metal beat Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 You beauty!! Go Thiem!! I thought he choked big time and Rafa was in, but he came back to win. The best match of the Open so far. Thiem was amazing with his fearless ground strokes. 2
wolster Posted January 29, 2020 Author Posted January 29, 2020 Brilliant match. Thiem looked gone when he couldn't serve for the match. Good on him for hanging in there and winning. 1
metal beat Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 38 minutes ago, cheekyboy said: Well done, Thiem..........I hope the other semi is as good as this one. Keith. That was only a qtr final 1
LogicprObe Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 5 hours ago, metal beat said: Keith. That was only a qtr final It was a late finish................. 1
cheekyboy Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, metal beat said: Keith. That was only a qtr final Yep, that's right, so hope the semi finals are as good. Cheers Keith Edited January 29, 2020 by cheekyboy
cheekyboy Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 57 minutes ago, LogicprObe said: It was a late finish................. Not as late as I thought it was going to be!
cheekyboy Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 7 hours ago, metal beat said: You beauty!! Go Thiem!! I thought he choked big time and Rafa was in, but he came back to win. The best match of the Open so far. Thiem was amazing with his fearless ground strokes. Thiem did tighten up several times, but did eventually manage to overcome the nerves for a win. Thiem played some of the best tennis I've seen from him and it does underline just how good you have to play to beat Rafa. I think Roger will need one of those miracles he was talking about the other night, if he is going to get over Novak in their semi tonight, but I'm hoping he finds one...............come on Roger! If Thiem can produce last night's form in his semi against Zverev, he'll be in the final.............come on Thiem! Cheers, Keith 1
cheekyboy Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Just watching the Ash Barty semi and the British commentator (sorry can’t think of her name) was telling Helena Dokic in commentary that tennis dads can get excited watching their daughters play! Cheers Keith Edited January 30, 2020 by cheekyboy
tubularbells Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Dunno about the tennis but Billy (BFI) ROCKED the house last night....Was so close I could taste his sweat!
metal beat Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Oh Dear. Barty just had a choke party. 2 set points in the tie break and up 5-3 in the 2nd set. Edited January 30, 2020 by metal beat 1
cheekyboy Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Well folks, the Barty party is over, but congratulations to Ash for making her first Australian Open semi final. I thought she was dominant for most of both sets, but when she had points to win both sets, a combination of nerves and playing too safe cost her each set and the match. We will have to wait another year to see an Australian win this title and that will be 43 years.............long time between drinks, Cheers Keith 2
stevoz Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Well, the 2020 AO just got very boring. Barty is out. My question is: Why did she have to play in the heat of the afternoon and not on prime time tonight? The organisers need to be shot for thinking Djokovich v Zverev would rate higher or be a more popular ticket than our own number one ranked women and Australia's sweetheart fighting for a finals berth. WTF were they thinking?! Also to come up with the excuse that they don't want to give an advantage to one semi winner over the other through getting more rest.....why are the men playing a night apart then?? A almost mysoginistic attitude to womens tennis.....it completely defies logic. 1
cheekyboy Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, stevoz said: Well, the 2020 AO just got very boring. Barty is out. My question is: Why did she have to play in the heat of the afternoon and not on prime time tonight? The organisers need to be shot for thinking Djokovich v Zverev would rate higher or be a more popular ticket than our own number one ranked women and Australia's sweetheart fighting for a finals berth. WTF were they thinking?! Also to come up with the excuse that they don't want to give an advantage to one semi winner over the other through getting more rest.....why are the men playing a night apart then?? A almost mysoginistic attitude to womens tennis.....it completely defies logic. I was really hoping Ash could win this tournament and I’m a little disappointed she lost her match today, but I think there is still a lot of interest in this tournament, especially from the men’s side. The women are great to watch, especially when the match is competitive, but comparing the standard of play to last night’s Thiem v Nadal match for instance, the women’s matches today look like slow motion. I’m really looking forward to Roger v. Novak tonight and I’m not sure Djokovic v Zverev would draw more interest, but Novak will need to win tonight and Zverev will need to beat Thiem tomorrow for that to happen. Go Roger!! Cheers Keith Edited January 30, 2020 by cheekyboy
