Australian Open - Day 9

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Crushed.

 

[ItsGameTime]

Break - interesting

 

[Righteo]

Shit.

C'mon Rafa...

 

[randyzany]

Finish him Berdych, finish him. Show no mercy to that roided up k hunt.

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

Rafa will come back. Surely.

 

[krisholio14]

There is more certainty that Nadal will come back to win and Berdych will choke, than there is about the sun coming up in the morning

I'm not sure what Nadal you've been watching this tournament, but it's clearly a different one to me.

I know Rafa is a tough nut to crack, but he's just not at his best right at the moment.

 

[ItsGameTime]

Berdych 4-0 xD

So will probably end on a 6-0 or 6-1 note most likely this set?

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

I'm not sure what Nadal you've been watching this tournament, but it's clearly a different one to me.

I know Rafa is a tough nut to crack, but he's just not at his best right at the moment.

History says you can never, ever write him off.

Will be massive if Berdych comes through.

 

[Rustin Cohle]

inb4 Nadal "injury"

 

[BluesMan]

Well this is a disappointment

 

[SK_MD_#7]

Rafa.

 

[Kaan]

Has Nadal ever lost a match fair and square? Every single time there has to be an excuse.

 

[NarniMagic]

Has Nadal ever lost a match fair and square? Every single time there has to be an excuse.

I think Kyrgios at Wimbledon was the closest I can recall.

 

[ItsGameTime]

History says you can never, ever write him off.

Will be massive if Berdych comes through.

History also shows that in 19 of their most recent encounters, if you win the first set, you basically won the whole match.

Interesting stuff history shows.

 

[rippersnipper]

Well. This is over

 

[krisholio14]

History says you can never, ever write him off.

Will be massive if Berdych comes through.

Like I said, he's the toughest hombre going around on the mens tour, but he's not been anywhere near his best this Open, and he is gawwwwwwwwwn here.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

I think Kyrgios at Wimbledon was the closest I can recall.

Tsonga v Nadal in the 2008 AO Semi Final.

 

[TheMainMan83]

This is dejavu, when Murray won Wimbledon he was scheduled for a Nadal/Federer QF/SF just like in this tournament and everyone called that the hard side of the draw and both got knocked out.

 

[armpit]

His arse is almost as big as Serenas. Shows how much condition he has lost.

 

[vaughany]

Didn't someone on here back Berdych before the tournament? Was paying $60 or $80 from memory

 

[TheMainMan83]

If anyone can lose from here it's Berdych.

 

[toxic]

There is more certainty that Nadal will come back to win and Berdych will choke, than there is about the sun coming up in the morning

Could be a very dark day 2moro

 

[ItsGameTime]

Berdych hasn't lost a set this tournament if memory serves me right?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

You can hear the genuine depression in Bruce's voice.

 

[Jeremias]

Berdych hasn't lost a set this tournament if memory serves me right?

Your memory indeed has served you right.

Has been taken to a tie-break by three opponents but hasn't dropped a set.