Australian Open 2013 Match Thread

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Australian Open 2013:

Information: The Australian Open is a major tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia. First held in 1905, the tournament is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events of the year – the other three being the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles and junior's championships; as well as wheelchair, legends and exhibition events. Since 1988 the tournament has been played on hard courts at Melbourne Park.
The Australian Open typically has very high attendance, second only to the US Open. It was also the first Grand Slam tournament to feature indoor play during wet weather or extreme heat with its two primary courts, Rod Laver Arena and Hisense Arena, equipped with retractable roofs.

Day by Day Match Reports: http://www.sportpulse.net/category/tennis

v2 Preview: https://www.606v2.com/t39437-australian-open-2013-the-contenders#1785084

Dates: January 14 - January 27

Draw: http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/draws/ms/index.html

Schedule: http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/schedule/index.html

AO Rankings Points Tracker: https://www.606v2.com/t39351-points-tracker-ao-2013


Ready? Play.

Amritia3ee

[super_realist]

Looks like Federer is cruising.

Robson V Beer Belly up next.

[laverfan]

Shoe lace colors?

[Guest]

Davy???

The Other GOAT.

I was hoping someone would give Davy the GOAT love.

Federer has looked un-troubled thus far. All omens pointing to a Federer/Murray showdown.

[laverfan]

Davy???

The Other GOAT.

I was hoping someone would give Davy the GOAT love.

I am pretty certain Irina does what she can.

Federer has looked un-troubled thus far. All omens pointing to a Federer/Murray showdown.

No BPs faced today, but Davy played very much unlike his match against, say Ferrer @Qatar or Gasquet.

[The Special Juan]

Still 30 degrees in Melbourne and Kvitova is known to wilt in the heat...... Shame Laura wasn't playing Stosur as that's pretty much a walkover in Australia.

[LuvSports!]

feds bp conversion rate wasn't gd at all, that needs to improve.

[Guest]

Davy???

The Other GOAT.

I was hoping someone would give Davy the GOAT love.

I am pretty certain Irina does what she can.

Federer has looked un-troubled thus far. All omens pointing to a Federer/Murray showdown.

No BPs faced today, but Davy played very much unlike his match against, say Ferrer @Qatar or Gasquet.

Davy has always been great at being consistently inconsistent. It is a shame. He should've beaten Gassy at Qatar.

With Tomic up next for Federer, you feel Tomic has to raise his level a few notches to compete with Feds. The fringe players in the draw are setting themselves up nicely for the big 3. Murray with Monfils or Simon beyond Berankis. Raonic and Kohly are looming in Feds section.

[The Special Juan]

Match over

[LuvSports!]

laura breaks back!

[Guest]

Robbo next up. 36 degrees over there! Sod that!

[Guest]

Stoopid Eurosport feed!

[The Special Juan]

The serve costing her as usual. If she can fix that she'll be a phenomenal player.

[LuvSports!]

2-1 robson get in!

[Mad for Chelsea]

well done Robson, poor start in her first service game but digs deep to break back straightaway, and then rescues a BP to hold with consecutive aces for 2-1.

[Guest]

LS you have become my new and efficient live feed

[lags72]

Don't know what the UE stats were for Fed, pretty high I would think, and a player with greater belief than Davy might well have taken more advantage. Overall a solid performance but I suspect Tomic will test him a lot more.

[Mad for Chelsea]

Robson really hasn't settled yet, too many errors off the FH and Kvitova breaks for 3-2.

[The Special Juan]

I don't see it. Bernie will have to play very well to get even a set against The Fed, purely because I imagine Roger will want nothing more than to chew him up and spit him out.

Come on Laura

[Guest]

Laura is a slow starter, hope she can pick up

[lags72]

But that's my point really TSJ......I think Tomic IS playing well, and with added confidence after his Sydney win.

Get a grip Laura!

[Mad for Chelsea]

Kvitova gets the benefit of what looked an ordinary line-call to me, but with Robson not stopping to challenge she forces her way back to deuce, and a poor poor FH from Robson gives her the double break for 5-2. Robson just not got into her stride at all yet, while Kvitova looks really sharp.

