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:

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I am back. It was long. All the other primary schools in the area are shut. Very fed up.

Have been surreptitiously checking the scores on my phone

I assumed that since yesterday's semi was on BBC2, so would today's be. Should have realised. Watching the scores just isn't the same.

muddled - off go have your dentures cleaned?!

Well it looks now like Djok was taking a breather in the second set.

I like watching matches where I'm really bothered about the result and who goes through. I'm happy for either to win. Would love to see Stan retain his title though, exorcise some demons.

Back on serve now. Think the crowd will want this to go the distance.

Some fabulous shots here.

2-1 Djok. This might be over before i pick up dd2 at this rate

WTF was that game, Djok?

Could still go level the way this is going now.

A very up and down match.

Quickly checking in as I'm at work and can't watch it. This could go either way...

Stan appears to have the momentum at the moment.

Also taking a sneaky check in at work. Looks like a five setter. Wish I could watch it.

2 sets all!!

Just got in from a run seeing as the bastard BBC aren't showing this one. Because we poor stupid fools wouldn't POSSIBLY be interested in a match not featuring a Brit .

2 sets all eh? They'll be getting nice and tired hopefully.

This is very tense now

Come on Stan the Man.

Oh dear :(

Had to go and get dd2- so missed the end. And Ds has lost his mobile, so I've been having to sort that.

I take it Djok won then?

Wish I could have seen that match. Thatll have given Djok a wake up call. I'm a Murray fan but I can't see him getting it all his own way just because DJok could have done better today.

I wish I could have seen it as well, scores suggest it was a good one. I'm a bit sad for Stan - he must be making comparisons with this time last year :(

Djok for the win now for me.

It's going to be on Monday, waking up to no tennis.

Soon be back to refreshing scores again.

Djok for me too- even if today was a bit hit and miss (pun intended) I think he will step up a gear.

Andy all the way!

Am presuming no one is going to watch Serena & Shrieky tomorrow?

I probably will. With the sound off.

I really do not care who wins it, I dislike Serena only slightly less than I dislike Shrieky.

I can't BEAR the noise that Sharapova makes. It actually gives me the creeps.

Don't like Serena or Shrieky, can't decide which one I like the least.

TennisTv are covering Montpellier, Zaire and Quito next week. If I get a chance to watch any matches I'll provide running commentary for you all. Bet you can't wait .... :)