2020 Australian Open - Men's Singles - Official Tournament Thread

[Aussie Darcy]

Double match points for Fognini.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

My word this is tense.

4 match points have come and gone for Fognini.

 

[a10best]

Thompson should be given point penalty for horrible challenges that are 2-3 feet out.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Not a fan of Thompson.

But he has a mustache

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Tiebreak time.

It’s what we deserve.

 

[Fedinkum]

But he has a mustache

Precisly because of the pubescent facial hair.

 

[tonylg]

Fifth set tiebreaker is a fail. These matches should be last man standing.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Thompson challenging another out call and he will be all out of challenges now. Idiot.

 

[Fedinkum]

Ahahhaaaa...double faults from the Fog.

 

[Fedinkum]

Hewitt is about to burst a vessel.

 

[malbaker86]

This match...whew!!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Fognini got this now.

 

[Fedinkum]

C'mon Fog, stop screwing around, finish it.

 

[tennis_pro]

Man I just don't like this new 5th set breaker to 10 format.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

And Fognini escapes in another 5 set thriller.

Very lucky to get through that one.

Fabio into the 3R.

 

[Red Rick]

That is the most Fognini MP I've seen

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Thompson lost

 

[Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil]

Fog loves supertiebreaks.

 

[stringertom]

Silas Fognini bleeds his way to another marathon win. Will there be more blood on Friday vs Pella???

 

[Fedinkum]

Fog won with 3 knuckles.

 

[vernonbc]

not sure, think Jarrko Nieminen is one of them

i want commentators to talk about the match, not trash talk players instead

Sounds like the pair that did the FAA/Gulbis match last night and they were terrible. Yanko, I think his name was, not Jarrko, proclaimed his allegiance to Gulbis before the match even started and he was awful all through the match. I agree with you. I want to hear the match called, not constant bad-mouthing about one of the players.

 

[stringertom]

Precisly because of the pubescent facial hair.

It’s a real Ron Burgundy lip warmer, unlike the de Minaustache.

 

[aldeayeah]

5 seeds out today, 23 remaining.

1. Rafael Nadal
2. Novak Djokovic
3. Roger Federer
4. Daniil Medvedev
5. Dominic Thiem
6. Stefanos Tsitsipas
7. Alexander Zverev
8. Matteo Berrettini (lost R64 to Tennys Sandgren in 5 sets)
9. Roberto Bautista Agut
10. Gaël Monfils
11. David Goffin
12. Fabio Fognini
13. Denis Shapovalov (lost R128 to Márton Fucsovics in 4 sets)
14. Diego Schwartzman
15. Stan Wawrinka
16. Karen Khachanov
17. Andrey Rublev
18. Grigor Dimitrov (lost R64 to Tommy Paul in 5 sets)
19. John Isner
20. Félix Auger-Aliassime (lost R128 to Ernests Gulbis in 4 sets)
21. Benoît Paire (lost R64 to Marin Cilic in 5 sets)
22. Guido Pella
23. Nick Kyrgios
24. Dušan Lajović
25. Borna Ćorić (lost R128 to Sam Querrey in straight sets)
26. Nikoloz Basilashvili
27. Pablo Carreño Busta
28. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (retired R128 while down 2-1 sets to Alexei Popyrin)
29. Taylor Fritz
30. Dan Evans (lost R64 to Yoshihito Nishioka)
31. Hubert Hurkacz (lost R64 to John Millman in straight sets)
32. Milos Raonic

Matches to watch out for tomorrow: Kyrgios - Simon, and... that's all :-/

 

[Zardoz7/12]

Berrettini still produced his best performance in Melbourne, 2nd round, that shows how new to the ATP tour he is yet he's 8th in the World, he's had quite a rise.

 

[Rafaisdabest]

Fifth set tiebreaker is a fail. These matches should be last man standing.

Should have to grind it out like they use too.

 

[mxmx]

Grigor Dimitor's facial expression NEVER changes. He must be a robot. No emotion at all.

