Grand Slam Day 5 - Australian Open 2024

[BobbyMorri]

Have fun Medvedev.

try and finish before 2am for everyone.

(in before a 4am finish)

He did not finish before 2am....

It was nearly 4am.

Anyway, "day 6" is here

Grand Slam - Day 6 - Australian Open 2024

I should try and get this done before Day 5 ends up in the morning of day 6. So, day 4 was full of one-sided matches. Today, has seen a lot of matches go the distance. Heck, even Iga has to fight for 3 hours. Indeed, only 1 mans match went to 3 straight sets. I won't count Medvedev, in this, he...

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[Gigantic]

The young frenchman Cazaux really taking it to Rune. Just broke Rune 1-0 in the fourth set.

 

[danstar]

Tennis is totally broken when we have nearly every match going to4 or 5 hours. I know im going to wake up in the morning to hear about a 4am finish

 

[MrBarry]

Alija any hope against Ostapenko?

I think so, I've seen Ostapenko put in some absolute stinkers.

 

[Drummond]

Cazaux!!

 

[JamisonRun40]

I pity the two women's matches that are up after the men's matches that look like going the distance. Though I could be wrong. What its 10pm and cold in Melbourne. I would not like to be hanging around. Where's CT when you need to ask him these questions.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Gee Blinkova botched that game

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Radacanu won't win another slam imo, not sure she has the tools to win - what she did was a once in a lifetime moment at the US.

She will be a solid 15-25 ranked player.

Was talking Blinkova

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

4 of them have involved Aussies with only Kokk winning...Struff had 2 himself.

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Seems to be a jinx against the Aussies but yeah Kokk won one at least. I was sad that Struff didn’t win, he’s one of my favs, should really have won when he had one of the MP’s on his serve…disappointing…
Really thought Purcell would win too but hit a ball long when he was right in it…

 

[MrBarry]

Was talking Blinkova

Ah thought you meant Wang over Radacanu.

 

[yabsy]

I pity the two women's matches that are up after the men's matches that look like going the distance. Though I could be wrong. What its 10pm and cold in Melbourne. I would not like to be hanging around. Where's CT when you need to ask him these questions.

Didn't realise there's still another match to go on JCA as well...Going to be a late finish on all 3 main courts tonight

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[Drummond]

How’s that Sunday start alleviating the late night finishes you clown Craig Tiley.

 

[MrBarry]

Every time I see Kokkonakis play, he looks like he has enough about him to be a lot better than his career has been so far.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Finally Pie

 

[JamisonRun40]

Rybakina back in the match.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

How’s that Sunday start alleviating the late night finishes you clown Craig Tiley.

You have to laugh don’t you

 

[MrBarry]

How’s that Sunday start alleviating the late night finishes you clown Craig Tiley.

Surely they can just chat to the players at some point and ask them if they want to get started on one of the smaller courts?

 

[BobbyMorri]

Blinkova, don't forget to breathe.

That missed 2nd serve return when she was in the Nadal return Possie was a shocker

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Ah thought you meant Wang over Radacanu.

Na not watching that one watching Pie and the Yastremska one on second screen

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Alija any hope against Ostapenko?

Only if Ostapenko has an off night.

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Imagine if they didn’t have the 10pt TB rule then some of those 8 matches I mentioned might have gone till 4am in the morning

 

[LukeParkerno1]

YeoShuey told you wake me up when it’s 6-6

 

[YeoShuey]

Surely Cazaux cannot maintain this level all match.

 

[mattpolo8]

Geech, it is going to be a LONG night of action.

"2 day sessions matches means we won't have any more late finishes. "

Maybe, make the tennis faster. So we stop getting 3-hour-long 3-set matches. How Rybakina and Blinkova could get to a 3 hours match should not be happening. They are power hitters, the points should be short. Its not like there has been a TB either.

Edit: this match didnt start at 7 I assume. Cause the game clock only shows 2 hours of action, despite the face it is now 10pm

its absolutely outrageous. doesn't take a genius to know that just because you only put 2 matches in the day, if you don't move the start time to earlier for night time, you're still going to have late finishes.

and yes, they didn't get on till about 7:45/8pm. almost an hour over schedule.

right now;
Medvedev match can potentially go until >2am
Azarenka can potentially go >2am
Ajla can potentially go >2:30am

outrageous.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Every time I see Kokkonakis play, he looks like he has enough about him to be a lot better than his career has been so far.

Not the only reason but he’s had a fair few injuries over the years.

 

[Munich]

No chance Rune wins from here, right?

There's always a sniff