Australian Open Day 4: Thursday, Jan 16 - Order of Play

[Denis]

Make that two breaks. Meanwhile, it seems that DP is rightening the ship.

Simon is taking an option on another 5 setter with a 4-0 lead in the fourth.

 

[Denis]

Murray comes back from 1 - 5 to 7-5. ?

Del Potro is also in for a five-setter. I think Im writing him off as a candidate to trouble Nadal.

 

[isabelle]

Delpo seems to be in trouble. Hope he'll win. Vamos Juanito

 

[kskate2]

Murray questions, as do I, why the women get a heat time-out, and the men don't?

For real? That is the rule? Equal pay, huh...

I argue all the time for equal pay, for example, but I don't understand who decided that the "dainty" women need a 10-minute break between sets 2-3, whereas for the men, there is none, and they can play up to 5 sets. WTF?? They were even denying the men water during long games. There is something very wrong about how they're handling this extreme heat situation, on so many levels.

There should be no difference in the rules for either gender.

Don't even start me on the on court coaching. Even Mr. Carillo thinks it is sexist.

So another thing they do gender-neutral is the court-schedueling. For instance, tomorrow there are more or less an equal amount of men's and women's matches on the show courts. I have a question on this: why would they do that? Maybe I may be wrong here, but won't you be able to sell more tickets if you just load the show courts with men's matches (for instance, add Robredo v Gasquet)? And it doesn't really matter gender-wise does it? They still get paid the same.

You might not pay to see a women's match, but there are more than a few who would pay to see both men and women, hence why they balance the court scheduling between the two.

 

[El Dude]

How's my boy Nick Kyrgios look? Excited to see him up two sets over Benoit Paire.

 

[Denis]

For real? That is the rule? Equal pay, huh...

I argue all the time for equal pay, for example, but I don't understand who decided that the "dainty" women need a 10-minute break between sets 2-3, whereas for the men, there is none, and they can play up to 5 sets. WTF?? They were even denying the men water during long games. There is something very wrong about how they're handling this extreme heat situation, on so many levels.

There should be no difference in the rules for either gender.

Don't even start me on the on court coaching. Even Mr. Carillo thinks it is sexist.

So another thing they do gender-neutral is the court-schedueling. For instance, tomorrow there are more or less an equal amount of men's and women's matches on the show courts. I have a question on this: why would they do that? Maybe I may be wrong here, but won't you be able to sell more tickets if you just load the show courts with men's matches (for instance, add Robredo v Gasquet)? And it doesn't really matter gender-wise does it? They still get paid the same.

You might not pay to see a women's match, but there are more than a few who would pay to see both men and women, hence why they balance the court scheduling between the two.

Yes, that could be it actually. Makes sense, a bit of variation. And usually women's matches last less long so you can schedule more I guess.

 

[sid]

Delpo seems to be in trouble. Hope he'll win. Vamos Juanito

He goes off court for ages & comes back looking like he's had a shower:huh:

 

[Denis]

How's my boy Nick Kyrgios look? Excited to see him up two sets over Benoit Paire.

He seems good for his age. Maybe a bit too cocky, but a good aggressive game. You'll have a good one in him.

 

[DarthFed]

This is what I mean...hard to take DP serious as a contender. AO is his worst slam but it just seems he has never taken the next step in his comeback after 2010 injury.

 

[kskate2]

Paire takes the 3rd set and we're heading to the 4th. Verdy breaks back and we're on serve in the decider 5-4. DP finds himself in a dogfight in the 5th 2-2

 

[El Dude]

How's my boy Nick Kyrgios look? Excited to see him up two sets over Benoit Paire.

He seems good for his age. Maybe a bit too cocky, but a good aggressive game. You'll have a good one in him.

Yeah, he's got that "young punk" vibe - kind of annoying. But it may serve him well, at least for awhile; he needs to build confidence and really care. Grigor Dimitrov's blase cool-guy attitude doesn't seem to work so well.

 

[El Dude]

Kyrgios looks awkward and gawky out there, especially compared to Paire. But I think that's partially being in an 18-year old body.

 

[kskate2]

Verdy can't hold serve and is broken in the match game. Gabashvili advances 7-6 3-6 2-6 6-4 6-4.

 

[El Dude]

Kyrgios seems to be tiring.

 

[I.Haychew]

Why the heck is Paire slicing darn near every forehand?

 

[El Dude]

Because its working.

 

[Goldenboy]

This Bautista Agut guy has balls. 5-5 in the fifth.

And now Bautista is serving for it.

 

[kskate2]

DP dumps serve and BA will serve for it at 6-5

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Let's see the dimensions of the said cajones now, serving for it...

 

[kskate2]

30-15