Grand Slam Australia Open - Day 8

[onthehill24]

So weird
The most thrilling game with Nick and the kokka. Playing a blistering entertaining game with some incredible shots placed by Kokka.
And yet...no comments...nada.
Yet? You get endless crap about obscure grunting unwatchable players all day long.
It's like some tennis die hards are deliberately cultish and anti-aussie whenever possible.


Well, stuff youse all!
And go Nick and Kokka!
Brilliant tennis.

Need to be special in the deciding set

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Adolfo Gutierrez is the long time coach of De Minaur.

Needs to remove Hewitt from anywhere he’s not a good mentor. He always talks as if he was playing 10 years ago don’t make errors, etc. That style hasn’t been relevant in a decade you need weapons on both sides.

 

[yaco55]

Truthfully I don’t get why the Aus open does this, why would you try to charge so much for tickets only to get half empty to empty stadiums.

They need to be more reasonable on the prices.

Posted before that the total attendance break up for the 2019 AO was 13% overseas, 52% interstate and the rest is locals - It's hard for locals to make up the difference when overseas are banned, while interstaters are travelling less - Yes, in the short term they need to adjust their pricing.

 

[yaco55]

Needs to remove Hewitt from anywhere he’s not a good mentor. He always talks as if he was playing 10 years ago don’t make errors, etc. That style hasn’t been relevant in a decade you need weapons on both sides.

Yes - But how do you develop weapons ? They don't magically appear from nowehere.

 

[pepsi]

Posted before that the total attendance break up for the 2019 AO was 13% overseas, 52% interstate and the rest is locals - It's hard for locals to make up the difference when overseas are banned, while interstaters are travelling less - Yes, in the short term they need to adjust their pricing.

Overseas visitors are not banned from traveling to Australia and there have been OS spectators at this year's Australian Open. However it would seem that overseas visitor numbers to Australia are well down on usual numbers.

 

[deanc]

Needs to remove Hewitt from anywhere he’s not a good mentor. He always talks as if he was playing 10 years ago don’t make errors, etc. That style hasn’t been relevant in a decade you need weapons on both sides.

Concur, let's not forget Hewitt had relative success and was a great competitor mainly because he chased down and return balls over the net from nearly anywhere for hours, (even from the grandstand if needed!) and this would just simply wear down his opponents. Rarely did he win any big matches in straight sets..!

Hewitt's mental endurance was also admirable - how many times was he 5-2 down, his opponent serving for the match, the crowd were packing up getting ready to leave, then 30 minutes later his opponent is 0-30, again trying to serve out the match at 5-4..!

 

[Me Myself and I]

Update on Sabalenka's double fault count this year.

6 matches - 212 second serves - 95 double faults. 44.8%

Might not beat Kournikova's effort though. From October 1998 and her loss in the 1999 Australian Open, she had 182 double faults in 10 matches.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Yes - But how do you develop weapons ? They don't magically appear from nowehere.

First step has to be to be prepared to make errors. Then work out what side is more realistic in being a weapon. I have no idea what side that is to be honest. The other option is to bulk up a bit now this would be the easiest option and you change your game on this

 

[myblueroan]

So weird
The most thrilling game with Nick and the kokka. Playing a blistering entertaining game with some incredible shots placed by Kokka.
And yet...no comments...nada.
Yet? You get endless crap about obscure grunting unwatchable players all day long.
It's like some tennis die hards are deliberately cultish and anti-aussie whenever possible.


Well, stuff youse all!
And go Nick and Kokka!
Brilliant tennis.

 

[tigs2010]

So weird
The most thrilling game with Nick and the kokka. Playing a blistering entertaining game with some incredible shots placed by Kokka.
And yet...no comments...nada.
Yet? You get endless crap about obscure grunting unwatchable players all day long.
It's like some tennis die hards are deliberately cultish and anti-aussie whenever possible.


Well, stuff youse all!
And go Nick and Kokka!
Brilliant tennis.

Wrong day mate

 

[myblueroan]

Wrong day mate

Ooops
...walk of shame!
Link please friend?

 

[tigs2010]

Ooops
...walk of shame!
Link please friend?

Grand Slam - Australian Open - Day 9

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/australian-open-day-10.1298336/

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Rafa just lost 3rd set but I know no one is interested in him

 

[myblueroan]

Need to be special in the deciding set

It's just so much fun!
Loving it.
Should be in prime time.

 

[Headless]

Wow!

 

[myblueroan]

Rafa just lost 3rd set but I know no one is interested in him

I can't find it on my telly?
They are playing a british old navy flick on Gem...

 

[Headless]

This is really about to boil over.

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

I can't find it on my telly?
They are playing a british old navy flick on Gem...

9Now app if you have smart tv! Or you can get it on your phone or computer. Need to set it up though but it’s free.

 

[myblueroan]

9Now app if you have smart tv! Or you can get it on your phone or computer. Need to set it up though but it’s free.

Ok..
But you are missing a great game!

Camon Rafa
Lift!

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Ok..
But you are missing a great game!

Camon Rafa
Lift!

I’m watching it on the tv lol

 

[myblueroan]

I’m watching it on the tv lol

You have tennis fever!
Excellent!

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

You have tennis fever!
Excellent!

Rafa I meant I misread your msg

 

[Headless]

I honestly don't think I've ever seen anything quite like this Puetz/Venus game against Kokkinakis/Kyrgios.

 

[Headless]

Massive, massive game here on the Kokkinakis serve. Currently deuce.

 

[FreoRicci]

Say what you want but the special Ks are making utterly boring doubles entertaining. That’s what you want as Australian Open officials, numbers coming in for an otherwise empty/non existent crowd for doubles of any kind