Australian Open 2020 January 28, 2020, 07:01:56 am What a blessed relief it is to see Kyrgios looking like a focused, serious, committed tennis player (i.e like pretty much everyone else on tour), rather than a brittle, half-arsed, temperamental brat.Well played NK. Hopefully this is the future and not just a flash-in-the-pan moment. 2 Likes
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #1 – January 28, 2020, 07:25:55 am Was the better player a lot of the match.... needs a good coach to improve tactically.Thought he needed to attack Nadal's serve more - Nadal's likely to win the point once it enters rally mode.Nadal did what Nadal does - few unforced errors, plays the percentages extremely well and works bloody hard.Thiem should have his chances.
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #2 – January 28, 2020, 05:31:00 pm I suppose I picked a sh1t time to stop watching tennis!The other day Djokovic carried on about age(by that he meant old age) is only a number, and that "they"(Nadal, Djokovic and Federer) know something others don't. We'll the truth is this, age(old age) is only a number, specifically for "them"(Nadal, Djokovic and Federer), and nobody gets to avoid it! (You can add Williams to that list!) Last Edit: January 28, 2020, 05:33:09 pm by LP
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #3 – January 28, 2020, 06:48:37 pm Sandgren is bloody hopeless. Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #4 – January 28, 2020, 08:18:43 pm I'm sure his social media friends and he can advance alternative facts: he won the match and only the deep state says otherwise. Or maybe George Soros and Hillary's Pizzagate Paedophile Ring is to blame.
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #5 – January 29, 2020, 06:58:50 am Quote from: PaulP on January 28, 2020, 06:48:37 pmSandgren is bloody hopeless. Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Other way around I reckon.Federer snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.Roger never gives up.
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #6 – January 29, 2020, 11:40:02 am ^^Its a common theme amongst the more recent Grand Slam winners (and also AFL premiers).That never say die attitude seems to be the one that gets them across the line more frequently. It actually becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. Because you never give up, you are never out of the contest. Because you know you dont give up, when you win one of these points it fuels the belief that no matter how badly you are being beaten at the time, you are never really out of it. This becomes something that makes others worried about you. That mentality is the hardest thing for these guys to overcome.Ive seen my fair share of tennis players. They are all capable of playing great tennis, and most of them are carbon copies of each other these days with varying strengths and weaknesses, but the one thing that the champions have over everyone else, is an unwaivering belief that they can win. This is a double advantage, because most of their opponents don't believe they can beat them because of that exact same factor.
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #7 – January 30, 2020, 03:18:51 pm Listening on radio.The feeling I get from the commentary is that this is Barty's final, even if she claws her way back will an epic recovery leave her with enough in the tank to overcome Halep in 48hrs from now?I feel that if Halep can produce a quick result, she is in prime position to win the final.
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #8 – January 30, 2020, 04:00:28 pm Barty capitulated, out of the open.
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #9 – January 30, 2020, 04:11:55 pm Rolled over very fast, either affected by heat or chucked it in. 1 Likes
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #10 – January 30, 2020, 04:13:04 pm I hadn't paid much attention to Thiem before last night, but he is some player. Those ground strokes are serious weapons. Among the most powerful I've seen in ages. The angles, the pace, placement, flight. Wow.
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #11 – January 30, 2020, 04:42:50 pm I get the feeling Barty is one of those players who is likely to stay at No.1 for some extended time without actually winning a lot of tournaments. She looks like a fighter who will be a Quarter or Semi finals regular, without the personal desire to be the best all the time. So it will probably take some other player to become a dominant winner before Barty actually slides in the ratings.Barty likes winning, she has the skills to win, but to me she isn't extremely driven to always win like a Federer or Williams.For those oldies here, a bit like Stefan Edberg.Am I being unfair? Last Edit: January 30, 2020, 04:44:52 pm by LP
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #12 – January 30, 2020, 07:36:10 pm Quote from: madbluboy on January 30, 2020, 04:00:28 pmBarty capitulated, out of the open.She was awful today, first serve was around 50%, had set point in the first and choked, had set point in the second and choked again.
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #13 – January 30, 2020, 07:58:21 pm Quote from: LP on January 30, 2020, 04:42:50 pmI get the feeling Barty is one of those players who is likely to stay at No.1 for some extended time without actually winning a lot of tournaments. She looks like a fighter who will be a Quarter or Semi finals regular, without the personal desire to be the best all the time. So it will probably take some other player to become a dominant winner before Barty actually slides in the ratings.Barty likes winning, she has the skills to win, but to me she isn't extremely driven to always win like a Federer or Williams.For those oldies here, a bit like Stefan Edberg.Am I being unfair?Yeah, unfair on Edberg. He won 6 grand slams from 11 finals.
Re: Australian Open 2020 Reply #14 – January 30, 2020, 08:02:07 pm Quote from: LP on January 30, 2020, 04:42:50 pmAm I being unfair?Not at all .... she lacks that "killer" instinct or seemingly happy with second best.
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