TENNIS THREAD- Australian Open continues- we're ready for the popcorn matches!

[Raahh]

I am not going to get chance to watch much more of this so this was a bit of a quick one...

I wore lenses from the age of 14 to my early 30s, then got a really bad infection. I used to wear them all day, from the early hours til I went to bed, never had glasses. The infection scared me, and apart from wearing lenses for vanity reasons on my wedding day I have worn glasses ever since.

I used to have spare lenses for things like haircuts, as I can't see what they are doing to me. But I don't have that many hair cuts!

Oh heck.

Come on Milos.

Aim it at his eye

I do not like Djokovic. And now he's doing the bloody arm thing.

Milos did try hard in the 3rd set though. Pity he couldn't push it in the first 2 sets.

I'm waiting for my eye surgery and hopefully after that I can get back to contacts but then I'll still need reading glasses. Can't win! I will have to try those varifocal lenses but they're way more expensive.

He had problems in the French semis last year because wind was blowing dust into his eyes. He may not be as popular as Rafa and Fed but he is ridiculously good.

Oh no doubt he's good BGD. Pity he's a pain in the arse.

Yes he's amazing imho - I'm known for my Novak fangirl moments

But this kind of stuff (going off court ), the boob celebration etc - it's annoying.

Bugger!
May have to fast forward through the BBC highlights today. Don't fancy watching either Rog or Cock winning

I wore contacts for years and, when they play up, they play up! It could be excruciating at times if a lense got scratched or an eyelash attached itself! Then I couldn't wait to get the damn things out, so can sympathise with Cock can't believe I've just written that!
Had my eyes lasered 5 years ago, although just started wearing glasses for dusk /night driving, to sharpen things up a bit.

I don't like the celebration either, it is cringe. I do quite like him though and I hope he beats Fed. (I wouldn't have said that a few years back). Who out of the youngsters is left? Is Stan still in?

Nadal/Thiem
Wawrinka/Zverev
I like them all

Nadal has had quite a tough draw.

He usually does!

Yes I like them all from that bit of the draw as well. I hope Stanimal is on form tomorrow.

I've hardly seen anything of Sascha these two weeks but his results are brilliant, in fact I think he's the only player who hasn't lost a set on the men's side. It's hard to pick a winner there isn't it??

But then again, it is in the Rafa/Thiem match as well.

BGD I agree Djok will beat Fed, Fed is already living v dangerously. It's a funny old game etc but I can't see Rog getting past him.

Contact lens problems sound awful kazza!

Rafa has had a rough draw- but I wonder if that might help him a bit? Last year he really sailed through (had some tough opponents, but got through to the final in straight sets) and then fell apart against Djok. The tougher tests might help him. I don't want a repeat of last year's final really I don't want a Rafa/Fed final either.

I really like Thiem/Stan and Sascha but this might be Rafa's last chance.

I'm going to be so conflicted in the Sascha/Stan match. Aargh!

"American legend McEnroe called Court a “crazy aunt”"
I thought that said something else for a second!

Jane - I quite like the sound of Martina and Mac’s protest about Margaret Court.

Does anyone know who the woman was who did the post match interview with Ash Barty after her win over Petra?? BBC showed only a moment of it & it's annoying me that I can't work out who it was!

magiI didn't see it, but from what I've read, I think it was her friend Casey Dellacqua?

Well, they are more than friends, they were doubles partners.

It was Casey Dellacqua. Jim Courier started the interview then called Casey on court to ask some more questions

Thank you, Raahh & Private It was bugging me.

I felt sorry for Petra but she just lost her way in the second set.

Ash Barty to win the AO!

On the men's side - I'm in the ABD (Anyone But Djock) camp!

I think Stan and Sascha are on during the night? Still confused! It will save me the angst if so but I'd like to have seen at least one of their matches.

I’m also in the ABD camp for the men’s although I think it’s looking fairly inevitable. I can’t see Roger putting a stop to him in the semis - he’s looking scarily invincible (again)

I would love Rafa to win the whole thing but don’t want a repeat of last year’s final (the result and the way that Djok just seemed to stop him from being able to play). My second favourite to win would be Stanimal although Sascha winning would also be good (I’m hedging my bets a bit - I might as well include Thiem in there as well!)