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Is Kerber's AO title worth more than Li's?

Is Kerber's AO title worth more than Li's?

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#1 ·
..because she actually beat multiple slam winners. Li didn't face a top 20 player :spit:

Kerber:
R128 Win Misaki Doi (JPN) 64 6-7 (4) 7-6 (6) 6-3
R64 Win Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 61 6-2 6-4
R32 Win Madison Brengle (USA) 49 6-1 6-3
R16 Win Annika Beck (GER) 55 6-4 6-0
Q Win [14] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 16 6-3 7-5
S Win Johanna Konta (GBR) 47 7-5 6-2
F Win [1] Serena Williams (USA) 1 6-4 3-6 6-4

Li:
R128 Win [Q] Ana Konjuh (CRO) 241 6-2 6-0
R64 Win [Q] Belinda Bencic (SUI) 187 6-0 7-6 (5)
R32 Win [26] Lucie Safarova (CZE) 26 1-6 7-6 (2) 6-3
R16 Win [22] Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 22 6-2 6-0
Q Win [28] Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 29 6-2 6-2
S Win [30] Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 31 6-2 6-4
F Win [20] Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 24 7-6 (3) 6-0
 
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#4 ·
Yes it was worth more. A lot more. Li got A$2,650,000 while Kerber got A$3,400,000.
 
#11 ·
Yes it was worth more. A lot more. Li got A$2,650,000 while Kerber got A$3,400,000.
Bonus money from her sponsors, though. :secret:
 
#9 ·
Money wise, Li's was worth more. I see Li beat Bencic, so if you reversed their draws, and Kerber played Bencic, Li played Serena, not a good thing for either.

I remember a thread about $$, I said Kerber was a $20M player & people argued with me. Never make that much, no endorsements
Every good player should make $20M
Bencic should make $100M
 
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#20 ·
Li's run was a lot more difficult than people give her credit for. I've went through player by player starting in the 3R and explained why, but in short, while she didn't technically play a top 20 player, almost everyone that she played was in an upswing, playing above their ranking, peaking (safarova match), and in about a year they were mostly top 10 players.
 
#23 ·
Kerber had two fantastic wins over Vika and Serena. But if you look at all the opponents, Li actually faced a higher caliber of opponents, if you consider what they have achieved in theri careers so far, rather then their ranking. For example, Pennetta later won a slam, Safarova and Makarova went into the top 10. Bencic/Konjuh could be future slam champions.
 
#24 ·
Li's win was important for the sport, and it was as the favorite late in the tournament, which is a whole different ballgame than being under the radar
 
#27 ·
stfu

It balances out her insane RG run :shrug:
 
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#32 ·
Please not that shit again :eek:
 
#35 ·
I won't compare the "worth", but I'm sure that 2015Kerber won't win with Li's draw, and Li'll have a chance with Angie's draw.
Baseless comment and I find it ridiculous. Angie had much tougher QF and F opponents. Big difference between facing Serena in a slam final and Pome. Also I don't know why you said 2015 Kerber. 2015 Kerber was good but clearly not as good as 2016 Kerber in terms of mental strength, self-belief and aggressiveness. Therefore, current Kerber is the best Kerber and I'm sure she would have a chance with Na's draw. All in all, both fully deserved their slams so this thread is stupid.
 
#34 ·
angie deserves props for what she did.

so does li na.

one GS win worth more than another here is dumb.

happy to give angie her credit, including important wins h2h over 2 ranked players, no matter how how they actually performed, as every time a plyer steps on court they can play as well or poorly as they like come to think of it, that's the epitome of sport.

li na beat a stream of ranked players, including some who beat better ranked players ...but in tennis, I think it's fair that credit for winning against the opponents in front of them is considered.
 
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#42 ·
The only times a slam title has been worth less than another slam title is a long time ago when FO and AO were worth less than W and USO and most players who were not Australian skipped AO and you had players skipping FO.

Only in this Alice in Wonderland forum does anyone think on the lines of the OP and the title. And I'm 100% certain that Kerber and Li - the players in the thread title who actually won these slams - don't think anything like the OP does at all.
 
#46 ·
Winning slam by one player = winning slam by other player. :shrug:

Who cares that some players were absent/injured or in better/ worse form. The player who is the best among everybody in the draw, winning all 7 matches, is the slam champion like other slam champions.
 
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