After AI and related media predicted the Australian Open women's singles champion, many people want to know who the famous ESPN tennis six-person expert group is more optimistic about in terms of the women's singles champion of this year's Australian Open.

I'm sure many people know about ESPN's six-member tennis panel, but it may not be clear who it is. Stubbs, Jared Barça, Bill Connelly, Darcy Maine, Matt Walsh, and Jack Michaels. The reason why they make everyone remember is because these six people have a wealth of tennis knowledge and prediction experience, and the players they are optimistic about often do not deviate too much from the final result, and even bet 100% on it, making them famous in the tennis world in one fell swoop.

Before the start of the Australian Open, the prediction of the six-member expert group of ESPN on the women's singles champion that the outside world was looking forward to finally came, which made fans and netizens very excited.

In contrast to the various seemingly messy predictions of this year's Australian Open champions, the six-member panel chose Sabalenka and Gauff as champions in an almost equal manner.

Barça was the first of the six-member panel to favour the Belarusian girl. In his opinion, this year's Australian Open women's singles competition is likely to witness the birth of a new record, that is, Sabalenka will achieve three consecutive titles at Melbourne Park. This is a feat that no female player has achieved since the beginning of the new century, and this year Sabalenka will be a great moment for everyone to witness.

Michaels is also a strong supporter of Sabalenka's trophy and is bullish on the Belarusian girl because she won last year's Australian Open and US Open, and there is no reason why such a girl who is currently the best on hard courts should let the title go by.

'She's in great form right now, having just won comfortably at Brisbane International a week ago, and few would be surprised if she lifted the Daphne Ackhurst Memorial Cup again in two weeks' time.' Michaels' reasoning is truly irrefutable, because what he says is true. Sabalenka's performance on hard courts last year and what kind of results she has played in Brisbane in the new season are all in the eyes of everyone, and these reasons make the Belarusian girl optimistic that he will win the championship, and I believe that the vast majority of people will be on Michaels' side.

But Maine, Stubbs and Connery voted for the American girl Gauff.

Although Connelly and Maine believe that Gauff's draw at this year's Australian Open is also very strong, due to the hot form shown by the American girls in the United Cup, they still think that Gauff is the most worthy of their trust.

In particular, Maine's reasons for support are not to be missed, "The 20-year-old has regained her position as one of the best players on tour after decisively changing her team and the way she plays. She's already proven she's capable of beating anyone, and at the WTA Finals last November, Gauff defeated world No. 1 Sabalenka in the semifinals and world No. 2 Swiatek in the group stage, both in straight sets, and she barely slowed down in the new year. Gauff won all five singles matches at the United Cup, including another two-set victory over Swiatek in the final. ”

Maine's evaluation of Gauff does feel very real. In last year's Riyadh year-end finals and this year's United Cup, Gauff has two impressive changes: first, the serve and forehand have improved significantly compared to before; Second, the confidence brought by the victory is directly reflected in the morale of the American girl. At that time, some fans and netizens thought that these two points were Gauff's terrible points, and now Maine has such a high opinion of Gauff at this year's Australian Open, which is also considered by many people to be absolutely "politically correct".

Although Sabalenka and Gauff each received three votes in ESPN's six-member panel, Walsh also seemed to be a little optimistic about Zheng Qinwen, but it seems that the other three supported Gauff one-sidedly and outperformed the Belarusian girl.

Walsh's thoughts were a little wavering, which made some fans and netizens joke, I don't know if it was influenced by Zheng Qinwen's threat to defeat Sabalenka.

Although the prediction of the ESPN six-member expert group is based on their professional analysis, Sabalenka and Gauff are now in the top half, which also means that although both are optimistic about winning the Australian Open women's singles championship, only one person is destined to reach the final in the end, which also makes the prediction of the six-member expert group questioned by some people in the outside world, and some people bluntly said that they did not give their personal opinions without looking at the draw table.

Someone defended the six-member panel by saying they should have meant, "Sabalenka and Gauff will win the final in the end." ”

In addition, the fact that the six-member panel completely excluded Swiatek and Rybakina from the women's singles championship and did not have a single vote is another major reason why many people have opinions about this. Emphasizing that their predictions look like they're following the bookmaker's odds is a bit arbitrary, as Sabalenka and Gauff are the top two favourites, "Isn't it true that Swiatek and Rybakina don't have the quality to win the title, they are also among the top four favourites!" ”

To be precise, Swiatek's form in the new season and the inclusion of Fassett as an assist, as well as Rybakina's comeback from the Union Cup, should not be left out. However, based on the current state and strength of the women's tennis F4, the six-member expert group is particularly optimistic about the prospects of Sabalenka and Gauff at the Australian Open, and the vast majority of people believe that there is no problem.

"Wouldn't it be a big surprise if Swiatek and Rybakina could finally use the results to frustrate the six-member expert group's predictions, so let's stop fighting!" Some people have humorously thrown out this point in the hope that the current controversy will be quelled, and everyone will look at the Australian Open to see how Swiatek and Rybakina, who were beaten into the cold by the six-member expert group, will far!(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)