[The Special Juan]

I hope he puts in a good performance, plays like he has been doing for the past couple of weeks and doesn't wilt under the pressure (but he doesn't strike me the "wilty" type).

Who was that idiot banging on about the upset?

[The Special Juan]

Bottler!! Come on Laura!!

[LuvSports!]

another bp

[LuvSports!]

6-2, waste!

[Mad for Chelsea]

to be fair Kvitova played the BPs pretty well there with some big serves, she looks vulnerable on serve though, but Robson hasn't had a comfortable hold yet, desperately needs to find some rhythm on serve.

[The Special Juan]

Booooo!! Why couldn't she have drawn Errani at this stage? That would have been more enjoyable.

[LuvSports!]

or stosur!

[laverfan]

Don't know what the UE stats were for Fed, pretty high I would think, and a player with greater belief than Davy might well have taken more advantage. Overall a solid performance but I suspect Tomic will test him a lot more.

39 UEs for Davydenko, 42 for Federer. He needs to cut these down quite a bit. They are quite high for a 3-set match.

http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/scores/stats/day9/1232ms.html

[Mad for Chelsea]

good hold with a couple of solid groundstrokes, she really needed that, now come on Laura, fight!

[The Special Juan]

Kvitova steps it up when she needs to on the BPs. A more experienced player would have beaten her to a pulp by now.

[Mad for Chelsea]

meh, very poor play from Robson there, on the BPs she had chances but made errors, needs to get something going somehow.

[The Special Juan]

Bernie!!! http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/video/index.html?tabName=highlights

Laura's getting opportunities but she's not taking them. I think that's where she's suffering from a combination of lack of experience and poor play.

[Josiah Maiestas]

She's playing someone who is exactly like her except is in better shape. That's the difference. Laura's defence will improve as she plays the better players.

[lags72]

Thanks lf

Yes he will definitely have to cut the UE count if he is to make it to the business end.

[LuvSports!]

3-1!

[laverfan]

Thanks lf

Yes he will definitely have to cut the UE count if he is to make it to the business end.

Federer's footwork was much better against Davy as compared to Paire (...and I was transfixed by the colour of the shoe-laces ). Tomic is a good test for Federer, and one that I think Federer can negotiate with ease, despite Tomic's cockiness.

[The Special Juan]

I should leave the match more often!! What did I miss?

[The Special Juan]

Right, this is the match here. If she holds, she's carrying a bit of momentum into the decider. If she doesn't hold, Kvitova will win this 7-5.

[Guest]

1-1.

Go on the Robbo!

[The Special Juan]

Cockroaches on the court? Ew.

[Guest]

Let' go Robbo let's go

[Guest]

Cor if I was in the stands for this one I would've been carted out with heart failure!

[lags72]

Oh come on lk....you can do better than that.....

Probably the worst sporting chant ever heard at a Slam, and the Aussies must accept full blame. Gets more tiresome every year.......!

[Guest]

Come on lags. Nothing like a let's go chant.

The Brits I recall even chanted it during the Watson match

We need to devise a new and original one.

[lags72]

I guess we do!

Whatever happens here Laura can leave Melbourne with her head held high. I have money on her making Top Ten by the time she reaches 21.

[Guest]

We could do the "There's only one Laura Robson"?

I think she will reach the top 10 before 21. That FH of her's is ridiculous. One I am sure Murray would love in spades.

[ryan86]

Her name was Laura
She was a ball girl
With Adidas merchandise in her hair
And her dress cut down to there.
She would break her opponents serve.
And then thrown in a double fault
And while she tried to be a star.
Heather always raised the bar.
She couldn't toss the ball.
But she still won 6 games to four

To the tune of Barry Manilow's "Copacabana"

[The Special Juan]

Na na na na na na na na na na na! Laura Robson, Robson, Laura Robson!

[Guest]

As much as I like your little poem, for a chant that would take some singing and revising too

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