Tennis: Australian Open 2016 II

[darko]

Just caught the line ugh

 

[Filppula]

Probably deserved that. Djoko is getting too comfortable, needs to up his groundies.

 

[Know Your Enemy]

All I want is a close hard-fought match.

 

[darko]

All I want is a close hard-fought match.

6-1, 6-4, 6-0 close enough?

 

[Know Your Enemy]

Gotta be 5 sets!

 

[kihei]

Definitely the battle is joined now. Fun set. Nole lagging back a little too much, though.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

If Murray could steal this set it gets interesting. Just a bit. I just want 37+ games.

 

[darko]

Murray gifting that game to Nole

 

[darko]

No such thing as easy service game Bruce

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Monumental collapse.

 

[kihei]

Talk about a u-turn in a game. Wow, poor Andy.

 

[Know Your Enemy]

sigh

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

I still hold out hope he will be beaten once this year. Hopefully at the French.

 

[darko]

Long way back now

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Yup, gotta "find that game" down 0-5

 

[kihei]

That set has to be so disheartening for Andy. He fought his way back into the match but still has zip all to show for it.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Seems stupid to me why Murray didn't challenge that.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Djoker with back to back double faults. We may never see that again...

 

[rulin]

I get no joy from watching Djokovic win. I can't believe I'm rooting for Murray of all people. I also can't believe Murray lost the second, so many lost chances.

 

[kihei]

Nole has been pretty passive for stretches of this match. If Andy has any jam left, he might not be totally dead. One game at a time, as they say.

 

[Filppula]

Nole has been pretty passive for stretches of this match. If Andy has any jam left, he might not be totally dead. One game at a time, as they say.

Murray's standard was awfully high for that set. Yet Djoko still took it, despite really only being solid. If Novak gets a little closer to the lines and serves a little better, it could be a 6-2/3 set.

 

[darko]

Wow.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Novak is just too fit, and completely in Murray's head.

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Boris be picking that nose

 

[Filppula]

Doesn't really feel comfortable yet. Novak doing so much grinding tonight, certainly not the free, crisp tennis we've seen so often in the past.