Australian Open Day 7: Sunday, January 25

[tented]

I found EuroSport's online stream. Is anyone else watching it, and do you know who the commentators are?

Can't you watch it on espn3 without interruptions?

Thanks for the suggestion.

I've watched that sometimes, but the video is always 1-2 points behind real time.

 

[Carol]

Rafa, come on, you are almost there, don't be too relaxed

 

[Kirijax]

Let us hope that nobody beats Berdych 18 times in a row. :snigger

lol What was the Gerulaitis quote? 16 or 17 or something like that.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Let us hope that nobody beats Berdych 18 times in a row. :snigger

lol What was the Gerulaitis quote? 16 or 17 or something like that.

That was 17.

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxP83Usn8Hk[/video]

 

[Kirijax]

Berdych wins! Bring on the QF with Nadal!

 

[tented]

Berdych d. Tomic: 6-2, 7-6, 6-2

Only one Aussie left ...

 

[pavlik89]

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azGVPc5w984[/video]

 

[TsarMatt]

A good tournament by Tomic. But he still has a lot to work on - he is no way near top 20 caliber yet.

 

[rafanoy1992]

That was funny...the wind blew one of Nadal's bottles and the ball boy pick it up and tried to return to the original spot. Nadal had a big smile on his face.

 

[nehmeth]

A good tournament by Tomic. But he still has a lot to work on - he is no way near top 20 caliber yet.

Most of the time he's a pusher with lazy footwork. It seems that the only times he really takes a whack at the ball are when he's behind. It's sad to watch him, because he has the tools...

 

[pavlik89]

Rafael Nadal vs Kevin Anderson FULL MATCH HD Australian Open 2015

http://www.tennishdhighlights.com/australian-open/2015-2/

 

[Front242]

Right, definitely going to bed now as I didn't earlier. Wasn't really watching the match much though. The AO really sucks for people in Europe. Hardly going to bed now and getting up in 3 hours for Murray v Dimitrov and will miss Seppi and Kyrgios too. Gotta just pick one match you want to watch 'cos you can't possibly watch them all. Having breakfast at 6:30am and then going to bed is a joke lol. Not even tired but if I stay up to watch more I'll be a zombie in work on Monday :nono Imagine Murray will win pretty easily anyway. Enjoy the rest of the matches those who can watch them anyway

 

[Kirijax]

It's opposite for me. The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam that I can actually enjoy during the day. During the other three Grand Slams I am the Walking Dead.

 

[rafanoy1992]

A good tournament by Tomic. But he still has a lot to work on - he is no way near top 20 caliber yet.

Most of the time he's a pusher with lazy footwork. It seems that the only times he really takes a whack at the ball are when he's behind. It's sad to watch him, because he has the tools...

I agree, nehmeth. He is the opposite of Kyrgios. Nick doesn't have the skills and anticipation of Tomic but he has the firepower and strong personality that loves the spotlight.

 

[brokenshoelace]

A good tournament by Tomic. But he still has a lot to work on - he is no way near top 20 caliber yet.

Most of the time he's a pusher with lazy footwork. It seems that the only times he really takes a whack at the ball are when he's behind. It's sad to watch him, because he has the tools...

Yeah, way too lazy, and his movement, while solid, isn't exactly elite, so the lack of aggression is counter-productive, especially against solid top 10 guys who can hit through the ball. It's not a coincidence that he's often outclassed when he runs into them.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

That was funny...the wind blew one of Nadal's bottles and the ball boy pick it up and tried to return to the original spot. Nadal had a big smile on his face.

What is even more amazing is that despite that, Rafa won the next point. :snigger

 

[GameSetAndMath]

We have now reached that point of time.

It is f****** five minutes before the match.:nono

 

[rafanoy1992]

That was a funny and very insightful interview from Rafael Nadal.

Here are the key points:

He said that his backhand and serve is doing well but he needs to improve his forehand a little bit more. He believes that if his forehand improves then his movement improves.

He still think that he is not the favorite because of his confidence.

He also said that he and Federer are old guys now. And even though he is old, he wants to play Tennis for a couple more years.

Finally, he believes part of the reason that Kyrgios is playing well right now is because of his big serve and he is young. He believes that because Kyrgios is young he doesn't have the pressure to do well thus he is playing well right now. However, once players and fans get to know him more, it will be harder for Kyrgios to play well and win.

I wish ESPN interview Nadal more because Nadal has a very interesting and insightful thoughts about Tennis and life.

 

[tented]

^ I didn't see it, so thanks for the summary.