Australian Open 2009 - The world's biggest stage

[danieltennis]

17 days till Aussie open!!!
I'm hoping Federer can take out his 14th Grand Slam title to equal out Pete Sampras' record which is also 14 grand slams.
Anyone going? I'm going to the rod laver day session on Day 2. Can't wait!!! It's going be awesome

[shonakennedy]

my aunty is going. for a week. to all the good games. damn rich people and their freedoms. im so jealous. wish i could go so bad.

[kurrymuncher]

Hopefully Federer doesnt win, and Rafael Nadal dominates the whole tournment. Looking forward to seeing Gaël Monfils play.

[vce01]

federer will fail. nalbandian/nadal ftw. if hewitt is playing i hope he loses in the final after everyone's hopes get super high as usual.

[transgression]

Will be there day 1.

[doboman]

17 days till Aussie open!!!
I'm hoping Federer can take out his 14th Grand Slam title to equal out Pete Sampras' record which is also 14 grand slams.
Anyone going? I'm going to the rod laver day session on Day 2. Can't wait!!! It's going be awesome

Yes, who can forget the Aus Open. I highly doubt Federer winning it again. The game is slowly revolutionising beyond his game, and as awesome as he was, i think the newer and more physical players will begin to dominate. So my money is in a smokey. Nadal will come close, dont think he'll finish it. Safin (if his gonna come) will be there deep, and i rekon, my ultimate smokey is james Blake or baghdatis (if his coming). Hewit to finish his tournament in the first week- he has no skill to go with the rest. Oh and Jo Songa, to not even feature in the second week.


Now, yes i will be there...first few days i think.

 

[RD]

I'll prolly go on the first few days.

[cobby]

 

federer will fail. nalbandian/nadal ftw. if hewitt is playing i hope he loses in the final after everyone's hopes get super high as usual.

There every day first week

Hewitt wont even make 3rd round.

Feds might come back strong after him having glandular fever last year.

[polky]

I'm a Federer fan but he probably won't win this year.

Nadal will probably come out top but I can't stand his knee-length shorts

[cobby]

I'm a Federer fan but he probably won't win this year.

Nadal will probably come out top but I can't stand his knee-length shorts

Nadal has never won a hardcourt major

[doboman]

I'm a Federer fan but he probably won't win this year.

Nadal will probably come out top but I can't stand his knee-length shorts

Nadal has never won a hardcourt major

There's a first for everything mate, and nadal WILL win a Hard court major very soon. You can't honestly believe he wont. Nadal will win the Aus Open within the next 4 years, if not this year. His dynamic game is one to be admired, and if you cant see that, then you're oblivious. The only reason i didnt back him this year, is because there is speculation of an ankle injury. Also, just thought id mention, nadal was going to make the US finals, had it not been that tight tiebreaker. And his def not just a Clay man, becuase he won Wimbledon last year. and made the semi-finals of Aus last year aswell (when he ran into a hot jo-songa).

So my prediction: nadal will win a HC major this year

edit: 300th post

[random.photon]

Lol, suprised noone is mentioning Djokovic..

[doboman]

I just hope that it doesnt rain, becuase late time i went, it was a shocker for a while.

[bridgethuss]

i love going! ive been the past 2 yrs on the 2nd day, cos theres always a few aussies on then. last yr was so funny with the big fight b/w the greeks and chileans, and in 07 it was so damn hot they stopped matches for like 5 hours!
i love fernando gonzalez!!

[danieltennis]

I'm a Federer fan but he probably won't win this year.

Nadal will probably come out top but I can't stand his knee-length shorts

Nadal has never won a hardcourt major

There's a first for everything mate, and nadal WILL win a Hard court major very soon. You can't honestly believe he wont. Nadal will win the Aus Open within the next 4 years, if not this year. His dynamic game is one to be admired, and if you cant see that, then you're oblivious. The only reason i didnt back him this year, is because there is speculation of an ankle injury. Also, just thought id mention, nadal was going to make the US finals, had it not been that tight tiebreaker. And his def not just a Clay man, becuase he won Wimbledon last year. and made the semi-finals of Aus last year aswell (when he ran into a hot jo-songa).

So my prediction: nadal will win a HC major this year

edit: 300th post

Nadal did win the Beijing Olympics Men's singles which can be considered as a HC major. I'm not too sure if he can take out the Aussie Open this year as he struggled in the US Open, which he lost to Andy Murray and pulled out of Shanghai Masters due to his knee injury. This may affect his "A grade" performance. I'm putting my money on Djokovic, but more on Federer. Djokovic was pretty strong during the end of the season last year in which he took out the Masters but he has never reach the consistency in winning more than 1 consecutive slams/titles. If Nadal faces Murray in the draws which is inevitable, I dare say Federer will triumph and win the Aussie Slam.