2012 Australian Open

[Chris_2593]

Not really surprising. Almagro's the better player.

Lol no just no. Almagro has his ranking from shit little clay court tournments. Match Stan should have won.

 

[Chris_2593]

Man Dolgopolov really stepped him his game that set. Come on Bernie.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

I still reckon Bernie & Alex wil go to 5

would love them to team up for doubles - the opposition wouldnt know where to go

 

[Kaan]

Dolgopolov entered animal mode in the 2nd half of the set.

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Tomic is going to have to change things up here or the match will be over before he knows it.

 

[Righteo]

Disappointing from Tomic to let that 1st set slip, especially as he was given another lifeline at 0-40 to break back. Oh well I've made the mistake of writing him off before so I'll wait and see how this set progresses

 

[Caesar]

This is the junkiest professional tennis match I think I've ever seen. If Brad Gilbert is watching this he'll be having an orgasm.

These guys must be the two most frustrating players on tour to play against. All the other players must be thinking they deserve each other.

 

[Righteo]

Did anyone just see the crazy eyed woman in Dog's corner!?!?

WTF?

Bernie breaks, starting to lift his game now..

Edit: Lol maybe not.

The puzzling thing is Tomic has a very good backhand, probably his strength along with his off fore-hand.

 

[Cousin Jed]

Love the sliced backhand?

 

[Sir Vlado]

Get it together, Dolgo.

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

More slices than a pizza parlour. This is the worst crap ever from Tomic. He will never make top 10 playing this style of tennis.

 

[HurleyTheFuture]

The match will be decided on Dolgopolovs terms, could win or lose

 

[Chris_2593]

More slices than a pizza parlour. This is the worst crap ever from Tomic. He will never make top 10 playing this style of tennis.

Give some respect to Dolgopolov.

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Give some respect to Dolgopolov.

Its not really the quality of tennis that I'm frustrated with, more so the type of game Tomic has. He basically has two shots, the forehand slap and backhand slice.

 

[Barnzy]

Tomic needs to develop a power game if he wants to progress further. Especially with his height and lack of speed around the court.

He can hit the ball hard he just chooses not to because it's riskier in terms of unforced errors. Instead he just sends powder puffs back to the opponent allowing them all the time in the world to latch onto it. It confuses a fair few opponents and gets him some wins but won't work against the best.

Also lol @ rally befire. Slice after slice. To be honest though, Tomic could win here because Dolgopolov is extremely inconsistent in his play. Will he? Not sure.

 

[HurleyTheFuture]

He doesnt seem to have much foot work and doesnt have much of a back swing

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Tomic needs to develop a power game if he wants to progress further. Especially with his height and lack of speed around the court.

He can hit the ball hard he just chooses not to because it's riskier in terms of unforced errors. Instead he just sends powder puffs back to the opponent allowing them all the time in the world to latch onto it. It confuses a fair few opponents and gets him some wins but won't work against the best.

Also lol @ rally befire. Slice after slice. To be honest though, Tomic could win here because Dolgopolov is extremely inconsistent in his play. Will he? Not sure.

Exactly, that is exactly why Murray won't win a grand slam. Long gone are the days where a grinding type player (Hewitt) can compete against the top.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

Im liking this TBH - both their game plans are so different to same old slam bam thank you mam that we see all....the....time

its enrthralling - almost like a chess game

he needs to move Alex's arround more and some slices need to be a bit harder and faster.

 

[HurleyTheFuture]

Exactly, that is exactly why Murray won't win a grand slam. Long gone are the days where a grinding type player (Hewitt) can compete against the top.

Hmm I think Murray could quite easily win a Grand Slam he has the ability to hit the ball powerfully

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Hmm I think Murray could quite easily win a Grand Slam he has the ability to hit the ball powerfully

Murray doesn't have a power game. Moves his player around the court and varies his speed and spin. Doesn't do much aside from that.

 

[Barnzy]

Hmm I think Murray could quite easily win a Grand Slam he has the ability to hit the ball powerfully

He won't ever win one if he doesn't get more aggressive. Seen bursts of it but not enough. He's always the bridesmaid for a reason. That's another story though.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

The problem with Murray and Rodick is first they had Fed on fire, then Rafa and now its Nole's turn

 

[HurleyTheFuture]

The problem with Murray and Rodick is first they had Fed on fire, then Rafa and now its Nole's turn

Not so much Murray but Roddick would probably be a 4 time Grand Slam winner if it wasnt for Roger

 

[Kaan]

I want to destroy Jaimee Rogers from the Sportsbet ad.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

Not so much Murray but Roddick would probably be a 4 time Grand Slam winner if it wasnt for Roger

you could say the same for both if it wasnt for Nole in the end