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re: The Unofficial 2020 Australian Open Thread

Posted on 1/18/20 at 3:10 pm to
Posted by bamagreycoat
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 3:10 pm to
quote:

I have Kyrgios beating Rafa in round of 16.


I’d love to see that match I want to see how Rafa handles a match in a Slam where the crowd will be more than 70% against him. I can’t remember that happening in a long time. The Australians usually are very kind to Nadal.
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 3:43 pm to
quote:

Who of you are in a position in life that you can stay awake and watch the Australian Open live?

Me... but being on the west coast helps for sure.
Posted by bamagreycoat
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 7:40 pm to
Ok Crack, I’ll be up watching any match having to do with the top seeds and any Serena, Keys, Kenin, CoCo, or Barty match. This is our only Slam until June.
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 9:31 pm to
Don’t really watch WTA but I’ll be awake for sure. I have Collins at 9/1 to win her quarter.
Posted by moester75
Anne Arundel County, MD
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 1/19/20 at 1:23 am to
Yea I was upset when Collins best Sofia Kenin in the warm up tournament. Collins is playing good hard court tennis right now. Ash Barty could ride the crowd deep into the draw. She would be a safe bet to make the Semi Finals. She is dearly loved in Melbourne after winning Roland Garros.
Posted by moester75
Anne Arundel County, MD
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 1/19/20 at 6:31 pm to
Bump let’s get the first Slam of the season started.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 1/19/20 at 6:32 pm to
I believe Venus and Coco are up at 10:30 eastern on the Deuce.
Posted by moester75
Anne Arundel County, MD
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 1/19/20 at 6:35 pm to
8 seed Serena kicks it all off at 8:00 est. I’m pulling for Serena, Madison Keys, and all American women after them. I’m pulling for #20 for Nadal or #21 for Federer.
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
6898 posts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 7:52 pm to
Sam Q serving for a rare AO win, but does it count if it’s over Coric?
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 1/19/20 at 7:55 pm to
Querry looked great.

His quarter is pretty weak, could make a bit of a run.
Posted by moester75
Anne Arundel County, MD
Member since Oct 2018
1544 posts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 8:09 pm to
Damn Serena is on fire crushing the ball. 3-0 in first set.

ETA: That was pure domination from Serena 6-0 6-3. I definitely se her cruising into the second week.
This post was edited on 1/19/20 at 8:58 pm
Posted by moester75
Anne Arundel County, MD
Member since Oct 2018
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Posted on 1/19/20 at 8:10 pm to
Yea it counts a win in a Slam always counts pretty much. Win or go home.
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
6898 posts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 9:24 pm to
And down goes Shapo. Fed is smiling somewhere.

ETA: Oh he’s on the court... so def not smiling.
This post was edited on 1/20/20 at 3:27 am
Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
78642 posts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 9:38 pm to
Reilly is out here servebotting Fognini so hard that the Italian just smashed his racket.
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
65979 posts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 9:38 pm to
Tennis Channel did a draw prediction thing with Tracy Austin and Jimmy Arias and they each really wanted to go top four initially -- I think Tracy felt like she had to deviate and went with Shapo. I was thinking WTF, Fed's draw must be easy for people not to be picking against him at all before the semis.
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
6898 posts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 10:00 pm to
Considering the level of molestation the last time he played Berrettini, yeah it's pretty easy. Watch out for Grigor though.
This post was edited on 1/19/20 at 10:01 pm
Posted by little billy
Orange County, CA
Member since May 2015
8469 posts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 10:04 pm to
Evening gents. Time to watch some tennis.
Posted by little billy
Orange County, CA
Member since May 2015
8469 posts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 10:08 pm to
God damn Laver Arena is packed to the roof to watch the GOAT.
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
6898 posts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 10:09 pm to
Posted by little billy
Orange County, CA
Member since May 2015
8469 posts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 10:15 pm to
Stevie J hitting a 2 hander now. Should have been doing that for years. Never agreed with the decision to hit only one handed slices.

He is terribly outclassed in this one no matter what though.
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