Buckle up possums, it’s the Australian Open!

[IceandIndigo]

New thread.

Hope everyone is ok in this storm.

That's rubbish, Chessie.

Dd1 has decided to walk to her appointment- it's not far, amd having just walked the dog, we didn't blow away, so she should be ok.

Ice bloody Djok indeed. Really got into Carlos's head.

Oh how inconvenient Chessie!

Bit of a wobbly start from Jannik, but not reading much into this.

That was a fabulous shot from Ben.

That break back was always coming.

Ben is so sweaty already, Jannik looks like he’s taking a casual stroll.

Ice they are two very different styles, bit like watching Rafa and Roger .

It's going to be a very long night for them if this carries on.

Jannik is not quite in gear yet and Shelton is fearless.

Yes, I think at this point Jannik is warming up. Once he gets into his stride, Ben may struggle.

Much better service game.

Might have junxed him now ...

Good to see Alfie and Gordon taking the doubles title again and Andy Lapthorne winning his doubles aswell. Good luck to Alfie for the singles tomorrow.

Ooh

Brilliant results for them.

Jannik seems to have settled into this now.

It’s a shame Ben couldn’t have held on and taken that first set, it would have made this much more interesting.

Well done Jannik. Should be an interesting final.

Well done Jannik. I only saw the last game plus the interview. What was the point he was trying to make about his coach The team thought it was funny. Didn't realise Darren Cahill is leaving at the end of the season. I wonder how that will affect Jannik going forward.

I think the final is his to lose. There's a reason why Zverev still hasn't won a major. But I haven't seen much of the tournament, so what do I know

Hope everyone survives the storm in one piece.

I missed the end, (after it looked like Ben might turn things around and at least win a set) , I went out. It all looked a bit inevitable by then really.

I hope it's a decent final, Sascha seems to have been able to win everything except a slam (the US open final was the one he let get away). We will see. The hth favours him, but it's not really the best indication when one player has improved so much since their meetings.

Have no electricity and the internet was off and is sporadic now so I had to get the results from my Australian correspondent. Sascha deserves to win a slam but it's a hard one to predict.

Oh no! Hope you are safe over there. Weather has been foul, but we haven't hadn't it too bad since the early hours of the morning.

I agree it's time Sascha won a slam- he migh not get many more chances, with the rate the younger players are catching up.

That's shite Jane
Thinking* *of you and hope you get connected again asap

Hope you get the power sorted soon Jane, or else someone makes you a romantic candlelight dinner. You didn’t miss too much in the tennis, characteristic performance from both players.

Hope you are OK Jane - the storm looked awful on the news so hope you are safe and have some power now

Hope that the women's final is a good one

Aryna's such a shrinking violet

Hope you've got power back, Jane.

Can't believe it's the last week end of the AO already. Feels like it only started yesterday!

Everything here is frozen after all the wind and rain of yesterday.

I have been score watching up to now (there's a limit to how much of Aryna I ca cope with at this time).

I would love Madison to win, but not ruling out an Aryna come back- despite the fact Madison seems very in control at this point.