2016 Aussie Watch

[TooUglyForFugly]

John Patrick Smith's teaming with Demoliner seems to be a thing I hadn't noticed until I got a tennis app ...

 

[Amazing Bombers]

Groth in another semi, which should put him up in the top 150. He'll play Velotti next.

 

[Chris_2593]

Sam Groth into another final. He will play Ram. Tough match. Aussies Blake Mott and Alex Bolt will contest a future final at Melbourne Park today aswell.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Well done to Groth and Gooch for winning a doubles title.

 

[matt_897]

I wonder if there will be a rally in that Ram/Groth match. Good work by Sam, hope he finishes the job.

 

[matt_897]

Groth lost 6-2, 6-2. Pretty disappointing scoreline tbh. Still a nice boost this week.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Still must suck to not be able to actually win anything in comparison to the finals made.

 

[matt_897]

Still must suck to not be able to actually win anything in comparison to the finals made.

Yeah, his record isn't great but it's getting slowly better

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

John Millman just won his match in China.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Krygios is back and won his first round in Sarasota.

 

[vaughany]

Any aussies playing in Monte Carlo?

 

[Chris_2593]

Nope Matosevic lost in final round of qualifying and Tomic pulled out before it started.

 

[matt_897]

Any aussies playing in Monte Carlo?

This the clay season, if an Aussie wins a match, we start celebrating on the streets.

Matosevic and Ebden have snuck into the 250 events, don't know about Rome or Madrid qualies yet. Tomic who knows. Lleyton is down for Munich, has snuck into Madrid (curious how he'll like the conditions there) and looks to not be playing Rome (he's 3rd alt there). Groth is off playing challengers in Asia, Krygios is off playing a couple of challengers in the states first before trying his hand at a few European clay events. I believe he was going to try Munich qualies.

The French WC will be interesting one, groth has arguably had a good enough season to get it. Krygios so he can defend his points or even Kokkansis to give him a turn outside Australia. At the moment I would be happy with Groth or Kyrgios but we'll see how the next few weeks go.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Wonder what Tomic's reasons for pulling out are?

 

[Chris_2593]

Wonder what Tomic's reasons for pulling out are?

Might not be 100% after his surgery. Although I don't know why he played Miami.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

John Millman just won his match in China.

And he won again today.

 

[matt_897]

James Duckworth also won his first match back in a challenger in Chile this morning.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Duckworth and Krygios have won their second matches in their respective tourneys.

 

[matt_897]

Kyrgios vs. Young in the quarters, hope Nick smashes him.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Got an update that Millman beat Mao Xin Gong after beating Liang-Chi Huang.

Beating higher-ranked players on their own turf so far,. Reckon I jinxed it now though.

 

[matt_897]

He should be beating those type of players, it's how he goes against a higher standard player like Ze Zhang in the next round. So far he has done pretty well.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

He ended up losing that ... dunno if it was expected.

Nick makes up for it by beating Donald Young.

 

[matt_897]

Millman's loss is ok, just a matter of improving from here

Duckworth won as well. Honestly both him and Kyrgios have draws that could win the tournaments but we'll see. Big opportunity for Nick but we'll see what's going on

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Nick beat Kosakowski but needed three sets to do so. No idea what round of the tourney he's up to, though.

 

[matt_897]

That was the semi and now he's into the final, he came back from 4-1 down in the 3rd too. Huge bunch of points and now faces a guy similarily ranked (around 200) which is unusual for a $100k challenger, huge chance.

Duckworth won as well getting a retirement at 4-4 in his semi and now faces De Bakker for a chance to get to no.135 in the ranking and makes that WC selection interesting.

Grothy has some won to do in China next week