I wonder who this "Daniela' commentator is....Hantuchova maybe? But she has been passive aggressive picking on Ostapenko....yeah you can mention the Ostapenko facial expressions or line calls questioning once or twice...but when its excessive, its very unprofessional...you could tell her co- commentator was already trying to balance out the bias commentary
Is there no "overnight" coverage?
I see it's on ESPN2 from 9pm - 2am
Last night and tonight, at least...
And then 2am it's a replay of an NBA game, replay of other random ESPN shows...
My first thought was to "just record that random stuff, too", which is annoying because the coverage would be broken up and I'll have to remember what random show was on ESPN2 in order to watch Korda vs. Medvedev...
... but no, that's not the case.
ESPN only covering the day shift in Melbourne, and the prime-time matches (the best matches) are just... not on TV because it's 2 in the morning?
ESPN+ is the only option to watch the night session of the Aussie Open?
Either Matteo or Ruud. Matteo because he's a very good slam player and Ruud because he's got the consistency to thrive and he's got the most slam finals of anyone left in the draw (except Murray lmao) if you remove those three.
I think you're underestimating him. The guy was just in the finals of the last slam(and a couple of slams before that). He played one bad tournament basically. Not saying it's impossible but writing him off is a bad idea considering he can consistently beat people below him.
Game-wise I'd say it's only really the backhand, which can be good but he can sometimes start spooning it. Otherwise just aspects of consistency, shot selection and mental fortitude imo.
While I don’t disagree, it’s interesting that in his breakout year in like 2018 that he had the hardest hit backhand out of everyone at Indian wells in terms of power.
“This was Craig Tiley’s doomsday scenario. After two nightmare years impacted by COVID-19, this was supposed to be the Australian Open’s coming-out party. No masks, no RAT tests – but, now, no Nick Kyrgios either.”
Australian media are a complete and utter shit show.
FAA, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Hijikata, Molcan, Lehecka etc all put on a show day 1. Not to mention the next Gen likes of Ruud, Rune, Fritz and other exciting players like Kecmanovic and De Minaur all featuring day 2.
With or with this guy, tennis will thrive. His ‘entertainment’ value is merely an icing on an already sweet cake. He could retire tomorrow and not many would give a shit. Players like him come and go all the time. The sport moves on and the Aus Open won’t be worse off just because he is gone.
NK is a crowd favourite, he's the best Australian player on the tour by a mile, he's Australian and the tournament is in Australia. Last year we finally saw what happens if he is committed and he had a career year.
Why on earth would you be surprised that Australian media would be hyped for NK given all of these reasons?
the kyrgios hype is unbelievable...
its getting worse with each passing year.
it went from him being a talent always worth keeping your eyes on to being the summation of tennis itself in the eyes of some
Weird to think how much influence does Tsitsipas has on tennis. Timed toilet breaks, coaching is leagal, these are due to him. The actual Goat debate is between him and John Isner.
...idk why this sub denies it so heavily but he's been an asshole to multiple crowds. His initial run to the USO final in 2019 was filled with pretty shit behavior.
When you are booed at Paris AO and the USO, maybe you should start blaming the player? Especially one who has been dqed from a match before and can't go a year without a violation of some sort.
Will say it just like I said in Cincy. Waving a flag of a country at war at a player who is the other side of the war should be grounds for removal no matter if it is the good side of the war or the bad. Obscene. That someone was waving a russian flag at a ukranian player today. Obscene
I remember this happening in a Kalinskaya-Potapova match late last year before US Open. I think Potapova complained about a spectator sitting with a Ukrainian flag draped around her body who was asked to leave the stadium.
I talked to someone who was at the match and apparently she was far from just sitting with the flag draped around, but rather getting up and waving it when potapova came over during changeovers
I'm probably going to be downvoted for this, but Nadal's grunts right now are way over the top. The irony of him lecturing Sonego for this and doing more or less the same 6 months after... But it's Nadal so it's ok ?
Edit : and to be clear, I'm saying his grunts are both too loud and so long that Draper was often making his shot while Nadal was still grunting...
Kinda find Meddy as a charming, friendly, relaxed good guy that has been anticipating a chat with Courier to come across a little disingenuous. Medvedev as a heel will always be GOAT simply for its sincerity.
