One Sided Matches Watch: AO 2012

Mens Singles
Semis (ten games or less)

Quarters (ten games or less)
Murray GB(4) bt Nishikori Jpn(24): 6-3 6-3 6-1
Federer Swi(3) bt Del Potro Arg(11): 6-4 6-3 6-2

Fourth Round (ten games or less)
Murray GB(4) bt Kukushkin Kaz: 6-1 6-1 1-0 Ret
Del Potro Arg(11) bt Kohlschreiber Ger: 6-4 6-2 6-1
Federer Swi(3) bt Tomic Aus: 6-4 6-2 6-2
Ferrer Spa(5) bt Gasquet Fra(17): 6-4 6-4 6-1
Nadal Spa(2) bt Lopez Spa(18): 6-4 6-4 6-2

Third Round (ten games or less)
Djokovic Ser(1) bt Mahut Fra: 6-0 6-1 6-1
Del Potro Arg(11) bt Lu Tpe: 6-2 6-3 6-0
Murray GB(4) bt Llodra Fra: 6-4 6-2 6-0
Tsonga Fra(6) bt Gil Por: 6-2 6-2 6-2
Gasquet Fra(17) bt Tipsarevic Ser(9): 6-3 6-3 6-1
Nadal Spa(2) bt Lacko Svk: 6-2 6-4 6-2
Ferrer Spa(5) bt Chela Arg(27): 7-5 6-2 6-1

Second Round (eleven games or less)
Djokovic Ser 1 bt Giraldo Col: 6-3 6-2 6-1
Gasquet Fra 17 bt Golubev Kaz: 6-4 6-2 3-0 Ret
Berdych Cze 7 bt Rochus Bel: 6-1 6-0 7-6
Lu Tpe bt Serra Fra: 7-5 6-2 6-2
Murray GB 4 bt Roger-Vasselin Fra: 6-1 6-4 6-4
Nadal Spa 2 bt Haas Ger: 6-4 6-3 6-4
Chela Arg 27 bt Andujar Spa: 6-4 6-4 6-3

First Round (seven games or less)
Djokovic Ser 1 bt Lorenzi Ita: 6-2 6-0 6-0
Petzschner Ger bt Rosol Cze: 6-0 6-0 6-2
Kamke Ger bt Hanescu Rom: 6-2 6-1 6-2
Rochus Bel bt Phau Ger: 6-1 6-4 6-0
Nadal Spa 2 bt Kuznetsov US: 6-4 6-1 6-1
Raonic Can 23 bt Volandri Ita: 6-4 6-0 6-2
Anderson SA 30 bt Nielsen Den: 6-1 6-2 6-4
Wawrinka Swi 21 bt Paire Fra: 6-1 6-1 7-5
Querrey US bt De Schepper Fra: 6-3 6-2 6-2
Nishikori Jpn 24 bt Robert Fra: 6-1 7-6 6-0
Kukushkin Kaz bt Garcia-Lopez Spa: 6-4 6-3 6-0
Ferrer Spa 5 bt Machado Por: 6-1 6-4 6-2
Andujar Spa bt Kunitsyn Rus: 6-1 7-6 6-0
Giraldo Col bt Viola Ita: 6-4 6-2 6-1


Ladies Singles
Final (five games or less)
Azarenka Blr(3) bt Sharapova Rus(4): 6-3 6-0

Semis (five games or less)

Quarters (five games or less)
Sharapova Rus(4) bt Makarova Rus: 6-2 6-3

Fourth Round (five games or less)
A Radwanska Pol(8) bt Goerges Ger(22): 6-1 6-1
Errani Ita bt Zheng Chn: 6-2 6-1
Azarenka Blr(3) bt Benesova Cze: 6-2 6-2
Makarova Rus bt S Williams US(12): 6-2 6-3
Wozniacki Den(1) bt Jankovic Ser(13): 6-0 7-5

