2019 Aussie Open

[tducey]

Good win for Raonic. Yeah Zverev leaves you wanting more doesn't he?

 

[Old Lion]

Fed is gone

Losing to Steffi Sissypants in 4 is a bit of a surprise but that douche is getting pretty good and is basically a top 10 players now.

 

[Old Lion]

In my opinion he is still over rated.

He is like Djoker was when he was a teen. He is not putting the extra work to take that final step. Djoker underachieved until he finally went all out training. Then he became the best.

 

[bksballer89]

Disappointing that Tiafoe wasn't able to take a set from Rafa but the nerves seems like they got the best of him.

But still proud of him. He is now my favorite player.

Looks like he will move up to 30th when rankings are released next week.

Dude just gotta keep this up. Keep making solid runs in tournaments and hopefully he can be top 20 heading into clay court season.

 

[Hs0022]

He is like Djoker was when he was a teen. He is not putting the extra work to take that final step. Djoker underachieved until he finally went all out training. Then he became the best.

True! You can actually tell who’s gonna become a legend and who just has the potential with not enough fire in the furnace to sustain the potential! In my opinion Zverev is just that latter category. He did really good ( not a slam though ) at an early age in the pro circuit, and then there is a tendency to burn out sooner. All those who overachieve at an earlier age ( Donald Young comes to mind ), tend to fizzle out sooner. Boris Becker won Wimbledon at 17 ( 1985) and he burned out sooner than he would have. His peak needed after 1995 and by 1997 - 99 he wasn’t the same player with the same focus or health he had in his prime who could go toe to toe with the likes of Sampras.

 

[bksballer89]

Whoever comes out of the top half of the women's draw will win the title.

Praying for a Serena/Osaka semis

 

[Hs0022]

He is like Djoker was when he was a teen. He is not putting the extra work to take that final step. Djoker underachieved until he finally went all out training. Then he became the best.

True! You can actually tell who’s gonna become a legend and who just has the potential with not enough fire in the furnace to sustain the potential! In my opinion Zverev is just that latter category. He did really good ( not a slam though ) at an early age in the pro circuit, and then there is a tendency to burn out sooner. All those who overachieve at an earlier age ( Donald Young comes to mind ), tend to fizzle out sooner. Boris Becker won Wimbledon at 17 ( 1985) and he burned out sooner than he would have. His peak needed after 1995 and by 1997 - 99 he wasn’t the same player with the same focus or health he had in his prime.
This is why success at a later stage is important when your mentality/psyche has matured enough to handle it.

 

[tducey]

Raonic has his QF match tonight. Hoping he gets to the semis.

 

[bksballer89]

Serena is seriously choking.

Up 5-1 in the 3rd set at one point....Now down 5-6

 

[Hs0022]

Wow she lost after being 5-2 up in the third!

 

[R.J. MacReady]

This was a bad omen.

 

[Old Lion]

Danielle Collins into the Semis. Unknown college player beats 4 pretty high ranked players in 5 matches. I dont think she gets by Kvitova though. Kvitova's fitness is much improved.

 

[Hs0022]

She can still get the record at FO!

 

[Liberal Icon]

True! You can actually tell who’s gonna become a legend and who just has the potential with not enough fire in the furnace to sustain the potential! In my opinion Zverev is just that latter category. He did really good ( not a slam though ) at an early age in the pro circuit, and then there is a tendency to burn out sooner. All those who overachieve at an earlier age ( Donald Young comes to mind ), tend to fizzle out sooner. Boris Becker won Wimbledon at 17 ( 1985) and he burned out sooner than he would have. His peak needed after 1995 and by 1997 - 99 he wasn’t the same player with the same focus or health he had in his prime.
This is why success at a later stage is important when your mentality/psyche has matured enough to handle it.

True! You can actually tell who’s gonna become a legend and who just has the potential with not enough fire in the furnace to sustain the potential! In my opinion Zverev is just that latter category. He did really good ( not a slam though ) at an early age in the pro circuit, and then there is a tendency to burn out sooner. All those who overachieve at an earlier age ( Donald Young comes to mind ), tend to fizzle out sooner. Boris Becker won Wimbledon at 17 ( 1985) and he burned out sooner than he would have. His peak needed after 1995 and by 1997 - 99 he wasn’t the same player with the same focus or health he had in his prime who could go toe to toe with the likes of Sampras.

Are you alright?

 

[gohusk]

Kvitova in complete control. I like Collins fire and the fact that she came out expecting to win but she's just completely overmatched in this one.

 

[Old Lion]

Osaka gets by Pliskova.
Nadal destroys Sissypants

 

[gohusk]

Well the men's side is painfully predictable. Probably going to be capped off with the Djoker in 4.

 

[Vegas]

Well the men's side is painfully predictable. Probably going to be capped off with the Djoker in 4.

I just hope the buttpicker loses regardless of how many sets it takes.

 

[Robotech]

Good to see an American woman in the final.

 

[Robotech]

Well the men's side is painfully predictable. Probably going to be capped off with the Djoker in 4.

Nadal will be the underdog in the final, unless Pouille scores a major upset, but with the way Nadal is playing right now, he's got a good chance of winning.