Similarly you have Bencic and Andreescu, who both seem prone to injury because of their playing style.

is there any chance they’ll call off a tournament if it gets too bad? I’m going for Ash to win Wimbledon next year.

That would give us an idea what eight matches under eight peak conditions would be like : longterm damage to the lungs. It was introduced by Billie Jean King in 1973, but have been changed couple of times till today.

The Tunisian has a good shot at resuming an already successful 2020 in strong fashion, with only a wildcard and a couple of qualifiers standing in her way.All eyes, however, will be on the possible second round encounter between This is what AO had to say last year, on their roof policy : ‘If human beings are able to go hunting in the middle of Africa, they are surely able to play one tennis match a day in Australia’ —- and I don’t think they will change any of that attitude ever …(Graham Giles again) Thanks Maarten. Will that continue into 2020 or was it a blip? I’ll place her with Pliskova, Svitolina, amongs others, those with somewhat ‘unfinished’ business with the Slams, as players to watch.

I like Vondrousova but was unsure about the wrist.I personally think there will be a year long battle for the no. But, my hope,as always, is for the quality of tennis to be as good or better than the previous year. I’m intrigued by Madison’s play, but the season is quite young, and with her, it is pretty much touch-and-go. Now back with Conchita Martinez (the coaching announcement of this year’s off-season that filled me with the most joy), I still have faith that Muguruza can rediscover her best form.

With some of the biggest names arriving in Kentucky for the continuation of the WTA restart, fans can expect a week of pulsating tennis action.Just the third tournament since the return of tennis from the pandemic-induced hiatus, the Top Seed Open will witness the return of Serena and The 23-time Slam champion is set to take on the winner of the Venus Williams vs Victoria Azarenka clash in the second round, only to have fourth seed Things look tricky even for Amanda Anisimova, the other top seed in this half. She will always be one of my favourites for the French Open title.I’ve omitted Serena from my top ten for the past few years but have her sneaking in this time round. I’m torn between Osaka and Barty.Thanks, Murphy!

I agree about playing less tournaments.Sorry to spoil the mood but I’m getting a bit bothered by all the smoke from bush fires I’m seeing in the news (and the heat too) in Aus.

If Bianca returns to the tour late from injury, I feel she could be dangerous again. Muguruza is one of the most fascinating players on the tour and I just can’t figure her out. At the same day they offered Djokovic and Co. a rally at Centre Court, with a closed roof and working air conditioning. A former coach said that players don’t get any information unless they accidentally put on the television with the weather report.
1 spot and Elina Svitolina again will not be one of the contenders. I’ve been bewildered by how badly she’s played the past four Slam finals. I do like your prediction of GS winners, I could find a lot of motivation to address the same players to win, in the same order.James, I’m always looking forward to reading your predictionsSerena, Angie, Petra and someone of the young guard. She’s an extraordinary competitor and her game has so many layers that I cannot ignore her in my list.I’m sold on Muchova’s game. Halep looked still seriously injured at the WTA Finals, she had some weird wins but also weird losses in 2019.

11 Views. Interestingly, it’s a completely different story at the Slams where she experienced tough losses at the last two Slams. The report I saw yesterday said that air quality in Melbourne remains poor and if this continues players would face a significant risk to their health if they play in those conditions; Novak Djokovic in particular has said that he wants the starting date of the AO to be put back (and I agree).Totally agree with Liam (Broady) here, this is really not acceptable;“Citizens of Melbourne were warned to keep their animals indoors the day I played qualifying, and yet we were expected to go outside for high-intensity physical competition?”Hi Graham, in another blog I suggested Jukapovic should ask environmentalists to take samples and go for money compensation.