*Official* Tennis Thread

[vcs]

Brilliant to see Argentina and Del Potro finally get their hands on the Davis Cup. Can't think of a more deserving winner.

 

[grecian]

Glad someone has been putting his time off injured to good use.

 

[_Ed_]

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Judy loves to torture her kids, doesn't she

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Konta wins in Sydney. Destroyed Radwanska 4 and 2. Good start to the year for her, proves last year was no fluke.

 

[ripper868]

Good win for the Aussie girl.

 

[vcs]

Halep out already.

Marchenko is pushing Murray quite hard.

I fear Federer might suffer an exit in the first 2-3 rounds.

 

[Burgey]

Federer wins in four despite "not serving and volleying enough" as per Australian commentators, who still think it's 1974.

 

[vcs]

Federer "not serving and volleying enough" is a meme among commentators in his matches. They would have harped on about it even in the matches where he got burned on 70% of his net approaches (while playing Nadal/Murray/Djokovic etc.).

Saying that, Federer's net game and selection of the correct times to approach the net has improved drastically over the last few years and was a big factor in his resurgence in 2014 and 2015.

 

[DriveClub]

I fear this might be feds last year, hes 35 now, will be hard for him to realistically win a GS now

 

[vcs]

Can't see him getting past Berdych in the 3rd round.

 

[Burgey]

Nah man, it's Roger Federer. He will.

 

[Burgey]

Big effort from Seppi here from two sets down.

 

[Burgey]

**** that's a gutsy forehand match point down. Insane.

 

[vic_orthdox]

I love how mental Kygrios sends so many people.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nothing happening then, Kyrgios and Cilic on the brink.

One down, one to go.

 

[Burgey]

I love how mental Kygrios sends so many people.

Yeah it's weird. Kid can play. I'm only happy about the result so I can say:

Suck it Jono. #nkfalling

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Get in Evans.

Murray and Federer will have been happy with the last few minutes as that is 2 dangerous players gone from their half of the draw.

 

[morgieb]

Both of Cilic and Kyrgios were in Wawrinka's quarter (8th in Kyrgios's case).

Coincidence?

 

[social]

Kyrgios lol

Guy is a hack