Australian Open 2019

[Anula]

Jeżeli ktoś toczy pięciogodzinne orki na betonie z Carreno-Bustą, to nie jest to kwestia szczęścia niestety.[/quote]

Nie sądzę aby to zaplanował.

[Rroggerr]

Pewnie też nie planował pięciosetówek z Hurkaczem i Karloviciem, ale nie wiem jakie ma to znaczenie.

[The Djoker]

Z Majchrzakiem.

[Damian]

Australian Open 2019 - plan gier na czwartek:

Rod Laver Arena — start o 1:
Leonardo Mayer /Joao Sousa vs [12] Henri Kontinen /John Peers

Nie przed 4:
[8] Petra Kvitova vs Danielle Collins

Nie przed 5:30:
[7] Karolina Pliskova vs Naomi Osaka

Nie przed 9:30:
[14] Stefanos Tsitsipas vs [2] Rafael Nadal

[Barty]

Jedziecie po Mouratoglou w dziale WTA, a wygląda na to przecież, że dołączył on to sztabu Cicipasa. Nie wróży to dobrze...
No ale chłopak wydaje się mieć głowę na karku, więc oby się nie dał zbałamucić. Można też poświęcić chwilę na obejrzenie jego kanału na youtubie, o czym pisze w zawodniczym Art.

Lucas, dawnośmy się nie widzieli.

[Rroggerr]

Jedziecie po Mouratoglou w dziale WTA, a wygląda na to przecież, że dołączył on to sztabu Cicipasa. Nie wróży to dobrze...
No ale chłopak wydaje się mieć głowę na karku, więc oby się nie dał zbałamucić.

The Greek trains at Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy when he isn’t travelling on the ATP Tour and Serena Williams’ mentor has been in his box providing support.

‘He does bring me a lot of confidence in my game,’ he added.
‘He actually isn’t talking much, I will tell you that. But whatever he says is so right and so on point that if I do that, most of the time he’s actually right and it’s working. Mouratoglou has been in the Greek’s box (Picture: Getty Images)
‘I don’t know. That’s kind of a skill, I would say, from people to be so direct and so right on what they’re saying one time, not talking too much here and there, making you feel confused. That’s what I appreciate and admire about him.
‘I don’t know what all the people think of him as a coach, but I think he’s one of the best coaches I’ve ever met until now.’

Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2019/01/22/stefanos ... to=cbshare

[DUN I LOVE]

Magda, mam nadzieję, że z powodu upału przeniosą mecz na jutro.

Lucas, dawnośmy się nie widzieli.

Nie wiem dlaczego, ale przez kilka godzin myślałem, że chodzi Ci o naszego Lucasa.

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MrHesiak, Twój wpis przeniosłem wyżej (linki na dole). Szkoda, żeby zginął w gąszczy wpisów turniejowych. Odniosłem się nawet.
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=4240&p=369151#p369151

[Sowa]

Dach pomoże Cicipasowi?

[DUN I LOVE]

Przy równych szansach by pomógł, obecnie raczej nie ma o czym gadać za bardzo.

[Wujek Toni]

Zawsze im bardziej sterylne warunki gry, tym lepiej dla rywala Rafy. Aczkolwiek Grek gra na tyle bezpieczny i procentowy tenis, że chyba nie ma to większego znaczenia w tym wypadku.

[Damian]

SF Preview: Can Nadal Neutralise Tsitsipas' Surge?

Spoiler:

2009 champ tries to halt #NextGenATP Greek's run in Melbourne semis
Reigning Next Gen ATP Finals champion Stefanos Tsitsipas made what was his biggest breakthrough at the time last August at the Rogers Cup. The Greek defeated four Top 10 opponents en route to the final of the ATP Masters 1000 event, showing his ability to compete against the best players in the world on one of tennis’ biggest stages.

But in the championship match, Tsitsipas ran into a bulldozer in Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard dismissed the second-time ATP Tour finalist in straight sets to lift his record 33rd Masters 1000 title.

“I remember coming back to the locker room and promising to myself I'm going to do much better against him next time,” Tsitsipas said after beating Roberto Bautista Agut in the Australian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday. “It felt like I understood a bit better what he was doing on the court after that match, and especially on hard court.”

Tsitsipas will have a chance to prove what he learned, and that opportunity just happens to come in the biggest match of his life. The 20-year-old, competing in the last four of a major for the first time, confronts Nadal in the semi-finals of the year's first Grand Slam on Rod Laver Arena.

