Australian Open 2023 [Men] - Grand Slam

[tented]

It's FAA for me. Gotta stick with the Toni Nadal's DNA although he isn't in the country.

FAA would be great too!

 

[the AntiPusher]

Oh well , l I wish him well.

I don't.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I don't.

Try to be nice, btw your girl Madison is playing presently

 

[Moxie]

Hey, no wonder have you seen his kit from Nike

Also, have you seen his bare chest? As Johnny Mac once said of Rafa, "If I looked like that, I'd wear nothing and just paint the Nike logo on."

 

[tented]

It's FAA for me. Gotta stick with the Toni Nadal's DNA although he isn't in the country.

Revised list of players I hope will win:
1. FAA
2. Medvedev (I know a lot of people don’t like him, but I always have.)
3. Sinner
4. Ruud (yeah, I know…)
5. Isner (just seeing if you’re still reading this)

 

[the AntiPusher]

Question, have y'all noticed that when he is stressed Rafa can serve lights out..This is the one thing I would like to personally ask him, What the heck are you playing so passively. He should have been swinging for the fences instead of letting a journeyman tennis player boss him around the court. That's why I was such a Graf and Monica Seles and Hingis fan, those ladies would post so many bagels against their opponents very early in their career matches. You CAN'T let s guy gain confidence who is capable just like you are of hitting 60 balls in a row in practice If that was Richard Gasquet Rafa would have been playing like someone was trying to still his baby's breast milk.

 

[Front242]

Murray was the one w/ the 2 set lead and allowed Matteo to come all the way back, holding a MP or 2 in the 5th! He blew it on his own since Murray didn't do anything that special to get back into the match! He was serving better & his backhand was holding up very well! It all came down to a couple points near the end; then Matteo totally went off the rails in the 5th set TB gifting "old man" Murray that match!

My bad. I'm pretty sure the live scores showed Murray down 2 sets at the start yesterday. Multiple sites such as stevegtennis often get hacked with scores on reverse. A lucky escape in that case.

 

[Moxie]

Revised list of players I hope will win:
1. FAA
2. Medvedev (I know a lot of people don’t like him, but I always have.)
3. Sinner
4. Ruud (yeah, I know…)
5. Isner (just seeing if you’re still reading this)

OK, my LOL was because I DID read to #5.

I'll work on my list. Clearly, some of us are "Anyone but Nole." I am, obviously.

 

[the AntiPusher]

Revised list of players I hope will win:
1. FAA
2. Medvedev (I know a lot of people don’t like him, but I always have.)
3. Sinner
4. Ruud (yeah, I know…)
5. Isner (just seeing if you’re still reading this)

I actually like The young Greek slightly better because he doesn't looses his cool like Daniil

 

[the AntiPusher]

Try to be nice, btw your girl Madison is playing presently

Thanks

 

[Moxie]

My bad. I'm pretty sure the live scores showed Murray down 2 sets at the start yesterday. Multiple sites such as stevegtennis often get hacked with scores on reverse. A lucky escape in that case.

SteveG also often gets the H2H's wrong...I wouldn't count on that one.

 

[tented]

I actually like The young Greek slightly better because he doesn't looses his cool like Daniil

Do you mean Sakkari? Because Stefanos loses his cool a lot.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rafa has confirmed it is a left hip injury in his press conference
Rafa will drop to No 6 in the rankings, should stay in the Top 8

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Do you mean Sakkari? Because Stefanos loses his cool a lot.

He also has concentration issues

 

[tented]

He also has concentration issues

Except when he’s hurling rackets at his father. He can concentrate really well in those moments.

 

[Moxie]

I actually like The young Greek slightly better because he doesn't looses his cool like Daniil

Are you kidding me? Stefanos can be a total tool. At least Medvedev is funny.

With Matteo also out, I could go:

1. FAA (for the good of tennis, and because El Dude has been such a backer)
2. Tiafoe
3. Meddie
4. Sinner
5. Isner (Kidding!)

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Except when he’s hurling rackets at his father. He can concentrate really well in those moments.

Shame Nick K withdrew can you imaging after Wimbledon, these 2 friends playing each other again

 

[kskate2]

Who is in charge of this scheduling? Why would you put R2 matches on when some people are still waiting to play their first match?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Are you kidding me? Stefanos can be a total tool. At least Medvedev is funny.

With Matteo also out, I could go:

1. FAA (for the good of tennis, and because El Dude has been such a backer)
2. Tiafoe
3. Meddie
4. Sinner
5. Isner (Kidding!)

Why is my Italian down to no 4 on your list

 

[Fiero425]

Question, have y'all noticed that when he is stressed Rafa can serve lights out..This is the one thing I would like to personally ask him, What the heck are you playing so passively. He should have been swinging for the fences instead of letting a journeyman tennis player boss him around the court. That's why I was such a Graf and Monica Seles and Hingis fan, those ladies would post so many bagels against their opponents very early in their career matches. You CAN'T let s guy gain confidence who is capable just like you are of hitting 60 balls in a row in practice If that was Richard Gasquet Rafa would have been playing like someone was trying to still his baby's breast milk.

Been saying this for years! Nadal plays so passively at times allowing "nobodies," WC's, LL's, & "never-weres" to extend him to the limit! This has contributed to him breaking down when he was fully capable of being more aggressive to shorten his matches over the years! Such an idiot! "DOUBLE HIP surgery, here we come!"