swordtennis
G.O.A.T.
Ditto. Tennis boxing and b ball are my favs. Wilder vs the Gypsy King this weekend. Hope it is not a dud. Hate when there is no top level tennis. The Void!
2019 Australian Open - Men's Singles - Discussion Thread
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Poisoned Slice
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I'm hyped for the fight. It is one of those that seemed to come out of nowhere. Have to see if Fury has magic powers to be able to pull this one off. Wilder has to connect with a big shot once then we see what happens. Heart is with the gypsy king.
swordtennis
G.O.A.T.
TGK has all the skills while wilder has the power. The long layoff might be what gets Fury in trouble in the later rounds. Wilder has horrible technique. Low left, feet all over the place, leads with his chin, etc. Going with what teddy atlas said wilder late knockout. But fury might just win a decision.I'm hyped for the fight. It is one of those that seemed to come out of nowhere. Have to see if Fury has magic powers to be able to pull this one off. Wilder has to connect with a big shot once then we see what happens. Heart is with the gypsy king.
Poisoned Slice
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haha Teddy Atlas is like one of the eager posters on talk tennis. Always ending up wrong with their prediction. This makes me more confident for Fury.
Yeah, I'm going along with the Fury tiring at some point. We should see what that mandible is made of.
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Interesting that the final is between two Chinese men. I don't think a Chinese man played in the main draw of a grand slam for the last two or three years.
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I Am Finnish
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Fedr
CiscoPC600
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I saw a few points of this.. I didn't even know this was a way to qualify. I just assumed there was qualifiers the week before the slam.
tennisenthusiast
Hall of Fame
Let's go Karen Khachanov!
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
What if Sasha Zeverev meets Stepano Titsipas ?? new favorite Sasha might have problem with this and may not be able to win the aussie open ...
acintya
Legend
i party agree. you never can count out djokovic,he is a big favorite for me.to beat him at a grand slams is twice as hard as on a masters.... so
mark my words
AceSalvo
Legend
Have to agree with @BeatlesFan .
When Djokovic is in form, he is a tough nut to crack. Fed needs to dial back to 2017/ 2012 form to have a chance against him. Hence we can discount Fed easily. Nadal is injury ridden and it maybe a 2014 story for him. Good chance for Djoko, but he is showing his age slowly and it's a matter of one slip against the young guns. Murray could have 'Fed AO 17' moment. But the young guns have finally arrived which was not the case for Fed at AO 17.
A big ? really.
When Djokovic is in form, he is a tough nut to crack. Fed needs to dial back to 2017/ 2012 form to have a chance against him. Hence we can discount Fed easily. Nadal is injury ridden and it maybe a 2014 story for him. Good chance for Djoko, but he is showing his age slowly and it's a matter of one slip against the young guns. Murray could have 'Fed AO 17' moment. But the young guns have finally arrived which was not the case for Fed at AO 17.
A big ? really.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
I'd like to see a Murray-Karen final with Andy winning. Then Karen then officially announce to the tennis world, "I'm here to stay!" But Andy can finally then claim an AO title.
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Enceladus
Legend
I remind, that without Lendl's psychic support Andy didn't win any GS tournament. I understand you are dreaming, but this dream will on the AO 2019 dissipate in the 2nd or 3rd round ...
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Imagine losing an Australian Open final to Murray.
Going where no man has gone before.
He'd be the next Neil Armstrong
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
Just put your glasses on
junior74
Talk Tennis Guru
Poisoned Slice
Bionic Poster
Could get out of bed on the wrong side. Never rule out that possibility.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
what are some new constructions that is being made at Aussie open 2019 ? any new roof or stadium courts or better food courts ?
3fees
G.O.A.T.
Men’s and women’s singles qualifying runs from Tuesday 8 January – Friday 11 January 2019. Entry to Melbourne Park during this period is free.
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3Fees
- Men's Singles draw includes 128 players, including up to nine wildcards. There are 16 spots in the Men's Singles draw available for qualifiers.
Cheers
3Fees
TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
Can we say its like 98,5% chance Novak got this?
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
I'm not willing to go that far.
I wouldn't put money on him at 1.015
I mean.
