Australian Open 14th-27th January

[Cripps_orig]

Nadal is out ffs

Hes suffering from a virus which has hampered his recovery. Think its fair to say his career is at an end

Anyway predictions

Mens - Djokovic

Womens - Serena

[Cripps_orig]

Murray will face Robin Haase in the first round.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Never heard of pub teamer Hasse but Murray must be happy with morale boosting win in Brisbane. . .although hard to solely focus on tge event when half the country is ablaze

[Cripps_orig]

Ablaze?

Hasse was 2 sets up v Murray at the US Open 2011. Should win

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/20973192

Rest of the draw

[Master Splinter]

Quite a tough first round draws for the big 3.

Van Nistelrooy is a decent player.

Mathieu and Paire could cause some problems too if they have a good day.

Potential Murray v Del Potro quarter-final. :popcorn: They haven't played each other in about ten years.


Azarenka would have just been humbled by Serena in the final, so I suppose the pain will be lessened by going out to her in the semis.

[Master Splinter]

Konta and Keothavong both failed to qualify.

Baker and Ward one match away from the main draw.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed could have a fun time playing Raonic in the fourth round.

Tennis. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Baker qualified for the main draw by beating Youngy 6-4 1-6 6-3. He'll play Rosol in the first round. Rosol :lol:. Awlful one-hit wonder.

Ward was beaten 6-3 7-5 by Reister, so failed to qualify.

[Master Splinter]

Order of play for Monday:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9731435.stm

Hewitt v Tipsarevic. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hewitt vs Tipsy is in a first set tie-break. Amazing shot from Tipsy at the start of it.

Spirit of Djokovic. :bow:

4-0 Tipsy leads.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Four set points for Tipsy!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsy takes the first set 7-6 (7-4)! Nearly 70 minutes for that set. :lol:

Djokovic unsurprisingly beat Mathieu 6-2 6-4 7-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Ferrer just beat Rochus 6-3 6-4 6-2. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sharapova beat Puchkova 6-0 6-0. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza is first up tonight, at midnight.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rusedski on Djokovic:

I think he's going to be tough to beat. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hewitt leads 3-0 in the second set! And to serve.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsy got one of the breaks back, 3-2.

[Ralpheroo72]

Im going to the evening session at Rod Laver on Saturday. Hopefully someone good is on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think that will be Federer's match or Murray's (if they make it there). One of them will be in the evening session I am sure, most likely Fed. If I am not completely wrong it would be Fed against Tomic based on seedings, so that would have the homecrowd behind Tomic to some extent.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsy is serving to stay in the second set at 5-3!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Tipsy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Very well saved by Hewitt.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not really the time for a dropshot, Hewitt. Adv. Tipsy.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And he gets the break back! 5-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point for Tipsy!

[Ralpheroo72]

Federer would be good, and seeing him slap Tomic around would be lovely!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saved. Hewitt can take it in to another tie-break.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stunning backhand up the line from Tipsy. Deuce again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And another but this time with the forehand. :blink:

Set point!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wow. Brilliant from Tipsy, he takes the second set 7-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Eurosport. :haha:

Wrong place to the cut action off.

"Surely not even Lleyton Hewitt can think about this sort of come..."

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsarevic won 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 6-3.

Not been a good day for the Aussies really.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ivanovic just beat Czink 6-2 6-1.

[Master Splinter]

Hewitt :lol:.

The +1 wins in the exhibition tournament gave him false On Paper hope.


Watson gritted and GHELled her way to a 2-6 6-3 6-2 win against Cadantu.

[Cripps_orig]

Will Murrays match be televised on normal tv?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nope. BBC only have the final this year I think.

[Master Splinter]

Any of the tennis clique watching the Murray v Van Nistelrooy match?

Charlie :rose:.

Rors :rose:.

Syn :rose:.

[GP]

Rors is missed on here.

Best Villa fan we ever had.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I am here.

I don't think Rors will be around unless things start picking up for Villa.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm expecting Haase to break some racquets.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wozniacki vs Lisicki is also on at the moment.

Come on Lisicki. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Murray breaks and leads 2-1 in the first set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-1. :lol:

This could be over in 40 minutes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And of course Muzza can't help but have his mental lapses with pointless dropshots. Two break points for Haase.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza has just saved the fourth break point.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Haase again. Teeing off on Muzza's second serve.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saved.

