Australian Open 2011

[GirlySports]

Men's Round of 16

#1 Rafael Nadal (ESP)
#15 Marin Cilic (HRV)
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Milos Raonic (CAN)
#7 David Ferrer (ESP)
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#5 Robin Soderling (SWE)
Alexandr Dogolpolov (UKR)
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#11 Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
#4 Andy Murray (GBR)
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#6 Tomas Berdych (CZE)
#9 Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
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#14 Nicholas Almagro (ESP)
#3 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
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#8 Andy Roddick (USA)
#19 Stanislas Wawrinka (SWI)
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Tommy Robredo (ESP)
#2 Roger Federer (SWI)

Women's Round of 16

#1 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
Anastasia Sevastova (LIT)
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#23 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
#6 Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
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#30 Andrea Petkovic (GER)
#14 Maria Sharapova (RUS)
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#9 Na Li (CHN)
#8 Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
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Peng Shuai (CHN)
#12 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
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Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
#3 Kim Clijsters (BEL)
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#25 Petra Kvitova (CZE)
#22 Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
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Iveta Benesova (CZE)
#2 Vera Zvonareva (RUS)


Welcome to the greatest event for left coast fans and insomniacs.

Can #1 Nadal make it a Nadal Slam?

Can #1 Wozniacki win her first Grand Slam?

Men's Seeds (The Draw if all seeds hold)

Top Half
#1 Rafael Nadal (ESP)
#31 Feleciano Lopez (ESP) (out 2nd round)
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#20 John Isner (USA) (out 3rd round)
#15 Marin Clic (HRV)
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#10 Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (out 3rd round) Raonic'd!
#22 Michael Llodra (FRA) (out 2nd round) Raonic'd!
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#27 David Nalbandian (ARG) (out 2nd round)
#7 David Ferrer (ESP)
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#4 Robin Soderling (SWE)
#30 Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) (out 2nd round)
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#24 Ernests Gulbis (LAT) (out first round)
#13 Jo-Wilfred Tsonga (FRA) (out 3rd round)
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#11 Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
#21 Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) (out 3rd round)
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#32 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) (out 3rd round)
#5 Andy Murray (GBR)

Bottom Half
#6 Tomas Berdych (CZE)
#28 Richard Gasquet (FRA) (out 3rd round)
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#23 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) (out first round)
#9 Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
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#14 Nicolas Almegro (ESP)
#17 Ivan Ljubicic (HRV) (out 3rd round)
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#29 Victor Troicki (SRB) (out 3rd round)
#3 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
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#8 Andy Roddick (USA)
#26 Juan Monaco (ARG) (out 2nd round)
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#19 Stanislas Wawrinka (SWI)
#12 Gael Monfils (FRA) (out 3rd round)
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#16 Mardy Fish (USA) (out 2nd round)
#18 Sam Querrey (USA) (out first round)
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#25 Alberta Montanes (ESP) (out 2nd round)
#2 Roger Federer (SWI)

Canadians: First Round: #28 Richard Gasquet (FRA) def. Frank Dancevic (CAN) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
First Round Milos Raonic (CAN) def. Bjorn Phau (GER) 7-6(3), 6-3, 7-6(8)
Second Round Milos Raonic (CAN) def. #22 Michael Llodra (FRA) 7-6(3), 6-3, 7-6(4)
Third Round Milos Raonic (CAN) def. #10 Mikhail Youhzny (RUS) 6-4, 7-5. 4-6, 6-4
Fourth Round #7 David Ferrer (ESP) def. Milos Raonic (CAN) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4



Women's Seeds (The Draw if all seeds hold)

Top Half
#1 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
#29 Dominikia Cibulkova (SVK) (out 3rd round)
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#21 Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) (out 2nd round)
#15 Marion Bartoli (FRA) (out 2nd round)
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#11 Justine Henin (BEL) (out 3rd round)
#23 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
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#32 Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) (out 2nd round)
#6 Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
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#4 Venus Williams (USA) (out 3rd round)
#30 Andrea Petkovic (GER)
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#20 Kaia Kanepi (FIN) (out 2nd round)
#14 Maria Sharapova (RUS)
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#9 Na Li (CHN)
#17 Aravene Rezai (FRA) (out first round)
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#28 Daniella Hantuchova (SVK) (out first round)
#8 Victoria Azarenka (BLR)

Bottom Half
#7 Jelena Jankovic (SRB) (out 2nd round)
#27 Alexandra Dulgheru (ROM) (out first round)
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#24 Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) (out 2nd round)
#12 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
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#13 Nadia Petrova (RUS) (out 3rd round)
#19 Ana Ivanovic (SRB) (out first round)
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#26 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP) (out 2nd round)
#3 Kim Clijsters (BEL)
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#5 Samantha Stosur (AUS) (out 3rd round)
#25 Petra Kvitova (CZE)
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#22 Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
#10 Shahar Pe'er (ISR) (out 3rd round)
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#16 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) (out 3rd round)
#18 Maria Kirilenko (RUS) (out 2nd round)
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#31 Lucie Safarova (CZE) (out 3rd round)
#2 Vera Zvonereva

Canadians: 1st round Rebecca Marino (CAN) def. J. Namigata (JPN) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
2nd round: #6 Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Rebecca Marino (CAN) 6-3, 5-7, 9-7 :whaa:

[CrusaderPi]

What's the money line on this thing?

