2008 AOSP - Day 3 Women's Picks

[Scotty]

Congratulations on making it through the first round -- Days 1 and 2!

Make sure to check the Picks/Results thread so you don't make a duplicate pick (you can only pick an individual player once).

If there is chance that not all Day 2 matches will be completed, YOU STILL MUST MAKE A DAY 3 PICK, even if your match did not finish on Day 2...and it MUST BE FROM this list. If any Day 2 matches carry over, you may not use them as a Day 3 Pick.

Picks are due no later than start of play Wednesday 1/17 11:00 a.m. Australian time, Tuesday 1/16 7:00 p.m. USA Eastern Time.

Day 3 matches:

Justine Henin [1] v. Olga Poutchkova
Angelique Kerber v. Francesca Schiavone [25]
Sybille Bammer [19] v. Su-Wei Hsieh [Q]
Aravane Rezai v. Tatiana Golovin [13]

Elena Dementieva [11] v. Anabel Medina-Garrigues
Jessica Moore [WC] v. Shahar Peer [17]
Elena Vesnina v. Jill Craybas
Lindsay Davenport v. Maria Sharapova [5]

Jelena Jankovic [3] v. Edina Gallovits
Flavia Pennetta v. Virginie Razzano [30]
Amelie Mauresmo [18] v. Yaroslava Shvedova
Casey Dellacqua v. Patty Schnyder [15]

Nicole Vaidisova [12] v. Alicia Molik
Tatiana Perebiynis v. Ai Sugiyama
Victoria Azarenka [26] v. Sandra Kloesel
Meng Yuan [Q] v. Serena Williams [7]

[oohsalmon]

There APPEAR to be several safe picks today...

I'll go with Viktoria Azarenka, please :D

[beaujarkko]

Bammer. No way she gets by Golovin and Henin, but no way she loses to Hsieh.

[pfj1976]

Francesca Schiavone

[tennisbrp]

Bammer

[tinamarie]

uih, the last one was close- but thank you maria kirilenko for giving me the opportunity to make a day three pick :)

Sybille Bammer, please

[mommyjoy]

Dementieva

[lemons]

Ai Sugiyama

[TennisDude]

I'll take Sybille Bammer

[Scotty]

Francesca Schiavone, per favore

[vexchaps]

Azarenka

[nguyen]

Victoria Azarenka

[networthy]

Shahar Peer, please.

[patmanmo]

Azarenka's tempting, but I think Peer's a better bet for this round. Besides, given that she'll be playing Dementieva the next round (and Sharapova/Davenport the round after that), this is the only relatively safe spot to pick her.

[Jack]

Bammer. No way she gets by Golovin and Henin, but no way she loses to Hsieh.

But will she get by Rezai? ;)

I'm going with Azarenka, please

[mocam57]

Sybille Bammer

[deelighted2]

Francesca Schiavone

[Elchie]

A familiar early pick...

Francesca Schiavone

[hurricanejeanne]

Ah, Day 3, the day I usually suck in.

Day 1: Shahar Peer
Day 2: Sania Mirza
Day 3: Victoria Azarenka

Ball bash your way (and mine) into the next round Vika! :scurred:

[Snoo Foo]

Bammer

[snapcracklepop1988]

Sybille Bammer please.

[munchin]

Got through with Sania, so I am picking sybille bammer

[atlpam]

The French woman (Alize) was able to accomplish what the French man (Arnaud) could not, so I live another day to choose...

Azarenka

[cdavid99]

Azarenka.

[Lynn]

If Safarova wins, I'd like to pick Bammer for Day 3.

[dryrunguy]

If it's not a bandwagon yet, it probably will be...

Azarenka!

Dry

[one_shot07]

If Safina gets thru, I'll take Bammer

[gamper]

Francesca Schiavone (if I survive my Safina pick!)

[Spencer]

P. Schnyder

[wfwalsh]

Peer.

[aedra1119]

This is the day of first timers for me.

Victoria Azarenka, please! :)

[myt1320]

Bammer

[nelslus]

1. Davenport
2. Mirza
3. Peer

[suliso]

I will take Sybille Bammer.

[frankieleo]

This is a tough one, but I will go with Francesca Schiavone.

[timjr]

i'll go with bammer

[merdon]

Victoria Azarenka

[motobass]

Victoria Azarenka

[riley371]

Aussie Aussie Aussie AZARENKA AZARENKA AZARENKA :rolleyes:

[mysterX]

Victoria Azarenka

[calvin_hobbes29]

Azarenka

[Danielle]

This one's a tough choice for me...I'll take Patty Schnyder, please.

[ptmcmahon]

No way Shahar Peer [17] makes the quarters again this year, time to use her while we still can!

