This was all spin by Tiley and Andrews - The OZ Open was never going to be played in Asia because countries have locked down their borders and probably only China has the infrastructure to run a Grand Slam - My information is that if there was no OZ Open in 2021, there may have been well funded pop uo tournaments in the Middle East - It's the Middle East who is the only threat long-term for the Aussie Open.
UTH
93 v LAL
70 Q4
ADE
0 v MEL
0 PM
SYD
0 v NZB
0 PM
MIL
139 v MIN
112 FT
MIA
116 v TOR
108 FT
OKC
102 v SA
99 FT
ORL
93 v DET
105 FT
NO
128 v DET
118 FT
CLE
112 v HOU
96 FT
DEN
111 v POR
106 FT
PHX
121 v CHA
124 FT
BRO
127 v SAC
118 FT
DAL
110 v BOS
107 FT
CHI
133 v MIN
126 FT
TOR
102 v PHI
109 FT
CLE
112 v ATL
111 FT
LAC
135 v WSH
116 FT
ATL
127 v BOS
112 FT
NY
106 v GS
114 FT
MVC
2 v WEL
0 FT
IND
107 v GS
111 FT
Grand Slam Australian Open - Mens Final
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The US Open and French Open ran as well as could be expected - I feel sorry for Tiley because he took out pandemic insurance but because his policy ran out in June, after the pandemic was declared, then he needed to hold the tournament.
It was a good performance by Joker, though far from outstanding - Medvedev had a poor night but it happens - Medvedev has issues with his forehand which was magnified by the quicker surface - He's still a chance to win a GS.
Anyway the circus continues with the men at MontPellier and Singapore this week, while the woman are in Adelaide.
Anyway the circus continues with the men at MontPellier and Singapore this week, while the woman are in Adelaide.
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and you'd know better than tiley. rofl
does anyone know whether the flake who got tossed out for screaming was one on the anti-vax nutters?
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It was free refugees protest
LukeParkerno1
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Campaigners lol
HawkMongrel
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Two germs screaming free the refugees.
Was fun watching them thrown out of there like bowling balls.
LukeParkerno1
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Not school holidays is a huge reason. Wouldn’t read much into it.
pepsi
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What does tv audiences have to do with school holidays?
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People take their annual leave to look after the kids when it is usually on so can stay up late and watch it.
LukeParkerno1
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Everyone is at school during the days and a lot of kids are asleep by 8-9pm at the latest. If kids are at school parents are generally working.
HawkMongrel
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Balkan v Russian in final isn't what the average Anglo wants to watch either just quietly.
LukeParkerno1
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Unfortunately lol
I'd be surprised to see Fed get passed a 4th round of any slam in the future. Hasn't played in over a year, and isn't getting younger.
LukeParkerno1
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Gut feeling is he plus Wimbledon and if he gets a decent run (say a quarter final or semi) he may retire.
My post contained facts about infrastructure and closed borders in most parts of Asia - I suggest if you closely follow the sport then you may have more of an idea.
Who cares what the evicted ticket holder was protesting about.
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No school/work holidays, sh*t time slot and a pretty negative feeling about the tournament pre AO, that's a pretty good result tbh
Could it have something to do with the combatants? Particularly Djoker, who isn't the most popular tennis player and didn't endear himself to Aussies with his pre-GS demands.
Drummond
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Oh here we go again, demands lol.
A) they were not demands
B) they weren’t for himself
C) they were on behalf of many players
mcgarnacle
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Most opponents seem to have a poor night against Novak in Oz Open finals.
RUBBISH!!!
Medvedev didn't have a poor night. He managed to win many of his service games in quick time. He won a decent amount of the extended rallies. He succumbed to what every challenger has against Novak - his undeniably superior mental resilience. He clearly showed it as much when Danil had a bit of a rally in the 3rd set with the crowd urging him on. Novak pointed to his head and stated it himself.
Danil broke down when Novak kept hitting 1st serves with pin-point accuracy. In a Slam final, most players serve is nervy but Novak didn't really miss a beat, and it unsettled Danil. That's on him. He lost his way not because he wasn't up to Novak's level as tennis player. He lost it because he was mentally weaker, as they all are now. Novak has an aura around him in all Slam finals except the French.
Novak doesn't shy away from Slam finals. He relishes them. Since he came back from injury in 2018, he's 5-1 in Slam finals and that 1 is on Nadal's court. He's won 2x Oz, 2x Wimbledon, & 1x US.
