Australian Open 2014

[themba990]

Berdych is getting better and better.

Wawrinka remains composed and holds

 

[mercurial]

Another tie break :wtf:

 

[mercurial]

And Stan takes the third set. Leads 2 sets to 1

 

[Wall]

I want Stan to win this semi, I think he will give Nadal / Fed a better match than Berdych

 

[R13...]

Australian times suck. At least we should be able to catch the final normal time. Sort of.

 

[mercurial]

Australian times suck. At least we should be able to catch the final normal time. Sort of.

Yeah. Same for US Open.

 

[Polish]

I want Stan to win this semi, I think he will give Nadal / Fed a better match than Berdych

Agreed. He's played so well.

 

[mercurial]

Stan is almost there Playing awesome tennis. I enjoyed watching him play last year, especially his matches against Djokovic, and this year he has kept that playing level and momentum going.

 

[themba990]

Welll done to Wawrinka! He deserve to be in the final after dispatching Novak

 

[SinghDude]

Stan the Man will not win this year.

Whoever he plays i fancy it will be a one-sided affair, unlikely to go the distance. Not likely to be a 5 set thriller.

 

[mercurial]

Stan the Man will not win this year.

Whoever he plays i fancy it will be a one-sided affair, unlikely to go the distance. Not likely to be a 5 set thriller.

I agree but who knows hey?

 

[Polish]

Stan the Man will not win this year.

Whoever he plays i fancy it will be a one-sided affair, unlikely to go the distance. Not likely to be a 5 set thriller.

I also fear a foregone conclusion. Having said, to come 2nd in a Grand Slam is still an awesome achievement, and a huge boost to build on.

 

[Polish]

10h30 we kick off.......c**p, I have a 2h meeting

 

[Vox Populi Vox Dei]

10h30 we kick off.......c**p, I have a 2h meeting

Well luckily the game will go on for far more than 2 hours I'd expect. Between 3h-4h IMO.

 

[Wall]

I think Nadal will win this. If Fed wants to win this, he needs to win 3-4 sets. He also needs to be aggressive and keep the rallies short. He also needs to be on top of his service game.

 

[mercurial]

Fed has the advantage because Nadal has blisters on his right hand. His serve was especially affected in his match against Dimitrov. Fed now also has Edberg in his corner, who apparently has new tactics for Fed against Nadal. Edberg has also helped Fed with his mental game and it shows. Fed looks so confident and is playing well. This was missing in the previous years. This is gonna be a good one. Can't wait.

 

[tcofran]

so, the "final" starts in just more than an hour ....
can't wait.

Vamos Rafa !

 

[Wall]

Fed has the advantage because Nadal has blisters on his right hand. His serve was especially affected in his match against Dimitrov. Fed now also has Edberg in his corner, who apparently has new tactics for Fed against Nadal. Edberg has also helped Fed with his mental game and it shows. Fed looks so confident and is playing well. This was missing in the previous years. This is gonna be a good one. Can't wait.

Didn't know that.

Just saw the blister on bbc sport and it looks pretty bad
http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/320/media/images/72474000/jpg/_72474508_020733893-1.jpg

 

[Polish]

I think given current gameplay, this is Rogers best shot at beating Rafa in a while, if not possibly one of the last ones.

 

[mercurial]

I think given current gameplay, this is Rogers best shot at beating Rafa in a while, if not possibly one of the last ones.

True. Pity that Nadal isn't physically 100%.