2019 Australian Open, Melbourne - ATP GRAND SLAM

[DarthFed]

Federer said he will likely play the clay court season, which gives him one more chance at the Double career slam.

I don't think he'd win RG if all the top 20 sit it out. I'm hoping he comes to his senses and doesn't play on clay this year or any year. He needs some rest followed by serious training for grass

 

[The_Grand_Slam]

Optimistic would be saying he's definitely winning more majors. I have a feeling that ship has sailed, because there is a pretty obvious transition as we speak in the depth and competitiveness of the field. I have a feeling we will be looking at it as a highly competitive field for the first time in a long time.

Those Bercy and WTF finals were great results from the field(hopefully someone steps up on clay as well).I sort off expected Djokovic to win everything he entered.I still think he wins 2-3 slams this year.

However, I guarantee Roger won't continue to be so pathetic as the last 8-9 months (currently now at #6!!!). If so then I'd imagine he calls it a career after this year.

His off-days are terrible these days though.
He said he wanted to gain some power on FH in the off-season but he was literally hitting puffballs mostly in the first 2 sets and almost exclusively in the last set and a half.

 

[Nadalfan2013]

Ok guys Federer is out of the tournament... he is gone, probably already back in Switzerland... If you guys want to talk about Federer and his future maybe you can do it in the Federer fan thread? But please let’s keep this thread about players who are still in the tournament such as Nadal and the upcoming matches in Australia. Thanks!

 

[Andy22]

I don't think he'd win RG if all the top 20 say it out. I'm hoping he comes to his senses and doesn't play on clay this year or any year. He needs some rest followed by serious training for grass

Federer at least has a better wimbledon this year even if he's not at his best level of tennis.

 

[kskate2]

Schedule of Play - Day 8: Monday, January 21, 2019

Rod Laver Arena
Day session - From 11:00am AEDT
Men's Legends Doubles 1st Round
J. McEnroe/ P. McEnroe vs H. Leconte/ T. Woodbridge

Not before 12:00pm AEDT
Women's Singles 4th Round
N. Osaka (4) vs A. Sevastova (13)

Men's Singles 4th Round
A. Zverev (4) vs M. Raonic (16)

Night session - From 7:00pm AEDT
Women's Singles 4th Round
S. Halep (1) vs S. Williams (16)

Men's Singles 4th Round
N. Djokovic (1) vs D. Medvedev (15)


Margaret Court Arena
Day session - From 11:00am AEDT
Women's Singles 4th Round
M. Keys (17) vs E. Svitolina (6)

Women's Doubles 3rd Round
A. Cornet/ P. Martic vs/ S. Stosur/ S. Zhang

Not before 4:00pm AEDT
Women's Singles 4th Round
G. Muguruza (18) vs Ka. Pliskova (7)

Not before 6:00pm AEDT
Men's Singles 4th Round
P. Carreno Busta (23) vs K. Nishikori (8)


Melbourne Arena
Day session - From 11:00am AEDT
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round
A. Klepac/ E. Roger-Vasselin vs A. Sharma (WC)/ J. Smith (WC)

Women's Doubles 3rd Round
K. Flipkens (13)/ J. Larsson (13) vs T. Babos (2)/ K. Mladenovic (2)

Women's Doubles 3rd Round
B. Krejcikova (1)/ K. Siniakova (1) vs E. Mertens/ A. Sabalenka

Not before 5:00pm AEDT
Men's Singles 4th Round
B. Coric (11) vs L. Pouille (28)


1573 Arena
Day session - From 11:00am AEDT
Mixed Doubles 2nd Round
A. Spears (6)/ J. Cabal (6) vs D. Schuurs/ M. Middelkoop

Men's Legends Doubles 1st Round
P. Cash/ M. Woodforde vs M. Bahrami/ M. Philippoussis

Not before 2:00pm AEDT
Men's Doubles 3rd Round
L. Kubot (7)/ H. Zeballos (7) vs B. Ellis (WC)/ A. Popyrin (WC)

Mixed Doubles 2nd Round
M. Martinez Sanchez/ N. Skupski vs J. Moore (WC)/ A. Whittington (WC)

Mixed Doubles 2nd Round
K. Mladenovic/ R. Lindstedt vs B. Mattek-Sands/ J. Murray

Court 3
Day session - From 11:00am AEDT
Women's Doubles 3rd Round
J. Brady/ A. Riske vs N. Melichar (4)/ K. Peschke (4)

Not before 1:00pm AEDT
Men's Doubles 3rd Round
J. Murray (3)/ B. Soares (3) vs K. Krawietz/ N. Mektic

Men's Doubles 3rd Round
P. Herbert (5)/ N. Mahut (5) vs R. Ram (11)/ J. Salisbury (11)

Men's Doubles 3rd Round
R. Harrison/ S. Querrey vs J. Sock/ J. Withrow

 

[Andy22]

A.Zverev vs. M.Raonic definitely the match of the night.

 

[DarthFed]

Federer at least has a better wimbledon this year even if he's not at his best level of tennis.

Anything but a title is a failure. He's crapped the bed at too many Wimbledons to count and that's why he may end up with a second rate slam total.

 

[Jelenafan]

All 3 of them will try to win as many slams as they can. They want the slam record. At 32, Nadal is still tweaking his serve, which tells you that he desperately wants the record. And if Djokovic wins this AO, he will be within 5 slams of Federer and 2 of Nadal.

