Get your strings tightened and your balls polished - gearing up for Aussie Open

[JuanPotatoTwo]

Happy New Year tennis folks (and others of course, if there are any) :)

Getting very very excited to see Pot back in action, feel like a hyperactive child rather than a middle aged woman. He didn't make it to Brisbane so wasn't counting on Sydney but he's there. Look:

www.facebook.com/245291448857687/photos/a.519072434812919.1073741828.245291448857687/784944874892339/?type=1&theater

Phew that's a relief...

For Drama birthday boy. Take your pic Apparently it is his birthday today.

Why, thank you purple

Happy birthday Marat!

Happy birthday Marat, indeed

My work here is done . Well for today at least!

My final word - Go Stan!!

Stan should win, both look like interesting matches.

Novak v Milos should hopefully be a good match.

Lets hope they all have had a good rest.

I quite like Milos- he may look like the un-dead, but he's a pretty handy player.
And he looks so much older than he is- probably his bryl-creamed hair do

i might try to stay awake tomorrow.

I am not going to make any predictions for tomorrow, because I got it so badly wrong yesterday

Drama- me too.

I'll never do 'positivity' again

But they are not really,truly naked are they?

We don't get to see the goods, do we?

I won't go into who has the largest............................

magi

I bet Novak's hung like a donkey.

P'raps we could club together and send them mankinis.

A charidee calendar.

The we'd know.

*Then

I bet Novak's hung like a donkey.

You are probably right .

But size is not all - it's knowing how to use what you have got.

"Little bees sting the hardest"!!!!!!!!!!

And,having had & as this is my last post of the day I will say that I reckon Novak would be a crap shag!!

Where's Maryz when you need her? She had some proper dodgy naked tennis pictures, even if she did post them by accident

Right- I'm off to take the dcs to school. I need a calm day- I'm having so much trouble with ds I could scream and have done quite a lot lately .

I miss Maryz. I think she took an mn break for her sanity.

magi

Love your musings Must point out, I didn't say I thought Novak would use it well...

Well done to Stan !

Looks like Novak Milos is currently going with serve. Will it stay close or will Novak power through ?

Exciting !

I miss Maryz too. She's wise & funny. I haven't seen her since before Christmas but I agree with MrsV, I think she's taking a break & I'm sure she'll be back.

magi I guessed you'd had wine last night

Back to the tennis . Well done Stan!

Also miss Maryz - a voice of real sense on MN.

Stan appears to have won that with ease (didn't see it).

I find Milos pretty boring to watch.

Sorry to hear about the ds problems, Raahh.

Off to do stuff & then go for a swim - haven't been for 10 days owing to a bad shoulder but want to get back to it again.

Stan would be good in the sack. Just saying.

I love when a tennis thread descends into smut

Rafa would probably be a bit ocd in the sack. He probably has a sex towel and a penis beaker. Or several lined up.

I still would though

Ewwww, Raahh

Seems like an emphatic win for Novak. I did think it might be close, but I'm getting everything wrong so far.

Onto the semis !

Raahh
Blimey I disappear for a day and the thread goes crazy.
Pretty pics though
I thought it would be close too MrsV but very easy in the end.
I want a Stan, berdych final....meaning it will almost certainly be a Murray Djokovic, the way my predictions are going.

I imagine once he had finally got down to it, towelled himself off etc Rafa would go like a train . It would be slightly disconcerting him hoiking imaginary pants out of his bumcrack though.

I used to have an almighty crush on Safin. Almighty. So did little Laura Robson didn't she? Remember she asked him to the winners' ball aged 14? Mature tastes.

You are all being dirty girls today !

Nice to finally see some good humour in a teeny spot on mn.

I like your idea of the Final, Mama but no way am I predicting. I'm already having palpitations about Roland Garros for Rafa - almost unbearable to think he wont do well there.

Really horrible weather here today, rain & windy, we've had NO SNOW AT ALL.

Hester

I bet Rafa could go for aaaages, all that discipline.

I reckon he'd be dirty too.

You're starting to lose me a bit now I must say :o

Kei looks nice and corruptible.