Aus Open Day 8

Keys (17) vs Garcia (8)
Hseih (33) vs Kerber (21)
Fucsovics (33) vs Federer (2)
Djoko (14) vs Chung (33)
Strycova (20) vs Pliskova (6)
Fognini (25) vs Berdych (19)
Halep (1) vs Osaka (33)
Thiem (5) vs Sandgren (33)


Keys, Kerber, Fucsovics, djoko, strycova, Birdbrain, Osaka, Sandgren
Bulge: keys kerber fed djok pliskova berd osaka sand
mikey: keys kerber fed djok plisk berdych halep thiem
T: n/a

Garcia, Kerber, Federer, Djoko, Strycova, Berdych, Osaka, Samdgren (who is this?!!!)

noleisthebest wrote:Samdgren (who is this?!!!)

You don't follow Tennys?

Bookies favor Fed to beat Fucsovics. Hopefully they are right.

They also favor Nole to beat Chung. Hopefully they are wrong there.

Not seen much of the first 2 sets, but this Fuc  guy is playing well over his rankings.  Fed is exrremely rusty.

Berdych beats Fognini is st. sets. Fed needs to up his game to overcome this challenge.

Garcia (8)
Hseih (33)
Fucsovics (33)
Chung (33)
Strycova (20)
Berdych (19)
Osaka (33)
Sandgren (33)

i m going to tell you if Djoko will win this tournament or not after or during the Chung match.

he has been quite impressive in his last match.

That was a decent match. The Court looked very fast indeed.
Federer played it low key but was never threatened.

Thiem looks hopeless so the work now starts for Fed with Berdych and Djokovic before the final.

Just saw Fed's second set. He had many opps to win it without a TB. Not impressed but to be fair, under this conds, he is still the best I have seen play this year.

Pretty good, hope Foggy screws up Berdy.

Let's all hope Djoko has some seizure in court and goes home. He can play in RG again where it all started for good and bad.

Foggy got dumped big time. Federer will be pleased they’ll be playing on Laver, Berdych enjoyed the slower conditions,

Djoko struggling with his serve. Chung a double break up.

Come onnnn dont be scared, crush himmmm

bogbrush wrote:That was a decent match. The Court looked very fast indeed.
Federer played it low key but was never threatened.

Thiem looks hopeless so the work now starts for Fed with Berdych and Djokovic before the final.

Chung is playing quite good. Its not a straight fwd for Djokovic.

Some great winners from Chung

True, though this is surely the only match he could lose before the semi.

Thiem is hopeless on anything other than clay where he is a just little hopeful but nothing more.

Djokovic is the last dominant player after Fed and Nadal. No other I've seen have enough to stay consistently at the top. They are all ordinary buying their time.

Take the set nowww

The day Chung will get very consistent (probably in a couple of years)...it's going to be very hard to stop him. But a couple of other youngsters are quite impressive too.

Djoko's retrieving skills are being tested.

Superb choking from Chung. Mac summed it up brilliantly "Djokovic sat back and let Chung beat himself"

Sums up so many generations that followed Djokovic/Murray. Mentally weak.

Gifting the set this madafaka, wake uppp

Tenez wrote:The day Chung will get very consistent (probably in a couple of years)...it's going to be very hard to stop him. But a couple of other youngsters are quite impressive too.

It also could become the next Nishi..
He has all the shots but no serve.

1 more 1 moreeee

Djoko slapping the balls, Chung first set, yesss

Thiem and that unknown Sandgren 2:2 in sets.

Agree with GP. Chung needs to up that serve and find more first ones. Like on that set point. Makes his life easier.

Jahu wrote:Thiem and that unknown Sandgren 2:2 in sets.

 Every unknown has a good chance when facing Thiem.. he is so vulnarable its surprising how he is raking within top-8.

Tenez wrote:i m going to tell you if Djoko will win this tournament or not after or during the Chung match.

I tell you now: no, he's not ready yet to win a slam again

So what is it? The foot? the elbow? the hip? 3 injuries in one body

gallery play wrote:

Tenez wrote:i m going to tell you if Djoko will win this tournament or not after or during the Chung match.

I tell you now: no, he's not ready yet to win a slam again

I am actually not so sure. Of course with those injuries difficult to say. but his shot making is pretty good.

The dilemma for Djoko is: if he really gets in grinding mode, he'll win matches. But for how much longer can he rely on his stamina/fitness? He's not the rubberband man he used to be

Tenez wrote:

gallery play wrote:

Tenez wrote:i m going to tell you if Djoko will win this tournament or not after or during the Chung match.

I tell you now: no, he's not ready yet to win a slam again

I am actually not so sure. Of course with those injuries difficult to say. but his shot making is pretty good.

True, but he doesn't seem slamwinning fit. I would be very surprised if he beats Federer and Nadal, consecutively

Chung is a incredible athlete. This guy did his series of walking lunges

Chung toying around, finally not scared, expect a MTO from Chokovic soon.

you might be right GP. Not slam fit maybe.....But Chung is good at running people down. I am not sure that v Nadal or Federer his body would not hold.

Have to say BH when working is pretty big, FH too.

raiders_of_the_lost_ark wrote:

Jahu wrote:Thiem and that unknown Sandgren 2:2 in sets.

 Every unknown has a good chance when facing Thiem.. he is so vulnarable its surprising how he is raking within top-8.

True, Magnus Norman should take him on and channel his power same way he did to Stan. Never seen so much power wasted then Thiems style of play.

Hahahh Djoko sleeping, crush himmmm

Tenez wrote:i m going to tell you if Djoko will win this tournament or not after or during the Chung match.

he has been quite impressive in his last match.

Are you ready to pronounce yet? The World awaits.

bogbrush wrote:

Tenez wrote:i m going to tell you if Djoko will win this tournament or not after or during the Chung match.

he has been quite impressive in his last match.

Are you ready to pronounce yet? The World awaits.

I still think he has a chance.

Fake injuries seem all cleared up now. What a relief, everyone was so worried!

Tenez wrote:you might be right GP. Not slam fit maybe.....But Chung is good at running people down. I am not sure that v Nadal or Federer his body would not hold.

But Chung is no Fedal..

Fed will play way more inside the lines, and Nadal will bring a busload of extra intensity.

Thiem needs to get back to clay and stay there.

gallery play wrote:

Tenez wrote:you might be right GP. Not slam fit maybe.....But Chung is good at running people down. I am not sure that v Nadal or Federer his body would not hold.

But Chung is no Fedal..

Fed will play way more inside the lines, and Nadal will bring a busload of extra intensity.

This Djoko can beat this Nadal. Maybe Federer might be harder because of teh serve. But Fed doesn't move too well this year.

Federer will have no problem against Birdman
Nadal might struggle against Cilic

Djokovic is suffering right now with chung, but I think he will be semifinalist

Chung needs second set, wake the fuck up man.

And I don;t think Djoko cares much about Nadal's intensity.