2023 Australian Open

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JPeg continues her run, handles Krejcikova rather easily. 

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And FAA just got beat, that’s all 10 from Break Point. 

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Vica wins a tough 3 set match...

Gets Pegula next in quarters

 

Edited January 22, 2023 by LTtxfan

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12 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

JPeg continues her run, handles Krejcikova rather easily. 

If Jessica ever hurts her leg, the reports before the next match:

"There is some concern with the Peg Leg and how it may affect play."

Happy for Korda, but only his girlfriend & coach were at the match, because his sister (Nelly) was in a golf tournament in the Orlando area, which is a short drive from Bradenton (southern Tampa area). She was tied for second going into today's final round.

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Aryna put it on Belinda in the second end her run. 

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Weird fucking schedule today, all 4 matches will be done relatively soon. 

 

Linette won the first over Garcia 

Donna v. young Linda playing 3

Karolina about to beat Zhang 

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Linette and Garcia showing some leg in the slow motion between points.

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Magda could cut glass right now. 

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Donna finally handles the youngster. 

And Magda sends Caroline home right after. Ouch. 

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15 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Donna finally handles the youngster. 

And Magda sends Caroline home right after. Ouch. 

I think that everyone had Magda Linette as the one Polish player that people could see playing in the Quarterfinals. 
 

 

Hubie & Iga have a ways to go to match her level.

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Shelton/Wolf is a solid match.  I remember having seen Wolf last year in some random tournament and being impressed.  Shelton's serve is a rocket.

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5 minutes ago, dcbc said:

Shelton/Wolf is a solid match.  I remember having seen Wolf last year in some random tournament and being impressed.  Shelton's serve is a rocket.

It's weird how different they look from your average European.  tOSU v. Florida. Mullets must be a thing at tOSU.

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Yeah, he ditched the mullet in favor of the muscle shirt zinc oxide mask combo.  He's a bit ridiculous, but his baseline game is pretty great.  He needs to complete the look with some jorts.

 

The speed of Shelton's serve is mental.

Edited January 23, 2023 by dcbc

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2 hours ago, Bullneck said:

It's weird how different they look from your average European.  tOSU v. Florida. Mullets must be a thing at tOSU.

 

1 hour ago, dcbc said:

Yeah, he ditched the mullet in favor of the muscle shirt zinc oxide mask combo.  He's a bit ridiculous, but his baseline game is pretty great.  He needs to complete the look with some jorts.

The speed of Shelton's serve is mental.

You must be new if you think that he didn’t have a muscle shirt in the past. 
 

OLD J.J.

 

J.J. since trimming the mullet

 

Occasionally he’s sporting moobs under that tank/muscle-t.

The left ear gold stud goes nicely with his gold chain(s).

I described him earlier today to a buckeye lady who I dated a decade ago. She thought that I was being judgmental, but I countered that I was just being descriptive:

“The Ohio State (male) tennis player who has a body by Budweiser, a left ear earring, a gold chair or two, who wears sleeveless shirts and shorts that look like something in between jorts and chambray shorts is playing tonight to advance to the Quarterfinals of the Australian Open.

He looks like a refined version of what people think of when the news reports that couches are being burned in the streets by rowdy Ohio State fans.

He’s not rocking this level of a mullet at this year’s Aussie Open, but you know he still has the mullet virus just waiting to explode at any time.

Past Mullet

Past Mullet Profile

He’s looking much more business/ corporate this year.

Here he is after stomping Argentine midget, 5’4” Diego Schwartzman in the battle of the Crucifix vs Star of David.

He’s easy to root for and always seems to be really positive on the court. Not a a complainer or one who miles and tries to push the limits of the rules.“

 

Big Payday for winner & loser

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Dude, quit fucking trying so hard. 

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22 minutes ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Dude, quit fucking trying so hard. 

I was pulling for J.J. & Rune. 

Don’t tell Tommy Paul & De Minaur that I’m pulling for them tonight, because I am bad luck. 

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You quote me every single night. It doesn’t matter what I post, you dork-ass quote me EVERY SINGLE FUCKING time. 

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@Napoleon has zero-point-fucking-zero thoughts in his entire life. That stupid mother fucker should die. 

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3 hours ago, shadow_operative2.0 said:

@Napoleon has zero-point-fucking-zero thoughts in his entire life. That stupid mother fucker should die. 

Thanks. 

I’m glad that Tommy Paul beat my jinx. 

[perfectchaos007 6621]

3 American men in the QFs. I still think Djokovic will win even with his hamstring issues, but this is the best opportunity for an American to win a slam in nearly a decade. It has now been 20 years since an American man has won a slam in singles 

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The Russian resident representing Kazakhstan defeats Violet Beauregarde in straights. It was amusing listening to Brad Gilbert tiptoe around her hefty size when talking about the keys to the match. At one point comparing Jelena to other players he said she was "slower.....obviously"

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PxP dude called her a fruitcake at one point during the first, knew right when he said it he screwed up. 

If Elena keeps serving like that, this shit is over. 

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9 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

The Russian resident representing Kazakhstan defeats Violet Beauregarde in straights. It was amusing listening to Brad Gilbert tiptoe around her hefty size when talking about the keys to the match. At one point comparing Jelena to other players he said she was "slower.....obviously"

The name “Jelena” apparently carries a lot of weight these days.

Jelena Dokic 15-20 years ago

 

Jelena Dokic 2023

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Vika takes the first from JPeg, all I can make tonight. 

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Korda’s coach, Radek Stepanek, comforting Korda’s gf a little aggressively after Korda’s loss. 