I really think Daniil is someone who is gonna go real deep at RG this year if he has a full clay season. He hasn’t had one for the past few years but his RG tennis has been very good
He has wins vs Djokovic and Stef on clay and that rg qf was much closer than it appeared. I think if he doesn’t face Marin playing perfect tennis he probably makes that final last year
It’s the Greek god thing vs. the lanky weirdo Russian thing, the former is going to sell much better in this market for a few reasons. I’m REALLY looking forward to Rinky vs. Stef though. I don’t think Stef is going to know what’s hit him
Daniil following in the footsteps of his hero and inspiration Rafael Nadal earlier today by needlessly prolonging and almost getting broken in his last game when serving for the match
I Hope they meet at the semis again, except this time coaching is allowed! And if this happens, I’d die if they got the same umpire, or Eva Asderaki-Moore (the Greek spy). Hahaha!
In a way it's good, he avoided us a probable Sinner-Musetti matchup. Lorenzo has to make the most out of the next months because Roland Garros can be a huge opportunity for him.
So happy for Lloyd but beyond gutted for Lorenzo. He's been putting some incredible performances in the slam but seems to always come up short. Still young and a lot of improvement ahead but glad he fought back down two sets and a break. I think everyone expected him to fold but he made it all the way to a fifth set tiebreaker and had his chances to win this match against all odds.
5 match points for Lloyd. Heartbreaking but what a fight from Lorenzo, and what a return to tennis for Lloyd too. Hoping and praying for a miracle now...
Can we all agree that Med’s poor form was part due to his hernia surgery? I mean he completely lost his serve because his baseline play and defending is enough to take anyone on the tour except for maybe Rafole
Not sure it’s so simple. I’m quite convinced his confidence went all the way down from that AO final which, in turn, influenced his serve, too
But sure, his surgery most likely was a part of that, too
I don't know what's more brutal. Getting completely dominated in three sets, or fighting back all the way to a fifth set tie break only to lose... Dai Lorenzo!! It's not over until it's over
hot take: the federer era of tennis was the worst era
I wonder who this "Daniela' commentator is....Hantuchova maybe? But she has been passive aggressive picking on Ostapenko....yeah you can mention the Ostapenko facial expressions or line calls questioning once or twice...but when its excessive, its very unprofessional...you could tell her co- commentator was already trying to balance out the bias commentary
That moment where barracking for De Minaur turns into barracking for Novak’s hamstring to tear off the bone
It’s gonna happen just like that isn’t it…
Is there no "overnight" coverage? I see it's on ESPN2 from 9pm - 2am Last night and tonight, at least... And then 2am it's a replay of an NBA game, replay of other random ESPN shows... My first thought was to "just record that random stuff, too", which is annoying because the coverage would be broken up and I'll have to remember what random show was on ESPN2 in order to watch Korda vs. Medvedev... ... but no, that's not the case. ESPN only covering the day shift in Melbourne, and the prime-time matches (the best matches) are just... not on TV because it's 2 in the morning? ESPN+ is the only option to watch the night session of the Aussie Open?
Does espn + give you all AO matches ?
Yes, but it's not the main TV coverage. It'll be random announcers. Which, honestly, Robbie Koenig is more fun that Jason Goodall...
Yes (I’m using it now)
So they are saying. https://plus.espn.com/tennis
Wearing a funky outfit today because of Tiafoe, truly a fashion inspiration
My prediction for upsets today: Men’s - Bublik d. ADF, maybe Karatsev d. Dimitrov Women’s - Muguruza d. Mertens, Schmiedlova d. Trevisan
I’m with you on bublik beating ADF, but would be much more surprised if dimitrov loses.
After I watched Dimitrov lose to a literally limping Kozlov - playing like that for at least a set and a half - I’ll never be surprised.
I hate this sport. 10/10 would recommend. Lol
I'm home sick and can lay in bed all day and watch tennis. What are the replays from Day 1 to watch?
Tiafoe Altmaier was entertaining, Huesler Millman was aite too. Collins Kalinskaya for sure
+1 to Collins Kalinskaya
Other than Nadal , Djokovic and Medvedev who would you pick for the AO Men's Singles Title and why
Either Matteo or Ruud. Matteo because he's a very good slam player and Ruud because he's got the consistency to thrive and he's got the most slam finals of anyone left in the draw (except Murray lmao) if you remove those three.
