Grand Slam Australian Open 2025 Round 1+2

[YeoShuey]

Fonseca 7 3 1 3
Sonego 6 6 6 0

Fonseca with the early break in the 4th.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

True.

AFL mids are averaging 190cms now and seems all the Tennis players we have are the shorter types with no real weapons to their game apart from being a scrapper and feeding off the mistakes their opponents give them.

The Demon is in the same boat and while i love him he just has no real weapons at his size and the taller high ranked players in grand slams will slaughter him.

If you're good enough at sport to make a living from it you have to look at what the best option is. For many young men it is AFL (or NRL I suppose) for lots of reasons. The tennis tour is not for the fainthearted when you are a young Aussie trying to make a living on the tour which is mostly on the other side of the world.

I think I read some years ago you really need to be in the top 100 (of the world) to make a decent living in tennis, you only need to be in the top 300 in golf. For Aussie Rules it's top 400 or so in Australia only. Then there is cricket and all the T20 comps around the world. Unless you really love tennis I don't think it's a very attractive option for elite Aussie sports people these days.

 

[bato]

At this Matteo V Rune match. High quality.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Jesus Christ, they are showing the Kyrgios Kokk doubles match. Welcome to channel 9's circus.

Doubles tennis
For C graders

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Fonseca 7 3 1 5
Sonego 6 6 6 2

Fonseca still has the break in the 4th.

 

[Mr Meow]

Didn't someone say this Sinner/Schoolkate match could be over in an hour?

Did they mean the first set?

Edit: would help if I got his name right

 

[YeoShuey]

Bye Tiafoe.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Fonseca 7 3 1 6
Sonego 6 6 6 3

PUT THE KETTLE ON!

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hahahahaha

Gosh I’m almost for it

 

[YeoShuey]

LOL Sinner. Pathetic

 

[myblueroan]

Is this the thread to talk about how good Schoolkate is?
Where did he come from?
Cool hand luke.
Very enjoyable so far.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Schoolkate

 

[myblueroan]

Wow. Takes 1st set.
But having seen Thanasi earlier...I'll go set by set.

 

[Mr Meow]

Schoolkate with the first set!

We can all say he choked if he loses now.

 

[AvantGardener]

Pretty wild Matt Cottrell just beat Sinner #goblues

 

[Bungeye]

Sinner will win this is four. Should be easy.

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

I’m not watching Schoolkate don’t wanna jinx him been watching Fonseca the atmosphere is electric

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Schoolkate... he's havin' a crack!!!!

 

[YeoShuey]

I'm starting to think Sinner can't play on RLA at nights...

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Doubles tennis
For C graders

Doubles should be banned from Grand Slams.

 

[YeoShuey]

All this guy does is run to the net and dropshots for Sinner to run.

Won't be sustainable the whole match.

 

[Mr Meow]

All this guy does is run to the net and drop it short for Sinner to run.

Won't be sustainable the whole match.

Still, he wasn't expected to win a game and already has 7.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

I'm sure Sinner will work out how to play him as the match goes on but for now it's fun to see Schoolkate getting the better of him.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Fonseca 7 3 1 6 2
Sonego 6 6 6 3 2

Both have held serve in the final set.

 

[YeoShuey]

Still, he wasn't expected to win a game and already has 7.

Unsure who didn't expect him to win a game. I'd expect him to win a game.

Done something De Minaur hasn't for years