[Mango]

Great to see Rebecca Marino move on to the next round. With the injuries Alexsandra Wozniak is fighting, she could be the next Canadian to make her mark on the tour.

Predictions -
Men: Nadal
Women: Clijsters

[GirlySports]

What's the money line on this thing?


Nobody bets on tennis :P

[GirlySports]

Del Potro's back!

He just won an insane 1st set tiebreak 15-13 with the set taking nearly 90 minutes to play.

[GirlySports]

First epic match of the tournament.

#27 David Naldandian (ARG) def. Lleyton Hewitt 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(1), 9-7

I saw a teeny bit this morning, Hewitt definitely had more chances, he was up a set twice and they flashed a graphic on the screen that he was 6 out of 30 in break chances.

Also, Ana Ivanovic is out, her career is going nowhere.

[Mango]

Also, Ana Ivanovic is out, her career is going nowhere.

It's really too bad, because when Ivanovic was at the top of the rankings, she was damn good. She changed her serve in 2009 and wonder if that has been her downfall. One analyst says it's an issue with her ball toss.

[GirlySports]

Well! Venus just dropped the 1st set to an unpronounceable name.

Now I gotta stay up and watch more!

[Mango]

Rebecca Marino is playing great! Wow. I'm beyond impressed. She's going neck-to-neck with Schiavone.

[GirlySports]

Rebecca Marino is playing great! Wow. I'm beyond impressed. She's going neck-to-neck with Schiavone.

She saved 2 match points in the 2nd.. now 5-5 in the 3rd!

Also, she serves first in this final set which is a huge advantage since there's no tiebreak!

[GirlySports]

7-7, both players holding serve easily

[Mango]

I have an early morning...and yet I can't go to bed now. This is great tennis!

[GirlySports]

I have an early morning...and yet I can't go to bed now. This is great tennis!


Me too, but she just got broken :whaa:

[GirlySports]

awww... :whaa:

[Mango]

Wow. What a match. She should be very proud of herself.

[GirlySports]

Milos Raonic takes the first set in a tiebreak against #22 Michael Llodra! :yay:

He has a HUGE serve. 27 aces in the first round, 10 more in the 1st set today.

[GirlySports]

Raonic wins the 2nd set 6-3! :hehehe:

16 aces in two sets!

[Matty81]

Raonic wins the 2nd set 6-3! :hehehe:

16 aces in two sets!

Awesome to see a young canadian playing so well.

[GirlySports]

woo

Raonic wins! 7-6, 6-3, 7-6 :w00t:

[GirlySports]

#7 Jankovic is out.. lost to China's Peng Shuai

[GirlySports]

On the Broadcast they said Raonic is a qualifier ranked 151 in the world.
He had to win 3 matches to get into the tournament.

In 5 matches he has served 90 aces.

Also he's clocked the fastest serve of the tournament so far at 230 km/h

Also first Canadian man to make 3rd round of a slam in 10 years. (Nestor 2001 Australian)

[Mango]

Great to see! Raonic has an impressive top spin on his serve. No wonder he's serving so many aces.

[GirlySports]

Henin is out 3rd round.. lost to Kuznetsova

[OILFAN #81]

Wow, this is the Mango/Girlysports thread.

Sorry if I post for a second, lol.......

Did you see the Clijsters post match interview? It was hilarious.

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[GirlySports]

Wow, this is the Mango/Girlysports thread.



hehehe it's just because we're crazy enough to watch the first week at midnight!

[Mango]

Henin is out 3rd round.. lost to Kuznetsova

It's going to take a little bit of time for Henin to gain her form. She's a little bit older and the women on the tour are so good now.

Wow, this is the Mango/Girlysports thread.

Sorry if I post for a second, lol.......

First major of the year! What can say? I'm excited :)

Raonic plays Friday 5pm (our time) against Youzhny. It's on the same court he beat Llodra. I think that's a good thing since tennis players are pretty superstitious.

[GirlySports]

So last night Venus Williams went out, retired after 1 game.

It's her first retirement of her entire career!

She was hurt in the 2nd round but fought through that match. Went out for the warm up last night, played one game, couldn't move and had to retire.

[Mango]

Looks like they will be streaming Raonic's match on tsn: http://tsn.ca/tennis/

It gets underway shortly. Good luck to him :)

[Mango]

Raonic takes the first set. This kid has one of the best serves on tour. It's fast and very accurate. What a weapon! If he goes on to win, he will move into the top 100 around 70 or so.

