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Day 14 – Men’s Final Australian Open 2012
POSTED Jan29
For the fourth time in a Grand Slam singles final, it’s Djokovic versus Nadal. Are we set for a classic encounter, which for these guys will take six hours, or an anti-climax? Aus Open finals don’t have a great record of going the full distance, just once since 1988, but on the flipside, it’s not that often that the top two seeds are vying for the trophy on the second Sunday. …
Day 13 – Women’s Final Australian Open 2012
POSTED Jan28
And then there were two. The two players the media has focused most on in the war against grunting and ear drum shattering shrieking. It matters little to the betting, so let’s continue. Azarenka v Sharapova – BETASPORT MARKET HERE The third and fourth seeds meet on Saturday night for the first Grand Slam title of the year. Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, once the world’s best junior, has reached …
Day 12 Australian Open 2012 Preview
POSTED Jan27
Djokovic v Murray So is Djokovic actually injured or not? Despite any brief panic from the commentators on Wednesday, it looked to be a very minor twinge that disappeared as swiftly as it arrived. It’s natural for a player to flex and test it regularly after something like that, just to be sure they are still in one piece. The record between these two stands at 6-4 Djokovic and tends to …
Day 11 Australian Open 2012 Preview – Australia Day
POSTED Jan26
Three cracking semi-finals on the Australia Day menu, I’m expecting to see some fascinating contests, hopefully much closer than the quarters which only took two sets more than the minimum across both sexes. It might be “ladies semi-finals day” but you can’t deny that the match of the day will be beneath the setting sun later on. Federer v Nadal – BETASPORT MARKET HERE The two superstars of our generation …
