Australian Open 2016 - Day 7 (and predictions)

Please list your pick in the right order and up to down.....like I do. Helps considerably working the results. Thanks.

One joker

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [10]v Gilles Simon (FRA) [34]          
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [29] v Kei Nishikori (JPN) [20]          
Roger Federer (SUI) [13] v David Goffin (BEL) [25]          
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) [34] v Tomas Berdych (CZE) [16]
Serena Williams (USA) [10] v Margarita Gasparyan (RUS)  [40]    
Belinda Bencic (SUI) [22] v Maria Sharapova (RUS) [15]      
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [14] v Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) (33)     
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) [10] v Daria Gavrilova (AUS) (30)

Tenez wrote: Please list your pick in the right order and up to down.....like I do. Helps considerably working the results. Thanks.

Now you know why I stopped doing it...at one stage I had to add scores for 11 people. And that included deciphering LS's anagrams!
In the end I was really grateful when people skipped the day or two....which is why I gave you a break for two days

Please use this format. (not in line novak, Kei, Berds, ..a la LS). Thx.

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [10]
Kei Nishikori (JPN) [20]
Roger Federer (SUI) [13]
Tomas Berdych (CZE) [16]
Serena Williams (USA) [10]
Belinda Bencic (SUI) [22] Djoker
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [14]
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) [10]

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote: Please list your pick in the right order and up to down.....like I do. Helps considerably working the results. Thanks.

I know...glad it's my first .....and maybe last time I do it!

Now you know why I stopped doing it...at one stage I had to add scores for 11 people. And that included deciphering LS's anagrams!
In the end I was really grateful when people skipped the day or two....which is why I gave you a break for two days

I know it is a pain. I don;t mind the spelling, deciphering, though I agree could be tricky...but the listing is key. It might be possible to use the tables.......unfortuantely not sure how.

But at least up to down is much easier to handle.

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote: Please list your pick in the right order and up to down.....like I do. Helps considerably working the results. Thanks.

I know...glad it's my first .....and maybe last time I do it!

Now you know why I stopped doing it...at one stage I had to add scores for 11 people. And that included deciphering LS's anagrams!
In the end I was really grateful when people skipped the day or two....which is why I gave you a break for two days

I know it is a pain. I don;t mind the spelling, deciphering, though I agree could be tricky...but the listing is key. It might be possible to use the tables.......unfortuantely not sure how.

But at least up to down is much easier to handle.

Actually it was 12 people!!! Incl deciphering, late predictions, match delays...

noleisthebest wrote: After Day 6

rotla: 18/53........221 points
Tenez: 36/53.......632 points
P: 34/53.............570 points
LS: 26/53...........464 points
nitb: 40/53..........600 points
AL: 35/53............580 points
SB: 30/53............484 points
T:12/53...............190 points
TB: 24/53............365 points
SL: 4/53..............51 points
HM: 19/53...........293 points
BS: 24/53............369 points

rottla,
can you please give Tenez your points normalisation formula so we can all have correct points before making our picks/jokers.

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote: Please list your pick in the right order and up to down.....like I do. Helps considerably working the results. Thanks.

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I know...glad it's my first .....and maybe last time I do it!
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Now you know why I stopped doing it...at one stage I had to add scores for 11 people. And that included deciphering LS's anagrams!
In the end I was really grateful when people skipped the day or two....which is why I gave you a break for two days

I know it is a pain. I don;t mind the spelling, deciphering, though I agree could be tricky...but the listing is key. It might be possible to use the tables.......unfortuantely not sure how.

But at least up to down is much easier to handle.

Btw, why did you add this sentence to my orginal post?

But I actually didn't mind it...it's just tedious to be expected to do it every time.

OK...here's "the format"...though it really goes againt my grain to do as I'm told!


Novak Djokovic (SRB) [10]    
Kei Nishikori (JPN) [20]          
Roger Federer (SUI) [13]   
Tomas Berdych (CZE) [16]
Serena Williams (USA) [10]  
Maria Sharapova (RUS) [15]      
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [14]
Daria Gavrilova (AUS) (30)

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [10]
Kei Nishikori (JPN) [20]  (joker)
Roger Federer (SUI) [13]
Tomas Berdych (CZE) [16]
Serena Williams (USA) [10]
Maria Sharapova (RUS) [15]  
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) [14]
Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) [10]

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote:

noleisthebest wrote:

Tenez wrote: Please list your pick in the right order and up to down.....like I do. Helps considerably working the results. Thanks.

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I know...glad it's my first .....and maybe last time I do it!
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Now you know why I stopped doing it...at one stage I had to add scores for 11 people. And that included deciphering LS's anagrams!
In the end I was really grateful when people skipped the day or two....which is why I gave you a break for two days

I know it is a pain. I don;t mind the spelling, deciphering, though I agree could be tricky...but the listing is key. It might be possible to use the tables.......unfortuantely not sure how.

But at least up to down is much easier to handle.

Btw, why did you add this sentence to my orginal post?

