Grand Slam Australian Open (Day 8, Monday)

[Chief]

Day 9 thread:

Grand Slam - Australian Open (Day 9, Tuesday)

Australian Open Day 10 thread: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/australian-open-day-10-wednesday.1235266/

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[BobbyMorri]

Weird schedule again. I feel like the night matches would have been better today. This is the last day for ticketed MCA and the last day total for Melbourne Arena. Unlike today, there should not be a bad match on paper. It should be good value for money for all stadiums.

Melbourne Forecast.
Temp Max- 23
Sun through high clouds
No rain

Rod Laver Arena
Halep (4) v Mertens (16) (11 AM Start)
Monfils (10) v Thiem (5) (Not Before 12 PM)
Muguruza v Bertens (9)
NIGHT
Nadal (1) v Kyrgios (23) (7 PM Start)
Men's Doubles (Ducky)

Margaret Court Arena
Legends (11 AM Start)
Men's Doubles (Not Before 12 PM)
Medvedev (4) v Wawrinka (15)(Not Before 3 PM)
Kerber (17) v Pavlyuchenkova (30) (Not Before 5 PM)

Melbourne Arena
Legends Doubles (11 AM Start)
Kontaveit (28) v Swiatek (Not Before 12:30 PM)
Byran Brothers Doubles
Coco Mcnally Doubles
Rublev (17) v Zverev (7) (Not Before 6:30 PM)

Others

Match Schedule | AO

ausopen.com

Spoiler: Mens Draw

Nadal v Kyrgios (23)
Monfils (10) v Thiem (5)
Wawrinka v Medvedev (4)
Rublev v Zverev (7)

Sandgren v Federer (3)
Raonic(32) v Djokovic (2)

Spoiler: Womens Draw

Barty(1) v Kvitova (7)
Kenin (14) v Jabeur

Kontaveit (28) v Swiatek
Mertens (16) v Halep (4)
Muguruza v Bertens (9)
Kerber (17) v Pavlyuchenkova (30)

All interest is in the night session, but there is not one bad mens match. What a day it will be. All should be nice tight matches with some very good players.

the women's draw still has 3 grand slam winners here, plus a player for the future in Swiatek. Watch for channel 9 to make a mess on how to say that. Plus the best clay courter on tour, a former semi-finalist and 2 very dangerous players in Pav and Kontaveit. It won't be half bad either.

The poll is all Nick and I just hope that he is fit for it. I fear Nick run his race last match but what a race it was. For me, Nadal in 3.

Other predictions/guesswork (got 8 out of 8 yesterday......)
Kontaveit in 3
Halep in 3
Muguruza in 3
Pav in 3

Thiem in 4
Medvedev in 4
Zverev in 5

 

[GreyCrow]

Halep is AM not PM?

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Looking forward to the Halep match, would love to see her make it all the way through to the final.

 

[Xtreme]

Nadal is going to have a Spanish feast tonight. And he will season it with the tears of Kyrgios.

 

[GreyCrow]

Looking forward to the Halep match, would love to see her make it all the way through to the final.

Her and Djoker are my tips

 

[Hamingja]

Tennis pr0n today. The nine app needs the Kayo split screen.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Halep is AM not PM?

Yep first up RLA

I’m in the stadium. Going both sessions

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Halep is the worst opponent for Mertens

 

[JackNah_8]

Yep first up RLA

I’m in the stadium. Going both sessions

Lucky!! You picked a good day to attend.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Lucky!! You picked a good day to attend.

Should be good

 

[LukeParkerno1]

This is a great match! Rallies are immense

 

[BobbyMorri]

Yep, my bad. AM and not PM. Typo

9 still has 2 channels going. Much better than last year.

 

[Hamingja]

Mertens has played better than I thought but it was still not enough.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Halep wins the first

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Yep, my bad. AM and not PM. Typo

9 still has 2 channels going. Much better than last year.

Seems they listened to feedback

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Go Simona!!! Wrap it it up in this set and conserve your energy.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Go Simona!!! wrap it it up in this set and conserve your energy.

I want an epic 3 setter but Mertens is going for the world record with unforced errors

 

[Underarm]

Kyrgios is a big Basketball fan right? I wonder what impact Kobe is having on him today.

 

[BIRDBRAIN]

Halep looks a way more rounded and capable player than Barty did last night.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Kyrgios is a big Basketball fan right? I wonder what impact Kobe is having on him today.

Goes for Lakers doesn’t he?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Halep looks a way more rounded and capable player than Barty did last night.

Different opponents. Barty would have looked the same against Mertens

 

[Gigantic]

Goes for Lakers doesn’t he?

Boston I think

 

[2Knights]

Halep - Mertens has been entertaining, lots of great rallies. Halep is giving Mertens nothing.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Halep getting her inner Stosur out with this choke job

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Halep wins 6-4,6-4