DBAHO Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I just came back from seeing 1 nite's action at the Australian Open down here in Melbourne. Saw sum really good players as well, including Andy Roddick practising on an outside court (almost got his autograph) and then he was escorted out by bout 10 security guards. Tell ya he looks pretty different in person without da cap on, he kicked Dent's ass 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 tonite as well. Also saw Sebastein Grosjean beat Dominick Hrbaty and James Blake without da long hair win as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Out of curiousity, how many other people follow tennis? i will be the first to admit, I have zero interest in the sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Out of curiousity, how many other people follow tennis? i will be the first to admit, I have zero interest in the sport. I follow it religiously  Is Jimmy Connors still playing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 The men's game is so underrated. People only like to see the big names at the end. The men's field is so deep that it's hard for the top guys to do that. Unfortunately, the boring women's field gets more publicity because the big names are the only players worth a damn so they make it to the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 A-GA-SS-I Â A-GA-SS-I Â A-GA-SS-I Â A-GA-SS-I Â A-GA-SS-I Â A-GA-SS-I Â A-GA-SS-I Â A-GA-SS-I Â A-GA-SS-I Â A-GA-SS-I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 What's the lone Canadian flag doing there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I follow tennis when it's a Grand Slam tourney.....I've seen a few of the rounds of the Aussie Open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwsox Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I just came back from seeing 1 nite's action at the Australian Open down here in Melbourne. Saw sum really good players as well, including Andy Roddick practising on an outside court (almost got his autograph) and then he was escorted out by bout 10 security guards. Tell ya he looks pretty different in person without da cap on, he kicked Dent's ass 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 tonite as well. Also saw Sebastein Grosjean beat Dominick Hrbaty and James Blake without da long hair win as well. please continue to update   I follow tennis and Australian Open news comes so late here it is like never getting it  is Hewitt playing and has he gone out yet -  and who is looking good in both draws -  who is playing in mixed doubles of note, if anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Keys for my Andre having a prayer against Leyton McPunko and David Nabahldian, let alone artiste Federer and Mr. Mandy Moore bastard, are as follows: Â --Unforced errors to winners ratio: at least 2-1 --1st Serve %: at least 65 % --Crisp back-hander (in his lossi to Coria at FO and Ferrero at USO couldn't hit for s*** from that side) --Big points: when your opponent is on the ropes at break point...CONVERT IT, at least 40% of the time. --Defense: last year Andre was way TOO susceptible to counter-attacks, getting caught flat-footed in the middle court-- a player whose career was build on base-line prowess not being able to play tough defense is akin to a power pitcher losing mid-90's fastball.... --Serve returns: for someone who's worn the title of "Best Returner of All Time", Andre sure as hell looked pitiful, even on SECOND serves in his lossi to Coria and Ferrero. I mean, if you have your opponent down 15-40 and his 2nd serve is in the middle of the quadrant...KILL IT!!! If you can't do that, you might as well retire..... --The shorter the match the better. 3+ hour affairs are for young'ins. Â Agassi wants to have it both ways: play a remarkably UNCLEAN tennis (many unforced errors, choking on big points) all the while NOT taking any risks (lack of winners) in power exhanges, which used to be such an ingteral part of his success in the past. Â This bulls*** Zen approach of "methodically" grinding at his much younger opponents just flatout does NOT work: Andre might be fit for his age (34 in tennis is equivalent to 39 in basketball), but his LEGS cannot handle LONG exchanges and at this point, especially against premiere youngsters, and failure to get out to an early 1-0, 2-0, 2-1 set advantage can not help but lead to inevitable LOSS. Â What Agassi should do is play a powerful and morale-debilitating tennis from the get go and force Roddick and Co play catch up and out-unforced error you.....That's the ONLY chance Andre has, really. Â Amen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 The only tournaments I ever catch parts of are Wimbledon and the US Open. I used to like tennis a lot, but it doesn't interest me as much anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Anybody else see who James Blake beat? Patience. Blake def. Patience So does this mean he has no patience or lots of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elcaballo45 Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 I watch all 4 of the grand slams, and the Aussy works out perfect for me, because Im actually awake and home to watch it, because its on so late at night on espn2. My favorite mens players are Agassi, Roddick, and Blake ( Michael Chang was my fav.) and womens are Henin-Hardene, Clisters, and Hingis, if she ever comes back from that injury. Â Quarterfinals are starting tomorrow night i believe, cause the last of the 3rd round matches are tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 24, 2004 Author Share Posted January 24, 2004 please continue to update  I follow tennis and Australian Open news comes so late here it is like never getting it  is Hewitt playing and has he gone out yet -  and who is looking good in both draws -  who is playing in mixed doubles of note, if anyone Hewitt is playin tonite against the spanish 17 year old Nadal, who every1 thinks is goin to be as good as Roddick in 2 years. The winna of that match will play Federer in the 4th round, afta he just beat Todd Reid from Australia. Roddick and Federer haven't lost a set so far, and u gotta say those 2 r da favs, but a lot of ppl think