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    Posted: 11 Feb 2021 at 11:08pm
As R. Nadal and A. Barty are both at $10 on Betfair to win their respective men�s and women�s singles , who would you rather have a lazy $100 on to win ?

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Neither of them. 
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They are saying court is faster and skiddier this year which won't help Nadal but will help Barty. 

Nadal is never a good bet at Aus Open. Last bet I had on tennis was $200 Nadal 10/1 2008 and bloody Tsonga knocked him out.Angry
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Panic has again struck the Vic. govt with media expectations of a hard 5 day lockdown similar to that in August so it'll be interesting to see what eventuates re. the Open Confused
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Passing Through Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Feb 2021 at 1:40pm
Just announced... tennis and broadcasting will continue but no fans starting tomorrow. Full refunds for all tickets.
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I just saw 5 double faults in one service game. Gotta love ladies tennis.LOL
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And Barty has a "hammy".
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What's the story with the sky high ball toss you often see on women's serves? Who is teaching them that? Study the best servers. They don't have high ball tosses.
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Originally posted by Tlazolteotl Tlazolteotl wrote:

What's the story with the sky high ball toss you often see on women's serves? Who is teaching them that? Study the best servers. They don't have high ball tosses.

 totally agree. It makes the serve a case of Russian Roulette and promotes double faults...

 When I was covering tennis, thirty years ago, this was a topic of discussion, yet nothing changes. 

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THERE is too much money at stake for tennis to ever be considered a source of comedic genius, but just occasionally over the years there have been moments of gaiety.

Here are five.

1. “Sure, on a given day I could beat him. But it would have to be a day he had food poisoning.” US player MEL PURCELL on IVAN LENDL.

2. ANDRE AGASSI to ANDY RODDICK: “Let’s see what you’ve got, big boy.” Roddick’s reply: “Hair.”

3. “Whoever said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose that counts’, probably lost.” MARTINA NAVRATILOVA.

4. “Sex doesn’t interfere with your tennis. It’s staying out all night trying to find it that does.” ANDRE AGASSI.

5. “If you’re against a girl with big boobs, make her play backhand at the net. That’s the hardest shot for the well endowed.” BILLIE JEAN KING.

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Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row.
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What happened? Barty cruising to victory. Opponent takes a 10 minute injury break then crushes Barty. Either some miracle medical treatment took place behind closed doors or Barty has the concentration level of a 2yo.
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Maybe the dodgy hammy tightened up during the 10 minute break.
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Why I never bet on women’s tennis. Simply impossible to predict. And today was a prime example. Well done to anyone who layed Barty at 1.02 when that injury timeout was occurring. 
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Pegula's father is a fracking  multi-billionaire and owns the Buffalo Bills with his wife.
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After watching both the presentation ceremonies of the Women's and Men's Singles at the Australian Open I am a little confused.

During both presentations Tennis Australia president, Jayne Hrdlicka, thanked the “extraordinary sacrifice” for everyone over the past year, she mentioned that, “with vaccinations on the way, rolling out in many countries around the world, it’s now a time for optimism and hope for the future.”

At the Women's presentation Hrdlicka was cheered and roundly applauded by the crowd for those comments,  however when she made the same reference in her speech at the Men's presentation it brought audible boos that echoed throughout the stadium .

I can only put those differing reactions to who made up the attendance at each match.... Nova  Djokovic supporters were not at the Women's final.

Djokovic is a known aniti-vaxer and did not bother even to wear a mask when entering the stadium whereas his opponent Medvedev did as did both women in their final. It appears Djokovic, due to his perverse reasoning for avoiding vaccinations, has been able to convince his rabid and vocal supporters of the same reasoning that resulted into booing  of Hrdlicka's comments.

Are those Djokovic supporters that stupid, that they blindly follow him because he can play tennis  and may have no other redeeming features, or am I the one confused ?




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No surprise that anti-vaxxer Djokovic attracts nutters and loonies.
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Djokovic,  Nadal, Federer have won a total of 58 Grand Slams. Male players under thirty have won a total of 1.LOL And that was a flukeLOL - Djokovic disqualified,  Nadal not there and Federer injured.
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 his supporters are as obnoxious as he is. 

 
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Bit like the "N (d) ick heads " . 
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I prefer to give credit where it's due & Novak has played sensational tennis for many years now, also making an effort to overcome anger amanagement issues up there with those of our wacker (forget his name - again LOL)
His oppenent was extremely gracious in defeat which Novak reciprocated. Anyone who can win a Grand Slam in 3 sets with a 2 1/2cm tear in a stomach muscle, has to be mentally & physically tough, regardless of treatments.

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Interesting BB unearthed that about Djokovic being an anti-vaxxer, certainly no media mention I saw. Maybe that did play a part in the boos.
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From an interview in August

“I see that the international media has taken that out of context a little bit, saying that I am completely against vaccines of any kind,” he said. “My issue here with vaccines is if someone is forcing me to put something in my body. That I don’t want. For me that’s unacceptable. I am not against vaccination of any kind, because who am I to speak about vaccines when there are people that have been in the field of medicine and saving lives around the world? I’m sure that there are vaccines that have little side effects that have helped people and helped stop the spread of some infections around the world.”

But Djokovic did express concern about potential issues with a coronavirus vaccine.

“How are we expecting that to solve our problem when this coronavirus is mutating regularly from what I understand?” he said.


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Djokovic dad says his son will not be blackmailed and will very likely miss the Australian Open.
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Originally posted by Passing Through Passing Through wrote:

Djokovic dad says his son will not be blackmailed and will very likely miss the Australian Open.


And if he chooses not to come that is his right. This is freedom of choice being exercised! 
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What a crank Djokovic is. As if being vaccinated is a deep dark secret. Is he trying to keep his anti-vaxx cred?Wacko

Mark my words - Djokovic would crawl over broken glass to get to his best grand slam and get to number 21 - you ain't fooling anyone, fool.Wink

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Exactly! The “it’s none of your business” line is a total loan of nonsense. One way or the other the entire world will know his vaccination status come early January.
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He may be hoping that he can force a backpedal so they allow him to play without being vaccinated?

I tend to agree with tlaz, he'll eventually give in and be vaccinated, #21 is to important to him.
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I'll back that out Aspro.      > On principle people are withdrawing from the vaccination queue's.
    Time to go to war and fight for our freedoms.
That is a bigger danger to Australia than the OMIGOD strain Covid evolving.

We Humans are mutating all the time too you know.
Like Covid , we have to evolve to cope with the changing conditions .
Humans may be dodging Climate change , while covid is trying to avoid vaccinations ...

To think I give you all this knowledge for nothing.
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Why is this vaccine  so much worse than all the others that are administered without fuss?

If it’s a point of principle, why aren’t all the nut bags refusing ALL vaccines?
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