Tennis Thread: Australian Open 2019 & onwards..........

[magimedi]

Hope it's OK for me to start a new thread - could not believe we'd burned out on the last one.

Am looking forward to seeing highlights of the Fed/Tits match later.

Watching it now and cheering on Federer.

Ooh thanks magi! I just typed something on the old one, and panicked when it wouldn't post!

I really want Stefanos/Tits to win this. The last point of the first set was so unfair to him

Fed looks like he's just going to wear him down here... Or is he?

Eek- dh started talking to me about the match report he was writing for dd1's football match- and then I came back and the thread was full.

Panicked!

Thank you magi !

Come on Stefanos! It would be rubbish to lose in straight sets, having played so well.

I need to do the ironing. I'm still in my pyjamas.

Private I'm really annoyed about the first set.

So am I Raahh - annoyed and still in pyjamas, that is. There is talk of going out - am trying to ignore it.

Tsitsipas is holding on... just...

Apart from walking the dog- and really it is dh's turn- I have no intention of going anywhere today .

RBA could be serving for the match in the 5th - but who knows , the way the matches have been going for him and Cilic

Oh- they are just saying what I said.

I hate tie breaks.

Am just listening to RBA on the radio Raahh - as Eurosport is showing skiing on their second channel. Oh - he's just won it - fair play to him!! What a great tournament he's having.

Oh yes, he's won.

In a way, he deserves it- he's played some incredible stuff this year- but I feel for Marin

Oh come on

COME ON STEFANOS! Take this set!

Of course , if Tsitsipas wins, he will face Rafa instead of Federer (in the semis if they both get there)

We know that Stefanos has the 'Rafa ruined my life' t-shirt .

Apparently John Millman was commentating on the Rafa match, and he said when Rafa plays like he has been, you basically have no chance. So I feel Tsitsipas could be donning the t-shirt again... if he gets there...

Come on Stefanos!!

Whoop!!

Hurrah!

That will shut the 'he hasn't dropped a set' commentary up at least.

Well done Stefanos!

Stayin Alive being played at the changeover

RBA is having a great tournament.
And yes, he beat Djok in Doha.

So, Vamos Busta Gut!

I feel awful today. Went out for dinner last night and I don't know what they put in the food but I had horrible nightmares

Oh, Jane that doesn't sound good!

And I didn't even have any cheese

That sounds awful Jane - hope you feel ok soon.

Cheese

I said a couple of times at the end of last year, people are assuming that Sascha will be the first of the 'next gen' to break through with a slam, but the way Stefanos has come through this last year- I think he has to watch his back.