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

RainDelay · Pro player

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

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

RainDelay wrote:
Feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place choosing a player to support in this final, but Tsitsipas is the lesser of two evils

Yes, I'm with you - they could happily both lose as far as I'm concerned

But Tsistpas is still pretty young, and nowhere near as obnoxious or ethically dubious as Djokovic (just my opinion) so, yes, no question - c'mon Stef!

indiana · Tennis legend

Aww poor Novak, his body is barely able to keep going and he's hardly had any court time outside his matches. I don't know if he's mentioned the issues he's combating to anyone

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

only worse final for me would be Djoko v Zverev, at least it isnt that.

BTW, I had only recently realised Zverev has type 1 diabates - it was rumoured for a long time but never admitted, but he is now being quite open about it, talking on ATP site about it and managing it

seagull · Hall of fame

indiana wrote:
Aww poor Novak, his body is barely able to keep going and he's hardly had any court time outside his matches. I don't know if he's mentioned the issues he's combating to anyone

Another miracle. This is the biggest reason I dislike Novak. He is so good he does not need to constantly invent injuries.

Come on Stef

Elegant Point · Satellite level

RainDelay wrote:
Feel like I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place choosing a player to support in this final, but Tsitsipas is the lesser of two evils

This. However, I might give the mens final a miss and watch some of the college matches streaming on YouTube instead smile

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Steve J · Lower Club Player

Djokovic wins 6-3 7-6 7-6

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Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Steve J wrote:
Djokovic wins 6-3 7-6 7-6 .

furious

Julia Carrot · All-time great

It was a good match. 2nd and 3rd sets were very close and both were outstanding at times.

RainDelay · Pro player

Steve J wrote:
Djokovic wins 6-3 7-6 7-6 .

Ugh

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

January PoM vote is up and running!

britishtennis.activeboard.com/t69134710/january-2023-player-of-the-month-vote/

Jimmy09 · Intermediate Club Player

With out a doubt the greatest player to ever pick up a racket

RainDelay · Pro player

Jimmy09 wrote:
With out a doubt the greatest player to ever pick up a racket

Apart from the fact there's clearly doubt.

Jajon · Strong Club Player

And hes a clown

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Jimmy09 wrote:
With out a doubt the greatest player to ever pick up a racket

I think some would disagree - and indeed, the recent Tennis Abstract assessment of the top 128 players of all time placed him in 4th place, behind Laver, Navratilova and Graf. They may well be wrong but I think it is clear there is some doubt!!