The 2010 Australian Open begins in only a couple hours, so I just want to take a little time and give my thoughts on what I think will happen. Odds are the opposite of what I predict will happen, and I'll be completely wrong. I wouldn't be the first time..
On the womens side Serena Williams will defeat Elena Dementieva to win for the 2nd straight year....Alona Bondarenko will be the darkhorse of the tournament, making it to the semifinals... The other semifinalist will be Caroline Wozniacki....Kim Clijsters coming off her U.S. Open victory will be a quarterfinalist, as will Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, and Venus Williams.... Dinara Safina's struggles will continue with a defeat in the 2nd round to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.... Justin Henin's comeback will stall when she loses to Dementieva in the 2nd round.... Ana Ivanovic will show signs of her old self in this tournament when she reaches the 4th round....Francesca Schiavone and Alisa Kleybanova will be the only seeded women to lose in the 1st round....All the previous things are sure to happen. Its in the stars.
Semifinal and Final predictions by my girlfriend Katie and I:
Me
Semifinals- Serena over Wozniacki, and Dementieva over Alona Bondarenko
Final- Serena over Dementieva
Katie
Semivinals- Wozniacki over Serena, and Kuznetsova over Safina
Final- Wozniacki over Kuznetsova
Its pretty wide open on the mens side, but Andy Murray will win his first Grand Slam when he beats Novak Djokovic in the final....Roger Federer will continue his streak of semifinal appearances. Roddick will also reach the semis......The hottest player on the tour at the moment Nikolay Davydenko will make it to the quarterfinals, as will U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro, defending champion Rafael Nadal, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga....Juan Carlos Ferrero's ankle injury will be a deterrent, causing the #23 seed to lose in the 2nd round..... Richard Gasquet's resurgence will continue by making it to the 4th round....James Blake will actually win a 1st round match at a Grand Slam, but then lose in the 2nd round....Seeded players that will be 1st round casualties will be Juan Monaco and Mikhail Youzhny.
Katie and I's semifinal breakdowns
Me
Semifinals- Djokovic over Federer, and Murray over Roddick
Final- Murray over Djokovic
Katie
Semifinals- Davydenko over Djokovic, and Del Potro over Murray
Final- Del Potro over Davydenko
*** Starting tomorrow I will have a breakdown of each day at the Australian Open.
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