Australian Open Day 5: Friday, Jan 17 - Order of Play

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Wawrinka through to R4 by way of a Pospisil withdrawal.
 

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1972Murat said:
I. Haychew said:
Wawrinka through to R4 by way of a Pospisil withdrawal.

Blows...I hate the Dimitrov-Milos match-up too...

Sorry for that, Murat. Any idea what's wrong with him?
 

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Well not a one of today's men's matches intrigues me, save Fognini v Querrey. I don't forsee any upsets coming in any of these matches really. I only think it's really possible in Querrey's case, which I hope happens, and Robredo's case. I think he may have enough game, despite his age, to beat Gasquet. But it could just be an easy win for Gasquet. And as for Querrey, while I do desire to see him win, I don't think he can beat Djokovic. To be sure, I don't think Fognini can either. But, I think Fognini is more likely to get hot and go on a run against Djokovic. I think he'd be more likely to take it to 5 sets. Even Querrey may be able to get a set, though, I'm not terribly confident. I think Fognini could win a set more readily. He's got the game if he can keep his cool. If he can hit a bunch of winners he could make Djokovic a little less spry as the tournament goes on. At least, I hope. We'll see.
 

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^I'm not too concerned about who plays Djokovic because Djokovic will most likely destroy either guy. Being that I'm an F3 fan, I'm just hoping that he can win one more match, which will be a tough ask if he serves up another twelve double faults like he did against Eminem.

One more win by Anderson would be nice, too...Because he ain't gonna be beating Berdych.
 

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I. Haychew said:
^I'm not too concerned about who plays Djokovic because Djokovic will most likely destroy either guy. Being that I'm an F3 fan, I'm just hoping that he can win one more match, which will be a tough ask if he serves up another twelve double faults like he did against Eminem.

One more win by Anderson would be nice, too...Because he ain't gonna be beating Berdych.

F3 is good fun to watch alright, unlike querry...

Chardy - Ferrer might be good too?
 

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I actually like the matches today. Nothing really stands out but they all seem very "watchable."
 

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Moxie629 said:
1972Murat said:
I. Haychew said:
Wawrinka through to R4 by way of a Pospisil withdrawal.

Blows...I hate the Dimitrov-Milos match-up too...

Sorry for that, Murat. Any idea what's wrong with him?

The same injury to the back that happened in Chennai I am assuming. At that point I said back issues are tricky things :blush:. Maybe he was not beating Wawrinka but I was hoping he was going to give him a nice scare at the least.
 

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Broken_Shoelace said:
I actually like the matches today. Nothing really stands out but they all seem very "watchable."

Agreed. Besides Novak's match, I'm looking forward to Chardy v. Ferrer and Gasquet v. Robredo
 

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nehmeth said:
Broken_Shoelace said:
I actually like the matches today. Nothing really stands out but they all seem very "watchable."

Agreed. Besides Novak's match, I'm looking forward to Chardy v. Ferrer and Gasquet v. Robredo

Yes, those two are the ones to single out. I'm especially interested in Ferrer-Chardy. As far as Novak's match goes, Istomin is a talented enough ball striker to draw great tennis out of Novak, without ever really troubling him. So while the win will obviously be pretty straightforward, I do expect some good tennis to unfold.
 

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tented said:



Click here for the Day 5 Order of Play

(All matches, on all courts, are listed in order to give you a feel for when everything will begin and end.)




Please use this thread to discuss Day 5 action.




I've added TV schedules for live coverage in the US, Canada, the UK, continental Europe, and Australia.





While not as interesting as yesterday, there still are some decent looking matches.

I am still trying to wrap my head around yesterday's results.

Cilic? Nice Dark Horse LOL!

Verdasco...nothing needs to be said here..embarrassing loss

Del Po? No preparation. Get a new racket buddy.

Anyway, Tommy Can You Hear me and Gasquet is a pop corn match.

Isotmin Joker will be at least entertaining.

Mayer Jerzey Boy and Fabulous Fabio vs Herman Munster are not bad match ups either.
 

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Janowicz is down 2 breaks in the second to Florian Mayer, having lost the first. He's certainly flirting with going down.
 

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Moxie629 said:
Janowicz is down 2 breaks in the second to Florian Mayer, having lost the first. He's certainly flirting with going down.

:clap I don't know what the German equivalent of "Come on!" or "Vamos!" is, but insert it here.
 

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tented said:
Moxie629 said:
Janowicz is down 2 breaks in the second to Florian Mayer, having lost the first. He's certainly flirting with going down.

:clap I don't know what the German equivalent of "Come on!" or "Vamos!" is, but insert it here.

I see you gave him your "thumbs down" in the latest up-and-comers thread. I've been holding out hopes for him. They will dwindle if he can't make adjustments to his game. I thought that drop shot was a place-holder for developments to come.
 

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So long Jerzy. No shirt ripping today as he is sent packing.
 

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kskate2 said:
So long Jerzy. No shirt ripping today as he is sent packing.

The jersey stays intact as Jerzy goes down. (Just keeping the puns flowing. :clap )