TENNIS - Down Under - not a G'Day for Novak

[JaneJeffer]

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Zverev has been beaten by Shapovalov. Wasn’t expecting that! Didn’t watch it as I was watching Rafa.

I saw the tie break in the Rafa match ( dog woke me up) then nodded off again to see the end and that the last 2 sets were business as usual.
I know Shapo has been playing well but Sascha will be very disappointed by that loss - I think he was hoping to go far this tournament.

Anisimova is giving Barty a bit of trouble.

I'm always glad to see Ash win- and it would be lovely to see her do it at home.

I'm watching PCB/Matteo- close first set, and toe to toe again in the second. Although having said that, Matteo now has a break point...

I would like to see Ash win the women’s title too.

The PCB/Matteo match is very close! Wonder if PCB will have the edge as his last match wasn’t as long as Matteo’s.

Another good win for Rafa - that tiebreak sounded epic! Was a bit surprised to see that Denis had won so easily against Sascha. I’m hoping that the Rafa/Denis match will be a night one so that I can watch it

Just watching the PCB/Berrettini match - poor PCB not having much luck with the net-cord - it’s a tight match but looks as if Matteo is just winning the vital points

For anyone without Eurosport there’s a highlights programme on BBC today at 2pm I think

Oh that seemed to end quickly all of a sudden! Well done Matteo!

He’s very handsome

What happened to Sascha? Is Denis playing really well? Still this is good news for Rafa.

I watched Barbora and Victoria last night. Victoria hurt her neck so I think it was a struggle for her but she kept trying.

Matteo looks lovely in black.

Boris says no Denis wasn't playing that great

This chat about not knowing who your opponent is until you arrive on court makes me think they should make The Masked Tennis Player

That would be good Jane! We would have to guess who’s who by their playing style.

The Masked Tennis Player
Some would be more obvious that others, purely from a size standpoint- Reilly Opelka would be fooling no-one

Matteo is lovely, all round really- nice to look at and seems like a lovely bloke.

I'm still jealous of how his hair remains so perfect after a whole match under a cap .

Morning!
Marin lost to Felix AA not long ago- couple of tight sets, but couldn't quite stage a comeback.
I've just seen that Halep lost to Cornet, which is a shame.

The Medvedev/Cressy match looked like it was going Daniil's way- but Cressy took the 3rd set it's all square in the 4th. I think Daniil will probably win though.

The Sinner/De Minuar match is only in it's first set tie break, and looks close. I am looking forward to the Tsitsipas/Fritz match - but the Sinner match could be a long one, so it might not start til late.

Good timing- just got back from the school run/walking the dog- and the match is just about to start.

I have an appointment at 11, so will probably not see all of it.

I have just seen that annoyingly, the Rafa match is on at 3am (UK time) tomorrow.

I suppose the good thing is I won't put myself through the stress of watching- and will hopefully just wake up to a win?

Stef was getting a bit stroppy- he has been warned for going over time- and then lost his first serve.

Apostolos is doing a lot of muttering behind his mask .

I think Stef is messing about with his serve- not sure if it's an attempt to put Fritz off, but he's really only rattling himself.

I was hoping that Rafa was going to be the second men’s match on Raahh - I think he likes playing in the daytime which is not good for us!

I think the men’s semis are both on Friday which means a big gap in play for who ever goes through tomorrow - I’m hoping for a Rafa/Berrettini semi but not sure if I’ll be able to watch on Friday

I’ve got the Stef match on in the background - Fritz has just broken in the third set

I had a telephone appointment at 10.45- when I stopped watching this , it looked like the second set might go to a tie break.
And now Fritz is 2-1 up.
The pressure is really on Stef- he must fancy his chances this year- although if he gets through this match he will have to play Medvedev in the semi final (assuming he beats Sinner next /Daniil beats Felix)

FIzzy I think Rafa probably does prefer playing in the afternoon, but I would have liked to see him . It could be a tough match though- he has been downplaying his chances- and I'm not sure how well Shapo actually did play against Sascha, or how much of it was Sascha losing.

A Rafa/Matteo semi final would be very nice. I think I am around to watch on Friday- but Ds is meant to be back at the hospital, so I'm not sure.

The ad breaks keep cutting off the commentators.

This is a proper battle.

I'm not surprised Alize beat Simona. Alize has been playing like her life depends on it.

Looks like this could be it now- and Stef has won.

Tim is in the cube.