[Mango]

Raonic fights hard in the second set to break twice and now leads 2-0. Third set coming up. "The kid from Canada" looks great! What a serve.

[Matty81]

He had been broken early in the 3rd set but then broke Youzhny immediately. The passing shots the kid is hitting are world class.

I am so impressed with the kid, it actually looks like Canada might have it's first bonafide mens tennis star

[Mango]

He had been broken early in the 3rd set but then broke Youzhny immediately. The passing shots the kid is hitting are world class.

Early in the match, the commentators were saying they thought Raonic was good, but didn't have the complete package. They specifically said he needed to work on his footwork and backhand.

Fast forward to the third set and I actually heard "I take that back" from one of the commentators.

Minus Daniel Nestor's doubles dominance, this performance is one of the best in Canadian tennis history.

[Matty81]

Early in the match, the commentators were saying they thought Raonic was good, but didn't have the complete package. They specifically said he needed to work on his footwork and backhand.

Fast forward to the third set and I actually heard "I take that back" from one of the commentators.

Minus Daniel Nestor's doubles dominance, this performance is one of the best in Canadian tennis history.

Nestor beating Edberg in Davis Cup was crazy too but this would be right up there for me.

Super flukey shank shot on the break for the Russian there, he's kind of douchy with all his screaming too, at least he doesn't grunt after his shots though.

[Mango]

Nestor beating Edberg in Davis Cup was crazy too but this would be right up there for me.

Super flukey shank shot on the break for the Russian there, he's kind of douchy with all his screaming too, at least he doesn't grunt after his shots though.

Agreed. That match stands out in my mind too.

The fourth set is now underway and Raonic continues his serve dominance. How often can it be said that a Canadian leads the Aussie Open in aces?

[Mango]

One more game. Come on Raonic!!

[Mango]

He did it! Remember the name Milos Raonic. This kid is going to be great!

[Matty81]

that was awesome, can't wait for the 4th round!

[OILFAN #81]

So if he wins his next match against most probably Ferrer (7), he would play Nadal after that? Crazy. I hope he wins the next match because a match vs Nadal in the QF's would be amazing for his confidence (although he already has a ton of it).

[Mango]

So if he wins his next match against most probably Ferrer (7), he would play Nadal after that? Crazy. I hope he wins the next match because a match vs Nadal in the QF's would be amazing for his confidence (although he already has a ton of it).

You got it.

He faced Nadal at the Rogers Cup last summer and it was a great one. I believe it was 6-4 6-4. After the match, Nadal said he could see Ranoic in the top 20. That's a nice bill of confidence right there.

This is the first time a Canadian man has reached the round of 16 at a major since Nestor in 1988 at Flushing Meadows.

[GirlySports]

31 aces! What a sexy service motion! And he's got a pretty decent game too, not just a serve and nothing else like Isner or Karlovic.

Yup he will play David Ferrer on Sunday night (our time) in the round of 16. Another win and he would get Nadal in the QF.

BTW for the 6 matches he has won this week (3 qualifying and 3 main draw) he has earned $93,000 and a tonne of ranking points.

[GirlySports]

There are no frenchmen left in the men's draw.

What odds would you have gotten that there is 1 Canadian and 0 Frenchmen in the round of 16.

[Mango]

There are no frenchmen left in the men's draw.

What odds would you have gotten that there is 1 Canadian and 0 Frenchmen in the round of 16.

Speaking of...where is Tsonga? He must be injured. I forgot about him until tonight while watching Raonic. He reminded me a lot Tsonga a couple of years back, when he came out of no where and unfortunately fell to Djokovic in an epic five set final.

I'm certainly not saying Raonic will end up in the final, but I love stories like this: where a challenger starts to make his mark on the tour. Tonight, the mostly Aussie crowd was chanting "Go Canada!" and "You can do it Canada!". They don't even know his name, but they want him to win. These are the reasons I just love tennis.

[GirlySports]

Tsonga just ran out of gas. He was up 2 sets to 1 against another unpronouncable name and then just 'hit the wall' 6-1, 6-1 in the final two sets.

[GirlySports]

Roanic interview coming up on TSN!!!!!

[GirlySports]

He's quite handsome ():-)

[GirlySports]

Anyone still up? Anyone

Isner and Cilic going to a 5th set.

I fear the worst. Last time Isner went to a 5th set....it went 3 days.

[Mango]

Marin Cilic moves on. He'll face Roddick for a place in the semifinal.

[Mango]

Roanic interview coming up on TSN!!!!!

Great interview. I just had a chance to listen to it at work. It's nice to see him get praise from the commentators and I laughed at them assuming every Canadian is born with skates on :).

He says he models his game to that of Pete Sampras. You can certainly tell from his serve.

Raonic has an interesting background. He was born in Montenegro, trains in Spain and is a Canadian. He seems like a good kid. It's hard not to cheer for him.

