Australian Open 2014 : MOTD : Day 3

Schedule is out for day 3.

1. Samantha Stosur (AUS) [17]
vs.
Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) [33]

Trust me, this is going to be interesting.


2.

Matthew Ebden (AUS) [33]
vs.
Vasek Pospisil (CAN) [28]


3. Sam Querrey (USA) [33]
vs.
Ernests Gulbis (LAT) [23]

Anyone still for Ernie?

4. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
vs.
Richard Gasquet (FRA) [9]


5.
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) [29]
vs.
Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) [33]


6. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [14]
vs.
Florian Mayer (GER) [33]

7. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [8]
vs.
Alejandro Falla (COL) [33]

Falla on his day his day is very dangerous.

My picks:

1. Prinkova
2. Pospisil
3. Gulbis
4. Gasquet
5. Chardy
6. Mayer
7. Stan wawrinka

Schedule is out for day 3.

1. Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) [33]


2.Vasek Pospisil (CAN) [28]


3. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) [23]


4. Richard Gasquet (FRA) [9]


5.
Jeremy Chardy (FRA) [29]

6. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [14]

7. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [8]
Though I actually fancy Falla for an upset. Stan has pressure defending points here.

Stosur (I know Stosur traditionally chokes big time in front of home crowd, and that Pironkova won Sydney last week and owns Venus in Wimbledon, but Melbourne courts are slow and high bouncing)
Pospisil
Gasquet
Gulbis
Youzhny
Chardy
Stan

Pironkova, pospisil, not gonna jinx ernie so: Querrey, gasquet, youzhny, stan the man!

Do people really believe in "jinxing"?
What's all that about...

Because he will blame me personally!

Stosur
Pospisil
Gulbis
Gasquet
Dolgopolov
Mayer
Wawrinka

noleisthebest wrote:Do people really believe in "jinxing"?
What's all that about...

We know Amri does. he is the king o jinxing....but luckily I jinxed him back....with the draw....though that's what I thought until Tomic retired with injury.

lol Tenez

Jinxing of course makes absolutely no difference, I sometimes make light hearted 'jinxy' posts showing my support for Rafa; and sometimes I am worried for a match and naturally pessimistic which comes across as jinxy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNI7z6rk-q4

Meet Nadal's other half in snooker.  Difference is, this ref stopped him.

I just remembered I had not posted my predictions yet. I know nothing of the scores so far nor do I know the order of play. Can you please recognize those where matches have not yet started? Thx.

Stosur, Pospisil, Gulbis, Gasquet, Chardy, Mayer, Wawrinka.

Just checked the scores. Gasquet and Mayer are playing already. How about this: you recognize my Gasquet pick (he is a break down in the first set, so reasonable to assume I am not cheating) and ignore my Mayer pick (he took the first set, so it would not be fair to use that pick).

Accept both.

Let it be, let it be!

Thanks guys, appreciate it.  I am just hoping that Youzhny wins, that way I just get zero points regardless, and that will be the end of the summerblues-the-cheat controversy.

NITB, I am expecting you to pop in any moment now.   Nole

I am awake...I cannot be serious!!!!!     



Go Nole!

Nole's backhand absolutely sizzling, I don't remember ever seeing him strike it so well!
6:0, 2:0....

Stepped away for a bit, and by the time I got back I see Nole bageled Mayer.  This will be a quick day at the office I think.  Good for you nitb too, you will not have to be up for too long.

Nole cruising.

Mannarino out, Ferrer seems to have ground him to fine powder 7:6, 5:7, 6:0, 6:3   

Jinx failure alert!
Gulbis out in 3 sets.

Laver in the evening absolutely as slow, if not slower than before.
It says a lot when Stan can run a drop shot down from being behind the baseline on the diagonal opposite side...

Fognini through against Nieminen in straight sets, fantastic return winner for the match, forza Fabio!!!   

Stan blows TB away spectacularly....he TB W/L ratio can't be that great.

Nice match between Stan and Falla, proper tennis, always good to watch!

whats the score?

You've jinxed Stan, LS!

Pospisil is such a great competitor, really good attitude. Levels the match to 1:1 in the TB.

Pospisil looks cooked and/or in some kind of physical trouble.
Hang in Vasek!

yay they both won