Anybody managed to watch or listen to any matches? Last year I stayed up late listening to matches on the radio...this year I'm just too fagged out with work to do this.
I see Nadal and Djok have swept their opposition aside to make it to the next round.
Good so far for British tennis. Apparently Murray struggled a bit, but still did it in straight sets...Edmund through in straight sets also.
Konta and Watson both through their first round matches - Konta in 2 sets and Watson hammered Stosur 6 to love in the third - amazing, or was Stosur injured?
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Bedene was the only one who failed to get through to the 2nd Round out of the Brits so far as I'm aware
Edmund has a weapon of a forehand which could take him far in the game.
Naomi Broady playing well against a rather charmless Russian turned Australian. Broady won the first set but down in the 2nd.
Murray next out on Rod Laver Court
Murray cruising past Rublev.
Murray won easily but rolled his ankle, and was in some discomfort. Hopefully nothing serious
Heather Watson is out. Lost 2-6 7-6 10-8 to Jennifer Brady. As is Kyle Edmund, lost in three sets to the 30th seed.
Yes if he gets to the Quarters he'll face Federer yet the latter has to get there (and win) too
Murray must force home that advantage in early 2017 - if he can win the first two majors while Djokovic continues to slump, then he will become the holder of a career slam. What an achievement that would be. That would almost certainly secure him top seed status for Wimbledon and the US.
Clay has never been his strongest surface, but he hs improved a lot and with Nadal a fading force too, there are no real standout clay specialists on tour right now. The FDrench is very winnable for him this year, I think.
Wimbledon he should be relaxed now after 2 wins there and he is strong on grass and loves the partisan support he gets there.
There is sterner competition for him at the two hard courts majors from the likes of Wawrinka and Del Po, not to mention of course Djokovic if he can regain his mojo as the season goes on, but an actual calendar grand slam is far from a pipe dream for him this. He has a decent record at the US, after all, and knows how to win there.
How sweet that would be for him to achieve, and where would that rank him in the pantheon of all-time tennis greats?
The odds are very much against it happening, but at the same time the competition this year may not be quite as stiff as it has been in previous years.
Besides, not much point me bringing it up after he wins Wimbledon to make it 3 from 3. I wouldn't sound very smart suggesting he might do a grand slam at that point, now would I?