[GirlySports]

Marin Cilic moves on. He'll face Roddick for a place in the semifinal.

Cilic plays Nadal next!

Since my drawsheet on the front page now looks like a scorecard of a 20-inning baseball game, and we're now into the 2nd week of the tournament, here are the Round of 16 draws for both Men and Women.

Men's Round of 16

#1 Rafael Nadal (ESP)
#15 Marin Cilic (HRV
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Milos Raonic (CAN)
#7 David Ferrer (ESP)
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#5 Robin Soderling (SWE)
Alexandr Dogolpolov (UKR)
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#11 Jurgen Melzer (AUT)
#4 Andy Murray (GBR)
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#6 Tomas Berdych (CZE)
#9 Fernando Verdasco (ESP)
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#14 Nicholas Almagro (ESP)
#3 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
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#8 Andy Roddick (USA)
#19 Stanislas Wawrinka (SWI)
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Tommy Robredo (ESP)
#2 Roger Federer (SWI)

Women's Round of 16

#1 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN)
Anastasia Sevastova (LIT)
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#23 Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
#6 Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
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#30 Andrea Petkovic (GER)
#14 Maria Sharapova (RUS)
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#9 Na Li (CHN)
#8 Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
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Peng Shuai (CHN)
#12 Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
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Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
#3 Kim Clijsters (BEL)
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#25 Petra Kvitova (CZE)
#22 Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
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Iveta Benesova (CZE)
#2 Vera Zvonareva (RUS)

[Mango]

Cilic plays Nadal next!

That's what I get for reading a Croatian website at 4 in the morning :)

[LockedOut]

Just tuned into a womens match that's in the 3rd set tied at 9-9 and they've been playing for more than 3.5 hours and counting.

[GirlySports]

Wow!

Kuznesova-Schiavone 10-10 and it's really high quality.

One wouldn't think the match would be this long with a 6-1 set sandwiched in there but there have been so many long rallies!

[GirlySports]

11-11!

over 4 hours now. Schiavone has served for the match twice now and failed. Before that she saved 6 match points.

And there's a reward for the winner of this battle of attrition. A date in the QF against #1 Wozniacki!

[GirlySports]

Both players hold serve. 12-12.

I was supposed to be asleep an 2 hours ago!

Edit: both hold again 13-13.

4 hours 20 minutes now.

[Travis Munroe]

Isnt Roddick set to play right away?

[GirlySports]

Isnt Roddick set to play right away?

He plays after the Sharapova match. Sharapova has just dropped the first set on the main court.

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Both players hold serve again 14-14.

[GirlySports]

Finally! Schiavone wins 16-14!

[Bertuzzied]

Nice to see Roddick whine like a bitch when he is losing again. Guy can't lose quietly.

[Machiavelli]

There are no frenchmen left in the men's draw.

What odds would you have gotten that there is 1 Canadian and 0 Frenchmen in the round of 16.

What happened to Monfils?

[GirlySports]

What happened to Monfils?

Lost to Wavrinka in the 3rd round, who then went on to crush Roddick last night.

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Tonight Raonic and #7 Ferrer are the 3rd match on Hisense Arena after 2 women's matches. So probably around 8pm (mountain time) on TSN.

[ricoFlame]

Tonight Raonic and #7 Ferrer are the 3rd match on Hisense Arena after 2 women's matches. So probably around 8pm (mountain time) on TSN.

I always watch tons of the Aussie Open, but this is the first time i'm ever planning to be around to watch a specific match prior to the final weekend.

[Mango]

Tonight Raonic and #7 Ferrer are the 3rd match on Hisense Arena after 2 women's matches. So probably around 8pm (mountain time) on TSN.

I can't wait. Raonic can pull off another upset thanks to that great serve.

[GirlySports]

Wozniacki does her own press conference!

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[Mango]

Alexandr Dogolpolov defeats fifth seed Robin Soderling.

Raonic is up soon. I'd say another hour or so.

[Mango]

If you're interested in seeing Raonic's match, tsn.ca is streaming it. Select the HiSense Arena stream.

[GirlySports]

They're warming up.

COME ON CANADA!

[Dion_Iggy_Kipper!!!]

Its on now. I've been looking forward to this all day

[Nandric]

First Ace of the Game!

[Dion_Iggy_Kipper!!!]

Been waiting to post this.
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[Mango]

Ridiculous speed on that serve - wow!

[Mango]

Nice, Raonic with the break

[Nandric]

Man what a comeback from 40-0 to break point, I have a feeling this match could go to 5 sets.

[Chump]

They have switched over to the Raonic game on tsn.

[Mango]

There it is. Raonic takes the first set with an ace (what else ;) ). Great showing so far!

[Chump]

Wraps up the set with two aces.

[GirlySports]

This kid has a sick game! Haven't seen anyone volley that well in a long time.

