2020 Australian Open Round of 16 (4R) :- [4] Daniil Medvedev vs [15] Stanislas Wawrinka

[The Green Mile]

Stan can't miss with the 1st serve, great start for him. Love hold, 4-1.

 

[James P]

Decidedly partisan pro-Wawrinka crowd today.

 

[KINGROGER]

Shame we didn’t get Wawrinka Djokovic QF again. If Stan wins I hope Thiem or Kyrgios can take down Nadal.

 

[TheIntrovert]

He’ll need Thiem or Kyrgios to take out Nadal for him. If that happens and he wins tonight, slam number 4 is a real possibility.

I think Stan can handle nadal on this surface and balls. It’s slow as hell, playing into stans favour massively.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Wonder if Wawrinka can keep this up for 3 sets.
If so Rafa has an easier SF if they get there. I see Medvedev as a tougher SF for Rafa than Wawrinka

What if Thiem upsets Nadal or Kyrgios

 

[Deleted member 769694]

Cant tell if med is playing good, stan doesnt give him a look on anything

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

What if Thiem upsets Nadal or Kyrgios

I wrote “if they get there”
I never take anything for granted.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Quite a few dark horses here.

Like Zverev?

 

[Nadal_King]

Meddy in 4 sets is my pick and I predicted Wawrinka to win 1st set and till now it's going as per that

 

[Third Serve]

Would you say fed has a better chance or Stan?

Fred. Stan has a tougher draw ahead of him and I'm not completely sure how to gauge his level (I missed all of his other matches due to Australia being on the other side of the planet).

 

[James P]

Cant tell if med is playing good, stan doesnt give him a look on anything

DF and a UE in a clutch situation. Doesn't point to good play.

 

[Fedinkum]

Holy cow...Wawa is GOATing on Margate Court Arena!

 

[vsdtrek]

Stanimal up 4-1 with 10 winners. Just unloading on his shots.

 

[Third Serve]

Like Zverev?

If he wins here, then possibly. My dark horses are Med, Stan, Nick, and Thiem.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Cant tell if med is playing good, stan doesnt give him a look on anything

Waw is getting like all 1 serves in while Med doesn’t and has even DF on crucial point. Hopefully Med will get his awesome serve back.

 

[Deleted member 769694]

Waw is getting like all 1 serves in while Med doesn’t and has even DF on crucial point. Hopefully Med will get his awesome serve back.

Back 2 back aces down 15-40 though

but not his finest day

 

[I Am Finnish]

I wrote “if they get there”
I never take anything for granted.

I hastily read your post sorry and im tired

 

[The Green Mile]

Damn, this is some great baseline hitting from Stan, dude is pummeling shots deep into Daniil's forehand.

 

[Deleted member 769694]

I like wawa and fed, they use the old man slice fh return.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Back 2 back aces down 15-40 though

but not his finest day

If he didn’t have a couple of aces at this time he would probably be injured.
He does not play his best at the moment. But hopefully he will play better during the match, as I’ve seen him doing previously here in AO. Slow start and gradually he is dialled in.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Their last meeting Medvedev won in 3 or 4? What I could remember he was playing with 1 leg

 

[Powderwombat]

I don't get the hype with Stan. The dude is a backhand and a haircut...nothing special. Go Medvedev, beat this clown.

 

[dropshotlikeitshot]

I think Stan can handle nadal on this surface and balls. It’s slow as hell, playing into stans favour massively.

I’m not so sure. H2H doesn’t look so good for Stan :/

 

[Third Serve]

I don't get the hype with Stan. The dude is a backhand and a haircut...nothing special. Go Medvedev, beat this clown.

Epic forehand as well. Volleys decent enough too, serve fugly but effective.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

I like wawa and fed, they use the old man slice fh return.

Wawrinkas serve looks feminine, like a lady.

Anyone else noticed that? It’s the way he bends his knees and toss the ball.

 

[James P]

Break this fool

 

[Powderwombat]

Epic forehand as well. Volleys decent enough too, serve fugly but effective.

Anyone else think his service action looks like a girl's?

 

[stringertom]

I don't get the hype with Stan. The dude is a backhand and a haircut...nothing special. Go Medvedev, beat this clown.

3x slam champion by beating two different ATGs in the finals is “a backhand and a haircut...nothing special” and “a clown.”

Thanks for sharing!

 

[The Green Mile]

Back to back aces from Stan, he holds for 5-2.

 

[Deleted member 769694]

I’m not so sure. H2H doesn’t look so good for Stan :/

0-2 aint bad considering the knee.

Wawrinkas serve looks feminine, like a lady.

Anyone else noticed that? It’s the way he bends his knees and toss the ball.

He bends his back not his knee's. He serves like Scheng Shalklin (sp, played pete at us open semi).

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

Wawrinka with like zero UE

 

[stringertom]

5-2 for “the clown!”

Stanimal!

 

[WhiskeyEE]

The great TT hype job off to a shaky start.

 

[The Green Mile]

Stan wrecking Daniil right now, who is feeling the need to press early in these points lol. 6/2.

 

[TheIntrovert]

Stan fancies himself another slam I think

 

[Unaatennista]

Damn that was fast

 

[vsdtrek]

Stan’s backhand to go up 0-40 was deafening!

 

[Winners or Errors]

STANIMAL citing!!!

 

[Harry_Wild]

Shock! Med making tons of errors in 1st set looses 2-6! Stan doing fine match play!

 

[James P]

Welp. It's a BO5. Let's see if the Mad Lad can turn this around.

 

[dropshotlikeitshot]

0-2 aint bad considering the knee.



He bends his back not his knee's. He serves like Scheng Shalklin (sp, played pete at us open semi).

I was referring to his 3-19 H2H with Nadal.

 

[Fedinkum]

Wawa is absolutely lasering everything out there.

 

[TheGhostOfAgassi]

0-2 aint bad considering the knee.



He bends his back not his knee's. He serves like Scheng Shalklin (sp, played pete at us open semi).

It sort of looks like he has boobs under there too. Cause muscles or what it is. It’s a weird serve indeed, and specially for him w this robust and strong frame.

 

[James P]

An easy hold finally.

 

[Powderwombat]

clown is done

 

[Feather]

Go Stanimal

 

[Deleted member 763999]

Medvedev breaks!

 

[Yugram]

I think Stan can handle nadal on this surface and balls. It’s slow as hell, playing into stans favour massively.

Lol. Wawrinka has never beaten a decent Nadal anywhere, no matter the conditions.

 

[The Green Mile]

Daniil winning three extended rallies in that game, breaks early in the 2nd set.

 

[Deleted member 769694]

It sort of looks like he has boobs under there too. Cause muscles or what it is. It’s a weird serve indeed, and specially for him w this robust and strong frame.

Wide frame, look how small his head looks compare to med (scale wise). He is very strong, just not cut up top. To get those muscles he would lose his flex.

He also could be eating the impossible meat, has 18million times more estrogren than beef and has caused man boobs