The Official Australian Open Thread! (2 Viewers)

[dougthelegend]

What a win! 6-1 in the fourth.

Safin is a totally different proposition to Federer, how much do you think Hewitt would have been preparing to face Federer - playing Safin must come as somewhat of a surprise to him.

 

[kat_mandu]

WOO HOO hewitt won. i cant believe that people have a problem with people supporting him because he is australian! of course channel sevens gonna focus on our players and so they should.
i dont understand when safin goes on like an arrogant prick, chucking his racket round and being a bad sportsman by not shaking the umpires hand, he is great, but when hewitt pumps himself up and shows how he's feeling, he's a moron. get fucked, hewitt is great and i hope he smashes safin in the final

 

[hasterz]

well saffin is extremely talented but also extremely inconsistent as well. Also in my opinion he doesnt have pyschological maturity as sometimes bad calls or decisions can really lower his game whereas all those aspects raises hewitt's and substantially improves his game.

 

[blackfriday]

well roddick got wiped and probably didnt deserve to win it in the end. safin is a good player, but for some reason i think that 5-er last night has taken the stuffing out of him because it was just so tough. hewitt was still really fit!

 

[kat_mandu]

i think hewitts fighting spirit and ability to fight back is gonna get to safin

 

[iambored]

hewitt was looking damn good tonight! looking better than the last couple of games. i can;t believe how well he hung in there to win it, roddick has so much more potential.

 

[absolution*]

safin > hewitt in final.

 

[hasterz]

nah i think physically they will be fine since saffin has 2 full days and most of sunday to rest while hewitt looks extremely fit in the 4 sets and showed no major signs of his hip flexor problems his been having for the past week.

 

[iambored]

i thought roddick > hewitt. i would say safin > hewitt, because i don't see hewitt as a great player. but he was very fit tonight

 

[jm1234567890]

yeah!!!! now hewitt will beat safin!!!

 

[ameh]

no way is HEWITT going to beat Safin. I mean seriously, look at the game he's been playing it's nothing special.

 

[Pace Setter]

The way I see top-tier tennis is simple:

Federer, Safin, Philippoussis, Nadal, Roddick, Agassi, Nalbandian, and many others> Hewitt in *****TaLeNt**** and *pOtEnTiAl* (and polite manners on the court)

But Hewitt> everyone except Federer in TENNIS.

 

[Sarah168]

sigh...my favourites didn't make it

Agassi, Andy and Roger. Im rooting for Safin now though. This time, it's out of spite.

 

[jm1234567890]

no way is HEWITT going to beat Safin. I mean seriously, look at the game he's been playing it's nothing special.

safin will do one of his trademark lapses in concentration and lose

hewitt's game wont bring the best out of safin.

 

[ameh]

well i hope he doesn't win the aust open. more braying from the aust media, notice the silence after molik's loss?

 

[Sarah168]

the way the media shut up about molik was expected all along...

 

[hasterz]

The way I see top-tier tennis is simple:

Federer, Safin, Philippoussis, Nadal, Roddick, Agassi, Nalbandian, and many others> Hewitt in *****TaLeNt**** and *pOtEnTiAl* (and polite manners on the court)

But Hewitt> everyone except Federer in TENNIS.

wtf are u talking about you make no sense

safin will do one of his trademark lapses in concentration and lose

hewitt's game wont bring the best out of safin.

true and on the contrary safin will bring the best out of hewitt

 

[illmatic]

Safin Will Absolutely Crush Hewitt

 

[ohwhenthesaints]

wtf are u talking about you make no sense

Basically all those players mentioned are more talented and in some cases (Nadal) have more potential than Hewitt, but Hewitt is a better complete tennis player than everyone except Federer. Complete tennis player obviously including the mental aspect of the game - which is huge - among other things.

I would say I agree to an extent.

 

[mizz_smee]

i want safin to win against hewitt
was so annoyed at roddick in the fourth set.

i wish it was either safin and nadal or safin and roddick
i really didnt want hewitt to make it.