Australian Open

[gobthemagician]

I don't know how many tennis fans are on here (I'm a huge fan), but the Aussie open is coming up soon so I figured I'd get a thread going. Soderling won the Brisbane Championship, Federer won the Qatar Open, Nadal lost to Davydenko at the Qatar Open. What are your predictions, who wins it this time?

 

[vanquish]

i'm a huge tennis fan too



let's gooooo mikhail youzhny

tbh i'm just hoping andy murray doesn't win it, ugly bastard

 

[Exit141RTe1]

Let's hope for the big F vs N final. Would be great to watch.

 

[Marginal]

tbh i'm just hoping andy murray doesn't win it, ugly bastard

Lol I dont care much about Youzhny but I totally agree with this last point.

My thinking about the open is that anybody outside of the top 8 doesnt have a shot in mens tennis. Del Potro is not back long enough to contend. Soderling is not there yet. Murray would need to go through a ton of competition to get there (seeing as he is now 5 and will likely play F or N in the 1/4s). Dok is not quite there these days. It comes down to, like it always has over these last few years, Federer or Nadal and it seems that for now, Federer is in a slightly better form.

 

[gobthemagician]

Man I'm the biggest Federer fan but i voted for nadal in this one. eeech! i feel bad now

Marginal, I understand your point about Del Potro, but I've liked him for a long time, started following him more 2 years ago. The US open he won really showed his potential. Since then, injuries have kept him from getting back to that form, too bad really.

 

[vanquish]

Lol I dont care much about Youzhny but I totally agree with this last point.

My thinking about the open is that anybody outside of the top 8 doesnt have a shot in mens tennis. Del Potro is not back long enough to contend. Soderling is not there yet. Murray would need to go through a ton of competition to get there (seeing as he is now 5 and will likely play F or N in the 1/4s). Dok is not quite there these days. It comes down to, like it always has over these last few years, Federer or Nadal and it seems that for now, Federer is in a slightly better form.

gonzalez i guess? (if he runs good)



edit: i guess gonzalez = soderling, just worse at the net

 

[liamkg]

federer hitting the right notes at the moment

 

[RamdeeBen]

I hope Murray gets one this time. It's always fun seeing Federer and Nadal do battle, it's just becoming a bit predictable and boring a 2horse race all the time.

 

[liamkg]

I hope Murray gets one this time. It's always fun seeing Federer and Nadal do battle, it's just becoming a bit predictable and boring a 2horse race all the time.

problem is the rest of the guys aren't stepping up or fed and rafa have gone further ahead of them

 

[hownewsday]

Well, here is my guess:Novak Djovokic The young Serbian has certainly come close this past year and even won the Australian Open title in 2008. In 2010, he not only made the semifinals of Wimbledon and the finals of the US Open, but helped Serbia clinch the Davis Cup title and won the China Open. Already this year, he has helped dominate the Hopman Cup, but had to withdraw because of fellow Serbian partner Ana lvanovic's injury. He is young, plays extremely well on hard surfaces and is primed to dominate.

 

[Swear Engine]

I don't care how unattractive Murray is, i'd like to see him win one. I think he's due. If he doesn't win in Australia i really think the US Open will be his this time. He does need to maintain a proper level of aggression in his game though and not just resort to getting it back and waiting for the mistake which can make him tedious to watch at times.

 

[gobthemagician]

In the past week I've seen a bunch of Aussie Open classics. What great matches. Last years' alone had 2 amazing all-time matches, Nadal vs Verdasco semi and Nadal vs Fed final. Sunday can't come fast enough.

 

[Marginal]

In the past week I've seen a bunch of Aussie Open classics. What great matches. Last years' alone had 2 amazing all-time matches, Nadal vs Verdasco semi and Nadal vs Fed final. Sunday can't come fast enough.

last year was not nadal and federer. Nitpicking.

 

[gobthemagician]

Oops sorry, i meant 2 years ago. The '09 tourny

 

[am21]

come on murry
bring it home for the scots
think federer or nadal might win tho
gl to them i say

 

[onemorechance]

I have such a man crush on Fed. Would love to see just one more season with him playing at his very best

 

[vanquish]

i'm so sick and tired of fed/nadal/murray/djokovic


i hope some new really awesome tennis player with like a peg-leg comes out and starts crushing everyone

 

[gobthemagician]

Watching kubot vs querrey right now. Sick. Love watching querrey play, but his forehand is nothing impressive right now.

 

[am21]

murry has a good chance of takin it
well in my opinion anyway lol
us scots are not great at much things lol
but murrys good

 

[am21]

and murray coasts in to the semis
weeeeeeeeeee
murray will win
just u all watch lol

 

[eaglezoners]

I am not a big tennis fan but I do enjoy watching a good match every now and then. Nadal lost in straight sets so his bid to win four straight Grand Slam tournaments is over.

 

[onemorechance]

Fed v Murray in the final, Fed in four obviously.

 

[Marginal]

Murray losing a third major final to Fed would be devastating but then again fk Murray.

 

[onemorechance]

Djoko two sets up, in before sick Federer comeback

 

[vanquish]

in after djokovic beats federer and murray masturbates to the thought of playing against a huge choke artist in the finals