*** Official Tennis Thread Pt. 2****

[Booyakasha02]

So joker reigns supreme. Dude goes hard in Australia somehow. Props to him for carrying team Serbia, even through the doubles which usually isn't his forte at all.

Also shout out to Troicki for making up for his massive Davis Cup choke lol

brb the only player i can see beating djoko at ausopen is medvedev.. he reminds me of a younger version of him despite his technique being fkn weird

[euron]

For real. Djokovic hasn't been super consistent so who knows. If he makes it to the semis or final its GG though.

Maybe Thiem or Medvedev could outrally him, or in Thiem's case; blast him off the court. He did it at Roland Garros and at the ATP Finals. Also maybe Fed if he plays like he did at the ATP Finals, but Fed beating Novak in a slam is honestly a long shot.

Other players ill keep an eye out for at the Aus open:
-Janik Sinner, all hail the sinnerman
-Rublev, won Qatar and is pretty much back to being a very promising top50 player
-RBA, dude has been in wild form.
-Shapo very slowly living up to his hype, almost won against Novak last week and now 14th in the world.
-Di Minaur, hoping for a good performance from him

[skinnyfat88]

-Shapo very slowly living up to his hype, almost won against Novak last week and now 14th in the world.

I think Shapo will be breaking into the top 10 soon.

I'm guessing Medvedev is the one person Djoko doesn't want any part of on hard courts at the moment.

[Trudope]

Nadal will beat Djokovic at the Aus.

I guarantee it.

[Booyakasha02]

Nadal will beat Djokovic at the Aus.

I guarantee it.

no chance this year.. rafa looked a bit off at the atp cup especially against goffin and in the first set against djoko

[umop3pisdn]

Nadal will beat Djokovic at the Aus.

I guarantee it.

lol no, just no.

[DeepDishPlate]

Not likely ...

Would be great to see Shapo do well

Some qualie matches delayed again due to air,

Nadal will beat Djokovic at the Aus.

I guarantee it.

[euron]

Nobody cares about low ranked players playing qualies, challengers or futures (srs).

Not that I agree with it, but it's pretty much the reality. Lads traveling around the globe, playing tennis for scraps hoping to somehow make it out of debt or just break even. No top players have really spoken out against it, but then again, they're not the ones playing qualies on court 18 while all the courts with a ROOF are used for practice for the top players.

[Trudope]

^ they shouldn't have to play in those conditions

lol no, just no.

yeah a guy who won 2 slams, made 1 final and 1 semi has no chance to win the Aussie this year.


fcking lol

[euron]

The draw is decent, and is sorta tricky for Nadal. He has a potential Kyrgios in R4, which seems unlikely since its been years since Kygs made it past R3. Thiem in the QF which is the real bummer, Medvedev in the semis is tricky, but much better than Federer or Djokovic. Medvedev also has shown to be sorta human the last months, flopping at Paris and the WTFs, and doing okayish at the ATP cup, so I'm sure Nadal is more than happy with his draw.

Especially Thiem should be tough, and seeing how well he has played on faster courts lately, I wouldn't be surprised to see Thiem upset Nadal.


Djokovic faces a Tsitsipas / RBA QF, Federer in the semis and then Nadal/Med/Thiem final which is still decent tough, but should be very doable for him. Federer also has a fairly easy draw and should sail through smoothly. Only a possible Shapo in R4 and then Novak in the semis.


Potential players that could ruffle some feathers like Zverev, Rublev, Khachanov, Kyrgios, FAA, Monfils, Wawrinka, Goffin are all in Nadal's half, but most should take eachother out before he faces them.

Meanwhile Novak and Federer have Berretini, Fognini, Shapo, Hurckacz, Sinner, Raonic and Schwartzmann.


So overall I'd say Nadal has the tougher draw, but he's probably happy to avoid Federer.

[engscott]

Way to choke on that Shapo..

[euron]

honestly not even surprised

Shapo lets me down more often than not tbh.


Federer's draw shaping up real nice if he can get past the MILKMAN. Djokovic should be fine until his QF with RBA/tsitsi

Nadal won his first two rounds in straight sets, but is probably dissapointed aussie WC Bolt couldn't close out his 2-1 lead over Thiem in R2. Great match though. Only one round away from another Nadal vs Kyrgios match, this time on Kyrgios home turf.

[skinnyfat88]

Federer's draw shaping up real nice if he can get past the MILKMAN. Djokovic should be fine until his QF with RBA/tsitsi

Wouldn't be surprised if Raonic serve-botted his way to the QF's.

