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Official 2013 Aussie Open Thread

Posted on 1/13/13 at 6:24 pm
Posted by jclem11
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 6:24 pm
Maria opens the tourney on Rod Laver.

Posted by The Boat
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 6:26 pm to
No Roddick no care.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 6:26 pm to
Vamos Nole.
Posted by jclem11
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 6:31 pm to
quote:

No Roddick no care.


It is weird not seeing him. Who's going to step up and carry the mantle now?
Posted by quail man
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 6:37 pm to
What mantle?
Posted by The Boat
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 6:44 pm to
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Who's going to step up and carry the mantle now?

Maybe a pile of poo.
Posted by tuptiger
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 7:08 pm to
I still have faith that Ryan Harrison will be a top 10 talent
Posted by usc6158
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 7:32 pm to
My man Steve Johnson needs this breaker
Posted by UltimateHog
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 7:38 pm to
Homer.
Posted by tuptiger
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 7:40 pm to
Hope he wins, but his ceiling is low. He's slow, and his backhand is below average.

His foot speed will limit his potential big time. Good serve and forehand though.
Posted by Bench McElroy
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 7:41 pm to
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I still have faith that Ryan Harrison will be a top 10 talent



If he wins his first round match, he'll face Djokovic in the second round. It'll be an asskicking of epic proportions.
Posted by usc6158
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 7:47 pm to
His talent maxed out a couple years ago. He can still give some good players a match when he's having a good serving day
Posted by usc6158
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 7:48 pm to
Sam Stosur looks like she's on HGH or testosterone
Posted by deathvalleyjunkie
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 8:24 pm to
watching nishikori match right now and he has collar popped
Posted by dominustd
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 8:27 pm to
Tennis has a drug problem. See Djoker and his countryman Tipsaravic(???) for starters.

Nadal too. But hey, bury your heads like you do w/ NFL or did w/ MLB, or Armstrong.
Posted by tuptiger
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 8:32 pm to
Posted by Them
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 8:37 pm to
Steve Johnson fan clubbin
Posted by Bunk Moreland
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 8:37 pm to
This kid is battling like crazy. He just fought off a match point. 5-5 in the fourth.
This post was edited on 1/13/13 at 8:40 pm
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 8:57 pm to
Just insane what's going on here. Johnson was down 2-4 in the fourth set tiebreaker and looked like he was dead. At 4-5, he breaks off a ridiculous forehand drop shot winner from the baseline. Guns a forehand at 5-6 to fight off a second match point. Pops an ace to close out the set. This kid is straight balls.

I think he will get destroyed in the fifth, but what you have to understand is he had an absolutely insane gauntlet to qualify. Johnson won 17-15 in the third set in the first round of qualification, then two more rounds just to get in the main draw.

This post was edited on 1/13/13 at 9:00 pm
Posted by Roscoe
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Posted on 1/13/13 at 9:16 pm to
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Posted by Message usc6158 Official 2013 Aussie Open Thread His talent maxed out a couple years ago. He can still give some good players a match when he's having a good serving day


He's probably going end up getting into the top 50, which isn't bad considering his backhand is so weak.
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