I STUMBLE WITH EVANS: Pub Crawl to an intoxicating first title

nounforcederrors

Hall of Fame
what was that match like? didnt they have words on twitter? must have been awkward.
Not shown on TennisTV or Tennis Channel - couldn't find it on other streams, had to watch active scoreline on Britwatchsports.com. Strange, TennisTV did cover a few Murray River matches, but NOT Dan's. If/when he comes to end game, maybe they'll show it. I live in hope.
 

newyorkstadium

Professional
what was that match like? didnt they have words on twitter? must have been awkward.

I saw the last few games and the tiebreak. Lots of errors from Coric, and I think he took inspiration from playing Kyrgios with the final point. Evo's got lots of experience of playing twice in a day from challengers, might have helped him.
 

nounforcederrors

Hall of Fame
One more... one more... Fate will not be so cruel as to make him very close to a title again, only to miss. Surely FAA will once again lose in final? Not to worry, though, because FAA is sure to win one this year or next, whereas Brummie Dan doesn't have as much time.
 

stringertom

Bionic Poster
One more... one more... Fate will not be so cruel as to make him very close to a title again, only to miss. Surely FAA will once again lose in final? Not to worry, though, because FAA is sure to win one this year or next, whereas Brummie Dan doesn't have as much time.
He lost in a decisive 3rd set TB at Delray’19 final vs Radu Albot in the same situation where both finalists were trying to bag that first title. Hopefully it’s a bit different result tomorrow.
 

nounforcederrors

Hall of Fame
Yes, from a cosmic perspective, of course a tennis career is insignificant. But I only take a philosophical perspective once in a decade, and the rest is spent focusing on nonsense, useless distractions.
 

Mainad

Bionic Poster
First Brit to win an ATP title since Edmund in New York last year and he did it at the Murray River Open. Could there have been a more appropriately named event for a British player to make his maiden ATP title? :D
 

Pmasterfunk

Hall of Fame
Well done Dan! He's been playing quite well for the past year or so, and his game is a lot of fun to watch. I hope he has more success in the future.
 

Picmun

Hall of Fame
Dan the Man just took all that salt and rubbed it into his palms! Becomes the first British player to win a final in Melbourne!! ;)
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stringertom

Bionic Poster
Nope, you've got me. Please put me out of my misery.
Oh nose! I will torment when I can!

Here’s another hint: some say he’s second fiddle to Billy Murray’s daughter; I am one of them, having been a big fan of Dexter forever and wanting to see the really talented Murray play Stacie Monroe in Hustle.
 

toby55555

Hall of Fame
Watched the replay, solid performance never let FAA settle, surprised to see Felix having to play 1st rnd AO so soon after but safely through.
 

stringertom

Bionic Poster
Watched the replay, solid performance never let FAA settle, surprised to see Felix having to play 1st rnd AO so soon after but safely through.
Felix is not alone. Travaglia has already played and lost; Sinner is about to start. They all thank Craig Tiley profusely for his concern about their well-being.
 

Red Rick

Bionic Poster
Felix is not alone. Travaglia has already played and lost; Sinner is about to start. They all thank Craig Tiley profusely for his concern about their well-being.
They're already on the location, which is better than the 250s before a Slam in other instances. Also they made the decision to enter themselves.
 

stringertom

Bionic Poster
They're already on the location, which is better than the 250s before a Slam in other instances. Also they made the decision to enter themselves.
They entered with the expectation the finals would be played on Saturday. The unexpected lockdown for a day should have made AO start on Tuesday but greedy/stubborn Tiley had to ignore the well-being of the players just to meet his schedule.
 

Red Rick

Bionic Poster
They entered with the expectation the finals would be played on Saturday. The unexpected lockdown for a day should have made AO start on Tuesday but greedy/stubborn Tiley had to ignore the well-being of the players just to meet his schedule.
Bo5 on consecutive days isn't great either. IMO they should count their lucky stars they had prep tournaments at Melbourne park itself.
 

stringertom

Bionic Poster
Bo5 on consecutive days isn't great either. IMO they should count their lucky stars they had prep tournaments at Melbourne park itself.
Nobody would have to play back to back Bo5 with all that rest time at the QF/SF stages. Their staggered SF schedule could have been eliminated and freed up the scheduling dilemma.
 

Musterrific

Hall of Fame
He finally did it - better late than never! Maybe he'll be able to play more relaxed now and be even more dangerous.
 
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