Aussie Open Thread

[bksballer89]

Venus on to the round of 16

 

[cezero]

She was upset in 3 of 4 slams last year, HS.

And you look like an idiot when you say that the WTA "needs" upsets.

WTA should actually add a "U" in there somewhere because of how ubiquitous upsets are.

 

[cezero]

Venus's on-court interviews have been so nice.

She's usually pretty icy, but she's been really warm and friendly, and looks like she's really enjoying the experience.

 

[bksballer89]

Serena to the 3rd set

 

[bksballer89]

Serena & Venus both dominated the 3rd set on their way to victory

 

[Hs0022]

its so easy for womens game the top players can always fall back on the inexperience and nerves of the up n comers and younguns and count on them to fold. for the men its quite different. any top 100 mens player can do damage.

 

[cezero]

This takes the sting off the Fed loss for me a little.

Would love to see somebody break Martina and Chrissy's record in my lifetime. Pretty special to witness for any real tennis fan, really.

 

[cezero]

the janowicz/lopez match is really heating up in the 1st set

best match on right now

 

[bksballer89]

Does Janowicz plan on converting any of these break points to get back on serve?

 

[bksballer89]

0/4 on break points in this game

 

[cezero]

lopez has a big serve, and janowicz's movement is his biggest weakness

it'll be hard for him to break, but the kid is a real shot maker, so i think it will happen eventually.

 

[bksballer89]

5 break points to waste so far

 

[bksballer89]

That game has got to hurt Janowicz. Could not convert any of his breaks and now he's down 2 sets

 

[cezero]

big guys aren't good at breaking serve

tennis and stuff

obviously, i'm pulling for janowicz, lol.

 

[cezero]

dammit i'm drinking a lot tonight and might not be up for the nishikori/johnson match

 

[Hs0022]

Janowicz is tremendously overrated.

 

[Hs0022]

its just painful watching even the men's matches now.

 

[cezero]

Janowicz is tremendously overrated.

If you mean by the people saying he's a lock to win a major, sure.

I'd say the same about people who rave about Raonic.

For a giant guy, Janowicz plays really well. He maximizes his gifts, and puts work into improving his weaknesses. As a tennis fan, I can't ask for much more. And I think he will make some major semis at the very least. Hope so, anyway.

 

[cezero]

its just painful watching even the men's matches now.

Find a new horse. Fed's might squeak out another major, but it's unlikely.

The game just keeps moving along.

Which of the younger tennis players do you like? I like Dimitrov most because he has the potential to be such a complete player. He has all of the shots off the ground, and he's working like an animal on his movement and getting his serve better. You?

 

[bksballer89]

its just painful watching even the men's matches now.

This isn't exactly the greatest set of matches so far.

3rd round matches are usually hit or miss.

Steve Johnson & Kei should be starting in the next hour while Isner is scheduled to play in 2 hours.

Tomorrow is when the tournament gets good as R16 action begins.

Schedule is already out for tomorrow

Schedule of Play - Schedule - Australian Open Tennis Championships 2015 - Official Site by IBM

Nadal vs Anderson is the last match of the day session on Laver while Murray/Dimitrov is the final match of the night session (will wake up early for that one)