2018 Aussie Open

[nuraman00]

Missed most of it actually. Went to a basketball game. Walked in the house and it was 12-11 in the 3rd lol

Lol. What basketball game?

 

[bksballer89]

Lol. What basketball game?

Miami vs Brooklyn

 

[bksballer89]

For all the hype, Zverev gets he sure knows how to disappoint in the majors.

Had several disappointing results in GS events since becoming a top 10 player. Good thing he's only 20

 

[Old Lion]

The amount of upsets in the first 2 rounds of this tournament doesn't make sense.

Wawrinka, Goffin, & Querrey all went down on the men's side last night.

Several seeded women players as well

Players are just not in form this early in the year. Many of them take time off. They just are not as fit as they are from March through October.

 

[bksballer89]

Players are just not in form this early in the year. Many of them take time off. They just are not as fit as they are from March through October.

Yep and that IMO makes the Aussie Open fun. It is so damn unpredictable.

 

[Old Lion]

Yep and that IMO makes the Aussie Open fun. It is so damn unpredictable.

Sometimes. Other times not so much. Like in the Halep / Davis match when both of them looked like they were going to die. I wish the rest of the majors would adopt the last set tie break.

 

[bksballer89]

Carreno Busta and Cilic providing some good tennis

 

[Old Lion]

The mens side has had some high level play the last round. Grigor finally looked good. Just in time too as Kyrios has played well. Rafa looks like he slimmed down a bit and it is helping his movement. Roger is still Roger too.

I have not seen Nole yet though. Is he coming into form yet?

 

[gohusk]

The mens side has had some high level play the last round. Grigor finally looked good. Just in time too as Kyrios has played well. Rafa looks like he slimmed down a bit and it is helping his movement. Roger is still Roger too.

I have not seen Nole yet though. Is he coming into form yet?

Funny. I came here to ask the same thing about Nole. If he's healthy and at 90%+ of form I think he's a no-brainer to win this with ease. He's just a master at this venue. I haven't seen him play (even on highlights) but just looking at the box scores so far I'd take him over the rest of the field even money at this point. I know the AO is sometimes viewed as the red headed stepchild of majors but he's just a monster here.

 

[Old Lion]

Funny. I came here to ask the same thing about Nole. If he's healthy and at 90%+ of form I think he's a no-brainer to win this with ease. He's just a master at this venue. I haven't seen him play (even on highlights) but just looking at the box scores so far I'd take him over the rest of the field even money at this point. I know the AO is sometimes viewed as the red headed stepchild of majors but he's just a monster here.

Not sure he will ever be 100% again. That shoulder is pretty bad. He had to change his service motion again. He had issues with it when he was younger too. Still, he is not too dependent on his serve so might be good enough.

 

[bksballer89]

Funny. I came here to ask the same thing about Nole. If he's healthy and at 90%+ of form I think he's a no-brainer to win this with ease. He's just a master at this venue. I haven't seen him play (even on highlights) but just looking at the box scores so far I'd take him over the rest of the field even money at this point. I know the AO is sometimes viewed as the red headed stepchild of majors but he's just a monster here.

Aussie Open>French Open

 

[bksballer89]

Keys easily through to the Quarters

 

[gohusk]

Not sure he will ever be 100% again. That shoulder is pretty bad. He had to change his service motion again. He had issues with it when he was younger too. Still, he is not too dependent on his serve so might be good enough.

Now, now, now. The French open was really cool before Nadal hit the scene, it was maybe a little bit less cool when Nadal the "clay court specialist" was mowing people down, and it became his boring house when he was in his prime making the tournament a lot less interesting. 10 years from now when there isn't a freak tennis talent that isn't the greatest ever 2 times over on the surface isn't playing it will be cool again.

 

[bksballer89]

Chung > Zverev

 

[Old Lion]

Now, now, now. The French open was really cool before Nadal hit the scene, it was maybe a little bit less cool when Nadal the "clay court specialist" was mowing people down, and it became his boring house when he was in his prime making the tournament a lot less interesting. 10 years from now when there isn't a freak tennis talent that isn't the greatest ever 2 times over on the surface isn't playing it will be cool again.

Nole bounced in straight sets.

 

[Old Lion]

Keys easily through to the Quarters

She is cruising right now. Looks like she will win it barring injury.

 

[bksballer89]

Tennis Sandgren is in the Quarter Finals of the Aussie Open

 

[gohusk]

Nole bounced in straight sets.

gohusk kiss of death.

 

[Old Lion]

Tennis Sandgren is in the Quarter Finals of the Aussie Open

Living up to his name.

 

[Hs0022]

Nole jinxed by Gohusk! I am probably jinxing Fed myself against Bery poo. On paper Fed over Berdy a no brainer 19-6 h2h but Fed had some unexplainable losses like the one against Goffun at the WTF SF