Australian Open 2023

Djokovic as good as out, 2nd practice session cancelled.

Nadal is so lucky, he will win his 23rd slam here.

Guaranteed.

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Jesus, the ES chatter coverage is headache-inducing 😡

Which one is Hector?? 🧐

What channel are they on? Cannot possibly be worse than Babseeee and Alizé screeching away at each other, and the stupid cube carry-on.....

Complete joke isn't it ?

Delighted for Murray. I never fully appreciated him when he was in his pomp and competing against the likes of Federrer, novak and Nadal it's easy to underestimate him. Having watch the "next gen" like Tsitsipas, Zvervev, Thiem et all fall over themselves to make a balls of things has made me realise how much I love watching a player with the grit and determination of Murray and how far that can get you versus silky smooth technique and skill.

I think I'll revise my earlier prediction; can't see Nadal winning the FO. The body has given up.

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Oh I don't know. He'll be 'fixed up' and back to his best for the French.

Raducanu threw that match away, she had Gauff on the ropes and kept missing key shots. Fair play to Gauff though for hanging in even when all she was doing was getting the ball back in and living off the Raducanu misses.

I was frustrated watching it mainly because I am not a fan of the way Gauff was playing during that second set. I suppose it was a necessary evil but Raducanu should have handled it better. Still good signs from Raducanu, if she can get her team sorted like the coaching and strength and conditioning will put a run together and shoot up the rankings. I think this is where Andy Murray would be a big help to her to give her advice on how to set that up. He went through the same stuff at the start of his career when he was cramping up in matches.

Folks, I'll be heading over to Oz on Sunday and I'll be at the men's semis (day session). Anybody care to work out who I potentially might be watching ? 😀

Couacaud took the 2nd set against Djokovic to level it up but Djokovic has broken him straight away in the 3rd.

What an absolutely brilliant point from Murray there. Kokkinakus had about 3 smashes and Murray gets them all back and then goes on wins the point. Kokkinakus should have won the point 3 or 4 times. Murray still 2 sets down and 2-1 down in the third, Kokkinakus needs to hold the head here.

Madness.

Great resolve by Andy again but I do wonder if it will end up worth what he has put his body through in the long term

Love to see Murray battling away! Always had a lot of admiration for him. One of the great "what ifs" if his body hadn't completely broken down in 2016. Definitely could have added more slams imo

Unbelievable. No other words.

No fear of that.

Like him or Loath him but no one can deny what absolute warrior Andy Murray is. I said above that if he won this match I can't see him winning the next match against Batista-Agut but I'm afraid to write him off now.😁

Why do the players not kick up an absolute stink about those borderline overnight matches?

I could understand one night match being scheduled - but two? Including 5-set men's matches? That's absolutely nuts!

I've haven't seen much tennis so far, and only caught glimpses of Murray in passing - and thought he was walking like an old man, or me when I've done a disc in my back! But fair dues to him if he's playing till 3am and winning a second long match!!

I was really sorry to see Ons Jabeur go out - I really love watching her play. She looked all out of sorts in both matches though, never had the look of a finalist about her.