No chance for Ruud mate. I'd be he's out R1 or R2.
I think you're underestimating him. The guy was just in the finals of the last slam(and a couple of slams before that). He played one bad tournament basically. Not saying it's impossible but writing him off is a bad idea considering he can consistently beat people below him.
Lol Rudd did exactly that out. Out quick.
He got an unlucky match in general tbf. Brooksby isn't R2 material.
Tsitsipas (even though my bracket had halys beating him in the first round)
I agree if his head doesn’t leave him he can win this. But I don’t trust him at all
I think I am going to watch Thiem at 1:00 am at night, as an Austrian I am very hyped for his match against Rublev!
So good to see Thiem back!
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Dumb question: Is it possible to see full match replays on TSN (or anywhere)? I see they just launched TSN+ but they do not list tennis replays :\
any favorite matches from Day 1 to check out the highlights?
Collins/Kalinskaya, Bogdan/Bondar and Shnaider/Kucova.
Kenin/Azarenka was pretty high quality as well.
Musetti v Harris
what are the weaknesses to FAA's game?
Game-wise I'd say it's only really the backhand, which can be good but he can sometimes start spooning it. Otherwise just aspects of consistency, shot selection and mental fortitude imo.
While I don’t disagree, it’s interesting that in his breakout year in like 2018 that he had the hardest hit backhand out of everyone at Indian wells in terms of power.
I agree with this. I think he has a very complete game but it’s almost never put together.
“This was Craig Tiley’s doomsday scenario. After two nightmare years impacted by COVID-19, this was supposed to be the Australian Open’s coming-out party. No masks, no RAT tests – but, now, no Nick Kyrgios either.” Australian media are a complete and utter shit show. FAA, Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Hijikata, Molcan, Lehecka etc all put on a show day 1. Not to mention the next Gen likes of Ruud, Rune, Fritz and other exciting players like Kecmanovic and De Minaur all featuring day 2. With or with this guy, tennis will thrive. His ‘entertainment’ value is merely an icing on an already sweet cake. He could retire tomorrow and not many would give a shit. Players like him come and go all the time. The sport moves on and the Aus Open won’t be worse off just because he is gone.
NK is a crowd favourite, he's the best Australian player on the tour by a mile, he's Australian and the tournament is in Australia. Last year we finally saw what happens if he is committed and he had a career year. Why on earth would you be surprised that Australian media would be hyped for NK given all of these reasons?
the kyrgios hype is unbelievable... its getting worse with each passing year. it went from him being a talent always worth keeping your eyes on to being the summation of tennis itself in the eyes of some
Weird to think how much influence does Tsitsipas has on tennis. Timed toilet breaks, coaching is leagal, these are due to him. The actual Goat debate is between him and John Isner.
true
Does anyone know the name of the female host on the Eurosport broadcast? Can't seem to recall it.
Alizé Lim
She seems to laugh nervously every minute. It's pain to watch her.
Med could cure cancer and the Aussies would still boo him lol
are they also doing the suuuuu thing still
...idk why this sub denies it so heavily but he's been an asshole to multiple crowds. His initial run to the USO final in 2019 was filled with pretty shit behavior. When you are booed at Paris AO and the USO, maybe you should start blaming the player? Especially one who has been dqed from a match before and can't go a year without a violation of some sort.
I'm not blaming anybody. I just find it funny.
I mean he did insult them. The Aussie fans remind me of a hostile football crowd, like playing Liverpool at Anfield.
I'm Australian and they deserved to be insulted.
Sure but if you insult any crowd, they will boo you in response...why is any of this surprising ?
When did he insult them?
Last year.
He said people yelling out between serves are idiots. Not aussie fans
Will say it just like I said in Cincy. Waving a flag of a country at war at a player who is the other side of the war should be grounds for removal no matter if it is the good side of the war or the bad. Obscene. That someone was waving a russian flag at a ukranian player today. Obscene
I remember this happening in a Kalinskaya-Potapova match late last year before US Open. I think Potapova complained about a spectator sitting with a Ukrainian flag draped around her body who was asked to leave the stadium.
why shld someone in a ukranian flag be asked to move? russia are the aggressor
It was more about waving it in front of Potapova’s face to try and provoke
I talked to someone who was at the match and apparently she was far from just sitting with the flag draped around, but rather getting up and waving it when potapova came over during changeovers
Is Medvedev on the other side of that war? Does he support it? This idea of sides is part of the problem.
