Australian Open Day 10-14 - Djokurray! And others! :P

by kingraf Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:19 am

First topic message reminder :

Also not Berdych's biggest fan, but I do like him, and he's a watch connoisseur, I'm an amateur watch maker... Gotta support the market!

by summerblues Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:37 am

But Stan is looking very unsettled.

by kingraf Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:37 am

11/1 on Wawrinka now. It's about right... but worth a punt.

by kingraf Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:46 am

Maybe it's just me, and with these things it normally is just me... but watching Wawrinka's backhand, it has a strong element of pimp slap to it

by kingraf Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:48 am

Pimp master Wawrinka with the break. 4*-2 to Stanislas!

by kingraf Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:48 am

Now hold dammit!

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:48 am

Come on Stan, deck himmmmm

by Josiah Maiestas Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:52 am

Guess I wasn't wrong about Novak pushing too much Laugh

5-2 Stan C'mon!!

by kingraf Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:53 am

2*-5

I swear all the garbage you've done since Last year's Aus Open will be worth it if you repeat Stan

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:54 am

Damn right

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:55 am

Break him now, get serving next set.

by It Must Be Love Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:56 am

This is what I was saying to Slasher a few days ago, Djokovic looks solid but still not at his best.
If he finds top gear I see him winning the tournament, but he needs to find that gear. Either Stan red-lining, or Murray in this form; will be too much for him otherwise.

by kingraf Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:58 am

Yeah baby!!

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:58 am

Thats it Stan, crush him.

by **laverfan** Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:00 am

First set lost by Djokovic at AO 2015. Well done Wawrinka!

@Jahu... There is quite a bit of Tennis yet to be played. Wink

by Josiah Maiestas Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:01 am

Could they actually play a 4th 5 setter in their last 4 slam meetings? Shocked

by **laverfan** Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:02 am

It will show in the legs in the Final though, JM. Do you want a tepid Final?

by summerblues Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:02 am

Good set from Stan; hopefully he will calm down now and tennis quality will pick up. Overall, quite underwhelming tennis so far.

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:05 am

LF, dont matter, it has to start now the crushing Wink

by **laverfan** Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:05 am

Djokovic's error count is going up. chin

BP.

by **laverfan** Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:06 am

Bad miss from Stan the Man! SoCal, if you are watching, your man is pretty defensive now!

by Josiah Maiestas Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:06 am

Novaks not happy. I want the winner of this match to play at their peak in the final LF Wink

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:09 am

Break himmmmmm

by **laverfan** Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:09 am

Quite agree, JM. Interesting challenge.

by HM Murdock Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:10 am

I'm not watching the match but all the online commentary seems to be saying that Djokovic is playing nervously, cautiously and below his best.

It's so painfully predictable for the later stages of a slam.

There was a time this would have annoyed me but I just feel resignation these days.

by kingraf Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:11 am

So close. Wawrinka needs to push on with the momentum

by kingraf Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:12 am

Think Stan just spooks Djokovic a little, HM. He isn't afraid of him, I don't think, but he is certainly weary.

by Josiah Maiestas Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:14 am

Stan loves playing in Australia. And now 2 BP's for Djokovic for an earlylead steam

by Josiah Maiestas Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:15 am

Silly errors by Stan and Novak gets a break, he's back in his groove.

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:16 am

Wake the F upplll

by HM Murdock Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:17 am

kingraf wrote:Think Stan just spooks Djokovic a little, HM. He isn't afraid of him, I don't think, but he is certainly weary.

Stan's game is good enough to make anyone wary.

It just frustrates me the frequency with which Djokovic faces these big challenges by playing cautiously.

by Josiah Maiestas Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:20 am

Novak has upped the pace now and Stans gone wild... 3-0 to the #1.

Need to find the answers Stan

by Josiah Maiestas Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:23 am

Bp for a double break furious

Stans made tonnes of errors.

by Josiah Maiestas Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:29 am

3-1 to Novak.. but 0-40 and Stan can break?! Australian Open Day 10-14 - Djokurray! And others! :P - Page 9 1347041234

by Josiah Maiestas Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:31 am

Nice break Stan. This is how you hit returns Raonic Very Happy

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:32 am

Keep it up swisssssss

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:33 am

Keep it up swisssssss

by Guest Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:33 am

From what I've seen so far, Djokovic looks pretty abysmal. Stan up till now playing not much better.

It just shows how much the tour has weakened over the last couple of years. Djokovic has reached the semi without playing anywhere near his best tennis, and he hadn't even dropped a set.

by HM Murdock Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:34 am

Broken to love?!

I am genuinely mystified how so many people view Novak as mentally tough.

He's a basket case!

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:35 am

HMM, dont start your Djoko sux mood now Laugh

by kingraf Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:37 am

Stan 3-1 to win now. Think that's also about right

by Guest Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:38 am

Jinx alert! Laugh

by HM Murdock Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:38 am

Jahu wrote:HMM, dont start your Djoko sux mood now

That mood is never far away when we get to business end of a slam!

by kingraf Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:39 am

Also Jelena looks gorgeous not shouting profanities at Wawrinka. Can't buy class nowadays

by It Must Be Love Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:39 am

emancipator wrote:
It just shows how much the tour has weakened over the last couple of years. Djokovic has reached the semi without playing anywhere near his best tennis, and he hadn't even dropped a set.

Hmm, this gets on my nerves.
Not that I think somehow the tour is extremely strong. I remember writing a PM to Socal in late 2013 saying that the tour at the top is going to get weaker within the next few years, and a few years on I stand by that. If you don't believe me, Socal can vouch for me saying that.
But when I made the point that the level of play at the tour can fluctuate, it was dismissed as 'era talk' which is by default 'nonsensical'. I remember Bogbrush talking about how the ranking points all had up to the same thing every year.

It's so hypocritical on the one hand to say that the difficulty of the tour fluctuating is nonsensical in one circumstance, but then when it suits you to say exactly the opposite. I do think btw, that the tour is not as strong as it was half a decade or so ago.

by summerblues Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:40 am

emancipator wrote:From what I've seen so far, Djokovic looks pretty abysmal. Stan up till now playing not much better.

Yeah, pretty poor tennis overall so far.

by HM Murdock Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:41 am

I'm actually at work laughing to myself at how this always happens.

Novak's turned me into a mentalist!

by Guest Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:42 am

Such poor quality fare.

by It Must Be Love Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:44 am

I have a feeling a dire throw-away service game from Stan is near.

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:45 am

kingraf wrote:Also Jelena looks gorgeous not shouting profanities at Wawrinka. Can't buy class nowadays

Right, thats why toys are cheap, class not so much.

by Jahu Fri Jan 30, 2015 10:46 am

It Must Be Love wrote:I have a feeling a dire throw-away service game from Stan is near.

Nadal fans, behave!!!!

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