Killa Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) We have Patrick McEnroe, Mary Carillo, Brad Gilbert, Mary Jo Fernandez and I think some Australian guys as commentators. They cover all the grand slams here I was hoping John McEnroe would be there too (he covered the US Open) but he isn't.. He's by far the best commentator. Edited January 29, 2009 by Killa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luineul Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yeah, TSN gets the ESPN feed and that's who I'm getting too. I don't mind them, they're pretty good. Hey, Wikipedia has the earnings listed for each player... I was just Wiki'ing tennis players and saw that in the profile boxes on the right. Guess who's on top! Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 It's listed on the official ATP and WTA sites too, along with other things like head-to-head stats between players: Federer (15) vs Roddick (2): http://www.atpworldtour.com/3/en/players/h...r2=Federer%2C+R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binkybonks Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Federer is going to kill Roddick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Devils Workday Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yup, thats Melbourne for you. 1st day back at school is gonna be 43 degrees. B-e-a-utiful! your school'd better have air conditioning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binkybonks Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 (edited) your school'd better have air conditioning! Who needs a fan when you've got one of these... Edited January 29, 2009 by Zomg Leet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Devils Workday Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Who needs a fan when you've got one of these... a paper fan? i prefer those metal ones with the sharp edges. but the Australian Customs fun police confiscate those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Сергей Макаров Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Dementieva lost!!! Oh boy, my heart is broken.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binkybonks Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Dementieva lost!!! Oh boy, my heart is broken.... You're surprised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luineul Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I failed. Couldn't stay awake for Federer... I watched the first set, and then kind of passed out, satisfied he appeared to have full control of the set. Nadal and Verdasco on tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I had to post this Roddick played better in the 2nd and 3rd sets than in the first, but it still wasn't enough to get him through. At least it was an entertaining match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binkybonks Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 TKO for Feds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auximenes Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 (edited) Nadal and verdasco are playing an epic match 5th set now crazy Edited January 30, 2009 by Auximenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auximenes Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 OMG NADAL HAS FINALLY WON Nadal 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 7-6 (7-2) 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 over Verdasco what an epic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auximenes Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 TKO for Feds. Roddick is my favourite player but i knew that was going to happen After witnessing Fed dismantle Del Potro, I believe he's back to his best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luineul Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 Match of epic proportions. That was just fracking mind-blowingly awesome. Props to both players... It's so strange that the double fault came back to haunt Verdasco. I hope he has repeat performances at that kind of level, just wow. What an effort, a match made to remember. 5 hours and 14 minutes... And I can say I was there for every minute. By a stroke of luck I said, 'I'll just watch the first set.' I'm not even sleepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 I was only able to watch the first 2 sets sadly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luineul Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 A contest for the ages < Back to Article List Friday 30 January 2009 By Eleanor Preston After five hours and 14 minutes of the most astonishing tennis that this year’s Australian Open has seen so far, Rafael Nadal set up his longed-for meeting with Roger Federer in the final. Their title decider at last year’s Wimbledon was a glorious spectacle, and while much is expected of Sunday’s Melbourne rematch, even a contest between the world’s two best players would be hard-pushed to equal the adrenalin-fuelled brilliance of Nadal’s 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(2) 6-7(1) 6-4 win over compatriot Fernando Verdasco in a semifinal which lit up Rod Laver Arena. You did not need to have watched the entire match to have understood what the win meant to Nadal, or just how hard he had been pushed by an opponent who had already beaten pre-tournament favourite Andy Murray and last year’s finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the run-in. The look on Nadal’s face as he lay on the ground, flattened by relief, exhaustion and pure joy, would have said it all. When he eventually got to his feet, the world No.1 somehow summoned the energy to clamber over the net and embrace his beaten countryman. They stood together as two friends and Davis Cup teammates who had just been part of something extraordinary. “He deserved to win too,” said Nadal, still breathing hard and bathed in sweat. At that moment, even he might not have quite understood how he managed to beat Verdasco, who played with such resilience and aggression that he presented a constant and pressing danger right up until the moment when his hitherto trusty serve finally let him down and he put down a double fault to bring the contest to an incongruous end. Verdasco had given every ounce of his energy, battling off painful cramps in his left leg during the fourth set to produce what might be the finest six points he will ever play to win the tiebreaker and take the match to a fifth set. Before Friday night, Boris Becker’s 1991 defeat of Omar Camporese had been, at five hours and 11 minutes, the longest match in Australian Open history. Nadal versus Verdasco came in at three minutes longer, and beat Andy Roddick’s protracted 2003 quarterfinal against Younes El Aynaoui by 15 minutes. Though history does not always record quality, this one came with a standard of tennis that belied the energy-sapping length of the encounter. Had Nadal not had the big-match experience that comes from being a five-time Grand Slam champion behind him, then Verdasco might well have caused an upset to rival any we have seen so far at this year’s Australian Open. The muscular, aggressive and, at times, irresistible tennis which had earlier sent Murray and Tsonga heading towards Tullamarine Airport hit Nadal with full force, and though the world’s best player showed himself to be equal to it, Verdasco may be able to find consolation in the fact that he could hardly have done more. “It is sad to play one match like this and lose after five hours. But, you know, for the other side, I need to be proud for the tournament I made and the level I played today also. I think it was unbelievable match,” said Verdasco, who mustered enough smiles afterwards to suggest a well-developed sense of perspective. “You know, we both played unbelievable. I think Rafa, I said always, in these matches, five sets, he is the toughest player. And I was there all the time, too. So for sure I will have this match in my mind all my life.” Only late in the fifth set, when his serving arm finally began to tire and droop, did Verdasco offer Nadal any respite. His spirit remained strong until the last, however, and he saved two match points with volleys which sent the already excitable crowd into new raptures. They cheered him with lusty appreciation at the end, as well they might, for he was far more than a bit-part player on The World’s Biggest Stage. There is some crazy pressure on Federer to win the title now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auximenes Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) It truly was an insane match nadal can't be blamed for losing to federer now, not after that marathon Edited January 31, 2009 by Auximenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXnotoriousXx Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 that match was awesome go nadal!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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