He models himself after Sampras and you can definitely see that.

[browna]

Haven't watched tennis for a while...pretty solid player it looks like. Certainly see the Sampras in him, and its not just the white shirt, socks, and curly hair.

Big bonus marks for not grunting as so many players now seem to do these days.

[CedarMeter]

Spare us the chicks get back to Milos!!!!!!

[Mango]

Ferrer with his first break. This could be a five setter.

[GirlySports]

Yeah, Ferrer showing his experience and reading the Raonic serve.

(Like a batter reading the ball out of the pitchers hand).

Milos has to mix it up a bit, slow the serve down and hit the corners more.

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It's best of 3 now, it's going to be a long night!

[Mango]

If you're interested in knowing more about Milos, here's a transcript of a great presser with him: http://tennisconnected.com/home/2011/01/22/ao-milos-raonic-third-round-press-conference/

I figured this would come somewhere....

Q. The last best Canadian player ended up playing for Great Britain. I take it you will play for Canada.
MILOS RAONIC: Yes.

Frankly, the last "best Canadian player" will and always will be Nestor, but whatever :)

[Mango]

Raonic has missed capitalizing on a couple of break points and then gets broken himself. A bit of inexperience there, but what can you do.

[J epworth]

Ya Inexperience getting to him now, it's really unfortunate

[TriCitiesHockeyFan]

i wish the commentator would stop calling the "the young canadian"
he has a name ya know :?

[GirlySports]

Raonic has missed capitalizing on a couple of break points and then gets broken himself. A bit of inexperience there, but what can you do.

That missed volley in the 7th game to make it 0-40 really hurt.

[GirlySports]

Well that's it. Wheels have fallen off.

Ferrer's experience and defense won the day.

[Mango]

i wish the commentator would stop calling the "the young canadian"
he has a name ya know :?

I started keeping track since you posted this....21 mentions of "young Canadian" with just 3 "Milos" and/or "Raonic".

[Dion_Iggy_Kipper!!!]

He got one break back.

[Mango]

Ah what can I say, Raonic did well. He made it a match and he should be very proud of himself. His achievements at the Aussie Open will pay off because I believe he'll move into the top 100, so hopefully, no more challengers for him :) Great job, Milos!

[browna]

A lot of celebration from the haircut needing Spainard for beating a guy that's 150th in the world.
A few mental mistakes at crucial times in the 3rd and 4th sets turned out to be the issue for Raoinic.

Great tournament, hope that Raonic can keep it up.

[Erick Estrada]

A lot of celebration from the haircut needing Spainard for beating a guy that's 150th in the world.
A few mental mistakes at crucial times in the 3rd and 4th sets turned out to be the issue for Raoinic.

Great tournament, hope that Raonic can keep it up.

He's got all the physical tools to be the best Canadian men's tennis player ever he just needs more polish. Who's the last Canadian men's player in the top 50? Glenn Mitchibata?

[GirlySports]

He's got all the physical tools to be the best Canadian men's tennis player ever he just needs more polish. Who's the last Canadian men's player in the top 50? Glenn Mitchibata?

Wow! That's a name in the past and he got to 48th.

Although on last night's broadcast they said that 'officially' in 1994 Rusedski was ranked 41 while still Canadian.

[HOOT]

How can I plan to watch a match? I record both 6hr time slots but never get to see the match I want!!! You would think you would get to see more than highlights from the #1 ranked women in the tourney.

[Mango]

How can I plan to watch a match? I record both 6hr time slots but never get to see the match I want!!! You would think you would get to see more than highlights from the #1 ranked women in the tourney.

It's pretty hard in the earlier rounds because of the sheer number of players. ESPN generally only has the well-known players on tv broadcasts, with many of the other matches streaming live on their websites. TSN takes ESPN's feed and that's why we didn't get to see all of Raonic's match on tv last night. TSN streams all of the courts on their website and the streams don't use the ESPN broadcast. They instead use local Aussie broadcasters or other international broadcasts, depending on the tournament. I'd say that's your best bet to see your favorite player, but I know that's not an option for some folks because they are using their PVRs.

TSN only covers the Rogers Cup, where the Canadian players all get a chance to have at least one match aired.

Because we have now reached the quarterfinals, you'll probably be able to see every match on TSN (ESPN's broadcast).

[OILFAN #81]

Boy would it ever suck to be on the mens side right now. Nadal is just smoking everyone. It seems like he doesn't even try and he wins. He is way too good. I want someone new to win for once. Go Andy Murray!

[Erick Estrada]

Boy would it ever suck to be on the mens side right now. Nadal is just smoking everyone. It seems like he doesn't even try and he wins. He is way too good. I want someone new to win for once. Go Andy Murray!

I don't like Murray. He throws tantrums and pouts like Roddick when things aren't going his way. If you are going to pull that crap in a gentleman's sport like tennis at least be over the top like Johhny Mac so we can be entertained by the sideshow.

