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re: Unofficial 2017 Australian Open Thread.

Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:20 pm to
Posted by little billy
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:20 pm to
Cliff is awesome. McEnroe is so smart that in his old age he has become aware of his narcissism and somewhat effectively keeps it in check. But ultimately he's still ends up talking about himself more than anything else.

Eta that was a harsh assessment of McEnroe he's very knowledgeable actually and tennis is lucky for him to still be involved with the sport.
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 10:27 pm
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:25 pm to
I don't like John as an announcer. He's so good at tennis he forgets how hard it is for these guys.

Gilbert is decent, Stolle was amazing, Mary Joe is pretty good. Martina good when you could understand her.

Courier was pretty good as he brought you the strategy aspect.

The only horrible one to me is Chris Everet

Tennis to me is hard though to announce
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 10:27 pm
Posted by pelicansfan123
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:41 pm to
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Posted by bayoucracka
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 10:57 pm to
That would have been shitty if Istomin played one of the best sets of his career and lost it.
Posted by Dawgsontop34
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:03 pm to
That was one of the longest first sets I can remember watching.
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:09 pm to
Same here... by far. Especially on hard court.

Istomin has to run out of gas very soon.
Posted by sms151t
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:28 pm to
Monfils is being efficient

So expect stupidity soon
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 11:29 pm
Posted by bayoucracka
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 11:40 pm to
That's surprising. I wrote him off since he didn't play any warmup tournies. So, of course he rolls Vesely and throws up a 6-3 first set vs. Dog.

ETA: He just hit a behind-the-back shot from the baseline on set point and won the set.

Just took some Dog at +880 in case Monf hits the wall.
This post was edited on 1/19/17 at 12:29 am
Posted by bayoucracka
Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 1/19/17 at 1:41 am to
This is insane. I thought Istomin would fold after that marathon 1st set. Now they're going to a 5th and he's still playing at a high level.
Posted by emanresu
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 1/19/17 at 2:03 am to
quote:

Courier was pretty good

Commentating at Indian Wells he is masterful.
Posted by StreakySchmidty
Brisbane
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Posted on 1/19/17 at 2:05 am to
Istomin is putting on a clinic.
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 1/19/17 at 2:13 am to
quote:

Istomin is putting on a clinic.



And doing it on Nole's favorite court no less.
Posted by Broski
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Posted on 1/19/17 at 2:21 am to
First time Novak hasn't made it to a 3rd round in a slam since 2008.


Dude out here trolling Nole
This post was edited on 1/19/17 at 2:22 am
Posted by StreakySchmidty
Brisbane
Member since Jul 2014
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Posted on 1/19/17 at 2:21 am to
Nishikori is still my pick. This has been a fun slam to watch so far.
Posted by bayoucracka
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Posted on 1/19/17 at 2:33 am to
My brain still hasn't processed this. If Raonic were to lose, who makes the final from the bottom half? There's about 9 guys with a legit shot.
Posted by UltimateHog
Thailand
Member since Dec 2011
68441 posts
Posted on 1/19/17 at 3:03 am to
I hope Milos wins it all now.
Posted by FootballNostradamus
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 1/19/17 at 4:48 am to
What in the frick just happened?!?
Posted by sms151t
Polos, Porsches, Ponies..PROBATION
Member since Aug 2009
140692 posts
Posted on 1/19/17 at 8:37 am to
There should be 3 decent matches today

Genie and CoCo, we all know why we will watch that. I mean we get puking and a hawt girl.

Jo Willie v Sock, that will be fun to watch

Fed v Berdych, I think Fed has a chance to get to Rd 3. Amazingly about a year ago we would never say Fed has a chance vs Berdych. It was he will roll.

Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
65995 posts
Posted on 1/19/17 at 8:45 am to
That Istomin win is the second biggest upset ever IMO, after Soderling/Nadal.

Huge openings on that bottom half. I'm going with a Zverev/Thiem semifinal.#nextgen
Posted by Caymus
Houston
Member since Jul 2015
1203 posts
Posted on 1/19/17 at 9:13 am to
I think you're forgetting about Karlovic over Hewitt in his first grand slam back ever in 2003 and Wimbledon.
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