The Tennis Thread

[Blackpuddin]

Another really impressive win by Nadal in Australia, he looks incredibly fit and the power of some of his groundstrokes now is not something I remember pre-injury.

[Bonefish Blues]

Poor bloke - his body's let him down again (although it's not the injury he's just fixed, which is good, I suppose)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/67905766

[Blackpuddin]

Shame that, he's a proud man and it's going to be difficult to physically match the younger guys.

[abzmike]

Remarkable that his body has lasted so long. About 10 years ago it looked like his knees were gone. Hopefully he makes it back for a final swan song in Paris.

[Blackpuddin]

Relative youngster Dimitrov (32) is playing like a man possessed. He looks very determined.

[Blackpuddin]

And he's only gone and won it, well done Grigor.

[Stan the Bat]

Aussie Open now started.

Any predictions ?

I hope joker doesn't win it.

[cherryowen]

Difficult to see anything past an Alcaraz / Djokovic final, really

[Skeptisk]

Not a great start to the year for Murray. I do wonder where he gets his inspiration from to continue battling away when he isn’t getting the results.

[Bonefish Blues]

A Wimbledon swansong/retirement I'd speculate.

[abzmike]

Bonefish Blues said:

A Wimbledon swansong/retirement I'd speculate.

Yes, suspect it’s looking like that. I think he may have been hoping to get to the Olympics, but he’s 6 or 7 in the UK rankings so hard to see that happening now - with issues he had before the Aussie Open, looks like he will struggle to improve that in the next few months based on where he is just now.

[UTH]

Skeptisk said:

Not a great start to the year for Murray. I do wonder where he gets his inspiration from to continue battling away when he isn’t getting the results.

Managed to watch the match having avoided the score. Very uninspired, I also wonder how he can keep being bothered. Maybe one final Wimbledon appearance is just about keeping him going........a switch to doubles at some point?

[Blackpuddin]

UTH said:

Skeptisk said:

Not a great start to the year for Murray. I do wonder where he gets his inspiration from to continue battling away when he isn’t getting the results.

Managed to watch the match having avoided the score. Very uninspired, I also wonder how he can keep being bothered. Maybe one final Wimbledon appearance is just about keeping him going........a switch to doubles at some point?

A lot of his returns were mid-court nothing shots, I reckon even I could have put some of them away, quite weird. Never seen anyone, let alone him, so low in the press conference afterwards.

[eps]

Raducanu on now against Shelby Rogers.

First set is hers, 37 minutes.

Sounds good by all account.

[UTH]

Where do I watch Dan Evans?! Eurosport I can only find two matches, both women.....

[eps]

Discovery+?

[stanlow45]

eps said:

Raducanu on now against Shelby Rogers.

First set is hers, 37 minutes.

Sounds good by all account.

Easy win for Radu - but then she should be able to demolish a 160 ranker.

[UTH]

eps said:

Discovery+?

Cool, yeah just found it

[UTH]

FFS, Novak is too good. Annoyingly.

[Stan the Bat]

UTH said:

FFS, Novak is too good. Annoyingly.

His days are numbered now though---hopefully.