ROLAND! GARROS!
I forgot Roland Garros started today! None of my predictions would have been affected by today's matches though. I called the biggest two upsets (Benesova over Vaidisova and Schwank over Moya) though both were total non-surprises: Vaidisova hasn't won a match since like February and is more interested in shagging Radek Stepanek (!!!) than playing tennis; she lost the first set on a TB and promptly gave up, apparently. And Moya is just too old now and should probably retire. There are no popcorn 1R matches at all, Rezai will probably upset Petrova but that's predictable too, Petrova's year has been new low upon new low. Predictions! From the round of 16 on.
CHICAS
Sharapova d Safina
Zvonareva d Dementieva
Kuznetsova d Azarenka
Peer d Pironkova
V.Williams d Savchuk
Jankovic d Radwanska
S.Williams d Zakopalova
Ivanovic d Benesova
Sharapova d Zvonareva
Kuznetsova d Peer
Jankovic d V.Williams
S.Williams d Ivanovic
Kuznetsova d Sharapova
Jankovic d S.Williams
Jankovic d Kuznetsova
DUDES
Federer d Monaco
Andreev d Gonzalez
Davydenko d Ferrero
Ferrer d Stepanek
Del Potro d Gulbis
Djokovic d Mathieu
Almagro d Garcia Lopez
Nadal d Verdasco
Federer d Andreev
Davydenko d Ferrer
Djokovic d Del Potro
Nadal d Almagro
Federer d Davydenko
Nadal d Djokovic
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other points of note:
- I can't decide which is worse, the Sam Sparro live lounge cover of 'American Boy' which he turns into some ghastly mannered whiteboy funk constipated mess, or the Hot Chip live lounge cover of 'Wearing My Rolex' which oh god Alexis Taylor NEVER TRY TO RAP EVER AGAIN PLEASE. White people, god.
- key quote from Annie interview: "I was definitely much more focused on the actual songwriting. On the last one I was very much thinking about the production all the time, the bass had to be right and so on, this time I wanted to make really good melodies." Yes, this is why your new album sucks in comparison to Anniemal! I mean it's not awful, apart from about a quarter of it, but ugh I really hate Xenomania these days.
CHICAS
Sharapova d Safina
Zvonareva d Dementieva
Kuznetsova d Azarenka
Peer d Pironkova
V.Williams d Savchuk
Jankovic d Radwanska
S.Williams d Zakopalova
Ivanovic d Benesova
Sharapova d Zvonareva
Kuznetsova d Peer
Jankovic d V.Williams
S.Williams d Ivanovic
Kuznetsova d Sharapova
Jankovic d S.Williams
Jankovic d Kuznetsova
DUDES
Federer d Monaco
Andreev d Gonzalez
Davydenko d Ferrero
Ferrer d Stepanek
Del Potro d Gulbis
Djokovic d Mathieu
Almagro d Garcia Lopez
Nadal d Verdasco
Federer d Andreev
Davydenko d Ferrer
Djokovic d Del Potro
Nadal d Almagro
Federer d Davydenko
Nadal d Djokovic
zzzz
other points of note:
- I can't decide which is worse, the Sam Sparro live lounge cover of 'American Boy' which he turns into some ghastly mannered whiteboy funk constipated mess, or the Hot Chip live lounge cover of 'Wearing My Rolex' which oh god Alexis Taylor NEVER TRY TO RAP EVER AGAIN PLEASE. White people, god.
- key quote from Annie interview: "I was definitely much more focused on the actual songwriting. On the last one I was very much thinking about the production all the time, the bass had to be right and so on, this time I wanted to make really good melodies." Yes, this is why your new album sucks in comparison to Anniemal! I mean it's not awful, apart from about a quarter of it, but ugh I really hate Xenomania these days.