Eric Bana

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[chicagodude]

Fognini was one of thoe players that was lurking around being suspect for possible match-rigging. I can't recall if he was ever directly called out for it but i do remember his name being mentioned many times and references being made that could mean him. I'm not watching his match today but based on what you're saying, does it seem paticularly suspicious? Is he showing signs of fatigue physically?

Not saying he wasn't involved (because who knows really?), but Fognini was never a likely matchfixer, mostly because he is has always been good enough to make millions by playing anyway. Would be extraordinarily stupid to get involved in matchfixing/betting when you're that good and rich already.
The other players involved made much more sense since none of them were particularly good and likely to have struggled making reasonable money. Of course there's always the off-chance that a player like Fognini needed much more money due to e.g. gambling problems or something, but ya know....

 

[Harry_Wild]

No way Nadal will win the tournament

Rafa has a good chance! He a previous AO champion and has been a 5 or 6 time AO finalist.

 

[WildVolley]

Berrettini still produced his best performance in Melbourne, 2nd round, that shows how new to the ATP tour he is yet he's 8th in the World, he's had quite a rise.

I only saw the first two sets, but at that point it seemed that Sandgren was going to straight set Berrettini. Berrettini was having difficulty ripping his fh in the windy conditions and Sandgren was not only playing smart by giving Berrettini a lot of topspin on his fh so the wind could play with the ball, he was also serving aces when he needed to stay in the match.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

i dreamed I was hanging out w Novak and we all planned doing LSD for spiritual purposes. Also a sailing trip from South Africa to South America was a thing we wanted to do.
What does this mean? Am I turning into a Novak fan?

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Has this incident got attention here?

Elliot Benchetrit hits back at critics over ball girl banana drama at Australian Open | CNN

The tennis player at the center of a social media backlash at the Australian Open has hit back at critics after an on-court incident with a banana went viral.

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Peel the banana, peel the banana.

Go bananas!

 

[Poisoned Slice]

 

[Big_Dangerous]

Fries in shake. Hell yes.

Wedny's fries in a Frosty are pretty common. I've also seen potato chips in ice cream as well.

When I was a kid, I used to put Cheetos in my PBJ Sandwiches.

 

[octobrina10]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1220127096648785921

 

[topher]

Really too bad Raonic has to play Tsitsipas considering other parts of the draw are wide open.

 

[Tennis_dude101]

Rafa has a good chance! He a previous AO champion and has been a 5 or 6 time AO finalist.

Hoping Nick takes him out in the fourth round(if he gets that far!)

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

It’s 3:35 am, watching Guibis.
play suspended

Was 10 times more fun as long as it lasted than watching Medvedev serveboting.

God I miss clay season already

 

[Mark-Touch]

...

 

[MeatTornado]

Lolvedev

 

[alexio]

It’s 3:35 am, watching Guibis.
play suspended

Was 10 times more fun as long as it lasted than watching Medvedev serveboting.

God I miss clay season already

really poor playing from med, don't like what i see

 

[Larry Duff]

i dreamed I was hanging out w Novak and we all planned doing LSD for spiritual purposes. Also a sailing trip from South Africa to South America was a thing we wanted to do.
What does this mean? Am I turning into a Novak fan?

Just say no

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Played so hard, then it’s time for muggery to lose the set. Predictable.

 

[The Guru]

Played so hard, then it’s time for muggery to lose the set. Predictable.

How's Med's level looking just tuned in at 6-5?

 

[Harry_Wild]

Medvedev the takes 1st set! Martinez just made a couple of bad impulse shots and that was the game and set!

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

How's Med's level looking just tuned in at 6-5?

Could make less UE. But looks like he is playing better and better the longer he plays.

 

[tonylg]

Local broadcaster here has two channels for tennis. Currently showing WTA doubles on the main one and WTA singles (Pliskova v Siegemund) on the other.

 

[ChrisRF]

Really too bad Raonic has to play Tsitsipas considering other parts of the draw are wide open.

Who wants to see Raonic going far though?

 

[stringertom]

How's Med's level looking just tuned in at 6-5?

Spotty. In control at 4-1 but gave the one break back.

 

[Wynter]

... Could easily see Kyrgios losing tonight.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

After 10 failed drop shots it’s maybe time to leave it there.