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Poll: Who wins the title?Rafael Nadal: 35% (10 votes)Roger Federer: 46% (13 votes) Novak Djokovic: 3% (1 vote) Andy Murray: 10% (3 votes) Andy Roddick: 0% (0 votes) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga: 3% (1 vote) Gilles Simon: 0% (0 votes) Leyton Hewitt: 0% (0 votes) Richard Gasquet: 0% (0 votes) Other: 0% (0 votes) This poll has ended |
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Australian Open 2009 - Men by FOD(m): 7:18pm On Jan 16, 2009 |
The first grand slam of the year starts on Monday, January 19 2009. Nadal, the top seed has been drawn with Murray. Federer, the second seed is in the bottom half as the defending champ, Novak Djokovic. Will we see a new grand slam winner? Who do you think will win the title? |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Nobody: 8:54pm On Jan 16, 2009 |
This is Murray's best chance at a slam. Nadal always starts the season slow so i dont fancy him for this. Federer is another who will be looking to win this badly, Djokovic is not the same anymore. Lleyton Hewitt and Richard Gasquet? Those two are just one of many making up the numbers, Lleyton can never win another slam and Gasquet will go down as one of the greatest tennis disappointments. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by JeSoul(f): 7:38am On Jan 17, 2009 |
davidylan:Kai! see prophet of doom For purely sentimental reasons, I'm going with Federer to pick up #14. The express needs to regain some of its lost steam |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Moonstone(f): 9:26am On Jan 17, 2009 |
Federer needs to win this but somehow I think his evergreen season is over. I think Nadal will win this. Federer is like that old veteran who has a chance but then at the last minute Nadal snatches it away. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Nobody: 8:09pm On Jan 17, 2009 |
who picked Tsonga? Its not likely the guy will even play at all. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Nobody: 3:57am On Jan 19, 2009 |
Roddick through to round two in straight sets . . . the AO has kicked off another exciting tennis season. Early prediction - Ana Ivanovic wont get beyond the QFs and she'll be out of the top 10 by the end of the yr. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by dayokanu(m): 7:46am On Jan 19, 2009 |
I hope Th Federer express wins it |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Nobody: 9:20am On Jan 19, 2009 |
I'd like Murray to win it.He seems overdue for a title. But it's looking ominously like Federer might win it. Nadal doesn't play consistently well on Hardcourt. And the trend seems to dictate there will be a surprise element in the men's draw. The female side is not straightforward. Serena Williams seems to up her game her especially when she's been written off. And Venus is always a threat with her power. Jankovic,Ivanovic can all win as well. Then the Russians:Dementieva,Safina. I want Jankovic to win because she's yet to win a major as World No.1. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by FOD(m): 9:40am On Jan 19, 2009 |
Men's Draw: Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Christophe Rochus (BEL) Florent Serra (FRA) vs. Roko Karanubic (CRO) Eduardo Schwank (ARG) vs. Tommy Haas (GER) Flavio Cipolla (ITA) vs. Dimitry Tursunov (RUS) Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs. Diego Junqueira (ARG) Vincent Spadea (USA) vs. Denis Istomin (UZB) Guillermo Canas (ARG) vs. Nicolas Kiefer (GER) Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) Gaël Monfils (FRA) vs. Martin Vassallo Arguello (ARG) Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) vs. Stefan Koubek (AUT) Andrey Golubev (KAZ) vs. Fabio Fognini (ITA) Nicolas Massu (CHI) vs. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Ivo Karlovic (CRO) vs. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) Wayne Odesnik (USA) vs. Mario Ancic (CRO) Chris Guccione (AUS) vs. Nicolas Devilder (FRA) Pablo Andujar (ESP) vs. Gilles Simon (FRA) Andrew Murray (GBR) vs. Andrei Pavel (ROU) Teimuraz Gabashvili (RUS) vs. Marcel Granollers-Pujol (ESP) Andreas Beck (GER) vs. Colin Ebelthite (AUS) Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs. Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) Michael Berrer (GER) vs. Carsten Ball (AUS) Sergii Stakhovsky (UKR) vs. Arnaud Clement (FRA) Adrian Mannarino (FRA) vs. