Australian Open 2018

[don_budge]

Regards Nick "The Jerk" Kyrgios...he has a great draw should he decide to make the effort. I could see projecting him out to the semifinals if I am reading the draw correctly in my phone. The big question mark about "The Jerk" is of course between the ears. Does he have the patience?

Federer also has a good draw until he potentially runs into Del Potro. Del Potro basically abstained from the flaming pink syndrome which gives him bonus points in my book. You have to man up at some point and draw the line in the sand. You just tell the man "I ain't gonna do it...fuck off."

[don_budge]

The pink Nike outfits are just plain gay. Hideous in a word. Nadal got away with it because of his complexion...pink shorts, wristbands, socks and shoes. Francis Tiafoe looked flaming queer. Dimitrov looked washed out and pasty. Federer had only a pink stripe on his otherwise all white outfit and pink shoes. The war on men manifesting itself in men's professional tennis. I ask my wife all the time now the rhetorical question...where's this going to end. Answer? It's not.

[stroke]

Kyrgios, with that game and that unprecedented(to me) level of annoying cockiness, is certainly unique. He is the first guy to me with that kind of serve(Tanner/Ivanisevic type level) that also has top tier ground strokes and top tier movement. And very good hands thrown in for good measure.

[klacr]

Let the tourney begin.
Horrible showing by the Americans thus far. But I'm not surprised.

Kyrgios when motivated seems like he could beat anyone.

Kyle LaCroix USPTA
Boca Raton

[stotty]

Kyrgios seems ready for a major break through to me also.

Yes, it's time the kid caught fire. He's good enough.

An uneventful first day otherwise in Australia. Sock and Ferrer get knocked out at the first hurdle. Nadal strolls through. Personally I am more looking forward to tomorrow.

[stroke]

Kyrgios seems ready for a major break through to me also.

[stotty]

Australian Open 2018

don_budge is experiencing computer failure so I am doing the honours with the Australian Open. He hopes to be with us again soon.

Roger must be favourite. He reportedly doesn't want to be but he is whether he likes it or not. Who else? No one else as far as I can see.

Novak is back on the scene with his new serve. I don't like his new serve and can't see it being as good as his old serve. I prefer the longer swing and find it promotes better rhythm. Novak has never been the biggest server on the tour but over the years his serve became more and more reliable, solid.

Is Rafa injured or not? Is he playing the injury card to lure everyone into lowering their expectations of him? Who knows. You never know with the Nadal clan. It's a closed shop.

I have a feeling Kyrgios might shine. Anyone else have that feeling? Will Zverez finally turn up at a slam...or is he still too spindly to work his way through a major. He's built like a junior and needs to fill out if you ask me.

It's Roger's for the taking....

Here's the draw: https://ausopen.com/sites/default/fi...15_MS_draw.pdf