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Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 11:56pm On Jan 19, 2020 |
WE ARE HERE AGAIN Y'all welcome to the first grand slam of the year, the AO 2020. From the high temperature, the air, to the aftermath of the wild fire, definitely the AO 2020 might not be as vibrant as it was last year, is a good thing the ITF and other tennis bodies has done a good job by putting the health of the players in utmost consideration. Gears switching Is the first grand slam of the decade. The two reigning champions will be present, though, both in good form. Djokernole and Osaka Naomi, well We have some notable absences the likes of Bianca Andreescu, the 19-year-old Canadian who won the United States Open four months ago and The former No. 1 Andy Murray(my niggi) Let's look at some facts Nadal could equal KING Roger record of 20 grand slams Queen Serena eyes on the for 24th The NEXTgen are knocking IT ALL STARTS HERE Men preview Issa fast court something and here are my top 5 players for the tournament No 1. Djokernole Bookies fav, my fav, aiming for his 8 here in Melbourne. The perfect player. Unbeaten in six matches I see him cliching the title. No 2. King Roger Who knows the grand slam better, if not the king. The Slayer of all men, the old wine, the king of slices, the master of control, the best around player ever, yes! King Roger knows is onions and his made for moment like this. And can't wait to see those baseline shot and drop shot. Damn savaging. No 3 Daniil Medvedev Yes Daniil, the Russian playes mediocre tennis, but who cares as long as is bringing those points home, almost made an epic comeback from 0-2 in sets against Rafael Nadal in the final of the US OPEN. The Russian could not get quite over the line but it was a showcase of the great form he displayed all throughout 2019, making a whole host of finals in the second half of the season. He serves bombs and also can grind with the best of them as well showing a fighting spirit like the Russian wolf. No 4 Alexander Zverev I love Sasha, but hey this lad fails to Live up to the big moments, so quarter finalist, yes. Semi finals, nah No 5. The greek prince Stefanos Tsitsipas to the next level, on his way to making the top 5 in the rankings. The Greek did fade in the second half of the season, losing in the first round of both Wimbledon and US Open but showed he was still a force to be reckoned with by winning the ATP Finals at the end of the season. He should be confident of at least making the quarter finals. My Wild card for the title Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios, yeah call him whatever you like, is my fav player, he got the quality the swag, and less I forget THE WHOLE CROWD Women preview Aside Bianca, no notable absentees. Queen Serena all geared up for the slam, she got the energy, the mental strength and most importantly the winning mindest nurtured with years of experience. World no 1 Ashleigh Barty the Australian, winning the French open and also cliching the wta finals last year brought the Australian to limelight, and wining her maiden title in her Homeland is a power drive for her to go further here though this type of court don't favour her type of play. Issa Fast court something. And we see power players toping the game, the likes of keys Madison, Petra kitova,benic Belinda,sabalenka and halep Simona (clay specialist) And yeah am forgetting someone, hmmmmmm Who else if not my babe The queen of come back The mental strength princess The Japan samurai Osaka Naomi. She got the juice and the sauce, surviving a terrible accident is more than enough reason for her to crown the Thanksgiving with a grand slam. For the women folks. All eyes are on queen Serena, but we got power players ever ready for the title. Am tipping my loliipop for the title. Guess who? |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 12:31am On Jan 20, 2020 |
Day 1 top matches preview Opelka Riley vs Fabio Fognini[12] Oh yeah, this is match. Real match Like David vs Goliath. Fognini gets a chance at revenge for the first-round upset Reilly Opelka dealt him at last year’s US Open. The big-serving, big-everything Opelka has shown himself more than capable of blasting the mercurial Italian off the court, although Fognini managed to level the head-to-head in a tight-three setter at the Davis Cup finals, so he’s also got cause for confidence. Either way, it should be a very fun match, with Fognini likely to find himself in many situations where he can confound the crowd, his opponent, and even himself typical Italian badboy. Venus Williams (USA) v Cori Gauff (USA) Here we go again. Mad oh the biggest match of the day. A return to where it all started for Coco-Mania at Wimbledon last year, the 15-year-old once again squares-off against Venus Williams, who continues to defy her age as Gauff does her youth. Almost at a literal passing-point in their careers, the 66th-ranked Gauff will be the favourite over the 55th-ranked Venus as a result of her Wimbledon win, but she’ll have to once again. Can she?
