It would be nice if we all got off to a good start by having all our picks making it through the 1st round...that would be a positive...that's the first thing I hope for anyway and from there you have a good chance.
Exciting stuff...can't wait for the first ball to be hit!!!
I've already lost Kvitova. Adrian has lost Kvitova and Malisse.
Yes that will hurt you guys as the rounds progress CC...Kvitova won't be earning any more points for you guys while corresponding players on other teams will...tough luck on that one bro 
Early early days but all those guys who took the obvious choice in Venus as their unseeded pick will be happy....for now, if she beats Lisicki then she could go deep....maybe!
I like Lisicki in that one. Hope I'm right!
Tono and I are the Cetkovska kids. There's a guy in the Cannoli called Renly who came in touting her. I already had her as my unseeded player, and I thought it was such a smart idea that I immediately said she would lose in the 2nd round to Ivanovic, guaranteed. I may have been blowing a little smoke there! ;-D
Last edited by Don (Aug. 29, 2011 11:12pm)
I hope you are right too Don 
I think Lisicki will use a lot of mental energy against Venus to beat her and then crash out in the next round to the pocket rocket..Cibulkova.....well thats what my crystal ball is telling me anyway 
Yes that will hurt you guys as the rounds progress CC...Kvitova won't be earning any more points for you guys while corresponding players on other teams will...tough luck on that one bro
I could make up for it with some very acccurate (not to mention extremely lucky) match predictions later on.
I like the fighting spirit, CrossCourt. Hang in there!
CC is right, Match Predictions are more important than people realize. It's what kept me from the Wooden Spoon at Wimby. Not only that, my predictions were so good, I ended up with the 2nd highest Men's Total in the group! But my women's total was hundreds of points behind everyone else. And it was all luck and instinct. Getting a -16 is very discouraging, but CrossCourt (and the rest of us) should remember that it isn't the end! And it especially isn't the end until the first round is done! All of us could end up with a -16 somewhere!
-Arvis
Hey Arvis,I think it's normal that we have similar teams on GSFT and especialy on the FTT.The sistem on FTT is like that,everyone will use top players for the GS.And for the GSFT,I would be vary surprised if we didn't have similar teams.Everybody must take the big four,Delpo,Serena.And Serena-Sharapova in the final,becouse they were playing extimly good in a past weeks.But there is always a good space for making a difference.
About Fish on the FTT.I was in dilema whom to choose,Fish or Ferrer.But I've desided not to risk that much,becouse Fish could posebly beat Tsonga.Although I think that Tsonga will win that one.That's why I have him in the GSFT.It will be a great match,no doubt about it.
Good points, Guga.
Still, to me, it seems like all of our picks for the USO are much more similar to each other than our picks for Wimby.
-Arvis
Maybe thay are.It all depends how the seson was shaping up.I must say that I love the fack that I'm the only one in the Yoda cup who has Tsonga over Fish.
Yes I did think more people would go for Tsonga too Guga, I was relieved they didn't actually, I didn't like leaving him out of my team but I haven't used many picks on him yet bcoz I'm expecting he will be strong at the end of the season...you are the only one with Jo-Wilfred so if he gets through to face Fish then he could be very dangerous from there I believe...that pick could win you the tournament in Vader this week...who knows??
Don your Safarova pick looks like picking you up a cool 16 bonus points especially now that PETRA has been bundled out of that section...she will win her 2nd round match easy enough and then only the winner between Dulgheru or Niculescu stand in her way!
Last edited by Tono-DEFENDING-YODA-CHAMP (Aug. 30, 2011 3:48pm)
Oh well...
Don and I are officially screwed. Martinez Sanchez and Hantuchova are both out in straight sets.
Yeah, Safarova looks to face Radwanska in R16 if she can win two easy ones. She has a real chance against Aggie, I think.
Likewise, Cetkovska now gets Ivanovic, whom she should handle (but may not) and then Peer, and I like her in that one, too, though probably in a close one.
