Grand Slam Australian Open - Day 8

[AdelaideGT]

It’s ok we can’t be the best in the world at everything. Let’s just be mediocre at tennis.

USA is what? 15 times our population? Ergo they are almost always gonna have many times the number of top athletes in every sport that we have.

Athletics, Soccer, Basketball, pretty much everything - even swimming or surfing

The only sports where Australia is a contender are the ones most of the world don't play or care about - eg rugby, cricket, netball.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

He is harsh lol

I would show that to Demon haha

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

I'd love Novak alot more if he lost his desperation to be liked by the public.

Watching that interview and seeing him put on a smile and act all diplomatic with the elephant in the room from last year, I just wish he'd go full heel and tell the crowd to **** off. They hated his guts last year and now they sit there clapping and cheering him on.

 

[2 eazy]

Djokovic will probably get 30 plus Slams. He also could of had extra 3 more (2020 Wimbledon cancelled, 2020 us open DQed, 2022 Australia Open got deported). Hard to see anyone stop him get 2 Slams a year at minimum

 

[2 eazy]

USA is what? 15 times our population? Ergo they are almost always gonna have many times the number of top athletes in every sport that we have.

Athletics, Soccer, Basketball, pretty much everything - even swimming or surfing

The only sports where Australia is a contender are the ones most of the world don't play or care about - eg rugby, cricket, netball.

Cricket 2nd most popular sport, field hockey 4th most popular sport we dominated

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Had to laugh at the ch9 add of hyping up the Demon before the match the narrator even said "Come on Demon"

nek minute he gets thrashed in straight set

 

[FreoRicci]

The Djoker is exposing the custard arms of the Demon.
He should play some slice and some drop shots.

And exposing Tennis Australia and Hewitt with their favouritism.

 

[JamisonRun40]

I'm liking this new combination of Mertens/Hunter.

 

[FreoRicci]

USA is what? 15 times our population? Ergo they are almost always gonna have many times the number of top athletes in every sport that we have.

Athletics, Soccer, Basketball, pretty much everything - even swimming or surfing

The only sports where Australia is a contender are the ones most of the world don't play or care about - eg rugby, cricket, netball.

What’s truly underrated for sports culture in USA is their collegiate system. They train play and compete specially in their sport. Moneybags over there. Ben Shelton just won the NCAA Championship

There’s nothing like that here. Need to be a reinvigoration of the AIS and develop tennis.

 

[Redline]

How many Aussies in doubles

The pinnacle of Australian tennis

Draw of 32 in the mixed but seven wildcards. Almost mathematically impossible to not have a pair go deep.

 

[JamisonRun40]

I'm impressed that Iga is still in Australia and hanging out with Novak.

 

[Drummond]

I'm impressed that Iga is still in Australia and hanging out with Novak.

Agreed. I liked that.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Agreed. I liked that.

Think they have some charity thing they are doing. Iga did say in her press she was staying in Australia till after the mens final

 

[JamisonRun40]

I think that is fantastic that she is staying and I hope she gets to do a few things around Melbourne. I'm sure she is watching the tennis as well.

 

[SaintBilly]

I'm impressed that Iga is still in Australia and hanging out with Novak.

Good on her. She would’ve obviously been gutted about being knocked out but at least now she can stay and relax.

 

[JamisonRun40]

She looked pretty chilled talking to Novak.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I think that is fantastic that she is staying and I hope she gets to do a few things around Melbourne. I'm sure she is watching the tennis as well.

Yeah it’s nice for her to relax she’s had a fairly long preparation. Deserves a small break leading into the clay season which for her is long and she’s defending a lot of points

 

[JamisonRun40]

Speaking about the camerman. They don't get it that when a player signs the camera they need to turn it around so we can read it.
Also I don't think Niculescu's game is funny I think her game is ok.
Who is the female with Alex? I know she is part of the Australian team not sure of her role.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Speaking about the camerman. They don't get it that when a player signs the camera they need to turn it around so we can read it.
Also I don't think Niculescu's game is funny I think her game is ok.
Who is the female with Alex? I know she is part of the Australian team not sure of her role.

Katie Boulter

British player

They have been together for quite a while

 

[JamisonRun40]

No not Katie I know who she is.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

No not Katie I know who she is.

Oh the other one think it’s his dietitian or whatever they call them. Thought you meant Katie who is here.

 

[SaintBilly]

Yeah it’s nice for her to relax she’s had a fairly long preparation. Deserves a small break leading into the clay season which for her is long and she’s defending a lot of points

How many clay titles did she win last year?

 

[JamisonRun40]

Getting back to up and coming aussies. Gadecki who is 20 is meant to have a lot of potential and is being mentored by Barty.

 

[AdelaideGT]

Cricket 2nd most popular sport, field hockey 4th most popular sport we dominated

Just because India is becoming close to the world's most populous nation, it doesn't mean anything that those sports are played by many. When was the last Hockey (ummm not field hockey unless u are a Murrican or Canadian) championship won by China? Or a cricket test won by the USA or Russia.

Most of the world don't care about those games. Tp them. like rugby or lawn bowls, they are the relics of the British Empire.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

How many clay titles did she win last year?

It’s 6 or 7 somewhere in that area I’d have to look it up. Know she won 3 of the big ones and there were smaller ones too