He said they waved a russian flag at a ukranian, not a ukranian flag at meddy
Idk what meddy has to do with this but no he is very clearly not a supporter of it but thats not the point. The a war objectively has sides
yes and ukraine didnt start it and are not the ones killing civillians
Yes I am on Ukraine’s side 100%
I'm probably going to be downvoted for this, but Nadal's grunts right now are way over the top. The irony of him lecturing Sonego for this and doing more or less the same 6 months after... But it's Nadal so it's ok ? Edit : and to be clear, I'm saying his grunts are both too loud and so long that Draper was often making his shot while Nadal was still grunting...
Kinda find Meddy as a charming, friendly, relaxed good guy that has been anticipating a chat with Courier to come across a little disingenuous. Medvedev as a heel will always be GOAT simply for its sincerity.
The commentators really just called Rinderknech “Rindershnek”
*Close enough meme*
Noo Courier don’t remind him of that devastating finals match hahah
Daniil taking a long time to sign the lens like he’s some kind of Stefanos.
what did meddy sign on the camera lol
It’s his new logo in partnership with Lacoste: D II M
Hey!! Crikey mate!! 😂😂
His logo
Medvedev drawing a full-blown painting on the camera
Day 1 finished at a good time
Haha he signed his new logo
Did he draw his logo on the camera? 💀
I really think Daniil is someone who is gonna go real deep at RG this year if he has a full clay season. He hasn’t had one for the past few years but his RG tennis has been very good
He’s not a clay specialist but he’s so good that he can beat most guys except top 10 players who are also really good clay courters.
He has wins vs Djokovic and Stef on clay and that rg qf was much closer than it appeared. I think if he doesn’t face Marin playing perfect tennis he probably makes that final last year
Omg he’s playing Millman next it’s going to be peak villain Med time.
If they’re playing on JCA then…..yikes. Daniil would really need to keep it together in the face of thousands of drunken screaming yobbos
Oh god I hate JCA with Aussie players.
Milkman going to die to med next round :<
Medvedev and the AO crowd are back in their toxic relationship 🫶
What happened
Fans yelling out trying to distract
I do like most of the crowds calling out the idiots.
Are the crowds booing meddy or sth? Anyway congrats Meddy!
Let’s go Keys. Great match all round. Keys got a little to improve upon but glad she still fought hard and got the W
Fucking idiot fans yelling out during points and during serves to try and distract daniil. You are fucking losers go back home to your pathetic life
aussie fans are rowdy af
6-0. 6-1. 6-2 perfect scoreline
I like to move it move it
Aussies cheering for a personality like Stef and yet hating Med is genuinely baffling to me.
Your obsession with Stef is genuinely baffling to me.
It’s the Greek god thing vs. the lanky weirdo Russian thing, the former is going to sell much better in this market for a few reasons. I’m REALLY looking forward to Rinky vs. Stef though. I don’t think Stef is going to know what’s hit him
They both have annoying personalities
Stef is good looking and his game is aesthetically pleasing. I really don't think it's that weird.
Melbourne has the highest Greek population after Athens, I think. So I’m pretty sure it’s mostly the Greek fans supporting Stef
>Melbourne has the highest Greek population after Athens and Thessaloniki
Med doesn't like the crowd, so they don't like him. Tits is a lad. That's why the crowd like him and he likes the crowd. Never challenge the crowd.
He might be the complete opposite to a lad haha. He’s a very strange cat. They just like him because he’s Greek.
Same! I love Med!
what about raducanu?
Villain Med gets him into the right mindset.
He didn’t do anything. Fans were yelling to try and distract him
Yeah but he got some attitude and served it out because that works for him.
Keys and Medvedev wrapped up around the same time
So what
I love Meddy's coach looking the same whether he wins or loses.
I love Meddie and the Aussie crowd haha
One day Daniil will learn to close out matches and then it’s over for you fellas
Ha, same with Sinner
Umpire small cat confirmed
Meddy didn't come to Melbourne to play, he came to DESTROY! 🔥🔥🔥
Lmao Med fighting someone in the crowd.
