ATP/WTA Aussie Watch

[GC2015]

The next BJK Cup line-up could look quite different to what we're used to seeing

Hon ended up beating Jones in a third set tiebreaker. Still a good week for Jones and has a great chance to climb the rankings even more next week at the second Brisbane W75 event. I'd say it's fair to assume Jones will be introduced into the BJK Cup team at some point this year. I'd be picking Maya Joint as well - she just went through qualifying + won her first round at the Singapore W250 event and is about to overtake Gadecki as our number 2 ranked female player. She's also not far behind our number 1 female player Kim Birrell, who had a good week herself by making the Singapore QFs.

Joint and Jones well on their way to becoming our best female players and will likely both achieve it this year IMO.

 

[Some Idiot]

Alex De Minaur hits a career high ranking of 6 after Rotterdam

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Great tournament for Alex. Lost to Carlos in three sets.

I'm sure there will be some that say he is the worst number 6 ever though

 

[Hamingja]

I'm sure there will be some that say he is the worst number 6 ever though

Interesting question that. Would it be unfair to say someone that has actually won a slam?


That's the GS record of Albert Costa.

Rainer Schuttler would be in the conversation.

Kevin Anderson if servebots are not your thing.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Sinner 2024
Carlos 2025

That's tough. Did really well ADM wasn't 100% ethier was sick all tournment big effort to reach the final

 

[BobbyMorri]

Cruz Hewitt made the final of Launceston M25 on the weekend.

His dad even came down to watch.

Good effort as a 16-year-old. Lost to Kulber in the final

 

[Bucking Bronco]

Kyrgios is finished.

Hurt his wrist 30 minutes into his first open training session since the AO.

Bro is the next Dominic Thiem - probably even worse from the looks of things

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Yep, looks done. A shame and a very sad way to finish. I find it hard to feel too sorry for him when he wasted all of his best years because he CGAF. What a career it could have been, such a promising start

 

[Bucking Bronco]

Yep, looks done. A shame and a very sad way to finish. I find it hard to feel too sorry for him when he wasted all of his best years because he CGAF. What a career it could have been, such a promising start

It's a good lesson for any athlete (not that they'd be reading this), but you can't take your career for granted.

Never know when you will sustain a career altering injury, that will instantly massively reduce your ceiling as an athlete, and have you firing at a fraction of what you were before.

Seems like he finally took his career seriously, and was going to potentially do his talent some justice, but now he can't.

It's like the typical Greek tragedy (which is also ironic)

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

His wrist that he serves with too which was his weapon.

He cried on the bench. McEnroe always said that Nick is the most talented player he's ever seen such a shame his talent was wasted.

Surprised that Demon beat Hurkacz flogged him in the second set 6-0

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Knew Demon would lose to Cerondulo struggled to beat him at the AO when he was playing on one leg.

Loses in straight sets bloody useless.