[e11even]

BAMMER, Sybille AUT [19] :thumbsup:

[craighickman]

Day 1: Elena Dementieva
Day 2: Katarina Srebotnik
Day 3: Victoria Azarenka, please

[dani]

Schiavone

[dryrunguy]

Krutin takes Azarenka

[Foxykhat]

Day 1: Anabel Medina-Garrigues
Day 2: Camille Pin
Day 3: Sybille Bammer

Foxy

[morct]

Azarenka for me please.

[kayce]

Victoria Azarenka...

[luvs10s]

I've agonised for ages and I'm still not 100% happy

The Victoria Azarenka bandwagon please

[jjnow]

Victoria Azarenka

[dolphins343]

Bammer please.

[FEBravo]

Bummer, I mean Bammer, please

[ponchi101]

Day 1: Davenport
Day 2: Li
Day 3: Schiavone

[Snidely]

I'll take Crazy Patty Schnyder, please.

[Jessie181]

I would have gone with Azarenka, but too many people are already picking her, so I'll go with Peer. I might change my mind, though :p. we'll see :)

[jb123]

I'll go with Peer today!

[igorwright]

Gimme some Shahar Peer for day 3, please!!! :)

[leemur]

Bammer

[Tennisdan]

Sybille Bammer please...

[zephblabs]

why is no one picking sugiyama?

ai sugiyama

this may be a wonderfully stupid decision... we'll see.

[Jason11E]

Schiavone

[alvinlimtc]

Sybille Bammer

[gibbermiata]

peer

[Drop-shot]

Bammer, I have a bad feeling about this...

[jstam]

I'll go with the Bammer. Thanks.

[awkw4rd nub]

stuck between bammer and peer...I'll take Bammer today.

[led14pa2]

Ill take Shahar Peer

[shrubflower]

Azarenka, please.

[sjokolade]

Victoria Azarenka please

[jaimetennis]

Francesca Schiavone

[MeganFernandez]

Mauresmo.

[Net_Raider]

Shahar Peer

[JBK-50]

Shahar Peer

[facey007]

Sybille Bammer

[Beckham]

Bammer...


Let the bandwagon begin...

[t0atiam]

Francesca Schiavone [25]

[bosmikeyb]

Peer

[kurg88]

Victoria Azarenka

[colourmslayer]

s bammer, please.

(as i posted in the men's sp thread, but thought i'd re-ask: i didn't post day 2 picks cos i thought it was by round, can i still continue playing?)

[Philly10]

I'll go with Victoria Azarenka.

[tim_in_hou]

Azarenka

[binette3483]

Bammer

[nyjaney]

Bammer, please

[Moose]

maybe a little gamble. But I'm taking Elena Vesnina

(would someone please explain why I am the only one to pick her so far?)

[Takao]

Shahar Peer

[oohsalmon]

maybe a little gamble. But I'm taking Elena Vesnina

(would someone please explain why I am the only one to pick her so far?)

Elena V is notoriously unreliable and inconsistant.

And Jill Craybas just found a new brand of adult diapers which don't restrict her movement as much as the old ones did.

[gerrynjapan]

Victoria Azarenka

[Moose]

Elena V is notoriously unreliable and inconsistant.

And Jill Craybas just found a new brand of adult diapers which don't restrict her movement as much as the old ones did.

You mean there are WTA players who aren't notoriously unreliable and inconsistent?

[3mlm]

Schiavone

[oohsalmon]

You mean there are WTA players who aren't notoriously unreliable and inconsistent?

Yup.

Pin is money.

[joanjettson]

Schnyder, please.

[Capitals32]

Shahar Peer

[ColinUWS]

I'll take Azarenka.

[kzt123]

Schiavone plse.

[Moose]

Jon D'oh takes Whacky Patty Schnyder for Day 3

[jbradhunter]

Ms Victoria Azarenka

:cheesy:

[csgnyc]

Azarenka

[netplay225]

Azarenka

[marsny]

Francesca Schiavone

[rockdj12]

Mauresmo

[TennisAnyone74]

There are four women I'm considering picking (which is bad because day 1 of the men's SP I had about 6 or 7 men, and I ended up choosing the one who lost!): Sybille Bammer (already a huge bandwagon), Elena Vesnina (Moose already pointed out that he's the only one who's picked her), Elena Dementieva (potential to go farther than this round but you never know), and Shahar Peer (bandwagon is forming). After much consideration . . .

My pick is Shahar Peer.

TA

[doubledogbrewer]

I think Azarenka has a better chance against Serena than Francesca has against Justine, so my pick is ...

Day 1: Olga Poutchkova (RUS)
Day 2: Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
Day 3: Francesca Schiavone (ITA)

(managing to pick both men and women from different countries each day, too. wonder how long I can keep that up)

[Equipped]

Schiavone

[blomgren]

Azarenka

[shtexas]

I'll take:

Azarenka please.

