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Australian Open Day 3 Preview

Published

5 years ago

January 20, 2016

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The one-time tour darling has rediscovered her mojo ahead of a clash with No.4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska.

Eugenie Bouchard was the girl with the curl at Australian Open 2014, making it to the semifinals at age 19 before losing to eventual champion Li Na. She quickly became a tour darling, also reaching the French Open semifinals and the Wimbledon final – a first for a Canadian. Her fearless, take-no-prisoners game style had greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova predicting a brilliant future. Her good looks and bubbly personality made agents and promoters drool over the fortunes to be made selling the Bouchard brand.

A year ago she was a Melbourne Park quarter-finalist but then went into freefall. From March until August she was 3-15.

Her funk reached a low point in her hometown of Montreal in April when she lost Fed Cup matches to Romanian players ranked No.69 and No.104. She then lost in the first round of both the French Open and Wimbledon.

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The best tennis minds were baffled by the Bouchard funk – was it forearm, abdominal and ankle injuries, was it the sophomore jinx or was it the distractions of her blossoming superstardom?

It remains a mystery but she turned things around at the US Open, beating Australian Open 2014 finalist Dominika Cibulkova in a thrilling third round 7-6(9) 4-6 6-3 and looked to go further, playing veteran Roberta Vinci in the fourth round.

Then there was her fateful fall in the locker room late at night and a concussion that effectively ended her year.

But Genie is back after winning six pre-Australian Open matches and reaching the Hobart final last week.

She is revitalised and that sets up Wednesday night’s encounter at Rod Laver Arena with No.4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska.

“I feel no pressure whatsoever,” the No.37-ranked Bouchard says. “In January 2015, I had this weight on my shoulders from my previous year. Now I feel like I’m restarting – it’s my first year on tour again. I feel like 18-year-old Genie.”

Radwanska, winner of her past three tournaments including the 2015 WTA Finals in Singapore, will be a true test for Bouchard.

Daria Gavrilova, heroine of Australia’s 2016 Hopman Cup victory, is also in for a tough test with two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. But the 21-year-old transplanted Russian has lots of spunk and shouldn’t be intimidated on Wednesday evening at Margaret Court Arena.

That may also be the case for Alexandr Dolgopolov in his Rod Laver Arena day-session match with Roger Federer. The two practised together recently in Dubai and Federer claims the 27-year-old Ukrainian has got “fitness, the power, the speed, tennis IQ – all that.”

Some day Omar Jasika may possess those qualities, but for now the 18-year-old from Melbourne will try measuring himself against No 9 seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a Margaret Court Arena evening match after his breakthrough victory on Monday.

Jasika will draw on home crowd support, the way Bouchard feeds off her famous ‘Genie Army’. Among its cheeky chants Monday was, “Shake-shake-shake, shake your Bouchard, shake your Bouchard.”

Source: ausopen.com

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Champions League Tips Today – Injuries, Suspensions and Possible Line-ups

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3 days ago

April 14, 2021

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Who’s likely to start, who might be left out and who is unavailable? We have brought together all information provided by UEFA, so check our Champions League tips today.

The football predictions are as always from livetipster. So, before you make your selections you’d better read the injuries and suspensions for the Champions League. We have used several sources to come up with these lists.

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Wednesday 14/04/2021

Dortmund – Man City

Dortmund: Hitz; Morey, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro; Emre Can, Dahoud, Bellingham; Reus, Haaland, Hazard
Out: Moukoko (foot), Sancho (thigh), Schmelzer (knee), Witsel (achilles), Zagadou (knee)
Misses next match if booked: Can, Haaland

Man. City: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo; De Bruyne, Rodri, Gündoğan; Mahrez, Jesus, Foden
Out: none
Doubtful: Agüero (unspecified), Laporte (hip)
Misses next match if booked: Fernandinho, João Cancelo

Tip: X at HT at 2.50 – bet365

Liverpool – Real Madrid

Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Alexander-Arnold, Ozan Kabak, Phillips, Robertson; Thiago, Fabinho, Wijnaldum; Salah, Jota, Mané
Out: Henderson (groin), Van Dijk (knee), Gomez (knee), Matip (ankle)
Doubtful: Kelleher (abdominal tear), Origi (muscular)
Misses next match if booked: Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Mané, Milner, Wijnaldum

