Real McCoy Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 This AO is truly open, pardon the pun. We are beginning to see a new rivalry at the top with Sinner and Alcaraz vying for the pole position. Djokovic is the old horse and Zverev is always in competition if the top 2 slip up. Sinner is the defending champion after he destroyed Djokovic to replace the old king at RLA. This is a mouthwatering tournament with Djokovic-Alcaraz meetup predicted in the QF. Tagging @Gollum@coffee_rules and other tennis fans https://ausopen.com/draws Please pin it to the cricket section for the time being @Austin 3:!6@Lord coffee_rules and Gollum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Looking forward to watch tennis after Rafa retired. No more tension. Will root for the young Spaniard !! Real McCoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) Will watch only SFs/F...or if two of the 4 names OP mentioned face off before that, like Nole vs Alcaraz here. No more a tennis fanatic like I was till as recent as 3-4 years back. Edited January 10 by Gollum Real McCoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Sinner and Swiatek's doping cases have turned me off big time. Especially the way ATP/WTA handled them, blatant favoritism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 33 minutes ago, Gollum said: Sinner and Swiatek's doping cases have turned me off big time. Especially the way ATP/WTA handled them, blatant favoritism. ATP is not going to tank on its biggest stars. Unfortunate but understandable. Somebody who is not a big 3 fan will be urging on Sinner and Alcaraz to be the next big stars. Gollum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 Djokovic wins against Basavareddy in the first round. @Gollum This was similar to the 1st round match that Federer played against Nagal in USO 19 only that Basavareddy has more weapons than Nadal. He has a good serve and has more attacking shots than Nagal. Djokovic would have preferred to get this done in straights but was surprised by his teenage opponent who matched him for almost two sets. Djokovic is no match for Alcaraz if he plays like this. @Austin 3:!6@Lord WTF man I asked this to be pinned. You took all the effort to change the section from cricket to chit chat but forgot to pin it. Pin it in this section atleast. After 2 weeks you can do what you want Muloghonto, coffee_rules and Gollum 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 2 hours ago, Real McCoy said: Djokovic wins against Basavareddy in the first round. @Gollum This was similar to the 1st round match that Federer played against Nagal in USO 19 only that Basavareddy has more weapons than Nadal. He has a good serve and has more attacking shots than Nagal. Djokovic would have preferred to get this done in straights but was surprised by his teenage opponent who matched him for almost two sets. Djokovic is no match for Alcaraz if he plays like this. @Austin 3:!6@Lord WTF man I asked this to be pinned. You took all the effort to change the section from cricket to chit chat but forgot to pin it. Pin it in this section atleast. After 2 weeks you can do what you want it is on ESPN+, had stopped after Paris. Will do it after third round. Hopefully the big ones last till then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 45 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: it is on ESPN+, had stopped after Paris. Will do it after third round. Hopefully the big ones last till then its also on streaming sites if you can handle some annoying ads. same espn is showing there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 The big stars move to the next round. Tsisipas and Ruud fall in the first and second round but their exit was expected sometime or the other. Djokovic gets another 4 set victory. I don;t know if its his intensity or the opponent playing better for a set or two. I don;t think he will win any more grandslams if he plays like this. @Muloghonto predicted he will retire after he gets 25. It seems a mirage at this point. If he doesn't, it will be wise for him to hang up his boots after this year. Muloghonto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicks57 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Tennis is very close to being a dead sport. Tennis is not a lucrative sport in terms of money and 100th ranked tennis player is barely making money. Europeans will always dominate tennis because of the inherent socialism in European societies and the standard of living. I am finding it very difficult to tune into the action for AO 2025. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 just watched the medvedev-tien game from the middle of the 3rd set. What a game! This is the match of the tournament so far. Tien looks a talented youngster only 19. He broke when Medvedev was serving for the match to take it to a 5th set teibreaker and won it 10-7. Kudos to him. Vickydev, Gollum and nevada 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevada Posted Friday at 07:14 AM Share Posted Friday at 07:14 AM Disappointed to see Joao Fonseca depart in the second round after an impressive win in R1! Hoping to see the young man do much better at the big tournaments this year. I like Sinner and Alcaraz both, don't mind seeing one of them win the title. Real McCoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandz Posted Monday at 04:33 AM Share Posted Monday at 04:33 AM Novak being such a drama queen again. It was just banter and he blew it up, now the Serbian ambassador is calling for ethics review! Wtf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted Monday at 06:15 AM Share Posted Monday at 06:15 AM 1 hour ago, Sandz said: Novak being such a drama queen again. It was just banter and he blew it up, now the Serbian ambassador is calling for ethics review! Wtf! Why should he be soft target every single time? Glad he is not taking this lying down, western media should grow up for once. GoldenSun and Real McCoy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted Monday at 08:59 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 08:59 AM 2 hours ago, Gollum said: Why should he be soft target every single time? Glad he is not taking this lying down, western media should grow up for once. Djokovic - Alcaraz showdown tomorrow. Looking forward to it. Hopefully it will stay upto the billing. Last wimbledon was a damp squib. Nole is an obvious underdog here. I guess he is trying to turn this media thing into a motivational drive. Haven't watched the last match. Can't comment on what happened. nevada, coffee_rules and Gollum 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevada Posted Monday at 04:04 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:04 PM 7 hours ago, Real McCoy said: Djokovic - Alcaraz showdown tomorrow. Looking forward to it. Hopefully it will stay upto the billing. Last wimbledon was a damp squib. Nole is an obvious underdog here. I guess he is trying to turn this media thing into a motivational drive. Haven't watched the last match. Can't comment on what happened. I hope Alcaraz wins in straight sets! Novak has won enough and it's pass the baton time Real McCoy, Muloghonto and coffee_rules 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McCoy Posted Monday at 04:18 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 04:18 PM 10 minutes ago, nevada said: I hope Alcaraz wins in straight sets! Novak has won enough and it's pass the baton time I agree about the passing the baton. I just want to see a good match after last wimbledon. I also want to see Alcaraz fight a little for the win not easy straight sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted Tuesday at 01:54 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:54 PM Nole serving for the match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan Posted Tuesday at 01:57 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:57 PM The GOAT is not done yet! Real McCoy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted Tuesday at 01:58 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:58 PM Simply the greatest ever, bravo Nole. Real McCoy and Texan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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