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

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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.

kazza I cried when that match ended. .

it was one of the most emotional matches I've ever watched.

Chang did the under arm serve thing in his match against Lendl too- he was not happy at all.

on court coaching happens a lot more already on the women's tour, and I'm not keen.

I like it when the coaches want to get involved and the players ignore them though ( as happened at the next gen finals).

Oh I hate the on-court coaching Bagel

Stefanos wouldn't answer his father's calls which was hilarious I think he broke a headset as well

Jane he didn't, did he?

And didn't the headsets looks all sweaty?!

Unless it's a team event, I don't agree with on court coaching either. I think it makes the players look weak. Next, they'll be having someone come on to court to play for them because they can't be bothered to play themselves.....

Damn it, went to bed recording both Eurosport channels but they didn't seem to show much of the Nishikori match or all of the Pouille. Oh well.

Fast forwarded much of the Serena match. Christ, that romper suit is a abomination! Horrific colour, awful cut, just horrendous.

kazza

http://www.tsmplug.com/tennis/disrespectful-towards-coach-stefanos-tsitsipas-breaking-headphones-at-atp-nextgen-finals-video/
Angry Stefanos

Jane I'm liking him more and more - no on court coaching, he serves and volleys, has a single handed backhand......perhaps I'm just old fashioned It's also just struck me that with his blonde flowing locks, he reminds me a bit of Vitas Gerualitis

Not to mention the short shorts

Or is that just me?

He is quite sweary sometimes- usually in Greek. He was the other day, against Basilashvili. He was very apologetic (and did get a couple of code violations for his trouble).

Mats Wilander was saying how he likes how Tsitsipas does 'angry'.

Short shorts are always good

Tomorrow is looking good for the night session. I love Barty and Kvitova, Barty has such a throwback style that's great to watch. But Petra is brilliant too, and it would be great to see her win another Slam after all she's been through. Then Rafa - Tiafoe of course.

I saw the end of the Nishikori match - poor old PCB. He issued a tearful apology for swearing at the ump, I really felt for him.

Jane I agree this has been a great tournament, and yes to the rest of the year being like this - but with added Delpo please.

Oh, poor PCBIt was such a horrible way to lose, he must have been so emotional- probably quite out of character, his reaction.

And yy Private to added Delpo!

I'd forgotten about Vitas Gerualitis kazza but I was young when he was around. I googled and read that he died at 40 from carbon monoxide poisoning. Very sad.

I hope you're not implying I'm old Jane ?!

kazza

it is very sad how Vitas died.

Very much looking forward to tomorrow. I wish I didn't have to go anywhere.

As if

He was in Wimbledon semis 1978 so I was 9 then

Weren't he and Mac bezzies? I think I've heard/read Mac talking about how devastated he was about what happened.

He was a very good mate of Johnny Mac, two New Yorkers, played Davis Cup together. And yes, these two wore some of the shortest shorts around which was saying something at that time!

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John McEnroe's shorts are the reason I love tennis to this day

We only had one channel in those ancient times in Ireland so the only tennis on was Wimbledon. Probably why it will always be my favourite tournament.