Real Madrid: Courtois; Odriozola, Nacho, Éder Militão, Mendy; Kroos, Casemiro, Modrić; Asensio, Benzema, Vinícius Júnior
Out: Ramos (calf), Lucas Vázquez (knee), Varane (illness), Hazard (muscular), Carvajal (hamstring)
Misses next match if booked: Mendy, Valverde

Tip: 2-3 goals at 2.10 – bet365

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Source: www.uefa.com

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CSKA Moscow – Panathinaikos preview, prediction and where to watch

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3 days ago

April 14, 2021

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CSKA Moscow – Panathinaikos is a makeup game for rould 6 of the Euroleague.

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CSKA Moscow – Panathinaikos

The Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Regular Season formally comes to a close on Wednesday night when CSKA Moscow hosts Panathinaikos OPAP Athens in a makeup game from Round 25. CSKA (23-10), which has already clinched second place in the standings and a matchup with Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul in the playoffs, will look to build on its five-game winning streak. Panathinaikos (11-22), which has lost eight of its last 10 games, is 16th in the standings and can overtake ALBA Berlin for 15th if it wins.

For CSKA, this game is for protocol only and could be a good chance for Coach Itoudis to spread minutes around. That could still prove to be a winning formula as second-string players try to use every available minute to fight for more playing time come the playoffs. A strong showing on the boards and good sharing of the ball would be the perfect recipe for another CSKA victory.

Nikola Milutinov could miss the rest of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery.
Mike James has been suspended by head coach Dimitris Itoudis.
Daniel Hackett will miss this game due to a shoulder injury.

The Greens will be shorthanded since Mario Hezonja is not eligible because he was not yet registered when this game was originally scheduled to be played in February. Accordingly, the Greens will need players like Ben Bentil, Shelvin Mack and Howard Sant-Roos to assist Nedovic in filling the basket to have a shot at finishing the season on a high note.

Mario Hezonja is not available to play since he was not with the team on the original date the game was scheduled.

Tip: Panathinaikos Over 77.5 at 1.83 with bet365
(Price correct at 14/04/2021, 09:05 CET, subject to change)

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Champions League Tips Today – Injuries, Suspensions and Possible Line-ups

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4 days ago

April 13, 2021

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Who’s likely to start, who might be left out and who is unavailable? We have brought together all information provided by UEFA, so check our Champions League tips today.

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Tuesday 13/04/2021

Chelsea – Porto

In Seville, Spain

Chelsea: Mendy; Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rüdiger; James, Jorginho, Kovačić, Alonso; Mount, Havertz, Pulišić
Out: none
Doubtful: Christensen (hamstring), Thiago Silva (match fitness)
Misses next match if booked: Kovačić, Ziyech

Porto: Marchesín; Manafá, Pepe, Mbemba, Zaidu; Corona, Sérgio Oliveira, Uribe, Otávio; Marega, Taremi
Out: none
Misses next match if booked: Mbemba

Tip: 1st goal Porto at 2.75 – bet365

PSG – Bayern

Paris: Navas; Dagba, Danilo, Kimpembe, Diallo; Gueye, Paredes; Di María, Draxler, Neymar; Mbappé
Out: Bernat (knee), Icardi (thigh), Kurzawa (calf), Marquinhos (adductor)
Doubtful: Diallo (illness), Florenzi (unspecified), Verratti (unspecified)
Misses next match if booked: Gueye, Kurzawa, Neymar, Verratti

Bayern: Neuer; Pavard, Boateng, Hernández, Davies; Kimmich, Alaba; Sané, Müller, Coman; Choupo-Moting
Out: Lewandowski (knee), Costa (foot), Gnabry (illness), Süle (thigh), Tolisso (thigh)
Doubtful: Roca (unspecified)
Misses next match if booked: Boateng, Hernández, Kimmich

Tip: X at 4.20 – bet365