Australian Open 2010

[kushi]

What a disappointing final

Yeah I agree. Both were playing really safe. Murray wasn't playing his game, he should've payed no notice of who was across the net, and just did his thing. Instead he played a lot of safe balls.

It didn't make for terribly interesting tennis.

[JimJim]

What a disappointing final

If you look at it overall perhaps, but that tie-breaker was killer TV!

(btw, are you an aussie?)

[kushi]

Quotes from the 2010 Australian Open:

How did you improve your game in the off season?

(Laughter.) You know, there are a couple things here, couple things, da, da, da, da, here, da, da, da, there. And then you know it was like, da, da, da, da.

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Maria Kirilenko on Sharapova's dress:

It was blue, I think, like Powerade.

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Safina on cooking:

I'm just starting [to learn to cook], you know. Until now nobody got sick, so this is the positive (smiling). They might like, not like, but if they have problems with the stomach, it's not good. But until now, nobody would complain about the stomach.

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Last time we saw you in a Grand Slam, there was that little incident in New York. How is your anger management coming along?

Was it anger management, do you think? How is your writing coming along?

Just fine, thank you

Great. Ditto, kiddo.

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When you talk with your team after a win like tonight, do you smile more? Do you have a voice which sounds more happy than now? Now you talk almost like you lost.

Have you ever sat in this seat before? I mean, last year I played 80 odd matches and we do a press conference after every single match. We do one before every tournament. More for other bits and pieces.

It's very boring

Well, I don't know (smiling). You just get used to doing it. I don't get excited about doing them anymore.

That's lucky because this one's over.

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Nikolay Davydenko on drinking:

No, I don't drink really. I don't drink so much because, you see, I'm skinny. I mix only. Sometimes I drink clear vodka, sometimes mixed with Red Bull. Little bit get power in night club or disco.

Nikolay Davydenko on celebrity:

I am not Paris Hilton. I don't want to be like this. I don't want to be like Nadal, Federer. These guys I never see by breakfast. They stay in the room and take room service. For me better go downstairs, you know, take breakfast, or dinner to go somewhere, not to be so much famous.

[shirley]

That tie-break about killed me. Congrats to Roger and aww at Andy crying

[kushi]

My favourite matches from this year's Australian Open:

R1: Yanina Wickmayer def Alexandra Dulgheru 1-6 7-5 10-8

R2: Justine Henin def Elena Dementieva 7-5 7-6(6)

R4: Andy Murray def John Isner 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2

R4: Justine Henin v Yanina Wickymaer 7-6(3) 1-6 6-3

R4: Viktoria Azarenka def Vera Zvonereva 4-6 6-4 6-0

QF: Andy Murray def. Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-6(2) 3-0 Ret.

[Ska8er]

I have to agree that it was a dissapointing final. I expected better gameplay from both players. but i have to admit that the tie-breaker was exciting!

[RaFanatic]

What a disappointing final

If you look at it overall perhaps, but that tie-breaker was killer TV!

(btw, are you an aussie?)

Yeah,tie-break was good but they didnt played great in overall...

And,unfortunetely im not an aussie

[oasisbobo]

tie breaker was amazing! i feel sorry for murray but his time will come

[SeeForever]

Despite some of the upsets in the tournament the #1 seeds won the Men's singles, Women's singles, Men's doubles and Mixed doubles!!

Venus & Serena were only #2 seeds in the Women's doubles but they would be #1 if they played doubles more

[Star]

Quotes from the 2010 Australian Open:

Last time we saw you in a Grand Slam, there was that little incident in New York. How is your anger management coming along?

Was it anger management, do you think? How is your writing coming along?

Just fine, thank you

Great. Ditto, kiddo.

Video

[kushi]

^

I thought it was very classless of Federer to carry on the way he did during his speech. He was just adding salt to the wound.

He's always been a tool though. Before the 2009 AO, Andy Murray was the favourite, for some reason, and Roger did not like.

He's the favourite?

Good for him. It won't help him a whole lot. I've been in that position before and didn't make it. It surprises me that the bookies would say that because he hasn't won a Slam yet.

Novak Djokovic won here last year. Rafa had an incredible season last year. I won the last Slam of last season so it is surprising.

Andy came out after and said, 'Federer wants to be the faovurite, so he can be' in more or less words.

[heppolo]

Andy Murray has a lot of work still to do to win Grand Slam.

[android]

Seems the predicted demise of Roger Federer is a bit premature. 16 grand slam titles now. Hopefully Andy Murray will learn and improve his game to take the next step.

[abemr89655]

Andy Murray has a lot of work still to do to win Grand Slam.

i don't give him much of a chance at the french and i can only see him winning wimbledon if he doesn't have to face federer somehow...

US open though, i think he's got a giant shot

[heppolo]

synthetic ground seems perfect for Murray. So US open is his biggest chance for Grand Slam.