Talk About Tennis 2.0

Rod Laver Arena

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Round 4
D. Collins 27 vs E. Mertens 19

Day session - Not before 9:00pm EST

Women's Singles • Round 4
S. Halep 14 vs A. Cornet

Day session - Not before 10:30pm EST

Men's Singles • Round 4
A. De Minaur 32 vs J. Sinner 11

Night session - From 3:00am EST

Men's Singles • Round 4
T. Fritz 20 vs S. Tsitsipas 4

Women's Singles • Round 4
K. Kanepi vs A. Sabalenka 2

Margaret Court Arena

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Doubles • Round 3
C. Dolehide 9/S. Sanders 9 vs M. Kostyuk/D. Yastremska

Mixed Doubles • Round 2
G. Olmos/M. Arevalo vs L. Hradecka/G. Escobar

Day session - Not before 10:00pm EST

Men's Singles • Round 4
M. Cressy vs D. Medvedev 2

Day session - Not before 1:30am EST

Women's Singles • Round 4
I. Swiatek 7 vs S. Cirstea

John Cain Arena

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Men's Doubles • Round 3
M. Giron/ S. Kwon vs W. Koolhof 10/N. Skupski 10

Men's Doubles • Round 3
D. Sweeny WC/L. Tu WC vs R. Ram 2/J. Salisbury 2

Day session - Not before 10:00pm EST

Men's Singles • Round 4
M. Cilic 27 vs F. Auger-Aliassime 9

Kia Arena

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Legends' Doubles • Round 1
C. Black/R. Stubbs vs N. Bradtke/B. Schett

Day session - Not before 8:30pm EST

Men's Doubles • Round 3
R. Klaasen 13/B. Mclachlan 13 vs M. Ebden/M. Purcell

Women's Doubles • Round 3
B. Krejcikova 1/K. Siniakova 1 vs D. Collins/D. Krawczyk

Mixed Doubles • Round 2
S. Stosur WC/M. Ebden WC vs J. Fourlis WC/J. Kubler WC

1573 Arena

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 2
C. Koshis vs J. Jin WC

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 2
C. Kempenaers-Pocz vs S. Saito WC

Junior Boys' Doubles • Round 1
G. Campana Lee 5/L. Midon 5 vs J. Jin WC/E. Winter WC

Junior Girls' Doubles • Round 1
A. Candiotto/Y. Li vs C. Kempenaers-Pocz WC/T. Preston WC

Court 3

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Women's Doubles • Round 3
A. Guarachi 5/N. Melichar-Martinez 5 vs P. Martic/S. Rogers

Women's Doubles • Round 3
V. Kuzmova 16/V. Zvonareva 16 vs S. Aoyama 2/E. Shibahara 2

Mixed Doubles • Round 2
B. Pera/W. Koolhof vs S. Zhang 2/J. Peers 2

Mixed Doubles • Round 2
E. Routliffe/M. Venus vs A. Guarachi 4/T. Puetz 4

Court 5

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Girls' Doubles • Round 1
L. Ciric Bagaric 5/ S. Costoulas 5 vs K. Cross/V. Mboko

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 2
A. Xu vs C. Kuhl

Court 6

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 2
G. Bailly vs Y. Demin

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 2
R. Stoiber vs M. Laki 6

Junior Boys' Doubles • Round 1
L. Boika/Y. Demin vs L. Bowden/M. Rankin

Junior Girls' Doubles • Round 1
Y. Bartashevich 3/K. Zaytseva 3 vs A. Smejkalova/T. Valentova

Court 7

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Girls' Doubles • Round 1
R. Gilheany WC/Z. Larke WC vs C. Fontenel/Q. Lopez

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 2
K. Zaytseva 3 vs A. Todoni

Day session - Not before 11:00pm EST

Women's Wheelchair Doubles • Semifinals
J. Griffioen/Z. Zhu vs Y. Kamiji 2/L. Shuker 2

Day session - Not before 1:30am EST

Quad Wheelchair Doubles • Semifinals
D. Ramphadi/K. Sugeno vs A. Lapthorne 2/D. Wagner 2

Court 8

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Men's Wheelchair Doubles • Semifinals
A. Hewett 1/G. Reid 1 vs T. Egberink/B. Weekes

Men's Wheelchair Doubles • Semifinals
G. Fernandez/S. Kunieda vs J. Gerard 2/S. Houdet 2

Day session - Not before 11:00pm EST

Women's Wheelchair Doubles • Semifinals
D. De Groot 1/A. Van Koot 1 vs D. Mathewson/K. Montjane

Day session - Not before 1:30am EST

Quad Wheelchair Doubles • Semifinals
S. Schroder 1/N. Vink 1 vs D. Alcott/H. Davidson

Court 12

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 2
M. Donald vs M. Poljicak 2

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 2
G. Pedone vs L. Hovde 13

Junior Boys' Doubles • Round 1
C. Koshis/T. Tokac vs B. Kuzuhara 2/C. Wong 2

Junior Girls' Doubles • Round 1
I. Balus/P. Paukstyte vs A. Blokhina 8/L. Hovde 8

Court 13

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 2
O. Pieczkowski 8 vs Y. Rahman

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 2
M. Kupres vs D. Salkova

Junior Boys' Doubles • Round 1
K. Miller/Y. Rahman vs M. Donald/J. Nicod

Junior Girls' Doubles • Round 1
L. Havlickova/D. Salkova vs T. Gibson WC/E. Micic WC

Court 14

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 2
T. Valentova vs I. Balus

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 2
H. Jones WC vs T. Nirundorn

Junior Boys' Doubles • Round 1
L. Gavrielides/A. Kukasian vs P. Brady/C. Van Schalkwyk

