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Official 2016 Australian Open Thread

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  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    LenGlover said:

    Wheresmeticket? said:

    It all depends on how they play tomorrow. On current form Djok has to be the favourite, beating Federer so decisively while Andy seemed to struggle to beat Raonic. But at this level it is about very fine margins. Even straight sets defeats are rarely as unequal as the sets/games tally suggests.

    The bookies seem confident.

    Djok 1-5 Murray 4-1 on Bet 365.
    Indeed. As I said the margins are fine, but Djok is No. 1 for a reason.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Amazing women's final.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Kerber wins!
  • Super_horns
    Super_horns Posts: 1,299
    Coming back to win having lost her serve herself when serving for the title.

    Strong mental strength.

    Murray to lose in 4 tomorrow I feel.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Super_horns said:

    Coming back to win having lost her serve herself when serving for the title.

    Strong mental strength.

    Murray to lose in 4 tomorrow I feel.

    I think you are probably right. I'd like to see him go the 5, as long as he doesn't lose in 3 I won't be too unhappy. If he wins I will be giving it large, as you young people say.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Well done Kerber!
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    edited January 2016
    She was match point down in the first round apparently!
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    I'm not really a big viewer of ladies tennis, but that was a pretty good final.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    Kerber/Williams .. given the current panic over fixes .. is this one for the stewards ? ((:>)
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Well done Jamie, a well deserved title!
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  • kimbo
    kimbo Posts: 2,996
    Anyone know where I can watch the final. Not got sky
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited January 2016
    kimbo said:

    Anyone know where I can watch the final. Not got sky

    It's only on Eurosport I think.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    kimbo said:

    Anyone know where I can watch the final. Not got sky

    There will be hundreds of streams online - try First Row Sports
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    So extremely hungover after going up to Rotherham but have managed to rouse myself to watch this. Let's hope Murray has a Makienok performance - come on Andy !!!
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    kimbo said:

    Anyone know where I can watch the final. Not got sky

    http://live.batmanstream.com/streaming/free-live-video-streaming-djokovic-murray-rod-laver-arena-tennis-australian-open-2016-238411.html
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Murray not playing well. Looks exhausted.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    Bloody hell, Murray's won as many games so far as I would !
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    He never did get a good second serve and you cant get away with that against the Djoks of this world.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    Wheresmeticket? said:

    He never did get a good second serve and you cant get away with that against the Djoks of this world.

    To be fair there aren't many of those.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Think Djokovic is going to make short work of this unfortunately.
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  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Oh dear.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Turned into a proper match.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,034
    That's that I think - to throw that game away after being 40-0 up is ridiculous
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    edited January 2016
    Really needs to break serve now. No way will he come back from 2 down.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    That's his chance gone.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    The Jimmy White of tennis.

    Five Australian finals five defeats. (Jimmy reached six finals six defeats in the world championships I believe).
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Maybe if he hadn't won two of the other, bigger Grand Slams.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited January 2016
    I don't think in the modern game any of the four slams are bigger than any of the others. Of course we go on about Wimbledon but then we do the same about te FA Cup, The Open and Lords Tests. The Aussie Open is by far and away the players favourite in terms of how they are looked after, 40 years ago hardly any top players competed there.
    I'm sure Novak would give up loads of his Slam titles for one French one.

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