Australian Tennis Open 2010 (Ana Watch)

Shoeshine wrote:Eh?

Answering a question is wrong now?

I'd stop taking me so seriously unless you want to keep on ing

Brass Monkey wrote:

Shoeshine wrote:Eh?

Answering a question is wrong now?

I'd stop taking me so seriously unless you want to keep on ing

Fark off you qunt, I want my medal.

You've got 'World's Best Chicken Soup' medal on it's way to you.

Fed humiliates Tsonga today.

Should be good on SUnday. I reckon Murray's got the smarts to win it though.

Nice sidelight in the post match interview tonight. Fed was talking about Murray and all the pressure on him to because "no British player has won a major in about 150 thousand years". Needless to say the Aussie crowd PTSL.

Federer obviously knows how to brown nose an Aussie crowd with the best of em!

Shame on you JKL - my Federer would never do such a naughty thing.
He was merely pointing out the national pressure on Murray - a smart little manoeuvre from an opponent, if you ask me.

Anyhoo, sometimes when he plays it's magical. He crushed Tsonga last night.

Serena Williams vs Justine Henin - hope the latter wins, not that I dislike SW. H's comeback has been full of heart and a newfound love of the game. It's inspiring.

JGK wrote:I reckon Murray's got the smarts to win it though.

Well, if your record so far is anything to go by, put the house on Federer.

Is this gruntfest over yet?

Nope. Screams galore tonight with one of the Williams noise machines playing the wimmins final tonight.

And apparently some pubs in Scotland have been allowed to open at 8am to show Murray's final live.

Federer to win in a 5 setter.


Who's playing in the women's final? Henin v Serena, right?

Serena in 3.

Hey Bernard Tomic, please f*ck off and play for Croatia. Australia doesn't need another petulant middling-to-slightly-better-than-average spoilt brat tennis player.

Arrogant little turd.

So this Andy Murray fella.... is he any better than Tim Henman, OBE?

Couldn't resist one last *snigger* at Henman.

Zat wrote:Hey Bernard Tomic, please f*ck off and play for Croatia. Australia doesn't need another petulant middling-to-slightly-better-than-average spoilt brat tennis player.

Arrogant little turd.

What is it with tennis and crazy parents? Why not golf?

also, imo tennis has long been too soft on player behaviour.

Henry wrote:

Zat wrote:Hey Bernard Tomic, please f*ck off and play for Croatia. Australia doesn't need another petulant middling-to-slightly-better-than-average spoilt brat tennis player.

Arrogant little turd.

What is it with tennis and crazy parents? Why not golf?

also, imo tennis has long been too soft on player behaviour.

In Tomic's case TA spend tens (was reluctant to write hundreds but it could easily be) of thousands on his travel and accommodation and pay the old man $150k a year to "coach". They actually financially enduce that crazy parent. The kid has $1m in the bank. If he's any good he'll make it.

Zat wrote:Hey Bernard Tomic, please f*ck off and play for Croatia. Australia doesn't need another petulant middling-to-slightly-better-than-average spoilt brat tennis player.

Arrogant little turd.

C'MON!!!!!!!!!!!

Shoeshine wrote:

skully wrote:In fact, when was the last GS win, male or female?

Viginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977. Sue Barker won the French the year before.

Cheers Shoey.

Mick Sawyer wrote:

Henry wrote:

Zat wrote:Hey Bernard Tomic, please f*ck off and play for Croatia. Australia doesn't need another petulant middling-to-slightly-better-than-average spoilt brat tennis player.

Arrogant little turd.

What is it with tennis and crazy parents? Why not golf?

also, imo tennis has long been too soft on player behaviour.

In Tomic's case TA spend tens (was reluctant to write hundreds but it could easily be) of thousands on his travel and accommodation and pay the old man $150k a year to "coach". They actually financially enduce that crazy parent. The kid has $1m in the bank. If he's any good he'll make it.

Aye - Craig Tiley should call Tomic's bluff. Can't believe the comment about how hard it was in Croatia when Bernard was growing up (although I note the hearsay in that bit).

Serena wins the first set. She's looking just that little bit too good.

Welly, well, well. Henin breezes through 4 straight games from 2-3 down to take S2.

Yeah, I know - like I really GAF.

Horseface won

Zat wrote:And apparently some pubs in Scotland have been allowed to open at 8am to show Murray's final live.

Allowed? There's nothing to stop them opening then. The only thing they might have to get permission for (if they don't have the licence already, 'cos you can get a licence for 24 hours if you want it) is to be allowed to serve booze.

Incidentally, most of the players do seem to regard the Australian Open as their favourite Grand Slam. Wimbledon's the most important, but the Aussie is their favourite.

Bookies have installed Federer as favourite, probably worth a few bob on Murray the way he's been playing.

skully wrote:

Zat wrote:Hey Bernard Tomic, please f*ck off and play for Croatia. Australia doesn't need another petulant middling-to-slightly-better-than-average spoilt brat tennis player.

Arrogant little turd.

C'MON!!!!!!!!!!!

My point exactly.

Shoeshine wrote:Sue Barker won the French the year before.

That was between takes on teh Star Wars thing, right? Did Han Solo turn up to watch? What about Luke and Leia?