2026 Australian Open

[PowerfulPies2023]

Predictions? Sinner to 3peat

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Carlos for me he's going to deny the 3 peat

 

[Lebbo73]

Predictions? Sinner to 3peat

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

I'm tipping Sinner and Sabba!

 

[Cleavy]

Predictions? Sinner to 3peat

Pete Sampras to come back like it's 1994.

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Pete Sampras to come back like it's 1994.

Agassi will cane him.

 

[Cleavy]

Agassi will cane him.

glory days!

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Bought me a cup of coffee once at the Aussie open.


Good bloke.

 

[damochandler]

20 bucks to go watch the qualifiers? Use to be free entry

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

20 bucks to go watch the qualifiers? Use to be free entry

It will be 50 bucks in 5 years.

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Anyone but Sinner, Djokovic, Swiatek or Saba!

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Anyone but Sinner, Djokovic, Swiatek or Saba!

Sabaz a sore loser. After her comments last time she can gagf. I'm a Joker fan, I wouldn't mind if he won his last Aussie open. I prefer Sinner though.

 

[Pedantic]

In the men's, why have the 4 wildcards to Australians gone to Duckworth (33yo -- 34yo in 9 days), O'Connell (31yo), Thompson (31yo) and Hijikata (24yo)?

Hijikata I'm happy with as 24 is still relatively young. And Thompson has at least been top 30 and made the 4th round at slams before. But what is the point of giving a wildcard to Duckworth or O'Connell?

Just glancing at the rankings, why not give the experience to someone like McCabe (22yo) or Sweeny (24yo)?

 

[hamohawk1]

20 bucks to go watch the qualifiers? Use to be free entry

The whole ticket prices have gone f*cking bonkers. 10-15 years ago was a tournament for fans. In 5 years its not going to be who's in the rolex marquee, but paying for a week 1 ticket with one.

 

[Redline]

In the men's, why have the 4 wildcards to Australians gone to Duckworth (33yo -- 34yo in 9 days), O'Connell (31yo), Thompson (31yo) and Hijikata (24yo)?

Hijikata I'm happy with as 24 is still relatively young. And Thompson has at least been top 30 and made the 4th round at slams before. But what is the point of giving a wildcard to Duckworth or O'Connell?

Just glancing at the rankings, why not give the experience to someone like McCabe (22yo) or Sweeny (24yo)?

Tennis Australia awarded one to the highest points winner over the three Australian Challengers at the end of last year. It was Duckworth that won it. They did that rather than the play off so he did earn it.

It does seem a waste though

 

[Munich]

The whole ticket prices have gone f*cking bonkers. 10-15 years ago was a tournament for fans. In 5 years its not going to be who's in the rolex marquee, but paying for a week 1 ticket with one.

It wasn't even that bad 4 or 5 years ago. I go alot so I'm prob spending thousands across the 2 weeks but it's getting a bit ridiculous now.

I remember buying a men's final ticket for $500 the year Rafa came back and beat Med from 2 sets down, lower section, a day prior to the match. Same seat is currently 4.5k.

Paid $300 odd for the women's final last year, in lower. Same seats are currently at 1k.

They do come down closer to the match if they can't get rid of them - so I refuse to buy them ahead of time now.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

What a gutsy win by Kokkinakis to win that match with a stuffed shoulder well done mate

 

[Hamingja]

20 bucks to go watch the qualifiers? Use to be free entry

It used to be $20 for a ground pass for the tournament proper when I lived in Melbourne

I used to just buy a seat on the main court for $50 in case it rained / I got sick of the heat / I got sick of fighting other people for a seat at the outside courts

Weekends got too busy but it used to be gold for the first 5 days

Looking it up now and if you wanted to do that for the day session on centre court the tickets start at $189

Holy ****

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

I haven't been to an Open since 2018. Got to see the great Federer in his last grand slam final? When he beat Cilic.

 

[Munich]

I haven't been to an Open since 2018. Got to see the great Federer in his last grand slam final? When he beat Cilic.

His last final was Wimby 19.

 

[imagifED]

Tried the MasterCard presale for once back in October. Tickets were sold out immediately (people must be buying and reselling) and weren't that much cheaper. It's really now just an event for the aperol drinking instagram crowd.

 

[yaco55]

They got 29,000 on Monday, so you can see why they charge $20.

 

[darklake]

Sabalenka is a sure thing.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Sabalenka is a sure thing.

Needs to get past the Bris International winner curse

Favourite but wouldn't say she's a lay down stone cold moral yet. Prone to a shocker against Coco not that I rate Coco's chances to get there

You'd be silly to tip otherwise but we said the same last year and Keys won.

Men- we are due a weird winner so I'll take a value selection and say FAA to win his first Slam and it's a bit of a gut feel and in the back of my mind his form over the last 2-3 months last year.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Kokkinakis officially out due to injury. Must be so frustrating for him