Sometimes hell freezes over while lightning strikes and the stars align.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
lol, why does jack sock need a wildcard ?? he is a seeded player
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
I want to tell you that Mury Goat and there's a strong need to re-establish of Mury/Rafi to re establish their dominance on the RU spot.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
Too bad there can't be two runner-ups in singles but if I had to choose I'd pick Mury to win over RAFA from a break down in the fifth.
tennisenthusiast
Hall of Fame
Let's go Wawrinka!
Badabing888
Hall of Fame
Murray’s not winning AO 19 with such little tennis behind him. He’s no Federer after 6 months out. That was just insane. Those suggesting Murray has a chance are just being Nostalgic after losing 5 times in the final.
Where is Rafa now with training post ankle surgery? Could put him back in terms of training full pelt.
Also how are the new Dunlop balls reacting on this medium fast plexicushion surface? Been watching some of the clips from the qualifying and it looks like they play fast.
I reckon a new Gen will get to the final, but just fall short against a more experienced 29 plus player.
Where is Rafa now with training post ankle surgery? Could put him back in terms of training full pelt.
Also how are the new Dunlop balls reacting on this medium fast plexicushion surface? Been watching some of the clips from the qualifying and it looks like they play fast.
I reckon a new Gen will get to the final, but just fall short against a more experienced 29 plus player.
toby55555
Hall of Fame
For singles (world ranked 106) , 104 is the cut off.
Nostradamus
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https://www.youtube.com/user/australianopentv/videos
Who will get the wildcard ?? College girl Astra sharma for woman and Luke Saville for men ? I have doubts about this Saville fellow but Aussies say he is good............. Starts in 3 minutes
Who will get the wildcard ?? College girl Astra sharma for woman and Luke Saville for men ? I have doubts about this Saville fellow but Aussies say he is good............. Starts in 3 minutes
Badabing888
Hall of Fame
What do peeps think of conditions in qualifying for a wildcard as indicators of the main tournament in January? Fast? Don’t know if they are using the new Dunlop balls? Would make sense if they are now they are the AO official ball sponsors.
Badabing888
Hall of Fame
https://www.tennis.com.au/tournaments/pro-tournaments/australian-open-play-off
Dunlop balls being used in qualifying for the wildcard.
Dunlop balls being used in qualifying for the wildcard.
Djokovic_is_the_best#1
Bionic Poster
Hoping Djokovic wins his 7th!
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
They play Bo5 even in qualies?
Poisoned Slice
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We will be able to talk turkey once Alex Zverev makes it to the final of the tournament, Jack.
3fees
G.O.A.T.
There is a good chance of that. He has come back from injury very well, 2nd half of 2018 shows that, as well as ATP no 1---Cake walk draw for No 1 seed is typical.
Cheers
3fees
Grey Wolf 87
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**98.6%
Grey Wolf 87
Rookie
He is ranked 106...
TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
Thanks for the correction
Enceladus
Legend
Dimitrov confirmed that Agassi will be present in his box squad during the AO 2019.
http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018...ssi-accompany-dimitrov-australian-open/78451/
http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018...ssi-accompany-dimitrov-australian-open/78451/
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
It now or never for Nick Kyrgios to make it past the 2nd round! Otherwise, he will probably give up on the AO! Sort of like Sampass with the FO!
BeatlesFan
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EloQuent
Legend
So when he fails to replicate, where does that leave him? Still in the top 50?He made it to the QF's last year.
Im(moral) Winner
G.O.A.T.
Nope, lost in the 4th round to Dimitrov.He made it to the QF's last year.
oldmanfan
Legend
He made it to the QF's last year.
That was a huge missed chance for Nick there. He looked like a threat at that point. Should've gotten past Dimitrov and likely reach at least the semis. With a serve like Nick's, he lost 3 TB sets to Dimitrov... uh wat?
The OldMan won the title, so I can't complain.
marc45
G.O.A.T.
[B]Michal Samulski[/B] @[B]MichalSamulski[/B] 6m6 minutes ago
Australian Open will unveil new heat policy to protect players from sweltering conditions, with air temp., radiant heat, humidity, wind speed, strength of sun. "AO Heat Stress Scale" will be used to prevent players from fainting, suffering heat stroke and exhaustion. (Herald Sun)
Australian Open will unveil new heat policy to protect players from sweltering conditions, with air temp., radiant heat, humidity, wind speed, strength of sun. "AO Heat Stress Scale" will be used to prevent players from fainting, suffering heat stroke and exhaustion. (Herald Sun)
uscwang
Hall of Fame
Good move
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