Sensational game thus far, Wawrinka is playing out of his skin!

..And there he goes with the early break

Djokovic looks in much better condition than Wawrinka. If he keeps him off the backhand this could be wrapped up pretty quickly.

Imagine how much more epic this match would be with Le conte commentating instead of Bruce.

Yeah, but if Leconte was commentating, Djokovic wouldn't have just been able to save "four break points" #-o

Wawrinka will run out of puff before then. Djokovic is in much better physical condition.

After an immense final game and a 104 minute set, Djokovic gets there 12-10 in the fifth. Super-human effort.

You have to feel sorry for Wawrinka, far out that was a superb effort, he gave it everything and is clearly spent. Djokovic looks like he could keep going for hours by contrast, you'd have to feel this victory will do wonders for his state of mind.

That shot to win it...fuck.

Poor Stan :( Walks off in tears. It's like Monfils and Simon, you didn't want either of them to lose because they just fought so damn hard all the way.

He started so poorly. Amazing effort to pull himself back up, take control of the game and outlast Wawrinka.

Wawrinka's conditioning clearly let him down. Djokovic's constant stretching between points and sheer athleticism mean that if it's a close match he knows that he can just wear down his opponent in the fifth set.

Kuznetsova takes the first set 6-2 against Wozniacki.

Those two play each other so often they should know each others game intimately.

Why are so many of the top womens players eastern european? Like...what's going on there? Is there a government program? "Oh, I see you've given birth to a daughter, have a free tennis racquet"

Kuznetsova gets the vital break in the 3rd to lead 6-5 and have a chance to serve for the match.

And she serves it out to knock out the #10 seed Wozniacki 6-2 2-6 7-5 to move onto the quarter finals and play the winner of Azarenka and Vesnina

Edited by sydneycroatia58: 21/1/2013 01:44:28 PM

Sara Tomic, Bernard's sister, has just won the second set 6-2 to send it into a 3rd and deciding set in her 2nd round match in the Juniors against #4 seed Antonia Lottner

Edited by sydneycroatia58: 21/1/2013 01:46:36 PM

How late do the juniors start that they're only just doing the second round? :lol:

Tomic goes down 6-3 in the final set.

Jeremy Chardy is through the the QF's after upsetting 21st seed Andreas Seppi 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-2. Faces a potential QF against Murray.

That first set made it look interesting but it was just a lopsided affair after that.

I didn't realise Gasquet was only 26. Feels like he's been around forever.

Going in strong on Murray to win 3-0. Simon was clearly fatigued after his last match.

That worked out so well the last time you predicted a whitewash :lol:

I know, fucking Djokovic :lol:

Last time wasn't too catastrophic, sportsbet has been kind to me recently.

The grunting of Jovanovic (or whoever Stephens was playing) was the most ridiculous I've ever heard. At least with Sharapova, the Williams et al. they only have one syllable. That Serbian girl had two sylabbles every grunt.

Jovanovski is her name. One day there will be a tennis match without grunting and groaning. And it will be bliss.

Milos Raonic has a very interesting grip. Massive serve, but his grip is very overhanded.

Azarenka down a break 1-4 in the first set against Kuznetsova.

I dunno if I could do that job. Would be nervous as fuck. I used to hate having to umpire in our local cricket games, let alone being a line judge at Aus Open. I assume he had to go through a ton of training?

Just once, Serena Williams making it through a major tournament without calling out the trainer for SOME KIND of injury would be nice.

Inb4 Hewitt-esque excuses.

Fed marches on.

\:d/

Fed is all class. Tsonga too. Great match.

Tennis is such a classy sport.