Junior Boys' Doubles • Round 1
H. Jones WC/Z. Viiala WC vs L. Mikrut/D. Prizmic

Court 15

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Girls' Singles • Round 2
C. Ngounoue 5 vs E. Khayrutdinova

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 2
O. Colak 13 vs L. Alvarez Valdes

Junior Girls' Doubles • Round 1
C. Ngounoue 1//D. Shnaider 1 vs N. Berecoechea/M. Safi

Junior Boys' Doubles • Round 1
T. Nirundorn/J. Weekes vs O. Pieczkowski 6/B. Zgola 6

Court 16

Day session - From 7:00pm EST

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 2
L. Jones vs K. Feldbausch 11

Junior Boys' Singles • Round 2
A. Kim vs J. Mensik 4

Junior Boys' Doubles • Round 1
M. Batyutenko /G. Gandolfi vs G. Debru 3/K. Feldbausch 3

Junior Girls' Doubles • Round 1
M. Andreeva/M. Rowinska vs E. Khayrutdinova/A. Sagandikova

You would think that at this stage of the tournament, they would space the matches out better.
There are likely to be 3 men's singles matches being played at the same time.
Not good.

Not enjoying this Mertens-Collins match, for some reason. It feels joyless and tense.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:25 am Not enjoying this Mertens-Collins match, for some reason. It feels joyless and tense.

Because... Danielle Collins is in it? She makes Giorgi looks positively radiant when playing.
It is a bit flat, though. Very tempted to switch to KC Vs Buf.

Comms asking if Collins is fully healthy. She keeps grabbing at her back. Still she's up 3-0 in the second set just like she was in the first set.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:27 am

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:25 am Not enjoying this Mertens-Collins match, for some reason. It feels joyless and tense.

Because... Danielle Collins is in it? She makes Giorgi looks positively radiant when playing.
It is a bit flat, though. Very tempted to switch to KC Vs Buf.

That was too easy. I actually like her (for now), so that''s not it. Flat's a good word for it. I also can't grasp how Mertens wins so many matches. It aggravates me when I can't read a match. I think Collins isn't defending very well, so Mertens doesn't have to do anything special to win points, and Mertens's own defense is pretty good. And maybe Mertens is ultra consistent and just aggressive enough.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:29 am Comms asking if Collins is fully healthy. She keeps grabbing at her back. Still she's up 3-0 in the second set just like she was in the first set.

Yeah, if nothing else, she's just really tired and sore.

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:25 am Not enjoying this Mertens-Collins match, for some reason. It feels joyless and tense.

Looking for joy during a Collins match is a lot like looking for a vegan dish on the menu while dining at a steakhouse.

What an extreme contrast in personalities this match is... Collins, the brash, loud, unapologetic, in-your-face player vs. Mertens, the quiet, unassuming, polite player.

First set was odd - all Collins, then all Mertens.
Second set more balanced - I'm surprised Mertens faded.
Should be an interesting third.

Deuce wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:08 am What an extreme contrast in personalities this match is... Collins, the brash, loud, unapologetic, in-your-face player vs. Mertens, the quiet, unassuming, polite player.

First set was odd - all Collins, then all Mertens.
Second set more balanced - I'm surprised Mertens faded.
Should be an interesting third.

What's your read on the tactics/matchup? What's shaping the match?

dryrunguy wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:45 am

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:25 am Not enjoying this Mertens-Collins match, for some reason. It feels joyless and tense.

Looking for joy during a Collins match is a lot like looking for a vegan dish on the menu while dining at a steakhouse.

Why are you afraid of veganism? I've been doing it since I was 15 years old, and not only do I love the taste, but I'm also healthier than most others my age.
It's been proven many, many times to be significantly healthier for the planet and for the well-being of the individual person than meat - and with enormously less cruelty.

In the end, I simply prefer to respect animals than to torture and/or exploit them.

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meganfernandez wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:13 am

Deuce wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:08 am What an extreme contrast in personalities this match is... Collins, the brash, loud, unapologetic, in-your-face player vs. Mertens, the quiet, unassuming, polite player.

First set was odd - all Collins, then all Mertens.
Second set more balanced - I'm surprised Mertens faded.
Should be an interesting third.

What's your read on the tactics/matchup? What's shaping the match?

^ Nothing.
It's entirely unpredictable as each player alternates between Jekyll and Hyde... and you never know how long they'll be playing well or poorly - maybe 5 minutes, maybe 30 minutes...
This is a total toss-up.

Not only is Collins really sad looking on court, there is one voice off court that is rooting for her that really makes it hard not to hope she loses.

Oof, Mertens double-faulted on match point to lose. She was down 15-40 in the game and at 30-40, hit an incredible 2nd serve to get to deuce. Then that double... So sad! Collins into the quarterfinal, somehow.

Yeah - that second serve on the 2nd match point was great - and incredibly gutsy. Unfortunately, I think it also led to the double fault that ended the match. As she set up for that final second serve, she was very likely thinking about the great second serve that she had just hit, and debating with herself whether she should go for it again. I think that internal psychological debate unsettled her and took some focus away.

Collins spoke after the match about the people in her 'box' encouraging her and firing her up... but to me, it seemed the opposite - Collins was constantly yelling at her 'box', seemingly encouraging them to be more animated.
Collins and Andy Murray are the only two players I can think of who fire their 'box' up more than their 'box' fires them up.

Deuce wrote: ↑Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:16 am Yeah - that second serve on the 2nd match point was great - and incredibly gutsy. Unfortunately, I think it also led to the double fault that ended the match. As she set up for that final second serve, she was very likely thinking about the great second serve that she had just hit, and debating with herself whether she should go for it again. I think that internal psychological debate unsettled her and took some focus away.

This crossed my mind. She shoulda just made her first serve.