Aus open prediction game: Day 8

by luvsports! Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:50 pm

Zverev (8) vs Raonic (32)

Carreno Busta (40) vs Kei (18)

Coric (20) vs Pouille (40)

Djoko (2) vs Medvedev (30)

Halep (1) vs Serena (16)

Pliskova (7) vs Muguruza (18)

LS: Rao, Kei, Coric, Medvedev, Serena, Mug

by raiders_of_the_lost_ark Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:08 am

Before I could make my predictions.. I see the scoreline and Zverev is out with a whimper.

His good records are indication of how non-tennis aspects affect the results and rankings. Currently, BO5 is too difficult for him and I'm certain he wouldn't have won any of those masters or WTF if they weren't bo3 in finals.

by Jahu Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:11 am

Well done Raonic for crushing Zverev hahaah

by Tenez Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:31 am

I love the way Nishi is taking the ball early and accelerating the tempo. I hope he can sustain that level for another 3 matches.

by Jahu Mon Jan 21, 2019 7:59 am

Come on Coricccccc

Come on Ninjaaaaaa

Come on Medvedevv

by Jahu Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:08 am

Zverev smashes racket 9 times and scares the ball girls, moron, still a GS choker.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/1087204644231831552

by Tenez Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:20 am

Coric has a such an ugly serve. It looks like he is having his first serving lesson.

His game is so manufactured.

by legendkillar Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:35 am

God that's embarrassing getting tonked by Raonic in 3 sets.

Shaping up for a Djokovic/Nadal final, unless Tsitipas saves us!

by Tenez Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:35 am

I really like Pouille's ground shots. they have weight. TYpical of those with heavy feet a la Nalby, Davenport, Mecir. They have to go for more.

by noleisthebest Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:35 am

Coric-Pouille looks like a challenger level match compared to Tsits-Fed yesterday.

Not wasting another minute of my life on that.

by Tenez Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:36 am

legendkillar wrote:God that's embarrassing getting tonked by Raonic in 3 sets.

Shaping up for a Djokovic/Nadal final, unless Tsitipas saves us!

Med won;t be an easy one.

by legendkillar Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:41 am

Tenez wrote:
legendkillar wrote:God that's embarrassing getting tonked by Raonic in 3 sets.

Shaping up for a Djokovic/Nadal final, unless Tsitipas saves us!

Med won;t be an easy one.

Unless Med wins the first set, he hasn't a prayer.

by raiders_of_the_lost_ark Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:47 am

Busta is a set and Break up. Does poor Nishi have to fight another 5 setter?

by Tenez Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:48 am

I cannot believe Nishi has such a good record in finals....he seems so weak mentally. Shame cause his game is really good.

by Tenez Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:59 am

Pouille is toying Coric. Nice but won;t be enough in the next round....should he win.

by Jahu Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:08 am

Pouille looks to take this.

Ninja down a set and a break.

by Tenez Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:18 am

Pouille is getting nervous. Slicing much more than he should.

by Tenez Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:28 am

Coric lost it by being over aggressive. It doesn't suit him...yet.

by noleisthebest Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:32 am

Serena: “Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Is my bum the biggest of them all?”

Mirror: “Stand back a little, I can’t tell from here”

by raiders_of_the_lost_ark Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:52 am

noleisthebest wrote:Serena: “Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Is my bum the biggest of them all?”

Mirror: “Stand back a little, I can’t tell from here”

by Jahu Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:52 am

Tenez wrote:Coric lost it by being over aggressive. It doesn't suit him...yet.

True, but I give him credit for not being scared to hit hard and not lockup in silly defence and wait for UEs.

In 2y sure he can do some damage with these younger/ish guys.

by legendkillar Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:18 am

So Med got the break back in the first. Got 40-15 up on his serve at 4-5 and fluffed it.

The rest of the tour needs to hope Fed, Nadal and Djokovic go soon as to give them a chance against each other.

by noleisthebest Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:35 am

Medved is good, but 1D.

Not sure if he is taller that Tsits, but Tsits is a much better mover which enables him to play all court tennis naturally.

At the moment, Medved looking to be a Berd/Cilic hybrid.

by Jahu Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:39 am

Ninja seems to take the match now 4:2 5th

Why does he need 5 sets to beat types of Busta is beyond me, he will never win a GS as he is always too tired for the Final.

by noleisthebest Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:42 am

Jahu wrote:Ninja seems to take the match now 4:2 5th

Why does he need 5 sets to beat types of Busta is beyond me, he will never win a GS as he is always too tired for the Final.

Because he is simply not good enough.
There is more to tennis than clean ballstriking.

by Jahu Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:55 am

5:5 what a choke from Kei.

by Jahu Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:59 am

Medvedev seems to heave 15 acres of forehead ( 6 hectares for nitb) its hugeeee, needs some special haircut style to cover it a little Laugh

by noleisthebest Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:10 pm

noleisthebest wrote:Medved is good, but 1D.

Not sure if he is taller that Tsits, but Tsits is a much better mover which enables him to play all court tennis naturally.

At the moment, Medved looking to be a Berd/Cilic hybrid.

Actually, I was generous there.
Medved’s same a Zverev but with a better serve.

by Jahu Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:16 pm

The Bear takes second set!!

by Jahu Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:21 pm

Ninja winsss

by barrystar Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:40 pm

Of course, the guy tucked up in bed contemplating his extra day of rest and enjoying all of the blood-letting throughout the men's draw in tight 4 and 5 set matches will be Nadal.

