Venus has been knocked out by Johanna Konta.

Unseeded Fernando Verdasco upset 5th seed Rafael Nadal 7-6, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2 in their 1st round clash at the Ausie.

Nadal fans, is he injured again?

chidexxy007, Nadal is out o. Is it hamstring this time around?

Venus and Rafa
Garbine

Venus and Rafa
Garbine

It's getting harder and harder to defend Nadal these days

Btw, I didn't know Fernando Verdasco has dropped so much in the rankings. He was in top 10 some months back

Nadal is making me doubt my support for him o

Halep gone , women tennis and suprises

Jaymaxxy:
Unseeded Fernando Verdasco upset 5th seed Rafael Nadal 7-6, 4-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-2 in their 1st round clash at the Ausie.

Nadal fans, is he injured again?

Eh eh

Eugene Bouchard has been sent packing by Radwanska!

dominique:
Calling all Tennis lovers. The first grand slam tournament is underway. Will Djokovic and S.Williams hold on to their titles and add up to their grand slam tallyor witness a major upset? Djoka is at the top of his game at the moment but with likes of Murray and Federer in remarkable form, he might have his work cut out for him. Hoping Nadal surprises and and upsets them all

Female tennis on the other hand is more unpredictable[b] and less exciting[/b]. An unneeded player can come out of nowhere and cause major upset. Still, its looking good for S.Williams as she goes all out to defend her title.

SEEDS

MEN

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB)

2. Andy Murray (GBR)

3. Roger Federer (SUI)

4. Stan Wawrinka (SUI)

5. Rafael Nadal (ESP)

6. Tomas Berdych (CZE)

7. Kei Nishikori (JPN)

8. David Ferrer (ESP)

9. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)

10. John Isner (USA)

11. Kevin Anderson (RSA)

12. Marin Cilic (CRO)

13. Milos Raonic (CAN)

14. Gilles Simon (FRA)

15. David Goffin (BEL)

16. Bernard Tomic (AUS)

17. Benoit Paire (FRA)

18. Feliciano Lopez (ESP)

19. Dominic Thiem (AUT)

20. Fabio Fognini (ITA)

21. Viktor Troicki (SRB)

22. Ivo Karlovic (CRO)

23. Gael Monfils (FRA)

24. Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP)

25. Jack Sock (USA)

26. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP)

27. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL)

28. Andreas Seppi (ITA)

29. Nick Kyrgios (AUS)

30. Jeremy Chardy (FRA)

31. Steve Johnson (USA)

32. Joao Sousa (POR)


WOMEN

1. Serena Williams (USA)

2. Simona Halep (ROU)

3. Garbine Muguruza (ESP)

4. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)

5. Maria Sharapova (RUS)

6. Petra Kvitova (CZE)

7. Angelique Kerber (GER)

8. Venus Williams (USA)

9. Karolina Pliskova (CZE)

10. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)

11. Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)

12. Belinda Bencic (SUI)

13. Roberta Vinci (ITA)

14. Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

15. Madison Keys (USA)

16. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)

17. Sara Errani (ITA)

18. Elina Svitolina (UKR)

19. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)

20. Ana Ivanovic (SRB)

21. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)

22. Andrea Petkovic (GER)

23. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)

24. Sloane Stephens (USA)

25. Samantha Stosur (AUS)

26. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

27. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK)

28. Kristina Mladenovic (FRA)

29. Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)

30. Sabine Lisicki (GER)

31. Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)

32. Caroline Garcia (FRA)

I think women tennis for this Aussie open is one of the most exciting. Azarenka is trying g to stage a comeback and some hungry young vixens out there.
But I have never seen such confident tennis from such a supposed 'amateur' player like I've seen shuai zheng play. The way she dispatched off Simona halep (world no 2 by the way) and Alize Cornet is simply staggering

Might be time for nadal to change his coach and support team. Not like I care anyway.

#teamdjokovic #teamsharapova (though absent) #teamtsonga

Lleyton Hewitt playing his last match vs Ferrer. finally bowing out.

Tomorrow's match between Federer and dmitriv will be the match to watch in the 3rd round.

isaiah9:
Tomorrow's match between Federer and dmitriv will be the match to watch in the 3rd round.

True.

Federer was great this morning while serena was brutal jeezzz.

isaiah9:
Federer was great this morning while serena was brutal jeezzz.

Didn't watch it live but read that Serena dispatched her 3R opponent within 44 minutes (shortest of the tournament yet).

Happy Federer overcame Dimitrov (who is also a good player that plays a somewhat similar style).

sholay2011:

Didn't watch it live but read that Serena dispatched her 3R opponent within 44 minutes (shortest of the tournament yet).

Happy Federer overcame Dimitrov (who is also a good player that plays a somewhat similar style).

the way she dispatched her opponent is cruel lol, the girl didn't even have time to breathe.

Sharapova down by her master , radwanska next ...
Vika cruising on the other side of the draw ...

Wawrinka Is knocked out

fredoooooo:
Sharapova down by her master , radwanska next ...
Vika cruising on the other side of the draw ...

Wawrinka Is knocked out

Rena was on fire that second set! She should have made it a bagel. Screamapova finally met her arch nemesis.

I am looking forward to a Serena-Vika final, where Serena clinches that #22. Something tells me Angelique Kerber may just spoil Vika's run here.

So heartbroken for Stan.

sholay2011:

Rena was on fire that second set! She should have made it a bagel. Screamapova finally met her arch nemesis.

I am looking forward to a Serena-Vika final, where Serena clinches that #22. Something tells me Angelique Kerber may just spoil Vika's run here.

So heartbroken for Stan.

Serena - Victoria final
Fed vs Novak. ... praying for a miracle ,Nole is a beast

Prophet sholay2011 kerber stun vika , she just sent a strong message to Serena Williams.
Konta is the new British messiah I guess .

fredoooooo:
Prophet sholay2011 kerber stun vika , she just sent a strong message to Serena Williams.
Konta is the new British messiah I guess .

Loool...I told you so. I just sensed it considering how close their US open match was. It was a wild prediction looking at the way Vika had been playing without dropping a set up to that point.

But there is no strong message Kerber sent to Willaims. She and Vika kinda played below expectations in my opinion. Dunno if it is the nerves.

Serena should just believe in herself and not underestimate any opponent and she has got this. She faces Radwanska today.

I am glad for Konta by the way. Good news for British tennis.

Novak in 4 sets , who is going to stop this machine ?
Serena cruised, kerber next.
Tell the brits to come next time

Na wow for this Novak of a guy..

I so much admire this guy when he plays federer ....Great win from the defending champ.

fredoooooo:
Novak in 4 sets , who is going to stop this machine ?
Serena cruised, kerber next.
Tell the brits to come next time

As in...Djokovic is another thing entirely.

Same for Serena in that first set!

fredoooooo:
Novak in 4 sets , who is going to stop this machine ?
Serena cruised, kerber next.
Tell the brits to come next time

It's safe to conclude that he'll be winning the tourney, that's a bitter pill to swallow as a Nadal fan

Kerber take the first ,this girl mean business I swear ..
Baba God o , Serena must win 22 , Steffi o Lori meji. ..
Prayer time Rena must win this .

fredoooooo:
Kerber take the first ,this girl mean business I swear ..
Baba God o , Serena must win 22 , Steffi o Lori meji. ..
Prayer time Rena must win this .

Lol...yes ooo

sholay2011:

Lol...yes ooo

1 all .... decider here we come