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3 FUTURE MAIDEN SLAM WINNERS (WTA comp)!
3 FUTURE MAIDEN SLAM WINNERS (WTA comp)!
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no-one had Ostapenko
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who honestly knew Ostapenko 3 years ago?
Starting to doubt Halep will do it, this was really the biggest chance for her |
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^ she was big news on the ITF tour
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Noone has picked Pliskova either
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do I get a bonus point for having picked a player to win a slam twice before anyone else's pick has won one slam
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and we have another person on the board.
score is 1) mesmerised MK_ wisewords (all with 1 pt) 4) everyone else |
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so we will have a maiden slam winner on Saturday and both Halep and Wozniacki have been picked here. edy, sig, ww, Dstyle, mk_, bb66 and myself have picked Halep, edy has picked Woz so edy is guaranteed a point regardless of result.
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oh well, lead was fun whilst it lasted
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you're still in a decent position, at least you don't have Bouchard amongst your three
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still a good chance this never finishes.
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1) mesmerised
MK_ wisewords edy (all with 1 pt) 5) everyone else |
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You might as well disqualify n88uk, Vekic is never winning slam.
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Once again Mes avoids having to shell out 3 grand..
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I'm sure I'll get 1 point as well
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Well 4 years later here it is
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1) MK_ 2 pts (needs Garcia to win)
edy 2 pts (needs Aga to win) 3) mesmerised 1 pt wisewords 1 pt SIG 1 pt DStyle 1 pt caramba 1 pt bb66 1 pt |
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that's a picture of a monkey. We were promised monkeys.
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you've botched your update
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1) MK_ 2 pts (needs Garcia to win)
edy 2 pts (needs Aga to win) wisewords 2 pts (needs Errani to win a Slam) 4) mesmerised 1 pt SIG 1 pt DStyle 1 pt caramba 1 pt bb66 1 pt |
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just the miracle Sara Errani run needed now
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forza Sarita
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there will be no points awarded for this tournament. no-one had Osaka (she was just 16 at the time this thread was started).
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Despite being in the co-lead, I don't really fancy my chances of winning this anymore.
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mesmerised • May 20, 2014 2:49 PM BST
If Halep ever wins a slam I'll give you all that tipped her a monkey each No wonder mes hasn't shown his face lately. |
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because his 3rd tip, Aga, is already retired. MK_ with Garcia has a better chance, but maybe noone will have his tip fulfilled.
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don't count out the Errani Roland-Garros 2020 comeback and victory
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no Marketa or Barty
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Barty is in the other thread
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but i never got to O, of Osaka, so don't pull it up
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Iga was 13 when this thread was created.
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no-one had Krejcikova. (DStyle had Pavs)
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would just like to say, I officially give up on this, and it's highly unlikely anyone wins either, although I seem to be one of the few with no retired players (this thread was made nearly 8 years ago), there is literally no chance Kiki ever wins a slam, I'll give aaron his due (although he's got 3 retired players in effect
), he was right about 25 languages, she's an average single players but a (future) doubles GOAT, after this famous forum quote, she went on to reach 8 doubles finals in slams, winning 5 of them, another mixed doubles slam win, 2 tour finals wins and the fed cup event, plus career high N°1 (broken clocks ). She did however reach the dizzy heights of TENTH in the singles rankings, I remember her losing about 700 matches in a row but still clinging on that 10th spot for months somehow (was about 14 or 15 straight R1 Loses) but it was just brief golden period in the rankings, not even Bajin could get a tune out of her, in fact she said he added nothing, amazing, truth is, she gave nothing. Keys could win a slam, but that's it.Caramba - Halep, Bouchard*, Bencic mesmerised - Muguruza, Keys, Mladenovic discipline - Garcia, Bencic, Lisicki* edy - Halep, (Radwanska) , Wozniacki Sabine - Halep, Lisicki*, Bouchard* aaron - (Radwanska), (Ciblukova), Bouchard* wisewords - Errani, Stephens, Halep dstyle - Halep, Bencic, Pavlyuchenkova mk - Halep, Garcia, Muguruza Beaniash - Giorgi, Keys, Vekic ;[p - (Radwanska), Bencic, Konjuh bb66 - Halep, (Radwanska), Bouchard n88uk, Bencic, Garcia, Vekic Radwanska and Cibulova retired Bouchard and Lisicki effectively retired with bad injuries and illnesses Errani 34 and will probably retire at Rome this year, struggles to win 2 matches in a row Giorgi, Garcia, Vekic absolutely no chance Pavlyuchenkova , I would not be overly surprised to see her get to 1 more slam final, but that's one big effort at her age now, best chance has gone. Keys and Bencic, they could both win a slam, Keys will have to avoid players like Barty, Halep, Collins, no matter what great form she's in, it's just a terrible match up for her, and Badosa, she beat her down under but Paula had a shoulder and thigh injury. Konjuh by p, she was 189th at the time and 16 years old at the time in May 2014, all that lurking around junior courts paid off for him  , she is a genuinely talented player who's made a very good comeback, if it werent for all the bad injuries particularly the elbow, she could have won a slam by now, she still could, maybe not on clay, but the constant pain she still plays through will probably mean not, would not rule it out though.mk is probably the only person who could win, but that would mean Garcia goes on a mazy run at the French, not because she's French but because she used to know how to play on clay 5 years ago or so, but again, I doubt it, I can't see the aeroplane ever taking off again. Amazing to think she was once 4th in the world. |
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Agreed that it's unlikely anyone gets 3. Dstyle needs Bencic and Pavs to win. Both are possible, Bencic just won the Olympics which is the same field as a Slam pretty much, and has another 20-40 shots at a Slam depending on how her body holds up. Pavs just made a Slam final 8 months ago. While both are possible, the problem is both needs to happen, which makes it so much more unlikely.
I will give this a few more years and some more player retirements before I bin this. Let's see how things are then and maybe do a new one. The ATP one is in even worse shape. So many were relying on the Dimitrov, Raonic, Nishikori generation and then the big 3 decided to dominate for another 5 years. |
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All of Halep's slams will have to be discounted, regardless of whether she was on peds at the time or not, as her record and her name would be tainted. The fact that I'm the only player on the points table without Halep, I would indeed declare myself, as the winner, Kind Regards.
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If Hypelep is discounted that actually makes Beaniash the new hot favorite, (as much as I would have poured two month old freezing custard over the dude's head at times).
All his players are still active and there are arguments all are still in the mix. Vekic reached the final of a 500 just last week. Keys showed she can still run deep if she's been having fun in the doubles and Giorgi has taken some eyecatching scalps and has claims. |
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Three sidenotes
1 - I overlooked N88 who can also win without Halep. But in New York with her best chance ever in terms of draw and form, Garcia's choke after beating Gauff was probably the worst of the year. Doesn't have the cujones basically. 2 - I prefer it when a player gets caught that they quickly own up and specify when they started using something. Masha protected her Wimbledon title by doing this. 3 - Mes no longer owes everyone on the forum five hundred quid |