Just a thread for anyone that has an early news/gossip about the next GS event :)

Dokic has entered the wild card play off tournament... :)

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/a...6995429028.html

fantastic :D t would be great to see her back at slams

3 of last 4 played champ looking to make it 4 of last 5 played.

pardon :shrug:

Linds hasnt won l3 ast of her 4 played has she????

Well Serena has played 4 of the last 5 AO tournaments and won 3 of those 4 so I presume that's what he means.

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she gets past the Q/F :D :whistle:

Sourena not getting past a quarter final in a Grand Slam? :yikes:

Surely not.... :P

roflmao

oh well. another 'sourena' thread, another poster logging off

Dont worry liam, i'll soon rectify the situation ;)



















































Venus for AUSSIE OPEN 2008!!!!!!!! :yahoo: :yahoo: :clap: :clap: :yahoo:

umm, i'm gonna go out on a limb and say ms. henin will win her 2nd AO crown. although i'd like to see the likes of vaidisova or ivanovic really make a claim to be contenders.

LINDSAY A08 CHAMPION!! :wub:

Not if she draws JH she won't be :giggle:

roflmao roflmao roflmao roflmao roflmao

well i want Linds to win, but im gonna pray Serena oes just to show everyone that lovely smile of hers :D

who do i THINK will win though? Venus

Dokic has pulled out injured :(

although she might get a direct wildcard if her thigh is ok :pray:

For those of you who didn't see it here is a link to the Oz Open 2007 final, Grumpy v The Cheat :ok:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/sol/newsid_63...pt=true&bbcws=2

who were you cheering for? i bet it was your dream final ;)

I was rooting for Serena big time, I thought she was ok then but now... :unsure: :shrug: :whistle:

But you'll be her biggest fan if she thrashes Maria again roflmao

To be honest I'm not sure anymore, I might actually root for Maria... :yikes: :unsure:

*cough* FICKLE*cough*

roflmao

well if Serena hadnt been such a b*tch in her Grand Slam conferences this year :rolleyes: , I wouldn't be in this pickle... roflmao

Sam Stosur has withdrawn from the Oz Open... :(

http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/1/newsr...?ContentID=1919

Not that surprising and probably very sensible mind you considering her health issues...

Is anyone going to the AO this year?

AO 2008, hasnt the year passed bloody fast :P rewatching the final, just reminded me how much i despise sharapova, and LOVE the williams!

Li to win, but i dont think its gonna happen tbh ^^;;
otherwise Venus, then Serena, Jankovic ! (anyone but Henin/Sharapova) heehee!

Looks like Bananovic maybe a doubt for the AO after picking up an injury during the Hopman Cup

story

Side Note:

Dokic has a WC into Hobart qualies, but no news on an AO WC - probably best if she gets a qualies one if anything as she needs the matches.

Also I believe that Vera Dushevina is injured and won't be playing which is rubbish as she has had some success in Melbourne (4th round in 2005).

i love the Dokic and all. but really, isn't her tennis career done?? how many times does one try to make it back??

Jelena claims that in the past she wasn't fully committed to a come back and wasn't really prepared to put in the hours, it seems she more willing this time to do what it takes and not to expect a miracle over night.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3qRwkxdXNu8

hmm...give it a go girl :)

Do we know how the AO is playing yet, i heard it was faster, then i heard it was slower but would speed up with use, and i'm sure i heard (maybe it was the voices in my head) that it's blue this year!