Grand Slam Day 4 - Australian Open 2024

[BobbyMorri]

Day 5 is here!!!!!!

Grand Slam - Day 5 - Australian Open 2024

Have fun Medvedev. try and finish before 2am for everyone. (in before a 4am finish) He did not finish before 2am.... It was nearly 4am. Anyway, "day 6" is here https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/day-6-australian-open-2024.1376316/#post-82191857

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[BobbyMorri]

A brave Aussie in a 5 set match..check. Several players are struggling with the heat...check. There are no huge upsets as of yet but the night is young. This tournament hasn't had any major shocks as of yet, with most things going to script(outside the Ladies Wimbledon Champ). Indeed, as of the time of writing, only 2 seeds have been lost on the men's side.

We are finally in round 2. That extra day seems to go forever. We are now in a regular pattern of play-rest-play-rest, which should allow all of us to follow how each half of the draw takes shape.

Weather 19-23C
Rain with possible Storm.
90% of 8-30mm.

Rod Laver Arena
Day Session From 12pm
Jabeur [6] vs Andreeva
de Minaur [10] vs Arnaldi

Night Session From 7pm
Sabalenka [2] vs Fruhvirtova [Q]
Djokovic [1] vs Popyrin

Margaret Court Arena

From
Day session - From 12:00pm
Sinner [4] vs de Jong [Q]
Gauff [4] vs Dolehide

Night Session From 7pm
Tsitsipas [7] vs Thompson
Sakkari [8] vs Avanesyan

John Cain Arena
From 11am
Wozniacki [WC] vs Timofeeva [Q]
Siegemund vs Storm Hunter [Q]
Shelton [16] vs O'Connell
Rublev [5] vs Eubanks

5 Aussies in action, and they are all on the big 3 courts. Play on the outside courts might be a bit off and on tmw, depending on how heavy the incoming storm is. The Aussie men are either a seed or playing a highly-rated player. The toughest task is for Poppy, playing that guy from Serbia but wouldn't be shocked if 3 of them lose. Storm Hunder is the lone girl but a real chance in what could be "the brave Aussie," match of the day.

Mens-wise, there isn't much to say. Eubanks is of Wimbledon Quarterfinal fame, playing a tired Rublev in possible indoor conditions. Could be interesting. Probably not.

Girls wise, and I mean girls, we have 2 16-year-old Czechs making their main stage debut in Australia. If you get confused with all the young Czechs, you are not the only one. To think, THe Czech Republic is about to have ANOTHER golden generation. I think Sab should be too powerful for Fruhvirtova. Woz is back on court which retired her in 2020.

Match the day
Jabeur [6] vs Andreeva
Do not sleep on Andreeva, she is already ranked inside the top 50 and has played on the big courts in Paris and New York already. This will make it 3 out of the 4 slams. She is poised to make a huge statement in a slam. She nearly did at Wimbledon, but she "dropped" the chance to beat Keys. I think it is now and she will get her first top 10 win of her career.

Poll....A survey

 

[BobbyMorri]

This should be a busy thread tonight....

(yes it is a post to get this at the top of the page)

 

[BobbyMorri]

No play on the outside courts til 12.

So only John Cain Arena will have action at 11

 

[Leeda]

This should be a busy thread tonight....

(yes it is a post to get this at the top of the page)

Spatulas at the ready..time and tide...courier gets the dichotimy

 

[LukeParkerno1]

BobbyMorri I would almost tip Andreeva and I won’t call this a massive upset Jabeur is beatable these days

 

[BobbyMorri]

BobbyMorri I would almost tip Andreeva and I won’t call this a massive upset Jabeur is beatable these days

yeah, I agree. A little bit of pressure on Ons and she might crack, being the fav.

Should be a fun one.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

yeah, I agree. A little bit of pressure on Ons and she might crack, being the fav.

Should be a fun one.

That’s the only thing I feel the organisers got wrong the women matches today on RLA should have been flipped

 

[yabsy]

That’s the only thing I feel the organisers got wrong the women matches today on RLA should have been flipped

At least your man Novak wont be starting too late.

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[LukeParkerno1]

At least your man Novak wont be starting too late.

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Yep happy about that hopefully a bagel dished out tonight

 

[yabsy]

Yep happy about that hopefully a bagel dished out tonight

Forgot the test started

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[LukeParkerno1]

Forgot the test started

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Barely watching it bowling doesn’t interest me much more focused on the AO till we bat then have two screens going

 

[BobbyMorri]

That’s the only thing I feel the organisers got wrong the women matches today on RLA should have been flipped

yeah, but maybe they wanted Sab to feel that full crowd she didnt get last round.

And that this match is more likely to finish earlier. Not as much extended rallies will help that as well

 

[LukeParkerno1]

yeah, but maybe they wanted Sab to feel that full crowd she didnt get last round.

And that this match is more likely to finish earlier. Not as much extended rallies will help that as well

Possibly though still feel the better match should go at night

 

[BobbyMorri]

5-0...Andreeva

15 mins.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Bagel served 6-0 for the future world number 1

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

What a smashing

 

[10Dulkar]

Surprised Jabeur isn't on 9 or 9Go with being on Rod Laver.
Even more surprised by the first set score.
I'm sure LukeParkerno1 is enjoying Wozniacki though.
I saw her irl once. She was in Portrush with Rory McIlroy playing the Irish Open. I swear more people were there to see her.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Not a fan of Ons kit it's like she's wearing rags

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Surprised Jabeur isn't on 9 or 9Go with being on Rod Laver.
Even more surprised by the first set score.
I'm sure LukeParkerno1 is enjoying Wozniacki though.
I saw her irl once. She was in Portrush with Rory McIlroy playing the Irish Open. I swear more people were there to see her.

Have both games on, Mirra will win multiple Slams could win one before she's 18 she's that good.

 

[pepsi]

Think they will add an extra match onto RLA today with the delayed start on the outside courts and this match being over so quick?

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Have both games on, Mirra will win multiple Slams could win one before she's 18 she's that good.

No age limit in tennis to play at a slam? Thought you had to be 18

 

[LukeParkerno1]

No age limit in tennis to play at a slam? Thought you had to be 18

There are limits on the amount of matches outside of slams, I forget the actual rule, tennis fans call it the Hingis rule. It's to prevent burnout. Forget the actual rule and BobbyMorri would know the rule more than I do but it's a certain number of what they call tier 1 events until the age of 17.

 

[10Dulkar]

No age limit in tennis to play at a slam? Thought you had to be 18

Hingis won three slams I think before she turned 18.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Top 50 at 16

Holly molly

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Think they will add an extra match onto RLA today with the delayed start on the outside courts and this match being over so quick?

Maybe they will play the mens first and see how they are going with time