Watch Highlights Of The 2018 Toronto Final:


Nadal, the 2009 Australian Open champion, is not thinking about that match in Canada. In fact, he's not looking back at the pair’s first FedEx ATP Head2Head clash last year in the Barcelona final — in which the Spaniard lost just three games in a 78-minute victory — either.

“He's a player that, what happened in the past, I don't know if it’s going to have a great impact or not [on] what can happen [in the semi-finals],” Nadal said. “When you face these young players, they are in permanent improvement. He's with confidence. He won a lot of good matches. [It] will be a tough one.

“You are in the semi-finals of a Grand Slam, you can't expect an easy opponent. Stefanos is one of the best players of the world. To have the chance to be in that final, I need to play my best, and that's what I am looking for.”


Nadal has been ruthless off the ground in his first tournament since the 2018 US Open semi-finals, showing no rust after four months away due to injury. In five matches, the Spaniard has hit 169 winners to just 99 unforced errors, playing aggressively without making many mistakes. He is the only man remaining who has not dropped a set.

But Tsitsipas brings an intriguing game to the court. His forehand is his strength, like Nadal. But while a player like Juan Martin del Potro is dangerous off that wing with his ability to blow opponents off the court, the Greek uses tremendous variety with his forehand to create openings in which he finishes points.

Tsitsipas strikes his inside-out forehand with a bit of sidespin that makes the ball tail away from opponents. Tsitsipas is also comfortable hitting an inside-in forehand, which means he goes down the line from the backhand side of the court. The Greek does not fear the forecourt, either, winning 65 per cent (124/192 points) of his net points this fortnight.


In the fourth round, Tsitsipas earned his stepping-into-the-sun moment by rallying from the brink of a two-set deficit against six-time champion Roger Federer to oust the Swiss legend in four sets. Tsitsipas impressed in his Toronto run in 2018, won his maiden ATP Tour title later in the year in Stockholm and capped it off with a splendid performance in Milan to capture the Next Gen ATP Finals crown. But this was arguably the 6'4" right-hander's best performance yet, and he will look to replicate that against Nadal.

“He's a charismatic player. Good shots from both sides, good serve,” Nadal said. “It’s a good challenge for me. I hope to be ready for it. I think I am playing well.”

And the second seed has been doing just that for quite some time. While this may be Nadal’s first tournament in four months, the Spaniard is 117-15 since the start of 2017. During that time, Nadal has lost just six times against opponents ranked outside the Top 10. Two of those six losses came against Federer and Novak Djokovic.


But don't expect Tsitsipas to shy away from the moment because of that. In the past nine months, he owns a 7-7 record against Top 10 opponents and if he defeats Nadal, he will crack the Top 10 himself for the first time, which is an incredible accomplishment considering this time last year the #NextGenATP star owned just four tour-level wins.

“We know that Stefanos is one of these players that can win against everybody,” Nadal said. “It was a surprise but not a very big surprise [that he beat Federer]. I know Stefanos is ready to win against everybody.”

The question on Thursday will be, is he ready to beat Nadal in a Grand Slam semi-final?

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/preview ... semifinals

[DUN I LOVE]

Chyba źle zadane pytanie.

[Kiefer]

Nie otworzą dachu na sesję wieczorną?
Z drugiej strony na Wimbledonie zamknęli i Hiszpan grał tak dobrze...

[Damian]

Dach otwarty.

[Robertinho]

Stefanos ma dwa mecze więcej na koncie de facto, oby to nie zadecydowało. Dach będzie otwarty.

[Kiefer]

Tak przypuszczałem, wieczorem już nie ma takiej parówki, wątpię jednak by miało to większe znaczenie, będzie można snuć tego typu teorię co by było jeśli się okaże, że mamy bardzo ciasny mecz a nie szybkie 3:0.

[Damian]

Warunki delikatnie mówiąc, nie są najlepsze...

[Sowa]

To czemu otworzyli dach...? Bez sensu.

[Barty]

Jeśli Stefan ma być tym prawdziwym interesem, to wypadałoby, żeby jednak postawił się dziś w jakiś sposób. Wiadomo, mało kogo w pełni to zadowoli, ale tego seta to powinien wziąć.

[Damian]

Tsitsipas czekał w korytarzach przez około sześć minut, zanim pojawił się Nadal. #skandal

Witek i Furjan za mikrofonem. Nie przypominam sobie, by Marek w ostatnich szlemach robił któryś z półfinałów Panów, nie mówiąc już o finale.

To czemu otworzyli dach...? Bez sensu.

Od 5.0 zamykają ponoć.