Tennis

[Paekakboyz]

@mariner4life I reckon we'll get some good players coming through once those 3 retire, but aside from Fed that could be a few years away... I think Nadal will go first as he's hammered his body Novak has also had injuries but I think hes got quite a bit left in the tank.

They really are just at another level. A big part of that is how they've pushed each other. Esp Fed and Nadal who have had amazing duels over the years.

Fark, image if it was just one of them playing these last 10 years...40+ titles probably! just hand the prize over brah

[Snowy]

@booboo said in Tennis:

Who were the other 11?

Off top of my head:
Stan Wawrinka x 3?
Andy Murray x 3?
Del Potro
Roddick and Safin might have picked one early on in there, and there was a one off US open winner that I can't remember but was around for a long time, maybe Cilic? Or did Del Potro win 2 US?
Can't think of the other one...

[chimoaus]

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[Snowy]

Maybe my memory isn't failing as much as I thought!
Gaudio was the one I missed and I wouldn't have got it.

[canefan]

15 year old Coco Gauff caps her first visit to the Australian Open by beating Venus Williams in the first round in straight sets

[Chris B.]

@Snowy Nor me - but, I can remember watching him win.

Interestingly, Gaudio and Roger both made their Grand Slam debuts at the 1999 French Open - Rog went out in the 1st round - Gaudio got to the third.

But Gaston was pretty much done as any sort of force by 2007.

[canefan]

@Snowy said in Tennis:

Maybe my memory isn't failing as much as I thought!
Gaudio was the one I missed and I wouldn't have got it.

Ferrero too

[Snowy]

@canefan

Since Roger Federer won his first GS in 2003,

According to the list Ferrero was before Federer, or did I miss a second one for him? Can't see another one.

[canefan]

@Snowy said in Tennis:

@canefan

Since Roger Federer won his first GS in 2003,

According to the list Ferrero was before Federer, or did I miss a second one for him? Can't see another one.

Oh yeah. Same year but the previous slam. Ridiculous dominance by those 3

[Godder]

Federer's win last night was intense. 5 sets, 10-8 in the 5th set tiebreak after being 4-8 down.

[canefan]

Gotta love bubble and squeak poking the spanish bull

Redirect Notice

[Snowy]

@canefan Some of that is pretty funny. Kyrgrios is growing on me. Keep the humour lose the anger.

*When the Frenchman was handed his own time violation in the third set, he too pretended to pull at his underwear, sending Kyrgios into fits of giggles at the other end of the court.

"I don't wear underwear," Kyrgios said when asked about whose impression was better, "So … probably Gilles."*

[canefan]

@Snowy he just has to try not to totally lose his shit during matches

[canefan]

Kyrgios in a mammoth tussle right now. Down a mini-break in the 4th set tie breaker after taking the first 2 sets

[canefan]

Am I the only one up watching this 5 set thriller?

[Baron Silas Greenback]

I love watching him play, his variation and trick antics just make them match a great watch. Imagine if all top players played that way. Be amazing

[Chris B.]

@Baron-Silas-Greenback If Kyrgios and Monfils were both to win they'd meet in the next round - which could be about as entertaining as it gets....

[canefan]

Nadal Kyrgios is starting to shape up as a classic. Good Nick is out in force tonight, the full repertoire of slices trick shots trick grunts, all here but so far Nick hasn't lost his shit. Yet. Just broke a racquet though, seemed like it was for effect. One set each and 3rd set tie break

[KiwiMurph]

Great effort by Kyrgios. He is awesome to watch. Nadal just had a bit too much in the tie breaks.

[mariner4life]

this summer has been all about Kyrgios in Australia, a complete redemption arc.