Tennis

backstreetjoe · Jan 17, 2023

nooniebao said:
Thiem, Cornet, Kanepi, Musetti, Bouzkova, Anisimova and Trevisan are seeded players out in round 1.

Thiem wasnt seeded.

PopHouseMusic · Jan 17, 2023

That match between Murray and Berrettini was quite exciting, wasn't it?

Mike · Jan 17, 2023

PopHouseMusic said:
That match between Murray and Berrettini was quite exciting, wasn't it?

Checking the score to see they were in a final set tie break is what got me out of bed on this freezing cold Tuesday.

Andy never gives up. Even if his chances of taking another slam title are likely well behind him, he still loves being out there. I'm pretty sure the UK "fans" who keep whingeing that he should retire are the same ones who constantly talked him down as not good enough to win a slam in the first place, and have never forgiven him for making them eat their words.

PopHouseMusic · Jan 18, 2023

Raducanu v Gauff, here we go. Trying to watch it sneakily at work, the struggle is real.

nooniebao · Jan 18, 2023

Sick Sad World · Jan 18, 2023

I have zero interest in this AO.

Mary Cherry · Jan 18, 2023

Me before Kyrgios withdrew

Sick Sad World said:
I have zero interest in this AO.

Me after Kyrgios withdrew

Sick Sad World said:
I have interest in this AO.

backstreetjoe · Jan 18, 2023

You gotta love Danimal. She needs her own TV show never mind that Netflix nonsense. Tough match next for her against Rybakina. Bencic looking a possible winner here?

Mike · Jan 19, 2023

On the plus side, Zverev is gone.

Unfortunately, when you factor in Ruud and Fritz also losing today with Nadal and Berrettini already out of the picture, the path is clearing for yet another Djokovic win.

PopHouseMusic · Jan 19, 2023

What an absolutely phenomenal game of tennis from both Murray and Kokkinakis there. Thrilled at the outcome.

nooniebao · Jan 19, 2023

nooniebao · Jan 22, 2023

Iga is out in the 2nd week of the Australian Open.

AllRed · Jan 22, 2023

So Iga's out and Fasion Icon Ostapenko defeats Gauff. Bizarre, but entertaining.

Artemisia · Jan 22, 2023

WTA in shambles

Mike · Jan 22, 2023

Artemisia said:
WTA in shambles

Is it? I'd say the women's draw at this stage is one of the least shambolic we've seen at a slam in recent years. If anything, the men's side is in far worse shape.

Sick Sad World · Jan 22, 2023

I'm really not invested in this AO, but happy to see Elena get the win over Iga.
At this point, I'll be happy to hear if Elena or Caro win the whole thing. Anyone else will be pretty meh...
I'm scared it's going to be Pegula.

cdd216 · Jan 22, 2023

I'm 100% here for an Ostapenko win. Love her power. Love her brashness. Love her unfiltered interviews. She keeps it interesting.

Mike · Jan 22, 2023

Watching the Azarenka-Zhu match and the commentator has twice said this will be Vika's first slam quarter final in six years if she wins.

How hard is it to find people who know what they're talking about? She was the US Open runner up in 2020.

Sick Sad World · Jan 22, 2023

Mike said:
Watching the Azarenka-Zhu match and the commentator has twice said this will be Vika's first slam quarter final in six years if she wins.

How hard is it to find people who know what they're talking about? She was the US Open runner up in 2020.

It's been 6 years since her last AO QF... perhaps that's what they meant, but didn't say it in the right way.

Gabeee9292 · Jan 22, 2023

cdd216 said:
I'm 100% here for an Ostapenko win. Love her power. Love her brashness. Love her unfiltered interviews. She keeps it interesting.

And she knows that!

I haven't watched much of this AO yet because timezones but I'll try to catch up on the second week. Jelena, Aryna or Caroline winning it all would make me so happy!