[OILFAN #81]

I don't like Murray. He throws tantrums and pouts like Roddick when things aren't going his way. If you are going to pull that crap in a gentleman's sport like tennis at least be over the top like Johhny Mac so we can be entertained by the sideshow.

To be fair, I only watch majors and that is only the SF and Final so I haven't watched Murray enough. I can't stand Dorkovic at all and other then Federer and Nadal, he is the only other one besides the 3 that I mentioned, that have a shot.

[GirlySports]

Boy would it ever suck to be on the mens side right now. Nadal is just smoking everyone. It seems like he doesn't even try and he wins. He is way too good. I want someone new to win for once. Go Andy Murray!

They ran a stat the other day.

Federer or Nadal have won 21 of the last 23 Grand Slams.
Federer 12 and Nadal 9. That's dominance.

The only other 2 are

Djokovic 2008 Australian Open
Del Potro 2009 US Open

[Mango]

I want someone new to win for once.

I wouldn't mind a new champ too. A couple of years back, Tsonga and Djokovic played an epic Aussie final and that's what I love. I don't mean to slight Nadal or Federer. They are amazing world-class athletes and I appreciate their extensive resumes, but I'd just like a change.

It was awesome to see Del Potro win the US Open in '09 and I might not like him, but when Roddick just about took Wimbledon.

For the women, I bias and want Clijsters to win everything under the sun because I adore her attitude. She never gives up on any ball, even if she knows she's not going to win the point. Next to that, she is a true sportsman and person. There's definitely a girl crush there on my part.

[GirlySports]

yeah Nadal and Federer are just way above everyone.

Example: Wavrinka looked like a world beater beating Monfils and Roddick in straight sets and now he's just being manhandled by Federer!

[Mango]

Clijsters had a tough time with Radwanska. One of Kim's few faults is that she tends to zone out during matches and that showed tonight. She's going to have a battle with Zvonareva in the semis. Kim beat her in the US Open final, but lost to her at Wimbledon.

Murray just defeated Doglopolov in four sets. He seems pretty confident.

Nadal versus Ferrer is coming up next, but I don't think I'll stay up for that one. I think we all know what's going to happen there.

[OILFAN #81]

Clijsters had a tough time with Radwanska. One of Kim's few faults is that she tends to zone out during matches and that showed tonight. She's going to have a battle with Zvonareva in the semis. Kim beat her in the US Open final, but lost to her at Wimbledon.

Murray just defeated Doglopolov in four sets. He seems pretty confident.

Nadal versus Ferrer is coming up next, but I don't think I'll stay up for that one. I think we all know what's going to happen there.

Yes. Nadal will pick at his butt at least 127 times.

EDIT: Ferrer breaks Nadal and has a 2-0 lead in the 1st set. That game took forever.

Wow, Ferrer wins the first set 6-4.

Wow, Ferrer wins the second set 6-2.

Make it a straight sets win for Ferrer! 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 over Nadal.

Semis:

Murray vs Ferrer
Federer vs Djokovic

[HOOT]

Make it a straight sets win for Ferrer! 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 over Nadal.



What?!?! I went to bed because I didn't think it would be worth staying up for....that would have been! Guess I'll check out the replay today.

[NBC]

Nadal was hurt - not surprising.

[GirlySports]

That means Milos could have beat NADAL! damnit!

[Mango]

Weird. I guess I should have stayed up.

[Mango]

The road to another Grand Slam just got a lot easier for Kim Clijsters. I can't believe Caroline Wozniacki lost. However, maybe I shouldn't say that because Na Li beat Clijsters in the Aussie tune-up final.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Anyone else up late watching Roger and Novak??

[NBC]

^ Or early.

I think most of the UK is hoping the Serb wins as Murray might have a less difficult time with him if he makes it mast Ferrer.

[VANFLAMESFAN]

Novak has been pretty damn impressive in this match. Not sure I would bet against him.

Down 5-2 in the second set and whips off 5 straight games to take it. Good tennis to boot.

[spiteface]

first time since 2003 that fed cant defend a grand slam title

[NBC]

Impressive. I didn't think Jerkovic had the bottle to win.

[Mango]

Djokovic versus Murray in the final. It should be interesting.

Go Kim!

[OILFAN #81]

Very easy for me on who to go for. Go Murray!!!!!!!!!! (and Clijsters too!)

[Bertuzzied]

Ugh. i don't like any of these finalists. can't wait till Wimbledon.

[Mango]

For anyone who wants to watch the women's final live, tsn.ca will be streaming it. The replay will run on TSN at 1:30 am. Go Kim!

EDIT: Well, TSN may have the match live after all at 1:30. Right now, tsn.ca is streaming Laver Arena live and it's still the boys' final with the girls' to come...and then the women's.

It might be a long night.

[GirlySports]

I'm too tired.. the replay will be a 1:30pm. I'll wait for that.

