Tennis: Australian Open 2020

[Scouter]

What a lucky draw for Kenin getting a tired Gauff, a nervous Barty and a tired beat up Mug who DFed at the end, we'll see if she's the real deal or not as the season and years go on, still she looked like maybe she has something, congrats.

 

[Scouter]

Muguruza was just spent mentally and physically sadly, beat 3 top 10 players plus Pavl was tough too, now she's a higher seed she'll have kinder draws and do better.

I'm hoping Thiem can finally break through kinda, his gamestyle though looks like it takes a lot out, hope he has enough left, hitting through Nadal and now Nole is far from easy.

 

[kihei]

Thiem has to come out strong and aggressive and take it to Nole in the first set. If Thiem doesn't win the first set, it's hard to imagine that he will win the match.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Thiem started well, but showed some nerves in his first service game.

He's probably awake now, but hard hill to climb to get back into this set. Hard to see him take 3 out of 4 if he loses the first set, though he has come back from a set down against Novak before... just not in a match of this importance.

 

[kihei]

3-love. What an ideal start for Nole.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Wow. Thiem breaks out of nowhere. Back on serve, 4-3.

Thiem consolidates with a tough hold including saving a break point.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Wow. Thiem doubles to hand Novak the set.

Too bad; was hoping for a tiebreak.

Will record the rest. Bed time now.

 

[kihei]

It would seem reasonable to say that Nole is safely on the road to #17.

.....or not.

 

[kihei]

Out of the blue, Nole breaks himself, 1-2. Messy tennis all around....Djjokovic breaks back only to return the favour and losses the set 6-4.

 

[BMOK33]

I’m surprised Thiem has beaten him 4 times before

 

[kihei]

Djokovic just dug another hole, getting broken in the first game of the third set. Thiem can determine his own fate, though the set has a long, long way to go.

 

[MrRuin]

Thiem has a way to get into Djokovic‘ head. Seen that in London as well, but still a lot of tennis left to play.

 

[kihei]

Suddenly Thiem has complete control of the set, up two service breaks, 3-love in the third....now 4-1 as Nole finally gets on the board. All of the recent trouble started when he picked up two time violations earlier in the set.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

I believe in (5 letter words) magic, Kenin, and Thiem.

 

[kihei]

Nole two sets to one down. And concentration not the greatest.

 

[stopclickbait]

I don't remember Thiem being this good, does the bandana give you like +10 stats all around on the court haha

 

[JianYang]

I don't remember Thiem being this good, does the bandana give you like +10 stats all around on the court haha

I've become an instant fan of thiem over the course of this tournament.

 

[stopclickbait]

I've become an instant fan of thiem over the course of this tournament.

I don't blame ya, last I remember of him is being a good grinder on every point, but the guy is looking so talented hitting winner after winner.

 

[JianYang]

On to a 5th set. Hoping thiem finds a way here.

 

[kihei]

Nole recovered his concentration in the fourth set and took it fairly easily. Have to like Nole's chances now, as Dominik seems to be gradually slowing down..

 

[Tuggy]

Djokovic should take it from here.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

Thiem is playing some pretty poor tennis the last 6 or 7 games. Some real brutal errors.

 

[JianYang]

Thiem is playing some pretty poor tennis the last 6 or 7 games. Some real brutal errors.

.... Which seems to happen alot to players against the nadal/Djokovic types.

These guys don't give you an inch when the chips are down, so those errors are even more magnified.

 

[kihei]

Nole breaks for 2-1 and calmly serves it out. Hell of a turnaround after the third set. He really earned #17.

 

[JianYang]

Novak wins, and the old guard still reigns.

At least the gap is closing.