2020 Australian Open

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Dude has never won a singles title. 

[The Dog 43771]

Giorgi is hot but is looking especially hot tonight.

[The Dog 43771]

And because rules:

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Pavs won the first in a breaker after a LONG set. 

Hot Camila forces 3. 

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Pliskova was my pick to win it all and she's down a set and a break. smh

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Angie survives. 

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If this Pliskova/Pavlyuchenkova match goes 3 sets it may become one of the longest womens matches ever.

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5 hours ago, satyanash said:

Been way too busy to follow the Open like I did in years past... 😥

More to the point, there's no one I've found to really root for on the men's side after Federer. All the Americans have underachieved and the NextGen still refuses to step up. It's super lame.

I was pulling for Tennys last night over San Querrey, because it looked like Tennys rushed into a thrift store right before the match and grabbed the cheapest items that fit before rushing to the tennis centre [sic].

Apparently everything he was wearing said “LETOUR”, so maybe they were freebies from a Tour de France promo event at a local pub. 

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God. Damnit. 

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24 minutes ago, ss13 said:

God. Damnit. 

For those of us not watching...

 ???

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I’m a big Karolina fan, she bounced yet again. 

 

Kontaveit fucking bageled Bencic in the first. 

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#6 Belinda won one more game than I did. 49 whole minutes. 

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So the ladies 2, 3, 6, 8, and 10 seeds are out before the 4th round.  1 and 7 are through to the 4th with 4, 5, and 9 yet to play.  Women's tennis.

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#4 Simona about to advance. This should be her matchup with Collins. 

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Mertens/CiCi on now. 

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The draw has opened up very nicely for Halep with all these upsets.

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Ouch, breadstick. 

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Fuck yeah, playing 3! 

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Bellis already down a break in the 3rd. C'mon girl keep fighting

 

edit: down a double break

Edited January 25, 2020 by perfectchaos007

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Not liking our chances now. 

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down a triple break. need a miracle 

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4 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

down a triple break. need a miracle 

 

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I always pull against John Isner.

He is a blight on the sport. 

Edited January 25, 2020 by Napoleon

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Full Kyrgios on display. Some brilliant tennis. Some absolute stupidity. Some shithousery. It's wonderful. Fifth set with Khachanov after being up 2 sets to none. 

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Now they're heading to a fifth set tiebreak. Khachanov has only lost three points on his serve in the fifth set.

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Khachanov won a point on Kyrigos' serve to go up 8-7, Kyrgios wins the next two points on Khachanov's serve and then finishes him. Good shit.

[Napoleon 8595]

Love the Kyrgios!

Hope he can recover in time for Monday night's match. I'd love to see him take down Nadal, but I don't think he'll be able to recover enough to provide much of a test.

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Yeah. This was the longest match of Kyrgios' career and he looked totally gassed. I don't know if he's in shape enough AND has the composer enough to win.

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Sakkari’s tight bubble butt got an early break on Kvitova, but I don’t see that cute little Greek can “handle the heavy hard deep balls coming at her” (as the color announcer stated) like she did against Keys. 

[WBT 20397]

Won the first in a breaker

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The Greek takes the first. 

 

 

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Petra wins. 

 

Now we got the real one coming up, Kenin/Gauff. ESPN ain’t mad at that. 

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1st set tiebreaker in Kenin v. Gauff

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Coco takes set 1

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Sofia needs to slow down, she’s not late for dinner or anything. 

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Playing 3

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Finish it in 3 now. 

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Coco down a triple break in the third set. Gonna take a miracle now

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That a girl Sofia, the youngster has plenty of time. 

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3 hours ago, ss13 said:

That a girl Sofia, the youngster has plenty of time. 

Surprised that Sofia grew up in the USA and still speaks English with a foreign accent. I get that her parents both are Russian, but she must have only played with Russian kids growing up playing tennis in Florida. 

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4 & 4 for Simona over Mertens. 

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17 hours ago, Napoleon said:

Surprised that Sofia grew up in the USA and still speaks English with a foreign accent. I get that her parents both are Russian, but she must have only played with Russian kids growing up playing tennis in Florida. 

Well Sofia’s coach is her dad and he speaks exclusively Russian to her. Sharapova was coached by Bolloteri I believe and Anisimova is also coached by an American. Maybe that has something to do with Sofia having more of an accent?

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Thiem rolled Monfils in straights, Garbine/Bertens next. 

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Kontaveit was up 5-1 in the decider against Swiatek, 5-all now. 

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Kontaveit survives, but we’ll see Swiatek again. 

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Garbine routine’d Kiki, 3 & 3. 

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Medvedev/Stan playing 5 because the tennis gods hate me. 

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I hope Stan can make the final this year.

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He still has a chance now. 

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Nadal/Kyrgios at 2a on Laver, Angie/Pavs will be on ESPN+.