Lisicki leads 4-2 in the first set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Murray holds, Haase serving to stay in the first set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Haase does hold, Muzza to serve it out at 5-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lisicki takes the first set 6-2. :bow:

Wozniacki. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Haase gets one of the breaks back. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Murray does take the first set 6-3 though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Murray takes the second set 6-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wozniacki takes the second set 6-3. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lisicki leads 2-0 in the third set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kimiko Date-Krumm beat Petrova 6-2 6-0.

JSAO's wife. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Petrova is stupidly inconsistent.

Date-Krumm :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Murray wins 6-3 6-1 6-3.

I missed the first two sets, but it looked like a training session for Murray.

Van Nistelrooy :lol:.

[Master Splinter]

Wozniacki is now a break up in the third set. She leads 4-3.

Lisicki :doh:.

[Master Splinter]

Wozniacki wins 2-6 6-3 6-3.

Lisicki went completely off the boil there.

[Master Splinter]

Saville leading Go Soeda 5-2 in the first set.

JSAO couldn't protect his son from Saville it seems.

Billy Mitchell v Jack Duckworth has just started on Show Court 2 as well.

[Master Splinter]

Suarez Navarro beats Errani 6-4 6-4!

Errani :doh:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Del Potro, Tsonga and Fed all won in straight sets.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monfils beat Dolgopolov in four sets. Was a good match.

[Master Splinter]

Go Soeda beat Saville. JSAO :bow:.

Jack Duckworth beat Mitchell. Coronation Street :bow:.

Rosol beat Baker 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 6-2. Baker served for the first two sets :doh:.


Serena twisted her knee and it looked quite serious, but she still beat Gallovits-Hall 6-0 6-0. :lol:

Azarenka beat Niculescu 6-1 6-4.

Robson beat Oudin6-2 6-3. Her forehand was devastating. Robbo :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Monfils beat Dolgopolov in four sets. Was a good match.

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/video/index.html#ooid=VzbDBmODr__aEVj3h0sb7AHBlgkuxbo1

Monfils :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Wednesday's order of play:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9731435.stm

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good site. I shall watch most of those videos.

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Go Soeda beat Saville. JSAO :bow:.

Jack Duckworth beat Mitchell. Coronation Street :bow:.

Rosol beat Baker 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 6-2. Baker served for the first two sets :doh:.


Serena twisted her knee and it looked quite serious, but she still beat Gallovits-Hall 6-0 6-0. :lol:

Azarenka beat Niculescu 6-1 6-4.

Robson beat Oudin6-2 6-3. Her forehand was devastating. Robbo :bow:.

go go Go :haha: wooooo I kill myself sometimes!

[Master Splinter]

Berych beat Rufin 6-2 6-4 6-4.

Ferrer beat Smyczek 6-0 7-5 4-6 6-3.

Mixed fortunes for JSAO's Sons. Nishikori beat Berlocq 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 6-1. But Baghdatis beat Ito 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2.

[Master Splinter]

Radwanska beat Begu 6-3 6-3.

Sharapova beat Doi 6-0 6-0. She hasn't dropped a game so far this tournament :lol:. JSAO's Daughter :haha:.

Zheng beat Stosur 6-4 1-6 7-5. Stosur :haha:.

Brilliant serve from her here too: http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/video/index.html#ooid=piOXBmODosTWSCWf4GL8LAry_0XbMs_P :haha:.

[Master Splinter]

Watson just beat Pervak 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-2.

Watson was 6-3 down in the tie-break. Another performance of grit, determination and never-say-die-GHEL spirit. One of the most brutal slugfests since the Djokovic v Nadal final last year. Only with less quality. Watson was more petulant than Murray during this match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watson. :bow:

What a GHEL.

Stosur. :haha:

Aussies. :haha:

Venus took the first set against Cornet 6-3. Djokovic is on after this match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsarevic took the first set against Lacko 6-3 and is serving for the second at 5-4.