[Mango]

I'm too tired.. the replay will be a 1:30pm. I'll wait for that.

I'm hemming and hawing over what I'll do. This might be Kim's last year on the tour and I'd love to see her win (knock on wood). I can PVR it, but I'll know the score before I get the chance to watch it. Decisions, decisions.

[NBC]

Clijsters won 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

[Mango]

That was definitely a tough battle for Kim, but good on her for re-grouping after the first set and finding a way to win!

[flylock shox]

Looking forward to this Djokovic-Murray final. A couple of smart players in a position to really elevate their respective games.

A shame it starts in the middle of the bloody night. Fricken Australia...

[HOOT]

The funniest part of the Clijster match was the Chinese in the crowd trying to get to her by yelling during the points but it was distracting Li Na more than anyone. Pretty good match overall, glad it went to 3 sets.

Go Murray!

[GirlySports]

I'm hemming and hawing over what I'll do. This might be Kim's last year on the tour and I'd love to see her win (knock on wood). I can PVR it, but I'll know the score before I get the chance to watch it. Decisions, decisions.

You can avoid the score.
I avoided the score all day and just watched the replay on TSN.

The Chinese in the crowd don't know how to watch tennis.

[Mango]

You can avoid the score.
I avoided the score all day and just watched the replay on TSN.


I've tried, but working in a newsroom there's no chance that I don't get a score spoiled. They are always coming across the wire or through emails etc.

Luckily, I'm off tomorrow and I'll PVR the men's final. I'm looking forward to it :) May the best man win!!

[atb]

Anyone up watching? Great, close
match so far.

[NBC]

Murray didn't have a sniff in this one. Three finals, three defeats, without a set between them.

He just doesn't have what it takes in the big matches. When he is up against it he looks towards the stands where his mother is, almost pleading with her to do something to help him.

[Mango]

I just caught the match. Is it selfish that I found it boring? I thought Murray would at least take a set. Congrats to Novak on his second Aussie Open.

Without any pazazz, Daniel Nestor has won another title, this time the mixed doubles with Katarina Srebotnik.

Overall, a good Grand Slam. I thought the good stories died down four or five days ago and people started to lose interest. It was a great coming out party for Raonic. It looks like he's already qualified for another tournament. He's definitely a name to remember.

[Bertuzzied]

I just caught the match. Is it selfish that I found it boring? I thought Murray would at least take a set. Congrats to Novak on his second Aussie Open.

Without any pazazz, Daniel Nestor has won another title, this time the mixed doubles with Katarina Srebotnik.

Overall, a good Grand Slam. I thought the good stories died down four or five days ago and people started to lose interest. It was a great coming out party for Raonic. It looks like he's already qualified for another tournament. He's definitely a name to remember.

This was one of the worst possible grand slam matchups you could have for the men.

Nestor.... Doubles.... he could win 10000 doubles titles and he would have still accomplished less than what Milos Raonic did in 2 weeks in Australia.

[JustAnotherGuy]

This was one of the worst possible grand slam matchups you could have for the men.

Nestor.... Doubles.... he could win 10000 doubles titles and he would have still accomplished less than what Milos Raonic did in 2 weeks in Australia.

Daniel Nestor and his 9.1 million in career winnings says hi.

[HOOT]

Daniel Nestor and his 9.1 million in career winnings says hi.

I think you missed the point.

[Mango]

I think you missed the point.

Not really. Without Nestor, there is no Raonic. The man works hard, especially with the younger generation of players in Canada.

[HOOT]

Not really. Without Nestor, there is no Raonic. The man works hard, especially with the younger generation of players in Canada.

Maybe I took Bert's comment wrong. I thought it was a shot at the media/TSN for never talking about Nestor who has won a stupid amount of titles but a Men's Single makes it to the 4th Rd and it's national news.

[Bertuzzied]

Maybe I took Bert's comment wrong. I thought it was a shot at the media/TSN for never talking about Nestor who has won a stupid amount of titles but a Men's Single makes it to the 4th Rd and it's national news.

Nope. Doubles tennis has little sports significance. It's boring and has little entertainment value. Did any of you log into TSN's stream or the Aussie open stream to watch doubles tennis? didn't think so.

It's there so people who go live to the matches feel like they get more for their money.

Kotalik in 3 seasons says hi with his $9million and no travel or living expenses.

[Bertuzzied]

Not really. Without Nestor, there is no Raonic. The man works hard, especially with the younger generation of players in Canada.

Is that why he no longer trains in Canada?

Oh and i'm not knocking Nestor. I'm dissing doubles tennis. I'm sure Nestor would trade his #1 world ranking in doubles for a top 120 in the world in singles any day.

[Mango]

Is that why he no longer trains in Canada?

Nestor told Raonic to pursue tennis when he was about to give up on it. He helps him train on a regular basis and yes, goes to see him in Spain.