Watching slams as Fed fades into (tennis) old age I find that my favourite player is almost not so much Fed the man, as Fed's slam record. Each time I think he may have put himself out of reach Nadal emerges blinking from the coffin, and once again the last hope looks like Djoko in a Final. Let's hope that one (or both) of the two 'T's' steps up.

by N2D2L Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:16 pm

Djokovic is far more likely to overtake Fed's slam count than injury prone Nadal. Be careful what you wish for

by barrystar Mon Jan 21, 2019 2:26 pm

You may be right, but I don't think it's very likely. It's a tall order for both of them - another seven slams for a guy who is 31 vs. another 4 for a guy who is only a year older than him; but my point is that a win here for Nadal given his prowess on clay makes a very big difference to his race.

by summerblues Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:46 pm

We need Nole for now. But if he wins the AO then rooting for him at RG will mean rooting for another non-calendar year slam for him. Pick your poison I guess.

by Daniel2 Mon Jan 21, 2019 5:59 pm

Djokovic doesn't have a prayer of equalling Fed's slam titles., He'd have to break every age related record there is. It's not even close to feasible. Honestly, it's like some of you haven't ever looked at yesterday, let alone the history of this sport. What Fed's done in his mid 30s is because he's the greatest and also has an attacking playing style. It's not the norm. And Djok would have to do even better.

If anyone wants to bet me 1000 and stop spraying shit out of their mouth, be my guest.

by Jahu Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:20 pm

If not this year, next year at least 5 big hitters will blow Djoko off court Kachanov style. Playing pinpong from baseline and waiting for UEs is not easy at 33-34 till Djoko does 20GS, his body can't sustain that, even Nadals cyborg knees have given up 8 months a year while being a part time player last 5 years.

by legendkillar Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:21 pm

barrystar wrote:Of course, the guy tucked up in bed contemplating his extra day of rest and enjoying all of the blood-letting throughout the men's draw in tight 4 and 5 set matches will be Nadal.

Watching slams as Fed fades into (tennis) old age I find that my favourite player is almost not so much Fed the man, as Fed's slam record. Each time I think he may have put himself out of reach Nadal emerges blinking from the coffin, and once again the last hope looks like Djoko in a Final. Let's hope that one (or both) of the two 'T's' steps up.

I am intrigued if Nadal meets Tsitipas. Granted he looked knackered at the end of the match with Fed, but I wonder if Nadal could be a good match up given Tsitipas attacks higher bouncing balls. Conditioning might be an issue given he's dropped a few sets during his run.

One can only hope Tiafoe runs him ragged, even in defeat!

by luvsports! Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:24 pm

Tsitsipas lost fairly convincingly to Nadal twice last year.
But he has improved since then.
Still back Rafa in 3 or 4 tops/

by naxroy Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:51 pm

dont think tsitsipas will pass through bautista

and I have yet to see how nadal does against tiafoe

in the other half, djokovic is already in the final... and clear favourite for it all

by Jahu Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:40 am

Tsi does it in tight 4 sets.

Come on Collinssss

Come on Barty

Come on Tiafoee

by noleisthebest Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:50 am

Jahu wrote:Tsi does it in tight 4 sets.

Come on Collinssss

Come on Barty

Come on Tiafoee

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!! diva

What a young lion. Just saw the highlights and interview with Courier.
Looooooove-ly!

by noleisthebest Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:00 am

DEC1M7 wrote:Djokovic is far more likely to overtake Fed's slam count than injury prone Nadal. Be careful what you wish for

It does seem unreal atm, though not impossoble.

I believe he can do it. Obviously t would require a lot more of IFs than buts.
The prophetic nickname “noleisthebest” didn’t come to me out of the depths of starspace for nothing.

We’ll see.

by noleisthebest Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:01 am

noleisthebest wrote:
DEC1M7 wrote:Djokovic is far more likely to overtake Fed's slam count than injury prone Nadal. Be careful what you wish for
It does seem unreal atm, though not impossoble.

I believe he can do it. Obviously t would require a lot more of IFs than buts.
The prophetic nickname “noleisthebest” didn’t come to me out of the depths of starspace for nothing.

We’ll see.

by Tenez Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:18 am

Djoko to reach Nadal's count would be ok with me. Nadal would be relegated 3rd best his fans.....And I'd be happy with it.

by Jahu Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:44 am

Superb play by Collins, 25y old, first ever GS and into SF and earns in this match equal money she has earned all her playing career smiley

Come on Bartyyyyyy, she looks like a shemale for ffs, I bet she is a fire in bed, cause ugly girls compensate in bed for their lack of beauty, but Kvitova has no erotic elements whatsoever into her.

by Jahu Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:54 am

Tenez wrote:Djoko to reach Nadal's count would be ok with me. Nadal would be relegated 3rd best his fans.....And I'd be happy with it.

Im fine if both on 19GS and both suffer mild cardiac arrests for being second best in the lifetime of tennis history and their fans can fight forever who is the real second one.

by barrystar Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:59 am

@jahu - just checked on the Aus Open website, and Collins is playing in her 6th slam - she has played in 3 USO's, and one each RG and Wimbledon last year.

@slam count - I really can't see Djoko winning another 7 from 31 years old, but I can see him picking up about 4.

Nadal is like an unpredictable rocket these days - he absolutely cannot keep slam winning standard up over a season, but if he times it right to burn fuel at an absolutely crazy rate he can over a fortnight. As each year starts he is the man to beat at RG, and the USO conditions suit him too; last year he was arguably the second-best player at Wimbledon. If he only wins one slam this year then I really think it's past him. However, it's very feasible that he scraps his way to two, and then I think that the mathematical reality of 'one more heave' would be very sustaining for him.

by Jahu Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:53 am

Barry, thx my mistake, didnt look at her stats, must of misheard as first QF in GS, smiley

by luvsports! Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:51 am

Tiafoe getting hammered Sad

by Jahu Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:50 am

Sadly the usual Oh Im so happy Im into QF so Tiafoe mind not in the game, an easy one for Nadal.

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