But I need the bonus points from both of them to have any chance to get back in this Yoda Cup.
I nearly took Cetkovska. I do not like her against Ivanovic.
I went with Voskoboeva, went big and went home, but it was a very close encounter with Schiavone.
Francesca has been in good form of late and is such a fighter, so that coupled with her draw swayed me towards picking her
Glad I did at the moment bcoz her draw doesn't look overly tough until the 4th round...then she will probably face Jankovic or Pavlychenkova for a shot at the quarters...after that the winner will be run over by a train called Serena!
I think Cetkovska has a GOOD chance against Ivanovic....if Ivanovic is checking her blood pressure in Round 1 then expect it to go even higher when the pressure gets applied more by Cetkovska in Round 2...I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Ana retire in that match
Last edited by Tono-DEFENDING-YODA-CHAMP (Aug. 30, 2011 10:04pm)
I would be slightly amazed (if there is such a thing) if Ana won. I think Cetkovska/Peer will more of a pick 'em match than the one with Ana. However, I haven't been doing very well with the women so far this tournament, so...
Last edited by Don (Aug. 30, 2011 10:57pm)
Sorry Tono but you should not talk about Jelena like that.Serena would be a favorite in that possible match,but to say that Serena will run over her...I remember their past matches vary well.Jeca is a great player and deserves a respect.Although I have Serena winning the whole thing my hart will be with Jelena.AJMO JECO!!!
I still think that Serena is not as guaranteed to win as everyone thinks. Vika is looking good, and JJ is finally getting some of that old form back, plus added power. She could hit with Serena off the ground, I think.
-Arvis
I think Serena may be defeated by her own foot, just as Nole could lose to his own shoulder. It's unlikely either of them will lose if 100%. But one person who actually might be able to beat a healthy Serena is indeed Azarenka. I trust that will not occur -- but it might.
I think that Jeca in this form has beter chance against Serena then Vika.Azarenka is one of my favourite female players but she is weeker than I toth earlier.Serena will or will not win,but to say that she will run over Jelena is a bit disrespectfull,concedering thair history of matches,inclouding the US Open final.Maybe it's becouse she is our Serbian QUEEN,but I don't like to hear that.I'm shure that Tono didn't have the intention to disrespect nobody,but I had to react.
Last edited by Guga (Aug. 31, 2011 10:28am)
No doubt Jelena is playing better now than she has in years. At the top of her game, she presents problems for anybody, including Serena. Still, if Serena's foot is OK, you have to think she'll win the tournament, I believe.
Last edited by Don (Aug. 31, 2011 10:56am)
Sorry Tono but you should not talk about Jelena like that.Serena would be a favorite in that possible match,but to say that Serena will run over her...I remember their past matches vary well.Jeca is a great player and deserves a respect.Although I have Serena winning the whole thing my hart will be with Jelena.AJMO JECO!!!
It's ok Guga..I don't dispespect JJ...and I didn't exactly say SHE would get run over by the train called Serena..I said the "winner" between JJ and Pavlychenkova or Schiavone would then get run over by a train called Serena.....it was a figure of speech mate so don't take it literally, I was meaning no harm to either JJ, Pav or Frankie by my comment
I just think Serena looks really focused and looks like a runaway "train" to me..hence my comment!
Last edited by Tono-DEFENDING-YODA-CHAMP (Aug. 31, 2011 3:25pm)
It's cool Tono.I guess that I'm to emotional when we talk about Janković-Serena match.We all in Serbia still remember vary well that painfull lose in the US Open final.And their matches are always on the edge,Serena can be a dirty player sometimes.And she was a couple of times against Jelena,especialy last year in Rome.So you will understand my reaction,mayte. Hope that we will see that match in the quarters.
Last edited by Guga (Aug. 31, 2011 3:38pm)
Well I'm actually hoping for Serena v Schiavone in the quarters Guga...for obvious reasons
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