[Bertuzzied]

Nestor told Raonic to pursue tennis when he was about to give up on it. He helps him train on a regular basis and yes, goes to see him in Spain.

Like i said, i'm not knocking Nestor but doubles tennis. It is complete filler and is a big waste of time.

When was the last time anyone wanted to watch a doubles match? Maybe a few years back when they wanted to see if the Williams sisters were going to start a fight on the court?

[Mango]

When was the last time anyone wanted to watch a doubles match? Maybe a few years back when they wanted to see if the Williams sisters were going to start a fight on the court?

It's not even about the doubles. It's just too bad Nestor doesn't get recognized for his achievements (not directed at you). He has the Order of Canada, Olympic gold, has won countless awards and remains a viable part of the tennis circuit, despite his age.

Hopefully, he can work even closer with Tennis Canada when he decides to retire. I think his experience and attitude can really help a country that's been a joke of the tennis world for awhile now.

[nemanja2306]

This was one of the worst possible grand slam matchups you could have for the men.

Nestor.... Doubles.... he could win 10000 doubles titles and he would have still accomplished less than what Milos Raonic did in 2 weeks in Australia.

Actually, on paper it looked like it would be a really good match. Too bad Murray didn't show up though, Nole was better in every aspect. Especially his serve.
Murray has the talent, he just needs to become mentally stronger. But then again, it's not easy when the entire UK is on his back to become the first UK player to win a Grand Slam since 1936. No pressure. :blink:

As for Nestor, he and his partner Zimonjic (now ex) got a lot of exposure here in Serbia. And the doubles in general. Sure, it's a lot less popular than singles, but over here (in Europe in general) the doubles have more meaning that it might mean in NA. Besides, playing doubles is not as easy as you think.

[GirlySports]

I like Nestor, he could have bolted for another country when things were going bad in Canada. But he's always been there in Davis Cup and will teach Raonic alot about volleying and playing the big matches. Nestor's singles isn't bad, he just can't play a full season on tour. He caused quite a few singles upsets in Davis Cup and in the majors.

Doubles is ok, they've done alot to try and spice it up, like no 'advantage' and no 3rd set. However, it's just the undercard most nights before the singles. The problem is that singles is so physically demanding nowdays that none of the top singles players can really play doubles anymore.

Finally, Murray will never win a grand slam. He's too defensive, and has no weapons to turn a match around on the big stage. His style is too physical to last 7 best-of-5 set matches.
This was his best chance, easy draw, no Soderling, no Nadal, no Federer. He only had to be one top ranked guy, and he couldn't.

[Bertuzzied]

I like Nestor, he could have bolted for another country when things were going bad in Canada. But he's always been there in Davis Cup and will teach Raonic alot about volleying and playing the big matches. Nestor's singles isn't bad, he just can't play a full season on tour. He caused quite a few singles upsets in Davis Cup and in the majors.

Doubles is ok, they've done alot to try and spice it up, like no 'advantage' and no 3rd set. However, it's just the undercard most nights before the singles. The problem is that singles is so physically demanding nowdays that none of the top singles players can really play doubles anymore.


what does that mean?

[GirlySports]

what does that mean?

I can see you don't watch doubles :)

In the grand slams, it's normal tennis scoring.

In the other events, they don't play advantage. If it's duece, the next point wins. And if they split the first two sets, they don't play a 3rd set, they play a 10 point super tiebreaker.

[Bertuzzied]

I can see you don't watch doubles :)

In the grand slams, it's normal tennis scoring.

In the other events, they don't play advantage. If it's duece, the next point wins. And if they split the first two sets, they don't play a 3rd set, they play a 10 point super tiebreaker.

I think the only thing that can save doubles tennis is they start giving man advantages to one team. Like if a team reaches so many unforced errors they have to play a man short for so many points with singles boundaries.

i would start watching if that happened.

[GirlySports]

That one guy would have no chance. :P

[Matty81]

This doesn't really belong in here but in case anyone has continued interest in Raonic, he has moved on to his next ATP event in South Africa where he was made to qualify, beat two guys to enter the main event and just crushed the #2 seed instraight sets in the first round this morning.

The guy he beat was ranked in the 30s on tour and he has already now picked up some more ranking points.

[Mango]

This doesn't really belong in here but in case anyone has continued interest in Raonic, he has moved on to his next ATP event in South Africa where he was made to qualify, beat two guys to enter the main event and just crushed the #2 seed instraight sets in the first round this morning.

I was watching the online feed of his matches and he hasn't lost a step. In fact, he's gained even more confidence and rightfully so. If anyone is interested in following Raonic's progression, bookmark his ATP page:

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ra/M/Milos-Raonic.aspx

It has a detailed description of his rankings. It's also interesting to see how his career prize money basically tripled after his solid showing at the Aussie Open.

[GirlySports]

you guys should make a strictly Raonic thread, he's going to have a busy year/career.