2017 Australian Open

[nuraman00]

Commentator apologizes for Venus word choice

 

[cezero]

the macaroni/cibulkova match may never end

 

[cezero]

zverev/rafa and dimitrov/gasquet are my popcorn matches tonight, though i'll have to wait to watch the altter until tomorrow on dvr

 

[bksballer89]

the macaroni/cibulkova match may never end

I hate when this happens. A long (boring) ass women's match to start of the day. Pushes back everything. Rafa/Zverev may not start until after 12 AM EST.

 

[cezero]

I hate when this happens. A long (boring) ass women's match to start of the day. Pushes back everything. Rafa/Zverev may not start until after 12 AM EST.

macaroni won 6-3 in the third, so it's over. Yay.

if serena can take care of business quickly, we might get to see the rafa/zverev match by 12 eastern. this is one of the few events of the year where it pays off to be on the west coast.

 

[Hs0022]

Fed vs Nishikoru should be interesting. Fed can win it, he is motivated and playing well.

 

[cezero]

please just hurry up and win this, Serena. we want to see a real match.

cue moron hs with his idiotic hate Serena dribble.

 

[cezero]

spectacular 1st game between rafa and zverev. wow.

 

[cezero]

rafa all over the place with his return positioning. most of the time, he's behind the "melbourne" writing on the court though. odd.

 

[nuraman00]

Alexander Zverev vs. Nadal started.

Zverev broke to open the match.

Zverev has won 4 of the last 5 matches against top 10 players.

I'm also literally making popcorn.

 

[nuraman00]

Nadal returning some shots from the shadows of the court.

 

[nuraman00]

Ferrer wins a 75+ min set to tie it at 1 all against Bautista Agut.



Nadal and Zverev are midway through the 3rd set.



I'll probably call it a night soon.



Tomorrow will be another day of tennis.

 

[bksballer89]

Wow Nadal won in 5. Woke up on the east coast in time for the start of dimitrov and gasquet. Nadal match ran into the night session and the women's match went 3 sets. Match started at 11 PM local time

 

[bksballer89]

Sorry meant 12 AM local time. If this is a competitive match then it could go on til 3 or 4 AM

 

[Old Lion]

Commentator apologizes for Venus word choice

Thank god this stupidity will end now that Obama is gone. Tired of everyone going out of their way to be offended.

 

[Old Lion]

Wow Nadal won in 5. Woke up on the east coast in time for the start of dimitrov and gasquet. Nadal match ran into the night session and the women's match went 3 sets. Match started at 11 PM local time

Saw some of it. Zverev is going to be the next big thing in tennis as soon as he gets just a little stronger and mature.

 

[bksballer89]

Thank god this stupidity will end now that Obama is gone. Tired of everyone going out of their way to be offended.

As a black person it has nothing to do with Obama. Calling a black person a gorilla/monkey will never go ever well and never did. People need to act like this started in 2008. It was never ok to call us a gorilla/monkey and think it is fine

 

[bksballer89]

Dimitrov is looking really good. Playing like he did a few years ago when he was making deep runs at majors. Good to see Istomin win his match also. Hate when a player upset a top ranked player then follow it up by losing to some unranked player

 

[Old Lion]

As a black person it has nothing to do with Obama. Calling a black person a gorilla/monkey will never go ever well and never did. People need to act like this started in 2008. It was never ok to call us a gorilla/monkey and think it is fine

Sorry, but he didnt do anything of the kind. He said she was playing that way charging like a gorilla. He was referring to her aggressiveness. His exact words were Gorrila effect too.

People are being overly sensitive as usual.

 

[bksballer89]

He didnt do that. He said she was playing that way charging like a gorilla. He was referring to her aggressiveness.

I understand that, I was talking in general. I had no issue with the way he used the word but for those who use the term in a racist way then we will take offense to it. Had nothing to do with Obama. We were taking offense to gorilla/monkey word way before 2008. If someone calls me a gorilla to my face then I'm knocking the person out and will likely end up in jail