*Official* Tennis Thread

[Anil]

picks for the aussie open? i just can't see past novak on the men's side, looks like federer has a tough draw, good chance he won't even make the semis, rafa will also likely find it rough going...i see another novak vs andy or maybe a novak vs stan final...

serena coming back from injury and being rusty might make things more interesting for the ladies' tournament...

 

[grecian]

The Kokk

Yeah, I quite like him, can't blame him for boasting about banging Vekic to a mate, probably didn't reckon the said mate would blab it to the World, almost literally.

Novak to win the mens.

Womens much more interesting, really think Muguruza might do it, but she meets Azarenka earliish I think. going to be a lot of upsets in the first week I reckon. Halep got an heavenly draw, see whether she thinks quater-finals are enough from that. Svitolina my outside shot.

 

[NUFAN]

I'm going for the Raonic and Azarenka double. They were $51 and $6 when I placed a bet, now at $41 and $5.


Some fun first round matches..
Tsonga vs Baghdatis
Nadal vs Verdasco
Gulbis vs Chardy
Duckworth vs Hewitt (From an Aussie p.o.v)
Janowicz vs. Isner (is this the poles year this year!!)

For the women's
Hantuchova vs. Kuznetsova
Mladenovic vs Cibulkova

 

[grecian]

I'm going for the Raonic and Azarenka double. They were $51 and $6 when I placed a bet, now at $41 and $5.


Some fun first round matches..
Tsonga vs Baghdatis
Nadal vs Verdasco
Gulbis vs Chardy
Duckworth vs Hewitt (From an Aussie p.o.v)
Janowicz vs. Isner (is this the poles year this year!!)

For the women's
Hantuchova vs. Kuznetsova
Mladenovic vs Cibulkova

How is Tsonga-Baghdatis going to be interesting is it 2004?

Raonic, on the slow courts in Melbourne, can'tsee it, Viksa obviouisly the one everyone seems to be calling the one to go for, personally thinking thats piling a lot of pressure on her considering her results over the last couple of years.

 

[NUFAN]

How is Tsonga-Baghdatis going to be interesting is it 2004?

Baghdatis is really popular in Melbourne. They both get great support so while Tsonga is easily the favourite I bet that this match is considered fun enough to be on one of the big courts and at prime time in the night session.

 

[Jono]

I like Radwanska on the women's side.

 

[vcs]

I thought Hewitt had retired.

 

[Jono]

I thought Hewitt had retired.

He's retiring at the end of the Australian Open. This is his farewell.

 

[Jono]

I'm going for the Raonic and Azarenka double. They were $51 and $6 when I placed a bet, now at $41 and $5.


Some fun first round matches..
Tsonga vs Baghdatis
Nadal vs Verdasco
Gulbis vs Chardy
Duckworth vs Hewitt (From an Aussie p.o.v)
Janowicz vs. Isner (is this the poles year this year!!)

For the women's
Hantuchova vs. Kuznetsova
Mladenovic vs Cibulkova

Love that Nufers continues his love for Janowicz.

It was like how Uppercut loved Jurgen Melzer and I think SBI's boy was Lukasz Kubot

 

[Anil]

Yeah, I quite like him, can't blame him for boasting about banging Vekic to a mate, probably didn't reckon the said mate would blab it to the World, almost literally.

Novak to win the mens.

Womens much more interesting, really think Muguruza might do it, but she meets Azarenka earliish I think. going to be a lot of upsets in the first week I reckon. Halep got an heavenly draw, see whether she thinks quater-finals are enough from that. Svitolina my outside shot.

azarenka has a good chance this year...

 

[NUFAN]

Tennis Australia decide to go with the Tsonga vs. Baghdatis match on MCA night session. A sensible decision in 2016.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Love that Nufers continues his love for Janowicz.

It was like how Uppercut loved Jurgen Melzer and I think SBI's boy was Lukasz Kubot

I think you mean Grand Slam Champion Łukasz Kubot?

 

[Jono]

Peter Mann AFL footy card post and a post about Kubot. What a return from the great man.

<3 SBI

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

So what do you guys think about this? Just a beatup?
Tennis match fixing: Evidence of suspected match fixing revealed - BBC Sport

 

[Niall]

So what do you guys think about this? Just a beatup?
Tennis match fixing: Evidence of suspected match fixing revealed - BBC Sport

Eight players under suspicion from past or current investigations into match-fixing in tennis are in the main draw of the 2016 Australian Open, according to allegations made on Sunday.

That was in the guardian.

As someone who is reasonably clued in betting, I just want to call Kermode all names under the sun. Its infuriating because most betting people know who the fixers are so often its absolutely blatant when it is going on, and yeah a few of them are still floating around the ATP tour.

I like to think something will come out of this because plenty of guys who have been at this for years are still on the tour, but very doubtful.

 

[harsh.ag]

Wozniacki could get knocked out here.

 

[harsh.ag]

And she does.

 

[harsh.ag]

Errani, Sloane Stephens, Pavlyuchenkova and Karlovic are gone too.

 

[NUFAN]

Now Stosur and Petkovic too. Oh Pete Siddle's fav tennis player Benoit Paire is out too.

 

[NUFAN]

Is the channel 7 app good? I was tempted to try it out.

I watched the majority of the day matches on tv and wasnt particularly excited by any contest. I guess gavrilova is easy to support. I like her energy and she seems to be a pressure player (atleast against opponents on or below her level).