Kooyong Classic Tues 9th to Fri 12th January 2018

[Redline]

I didn't see any od it. How did Tomic play?

 

[darklake]

new look

Nadal lost to Gasquet 6-4 7-5

Does not suit her.

 

[Flameboy]

The crowds are ordinary every year. I have to admit I only go because I have access to free tickets. I've seen some decent matches there over the years though.

Yeah I mean clearly a warm up exhibition event mid week will never attract big crowds unless a Federer, Nadal or Djokovic is involved.

It's kind weird though when you have guys like Goffin, Gasquet, Thiem etc still big names in the tennis world. It's a really good opportunity to watch them play for the purist, relatively low pricing and nice close seating.

 

[NMFCMUFC]

Yeah I mean clearly a warm up exhibition event mid week will never attract big crowds unless a Federer, Nadal or Djokovic is involved.

It's kind weird though when you have guys like Goffin, Gasquet, Thiem etc still big names in the tennis world. It's a really good opportunity to watch them play for the purist, relatively low pricing and nice close seating.

I think even for purists, if you're gonna take time off work to watch some Tennis, you'd be taking the AusOpen days off, not for Kooyong

 

[JackNah_8]

Good to see Novak back.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

I didn't see any od it. How did Tomic play?

Beaten 6-3 6-3 by Nishioka but I didn't see it either.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Are you going to Kooyong tomorrow LukeParkerno1 , Genie is playing

 

[JackNah_8]

Are you going to Kooyong tomorrow LukeParkerno1 , Genie is playing

She is??? Lol

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

She is??? Lol

Yeah, she bombed out in Hobart and asked if the could accomodate her for a match at Kooyong. No doubt they couldn’t say yes fast enough

 

[JackNah_8]

Yeah, she bombed out in Hobart and asked if the could accomodate her for a match at Kooyong. No doubt they couldn’t say yes fast enough

That's right, she's already out of the Hobart tournament lol


And, she needs some match practice

 

[vaughany]

Thursday schedule:

Match #1
Matthew Ebden (AUS) vs Richard Gasquet (FRA)
Match #2
Destanee Aiava (AUS) vs Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
Match #3
Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs Lucas Pouille (FRA)
Match #4
Jason Kubler (AUS) vs Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN)



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[LukeParkerno1]

Are you going to Kooyong tomorrow LukeParkerno1 , Genie is playing

I went today so yes I’m going tomorrow

 

[darklake]

That's right, she's already out of the Hobart tournament lot


And, she needs some match practice

She needs more than that! Lol.

 

[The City Boyz]

Great performance by the king last night to dispatch the US Open finalist

 

[danstar]

That's right, she's already out of the Hobart tournament lot


And, she needs some match practice

Needs to do way more than practice hahaha

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

I see Thiem's match here today has been cancelled. Injured?

 

[The City Boyz]

I see Thiem's match here today has been cancelled. Injured?

Apparently he's still sick

 

[vaughany]

Rublev replacing Thiem today

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[vaughany]

Friday schedule:

MATCH #1 MEN’S SINGLES FINAL

Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS)

MATCH #2 WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL

Belinda Bencic (CHE) vs Andrea Petkovic (GER)

MATCH #3

David Goffin (BEL) vs Marcos Baghdatis (CYP)



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[Flameboy]

How does Ebden make the final?

 

[JackNah_8]

Not sure how Ebden made the final or how the Kooyong draw works. It's seems like Nadal and Novak agreed to play one match as a warm up.


Bouchard finally won a match though Destanee probably needs a break. At this rate, I don't see her having a long tennis career.

AUSSIE teen Destanee Aiava has been left close to tears after a straight-sets rout by former world No.5 Eugenie Bouchard in their Kooyong Classic match, saying she needs a break from tennis.

The 17-year-old had no answer to Bouchard, who posted a 6-2 6-0 victory on Thursday in their Australian Open warm-up in Melbourne.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/t...k=2dff7f873a072565fda95229e8101b98-1515717930

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

How does Ebden make the final?

No idea. But now that he’s there he’s playing quite well, up a set and a break.

 

[JackNah_8]

Busta is in control, at the moment

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Yeah, no sooner had I posted Ebden was broken, put the moz on him

 

[JackNah_8]

Yep lol good effort but Busta is a good player