Verdasco took the first set against Malisse 6-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Tipsy takes the second set 6-4. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cornet breaks to love and leads Venus 3-2 in the second set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Venus breaks straight back to love. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Venus is serving for the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Venus wins 6-3 6-3. She faces Sharapova next.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Venus towers over Sam Smith. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic breaks to love, 2-0. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two more break points for Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic breaks and will serve for the first set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic takes the first set 6-1. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a lob from Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic breaks and leads 1-0 in the second set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lacko took the third set against Tipsy 6-3 and has just taken the fourth set 6-4.

On to a fifth. :popcorn:

Verdasco has beaten Malisse 6-1 6-3 6-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic is serving for the second set at 5-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Djokovic takes it 6-2. Ridiculous hitting.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic breaks and leads 1-0 in the third set.

Harrison. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsy is serving for the match at 5-3 in the fifth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Harrison is serving to stay in the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Lacko!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lacko breaks back, it's 5-4 in the fifth!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Match point for Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Djokovic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic wins 6-1 6-2 6-3! :bow:

Only dropped eight points on serve. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a shot from Tipsy, match point!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tipsy wins 6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-5! Benneteau next for him.

Djokovic has Stepanek.

[Cripps_orig]

Andy Murray beats Joao Sousa 6-2 6-2 6-4

He faces Richardas Berankis next

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Azarenka beat Daniilidou 6-1 6-0.

Serenea beat Muguruza 6-2 6-0.

Tsonga beat Soeda 6-3 7-6 (7-1) 6-3.

Fed is a break up on Davydenko in the first set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Davydenko has saved quite a few set points now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Davydenko held his serve but now Fed has three set points on his.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Fed takes it 6-3. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Fed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Fed takes it emphatically, 2-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Davydenko is serving to stay in the second set at 3-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point for Fed.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saved.

Del Potro leads 6-2 6-4 against Becker.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Davydenko holds, Fed to serve it out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Monfils. :haha:

Second serve on match point and he sends it near the clock.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's Monfils' third double fault on match point I think. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Another double fault from Monfils on match point! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed takes the second set 6-4. :bow:

Monfils beats Lu 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 0-6 6-1 8-6. What a pub teamer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed breaks to love in the third set, 1-0.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Del Potro beats Becker 6-2 6-4 6-2. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Davydenko is serving to stay in the match at 3-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And he does so, Fed to serve it out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed wins 6-3 6-4 6-4. :bow:

Tomic next for him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robson vs Kvitova is on soon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kvitova breaks to love. :lol: 1-0.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robbo breaks back, 1-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kvitova took the first set 6-2, Robbo has break point. Again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And she does break, 3-1 in the second set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robson breaks again and will serve for the second set!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robson gives away one of the breaks, three double faults in that game. :doh:

Kvitova still trails 2-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robbo takes the second set 6-3. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kvitova breaks and leads 2-0 in the third set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robson-eqsue serving from Kvitova, it's back on serve again. 3-2 Robson trails.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Kvitova!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And she takes it, 4-2 in the third.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Robbo. This match is terrible.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And she breaks to love, 4-3 now. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Robson!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a serve. Deuce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kvitova holds, Robbo serving to stay in the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robson breaks and will serve for the match!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kvitova breaks back, 6-6.

:haha:

[Kano]

well held there, robbo almost had her.

8-7

[McNamara That Ghost...]

8-8. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Quite a few second serve aces from Kvitova recently.

[Kano]

is it a two game or one game advantage needed to win the game?

[Kano]

jesus. 9-9 :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah, first to win by two.

Three hours nearly on the clock.

[Kano]

don't f it up robbo!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great return from Robbo! She will serve for the match again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Robson wins 2-6 6-3 11-9! :bow:

Terrible match mainly but well done to her.

[Kano]

brilliant stuff, well done robbo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Watson vs Radwanska is first up on Hisense Arena at midnight.

[Kano]

That’s the problem with the Aus open, I can only catch the games at work from 8 to midday. Pretty annoying.

[Master Splinter]

Robbo :bow:.

Kvitova hasn't improved any aspect of her game since winning Wimbledon. She's probably regressed, in fact.

Monfils :haha:.

Also, Serena kills herself again: http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/video/index.html#ooid=pjanJnODrpsb8JSIzMV6AJK-qBA62jb- :haha:.

