2021 Australian Open

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3 & 2, ouch. 

Kanepi’s entire kit looks like it runs about $10. 

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Gauff v Svitolina kicks off at 3:09am CST

Gael Monfils is in the stands after a rough opening match loss and even more crushing post-match press conference where he was fighting back tears. He was so hot before the lockdown last year and has been playing like dog shit since and knows that his window is closing to make an impact at a major.

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2) When Paul, Opelka, & Friz all won Junior Slams the same year, I'm sure that the USTA was creaming in their jeans, but it's 6 years on and they haven't made much of a dent in the men's game.
3) Glad to see that Fritz got a divorce for the girl he knocked up when he was 18 and then married 3 months into her pregnancy. His current girlfriend is pretty hot. He a wealthy good looking guy from SoCal who in a seeded player in a grand slam, he should be tapping lovely ladies.

2) that’s because not one of them is technically sound in the least. Paul is the closest but has a wimpy forehand. Opelka is just a giant. Fritz is tall but plays small. They all have huge flaws in their forehands and their backhands certainly aren’t elite.

3) that sounds pretty shitty to be honest.

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Hot Sorana/Vondrousova & Aryna/Ann Li on now. 

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Li might be more competitive in this match if she hit to Sabalenka's backhand more. 

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3 & 1 for Aryna, that was easy. 

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And we lost hot Sorana too. 

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No offense, but Hsieh reminds me of a thai freelancer you would see loitering a tourist packed street corner in Pattaya at 1am.

Disclaimer: I have never been to southeast Asia

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20 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

No offense, but Hsieh reminds me of a thai freelancer you would see loitering a tourist packed street corner in Pattaya at 1am.

Disclaimer: I have never been to southeast Asia

No lie.  Those are two unattractive ladies in a sport full of hotties.  And their game is ugly too.

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Breadstick for Garbine over Diyas. 

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54 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

No offense, but Hsieh reminds me of a thai freelancer you would see loitering a tourist packed street corner in Pattaya at 1am.

Disclaimer: I have never been to southeast Asia

I have been to Pattaya and you paint the picture well.  It's almost like I'm stumbling over the loose cobblestones on beach road with the light stench of raw sewage in the air and rats scurrying for cover under the dumpsters.

Potapova is easy to watch.

Edited February 12, 2021 by WBT

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Serena’s belly is as trim as it has been since her early 30s when she may or may not have been on PEDs after her chubby late 20s. 

I will say that her outfit looks ridiculous. It doesn’t look racy or controversial, it just looks funny. 

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Potapova finally breaks on breaker #6 of the game.  Serena doesn't even take a step toward the drop shot.

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Serena has history playing against teenage Russians

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Double breadstick for Garbine. 

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Lulz, this match.  4 straight breaks.  With a chance to serve for the set, Potapova starts the game with 5 straight faults, doesn't get in a single first serve all game, and gives it away with 6? total double faults in the game.

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Serena doesn’t trust her Achilles. 

She isn’t going to last against a big hitter with confidence. 

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Just now, Napoleon said:

Serena doesn’t trust her Achilles. 

She isn’t going to last against a big hitter with confidence. 

Aryna's form looks really good. I would heavily favor Sabalenka in the next round against either of these players

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Yeah, she's barely moving at all.  If Potapova could control her nerves she would roll.

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Playing in the sun at high noon, if the kid can win this set* this has to go to 3 sets, Serena won’t make it to another big hitter. 

*just remembered that I had hit <pause> and wasn’t watching it live. 

Edited February 12, 2021 by Napoleon

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Aryna gets Serena next. From what I saw today, I'm favoring Aryna 

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Ons Jabeur making Naomi work. 

I want to go to an Aussie Open one day. That outdoor setting looks awesome. 

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3 & 2 for Naomi, gets Garbine next. Really wish that wasn’t a 4th-rounder. 

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Kyrgios...

I love him, but boy is he a head case. 

His between the legs half-volley up 40-0 in the 2nd game was a little ill-advised. He almost blew the game. 

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Djokovic may be in trouble 

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16 minutes ago, AbeFroman said:

Djokovic may be in trouble 

Yep, I do believe that he is. Fritz should have done a better job at just trying to keep that last ball in. 

Fritz’s girl doesn’t look much like a gold digger/prostitute or anything. 😂 She does look like fun and more than willing please. 💃🏻

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Fritz is a loser. 

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Novak is still a monster, even in pain.

Fritz will have to settle for his Instagram model.

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djoker, that was impressive.

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Got some lookers early. All-Czech battle Pliskova/Muchova on Laver, Svitolina/Putintseva on MCA. 

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Karolina M. & Elina take their first sets. 

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This Czech match is fucked up. KP jumps out to 5-0 in the second, now it’s back on serve at 4-5. 

Elina bageled Yulia to end that one quickly. 

Pegula takes the first over Mladenovic at 2. 

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Holy shit, KP lost 7 fucking games in a row. Unreal. 

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Pegula only dropped 3 games to Mladenovic. She gets Svitolina next

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I was gonna say at least Kiki will always have doubles, but she ain’t in either draw. 

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Kanepi had a set point to send another hot home, but Vekic forces 3. 

Brady breadstick’d Juvan in the first, up 4-2 now. 

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Good updates

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Juvan has a wicked forehand. She's one to watch

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7 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Juvan has a wicked forehand. She's one to watch

Agreed. She’s looking like a budding power. 

That last game was about an hour long. (24 points)

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1 & 3 for Jenn. 

Kanepi/Vekic on serve at 2-3. 

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Just showed match point for Asian-American Mackenzie McDonald (my favorite Asian name EVER!) and then they showed the stands and Taylor Fritz and his blowup doll girlfriend were in attendance to cheer him on. (Cool to see.)

Two California kids and tennis buddies. 

I guess that even if you are out of the tournament, if you’re a player, then lockdown doesn’t apply to you. 

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Yeah I watched McDonalds match on ESPN+ and that was my first glimpse of Taylors gf. I don't get the new trend of instagram gen z girls dying their hair platinum blonde/white. Maybe it photographs well idk. 

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11 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

I guess that even if you are out of the tournament, if you’re a player, then lockdown doesn’t apply to you. 

Don’t know if the men are doing it too, but there’s a losers tourney going on right now for a lot of the women bounced already. Sloane got rolled up 2 & 2 earlier. 

https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2027/melbourne-250/2021/scores

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Hot Vekic def. Kanepi in 3

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Sweet, Donna survives for the hots. 

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Mertens having very little trouble with Bencic so far, takes the first at 2. 

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And a breadstick to end it, Belinda didn’t want none. 

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Berrettini vs Khachanov...

Like Tylenol PM washed down with NyQuil. 

Fucking boring as shit. 
 

Bring on the womenz. 

Konteveit handling Shelby Rogers so far in the first set. (Currently up a break.)

Ash Barty down a break in the first set. 

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...13 minutes later...

Ash Barty has won 4 straight and is serving at 4-2 in the first set. 

Shelby Rogers is now even at 3-3 in the first set vs Konteveit.

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And 15 minutes later...

Ash Barty took the first 6-2 and is 1-0.

Shelby Rogers took the first over Konteveit, 6-4.

BOYS:

Up 7-6, 7-6, 4-5, Berrettini has his shirt off and is ripped like an Olympic swimmer as a trainer/medic checks for an oblique issue, like Djokovic, that could be a problem. (Unless it’s all bullshit and his manager/agent told him to take his shirt off for IG & tabloid sites. 🤷‍♂️
 

ASH BARTY: is apparently a 4 handicap in golf  

 

Edited February 13, 2021 by Napoleon