Tennis thread: Australian Open finals and beyond!

[PrivateSpidey]

All tennis chat welcome here

Urine good hands

Brilliant. Hope you don't have to wait too long Raahh

What is it with current look for scrappy, straggly beards, where there's a bit more beard under the chin and jawline but not much on the face and tache area. Both Thiem and Zverev have got it and hasn't Medvedev aswell?

Perhaps it's the in thing for the young men at the moment (says this old gal) but it makes them all look like Shaggy
Have they left Scooby in the locker room?

Yes I'm with you there kazza. I like a good beard tbh - but not a straggly half-hearted effort, as you say.

I've always said that Medvedev looks like Shaggy.

Real name Norville, or course .

He does Raahh because he's so gangly and always seems to look a bit under the weather.
But I think Sascha is running him a very close second at the moment

Found you all :)
I hope the hospital went well raahh
Disappointed that Dom won today but will have to support him in the final now.

Mama it was ok- despite waiting over an hour and being the last in the clinic, to be told (in 30 seconds) what I was told in December. Keith the kidney stone has gone, and Kevin is still there- or vice versa . The position of the remaining stone means it's no likely to be an issue- and isn't going anywhere.

Hi mama glad you found us - usually we link from the old thread but it was my fault as I was too busy waffling to notice I was up to the 1000th post!

Raahh that sounds annoying about the wait. Hope you're ok

Private Just seen what you wrote at the beginning of this thread.
inane witterings
Are you trying to give AC a run for his money?

SPidey I'm fine. I was just bored, and a bit irritated as it felt like a waste of everyone's time!

kazza most of my contributions are inane witterings, if only I got paid for them like AC

Raahh glad you are ok.

I talk about urine posters and kidney stones.

I can't keep on topic ever.

I must BE AC .

I notice the mixed final is on tomorrow after the women's final. Hope they show it on Eurosport.

Glad that at least one of the pesky twins has gone Raahh

I’ve watched the highlights - it looked like a pretty good match. Both players did look like eighties throwbacks with their shirts and headbands - I’m also not a fan of the non- beards!

I think Thiem will stand a slightly better chance against Djok in the final than Zverev would have - he’s already been in two GS finals and I think Sascha might have been a bit overwhelmed being in his first GS final. I’m still not convinced that anyone can get past Robodjok though. Thiem can also get a bit wobbly serving a match out (if it gets that far)

Raahh very suspicious IMO

Djok will also have seen Domi's nerves today.

Yes that's a good point Fizzy. At least Dom (hopefully) won't be too nervous.

They were like 80s throwbacks weren't they?! Domi was even rocking the 80s short shorts.

I think Thiem has a better chance against Djok than Zverev too. He has a good record against him but Djok seems totally clicked in and knows he has to keep focused to get Feds records. This tournament does feel like a changing of the guard a bit, the younger dudes are starting to step up now.

Private and Raahh I'd listen to your inane witterings over those of the butterfly fancier any day

kazza

I agree BGD, and also think it's that the big three don't all play well at the same time like they used to. They're a bit more patchy or prone to an "upset", so you end up with someone else in the final/semis. (Ok this has only actually happened the last two slams )

I think Thiem will have a good crack at it on Sunday, and he has beaten Djok in a Slam before (admittedly not on the Rod Laver Arena where Djok I basically invincible).

Can it be a repeat of RG though?? Wonder if we could arrange some biased wind* for Sunday to put Novak off?

*I was just remembering when the commentators were saying it was windier for Roger than for Rafa in their French Open SF last year and we were calling it "biased wind"?!?

kazza

PrivateSpidey. Yes Djok was bothered by the wind at The French and was very irritable about dust in his contacts. I think he may have won the three GS before and was going for the 4th again. He's not keen on it too hot either so maybe worth checking the weather forecast!

Yes, didn't he literally walk off the court as soon as there was a hint of rain iirc! But it didn't work, obviously.

Hmm yes the heat, I'm not sure what it's supposed to be like by Sunday tbh.

Oh yes I forgot he walked off lol.