Grand Slam Australian Open (Day 12, Friday)

[BobbyMorri]

Womens final

Grand Slam - Australian Open (Day 13, Womens Final)

The last Saturday. Several finals are going to be played during the day including the girls and boys singles finals + wheelchair finals. But all real interest will be in at night with a new first-time champion. Melbourne Forecast. Temp Max- 32 Cooler with heavy rain and a thunderstorm; the rain...

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The Men's final

Grand Slam - Australian Open (Day 14, Mens Final)

The last day. Going a bit earlier than normal. Men's doubles around 3 PM with Polmans and Saville, the first all Aussie men's doubles finalists for 20 odd years. The men's final will start at 7:30 and is between Novak and Dominic. Plus some wheelchair finals as well. Plus fortnite at MCA Rod...

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[BobbyMorri]

We are nearly there. Only 3 matches are left in the singles draw. Today is the women's doubles final and the next-gen semi. If you are in Melbourne, there are still tickets available. Just make sure you thank Thiem for that. Simple stuff below. All attention to the men's Semifinal in the night but the women's doubles final between the 4 best players of that craft should be a good watch.

Melbourne Forecast.
Temp Max- 43
Very hot with a blend of sun and clouds; humid. risk of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. An oppressive night
60% of Rain 1-3mm.
The hot weather policy and the wet bulb temperate may be in play.

Rod Laver Arena
Mixed Doubles Semi (3rd Seed v 5th Seed) (1:30 PM Start)
Mixed Doubles Semi BM Sands/J Murray v Sharma/Smith (Not Before 3:00 PM)
Women's Doubles FINAL: Hsieh/Strycova (1) v Babos/Kiki (2) (Not Before 4 PM)

NIGHT
Thiem (5) v Zverev (7) (Not Before 7:30 PM)

H2H record 6-2 to Theim. My big question is how will Zverev play in his first semifinal. Thiem has made finals of Opens and though he got tight serving for it with Nadal, I can't see him having the issues tonight. As for his German buddy, i am clueless. Sascha doing well at a slam is such a shock I have no real idea what to expect from him. I am biased. Go the 1 hander backhand of Thiem. Thiem in 3 for me.

Out of interest, Djokovic is 6-4 vs Thiem (lost the last 2) and 3-2 vs Zverev.

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Thiem in 4. Zverev has been consistent this tournament, so he will at least take one set off Dom but that’ll be as far as it goes.

 

[Thrawn]

I would like to see Z win the whole thing and keep his bushfire pledge.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Going Zverev only because he’s breezed though.

 

[juss]

Start of the year I tipped this would be the year one of the next gen broke through and won a slam, from that group of next stars Tsitsipas, Medvedev, Zverev and Thiem.

I dont see either beating Djokovic this AO, but they arent far off in the next few slams.

Thiem for me in 4 sets over Zverev. Just think his game against Nadal was sublime and if he brings that level he wins, its above what Zverev has produced so far this tournament.
3-1 Thiem.

 

[StingBitten]

Either Zverev or Thiem taking out the title would be massive for tennis and make this one of the best tournaments in recent memory. I hope we see a clear champ today, it seems like based on Thiem's trajectory this is his time to peak and snatch a title from under the Djoker's feet.
I predict Thiem in a 4-set battle.

 

[JackNah_8]

I don't know who to pick.

I'll say Thiem in 4

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Thiem in four for me too, but partly because I want him to win.

 

[StillAtLarge]

Hopefully it's not an epic 5 setter that leaves the victor utterly cooked and at the mercy of that cnut djokovic

 

[tigs2010]

They playoff to become Djoko's roadkill.

I think tonight will be a good one.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Have ticket sales been lower than normal this year? I know a lot of the big names were knocked out early, but even factoring that in I was surprised at how many empty seats there were over the last couple of days, and now there are still plenty of seats available for a semi final.

 

[Belnakor]

I would like to see Z win the whole thing and keep his bushfire pledge.

so he has only agreed to do the pledge if he wins the lot right, so if he loses the final he pledges $0 right?

 

[Underarm]

Have ticket sales been lower than normal this year? I know a lot of the big names were knocked out early, but even factoring that in I was surprised at how many empty seats there were over the last couple of days, and now there are still plenty of seats available for a semi final.

It's 40 degrees, school holidays are over and there's a BBL final on at the same time. Plus Thiem and Zverev aren't huge names like Nadal or Kyrgios would have been.

 

[juice t]

Have ticket sales been lower than normal this year? I know a lot of the big names were knocked out early, but even factoring that in I was surprised at how many empty seats there were over the last couple of days, and now there are still plenty of seats available for a semi final.

They’re a good chance of breaking the attendance record

 

[LukeParkerno1]

so he has only agreed to do the pledge if he wins the lot right, so if he loses the final he pledges $0 right?

He’s doing it regardless but it’s $4.1 mill if he wins

 

[LukeParkerno1]

They’re a good chance of breaking the attendance record

Yep. Barty and Kyrgios helped that. The middle Saturday with Kyrgios on Melbourne Arena was just packed to the rafters all day

 

[ItsGameTime]

so he has only agreed to do the pledge if he wins the lot right, so if he loses the final he pledges $0 right?

$10,000 per match win. Whole lot if he wins the Open.

So far sitting at $50,000.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Good mixed doubles match on now between Murray/Mattek-Sands and Smith/Sharma... GO AUSSIES!!!

 

[vaughany]

Plenty of tickets available for tonight on the official Ticketmaster page if anyone wants them.

If Zverev stays mentally with it then we will have a cracking contest.

Tipping Thiem in 4.

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[pepsi]

Plenty of tickets available for tonight on the official Ticketmaster page if anyone wants them.

This will keep happening in the next few years once Federer, Nadal and djokovic retire. People won't pay insane prices for quarters, semis and finals if those guys aren't there and it's not an Aussie.

 

[vaughany]

This will keep happening in the next few years once Federer, Nadal and djokovic retire. People won't pay insane prices for quarters, semis and finals if those guys aren't there and it's not an Aussie.

The organisers have even reduced tickets in the top deck to $99 for tonight :O

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[Bumpswithagrin]

Aussies lost their mixed semi 6-3 7-6 Good effort though to get to the final last year and the semis this year

 

[Brad Goodman]

The organisers have even reduced tickets in the top deck to $99 for tonight :O

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That’s tempting

 

[BobbyMorri]

The organisers have even reduced tickets in the top deck to $99 for tonight :O

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Wish I was in Melbourne.

Babos and Kiki are mental head cases alone. Somehow, they make for one hell of a doubles team.

 

[Gigantic]

Hoping for Thiem but wouldn't mind Zverev either

Tonight is a win-win for me so long as they both play good tennis