Tennis: Australian Open 2017

[Belial]

I would love to see Nole get his ass kicked...

Male tennis is quite boring , I mean not the actual matches but the big picture.

It's always the same guys that dominate , would be nice to see some sort of intrigue .

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

That overhead smash into the bottom of the net was all kinds of cringe.

Nole is playing the big points well, though. Forcing Istomin to hit great shots to win those points, and he's not able to execute.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Istomin is playing some sexy tennis in this breaker.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Istomin forces a decider. Going the distance here and Istomin looks like he's got plenty left in the tank.

 

[Belial]

Wohoo 5th set! Way to go Denis!

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Always liked Istomin. Still like Novak to take this match, but it's been great so far.

 

[Filppula]

It's hard to suddenly switch on your motivation, hunger and desire after it being off for so long.

I don't know what to expect here. I think Istomin deserves to win though.

 

[Belial]

It's hard to suddenly switch on your motivation, hunger and desire after it being off for so long.

I don't know what to expect here. I think Istomin deserves to win though.

Novak is so clutch down the line that I doubt Istomin stands a chance.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Istomin with a filthy cross-court passing shot there. His level has been at about 8 or 10 for the majority of this match. Scintillating. Nole isn't playing bad by any means.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

It's hard to suddenly switch on your motivation, hunger and desire after it being off for so long.

I don't know what to expect here. I think Istomin deserves to win though.

I don't know if I've ever seen this quality, at this consistent a level for so long during a match, from Istomin ever.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Istomin with 2 break points. Squanders one... and a superb backhand winner down the line to take the 2nd.

3-2, up a break and 3 service holds away. Wow.

 

[Belial]

Amazing stuff by Istomin! This match is great!

 

[Filppula]

Novak do yourself a favour and just take a long, long time off tour. You need it.

 

[thething]

Crazy stuff.

Djokovic doesn't seem to have any power or depth in his ground strokes right now.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Novak do yourself a favour and just take a long, long time off tour. You need it.

Back up off the ledge, friend.

Actually, I may be joining you there depending on the outcome of Serena's performance this tournament...

 

[Filppula]

Crazy stuff.

Djokovic doesn't seem to have any power or depth in his ground strokes since the French Open.

Edited for accuracy. He hasn't dominated matches for a long time.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

4 points away for Istomin and Nole looks resigned.

 

[Belial]

4 points away for Istomin and Nole looks resigned.

Djoko is done! No way Istomin looses this !

 

[Filppula]

4 points away for Istomin and Nole looks resigned.

Lucky I've had months to prepare myself mentally for this loss. I haven't expected anything of Djokovic for a while now, was pretty easy to see the writing on the wall. When an elite athlete loses their mental edge and focus, things tend to go downhill fast.

I just hope some positives comes from this.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

I can't believe what I'm seeing. If Istomin survives this it would be the biggest upset I've seen since Rosol took down Nadal in the 2nd round at Wimbledon in 2012.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

This is surreal. Depending on how Djokovic's year goes this match could go down as the the one that spelled the end of the big 4 era.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Crazy. Well done, Denis.

Andy's title to lose now.

 

[Alklha]

Really pathetic performance.

Couldn't even muster up any pressure on Istomin after the break.

 

[Belial]

Tennis is so much fun!

 

[Fighter]

The fire in Nole is totally gone.