{"id":1271,"date":"2024-01-14T12:40:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T10:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2024-01-14T12:40:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T10:40:59","slug":"the-australian-open-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/2024\/01\/14\/the-australian-open-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"The Australian Open is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is January 2024 and the first grand slam is upon us. OOO are we in for some great tennis if the pre season tennis is anything to go by. There have been some epic matches already in 2024 and now we heading into the grand slam which has heat, a loud crowd and well the grand slam which gives us some tennis to watch in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last night was epic as the entries just continued to come in all the way up until 12H05am when the entry form finally closed.  Amazingly we reached an all time record of <strong>80 entries<\/strong> so I have to say a huge thank you to all who have entered and I will do my best to give you the best experience over the next 2 weeks of jam pack action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prizes up for grabs this time round:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1st Place &#8211; <strong>R1200<\/strong><\/li><li>2nd Place<strong> &#8211; R500<\/strong><\/li><li>3rd Place &#8211; <strong>R350<\/strong><\/li><li>4th Place &#8211; <strong>R250<\/strong><\/li><li>5th Place &#8211; <strong>R150<\/strong><\/li><li>6th Place &#8211; <strong>R100<\/strong><\/li><li>Last Place &#8211; <strong>The legendary wooden spoon<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are the most picked players (includes subs) for this year&#8217;s Aussie Open:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Djokovic<\/strong> &#8211; 45 picks  (56,25%)<\/li><li><strong>Alcaraz &#8211; <\/strong>43 picks (53,75%)<\/li><li><strong>De Minaur<\/strong> &#8211; 38 picks (47,5%)<\/li><li><strong>Ruud &#8211; <\/strong>27 picks (33,75%)<\/li><li><strong>Sinner &#8211; <\/strong>26 picks (32,5%)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Sabalenka<\/strong> &#8211; 43 picks (53,75%)<\/li><li><strong>Swiatek &#8211; <\/strong>40 picks  (50%)<\/li><li><strong>Ostapenko &#8211; <\/strong>37 picks (46,25%)<\/li><li><strong>Gauff &#8211; <\/strong>27 picks (33,75%)<\/li><li><strong>Rybakina<\/strong> &#8211; 23 picks (28,75%)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall there were <strong>45 <\/strong>different <strong>Male Picks <\/strong>and there were <strong>47 <\/strong>different <strong>Ladies Picks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is the Full Leaderboard:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"383\" height=\"749\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Australian-Open-Begins-Top-Half.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1272\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Australian-Open-Begins-Top-Half.png 383w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Australian-Open-Begins-Top-Half-153x300.png 153w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><figcaption>Top Half<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"734\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Australian-Open-Begins-Bottom-Half.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1273\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Australian-Open-Begins-Bottom-Half.png 384w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Australian-Open-Begins-Bottom-Half-157x300.png 157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><figcaption>Bottom Half<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy the rest of the tennis on today. First post in terms of scores we be out tonight sometime. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is January 2024 and the first grand slam is upon us. OOO are we in for some great tennis if the pre season tennis is anything to go by. 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