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Official 2016 Australian Open Thread

Riviera
Riviera Posts: 8,167
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Great start for Britian as our own Johanna Konta beats Venus Williams in straight sets.
Murray cruising and Evans struggling.
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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    What about Watson and Edmund...
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    MrOneLung said:

    What about Watson and Edmund...

    Both lost yesterday... Watson had a chance to serve for the Match whilst Edmund won two sets but was hampered by cramp
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    The LTA have a lot to be proud for producing the likes of Murray and Konta. Well they would but for the fact that their input was minimal.

    And until they start to fund tennis at grass roots level it will remain the same.


  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Nadal out
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Addick Addict said:

    Nadal out

    Meh... Its almost to be expected away from the French Open these days, he's almost like the male version of Hingis
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    ForeverAddickted said:

    Addick Addict said:

    Nadal out

    Meh... Its almost to be expected away from the French Open these days, he's almost like the male version of Hingis
    Only the 2nd time in 44 Slams that he's gone out in the first round.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    I bet everyone is trying extra hard today, after all the stories of match fixing!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Riviera said:

    ForeverAddickted said:

    Addick Addict said:

    Nadal out

    Meh... Its almost to be expected away from the French Open these days, he's almost like the male version of Hingis
    Only the 2nd time in 44 Slams that he's gone out in the first round.
    Wow... Feels like it should be a whole lot more than that
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,328
    Seems at present Edmund isn't up to 5 set tennis, Murray suffered from cramp a lot at the beginning of his career.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Didn't Murray start to train with weights around his ankles so that his legs wouldn't cramp as much when it came to long matches as they were used to being worked harder in training?
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  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Konta cruises through to Round 3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35368817
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Has Murray started yet? Was planning to watch but stuck in casualty with our 8 month old.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Sorry- missed this thread. Murray won first set 6-0. Groth just won his first game to go 3-1 in the second.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Exiled_Addick said:

    Has Murray started yet? Was planning to watch but stuck in casualty with our 8 month old.

    Hope things are OK.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited January 2016
    Groth steps up, Murray holds to go 4-1, Groth holds to go 4-2, then breaks Murray to go back on serve. 4-3, Groth needs to hold his own to go equal in the second set.

    Serves big to hold 40-15. 4 all.

    Easy hold for Murray to go 5-4. Time for him to break again if he doesn't want to get into a tiebreak with a big server.

    And Murray plays a couple of beautiful shots to break and win the second set 6-4.

    6-0
    6-4

    Groth whacks his racquet off the ground.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Sam Groth looking defeated.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited January 2016
    Set 3.

    Murray holds serve and lobs Groth in his own to go up 2-0.

    Mild criticism from commentators: "Did he really have to lob him again?"

    Easy hold for Murray despite a couple of good forehands from Groth. 3-0. Just too good, a real masterclass in tennis.

    Some big serving from Groth to go 3-1
  • Exiled_Addick
    Exiled_Addick Posts: 17,168
    Wheresmeticket? said:

    Exiled_Addick said:

    Has Murray started yet? Was planning to watch but stuck in casualty with our 8 month old.

    Hope things are OK.
    Had a bit of a fall and bumped her head. Seems to be fine, although she has a nice bruise coming out. Probably just worried first time parents being over cautious but figured better to get her checked out.

    Good to see Murray getting the job done, albeit with the usual mid-set wobble.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    edited January 2016
    Game 5, Groth challenges lineshot successfully and Murray double faults to go 30 all, but Murray ultimately cruises to go 4-1.

    0-40 on Groths serve, who comes back but loses on a line call. 5-1. Murray serving fro the match.

    And wins it.

    6-0, 6-4, 6-1 with some beautiful tennis.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Lleyton Hewitt making an emotional farewell to his home crowd after his final game, won by Ferrer. I'm choked up actually.
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  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Exiled_Addick said:

    Wheresmeticket? said:

    Exiled_Addick said:

    Has Murray started yet? Was planning to watch but stuck in casualty with our 8 month old.

    Hope things are OK.
    Had a bit of a fall and bumped her head. Seems to be fine, although she has a nice bruise coming out. Probably just worried first time parents being over cautious but figured better to get her checked out.

    Good to see Murray getting the job done, albeit with the usual mid-set wobble.
    I think you 're right. Pretty tough at that age but...
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    Wheresmeticket? said:

    Lleyton Hewitt making an emotional farewell to his home crowd after his final game, won by Ferrer. I'm choked up actually.

    Amazing that his Grand Slam victories and Davis Cup wins were well over 10 years ago. Impressive how he has kept going so long, despite the injuries and the next generation of players making winning Majors virtually impossible.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited January 2016
    Goodbye Lleyton, an amazingly long career and with his retirement goes the last link to the old era of Samprass, Rafter and Roddick etc which preceded this (and probably "the") golden age of Open Tennis.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    .
    killerandflash said:


    Wheresmeticket? said:

    Lleyton Hewitt making an emotional farewell to his home crowd after his final game, won by Ferrer. I'm choked up actually.

    Amazing that his Grand Slam victories and Davis Cup wins were well over 10 years ago. Impressive how he has kept going so long, despite the injuries and the next generation of players making winning Majors virtually impossible.
    And in the modern era not many players at 5' 10'' or less win Grand Slams - and that's just the women!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    When Hewitt won Wimbledon in 2002, everyone expected him to dominate Tennis for the next few years, which never happened due to the emergence of Federer.

    Interestingly, the women's champion that year was Serena (who also won the doubles with Venus)
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Former BBC tennis commentator Gerald Williams has passed away.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35375113
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Not sure I can face another night shift....
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Wheresmeticket? said:

    Not sure I can face another night shift....

    Go to bed fella, as Supertramp would say.....It's raining again!
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Thiem - Goffin looking good though. Argh!
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    edited January 2016
    Great game unfolding now on Eurosport. Berdych 2 sets to 1 up on Kyrgios and 4-4 in fourth.

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