2019 ATP250 Sydney - General Discussion

[marc45]

Seppi breaks, to serve for the match

 

[marc45]

Seppi wins!

 

[NuBas]

Seppi wins!

Had a feeling Seppi would pull through. Strange no one watched this match

 

[NuBas]

Tsitsipas no where near ready to take a slam

 

[NuBas]

Schwartzman Nishioka is high quality

 

[Yoneyama]

Had a feeling Seppi would pull through. Strange no one watched this match

I did. When Seppi is on he is really high quality. He always seems to play great tennis in Australia, then tapers off a bit for the rest of the year. If Seppi could play this way consistently all year, I would rate him Italian #1.

 

[albertobra]

ATP site a bit off the marks in saying 'Seppi stuns Tsitsi"

 

[Rogfan]

Tsitsipas’s mentality was disappointing today. As soon as he was behind he seemed to fade away quickly. Huge lack of energy and poor body language on court. Don’t know what’s wrong with him.

 

[Red Rick]

Tsitsipas’s mentality was disappointing today. As soon as he was behind he seemed to fade away quickly. Huge lack of energy and poor body language on court. Don’t know what’s wrong with him.

Typical #nextgen

All hype no fight.

 

[prairiegirl]

Didn't Tsitsipas win?

 

[prairiegirl]

I see he lost to Seppi who can be tough. But, Tsitsipas was the top seed! Huge embarrassment for him.

 

[prairiegirl]

Tsitsipas’s mentality was disappointing today. As soon as he was behind he seemed to fade away quickly. Huge lack of energy and poor body language on court. Don’t know what’s wrong with him.

There is nothing wrong with him except he's also still developing. IMO, the weakest part of his game is his serve. The toss is way too high and it's erratic. Also, he's too thin for his height. He needs to pack on about 15 pounds or so.

 

[reaper]

Fantastic match between Simon and Millman, with Simon getting home in a 3rd set tie breaker after a marathon match lasting nearly 3 hours. Many gruelling rallies and a tough one to lose, but might not be such a bad thing with next week in mind.

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Some great rallies at the end of Simon-Millman match. Gillou always produces them when I catch him in action.

 

[Red Rick]

Some great rallies at the end of Simon-Millman match. Gillou always produces them when I catch him in action.

Gillou always delivers when there's a tortuous match to be played, right @The Green Mile

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Gillou always delivers when there's a tortuous match to be played, right @The Green Mile

And you know the icing on the cake? He will play too-good De Minaur in the semifinal.

@Shank Volley unleash the memes!

 

[Red Rick]

And you know the icing on the cake? He will play too-good De Minaur in the semifinal.

@Shank Volley unleash the memes!

 

[3fees]

Congrats to Seppi blnt Tsitsipas

Italy's Andreas Seppi knocked out top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas with a nerve-free performance 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 on
Thursday at the Sydney International. The 34-year-old Italian saved six of seven break points against Greece's
#NextGenATP star, and when it came time to serve for the match, Seppi didn't flinch.

"I always play my best tennis in Australia," said Seppi.
"I really enjoy playing here. It’s great to be back here and in another semi-finals.
It was very important to start well in the second set. I think was good to have early break so I could play a little more aggressive.
It worked out in the end."

ATP Staff

Tough loss for the Greek

Cheers
3Fees

 

[The Green Mile]

I pray Simon recovers well for the upcoming grindfest against ADM. Good start to the year anyway.

 

[Shank Volley]

And you know the icing on the cake? He will play too-good De Minaur in the semifinal.

@Shank Volley unleash the memes!

You know I dont mind this reputation I'm getting as a purveyor of fine memes.

 

[Red Rick]

I pray Simon recovers well for the upcoming grindfest against ADM. Good start to the year anyway.

 

[EloQuent]

For use while watching the De Minaur match. The old classics you know and love, plus something new that the younger fans might like.

https://i.imgflip.com/2qctac.jpg

https://i.imgflip.com/2qcthj.jpg

https://i.imgflip.com/2qct8n.jpg

https://i.imgflip.com/2qulpe.jpg

My hope is one day we will be ready for any eventuality in a De Minaur match.

his mouth is so big lol like he's trying to get down a double cheese burger in one bite

 

[EloQuent]

this meme needs its own thread imtgo (in my too good opinion)

 

[Red Rick]

this meme needs its own thread imtgo (in my too good opinion)

One thread can't contain De Minaur.

De Minaur is just too good for one thread.

 

[Shank Volley]

https://i.imgflip.com/2qur9e.jpg

https://i.imgflip.com/2quryl.jpg

These ones will be useful.

 

[EllieK]

Hopefully Tsitsipas early exit from Sydney will give him a better performance in Melbourne. He really didn’t look nearly as good as he did against Roger in Perth.

 

[NuBas]

Hopefully Tsitsipas early exit from Sydney will give him a better performance in Melbourne. He really didn’t look nearly as good as he did against Roger in Perth.

He's not gonna make it far. His physical fitness is questionable and also he tweaked his knee during Seppi match.

 

[NuBas]

Schwartzman levels 5 all after being down 2-5

 

[Harry_Wild]

Schwartzman levels 5 all after being down 2-5

Looks like Schwartzman taken control of the set!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Tiebreaker now, 3-0; Seppi in control!

 

[NuBas]

Tiebreaker now, 3-0; Seppi in control!

What a reversal

 

[NuBas]

Sucks all that hard work and might lose the set.

 

[NuBas]

Schwartzman is awesome. Being a smaller height and still able to compete with all these taller athletes is simply amazing.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Seppi wins first set! tiebreaker (6-3)?.

 

[NuBas]

Seppi wins first set! tiebreaker (6-3)?.

7-3 you have to win by 7 points.

 

[NuBas]

Sydney crowd whole tournament been kinda boring

 

[Harry_Wild]

Seppi finally got a final! It been 5 years.

 

[Zardoz7/12]

Seppi playing well and when he plays well his return game is one of the best on tour.

 

[Forehand_Slice]

Unfortunate schedule for winner of De Minaur and Simon.
Might not matter too much though. Seppi in this form is not easy to face for them.

 

[stringertom]

Unfortunate schedule for winner of De Minaur and Simon.
Might not matter too much though. Seppi in this form is not easy to face for them.

Have they rescheduled this for Saturday and it will be a doubleheader for the winner?

 

[Harry_Wild]

Have they rescheduled this for Saturday and it will be a doubleheader for the winner?

Rain!

 

[stringertom]

Rain!

The ATP/WTA app shows it has been removed from oop on Friday.

 

[stringertom]

Doubleheader indeed for the Simon/ADM winner, whom of course will be tired from a marathon of 40-shot plus rallies.

Big ad to Seppi.

 

[marc45]

Simon looks tired early, could be easy win for Alex

 

[marc45]

could be intense 3rd rd. night match in Melbourne, Rafa vs. Alex

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Alex is so good.

 

[Shank Volley]

Simon is dead on his feet but that's just too good from De Minaur.

 

[Shank Volley]

De Minaur hits one drop shot and suddenly he's got jaw dropping variety according to the commentators.

 

[stringertom]

could be intense 3rd rd. night match in Melbourne, Rafa vs. Alex

Wimby’18 was not close.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Set point comes and goes for Alex..