Nadal has tweaked/worked on his serve for 13 years now. Regardless of whether he desperately wants the record, I does think it shows someone who is trying to improve and stay competitive. Compare his serve and BH now when he first started winning Majors in 2005 and there is a huge difference.

 

[Front242]

Ok guys Federer is out of the tournament... he is gone, probably already back in Switzerland... If you guys want to talk about Federer and his future maybe you can do it in the Federer fan thread? But please let’s keep this thread about players who are still in the tournament such as Nadal and the upcoming matches in Australia. Thanks!

Rich coming from a guy who can't post a single thing except about Nadal anywhere. We'll remember this for when island boy is back fishing next time 'cos I bet you'll be harping on about him being a beautiful man and other such bs for pages after he's knocked out in whatever tournament that may be.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Federer said he will likely play the clay court season, which gives him one more chance at the Double career slam.

He isn't gonna play the clay season..he isn't that foolish..he knows his best chance now is to be fresh for SW19 ..there are too many players including the likes of Thiem and Sasha Z who will run Roger's dick into the dirt on clay..I doubt if Rafa plays Madrid or Rome..leave it to the previous mentioned youngters..

 

[Front242]

He said he'll assess whether he'll play clay season after Indian Wells and Miami. I have a feeling he'll play though since not playing last year didn't even result in winning Wimbledon. It's a really dumb move if he does though. If he does play clay it should be say Monte Carlo and Rome only or maybe Madrid just so he's not off the tour for too long with no match practice but best of 5 on a slow grueling surface would be the final nail in the coffin for him at this stage when he'll be pushing 38. It would be beyond dumb. The Barcelona director has offered him a big appearance fee so actually maybe he'll play there but he should only play that and 1 masters max and screw RG. No point entering a slam just to show up when you have no hope of winning it. All that would achieve is unnecessary wear and tear on the body, possible injury and fatigue before Wimbledon.

 

[Andy22]

He isn't gonna play the clay season..he isn't that foolish..he knows his best chance now is to be fresh for SW19 ..there are too many players including the likes of Thiem and Sasha Z who will run Roger's dick into the dirt on clay..I doubt if Rafa plays Madrid or Rome..leave it to the previous mentioned youngters..

Well we will see that federer whats to do after miami, I think he will play at least one clay court event but we won't know until he says so.

 

[Horsa]

Nice, not really. I think he is nice today because he is euphoric after Federer’s loss.

I mean he seems nice. He doesn't really get nasty when he winds Fed fans up. He just goes O.T.T. & expects everyone to agree with him but we're all entitled to have & air our own opinions as long as we respect other people's rights to do the same so I disagree with you but I respect your right to disagree with me.

 

[Andy22]

He said he'll assess whether he'll play clay season after Indian Wells and Miami. I have a feeling he'll play though since not playing last year didn't even result in winning Wimbledon. It's a really dumb move if he does though. If he does play clay it should be say Monte Carlo and Rome only or maybe Madrid just so he's not off the tour for too long with no match practice but best of 5 on a slow grueling surface would be the final nail in the coffin for him at this stage when he'll be pushing 38. It would be beyond dumb. The Barcelona director has offered him a big appearance fee so actually maybe he'll play there but he should only play that and 1 masters max and screw RG. No point entering a slam just to show up when you have no hope of winning it. All that would achieve is unnecessary wear and tear on the body, possible injury and fatigue before Wimbledon.

nadalfan2013 is right too much federer off topic talk with you and the other fedheads, federer most likely getting ready for his next event.

 

[Horsa]

I try not to take those posts too seriously since it's just stirring the pot unnecessarily! It's to be expected from a Nadal-ite! :whistle:

I'm not a Nadalite actually & I don't shit stir.

 

[Fiero425]

I'm not a Nadalite actually & I don't shit stir.

You're not the only one goading people and making sport of the old man who's just got bounced by a kid last night! :whistle:

 

[Horsa]

You're not the only one goading people and making sport of the old man who's just got bounced by a kid last night! :whistle:

Huh! I've not goaded anyone or made fun of anyone. I don't do that.

 

[Front242]

nadalfan2013 is right too much federer off topic talk with you and the other fedheads, federer most likely getting ready for his next event.

No he/she is not right. If this was a dedicated thread for a specific match eg a quarter final thread then, yes, we shouldn't be and indeed likely wouldn't be talking about Federer but this is the main AO thread and he played his match under 12 hours ago so naturally the posts are still gonna be in the main AO thread.

 

[Nadalfan2013]

Rich coming from a guy who can't post a single thing except about Nadal anywhere. We'll remember this for when island boy is back fishing next time 'cos I bet you'll be harping on about him being a beautiful man and other such bs for pages after he's knocked out in whatever tournament that may be.

I had never seen so much butthurt in one post, this has to be the record.

Don't worry, your husband Federer will be alright.

 

[Andy22]

No he/she is not right. If this was a dedicated thread for a specific match eg a quarter final thread then, yes, we shouldn't be and indeed likely wouldn't be talking about Federer but this is the main AO thread and he played his match under 12 hours ago so naturally the posts are still gonna be in the main AO thread.

Ok fair enough federer fans should be free to post about him for at least half a day, I do really like talking about federer anyway.