AO 2015 - Day 7

First topic message reminder :

Order of Play - http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/scores/schedule/schedule12.html

Live Scores - http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/scores/index.html

Day 7 Preview -http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2016-01-23/day_7_preview_a_collision_course.html


(Hopefully the preview writer(s) will use some version of collide/collision/collusion - at some point tomorrow ).

Update: My front and back yard- Thanks Jonas!

Come on Goff, give us a quality set at least man.

Fed to finish in next 15 min this match, hope Berdy got tired good today.

summerblues wrote:This has been very smooth so far.  Commentators saying courts playing a little faster this year, and that is my impression too.

Eight years too late

lags72 wrote:Federer is sweating.

Why ?

He never sweats.

Is he ill ?

He has heard Jahu is racing to put a penny bet on him.

The amount of running Goffin is having to do. It's insane.

You could be right CC

Goffin is playing his heart out here and still can't do alot against this insane tennis of Fedex

Fed in exhibition mode.

Goffin joins the other disappointing new guys Dolgo, Dimi, etc etc, sad to see now new power.

lags72 wrote:Put some money on it JM.

But not a lot.

Definitely not a lot

I hate betting companies so I won't bother

Only ever bet amongst friends

Any one missing Nadal a little? I am...

Their not new!

Jahu wrote:Fed in exhibition mode.

Goffin joins the other disappointing new guys Dolgo, Dimi, etc etc, sad to see now new power.

It's coming to something when you start hoping Kygios could do something.

Josiah Maiestas wrote:

lags72 wrote:Put some money on it JM.

But not a lot.

Definitely not a lot

I hate betting companies so I won't bother

Only ever bet amongst friends

Top man, Beting + Wonga style money = cancer for society

bogbrush wrote:

Jahu wrote:Fed in exhibition mode.

Goffin joins the other disappointing new guys Dolgo, Dimi, etc etc, sad to see now new power.

It's coming to something when you start hoping Kygios could do something.

Hahaha nice one, pining hopes on Korgi, just shows the sad state of affairs currently.

Very true JM. There's no doubt that he is trying hard, no lack of effort.

Must be so disheartening after all the work he will have put in during the off-season.

Maybe the Fed level will dip in this third ....

Agree lk. Dolgo, Dimi ..... far from new !!

Jahu wrote:

Josiah Maiestas wrote:

lags72 wrote:Put some money on it JM.

But not a lot.

Definitely not a lot

I hate betting companies so I won't bother

Only ever bet amongst friends

Top man, Beting + Wonga style money = cancer for society

Thirded.

Hoping Ymer and Rublev might develop into something of challenging nature.

CaledonianCraig wrote:

Matchpoint wrote:Not totally surprising for me. Looks like he's struggling to adapt to harsher playing conditions in the sun, his first in this tourney. Simon took Fed to 5 sets in an early round in 2011. He's still grinder par excellence at 31. Can be very dangerous. But I expect Djoko to survive.

No I have to disagree. He has played in much hotter conditions than this without issues. This is a tournament renowned for sweltering conditions and he has owned this tournament for years.

Novak certainly has a higher proportion of 'poorer' matches when it's very hot. This can't be coincidence

This is brutal. He's not taking just some balls early, his default position seems to be to take it close to the bounce all the time.

The hand-eye coordination needed to do this routinely is extraordinary, just unreal.

OT: For LF and the snow, just saw her pics:

Less snow here by now, but very cold -16.2C = 2.84F

It's like Goffin is the reluctant pup being asked to fetch a ball from his master.

I got to get over to Canada!!

bogbrush wrote:This is brutal. He's not taking just some balls early, his default position seems to be to take it close to the bounce all the time.

The hand-eye coordination needed to do this routinely is extraordinary, just unreal.

So Ljubo seems to be better then Edberg?

Net play from Edberg, move/bh from Ljubo, this could not be such a dodgy partnership.

this is so one-way-traffic that i am beginning to feel for Goffin. he is the 15th seed and played very well in the recent Davis cup.

he can't be this bad!

Jahu wrote:OT: For LF and the snow, just saw her pics:

Less snow here by now, but very cold -16.2C = 2.84F

Is that temperature in your palace of love?

bogbrush wrote:I got to get over to Canada!!

Aren't you there for some time? Back to UK? Afraid of Canadian winters?

Good game Goffin!

Will make him feel a bit better.

Goffin breaks. Feels token enough.

Jahu wrote:

bogbrush wrote:I got to get over to Canada!!

Aren't you there for some time? Back to UK? Afraid of Canadian winters?

I do go there a lot but work has kept me too busy this last year. I love Canadian winters - zipping around on a ski-do at -25 is interesting!

legendkillarV2 wrote:

Jahu wrote:OT: For LF and the snow, just saw her pics:

Less snow here by now, but very cold -16.2C = 2.84F

Is that temperature in your palace of love?

