re: Official Austrailian Open 2011 Thread

Venus up next?

Schedule of play in case anyone is interested.


Wow, I didn't realize Australia is 15 hours ahead of us. I knew it was a lot, but not 15.

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I love having a legitimate sober excuse to stay up until 3 - 5am

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ETA: If I was drinking, no way I'd make it long. I'm a poon when it comes to tolerance. lol

I got sucked into some opening round match a few years ago. By the time it was over I was almost late for work.

Davydenko should think about retiring. If this weren't a slam, you would think he fixed this one as well.

One of my travel goals is to see each of the grand slams.

Venus over Errani 3 and 2.

ETA: Záhlavová up next for her

Personally, I have a hard time watching Roddick play, regardless of the fact that he is an American. His game just isn't very entertaining to watch IMO. Same for Isner. Huge serve with not much of anything else just doesn't seem like tennis to me. I'd much rather watch Marty Fish or the Harrison teenager...players with well rounded all court games.

I really just don't understand all the love that Roddick, or the Williams sisters, always gets with the american fan. All three can be just total punks at times and their games amount to pretty much nothing more than a bunch of big whackers. I cringe when I see Roddick or Serena come to the net and try to use touch on their volleys. It's almost laughable to see these top 10 players look totally incompetent at times at the net.

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I was unemployed in 09 and stayed up until 6am watching the Nadal/Verdasco match live. One of the greatest sporting events I've seen.

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Wasn't unemployed but still watched it, simply unreal. Fed/Safin was a close 2nd.

Nadal giving up only 4 points in the entire first set.

Can't blame the guy for quitting.


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