metal beat Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, stevoz said: Well, the 2020 AO just got very boring. Barty is out. My question is: Why did she have to play in the heat of the afternoon and not on prime time tonight? The organisers need to be shot for thinking Djokovich v Zverev would rate higher or be a more popular ticket than our own number one ranked women and Australia's sweetheart fighting for a finals berth. WTF were they thinking?! Also to come up with the excuse that they don't want to give an advantage to one semi winner over the other through getting more rest.....why are the men playing a night apart then?? A almost mysoginistic attitude to womens tennis.....it completely defies logic. Steve. The ladies always play their semi finals during the heat of the day. It would have been completely unfair to the second semi final to ask them to play during the day, while Ash plays at night. That would mean 2.5 days rest vs 1 day rest. Like it or not, the quality of the mens tennis is light years ahead of the ladies. 1
metal beat Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Plenty of rumours going around that Roger is going to pull out before tonights match against Novak. Hmmm, I wonder. Edited January 30, 2020 by metal beat
cheekyboy Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, metal beat said: Plenty of rumours going around that Roger is going to pull out before tonights match against Novak. Hmmm, I wonder. Heard that earlier in the telecast, but they did say that Roger was confirmed to play.......fingers crossed. 1
ThirdDrawerDown Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Nadal vs Thiem was sensational. I'd love to see Federer get to 21 Slams but he's looking the most vulnerable of the remaining men. Too many five-setters and rolls of the dice. If he wins tonight it may well be that the heat is a factor. Edited January 30, 2020 by ThirdDrawerDown Math
metal beat Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Just now, cheekyboy said: Heard that earlier in the telecast, but they did say that Roger was confirmed to play.......fingers crossed. Roger has never pulled out of a match mid match, but has pulled put multiple times before a match. If he is not 100%, not sure what the point is. He will get flogged by Novak. Or is it a smoke screen?
cheekyboy Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 Just now, ThirdDrawerDown said: Nadal vs Thiem was sensational. I'd love to see Federer get to 20 Slams but he's looking the most vulnerable of the remaining men. Too many five-setters and rolls of the dice. If he wins tonight it may well be that the heat is a factor. Your wish has come true.........Roger has 20 slams! 1
metal beat Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Halep is out!! The last 12 majors since 2017 there have been 11 different ladies champions. Osaka won 2. If Kenin wins, that will be 12 different out of 13 majors. That is the big difference vs the mens - nobody is dominant in the ladies. Everyone gets a prize Edited January 30, 2020 by metal beat 1
cheekyboy Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 The Thiem v Zverev semi did not come up to the standard of the Thiem v Nadal match, but that match was arguably the best in this tournament. I'm glad Thiem came through. but he will need to lift his game considerably if he is going to have any chance of beating Djokovic. I've gotta be honest, my interest in the women's event has waned a lot since Barty lost in the semi, but I'll have a look today and hope it is a competitive match. Cheers, Keith 1
cheekyboy Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: Novak in 3 or 4. That’ll get you short odds! 1
metal beat Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, cheekyboy said: The Thiem v Zverev semi did not come up to the standard of the Thiem v Nadal match, but that match was arguably the best in this tournament. I'm glad Thiem came through. but he will need to lift his game considerably if he is going to have any chance of beating Djokovic. I've gotta be honest, my interest in the women's event has waned a lot since Barty lost in the semi, but I'll have a look today and hope it is a competitive match. Cheers, Keith Agree. interesting match last night. You could see Thiem was mentally/physically struggling to keep it together all the time, but he managed to step up when it mattered. Zverev seem to be too passive far too often and imo that is what lost him the match - when he was attacking he was very good. Joker should win, but I really hope Thiem can recover mentally and beat him in 4 playing that lovely attacking play he has been doing. The ladies will be interesting - I saw Kenin play in the first round and her groundstrokes are very good and will not break down - but she does not have the killer shots like Murga does. If Murga brings he A game, she will win. If she is slightly down like Ash was Kenin all the way. Anyway, I will enjoy the match tonight regardless - Kenin wears the best tennis skirt in the game and Murga has lovely legs - and both play great tennis Edited January 31, 2020 by metal beat 3
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