What did he say
Did Med just get a code violation?? For what??
he said f off
Daniil can we not do this today
had to get it in before the match ended
Hahah got there in the end. Davai Daniil! Let’s get it done this year 🙏🏾
Daniil’s forehand looks uso 2021 good
mytennishq in shambles
there he is
Daniil keeps having flashbacks
Is he gonna insult the crowd again? The poor man probably hates playing here. Not every Aussie hates you Danya! ❤️
Wait what happened to meddy
Daniil following in the footsteps of his hero and inspiration Rafael Nadal earlier today by needlessly prolonging and almost getting broken in his last game when serving for the match
Meddie just said this: “🤪”
Stef and Daniil losing concentration at the end of their matches, besties only.
I Hope they meet at the semis again, except this time coaching is allowed! And if this happens, I’d die if they got the same umpire, or Eva Asderaki-Moore (the Greek spy). Hahaha!
Giron about to make the biggest comeback of all time in a slam
Lloyd's here to crush Italy's hopes and dreams
In a way it's good, he avoided us a probable Sinner-Musetti matchup. Lorenzo has to make the most out of the next months because Roland Garros can be a huge opportunity for him.
God I hate Aussie fans
It’s fine you’re not invited here.
NO DANIIL NOT CARDIO NOW
Somehow Lloyd Harris returned
So happy for Lloyd but beyond gutted for Lorenzo. He's been putting some incredible performances in the slam but seems to always come up short. Still young and a lot of improvement ahead but glad he fought back down two sets and a break. I think everyone expected him to fold but he made it all the way to a fifth set tiebreaker and had his chances to win this match against all odds.
Just wanna say seeing Daniil’s racket that I recently switched to Tecnifibre and oh my God those rackets are so fucking nice.
Good job Harris. And Musetti surprised me, I thought he would have folded after being 2 sets down. Good fight
Musetti had less stamina than Harris somehow. Wasted my damn morning
Wasted??? Was an incredible tennis match no matter the result
"All that for a drop of blood" - Harris, probably.
HE ONLY NEEDS ONE!!!! What a fight. After a tight schedule of 3 Bangkok challengers he comes in and crushes Musetti in 5!
Crushes is a very strong word, more like scraped through
In this TB alone he crushed Musetti. Like Musetti did in the other set tho
Yaaaay, Madi!! 🥳
Happy for Harris but crushed for Musetti
fair play to Harris, he wasn't missing in match tie break.
Lloyd 🥹 so happy for my boy, glad he’s back!! Loz 💖 sorry bout it dude :( RG is where it’s at
Holy shit. Gutted for musetti, but Harris deserved it
5 match points for Lloyd. Heartbreaking but what a fight from Lorenzo, and what a return to tennis for Lloyd too. Hoping and praying for a miracle now...
6-0 6-1 6-2 would be so satisfying
Quintuple matchpoint acquired by Lord Harris
If he serves it out, this will be the least games Medvedev has lost in a GS match win.
Nice to see Harris getting back in form. He fell 200 spots in the rankings last year.
Match point for Harris <3
100+ unforced errors between Lorenzo and Lloyd but it really hasn't felt that way at all. Incredibly high level tennis from both.
Can we all agree that Med’s poor form was part due to his hernia surgery? I mean he completely lost his serve because his baseline play and defending is enough to take anyone on the tour except for maybe Rafole
Not sure it’s so simple. I’m quite convinced his confidence went all the way down from that AO final which, in turn, influenced his serve, too But sure, his surgery most likely was a part of that, too
8-4
Med really said “I want a pretty scoreline so 2 games is the best you get” 💀
Looks like all 3 matches should be finishing soon. My sleep schedule thanks the players!
Coming back from 2 sets to 0 down to lose in a match TB must be so fucking roughhhh 😭
:(((((
8-3
Musetti and these slam five setters. I wonder what the issue is
From what I have heard his problem isn’t endurance….
🧠
7-3 3 pts till W
My tennis playing octopus
My singing monsters
Incredible point there
I don't know what's more brutal. Getting completely dominated in three sets, or fighting back all the way to a fifth set tie break only to lose... Dai Lorenzo!! It's not over until it's over
HARRIS HARRIS HARRIS 6-2 up but it's a TB to 10.
Fuck lorenzo cmon
Classic Lorenzo unfortunately