[--cj--]

Day 3: Victoria Azarenka

[federerfan]

Sybille Bammer please

[muffin]

Peer

[tennis_star]

Victoria Azarenka

[SoraOblivion62]

Lately I've been picking the same as Beau :P.

And that continues here.... Bammer please.

[nectar]

Shahar Peer
TW

[atlpam]

maybe a little gamble. But I'm taking Elena Vesnina

(would someone please explain why I am the only one to pick her so far?)

She was pretty much worthless to me in AMITS, so she gets no love from me!

[gunner]

i pick Patty Schnyder

[Moose]

http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/3/global/photos/150x200/312001.jpg


Thanks so much for your faith in me. Especially since everyone else who had a breakthrough at the US Open last year is proving to be such a total bust ;)

[toneeg78]

schiavone

[JBCollins]

Peer Peer Peer

[Vlad]

My Day 3 Women's pick:


Sybille Bammer

[hawkgirl98]

it may kill me, but i refuse to hop on the bandwagon...which leads me to pick Flavia Pennetta! (yes, shoot me now...)

[mmmm8]

Viktoria Azarenka

This is going to be a whole caravan, isn't it?

[tenor777]

Schiavone for me, please. Thank you:)

[jabrot11]

Victoria Azarenka

[epetersen27]

Bammer

[balon11]

Ai Sugiyama

[JieOllily0001]

I'll take Azarenka, thanks!:cheesy:

[wingedguardian]

Day 3 women's pick = Shahar Peer

[bluereggie]

Peer for me please

[morct]

Tomorrow will be a blood bath if Bammer or Azarenka loses.......with schiavone and Peer not far behind.

Moose might have won by tomorrow night with his Vesnina pick!

[Moose]

Tomorrow will be a blood bath if Bammer or Azarenka loses.......with schiavone and Peer not far behind.

Moose might have won by tomorrow night with his Vesnina pick!

I'll end up doing battle with Hawkgirl, morct. Hawkgirl is the only person that picked Flavia so far. And I think Flavia was another real good choice for Day 3.

[natillydread]

Azarenka for me too

[jbockwoldt]

Victoria Azarenka

[throwback]

Mauresmo please

[marieJ]

azarenka please !
:):rolleyes::p:o

[keen eddie]

BAMMER

[Tscott415]

I will take.....Azarenka

[Darcy]

Vesnina, please.

[Stinger]

I'll take Shahar Peer

[Moose]

Vesnina, please.

Thank you Darcy. I feel validated! You and I are going to celebrate on Day 4 when our little go-Kart drives past that Azarenka bandwagon with the flat tire!

[mu_royals]

This is a coin flip pick between Azarenka and Sharhar Peer....

I'll take Peer (17)

[lbk77]

Shahar Peer, lbk77, TW

[henderson10]

Sybille Bammer

[tobiasfunke]

Bammer

[Herodotus]

I'll stay safe and go with Peer.

[pbutler50]

Schiavone, brava bella!

[beaujarkko]

Just under three hours left with 23 people left to make their choices!

Get those picks in; I'm bored!

[Rusty Claydon]

Azarenka

[michelle28]

Sybille Bammer, please.

[jeffro21]

Azarenka please

[zephblabs]

i'm panicking..

am i the only one to pick Ai?
ai.ai.ai.
she hasn't let me down...
she will not let me down..

[GSte!]

Bammer
TW
GSte

[kandi]

I'm going with Shahar Peer today --

[winston]

Shahar Peer, please

[leopard]

Sybille Bammer

[kknudsen]

Francesca Schiavone please

[bowie super star]

Francesca Schiavone:cool:

[servesmasher]

Sybille Bammer!:)

Hsieh stands Buckley's of beating Bammer at the Australian Open!
(http://www.koalanet.com.au/australian-slang.html)

[carlitos2006]

I'd like to purchase a seat on the Azarenka train, please.

My, it's crowded in here.

[BastadGastadKitzbuhelUmag]

Patty Schnyder

[Elliot]

Sybille Bammer

[beaujarkko]

45 minutes left before matches begin and still a few participants to make their decisions!

[wycombe7]

Tough choices.

Vesnina is tempting (I bet she'll win), but I can't quite manage it.

Thus its either Peer or Bammer.

I don't trust Bammer at all, but then I don't want to pick from Peer's section.
Purely because I can't see Su-Wei Hsieh in the third round, I'm going for

Sybille Bammer

[jadesa]

ok, well, her sudden popularity scares me a bit, but I'll make the pick I planned anyway: Azarenka :undecided:

[improbabledream]

Patty Schnyder

[atsamuel]

Schiavone

[Scotty]

Agassifan picks Schiavone.

[Scotty]

Less than 10 minutes!

Don't dilly-dally!

Don't lollygag!

Don't ... um, I don't know any other silly ways to say procrastinate.

[RedClaw]

Sybille Bammer

[longrally]

Peer

[Scotty]

This thread is now closed.

Good luck everyone!