Here are some general thoughts on Day 1 for those interested.
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Weather
Humid. Cloudy. Areas of smoke haze. Very high chance of showers, with the chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 18 degrees and top of 21 degrees.
Wind may pick up to 20-30km/h at times.
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Other Thoughts – Day 1
A list of players that should win includes:
- Alexandrova
- Kenin
- S Williams
- P Kvitova
- M Sakkari
- Q Wang
- A Barty
- M Berrettini
- D Evans
- Y Nishioka
- G Barrere
- J Sinner
- R Federer
- D Schwartzman
- S Tsitsipas
- N Djokovic
Players that look too short include:
- N Osaka
- A Li
- G Pella
- C Wozniacki
- A Riske
- C Gauff
Potential Plays that just missed the cut (there aren’t many, as 12 plays have been made – https://acetennispreviews.com/subscription/):
- Ito + games vs Gunneswaran
- Polmans/Kukushkin total games over
- Schwartzman – games vs Harris (little worried one lapse from Diego could make this really difficult)
- Moutet to challenger Cilic
- Minnen to defeat Sasnovich
- Hercog to defeat Peterson (note Peterson back spasms in Hobart)
- V Williams to defeat Gauff
- Linette – games vs Rus