Andy's Competitors week 1

Salmon · Tennis legend

RE: Andy's Competitors week 1

nads · Junior player

Today turned out to be brilliant after all. And all that despite Andy having a stinking cold.

Andy_Murray_Fan · Junior player

RobC wrote:

Andy is World Number 14!!

well done murray

RobC · All-time great

Djokovic will be playing in the early hours of Saturday for us Brits - They're on after the first semi- final, which is "Not Before 13:30", so I'd guess 3pm in Adelaide, 5AM GMT. Pim- Pim & Vince meet at 11am Adelaide time (1AM GMT) - not much chance to recover before the semi.

Still, all voodoo hexes over Novak's way, please ladies!

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

RobC wrote:

Still, all voodoo hexes over Novak's way, please ladies!

I'll see what I can do...

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Me too. I'm not at all keen on Djokovic (the way he bounces the ball a zillion times gets right on my nerves, let alone the suspect medical breaks at opportune moments) so it is no hardship to hope he loses

RobC · All-time great

Not good enough: what's wrong with our coven???

Djokovic's obviously got his eye on Niall's charts

(http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=61841&p=3&topicID=5060428)

and won both his matches yesterday, beating Pim-Pim 3 & 2

So Andy'll just have to beat Ljubicic. Otherwise we're relying on Guccione.

-- Edited by RobC at 10:29, 2007-01-06

RobC · All-time great

OK, let's open the Chris Guccione fan club!

Go Chris Go!

(table's updated for Andy's defeat )

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Novak, you really need to take 23 medical timeouts. This will so madden Chris that he will serve cannonballs. . .

I have heard vaguely of Guccione but certainly never seen him play; I gather he is a big server. The very best of luck to him (if I can support players I don't like on Andy's behalf I can certainly support somebody I know nothing against!)

At least Andy is in the top 16 for AO seeds

-- Edited by Madeline at 19:57, 2007-01-06

Salmon · Tennis legend

Seed fourteens are due to play seed ones in the round of sixteen of the AO.

RobC · All-time great

Arka wrote:

Seed fourteens are due to play seed ones in the round of sixteen of the AO.

really? I'd assumed they were drawn from a hat.

In that case, do we say "Go Novak!" or hope that one of the top 13 withdraws....?

Salmon · Tennis legend

I was being dumb there. They are drawn from a hat. Sorry, people.

The hat had worked in the same way for USO 2006 and 2005 and I thought that that was a rule.

GC77 · County player

Can't find the relative rule but in recent years the 14th seed (part of the 13-16 bracket) can face any of the top 4 seeds in the last 16 depending on the draw.

nads · Junior player

Well I don't see Novak not winning against someone who's name we have barely heard - after all his rise mirrors Andy's, and we wouldnt' expect him to loose against an unkown.

Still, for me it matters more that he's top 16 than whether he's 14 or 15. The difference in points between them remains so small that I can't be upset about the one less place in the ranking. Would be different if we're talking 1 & 2 of course...

RobC · All-time great

Looking at the ATP rulebook (which only seems to apply for 96 draws, rather than a Grand Slam's 128 draw?), seeds 13, 14, 15 & 16 get drawn to play the R16 against one of the top 4. At random.