*Official* Tennis Thread

[Jono]

Tickets to four days of awesome tennis over the next two weeks. Can't wait.

I don't have very high hopes for the Kiwis this week, though. Erakovic at her very best would beat Vesnina, but we haven't seen Erakovic at her very best for 18 months or so. And Jones,... well, she's playing Kuznetsova. Uh, good luck, Sacha.

Kuznetsova can lose to anyone "off" her day.

 

[_Ed_]

True. Don't think Sacha's ever beaten anyone in the top 100, though, so it would be a big upset.

The media's gone completely crazy over Sharapova. Apparently it's news that she watched our fireworks display at New Year's.

 

[Jono]

Haha, ah well, tis the way of the world.

Istomin beat De Bakker and Feliciano Lopez beat Petschner in straight sets in the first round of Brisbane. Had no idea it started today. Thought all tournaments started on the 3rd, but evidently that's only Chennai, Doha and Aukland.

 

[Jono]

Who cares about those pretenders? The l00ch is in the main draw and he's coming for the trophy!

Lost first round in Brisbane to a random Lithuanian in 3 sets.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Final round quallies, but Berankis is more than a random Lithuanian. Really good prospect.

 

[Jono]

Really? Never heard of him at all.

And yep you're right, was quallies. Not even first round Luchie

Edit: I see Berankis won the junior US Open in 07 and former junior #1. Interesting.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Haha tbf I've only seen him play once when he tore up Carsten Ball, but he's got heaps of power for a guy his size. Bit short, but killer groundies.

 

[_Ed_]

Ugh, awful from Marina "Errorkovic". 28 unforced errors. Worst I've ever seen her play.

The most frustrating part is that there were a few glimpses of her best form - some awesome winners and aces.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Looch back in as a lucky loser!

 

[Jono]

Marin Cilic... deary deary me. Such a massive fall.

 

[benchmark00]

Looch back in as a lucky loser!

The looch knows what he's doing.

Watch out for the Lithuanian, on the rise no doubt.

 

[Jono]

Looch to play Berankis again in the final, and get revenge ala Rocky 3?

 

[benchmark00]

Looch to play Berankis again in the final, and get revenge ala Rocky 3?

Unlike Clubber though, l00ch will not pity the fool, he will merely clinically dispose of him.

 

[vcs]

Marin Cilic... deary deary me. Such a massive fall.

Nishikori is another one of those promising youngsters TBF. Beat him at the USO as well last year. But yeah, I agree Cilic doesn't look like a top-5 player or Slam winner at the moment.

 

[Jono]

Big Nishikori fan, but Cilic was defending champion there. First round defeat is woeful.

 

[Jono]

Hewitt double faults twice to lose to Djokovic in straight sets in the Hopman Cup.

Lol, that $10 I put on Hewitt at $19 after he lost the first set was money down the drain.

 

[Burgey]

Hewitt double faults twice to lose to Djokovic in straight sets in the Hopman Cup.

Lol, that $10 I put on Hewitt at $19 after he lost the first set was money down the drain.

Quality match tbf. Some great points played by both.

Little Lleyton just can't match it with the power hitters though, decent player though he still is.

 

[benchmark00]

Hewitt double faults twice to lose to Djokovic in straight sets in the Hopman Cup.

Lol, that $10 I put on Hewitt at $19 after he lost the first set was money down the drain.

Just like spending money on a Richmond membership.

 

[Johnners]

First full set of tennis i've seen this summer and I dislike Stolle (I think it was stolle?) already. The "old person" wheezing thing he does when he starts or finishes speaking sounds terrible.

(y) Novak

 

[Johnners]

First full set of tennis i've seen this summer and I dislike Stolle (I think it was stolle?) already. The "old person" wheezing thing he does when he starts or finishes speaking sounds terrible.

(y) Novak