Hahaha yes, make 'em shiver and hug you deeper from cold

Midnight passes and Goffin suddenly looks a challenge!

bogbrush wrote:

Jahu wrote:

bogbrush wrote:I got to get over to Canada!!

Aren't you there for some time? Back to UK? Afraid of Canadian winters?

I do go there a lot but work has kept me too busy this last year. I love Canadian winters - zipping around on a ski-do at -25 is interesting!

Agree, nothing better then snow, frozen nostrils and a mulled wine

banbrotam wrote:

CaledonianCraig wrote:

Matchpoint wrote:Not totally surprising for me. Looks like he's struggling to adapt to harsher playing conditions in the sun, his first in this tourney. Simon took Fed to 5 sets in an early round in 2011. He's still grinder par excellence at 31. Can be very dangerous. But I expect Djoko to survive.

No I have to disagree. He has played in much hotter conditions than this without issues. This is a tournament renowned for sweltering conditions and he has owned this tournament for years.

Novak certainly has a higher proportion of 'poorer' matches when it's very hot. This can't be coincidence

He has played in far hotter conditions than today and never got close to 100 unforced errors in a match.

Federer goes sloppy.

All done, quick and not too tiring match.

Goffn needs some new coach and change something asap.

This was very watchable Federer today.

Jahu wrote:All done, quick and not too tiring match.

Goffn needs some new coach and change something asap.

He needs this!

https://youtu.be/9ATzXG9YVdI

legendkillarV2 wrote:

Jahu wrote:All done, quick and not too tiring match.

Goffn needs some new coach and change something asap.

He needs this!

https://youtu.be/9ATzXG9YVdI

Hahaha where the heck you fund this, wish I could too it too

Berdych had Feds number in 2012 used to fear playing him.

Then he lost his fear and started owning the match-up.

Great so far

HM Murdock wrote:I'll be interested to see the scheduling for Tuesday.

For a slam that brands itself as the Asia Pacific slam, one would think that a Japanese player versus the world #1 (and reigning champion) would be the evening session..

Is Tuesday not a holiday in Australia? If so, it may be less obvious that the night match is the prime slot. Not sure about the AO, but the USO often puts the biggest matches on during the day in the middle weekend.

Stan in 4 against Rao.

Isner tough one to beat the ferret.

Andy to walkover Tom in quick 3.

Monfils in 3.

summerblues wrote:This was very watchable Federer today.

A nice demonstration of how to mix the play up.

So in the top half it is the top four seeds through.

Tomic has been mouthing off in the press I hope Murray feeds him some sweet bagels, then laughs in his face.

Also don't see how Raonic would beat Stan with only big serves.

CaledonianCraig wrote:Haddie nuff I am standing ready with the sick bucket.

Im pleased about that CC...I think the bucket gets bigger after every match.
God knows we can do without another duel of words between the contenders  in the GOAT debate..
If Fed wins this  there will be those who  will never let us  hear the last of it. or indeed  we may  never  see Socal again

Such a pity Tomic isn't playing Federer.

Tonic didn't like Federer saying he'd found it hard to reach his potential. Always makes me laugh when people don't like Federers assessments when they not put harshly and are right. Remember Murray in 2008, then in 2 years everyone started saying the same thing as if it was novel.

Haddie-nuff wrote:

CaledonianCraig wrote:Haddie nuff I am standing ready with the sick bucket.

Im pleased about that CC...I think the bucket gets bigger after every match.
God knows we can do without another duel of words between the contenders  in the GOAT debate..
If Fed wins this  there will be those who  will never let us  hear the last of it. or indeed  we may  never  see Socal again

There is no GOAT debate, unless we're counting the fishing skills that Rafa is free to hone these days.

legendkillarV2 wrote:

Jahu wrote:All done, quick and not too tiring match.

Goffn needs some new coach and change something asap.

He needs this!

https://youtu.be/9ATzXG9YVdI

So that's what an egg chamber looks like!

bogbrush wrote:Such a pity Tomic isn't playing Federer.

Tonic didn't like Federer saying he'd found it hard to reach his potential. Always makes me laugh when people don't like Federers assessments when they not put harshly and are right. Remember Murray in 2008, then in 2 years everyone started saying the same thing as if it was novel.

Murray in 2008? Refresh my memory....

Hahaha, yeah and a few gluten free pizzas inside the chamber

bogbrush wrote:

Haddie-nuff wrote:

CaledonianCraig wrote:Haddie nuff I am standing ready with the sick bucket.

Im pleased about that CC...I think the bucket gets bigger after every match.
God knows we can do without another duel of words between the contenders  in the GOAT debate..
If Fed wins this  there will be those who  will never let us  hear the last of it. or indeed  we may  never  see Socal again

There is no GOAT debate, unless we're counting the fishing skills that Rafa is free to hone these days.