Third Round (four games or less)
S Williams US(12) bt Arn Hun: 6-1 6-1
Jankovic Ser(13) bt Mchale US: 6-2 6-0
Sharapova Rus(4) bt Kerber Ger(30): 6-1 6-2
A Radwanska Pol(8) bt Voskoboeva Kaz: 6-2 6-2
Wozniacki Den(1) bt Niculescu Rom(31): 6-2 6-2
Benesova Cze bt Bratchikova Rus: 6-1 6-3

Second Round (three games or less)
Azarenka Blr 3 bt Dellacqua Aus: 6-1 6-0
Sharapova Rus 4 bt Hampton US: 6-0 6-1
Clijsters Bel 11 bt Foretz Fra: 6-0 6-1
Medina Garrigues Spa 26 bt Govortsova Blr: 6-1 6-0
Bratchikova Rus bt Brianti Ita: 6-2 6-1
Lisicki Ger 14 bt Peer Isr: 6-1 6-2

First Round (three games or less)
Azarenka Blr 3 bt Watson GB: 6-1 6-0
Sharapova Rus 4 bt Dulko Arg: 6-0 6-1
Vinci Ita 23 bt Cadantu Rom: 6-0 6-1
Hampton US bt Minella Lux: 6-1 6-1
Jankovic Ser 13 bt Robson GB: 6-2 6-0
Kvitova Cze 2 bt Dushevina Rus: 6-2 6-0
Peer Isr bt Holland Aus: 6-2 6-0
Wozniacki Den 1 bt Rodionova Aus: 6-2 6-1
Zheng Chn bt Keys US: 6-2 6-1
Dokic Aus bt Chakvetadze Rus: 6-2 6-1
Errani Ita bt Savinykh Rus: 6-2 6-1
Ivanovic Ser 21 bt Dominguez Lino Spa: 6-0 6-3

As per the title. First Round added.

Note also the following first round matches
Nalbandian Arg bt Nieminen Fin 6-4 4-2 Ret
Roger-Vasselin Fra bt Malisse Bel 7-6 Ret

Day three added.

What's interesting in those one sided matches is that they can happen because one player is very good, or very bad or injured. We need to know relative strength of the players as well as knowingthey were not physically impaired to validate the one sided score.

Kamke for instance was very impressive v Dolgo and he is probably one to watch in the future. His one sided first round score is probably down to his tennis.

Nore Staat what is your definition of a one sided match?

Federer vs. Beck was so "one sided" that it didn't even happen.

newballs wrote:Nore Staat what is your definition of a one sided match?

Federer vs. Beck was so "one sided" that it didn't even happen.

I specify the definition in parenthesis (seven games or less in that instance). As Tenez mentions there could be a number of reasons for the one sided nature of the match. Beck could have been injured or he could have been psyched out by his impending match up with Federer There tends to be more one sided matches in the womens game, especially when a Brit is playing . It will be interesting to see how things evolve during the tournament.

I might change the definition as the tournament progresses so that it can be seen who is having the easier ride / playing the better tennis (?) at each stage.

There are more one-sided matches in the women's game because they don't generally have a big serve which can be a big leveller in the men's game.

A big difference in ability in a women's match is almost always shown in the scoreline. A similar level match in the men's game could go 6-3 6-4 6-3 quite easily, simply because of the service.

djlovesyou wrote:There are more one-sided matches in the women's game because they don't generally have a big serve which can be a big leveller in the men's game.

A big difference in ability in a women's match is almost always shown in the scoreline. A similar level match in the men's game could go 6-3 6-4 6-3 quite easily, simply because of the service.

Good point. I suppose it's all to do with power to mass ratios. Homo sapiens are sexually dimorphic with the male being on average significantly bigger and stronger. I guess this translates into a different type of "sport". On a separate note the main thing that puts me off the womens game are the loud shrieks.

I'll try to balance things up with my definitions so that a similar lower proportion is captured - hence I have redefined the mens first round "one sidedness" definition slightly.

