2014 Australian Open Thread

[Texas Fan]

yep. and serena is p.o. big time

 

[bksballer89]

She's only down 1 break....If Serena hold serve for the rest of the match, Ana needs to hold serve 3 times....I think Serena will break

 

[nuraman00]

Ivanovic up 5-2 in the 3rd.

 

[Texas Fan]

Ana the giant slayer. hope Ana wins the title.

 

[bksballer89]

The pressure is all on Ana now

 

[nuraman00]

Ivanovic beat Venus at the 2008 AO and now Serena at the 2014 AO.

 

[nuraman00]

Ana won't win the tourney IMO. I don't like her 1st serve %.

But once the rally is started, she's going for the angles well.

 

[nuraman00]

Only the 6th time Serena has lot a match (at a major?) when winning the 1st set.

 

[nuraman00]

I kind of want to see Robredo-Wawrinka, but it's the last match of the day. Don't want to stay up that late for this.

I guess I'll check out Ferrer-Mayer and see if looks interesting, or switch to other sports.

 

[bksballer89]

I thought ESPN said it's her 2nd

 

[bksballer89]

I kind of want to see Robredo-Wawrinka, but it's the last match of the day. Don't want to stay up that late for this.

I guess I'll check out Ferrer-Mayer and see if looks interesting, or switch to other sports.

Yeah I hate the Aussie Open....They save all the best matches until the night session. I can't be staying up til 6-7 AM EST watching tennis

 

[nuraman00]

Yeah I hate the Aussie Open....They save all the best matches until the night session. I can't be staying up til 6-7 AM EST watching tennis

Overall I like the AO, I feel it's had a lot of great matches the past few years.

No rain delays, unlike the other 3 majors.

With the DVR, I'll just watch some stuff the next morning, IMO. I don't have to watch it live, although it's nice if I can.

I think the FO has the worst coverage, I don't like NBC's portion of it. They air it tape delayed, and sometimes condensed. Tennis Channel does a solid job.

 

[Old Lion]

ESPNs cameras are terrible. Can barely see the ball. Watch the same matches tomorrow on Tennis channel and they are much clearer.

Also not a fan of the blue on blue courts. Need another color outside the inner court

 

[bksballer89]

Don't get me wrong I like it also but they put way too many matches in the night now. Before it just use to be the 2 matches on Lavar but now they also have night matches on 2 other courts which kills the day session IMO

 

[bksballer89]

ESPNs cameras are terrible. Can barely see the ball. Watch the same matches tomorrow on Tennis channel and they are much clearer.

Also not a fan of the blue on blue courts. Need another color outside the inner court

They should do it the same way the US Open have it

 

[Old Lion]

Overall I like the AO, I feel it's had a lot of great matches the past few years.

No rain delays, unlike the other 3 majors.

With the DVR, I'll just watch some stuff the next morning, IMO. I don't have to watch it live, although it's nice if I can.

I think the FO has the worst coverage, I don't like NBC's portion of it. They air it tape delayed, and sometimes condensed. Tennis Channel does a solid job.

Us open will have multiple roofs in a few years. Grandstand which is moving and Ashe will both have roofs. Buying up more of Corona Park to do it I believe.

 

[JuiceTheGator]

Terrible match. I don't know how these women win with no 1st serve. What was Ivanovic's %...like 5%?
If Serena does have some injury, it must have something to do with her turrible backhand...obliques or something. Does she even have a slice BH?

 

[bksballer89]

Berdych is taking Anderson to the woodshed.

Why does Berdych H&M shirt looks like he's playing for the argentina national team?

 

[Smart]

I made this prediction to some friends before the tourney (I swear) and I'd like to put it here so people don't call me nuts if it actually happens:

Eugenie Bouchard is going to win the 2014 Australian Open

 

[cezero]

i'm betting fed gets bullied by tsonga

nadal is in scary form. nole might be able to beat him, but i don't know.....