Tomas "Mr Magic" Machac, pulling wins out of his hat - an appreciation thread

[Aabye5]

Tomas Machac made some noise last year by notching his first top ten win over Andrey Rublev before in Miami going toe-to-toe with Andy Murray for almost four hours and breaking into the top 50 for the first time. He then went on to notch wins over Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, and picked up the gold in Mixed Doubles, ending the year at 25.

I've been following Mr Magic since the Challengers and recall him making a handful of finals before he reached the top 100 in 2022. He has made it to the third round at the 2025 Australian Open and could face Novak again. Could this be another set up the ladder for the promising Bohemian?

 

[ChaelAZ]

I like Machac. Watched a few of his matches last year and he just goes about his business and is a very controlled player with excellent movement. He spared hard against OP today and eek'd it out in the end.

 

[nolefam_2024]

What are the Vegas odds

 

[sandiegoman]

Mr Magic hits a heavy ball

 

[jm1972]

Magic (short) shorts.

 

[roysid]

Can he beat djoker is the question

 

[albatros_forehand]

He definitely can if he doesn’t cramp. He is more dynamic version of Djokovic

 

[Aabye5]

Can he beat djoker is the question

He has beaten Djokovic before, so the real question is can he beat him in Melbourne, which is another level.

 

[Joseph_K]

A patient, battling five-set win for Tomas Machac against Reilly Opelka took the Czech into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday afternoon. Unsurprisingly, there were few breaks of serve in this match, which featured three tiebreaks, two of which Machac crucially won. After his 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-4 victory, how much will Machac have left in the tank as he prepares to face Novak Dkokovic in the third round? They are currently 1-1 against each other, though the Serb won their only previous encounter on a hard court, in Dubai in 2023.

 

[JMR]

After his 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-4 victory, how much will Machac have left in the tank as he prepares to face Novak Dkokovic in the third round?

It was a long, tense struggle, but I will say this: it would be hard to find a match with a similar scoreline that involved less total energy expenditure. Opelka was in servebot (and UEbot) mode. Lots of short points. A whackathon, not a grindathon.

 

[Pmasterfunk]

Magic (short) shorts.

Competing with Rune here, too bad our resident expert on short shorts @BeatlesFan is MIA

 

[Joseph_K]

Not to be for Tomas Machac, who was given a tennis lesson by Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open on Thursday. The Serb won their third-round match 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, showing that he still has a lot to give on the tennis court.

 

[Honza]

Machac played one of worst matches I have seen from him. Djokovic didnt have to do a lot.

 

[nolefam_2024]

Machac played one of worst matches I have seen from him. Djokovic didnt have to do a lot.

What a loser he must be

 

[nolefam_2024]

I had Djokovic winning in 4. But he flattened flat hitting Machac.

 

[Aabye5]

First title in Acapulco!

Tomas Machac wins first title in Acapulco, cracks Top 20 | ATP Tour | Tennis

Tomas Machac sealed a milestone week in Acapulco on Saturday when he claimed his first tour-level trophy at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC.

www.atptour.com

 

[MHI]

Tomas Machac made some noise last year by notching his first top ten win over Andrey Rublev before in Miami going toe-to-toe with Andy Murray for almost four hours and breaking into the top 50 for the first time. He then went on to notch wins over Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz, and picked up the gold in Mixed Doubles, ending the year at 25.

I've been following Mr Magic since the Challengers and recall him making a handful of finals before he reached the top 100 in 2022. He has made it to the third round at the 2025 Australian Open and could face Novak again. Could this be another set up the ladder for the promising Bohemian?

Him beating Novak last year - in the same match that Novak bagelled him - was crazy.

 

[Aabye5]

Mr Magic Machac is back on track. Not even lightning serves from Zeus himself can stop him.

 

[Aabye5]

Wins a title before AO and is now into the 4th round. What a start to the year.

 

[Joseph_K]

After beating Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the first round earlier in the week, on Thursday Tomas Machac defeated the no. 31 seed, Stefanos Tsitsipas, in four sets to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Next up for the unseeded Czech is the no. 5 seed, Lorenzo Musetti. Machac currently leads their head-to-head 1-0.

 

[Winners or Errors]

Machac isn't a desirable draw for most, really. Just keeps getting better. Let's hope he continues.

 

[prairiegirl]

Musetti is struggling with him. But to be fair, Musetti should have won both the first and fourth sets with all those break points.

 

[Rovesciarete]

Musetti is struggling with him. But to be fair, Musetti should have won both the first and fourth sets with all those break points.

Great match, Machac makes me love tennis more. Adore his aggressive game style, was easy on the eye but hard on my heart. Glad that Lore is through, kudos to Tomas, I'm a believer.

 

[Localfoc]

There's a carelessness to his game. A recklessness. Zero-Effs-Given type of shotmaking and attitude.
I like it.