[Dennis Bendtner]

Just in the light of two British females apparently doing reasonably well, why is every male apart from Murray really shit? Bring back Tim in all fairness.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza had the sense to up sticks and train to become a player elsewhere.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Radwanska took the first set 6-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Radwanska beat Watson 6-3 6-1.

Djokovic beat Stepanek 6-4 6-3 7-5.

Ivanovic beat Jankovic 7-5 6-3.

Sharapova just took the first set against Venus 6-1.

[Kano]

venus getting absolutely battered off the court.

6-1 sharon.

[Kano]

i think venus is getting a bit of a serena backlash here. sharon is not having it. at. all. :lol:

[Kano]

0-2 sharon. good night venus. some unbelievable returns.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ferrer had best start warming up.

[Kano]

should've been another break but back from 0-40 down, venus wins a game. 1-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sharapova breaks and will serve for the match.

[Kano]

5-1 shaz.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Venus. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

All saved but she has another one. And that's saved too! Great crosscourt shot from Sharapova.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Venus does get one of the breaks back, 5-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sharapova is again serving for the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sharapova wins 6-1 6-3!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Ferrer leads Baghdatis 6-4 6-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ferrer's movement is ridiculous. He puts Baghdatis on his arse and breaks.

2-0 in the third set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baghdatis breaks back to love! 2-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Baghdatis is serving to stay in the match at 5-2.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And he does so, Ferrer to serve it out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Ferrer wins 6-4 6-2 6-3. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Makarova knocked out Balotelli 6-7 (4-7) 6-3 6-4. Balotelli :haha:.

Venus :lol:.


Murray third up on Rod Laver. Federer v Tomic the first of the night matches.

Robbo third on Show Court Two.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/9731435.stm

[Cripps_orig]

Shazza :bow:

She is awesome tbf.

Just seen Robson beat the man beast. MS :haha: Has she even won a match since fluking Wimbledon?

Murray 2 sets up. 6-3 6-4

[Master Splinter]

Murray beat Berankis 6-3 6-4 7-5. Tough match for Murray. A lot of close games. Berankis looks like a really good player.

Chardy beat Del Potro 6-3 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 3-6 6-3. Chardy was the better player throughout. In Beast Mode for most of it, clobbering about 150 forehand winners. Shame we won't get to see Murray v Del Potro in a Slam, but Chardy was awlsome.

Seppi beat Cilic 6-7 (2-7) 6-3 2-6 6-4 6-2.

Tsonga beat Kavcic 6-2 6-1 6-4. He plays Gasquet next, who beat Dodig 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 6-0.

[Master Splinter]

Azarenka beat Hampton 6-4 4-6 6-2.

Serena beat Pat Morita 6-1 6-3.

Wozniacki beat Tsurenko 6-4 6-3.

Stephens just beat Robson 7-5 6-3. Stephens is a far better all-round player at the moment. She'll be comfortably in the top ten soon. Too many errors and too little savviness from Robbo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed just took the first set against Tomic 6-4. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Federer broke Tomic in the first game and just took the first set 6-4.

Raonic is 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 up against Kohlschreiber.

[Master Splinter]

Federer with the pink shirt and trainers. :doh:.

Who does he think he is? Bendtner?

[Master Splinter]

Date-Krumm breaks Jovanovski in the first game.

The Maldini of tennis :bow:.

More importantly, JSAO's Wife :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Date-Krumm broken straight back.

The Steve Claridge of tennis tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Date-Krumm. :lol:

She's having her day in the sun though, just little bit late.

Fed was asked about the pink and just said he wears it because he likes mixing it up with colours. I imagine that's exactly what he did, in the washing machine.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

No challenges remaining for Tomic, three for Fed. :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Super quality tennis now.

And Raonic has beaten Kohlschreiber 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-4. He'll play Federer next. Or Tomic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a shot from Federer! Well, three shots actually to set it up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Fed from that.

[Master Splinter]

What a backhand from Federer :bow:.

Awlsome shot-making.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tomic nails another one down the line. Deuce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tomic holds, Fed serving to force a second set tie-break.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And tiebreak time it is!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a shot from Tomic. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tomic wastes his tie-break challenge. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed gets the mini-break back, 4-5!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point for Fed! Tomic to serve.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Awlsome from Fed. He takes the second set 7-6 (7-5)!