 

 

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2 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Korda’s coach, Radek Stepanek, comforting Korda’s gf a little aggressively after Korda’s loss. 

Yep.

He’d better Czech himself.

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Magda takes the first over Karolina. Only on the fucking app. 

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Karolina out in straights, that's real bad. 

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Aryna handles Donna rather easily. 

Now the boys get to play. 

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Ben Shelton has run out of gas. 

Tommy Paul is going to take this one in straight sets. 

Let’s go Tommy Boy!!

Then let’s see Pegula & Gauff win the doubles title.

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1) Tommy Paul choked a bit late in the 3rd set and lose his one break lead and then lost the set 5-7. He won it in 4 sets.

2) Ben Shelton is going to be a monster on the tour sooner than later. 

3) The Top 20 is soon going to be littered with American flags 🇺🇸.

4) Tommy’s girlfriend, Paige Lorenz, is very attractive and has inflated lips. I’m guessing that she lives on IG/TikTok.

 

5) Tommy’s mother works at a hospital in New Jersey. She got off work Monday, went straight to the airport, flew some route that flies to Melbourne, and arrived to the hotel in Melbourne at about 8:30am to knock on Tommy’s door to let him know that she had arrived to watch Tommy’s first Grand Slam quarterfinal match ever and he won.

6) Ben & Tommy had a nice chat at the net and then the cameras showed that after Tommy’s on-court interview and off-court hallway interview with Darren Cahill, Tommy entered the locker room warm up/cool down area and hugged his delicious girlfriend, then his mom, then each member of his coaching/training team, and then went over to Ben and his team l, as they were around Ben peddling on an exercise bike, and chatted with them again. All smiles.

Tommy has known Ben’s father for a decade or so and has kind of taken Ben under his wing in this first ever venture outside the U.S.

7) Novak crushed Rublev in straight sets (1,2,4) and plays Tommy next. 

No one likes Novak, except for the Serbs that fled the atrocities that they committed in the former Yugoslavia and settled in Australia. He’ll have vocal support late Thursday night (Australia’s Friday) for the match against Tommy.

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Rybakina v. Vika up shortly on ESPN. 

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Major choke job on that weak ass forehand soft shit that gave Azarenka an opportunity to catch up to the ball and go on the offensive. 

2 of 10 first serves in?

Ice queen had major nerves.

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That was much more difficult than necessary, but Elena takes the opener. Could be a boatrace now. 

Best part of this tourney has been MJF getting the big women’s matches. 

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Lesbian Aussie Coach doesn’t like the male coach of Rybakina being emotionally abusive.

Rennae Stubbs & girlfriend…

So she gets pissed when a man is hard on a young female… it seems.

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Yep, that set was rather easy. 

Hopefully Aryna handles her business too. 

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The commentators love to keep saying that this is/was a quality match when it was pitifully played when push came to shove. 

I think that the last 3 games of the match were breaks of serve. Just mentally weak. Just poorly played. Kind of embarrassing for the game, but hey, they make as much as the men (even though they play 2 of 3 vs 3 of 5) so we have to act like it isn’t an inferior product.

Some women’s matches a really good… this wasn’t one of them.

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I just don’t trust Sabalenka under pressure. Ryba 4 and 3.

 

Lets go Karen!

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Coco and Pegula bounced in straights by the scrappy Japanese duo

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Damn, 0-3 in all brackets for JPeg. 

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38 minutes ago, perfectchaos007 said:

Coco and Pegula bounced in straights by the scrappy Japanese duo

It’s insane how that little Japanese lady generates power.  At least little Schwartzito has some muscle and core strength.  She looks like she weighs about 100 pounds.  

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39 minutes ago, Hefeweizen said:

It’s insane how that little Japanese lady generates power.  At least little Schwartzito has some muscle and core strength.  She looks like she weighs about 100 pounds.  

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Karen is not getting any love from the manager. Tsitsipas may win this in 2 1/2 hours before Djokovic trounces Tommy P. In 2 hours. [sad emoji]
 

Then tomorrow Sabalenka will make Rybakina move and Rybakina will hit a million balls into the net. There will be double faults and broken serves and I expect Sabalenka to win in straight sets.

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Tommy Paul choked at the end of the first set and fucked away easy shots the rest of the match. 

Carlos Álcaraz would have beaten Novak last night, maybe in straight sets.

Novak is not in shape right now. He has been very fortunate to get all night matches, because he was laboring last night in moderate to cool conditions and the match only went 2 hrs 20 mins.

If Tsitsipas’s dad can get him to extend all rallies, Novak may die in Rod Laver arena on Sunday. 🙏

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On 1/23/2023 at 1:07 AM, Napoleon said:

You must be new if you think that he didn’t have a muscle shirt in the past. 

No, I said muscle shirt zinc oxide combo (versus mullet/muscle shirt).

Edited January 27, 2023 by dcbc

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1 hour ago, dcbc said:

No, I said muscle shirt zinc oxide combo (versus mullet/muscle shirt).

Didn’t seem to make the wolf any more dangerous.  I’d go back to full mullet and jorts a la Andre.

 

Yeah tits should beat Djoker but probably won’t.

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13 minutes ago, Hefeweizen said:

Didn’t seem to make the wolf any more dangerous.  I’d go back to full mullet and jorts a la Andre.

 

Yeah tits should beat Djoker but probably won’t.

This would be worth a gamble on Tsitsipas, I believe.

https://www.oddschecker.com/us/tennis

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Alright ladies, give us a good one. 

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Let’s play 3. Can’t complain other than being tired.