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**Pashtet** · 09-11-2009, 03:38 AM

If someone was giving even odds and letting you bet on the AO Champ being a first time slam winner or someone adding to their collection, which would you choose?

I think I'd go with the no-slammers right now. Jankovic, Dementieva, Azarenka, Wozniacki, Safina, and all the dark horses. Someone has to mix things up eventually.

I'd take someone adding to their collection in a heartbeat. Jankovic has no shot, end of story. Dementieva seems to have lost her best chance after a great summer culminated in a hugely disappointing USO (although I've thought that before about her). Azarenka hasn't done much of anything since Miami. Wozniacki took advantage of an easy draw to make the USO final; She didn't really play anyone other than Kuznetsova. Safina:

after what she did this year, do you really still think she has a chance, especially on a hard court? The French Open was the place for new slam winners, maybe the US Open, but now with Clijsters and Henin back it will be more difficult.

And speaking of Clijsters and Henin, I'd take the two of them along with Serena over the rest of the field in Australia by a landslide. Throw in Sharapova and you've got a royal flush.

09-11-2009, 03:38 AM	#11
Pashtet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 421 Senior Member	If someone was giving even odds and letting you bet on the AO Champ being a first time slam winner or someone adding to their collection, which would you choose? I think I'd go with the no-slammers right now. Jankovic, Dementieva, Azarenka, Wozniacki, Safina, and all the dark horses. Someone has to mix things up eventually. I'd take someone adding to their collection in a heartbeat. Jankovic has no shot, end of story. Dementieva seems to have lost her best chance after a great summer culminated in a hugely disappointing USO (although I've thought that before about her). Azarenka hasn't done much of anything since Miami. Wozniacki took advantage of an easy draw to make the USO final; She didn't really play anyone other than Kuznetsova. Safina: after what she did this year, do you really still think she has a chance, especially on a hard court? The French Open was the place for new slam winners, maybe the US Open, but now with Clijsters and Henin back it will be more difficult. And speaking of Clijsters and Henin, I'd take the two of them along with Serena over the rest of the field in Australia by a landslide. Throw in Sharapova and you've got a royal flush.
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