David Nalbandian could win it all afta he beat Agassi in the final of a wrmup tournament last week. I'd say the winna of the open will be 1 of those 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Quarterfinals are starting tomorrow night i believe, cause the last of the 3rd round matches are tonight. You're forgetting the 4th round. That's in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 I watched some of the Agassi-Enqvist match last night, and to tell you the truth, I was surprised that I liked it as much as I did. Â It was quite entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 I watched some of the Agassi-Enqvist match last night, and to tell you the truth, I was surprised that I liked it as much as I did. It was quite entertaining. Agassi is one of the best players to watch because he is so good. Even his blowouts are interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 24, 2004 Author Share Posted January 24, 2004 I watched some of the Agassi-Enqvist match last night, and to tell you the truth, I was surprised that I liked it as much as I did. It was quite entertaining. My sista got a free center court ticket to see that match. She likes all da Swedes and was in row 4 up close and personal. Too bad he got his ass kicked though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/au...tory?id=1716622 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 25, 2004 Author Share Posted January 25, 2004 http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/au...tory?id=1716622 Was watchin the Hewitt game a bit at work last nite. Nadal is goin to be a star in 1 or 2 years, but Hewitt just kept gettin it back and back which is what he does best. Federer looked very impressive yesterday, but my pick is still a Roddick vs Nalbandian final, although I think Andre could beat Nalbandian as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 I watched some of the Agassi-Enqvist match last night, and to tell you the truth, I was surprised that I liked it as much as I did. It was quite entertaining. I don't follow tennis nearly as much as when I was a kid, but I still love the sport and my idol Andre Agassi. (Perte Sampras was a Darth Vader or the Cubs to Andre's White Sox, lololol)  I love tennis (of the last 15 years) for these reasons:  1. It requires tremendeous skills. Amazing hand-eye coordination, not unlike baseball.  2. But skill alone is not enough. Edgar Martinez couldn't crack top 100,000 in rankings because it's extremelyathletically demanding-- and not in short, NFL RB bursts kinda way--, but flatout agility-taxing grind for 2, 3, sometimes 4 and 5+ hours......That's why what Agassi is doing at 34 is down Barry Bonds-esque...sans steroids of course.  3. As in boxing, it's all on YOU. Wanna win the tourney? Beat 7 challengers in under 2 weeks and it's yours.  But truth be told, unless Agassi or Federer or Safin circa 2000 USO are playing I have some difficulty maintaining interest. I'll root against Roddick or Hewitt any day though  And of course PLAYING tennis is awesome (though cheap asphalt courts can seriously f*** up your knees and back so beware) if only for it's awesome execrise value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Didn't like about Agassi match: Â -Only 31 winners. Unless unforced errors are under 20, it's not gonna do against Roddick or Federer or even Grosjean, next opponent......2:1 ratio is a magic number. Â -Only 3 of 14 in break point conversion. I am sorry, but that's unacceptable against Pete Sampras and his amazing serve that gets him out of jams. Against Srichaphan, an average server at best, it's downright pathetic....50 % is a magic number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 26, 2004 Author Share Posted January 26, 2004 Grosjean will test him. He's played 2 pretty good opponents in a row with Hrbaty who had a 14 game winnin streak and Robby Ginepri who was playin really well, his match with Agassi could be closer than a lot of ppl think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Grosjean will test him. He's played 2 pretty good opponents in a row with Hrbaty who had a 14 game winnin streak and Robby Ginepri who was playin really well, his match with Agassi could be closer than a lot of ppl think. Wouldn't suprise me one bit. Grosjean beat him in the Rolan Garros quarters in 2000 after Agassi took the first set 6-1 and then Bill Clinton showed up early in the second set and Agassi unraveled. That alone is enough to confer the Worst President or King of All Time totle on Slick Willie. Â IMO Agassi has not played his A game (against a strong opponent anyway-- it's easy to rout qualifiers and rookies) in 2 years-- since that amazing match against Pete in 2001 USO quarters where not a single serve was dropped. Â Plain and simple: if Andre plays like he did against Pete in the last few USO's, then he will beat Grosjean. If he plays like he did against Coria, Phillipousis or Ferrero (last 3 GS losses), with two many unforced errors, not enough winners and a low breakpoint conversion rate......he will LOSE. Â Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted January 26, 2004 Author Share Posted January 26, 2004 The match I'm lookin forward to is Andy Roddick vs Marat Safin. Safin's unseeded, but he's beaten Todd Martin and James Blake in da last 2 matches, but Roddick's on fire at da moment, but Safin could test him a little. Also Hewitt vs Federer is on tonite, that 1 should be a gr8 match as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandoFan Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 The match I'm lookin forward to is Andy Roddick vs Marat Safin. Safin's unseeded, but he's beaten Todd Martin and James Blake in da last 2 matches, but Roddick's on fire at da moment, but Safin could test him a little. Also Hewitt vs Federer is on tonite, that 1 should be a gr8 match as well. If Federer plays at even 90%, Hewitt, a very good player in his own right, should forfeit the match. He is that good.  If Safin plays like he did against Pete in 2000 USO final, he will beat Roddick. Which is to say he has 1 in 5 chance of winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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