Tennis

[HaroldBishop]

Good match, Ev?

 

[evertonshark]

Good match, Ev?

Certainly was

 

[HaroldBishop]

Certainly was

I love a good grand slam tennis match at the pointy end of the tournament. Who is you pick for the men's?

 

[evertonshark]

I love a good grand slam tennis match at the pointy end of the tournament. Who is you pick for the men's?

Djokovic like always, what about you ?

 

[HaroldBishop]

Heart says Fed, head says Djokovic.

 

[Sir Chadley]

Djokovic gone!

 

[Bundy Shark]

& the same for Fed, would love to know the odds on the two guys playing the final pre tournament, put a lazy $100 on it & could have payed off my housing loan!

 

[HaroldBishop]

& the same for Fed, would love to know the odds on the two guys playing the final pre tournament, put a lazy $100 on it & could have payed off my housing loan!

Apparently this is the first grand slam final since 2004 that hasn't had one of Federer, Rafa or Djokovic in it.

 

[Bundy Shark]

Groundhog day, Stosur loses another unlosable match.

 

[gando2230]

Wasn't she leading 5-1 in the 3rd set and still lost.
Hewitt has more chance of winning another tournament then her.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Can't wait for the Open to start. Great tournament.

 

[gando2230]

Yep it's the one time of year that I'm glued to ch7 watching the tennis.
1 year I would be stoked to go down to melbourne and watch the aus open.

 

[Sir Chadley]

Ch 9 are advertising this Fast4 Tennis. Apparently a set is only 4 games, tie breaks at 3-3.

It's supposed to be the tennis version of 20/20 cricket.

Thoughts anyone?

 

[HaroldBishop]

Ch 9 are advertising this Fast4 Tennis. Apparently a set is only 4 games, tie breaks at 3-3.

It's supposed to be the tennis version of 20/20 cricket.

Thoughts anyone?

Sounds like rubbish, I'm not a fan of crap like this. Do people these days really have such short attention spans that we need stuff like this? Long form tennis = 5 sets. Short form tennis = 3 sets.

Yeah I know, I sound like an old fuddy duddy. Oh well.

 

[gando2230]

Yeah noticed that is this a world wide thing or only done here in Australia
The players would be stoked getting probably paid more to play less tennis.

 

[evertonshark]

Sounds like rubbish, I'm not a fan of crap like this. Do people these days really have such short attention spans that we need stuff like this? Long form tennis = 5 sets. Short form tennis = 3 sets.

Yeah I know, I sound like an old fuddy duddy. Oh well.

Agreed, absolute ****ing garbage. What's next, fast golf where the tournament is played over 2 par 3's or something.

 

[Bundy Shark]

Good game going on here in a all aussie affair, Tomic v Kokkinakis, Tomic just got the 1st set in a tie breaker, I said to my Mrs if Bernie gets in trouble in this match & loses the 1st set & is looking dodgy early in the 2nd set watch him manufacture a injury, we will never know now but I get the feeling with Kokkinakis & Kyriso coming along Bernie needs to step up his work ethic & game.

His ego wont like the young lions coming through & getting all of the attention. it would be great to all see them kicking on & getting into the top 10 I the world, imo, all of them have very good potential.

 

[sharkboy18]

Been watching the 2015 Brisbane International & even went to day 3 on tuesday in the Pat rafter arena, I can just sense that Aussie tennis male & female is just at the start of a new era! A few Aussies are winning & sam Groth just showed good determination to get through a tough 3 set game against Lukas Kubot!

 

[sharkboy18]

Read an article in the Telegraph aswell, a few female players under European heritage & countries this tournament, Ajla Tomljanovic who upset Jankovic in the first round & Dara Gavrilova are now successfully applying for Australian citizenship will be under Australia for the Aussie Open this year!

 

[sharkboy18]

Duckworth is now through aswell, beat Niemenen 4-6 7-6 6-3