Re: Australian Tennis Open 2015

by beamer Sun 28 Jan 2018, 12:03

20 Grand Slams, and every chance to add a couple more to that this year with his long time rivals creaking. Retain this next year and he becomes the oldest male Slam winner in the open era (barring a bizarre veteran outsider winning one before that!)

Now 4 major titles clear of Nadal and 8 ahead of Djokovic, when at times the odds favoured one or both of them overtaking him. They have 5 or 6 years on him chronologically, but surely not physically.

by taipan Sun 28 Jan 2018, 12:04

lardbucket wrote:
Will he be back or is that it?

Barring injury, I would think so

by beamer Sun 28 Jan 2018, 12:12

Yeah, don’t think he’s the sort to walk away while on top, if he was he might have done it years ago!

It will be injuries, long term loss of form or the emergence of a new generation who take over at the top that will see him call it a day. Although he could probably then go and play top level doubles for a decade...

by Fred Nerk Sun 28 Jan 2018, 12:19

He's not the type to leave on top so we'll have to wait for him to go maybe 5 years without a maje....except that's also already failed to see him off.

by Guest Sun 28 Jan 2018, 12:22

lardbucket wrote:
Will he be back or is that it?

I think it was back in 2008 that the immortal PearlJ was adamant that Fed had won his last ever slam.

by lardbucket Sun 28 Jan 2018, 12:28

So he was close ...

by beamer Sun 28 Jan 2018, 12:29

Since Federer’s first (Wimbledon 2003):

Federer 20
Nadal 16
Djokovic 12
Murray 3
Wawrinka 3
Others 5 (three of which were between 2003 and 05)

Slim pickings for everyone else... still no male player born in the 90s has won a major title.

by beamer Sun 28 Jan 2018, 12:39

Seriously though the heat issue needs looking at... Halep spent the night in hospital with severe dehydration after the women’s final. Will it take the loss of a player’s life for them to properly address it? Hopefully not but there’s a real risk of that in both the Aussie and US Opens as it stands.

by JGK Sun 28 Jan 2018, 13:54

beamer wrote:Seriously though the heat issue needs looking at... Halep spent the night in hospital with severe dehydration after the women’s final. Will it take the loss of a player’s life for them to properly address it? Hopefully not but there’s a real risk of that in both the Aussie and US Opens as it stands.

They closed the roof tonight and Cilic complained!

Meanwhile, how grouse was it to see Rod Laver taking a photo of Federer?

by embee Sun 28 Jan 2018, 14:25

Bernie Tomic has gone into the jungle with Mundine

"I don’t go, ‘that’s Bernard Tomic the tennis player. I go ‘That’s the guy everyone thinks is a giant wanker’,” said fellow contestant Simone Holtznagel as soon as she set eyes on him.

by Bradman Sun 28 Jan 2018, 22:35

Fark. You couldn't pay me enough money to go in with either Tomic or Mundine.

by skully Mon 29 Jan 2018, 00:51

"They are qunts, get us out of here"

by Bradman Mon 29 Jan 2018, 01:28

Hehehehe

by JGK Mon 29 Jan 2018, 13:57

Meanwhile, Bernard Tomic's pea heart looks like extending to reality tv as he says he wants to quite "I'm a Celebrity..." after two days.

by taipan Wed 31 Jan 2018, 03:17

JGK wrote:Meanwhile, Bernard Tomic's pea heart looks like extending to reality tv as he says he wants to quite "I'm a Celebrity..." after two days.

Is it just me or is he a total twat.

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/bernard-tomic-quits-im-a-celebrity-australia-20180130-h0quua.html

by Bradman Wed 31 Jan 2018, 03:49

Nah. I think he's a professional qunt.

by JGK Wed 31 Jan 2018, 04:50

Who took him on CDL this year?

by Bradman Wed 31 Jan 2018, 05:12

I wish I had. Sooner or later someone's just going to lose it and shoot the bastard

by Big Dog Wed 31 Jan 2018, 06:57

Bradman wrote:I wish I had. Sooner or later someone's just going to lose it and shoot the bastard

He'll prolly shoot himself when he runs out of $millions to count.

by embee Wed 31 Jan 2018, 08:34

Bradman wrote:I wish I had. Sooner or later someone's just going to lose it and shoot the bastard

the qunts not worth a bullet

by Fred Nerk Thu 01 Feb 2018, 00:27

Na taips. not just you, both of you are.

by horace Thu 01 Feb 2018, 00:56

Fred Nerk wrote:Na taips. not just you, both of you are.

Gold, Of the highest grade.

by Growler Thu 01 Feb 2018, 01:39

embee wrote:
Bradman wrote:I wish I had. Sooner or later someone's just going to lose it and shoot the bastard

the qunts not worth a bullet

No, they're too expensive.

Just club the fooker with a pick-axe handle encrusted with rusty six inch nails Very Happy

by Bradman Thu 01 Feb 2018, 02:05

Growler wrote:
embee wrote:
Bradman wrote:I wish I had. Sooner or later someone's just going to lose it and shoot the bastard

the qunts not worth a bullet

No, they're too expensive.

Just club the fooker with a pick-axe handle encrusted with rusty six inch nails

From up north are we?

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