Suga congratulates Novak Djokovic for winning his 5th Australian Open title yesterday in Melbourne, beating Andy Murray 7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0. He is now 5 for 5 with the Australian Open and it is his 8th Grand Slam title. Sadly it is the fourth time in four tries that Murray has lost the Australian Open final. This makes the 3rd time Murray has lost to Djokovic, while the other final was a loss to Federer.
It’s a good sign that a wife and kid has not slowed down this world #1 just yet.
Apologies SuGa Readers. The match seemed to be in the am and not the pm. However, Congrats to Serena Williams who fought through that cough and beat Maria Sharapova 6-3; 7-6, closing the match in style with an ace. This is Serena’s 6th Australian Open title and her 19th Grand Slam victory. She is looking to reach 22 to be on the same level as Steffi Graf to be the best in the open era for women. She plans to take it in steps to reach 20 and then 21 before she can look to 22.
SuGa wishes Serena all the best this year and hopes she can do it! The quicker, the better.
The time difference would also affect the time stated previously for the men’s final. So look out for that one in the early am tomorrow. There will be no clashes with the Super Bowl. Can’t have that happening. Enjoy the weekend!
For the Women’s Singles final tomorrow, it will be a battle between World number 1 and 2, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova not before 7:30pm.
News just in that Serena cut practice short because she is suffering from a cold. Can she find the Michael Jordan within her to win the Championship and move even further up in rank amongst the greats?
The Men’s Singles final will be this Sunday, not before 7:30pm, conflicting with Super Bowl time. It will feature World number 1 Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray (6).
The New England Patriots slaughtered the Indianapolis Colts, 45-7 to win the AFC Championship and face NFC Champs and Super Bowl 48 Defending Champs, Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 49 on February 1. The Seahawks came from a 16-0 deficit with the Green Bay Packers to win in overtime 28-22, definitely the game of the day. The Seahawks got pretty beaten up, Sherman with an elbow injury scheduled for an MRI today and others. Can the Seahawks still win 2 consecutive Super Bowls? It will be a tough one. May the Best Team win!
If Defending Champs, Seahawks go all the way, they will be breaking through some stats for sure! The Seahawks look hungry and it will definitely be hard for the Packers to beat them at home, even worse with an injured QB Aaron Rodgers. He has a strained calf but found a way around running to beat the Cowboys, but can he be that good against the Seahawks’ huge defense? I doubt it. The Colts-Patriots game is a toss up even though the Patriots will be at home. SuGa thinks it will be a Seahawks-Colts final. Stay tuned to SuGa’s Facebook page for updates. Have a great weekend and Drink Responsibly 🙂
Team USA win the 2014 FIBA World Cup with 129-92 over Serbia. Kyrie Irving was named as the MVP with 26 points.
Serbia surprisingly beat France to head to the finals of the FIBA World Cup.
France however beat Lithuania yesterday for the Bronze 95-93. Will the favourites, USA take Gold?
After upsetting the host, Spain in the quarterfinals, France is the favourite to beat Serbia today and head to the finals versus the USA on Sunday.
France is without Tony Parker but they have Boris Diaw, who had a big game vs Spain. Serbia is in trouble.
Marin Cilic victorious winning his first Grand Slam 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 at Flushing Meadows yesterday
Cilic from Croatia and Nishikori from Japan will face each other in the US Open 2014 Men’s final at 5:00pm today. Neither of them are seeded in the top 10 and they are both looking to win their 1st Grand Slam Singles Title. Who will win and what are the odds? SuGa puts its money on Cilic.