We always get hyped about what Felix/Shapo could do but when healthy Milos is as dependable as they come.

[nvrstopworking]

Serena AND Osaka out in the 3rd rnd lol..... wut? The Coco train is back and rolling. Next match vs. Kenin should be a good one.

Millman giving Fed all he can handle again... hope he can pull it out without having to go 5.

[Booyakasha02]

Serena AND Osaka out in the 3rd rnd lol..... wut? The Coco train is back and rolling. Next match vs. Kenin should be a good one.

Millman giving Fed all he can handle again... hope he can pull it out without having to go 5.

been a phucking weird day RBA and titsipas are out too.. Idek whether to go for fed or millman in this 5th set

[nvrstopworking]

Wow. Thought Fed was gonna choke that one away for sure... played like ASS the whole match. Superbreaker saved him lol.

[euron]

Yeah lmfao what.a.day. on both the mens and womens side.

Djokovic is probably laughing, plays either Raonic (9-0 h2h) or Cilic (19-3 h2h) in the QF before meeting Federer who's playing 5 sets with Millman. Tsitsipas is 2-2 with him, and RBA has either beaten him or taken him the distance in recent years.

But to give credit, Cilic played absolutely beastly against RBA. Won 10 games in a row at some point.

[envisu]

how this thread has changed since i last posted

no back and forth useless debating over the GOAT? sweet. i'm back in.

hopefully kyrgios to ruffle more feathers, fukn lol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-...serve/11896400

[engscott]

Is it McEnroe donating $1000 for every set Kyrgios wins? Home turf and a little extra motivation as the guy actually seems to care about people in need

[Trudope]

Can't help but admire Fed. Guy is 38, accomplished more than anyone can ever dream of, and he's still out there battling winning 5 set matches. Well deserved.

A match like this could really help him especially if he cruises in his next few matches. Draw is actually kind to him after this.

Fuosovic and then Sandgren / Fognini, then another crack at Djokovic in the semis

[Jayarbie]

Can't help but admire Fed. Guy is 38, accomplished more than anyone can ever dream of, and he's still out there battling winning 5 set matches. Well deserved

I agree with the sentiment, but playing 4 hour, 5 set matches until 1:00 AM in the early rounds on hard courts does not bode well for his prospects to go deep in this tournament. At 38, that sort of wear and tear adds up even on the most fit athletes.

[iabs]

how this thread has changed since i last posted

no back and forth useless debating over the GOAT? sweet. i'm back in.

hopefully kyrgios to ruffle more feathers, fukn lol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-...serve/11896400

Can your country produce anything other than douchebags?

Imagine being proud of a fuking nobody loud mouth, lmao.

[nvrstopworking]

how this thread has changed since i last posted

no back and forth useless debating over the GOAT? sweet. i'm back in.

hopefully kyrgios to ruffle more feathers, fukn lol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-...serve/11896400

Give it time... won't be long before the trolling starts.

Can your country produce anything other than douchebags?

Imagine being proud of a fuking nobody loud mouth, lmao.

There ya go ^^^^

[envisu]

Can your country produce anything other than douchebags?

Imagine being proud of a fuking nobody loud mouth, lmao.

[iabs]

alright ya kunt.

Say that to me face and not online and see what happens.

[Orlando1234977]

Give it time... won't be long before the trolling starts.

dommy is healed?

[nvrstopworking]

Gutty effort in the end from Nick. Thought he was going to blow that when it went 5 sets. Hell of a match.

Just sucks ass that he's gotta turn around now and play a fresh-as-a-daisy Rafa (who destroyed a fellow Spaniard like always).

[iabs]

Gutty effort in the end from Nick. Thought he was going to blow that when it went 5 sets. Hell of a match.

Just sucks ass that he's gotta turn around now and play a fresh-as-a-daisy Rafa (who destroyed a fellow Spaniard like always).

Oh noes, lets forget that Rafa has played 14 matches vs 8 matches from Kyrgios since the the WTF and that Rafa is 33 yrs old and the hunchback is 24 yrs old.

[JPeeper]

Milos Ranoic straight dominating this tourney. Hasn't dropped a set yet going into Djoker, really hoping he can pull it out against him. After Bianca's historic win last year at New York I would love for Milos to bring another Slam to Canada. Milos winning would be absolutely insane.

Hoping he does it, would also show his fellow young Canadians that he is still the King of the men's side.

Shame Bianca was still injured pre-tourney. Can't wait to watch her dominate again.

[Booyakasha02]

Fking lol at channel 9 over dramatising rafa v kygs drama as if it's gonna be a boxing match..