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) James Blake (USA) vs. Frank Dancevic (CAN) Sebastien De Chaunac (FRA) vs. Steve Darcis (BEL) Albert Montanes (ESP) vs. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) Peter Polansky (CAN) vs. Igor Andreev (RUS) Rainer Schüttler (GER) vs. Dudi Sela (ISR) Victor Hanescu (ROU) vs. Jan Hernych (CZE) Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) vs. Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) Juan Monaco (ARG) vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) Andy Roddick (USA) vs. Bjorn Rehnquist (SWE) Xavier Malisse (BEL) vs. Mickael Llodra (FRA) Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) vs. Fabrice Santoro (FRA) Sam Querrey (USA) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs. Bobby Reynolds (USA) Alberto Martin (ESP) vs. Viktor Troicki (SRB) Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) vs. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) Marc Gicquel (FRA) vs. David Pablo Nalbandian (ARG) Robin Soderling (SWE) vs. Robert Kendrick (USA) Julien Benneteau (FRA) vs. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) Simone Bolelli (ITA) vs. Kristof Vliegen (BEL) Samuel Groth (AUS) vs. Mardy Fish (USA) Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) vs. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) Taylor Dent (USA) vs. Amer Delic (USA) Jérémie Chardy (FRA) vs. Marcos Daniel (BRA) Andrea Stoppini (ITA) vs. Novak Djokovic (SRB) Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) vs. Mischa Zverev (GER) Lamine Ouahab (ALG) vs. Florian Mayer (GER) Potito Starace (ITA) vs. Bernard Tomic (AUS) Gilles Muller (LUX) vs. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. Kevin Anderson (RSA) Oscar Hernandez (ESP) vs. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) vs. John Isner (USA) Denis Gremelmayr (GER) vs. David Ferrer (ESP) Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) vs. Ivo Minar (CZE) Björn Phau (GER) vs. Brydan Klein (AUS) Brian Dabul (ARG) vs. Philipp Petzschner (GER) Robby Ginepri (USA) vs. Tomas Berdych (CZE) Marat Safin (RUS) vs. Ivan Navarro (ESP) Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) vs. Agustin Calleri (ARG) Evgueni Korolev (RUS) vs. Carlos Moya (ESP) Andreas Seppi (ITA) vs. Roger Federer (SUI) |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Nobody: 11:44pm On Jan 19, 2009 |
Ivanovic is finished as a top player. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by A40(m): 6:35pm On Jan 20, 2009 |
Hewitt got his ass kicked out of the Open today |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Nobody: 7:45pm On Jan 20, 2009 |
That's the danger of being unseeded. Playing Gonzo in the first round is a huge task. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by JeSoul(f): 8:23pm On Jan 20, 2009 |
davidylan:Absolutely. I saw the draw yesterday and shook my head anticipating the worst for Hewitt, its just plain bad luck. Least he stretched it to 5 sets. Those Capris look like he's in top form nuthin must stand in the way of Rogy's 14th oh! |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by tkb417(m): 11:34am On Jan 21, 2009 |
Federer playing Safin should be mouth watering. lets see how he avenge for the 05 defeat in the hands of Safin |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by FBS: 2:26pm On Jan 21, 2009 |
Safin needs to win cos he is likely to retire after this tournament. It should be interesting. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Nobody: 6:38pm On Jan 21, 2009 |
Federer will thrash Safin in 3-straight sets |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by doyin13(m): 8:37pm On Jan 21, 2009 |
If this is indeed the end for Safin. . . It would be a real shame. So much potential unfulfilled. It is a crime on his part he is isn't a top ten player. . . . scratch that. Its a crime he isn't a top 4 player. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by A40(m): 12:53pm On Jan 22, 2009 |
Murray is kinda having a slugfest in the first set |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by montelik(m): 2:45pm On Jan 22, 2009 |
