Australian Open Thread

[Charliebrow 16]

C'mon Casey! 6 all third set.

When she was 3-0 down in the second set i for one thought that she was gone. The momentum was all with Schnyder.
Dellacqua goes 7-6 up in the third round and is now serving for the match.

 

[Lowie01]

Top stuff Casey! Awesome win.

 

[Charliebrow 16]

Dellacqua wins in three sets over the 15th seed Schnyder.
Great Game!
4-6, 7-5, 8-6

 

[Scruff83]

A set and 3 love down against the 15th seed, great comeback! Now all we need is Molik to knock off Vaidisova.

 

[X_box_X]

Onya, Casey!

Can't be stuffed looking, but who does she face now?

 

[Lowie01]

Onya, Casey!

Can't be stuffed looking, but who does she face now?

Probably Amelie Mauresmo. Her match is just about to begin.

Nadal isn't wasting any time today, that's for sure. Seven straight games.

 

[Scruff83]

And Molik's out. Dissapointing performance.

 

[chickens_law]

Wow, Vaidisova has a nice chest.

 

[La Dispute]

Wow, Vaidisova has a nice chest.

How did Radek (The Orc) Stepanek get her?

I gotta take up tennis

 

[footyhead18]

How did Radek (The Orc) Stepanek get her?

I gotta take up tennis

Not wrong, Nicole Vaidasova is very well put together... yet she falls for an old mutton head like Stepanek. There's hope for us all yet!

 

[Gift]

Watching Moore on tv, shes not ready for WTA standard... how the hell did she win her first round match is beyond me

 

[likka]

How did Radek (The Orc) Stepanek get her?

He is a real pantsman, didn't take him long to move from Hingis to Nicole... lucky man.

 

[stmookeyj]

Watching Moore on tv, shes not ready for WTA standard... how the hell did she win her first round match is beyond me

Not a good wrap then for Julie Ditty...but then again it's women's tennis so anyone outside the top 10 is pretty crap when it comes to the crunch.

Men's side has lost Wawrinka (26) and Robredo (11) in the seeds today. Golovin (13) joins Schnyder on the wrong side of the ledger amongst female seeds.

 

[stmookeyj]

TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE

LAVER: Kuznetsova, then Roger, then Leyton with Ivanovic and the Safin/Baghdatis clash at night.

VODAFONE: Serena, then Hantuchova, then Djokovic, then Nalbandian vs Looch

MARGARET: Alun Jones (as opposed to Alan Jones) against Ferrero, then Chakvatdadze (or however you spell it), then Del Potro vs Ferrer which might have been centre at Roland Garros with Blake the night match.

Men's and Women's doubles also begin.

 

[Scruff83]

Cant wait for Safin vs Baghdatis, should be a cracker!

 

[PHX]

Cmon Roddick.

 

[Rocca Flys High]

C'mon Sontaro

 

[Rocca Flys High]

I wasn't expecting that... well i was after the first two sets but it still comes as a bit of a shock. 9th Seed gets eliminated in the first Round of The Oz Open...

Not that...It's just that Murray really sucks in Australia, I believe he hasn't past the 1st round in 3 years...

 

[Scruff83]

Not that...It's just that Murray really sucks in Australia, I believe he hasn't past the 1st round in 3 years...

He made the fourth round last year, its half the reason their was a lot of hype surrounding his chances.

 

[thewhippersnapper]

Wow Fed in some decent touch against Santoro...

 

[X_box_X]

The Fed Express is a genuine star on and off the court. A true champion in every sense of the word. He would have to be my favourite international sportsperson.

I loved the conversation with Jim Courier, when Jim asked Roger about the Tennis video games he plays.

 

[Scruff83]

How good was that rally in the second set?! Can't believe Feds missed the overhead haha.

Yeah, thats what makes him such a champion, great bloke on and off the court.

 

[Lowie01]

Today and yesterday have been pretty average days of tennis on the whole to be honest, but normally a predictable week one leads to a cracking week two. Hopefully Safin and Baghdatis put on a show tonight, that has the potential to be anything.

Bit of a marathon happening out on Court 13, Juan Monaco and Amer Delic have been playing for more than four hours. 6-5 Delic on serve in the fifth set at the moment.

 

[chickens_law]

What was the score between Santoro and the Fed? Must have been a quick match.

 

[stmookeyj]

What was the score between Santoro and the Fed? Must have been a quick match.

Santoro only won 3 games, 2 of those were in the 2nd set and none were in the 3rd.