Tomic. :doh:

Blew it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two double faults in the game from Fed. :lol:

Mats Wilander is the harbinger of doom.

[Master Splinter]

Tomic :doh:.

Aussie chokers :lol:.

Federer has turned into Monfils.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a way for Tomic to balls up break point. Frying pan return. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

This is probably the best Tomic has ever played. He's hitting it so cleanly and with Del Potro-esque power.

He'll likely go down in straight sets though. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed holds, 0-1.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Gottagive Tomic credit for surviving so many service breaks.

My brother and sister-in-law are at this.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ivanovic vs Radwanska and Djokovic vs Fat Stan are the night session matches tomorrow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

As GB says that, break point for Fed. Again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saved. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Fed.

[Master Splinter]

Jovanovski took the first set 6-2 against Date-Krumm.

Simon took the first 6-4 against Monfils.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And it is saved again, delicate shot from Tomic. Good touch for a big man one might say.

[Xhaka Can’t]

another 2 breaks survived!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Fed again!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tomic doing the Fed style shot there. Deuce. :lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a return from Fed. Adv.

[Master Splinter]

:blink:

Tomic is absolutely destroying the balls.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a rally! Fed finally breaks, 2-0.

Tennis. :bow:

[Xhaka Can’t]

not this time

[Master Splinter]

This is some of the best tennis of the year.

And decade tbf.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Who was that pointing and hurling abuse? GB's brother?

[Xhaka Can’t]

I guess I jinxed Tomic.

Good, because I want to go out on the sled.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Who was that pointing and hurling abuse? GB's brother?

He only does that at Arsenal games.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed wins 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-1. :bow:

[Xhaka Can’t]

Third set went as expected - Tomic had nothing left after the tie break

[Master Splinter]

Tomic :lol:. Little bit schooled.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He only does that at Arsenal games.

Well that's understandable. And frequent I imagine.

[Master Splinter]

Those two Federer backhands :bow:.

Must Gets.

[Master Splinter]

Piers Newbery ‏@piersnewbery

Nice from @sloanetweets on playing @laurarobson5: "I don't think we'll play that court ever again. We're turning into the Fed/Nadal rivalry"

Getting ahead of herself there maybe.

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Date-Krumm broken while serving for the second set. :doh:

Jovanovski's grunt/noise sounds like a giant sneeze. They need to start imposing bans for this ridiculousness.

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Jovanovski wins 6-2 7-6 (7-3).

JSAO's Wife :doh:.

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Simon takes the second set 6-4 as well. Monfils :rose:.

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Simon vs Monfils only fnished recently. :lol:

Monfils took the third and fourth 6-1 and 6-4 respectively. Simon won 8-6 in the fifth.

Not far off five hours match time. Impressive.

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Tsonga's match-winning shot:

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/video/index.html#ooid=11d2RqODoK91JodsaBOyp8_7I5OJIVXu :bow:.


Poor Simon. He's probably completely drained from that match and now has to play Murray who he has a truly awlful record against.

Fat Stan is in for a beating too.

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Makarova has beaten Kerber 7-5 6-4!

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David Ferrer beat Nishikori 6-1 6-1 6-4.

Berdych took the first and second sets 6-3 6-2 against Anderson. Deep in to a tie-break in the third. Fourth match point for Berdych now, 11-12.

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On it goes! 12-12. Monstrous hitting in this tie-break.

Radwanska took the first set 6-2 against Ivanovic.

Sharapova beat Flipkens 6-1 6-0.

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Set point for Anderson!

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Saved. 13-13. :haha:

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Berdych wins 6-3 6-2 7-6 (15-13)!

Djokovic or Fat Stan next for him.

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Almagro beat Tipsy 6-2 5-1r. Sad for Tipsy, he had played really well too.

Alamagro is against David Ferrer in the QF round.

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Radwanska wins 6-2 6-4! Li Na next for her.

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Fat Stan breaks and leads Djokovic 2-1 in the first set!

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Stunning from Fat Stan, he breaks again! 4-1. :wacko:

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Amazing from Fat Stan!

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Set point for Wawrinka!

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And he takes it 6-1!

WTF did I just watch? :haha:

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Great shot down the line from Djokovic! Break point.

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Saved. :lol:

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Backhand winners galore from Stan, he breaks and leads 3-1 in the second set!