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 think Djok has only dropped one set this tournament, and that was right at the beginning against Struff.

It is going to be a big ask for either Dom or Sascha- but I really will have everything crossed.

I caught a bit of the match and Djok has improved his service game.

Well, unlike the women's matches, that wasn't unexpected!

Re Cock getting an extra day off, I don't like it when the second week matches at GSs aren't aligned. Wimbledon is much fairer by playing the latter round matches on the same day, so everyone has the same recovery time (give or take a few hours) going into the next round.

I agree Kazza.

I agree as well kazza and it's funny how it was Fed's half of the draw that played first

Djok has improved his service game
Goran's influence I bet.

I'm not happy to hear he's improved!

I gave up on that one when I saw which way the wind was blowing.

I forgot to ask, is Djock still doing his thing with trying to get the crowd to cheer at the end?

Djok not Djock

Highlights is back to Sue Barker, John Lloyd and............... AC!

Tobee. Djok was very pumped up in the bit of the match I saw, I didn't see the cringe celebration though. He has clearly worked on his serve, his 2nd serve was very strong and he flew through the first set tiebreak after being 1-4 down.

He needs to drop that audience participation celebration.

"People don't seem to appreciate me and my victories enough! I know I'll coerce them!" Has he never read any Mumsnet? Red flags everywhere!

What did AC have to say for himself magi?

Retiring Federer on the spot was he, for being injured?

will I ever let this go? No

I dont understand why he does it either tobee. Maybe it's why we don't see his wife at matches anymore, she must be mortified too.

tobee yes, if djok wants to be loved, a good first step would be dropping that celebration!

Oh, ffs! Recorded BBC highlights but maybe I won't bother watching back if the butterfly fancier is involved.

Plus, not too keen on seeing Cock winning, even against Rog.

Just fast forward the bits with AC kazza. And the bit with Djokovic.

Oh actually that's probably the whole programme

I’m just catching up with the highlights - I’ll see how long it takes me to get annoyed by AC . Poor Sue will have been disappointed by the result.

The Djok celebration thing is awful - I have to switch off or leave the room when I know it’s coming - it’s as if he has to keep doing it now but it makes my toes curl!

I’ve just been on the phone to my DM - she doesn’t like Fed’s purple shorts, is sad that Rafa is out, is not an AC fan and hates Kyrgios - I think she should come on this thread (if she had the internet )

I think tomorrow’s semi will be quite close - that’s my prediction anyway - hope it’s a good match (not that I’ll be able to watch )

Yes if Djok stops doing the celebration it's like admitting people don't warm to him.

Poor Sue sounds so hopeful that Rog is going to win the first set even though she must have known the result!

Fizzy I'm like that, when I re-watch some Rafa losses . It's like 'this time ....this time HE WILL WIN'.

Back to the shop with the t-shirt, Sue.

And Fizzy I like the sound of your DM

Raahh - me too - if only the results could be changed on the replays

That would be good Fizzy. I can think of a good few matches where I'd like to change the result!

I hope tomorrow is a good match as well, but as Raahh said earlier, a routine straight sets win would probably be best before playing Djok (especially with his extra day's rest ).

So it'll probably be a five hour classic that goes on until the early hours of the morning

I want them both to win I wish tomorrow was the final.