Messed up my edit and quote buttons. Sorry. Too lazy to fix it!

Djokovic nishi federer (joker) berdych serena sharapova radwa gad

Silly goose Djok, kei, berd, Serena, bencic, rad, gav joker

And Feds for silly goose

LS.....read the beginning of the thread...please!

There is a serious dog-fight going on in RLA.  Simon is not going away.. not easily even against Djokovic..

2nd set to Simon... well played.. saved a ton of BPs.. Djokovic missing a lot of points with silly errors... I mean that's what actually allowed Simon to play his game..

But for the effort, Simon deserved the 2nd set..

Simon's return games have been poor.. Djokovic has been holding very comfortably.. on the contrast.. every service game is a struggle for Simon.. but he is managing to survive.. doing good to fend Djokovic away despite very weak serving..

Allez simon..

early break for Djokovic 2*-0 up.. Set in the bag almost for certain..

Just started to watch. Simon coudl have broken Djoko early in that 4th set.

So Rotla, do you appreciate Simon's game better or is it that you want Djoko to lose badly?

what a shame. Simon wasting a BP at 4 all. Could have served for the 4th set.

....and he does it!!! Can he hold?

Simon is to Djoko what Djoko is to everybody else.....but Simon does it with much smoother shots....though not as mobile and consistent due to flatter hitting.

Simon wasting 2 SPs....like Seppi I guess.

Tenez wrote:Just started to watch. Simon coudl have broken Djoko early in that 4th set.

So Rotla, do you appreciate Simon's game better or is it that you want Djoko to lose badly?

This has been a good game from Simon. He plays within himself and knows his abilities. He doesn't have an any big weapons, but his resilience is 2nd to none. That is also a major factor in tennis.

But we both will admit that Simon is helped by some of the poor play from Djokovic. That how it works for Simon. Else he never has a match on his own terms.

and he does it at the 4th attempt. 2 sets all.

Simon is nackered.....but Djoko's constant dropshotting could give clues he might be too.

raiders_of_the_lost_ark wrote:

Tenez wrote:Just started to watch. Simon coudl have broken Djoko early in that 4th set.

So Rotla, do you appreciate Simon's game better or is it that you want Djoko to lose badly?

This has been a good game from Simon. He plays within himself and knows his abilities. He doesn't have an any big weapons, but his resilience is 2nd to none. That is also a major factor in tennis.

But we both will admit that Simon is helped by some of the poor play from Djokovic. That how it works for Simon. Else he never has a match on his own terms.

I think the poor play, from what I saw, is due to Simon's longer rallies. Since Djko is not a great attacking player he is forced into those rallies...and as teh match goes on, he loses his ability to shorten rallies.

Against everybody else, Djko's opponents are forced to finish teh point early...not Simon. He is resilient as you say.

This is very good for Nishi!

What a shame. Simon losing his game from 40/0 up!

Simon was 40*-0 the gets broken...

Its over now...

Its not.. wow!!

Its over now.....

Yep...but at least Simon took some energy away from him. Very unlucky to lose that game from 40/0 up. Berds in trouble.

Berdych a break up in the 5th... 

Among women.. our beloved Aga is a set down... Tenenz.. what's going on in the ladies draw this AO?

And just as I checked the score.. She leveled the match with 6-1 in the 2nd...yey!!

raiders_of_the_lost_ark wrote:Berdych a break up in the 5th... 

Among women.. our beloved Aga is a set down... Tenenz.. what's going on in the ladies draw this AO?

Yeah, I quite like Rad. She has a proper women game.

Not sure what happens...was disappointed to see Bencic lose to Sharapova.....but this one served 25 aces or so....was incredible.

Rad losing 3 games on a row..in the 3rd.

Rad lost that match in her head. Really poor performance. She served for the first set and lost that set.....and then was 2 up in the 3rd and lost 5 games in a row.

Friedsam is looking to have fried-aga for dinner...

Aga you beauty.... well well...

I don;t like this Friedman...taking an MTO cause she coudl not close the match!!! Nasty!

It's discusting to allow massage at the end of a match like that!

When will they finally trade MTOs for points? That's teh best way to make sure they are not playing games.

Asa Rads is ahead, she loses....she simply can't play her game when leading.

Tenez wrote:I don;t like this Friedman...taking an MTO cause she coudl not close the match!!! Nasty!

Friedman???    Her name is Friedsam

And yeah, from Nadal's school of gamesmanship..Breaking the momentum and gain some composure. Umpire shouldn't allow it or just as you said.. buy a Timeout.. pay a game and take the MTO... 

I'm sure no. of MTOs would reduce by more than 90% if this rule in implied.

Friedsam is in tears.. what happened there..

Point penalty given to Friedsam... at 15*-40.. she was walking and crying on court... 

Aga to serve for the match...

At teh end it seems Fried was really injured....but regardless, MTO shoudl not be allowed...unless you are prepared to give a point or 2.

Hugh jass Djok, tsonga joker, fed, berd, shara, rad, gavril