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Girls night tonight.
Weather 17-26C. should be fine. Won't be too hot either. Not really a factor now that all the matches are basically at night/twilight
Rod Laver Arena
Night Session From 7:30pm
Gauff [4]
vs. /Sabalenka [2]
[Q] Yastremska
vs. [12] Zheng 
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Mens Draw
Djokovic [1]
vs. Sinner [4] 
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[3] Medvedev vs. [6] Zverev
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WOMENS
Gauff [4] vs. /Sabalenka [2]
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[Q] Yastremska vs.[12] Zheng
Why are they starting the session at 7:30. What stupid reason is it this time? Should start at 7 or 7:15, like every other night session so far. You know, the draws have worked out alright. The womens is a bit wonky, but at least we have 3 seeds and 3 top-10 players(Zheng will move into that possie after this week) The mens bracket has all the worlds best invovled.
Gauff [4] vs. Sabalenka [2] Head to Head 4-2 to Gauff
Last meeting: US Open Final, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
So the best 2 players in this section have come through. We have the defending US Open Champ against the defending Aus Open Champ. It feels like a semi-final, which is actually a final.
Gauff has a nice, counter game, and she will like the pace coming on the ball, showcased by that head-to-head record. But that forehand is a worry. It broke down in the quarters. She also barely hit any winners against Kostyuk. It was very much winning ugly over 3 hours. If that side breaks down again, then we are in for a quick one.
Sabalenka's semi-finals record is not great. It is 2/7, and her two wins were a 3-set win over Keys last year (so not great) and Linette... If she plays like she has done so far, she wins in 2. Her longest match this tournament so far was only 71 mins in length, and that was the last round. She is also on a 12-match winning run here at Melbourne Park.
Going Sabalenka in 3. Nerves in the first set, a smashing in the next 2.
[Q] Yastremska vs.[12] Zheng Head to Head NONE
First time a qualifier has made it to this stage at the Aus Open since 1979. Yastremska has already played nine matches. Since she has been in the main draw, she has been comfy, only dropping one set against Hobart champ Narravo. She dropped 3 sets in her 3 matches in Qualifying. So, she must have gotten loads of confidence when she beat World Number 7, Vondrousova, in the first round. She is a huge hitter, and her highest rank was 21 a couple of years ago. Since then, there was a failed drug test, which she successfully fought, and a lot of other drama both on the court and outside.
Zheng hasn't played anyone inside the top 50 so far this Aus Open. The draw really opened up for her, and she has taken full advantage, eventually. She needed a last-set TB to beat countrywoman Wang (rank 94), and she was awful in the first set and a half last night. Still, she managed to find the middle of her racket and smashed Kalinskaya in that last set when her game was on. She has the talent and will have the crowd support plus the support of Li Na, the last time a Chinese woman made it this deep at a slam, cheering her on in her corner.
Not sure about this one. No idea. Going Yastremska in 3, but this really depends on nerves and emotion, which can easily change in a match. Whoever is on and playing their game will win. Yastremska has shown more reliability so far, hence my tip.
Weather 17-26C. should be fine. Won't be too hot either. Not really a factor now that all the matches are basically at night/twilight
Rod Laver Arena
Night Session From 7:30pm
Gauff [4]
vs. /Sabalenka [2][Q] Yastremska
vs. [12] Zheng -------------
Mens Draw
Djokovic [1]
vs. Sinner [4] -------------------------------------------
[3] Medvedev vs. [6] Zverev
--------------------------------------------------------------
WOMENS
Gauff [4]
vs. /Sabalenka [2]---------------------------------------
[Q] Yastremska
vs.[12] Zheng Why are they starting the session at 7:30. What stupid reason is it this time? Should start at 7 or 7:15, like every other night session so far. You know, the draws have worked out alright. The womens is a bit wonky, but at least we have 3 seeds and 3 top-10 players(Zheng will move into that possie after this week) The mens bracket has all the worlds best invovled.
Gauff [4]
vs. Sabalenka [2] Head to Head 4-2 to GauffLast meeting: US Open Final, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
So the best 2 players in this section have come through. We have the defending US Open Champ against the defending Aus Open Champ. It feels like a semi-final, which is actually a final.
Gauff has a nice, counter game, and she will like the pace coming on the ball, showcased by that head-to-head record. But that forehand is a worry. It broke down in the quarters. She also barely hit any winners against Kostyuk. It was very much winning ugly over 3 hours. If that side breaks down again, then we are in for a quick one.
Sabalenka's semi-finals record is not great. It is 2/7, and her two wins were a 3-set win over Keys last year (so not great) and Linette... If she plays like she has done so far, she wins in 2. Her longest match this tournament so far was only 71 mins in length, and that was the last round. She is also on a 12-match winning run here at Melbourne Park.
Going Sabalenka in 3. Nerves in the first set, a smashing in the next 2.
[Q] Yastremska
vs.[12] Zheng Head to Head NONEFirst time a qualifier has made it to this stage at the Aus Open since 1979. Yastremska has already played nine matches. Since she has been in the main draw, she has been comfy, only dropping one set against Hobart champ Narravo. She dropped 3 sets in her 3 matches in Qualifying. So, she must have gotten loads of confidence when she beat World Number 7, Vondrousova, in the first round. She is a huge hitter, and her highest rank was 21 a couple of years ago. Since then, there was a failed drug test, which she successfully fought, and a lot of other drama both on the court and outside.
Zheng hasn't played anyone inside the top 50 so far this Aus Open. The draw really opened up for her, and she has taken full advantage, eventually. She needed a last-set TB to beat countrywoman Wang (rank 94), and she was awful in the first set and a half last night. Still, she managed to find the middle of her racket and smashed Kalinskaya in that last set when her game was on. She has the talent and will have the crowd support plus the support of Li Na, the last time a Chinese woman made it this deep at a slam, cheering her on in her corner.
Not sure about this one. No idea. Going Yastremska in 3, but this really depends on nerves and emotion, which can easily change in a match. Whoever is on and playing their game will win. Yastremska has shown more reliability so far, hence my tip.
