The 3rd Official 2009 Australian Open Thread

[Hirdy_5]

Re: The 2nd Official 2009 Australian Open Thread

7-1 in the tie break, unbelivable effort.

 

[crowsarethebest]

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YESSS 5th SET I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. VAMOS FERNANDO.

 

[aaronm46]

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epic! 5 sets, imagine if there was a womens match before this!

 

[Selective Retention]

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Freak.

I've backed Federer for the tournament so it's nice watching these guys destroy each other. Hopefully Verdasco gets up so I can lay my bet at decent odds.

 

[Hot Spenny]

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Jebus Christo!!

 

[Mingo]

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One of the greatest matches I've ever seen. Verdasco has been incredible.

 

[scooterb]

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YESSSS 5 sets!
This has to be the best game of tennis I have ever witnessed.

 

[Souup]

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Last 4hrs have redeemed a shitful 2 weeks of tennis

My thoughts exactly

 

[iDon]

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Verdasco has such an x factor.

Quote the great ranga of them all:

"This is the greatest tie break I have ever seen" (6-0 Vedasco)

Couldn't agree more, it was flawless

 

[JuddyBuddy]

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The way they've been playing this will go to something crazy like 14-12, and already been out on court for nearly 4 and a half hours. Crazy tennis. Federer would lovin this I reckon.

 

[Hot Spenny]

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I love the air high fives his friend is giving him!

 

[Warsaw]

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Possibly the greatest tennis match the Australian Open has ever produced. Let's just hope this 5th set isn't anti climatic

 

[CHBench]

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Enough of the bullshit. Cmon Rafa knock him off.

 

[mdc]

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I've never seen anyone hit down-the-line as hard and consistently as Verdasco has done over 4 sets. It's geometry-defying tennis.

 

[JuddyBuddy]

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Enough of the bullshit. Cmon Rafa knock him off.

Yeah I still want a Fed/Nadal final but sadly I think whoever makes it through it screwed. No way you could back up against Roger after this.

 

[Selective Retention]

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I like this umpire, puts his balls on the line re. close calls and he's been right every time. Cricket umpires are pussies and go for the replay at every opportunity and it slows the game down unnecessarily.

 

[Hot Spenny]

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Nadal has only 21 unforced errors for the whole freakin match. 3 Doubles.

 

[SJ]

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This is an epic. Ridiculous tennis. I just hope the winner can get themselves up in two days time.

 

[sblack]

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Nadal has only 21 unforced errors for the whole freakin match. 3 Doubles.

So good compared to the 65 odd from Verdasco

Just passed 350 points for the match

 

[aaronm46]

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they arent djokovic so they will

 

[JSFish]

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So good compared to the 65 odd from Verdasco

But Verdasco has 90 winners to Rafa's 48, which obviously says something about the contrasting ways in which the two are playing.

 

[krisholio14]

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So good compared to the 65 odd from Verdasco

Just passed 350 points for the match

The only way Verdasco can win this is to go for broke, and it's served him pretty well so far considering Rafa is hardly having a stinker himself.

 

[SJ]

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So good compared to the 65 odd from Verdasco

Just passed 350 points for the match

More than offset by his 90 winners.

 

[aaronm46]

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is this the longest match ever at the aus open?

 

[sblack]

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Yeah I know. Wasn't really a criticism of Verdasco...more a admiration of how conrtolled Rafa is