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Re: Australian Open 2020 by iceberg54: 8:37am On Jan 20, 2020 |
@21Bandit.... good to see you here again. Your lollipop....I guess Naomi? Over here, we're rooting for Ash Barty. |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 10:17am On Jan 20, 2020 |
iceberg54: She is taking rhe second set(Ash) Men the crowd is something else Ohh my � baby did it in just 1hour 20 mins We just getting started |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by iceberg54: 10:26am On Jan 20, 2020 |
21Bandit: Yes boss, 6:1 Your baby is on fire |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 10:55am On Jan 20, 2020 |
iceberg54: She was making too many unforced error in the first set Got her game back in the second set She was all over lesia. Well she ain't not 1 for nothing though. 1 Like |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 3:57pm On Jan 20, 2020 |
Day 1 REVIEW Osaka Naomi (my lollipop) cruise to round 2 with an emphatic win against unseeded Czech Marie Bouzkova, winning 6-2, 6-4 in just 80 minutes, what a way to start the tournament. Queen Serena doing what Serena does best cruising pass Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 6-3 she looks so sharp today. Petra kitova trounce her fellow countrywoman Siniakova Katarina 6-1 6-0 in just 58 minutes. That is classic. King Roger showing no sign of rust despite lack practice ahead of the AO as the third seed launched his campaign for a record 21st Grand Slam title by hammering American Steve Johnson 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the first round. Boom Here we go again Venus got her ass whooped by 15 year old American sensation Coco Gauff for the second time in a grand slam, 7-6 6-4. She played well, but Coco ain't slowing down on those forehand, stretching the oldie a lot and putting her out of position. Go Coco. Wozniacki not finished yet. The 2018 champion is look all geared up for her last tennis tournament, she is retiring after the AO2020, can she make a statement. Beating ahn kriste 6-1 6-3. Not looking bad for the Dane. World no 1 Ashleigh Batry survive an early scare,she beats Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. After a nervy first set, the World No. 1 finally sailed through with ease. It could have been the biggest upset of the tournament on the first day itself. The fans made it even more difficult for lesia. Djokernole wins, enters 2nd round Djokovic goes past Struff to win 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 and enters the 2nd round. made me few coins by dropping a set first day shockers, 15-year-old Coco Gauff defeated 7-time Grand Slam Champion Venus Williams, while 13th-seed Denis Shapovalov suffered a defeat against Hungarian Australian Open debutant Márton Fucsovics. All evening matches on outside courts have been cancelled due to heavy rain, game resume tomorrow, 12:30am GMT+1. AO2020 1 Like
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Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 7:30pm On Jan 21, 2020 |
Australian open 2020 Day 2 highlights Nadal, Wawrinka win, Sharapova And konta knocked out Ten 5 sets thriller, most interesting was Italian bad boy Fabio Fognini who came through an intense five-set. The 12th seed was two sets down when his first round clash against giant American Reilly Opelka was halted by rain on Monday. They returned under blue skies on Tuesday when Fognini emerged a 3-6, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) winner but with an injured hand after hitting his racquet in anger bad boy lifestyle. My top 5 picks ease into the second round. Despite dropping a set After dropping a set, Daniil Medvedev finally manages to get the better of Frances Tiafoe in four sets. Tunisia ons jabeur hit 19 winners to crush 12th seed konta Johnna(major upset) Doctor schooled pospisil with the ace game, no breaks allowed. Dr ivo on the beat. Wildcard Alex Bolt upset Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas in five sets. Nice from the Aussie. Alexander zverev my niggi donating 10k dolls for every game he wins in the A02020 BLESSUP cruising pass Cecchinato in straight sets. Ever dripping Nick looking Sharp beating Italian sonago in straight sets also. Bad boy lifestyle We saw lots of 5 sets, the heat wasn't too intense. Sasha excited me with his game today. More loading. How y'all vibing with the tournament |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by do4luv14(m): 8:49pm On Jan 21, 2020 |
Keep it coming rooting for my KING and QUEEN FEDEX and QUEEN SERENA 21Bandit: |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by iceberg54: 9:20am On Jan 22, 2020 |
Serena is currently schooling Zidansek. 1 Like |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 10:39am On Jan 24, 2020 |
What a day!!!!! |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by iceberg54: 10:44am On Jan 24, 2020 |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 10:51am On Jan 24, 2020 |
Former world no 1 Caroline Wozniacki crash out Serena Williams knocked out Madison keys boom out Defending champion, my lollipop, stuned by 15 years old coco gauff. What a day. Big sam kicked by fellow countryman sandgren tennys Roberto agut bautista wipe out. What a day Tigf for us |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 10:52am On Jan 24, 2020 |
iceberg54: Am still in shock. She was getting on during the second set, then boom she switch off, too many unforced error, not winning return points. Ahhhhhhh I'm sad right here man |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 11:00am On Jan 24, 2020 |
The face of Australia open are going down. 1 out The second trailing by 2 set down against the missle (big Milos) Tsitsipas can't handle the missle shots The Canadian is on fire, sorry boy Is raonic beast mode
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Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 11:04am On Jan 24, 2020 |
iceberg54: Can't tell anymore. King roger already broken in the first set, as Millman leads 4-1 Too early to call though. We seen a lot of 5 sets. But it will take alot of heroics for Millman to do the imposible just like 2018 us open quarter finals |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 2:51pm On Jan 24, 2020 |
From 8-4 to 8-10... GAME SET MATCH King Roger...wowowowowowowow What a legend. |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by iceberg54: 2:52pm On Jan 24, 2020 |
What a match!!! |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by NaijaDonCast(m): 3:12pm On Jan 24, 2020 |
Thats why we are never going to see another magical player more than the swiss dictator, 8-4 to 8-10, thats abracadabra 21Bandit: |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by 21Bandit: 3:27am On Jan 27, 2020 |
Don't miss it
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Re: Australian Open 2020 by iceberg54: 12:03pm On Jan 29, 2020 |
Anyone watching Nadal vs Thiem? What a match! |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by Patoski7(m): 10:21pm On Jan 29, 2020 |
iceberg54:Thiem really tried, his backhand was surperb in the match |
Re: Australian Open 2020 by iceberg54: 11:04pm On Jan 29, 2020 |
Patoski7: That backhand did the magic. |
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