Australian Open 2022 [Men] - Grand Slam

[Moxie]

Here's a match that no one is watching or expected in the 2nd round: Molcan (who?) v. P. Andujar. I'll be rooting for Andújar.

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

I disagree. There is a big argument that testing is what will get us back to "normal." Clearly, you can't just rely on vaccine. I definitely think that all protocols should still be observed, but that tennis players, of all people, should be tested regularly. In my business, (film,) we do.

I was going to say they just booted the number 1 player out of the country on grounds of public health concerns. I doubt they want Novak Djokovic coming back at them saying I’m the public menace and yet you are here not even showing that you are committed to safe standards.

 

[Moxie]

Upset alert: WC Aussie O'Connell is up 2 sets and a break on Schwartzman.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Upset alert: WC Aussie O'Connell is up 2 sets and a break on Schwartzman.

I just saw that score....surprised from WC O'Connell

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

With the biggest win of his career so far WC Aussie Oi,Oi,Oi, Chris O'Connell defeats No 13 seed Schwartzman 76 64 64

 

[Fiero425]

I just saw that score....surprised from WC O'Connell

Not to be cavalier about it, but is that such a surprise? Lower seeds are going to suffer! On clay it would be occurring more often!

 

[Moxie]

Not to be cavalier about it, but is that such a surprise? Lower seeds are going to suffer! On clay it would be occurring more often!

But the lower seed won that match. ??? Anyway, great scalp from O'Connell...deserving his wc.

 

[Moxie]

Way over there on Court 17, Pablo Andújar has won the 2nd set.

 

[kskate2]

It’s $7 per month. The content appears on the espn app which is easy to navigate. I’m all set. The question is whether this will happen for the other majors. I’m actually happy the sign up was so easy. Beats adding Tennis Channel Plus which seems like a more involved process.

TTC is more involved and more expensive. I would just keep it for the month. You can always turn it back on if u need it later


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[MargaretMcAleer]

Impressed how Mevedev is able to nullify Nick's serve early in the first set,he gets a early break
Mevedev 4-2 1st set..
Nick with good ROS gets the break back ,on serve in the 1st set 4 all
6 games all in the 1st set....Nick had a couple of chances but could not convert
T/break to begin

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Updates,

Q Taro Daniel leads Andy Murray 64 64

Benoit Paire knocks out Grigor Dimitrov 26# in four sets

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Exceptional t/break from Medvedev has silenced the crowd 76 (1)
To me Nick had to win the 1st set.
Anyway I am off to work.Enjoy who is watching!

 

[Moxie]

Didn't wake up for the first set, but this one is a good watch.

 

[don_fabio]

Didn't wake up for the first set, but this one is a good watch.

Kyrgios as usual. You can expect him to take off a set from any top player, but that's about it. He delivers a lot of fun though and I like him for that.

He complained a lot in the first set begging umpire to give him a few more seconds before starting the serve clock LOL. He was also confused where his banana was asking umpire the same and it turned out he took banana with the towel after the exchange and forgot about it later He also asked for more towels and when he didn't get them on time he saw 2 new ones on Daniil's bench and snatched one while russian was not looking Just some stuff you can expect from him, all in all it was a fun match. Medvedev was locked in from the start and handled the pressure like a seasoned pro.

 

[don_fabio]

I don't have much time to watch at the moment, but did manage to catch FAA play in both rounds he won. He is playing awful. Tons of unforced errors, mistiming the balls etc. At least his serve was working excellent againt Fokina today, otherwise he would have lost it.

There was a strange point played in a 3rd set or something, Fokina played a smash/volley and his vibration dampner got loose and fell on the FAA field. He then won the point, but actually lost it as the umpire saw what happened. I guess it's in the rules book. What would be if a dampner fell on his side inside the court? Probably the same, you lose a point? What if the dampner falls outside of the court, can you still continue playing the point?

 

[Ellentonboy]

I guess Paire decided he wanted to win today, who would have thought????

 

[kskate2]

Australian Open Results for Round 2 Day 4 - Thursday, January 20, 2022

 

[Moxie]

Kyrgios as usual. You can expect him to take off a set from any top player, but that's about it. He delivers a lot of fun though and I like him for that.

He complained a lot in the first set begging umpire to give him a few more seconds before starting the serve clock LOL. He was also confused where his banana was asking umpire the same and it turned out he took banana with the towel after the exchange and forgot about it later He also asked for more towels and when he didn't get them on time he saw 2 new ones on Daniil's bench and snatched one while russian was not looking Just some stuff you can expect from him, all in all it was a fun match. Medvedev was locked in from the start and handled the pressure like a seasoned pro.

It was a LOT of fun to watch. Kyrgios is amazing to have found that level having played no tennis in ages. As you say, though, Meddie was smart to just stay focussed and all business. There was an underhanded serve, several trick shots, and the crowd was going nuts for Nick. I really hope they're wrong that he's going to consider giving up tennis after this year.

 

[Moxie]

I don't have much time to watch at the moment, but did manage to catch FAA play in both rounds he won. He is playing awful. Tons of unforced errors, mistiming the balls etc. At least his serve was working excellent againt Fokina today, otherwise he would have lost it.

There was a strange point played in a 3rd set or something, Fokina played a smash/volley and his vibration dampner got loose and fell on the FAA field. He then won the point, but actually lost it as the umpire saw what happened. I guess it's in the rules book. What would be if a dampner fell on his side inside the court? Probably the same, you lose a point? What if the dampner falls outside of the court, can you still continue playing the point?

I think that has to do with the "hinderance" rule...foreign object from the player fell on the court. Andy Murray lost his hat once, and that was a hinderance, and it fell on his side of the court. One time the spare ball fell out of his pocket during the point, and he got a warning for that. When it happened again, he lost the point. If the dampener had fallen but not been on the court itself, I'm not sure.

 

[Ellentonboy]

So we have Cressy against the Aussie WC O'Connell. Cressy is a late bloomer, played college tennis, huge serve. If he can keep the pro-Aussie crowd noise out of his head, I think Cressy will win this in four. That's my prediction. Interesting of all is probably Frtiz-PBA only because, on paper, they appear evenly matched. This should probably go five sets. Just my thoughts.