Tennis: Australian Open 2025

[Novak Djokovic]

It's 230 am here, I gotta go to bed, but can I just say that the night session was worth every dollar I spent on it. Incredible match (and atmosphere) to see live from about 8 rows from the baseline, I'll post my thoughts tomorrow. The scoreline of 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 doesn't do it full justice.

 

[otown]

The stage is set for Sinner. I'll take him for the win in the finals.

 

[MsMeow]

It's 230 am here, I gotta go to bed, but can I just say that the night session was worth every dollar I spent on it. Incredible match (and atmosphere) to see live from about 8 rows from the baseline, I'll post my thoughts tomorrow. The scoreline of 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 doesn't do it full justice.

I’m happy for you!!

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I think some of these comments about Alcaraz are overreactions. Dude won 2 slams last year. He can’t win them all. Australia has proven difficult for him, but he played the GOAT today. Even if Djokovic isn’t in his prime, he’s still very good and has been getting a lot better as the tournament has went on. Would it have been better if Alcaraz lost to like the 15 seed? It’s one match. I know some of the inconsistencies are not one match, but you have to look at the bigger picture.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

I think some of these comments about Alcaraz are overreactions. Dude won 2 slams last year. He can’t win them all. Australia has proven difficult for him, but he played the GOAT today. Even if Djokovic isn’t in his prime, he’s still very good and has been getting a lot better as the tournament has went on. Would it have been better if Alcaraz lost to like the 15 seed? It’s one match. I know some of the inconsistencies are not one match, but you have to look at the bigger picture.

Agreed, I think the mistakes in his game are super fixable. Better coach and a bit a better sense how to play points/opponents and he'll be golden. His issues, imo, are the same thing exact thing Coco is going through on the woman's side. Weak serve, inability to game manage sometimes and obviously the experience. They're both super young, they have 10-15 more years to get it done. This isn't some vet like Zverev being a clown mentally in every high pressure situation

 

[kihei]

Picks tonight

Keys over Svitolina in two sets
Swiatek over Navarro in two sets

Shelton over Sonego in three sets
Sinner over Demon in four sets

 

[kihei]

Iga knocks off Navarro 6-1, 6-2. Took 90 bloody minutes of watching the same point played over and over and over.

 

[kihei]

I think Shelton's forehand will eat Sonego's backhand for lunch.

 

[kihei]

Shelton (and his camp), oozing confidence before it was really earned, overcomes some serious overhitting of plus ones to finally break Sonego and serve the set out. Ben seems to be taking matters a little lightly out there.

Second set is sort of a replay of the first with Ben just cruising along without much intensity and Lorenzo hanging in there. Only this time, Ben can't serve it out at 5-4 but immediately breaks again and wins it 7-5. If nothing else, Sonego has made him run all over the place, but Shelton still seems pretty fresh.

This time Ben tightens under pressure and Sonego takes the third set 6-4. He keeps chipping away, chipping away, and Shelton maybe starts to get a little exhausted by running around so much.

3-all in the fourth set and Ben is no longer smiling all the time. He's trying to turn it up a notch, but Sonego is staying right with him, and the Italian is not the one showing some signs of fatigue....Ben wearing down chasing the ball around. This is turning into the Sonego Show, a textbook demonstration of why his game is so gnarly to play against...after being the mouse in a cat-and-mouse relationship all set, Ben somehow rallies his remaining resources and takes a gruelling breaker. Full points to both players.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Ben’s played a good tournament so far.

His combination of serve, forehand, and movement is why I think he’ll eventually be the person that breaks the American men’s slam drought. Probably won’t be this week, but I think eventually he’ll run into one of these.

Still, only two more wins to go for the tournament title, so you never know. Probably would be an underdog in his next two, but he has weapons and is in good form.

By the way, one more win for him and that’ll be three American men in the top 10. Has probably been ages since that’s happened.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Ben’s played a good tournament so far.

His combination of serve, forehand, and movement is why I think he’ll eventually be the person that breaks the American men’s slam drought. Probably won’t be this week, but I think eventually he’ll run into one of these.

Still, only two more wins to go for the tournament title, so you never know. Probably would be an underdog in his next two, but he has weapons and is in good form.

By the way, one more win for him and that’ll be three American men in the top 10. Has probably been ages since that’s happened.

It'll be Shelton or Fritz.

Both have tremendous serves but if they can get a bit better on the ground with variety in their games, Fritz proved that last year, there's no reason why they can't randomly shock win a Grand Slam. The other US men are too weak for a grand slam title. Paul seems like he'll be a ATP 500 guy, Korda LOL. I like Tiafoe too but for some reason his stamina seems pretty shot for a grand slam tournament. If Tiafoe ever wins one, it'll be the US Open, he plays amazing in NY

 

[kihei]

Way, way too easy first set for Sinner, 6-3. He was virtually flawless and showing no ill effects from his health troubles in his previous match.

Even easier set as Demon starts to look downtrodden, 6-2. Second serve dominance is striking.