Well at least my pick Tsonga is still in it.if he continues to play with as much heart as he did against ljubicic.who knows, he might just upset the applecart. finger crossed. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by bagoma(f): 8:24pm On Jan 22, 2009 |
why is the title of this thread Australian Open 2009 - Men My Venus crashed out today, i didnt see the match but from what i read, i feel so sorry for her. she had a match point! damn! i hope Jelena wins this but the heat might prove to be her undoing. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by FOD(m): 8:33pm On Jan 22, 2009 |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by bagoma(f): 9:48pm On Jan 22, 2009 |
FOD, thanks. methinks a single thread would have worked just fine. thanks anyway. good job! |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Nobody: 10:55pm On Jan 22, 2009 |
No, besides the Williams sisters there is practically no other reason to be interested in womens tennis at the moment. With jokes like Jankovic as world number 1 and Ivanovic who cant hit a ball to save her life ranked #5 . . . all we are left with are ball bashers. Abeg the way the threads were set up is good. Tennis today is all about the men. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by doyin13(m): 12:11am On Jan 23, 2009 |
Men's tennis is gay jor. The way they bend when they are receiving serves. . . that's just wrong yo. Can't be having that man. Now with the women on the other hand, . . . . |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by bagoma(f): 5:53am On Jan 23, 2009 |
@ David, i only thought it would make the thread much more interesting if we could talk all about the australian open here, thats all. what's with your dislike of Ana? at least she is pleasing to the eyes, she is just so fine. True the women's tennis is a little bit on the downhill now. @ Doyin, you no well o. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by bagoma(f): 7:51am On Jan 23, 2009 |
Jelena just got through to the fourth round with a win over Sugiyama 6-4, 6-4. good! the heat is not her friend at all. Roddick against Santoro underway now. Presently Roddick leading 2-0 i.e 6-3, 6-4. interesting match. third set underway, |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Nobody: 5:42pm On Jan 23, 2009 |
bagoma: well she just got dumped out of the AO. We thank God. davidylan: Abeg pls present me with my gift for an accurate prediction. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by FOD(m): 5:57pm On Jan 23, 2009 |
Some Third Round Results: Federer - Safin 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 Baghdatis - Fish 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 Berdych - Wawrinka 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 Roddick - Santoro 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Robredo - Lu 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 Cilic - Ferrer 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 Djokovic - Delic 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 Del Potro - Muller 6-7, 7-5, 6-3, 7-5 Other Third Round Fixtures: (24 Jan) Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Tommy Haas (GER) Richard Gasquet (FRA) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) Gaël Monfils (FRA) vs. Nicolas Almagro (ESP) Mario Ancic (CRO) vs. Gilles Simon (FRA) Andrew Murray (GBR) vs. Jurgen Melzer (AUT) Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) James Blake (USA) vs. Igor Andreev (RUS) Dudi Sela (ISR) vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by bagoma(f): 9:26pm On Jan 23, 2009 |
ok, Federer is going to be up against Djokovic in the semis only if Djokovic gets past baghdatis and Fed beats Berdych but i'm looking ahead already. Certainly Fed will be in the Semi but not 100% certain of my serb friend. would love to see the defending champ play Fed again and I'm willing to bet Federer is taking that one quite as easily as he did Safin's! anyone wanna bet? |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Nobody: 9:27pm On Jan 23, 2009 |
Djokovic shld dispatch Baggi with ease. |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by A40(m): 1:41am On Jan 24, 2009 |
Nadal vs Haas is probably the pick of the bunch |
Re: Australian Open 2009 - Men by Nobody: 2:01am On Jan 24, 2009 |
A-40: this is the match i'm staying up to see . . . Nadal shld finish Haas in straight sets. |
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