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Unofficial 2017 Australian Open Thread.

Posted on 1/12/17 at 7:29 pm
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 1/12/17 at 7:29 pm
Draw has been released.
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The men's tour is in a weird state. Djokovic's dominance seems to be fading, but he has won this tournament six times. Murray is atop the sport, but it doesn't seem like it will be for a long time. He has five runner-up trophies in Melbourne. Young guns like Zverev and Thiem appear ready to break through. Roger is probably going to fall off the shelf. We'll see what happens if he gets Berdych in the third round, if that's how I read the draw.

No idea what to expect on the women's side. I think Azarenka had a baby. Masha is still out. Serena actually played a prep tournament. Poor Kvitova got shanked. I guess Kerber's the favorite?

Looks like Tiafoe and Smyczek have a steel cage match to get in the main draw. The Worm is one match away from qualifying at 38. Just caught some of Taylor Townsend, she is as large and in charge as ever.

Time for the "Happy Slam," as the players call it. Tournament begins 7:00 eastern Sunday night in the U.S.





This post was edited on 1/19/17 at 9:00 pm
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
203356 posts
Posted on 1/12/17 at 7:31 pm to
FED wins the Mens.............
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139863 posts
Posted on 1/12/17 at 7:40 pm to
Isner does droopy dog 2nd round vs the Spaniard and I go into irrational and incomprehensible rant on Isner. This rant will call him gutless and heartless among other things.
Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
79187 posts
Posted on 1/12/17 at 8:42 pm to
tricky first opener for Djokovic, verdasco had him dead to rights with 5 match points at Doha last week.
Posted by castorinho
13623 posts
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 1/12/17 at 9:17 pm to
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Djokovic's dominance seems to be fading,
from where it was, sure. But he's still pretty dominant. 65-9 last year, 7 titles, 2 grand slams.
quote:

tricky first opener for Djokovic, verdasco had him dead to rights with 5 match points at Doha last week.
Yeah definitely tricky for a first round, but I don't see verdasco outlasting him in a best of 5 on HC.
Posted by little billy
Orange County, CA
Member since May 2015
8319 posts
Posted on 1/12/17 at 9:40 pm to
I consider Djokovic the favorite. He looked great against Murray recently in Qatar. PJ - if Federer wins the tournament that would be truly amazing. And awesome. I just don't see it. On the women's side my dark horse to win it is Johanna Konta.
Posted by Dawgsontop34
Member since Jun 2014
42659 posts
Posted on 1/12/17 at 10:48 pm to
I always love it when Serena plays herself into shape at the Australian.
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
139863 posts
Posted on 1/13/17 at 8:29 am to
Nadal Baghdadis 2nd round match will be fun except for the butt digs. Anytime Baghdadis gets rolling we will have a 5 minute exploratory digging session.
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
99999 posts
Posted on 1/15/17 at 11:03 pm to
Janowicz up 2 sets on Cilic
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
Member since Aug 2006
36478 posts
Posted on 1/17/17 at 9:36 pm to
Big night for Americans, huh?
Posted by FootballNostradamus
Member since Nov 2009
20509 posts
Posted on 1/18/17 at 6:52 am to
Holy shite at the blonde behind Tomic's coach.

Don't know how to upload pics.
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
Member since Aug 2006
36478 posts
Posted on 1/19/17 at 4:46 pm to
berdych-federer
sock-tsonga
murray-querrey

bout to be such a night
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
6822 posts
Posted on 1/21/17 at 3:55 am to
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First set to the stork. Best bet for Rafa is to wear him out and win on a TKO.

Good call sir
Posted by pelicansfan123
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 1/23/17 at 8:20 pm to
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This post was edited on 5/9/20 at 6:50 pm
Posted by Enfuego
Uptown
Member since Mar 2009
9883 posts
Posted on 1/23/17 at 10:00 pm to
3/4 US Women in semis
Posted by Hot Carl
Prayers up for 3
Member since Dec 2005
59287 posts
Posted on 1/27/17 at 4:50 am to
Nice break
Posted by goldennugget
Hating Masks
Member since Jul 2013
24514 posts
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:35 am to
neither of these guys have the most attractive girlfriends
Posted by chitiger91
Lake Bluff IL
Member since Apr 2016
3120 posts
Posted on 1/29/17 at 5:01 am to
Wow
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