Australian Open 2012 (1/16 to 1/29)

MikeIsGood · Post #21 » by **MikeIsGood** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:03 pm

REDDzone wrote:I don't mind it, I just wish there was consistency. MMA/Tennis gets locked because of MMA/Tennis boards, so why doesn't college basketball get locked for the college basketball board, music/movies/tv/video games for media lounge, etc. No response despite multiple inquiries.

Right? I tried, but obviously to no success. I included the 'we've talked about tennis here since 2005!' line as an attempt to preempt the locking

None of ESPN's analysts pick the top women's seed to win the thing. Err, that says something. I think it would be fantastic if Azarenka won, though. Her and Kvitova in the final would be great. Wozniacki too, of course, if she can get over the hump.

Post #22 » by **UGA Hayes** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:10 am

Time to complain about the lock of up and coming American players. Heres hoping Madison Keys can make a splash. Also Anyone know how Jack Sock has done since the US Open. I thought he looked promising there but don't see him in the draw here.

Myth111 · Post #23 » by **Myth111** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:31 am

Verdasco versus Tomic will be starting soon. Should be a great match.

Del Potro lost the 1st set 6-2 but came back and won the second set 6-1 and is already up a break in the 3rd.

MikeIsGood · Post #24 » by **MikeIsGood** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:16 am

UGA Hayes wrote:Time to complain about the lock of up and coming American players. Heres hoping Madison Keys can make a splash. Also Anyone know how Jack Sock has done since the US Open. I thought he looked promising there but don't see him in the draw here.

He's been doing okay. I think he recently won a minor title of some sort. He decided to skip the AO this year to train and prepare for first hard court season of the year - looking to make an impact on the masters tour. I was disappointed, as well, to hear that he wouldn't be in Melbourne, but I understand the reasoning behind it.

Tomic just took the third set to extend his match with Verdasco. I just turned it on...

MikeIsGood · Post #25 » by **MikeIsGood** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 4:48 am

Tomic up a double break now in the fourth set. Barring a big comeback here, Tomic will have all of the momentum entering the deciding set.

MikeIsGood · Post #26 » by **MikeIsGood** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:41 am

Pretty good fifth set. Tomic fends off potential break, despite some errors, and forces this one further.

ETA: BTW, Verdasco always manages to find himself in these types of matches. It never fails.

Windmill · Post #27 » by **Windmill** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:47 am

Verdasco loves 5-setters and usually seems to come out on top.

SharoneWright · Post #28 » by **SharoneWright** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:50 am

Verdasco must break to force tie-break in 5th... great match!

Aussies in heaven....

MikeIsGood · Post #29 » by **MikeIsGood** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:54 am

Good final point. Great comeback.

Somewhere, blkout is rioting the streets

MikeIsGood · Post #30 » by **MikeIsGood** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:06 am

Kimmy! I hope I can stay up for the match - I'm getting pretty tired, though. Might have to DVR it.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #31 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:24 am

Wow, great comeback by Tomic. He looked done to me after he lost the 2nd set.

Marmoset · Post #32 » by **Marmoset** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:24 am

Turk Nowitzki wrote:Wow, great comeback by Tomic. He looked done to me after he lost the 2nd set.

I think Tomic is the real thing. I don't know if he's a future slam winner or just a future top 10-15 very good player, but he has talent and he has the competitive drive to win a lot of matches.

As a bonus, I enjoyed him taking out Verdasco, who didn't endear me to himself after his comments towards Raonic last year.

Myth111 · Post #33 » by **Myth111** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:33 am

He was a dominant junior player so he has the pedigree to be a good one.

REDDzone · Post #34 » by **REDDzone** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:39 am

MikeIsGood wrote:Good final point. Great comeback.

Somewhere, blkout is rioting the streets

lol

MikeIsGood · Post #35 » by **MikeIsGood** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:20 am

Wow, Stosur down a set and a break against Cirstea. Haven't heard from her in a while.

Aaaaaand Murray/Harrison just played a 42 shot rally. Murray is trying to fend off Harrison, who is looking to take the first set on a break.

Post #36 » by **UGA Hayes** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 4:25 am

Ryan Harrison takes the first set. Looks good so far.

Jugs · Post #37 » by **Jugs** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:53 am

Hewitt is the worst

Post #38 » by **Slava** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:23 pm

The German kind of choked in the 4th set, he was plying pretty well.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #39 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 8:43 pm

I was fairly impressed with Roddick yesterday. Normally I hate his ground game but he was moving Robin Hasse around the court pretty well. Looked much better than the last handful of times I've watched him.

MikeIsGood · Post #40 » by **MikeIsGood** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:23 am

So...watched the Bucks rather than tennis. Time for that to stop.