I want a one sided finals. It's been a long time since we had a slam final where one player walked out heads high having won a total of 4 games.

Simple_Analyst wrote:I want a one sided finals. It's been a long time since we had a slam final where one player walked out heads high having won a total of 4 games.

Do you live in Liverpool?

They love going on about the past

Day 4 matches added.

Note the following Round 2 matches
Federer Swi 3 bt Beck Ger w/o
Kohlschreiber Ger bt Riba Spa 6-0 4-0 Ret

Given that Federer had a walkover, the top 4 had "easy" second round matches, along with Berdych and Gasquet.

In the Ladies tournament, both Azarenka and Sharapova have dropped only two games in two rounds.

Kvitova has just bagelled Kirilenko in the first set.
And Kirilenko retires having been mauled.

Updated for Day 6 (Completion of Round three)

For the ladies note the following round three retirements:
Li Chn 5 bt Medina Garrigues Spa 26 3-0 Ret
Kvitova Cze 2 bt Kirilenko Rus(27) 6-0 1-0 Ret

Comment:
Sharapova has dropped the fewest games so far (5 games in three matches). Having topped (along with Azarenka) the "leaders board" in rounds one and two, she has had to make way to Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic in round three, who dropped one game less than Sharapova in this round.
Note that Azarenka dropped off the board having had the more difficult challenge of Mona Barthel (Ger unseeded), who has recently jumped about 20 ranking positions after her breakthrough WTA win last week at the Moorila Hobart International (where she won 8 matches in 9 days). However Azarenka still only dropped 6 games in winning 6-2 6-4

Some housekeeping: the following matches involving retirements have been dropped from this board:
first round: Barthel Ger bt Keothavong GB 6-0 Ret
2nd round: Goerges Ger 22 bt Daniilidou Gre 6-2 2-0 Ret

Gasquet's domination of Tipsarevic was surprising, was Tipsy injured?

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Gasquet's domination of Tipsarevic was surprising, was Tipsy injured?

I saw the score and thought the same thing. Must be surely?

Comment on the Men (after Round Three):
Djokovic has topped the board every round so far, dropping the fewest games so far (10 games in three matches). Note that Nadal is the only other player to have appeared on the board in all three rounds. Special mention must be given to Murray and "Reechard" Gasquet who have appeared on the board in the past two rounds.

carrieg4 wrote:

Josiah Maiestas wrote:Gasquet's domination of Tipsarevic was surprising, was Tipsy injured?

I saw the score and thought the same thing. Must be surely?

If that were the case then that would be the second consecutive round that Gasquet has faced an "injured" player - well at least Golubev retired in the third set (in his second round match with Gasquet).

Gasquet is 1 of the most boring players ever, Tipsy should be ashamed.

There is so far no indication that Tipsarevic was "injured". Reports suggest that Tipsarevic was surprised by Gasquets aggressive, attacking play, and lost complete tempo - becoming "out of sorts":

http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/australian-open/news/result-gasquet-impressive-in-tipsarevic-win_13906.html

http://blogs.bettor.com/Richard-Gasquet-ends-Janko-Tipsarevics-voyage-in-the-third-round-Australian-Open-2012-a124551

Gasquet has now played Tipsarevic three times, and has won all three matches without dropping a set. However the other two matches were in 2003 and 2005

Updated for end of round four. Djokovic dropped his first set of the tournament against Hewitt and drops off the board for the first time. Murray had the most impressive win of the round, but this may have been partly down to the opposition . Tsonga was knocked out this round by the 22 year old Kei Nishikori.

Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic, who both had the easiest wins of the third round, were both knocked out in the fourth round winning only five games each.

Looks like it's increasingly the treatment for Simplistics "contributions".

Impressive.

Reading Tsonga interview, I am not sure his ankle was 100%.

Updated for quarter final stage.

The ladies final joins the list of one sided matches where Azarenka beats Sharapova 6-3 6-0