Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open - men's singles (outdoor hard)

Blue_Belle · Strong Club Player

Weeks 3 & 4 - Australian Open - men's singles (outdoor hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Always going to be hard for Kyle. Just good he is back. Onwards.

Ps Nick K has had to withdraw due to his knee and faces minor surgery

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Caught the end of Jack's match and as you will probably have seen, he could barely move. The talent is clearly there but the cramping is an issue. It doesn't worry me though as I remember Andy going through the same phase as he made his early way on the tour and he didn't do too badly over the years, did he.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Awful tennis from the bits I saw but Cam just about gets the first set

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L128: (15) Jannik Sinner (ITA) WR 16 defeated (PR) Kyle Edmund WR 583 by 4, 0 & 2

L128: (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) WR 2 defeated Jack Draper WR 38 (= CH) by 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1 cry

L128: (11) Cameron Norrie WR 12 defeated (WC) Luca Van Assche (FRA) WR 143 by 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Monday 16th of January 2023 10:51:57 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L128: (15) Jannik Sinner (ITA) WR 16 defeated (PR) Kyle Edmund WR 583 by 4, 0 & 2
L128: (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) WR 2 defeated Jack Draper WR 38 (= CH) by 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3
L128: (11) Cameron Norrie WR 12 defeated (WC) Luca Van Assche (FRA) WR 143 by 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3

Hi SC - I think you got the Jack D score duplicated with Cam!

Thanks for the updates

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Good to see Cam get over the line. YOu dont win events in round 1, but you can lose them. Getting through is key and it looks like he got better as the match progressed

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L128: (15) Jannik Sinner (ITA) WR 16 defeated (PR) Kyle Edmund WR 583 by 4, 0 & 2
L128: (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) WR 2 defeated Jack Draper WR 38 (= CH) by 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3
L128: (11) Cameron Norrie WR 12 defeated (WC) Luca Van Assche (FRA) WR 143 by 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3
Hi SC - I think you got the Jack D score duplicated with Cam!

Corrected.

miriam abc · Intermediate Club Player

Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L128: (15) Jannik Sinner (ITA) WR 16 defeated (PR) Kyle Edmund WR 583 by 4, 0 & 2
L128: (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) WR 2 defeated Jack Draper WR 38 (= CH) by 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3
L128: (11) Cameron Norrie WR 12 defeated (WC) Luca Van Assche (FRA) WR 143 by 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3
Hi SC - I think you got the Jack D score duplicated with Cam!
Corrected.

No tie breaks in Rafa Jack match, Rafa won 7-5, 6-4 2-6 6-1.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

miriam abc wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L128: (15) Jannik Sinner (ITA) WR 16 defeated (PR) Kyle Edmund WR 583 by 4, 0 & 2
L128: (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) WR 2 defeated Jack Draper WR 38 (= CH) by 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3
L128: (11) Cameron Norrie WR 12 defeated (WC) Luca Van Assche (FRA) WR 143 by 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3
Hi SC - I think you got the Jack D score duplicated with Cam!
Corrected.
No tie breaks in Rafa Jack match, Rafa won 7-5, 6-4 2-6 6-1.

almost - it was 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1 as SC has now posted!

Elegant Point · Satellite level

Signed up to Discovery Plus Sport just for the AO. Got up early to watch Cams match on replay before work - must be a mix up as half of Tiafoes match is on that link, not Cams match as titled. Cant find Cams match anywhere hmm I checked Tiafoes link incase theyd swapped, but no luck. Anyone else had an issue?

Also could not find Emmas match at all. Found Jacks match, so watched that instead. Sad ending to what looked like a really interesting match up of youth vs experience.

Bit disappointed, definitely Discovery minus in my book hmm hmm hmm

miriam abc · Intermediate Club Player

JonH comes home wrote:
miriam abc wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L128: (15) Jannik Sinner (ITA) WR 16 defeated (PR) Kyle Edmund WR 583 by 4, 0 & 2
L128: (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) WR 2 defeated Jack Draper WR 38 (= CH) by 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3
L128: (11) Cameron Norrie WR 12 defeated (WC) Luca Van Assche (FRA) WR 143 by 7-6(3) 6-0 6-3
Hi SC - I think you got the Jack D score duplicated with Cam!
Corrected.
No tie breaks in Rafa Jack match, Rafa won 7-5, 6-4 2-6 6-1.
almost - it was 7-5 2-6 6-4 6-1 as SC has now posted!

Thanks Jon!

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

7 of todays matches went to 4 hours (ok one is 3:59) - that is ridiculous. Im trying to work out what I think of 4 hour matches in opening rounds/ early rounds? A quarter of opening day matches for the men.

My instinct is it isnt best for anyone really- what do others think?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L64: (11) Cameron Norrie WR 12 vs Constant Lestienne (FRA) WR 55 (= CH)

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
7 of todays matches went to 4 hours (ok one is 3:59) - that is ridiculous. Im trying to work out what I think of 4 hour matches in opening rounds/ early rounds? A quarter of opening day matches for the men.

My instinct is it isnt best for anyone really- what do others think?

I'm absolutely fine with it. Please no-one interfere with Slam men's singles being best of 5 sets from R1. My previous big dislike was no final set TBs, then to an extent the different final set TB rules. Now all good with MTBs at 6-6 in final sets.

If anything, Slam women's singles matches should be changed to best of 5. At least the later stages but I'd prefer from R1 for them too.