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.

(Don't think he did though).

Well, he didn't put a foot wrong there, did he? Well played Rafa.

Lol at Incredible India that ad is so unrealistic. Yoga on a motorbike? That is not my idea of a holiday.

Mac's smartened up a bit .

Stupid camera person! I don't want to see an extreme close-up of Big Foe's bag

Mine either, Private

Ah I love Rafa's interviews

Steady on Mac

Stefanos could be trouble.

But Rafa has looked so good.

'I can't tell you nothing '

or
'Get lost'

The fact he can change something so fundamental to his game at his stage in his career, says a lot really. Not many can.

Vamos Rafa!

It was 71 when I first went to Wimbledon, Raahh - I'd forgotten she'd won twice! I was 16.

(So I'm still not that much older than you ).

I'm making no predictions about that semi as I'm bound to be wrong.

Simon Briggs on the radio is just saying Nadal v Tsitsipas ' single handed backhand should work in Rafas favour.

Magi no, you are not!

And you are only as old as the Canadian you are lusting over

He also called the Rafa - Mac interviews a bromance. Not sure rafa would agree - he looks like he can't get out of there fast enough

Private Rafa never seems that impressed by Mac. Not surprisingly, really- he's probably heard him commentating on his matches (Mac is definitely a Fed fan).

Maybe Rafa should have tried out Mac's theory on whether something hurts if you press hard enough?

definitely! "Lets see how you like this, Johnny!"

Tiafoe love it

Cats! Is he from the 1950's?

that just made me laugh so much

Cats!

Ahh, Tiafoe and his pickle juice.

Managed to avoid the score and this thread and just watched the match now. I left work early because of the snow that was forecast which didn’t materialise (but really wanted to watch the tennis!)

Rafa looked pretty impressive - Tiafoe seemed a bit overwhelmed but I enjoyed watching him - he needed more pickle juice

I’ve got a feeling that the Rafa/Tsitsipas match will be the night match so on Thursday am here so I won’t be able to watch again . Think that will be a much closer match.

I don’t think there’s much of a bromance between Rafa and mac (apart from Mac admiring rafas abs).

All the players have a look of fear when John questions them

Now, Mac definitely couldn't ever have got away with a sleeveless top.

Well, he could have worn one, but he would have looked like he needed a knotted hanky on his head to go with it.

I don't think it would have fit on top of all those curls

Probably not , it's why I never wear one.

(also- Christmas cracker hats ).