Live Score and Match Commentary/Chat

[Hardcoar]

Australian Open this year slappy. Almagro had him in a similar pickle. Down 0-2. Ferrer rattled off three straight sets to win and his fitness was the key. You should know these things ace.

I should. I just have a very poor memory.


Beautiful play from Ferrer!

[Hardcoar]

I think Gasquet takes fourth.

[Hardcoar]

+110 after the double break.

Anyone who questioned Ferrer's fitness may be in for a real treat here over the next few hours.

I don't know that anyone did.

[Demonata]

I think Gasquet takes fourth.

I think you should be wrong.

[alexus110]

I think you should be wrong.

So on what do we agree here? 4th to whom?

[EaglesPhan36]

Ferrer's still gotta close this 3rd dudes.

[Hardcoar]

Ferrer's still gotta close this 3rd dudes.

Naw... this match is already over.

[Hardcoar]

This niggah knows all four members of U2!!! :O

That's basically my criterium for "decent human being"... Perhaps I've misjudged him.

[Sam_Hawkins]

crucial hold. very crucial.

[Hardcoar]

Ok... Gascan 4:th @ 3 – now we're pounding some serious Raonic ass!

[Sam_Hawkins]

That unconverted setpoint might hurt.

[alexus110]

Ok... Gascan 4:th @ 3 – now we're pounding some serious Raonic ass!

Do you go for it HC?

[MiddleMan]

Hopefully the fourth set is extremely even with either no breaks of serve of Gasquet trailing for most of the set, only to take the fourth and the match in a tiebreak.

[Hardcoar]

Yup.

[EaglesPhan36]

Last stand for Gasman. Vamos Ferrer.

[SBRMAN23]

TOok Ferrer live bet for the match still think he can pull this off with his endurance I think Gasquet will become sluggish he has played amazing so far.

[Demonata]

Too easy of a hold for gasquet to start the 4th,

[EaglesPhan36]

Not unexpected after all the energy spent late in that set, both are probably going to go easy early - unless opportunity presents itself to break. I'd look for a couple holds each perhaps before it gets dicey for someone (hopefully Gasquet)

[EaglesPhan36]

Hiccup by the Frog. This is going to be lovely.

[Sam_Hawkins]

Nice. Very nice. Gascan starting to really lose the steam.

[EaglesPhan36]

I don't know that anyone did.

Someone in another thread about this match did say Ferrer's fitness was not as good any more.

[SBRMAN23]

Looks like the Gascan we thought he was is finally coming out lol he's getting frustrated and tired

[EaglesPhan36]

Expect him to bend over the rest of this set in an effort to conserve whatever energy he has left for the 5th.

[STAY STRONG]

Gascan is who we thought he was!!! *Dennis Green voice*

[Sam_Hawkins]

Someone in another thread about this match did say Ferrer's fitness was not as good any more.

Actually you mean me and you are wrong. I said he cramped in miami as a response to your claim that ferrer never runs out of steam. Did not want to say that his fitness is bad, was just pointing out that everyone runs out of power sometimes

[EaglesPhan36]

Actually it was nothing to do with you Sam. WagerJunkie said Ferrer was not as fit as usual in his Under thread and frugalgambler also chimed in on Ferrer being "in decline" and having "hit a celing" .... I meant more about those as examples of people who underestimate this dude.

No matter the result, to me the guy is still one of the to four fittest guys on tour and top four fighters - only eclipsed by Djokovic, Rafa & Murray ... and there are times where he's definitely a better fighter than Murray.

[Sam_Hawkins]

Actually it was nothing to do with you Sam. WagerJunkie said Ferrer was not as fit as usual in his Under thread and frugalgambler also chimed in on Ferrer being "in decline" and having "hit a celing" .... I meant more about those as examples of people who underestimate this dude.

No matter the result, to me the guy is still one of the to four fittest guys on tour and top four fighters - only eclipsed by Djokovic, Rafa & Murray ... and there are times where he's definitely a better fighter than Murray.

Aight, my bad

[EaglesPhan36]

He's just severely under-appreciated because of the Era he plays in. If he was born about ten years earlier, he would have played in an age where I think he would have won a few Slams. But like Hewitt and Roddick and many other pretty good players, his career coincided with perhaps the greatest dominant run of three players ever with Djokovic, Rafa, Federer and you can now throw in Murray too I suppose.

Still, the streak he has been on the last two years hardly gets noticed at Slams because of the bigger names.

[Hardcoar]

Not unexpected after all the energy spent late in that set, both are probably going to go easy early - unless opportunity presents itself to break. I'd look for a couple holds each perhaps before it gets dicey for someone (hopefully Gasquet)

You're deluding yourself. Gascan's EZ-hold had absolutely nothing to do with conserving energy. He faced four unreturnable serves.

[EaglesPhan36]

Epic game.

[Hardcoar]

Actually it was nothing to do with you Sam. WagerJunkie said Ferrer was not as fit as usual in his Under thread and frugalgambler also chimed in on Ferrer being "in decline" and having "hit a celing" .... I meant more about those as examples of people who underestimate this dude.

No matter the result, to me the guy is still one of the to four fittest guys on tour and top four fighters - only eclipsed by Djokovic, Rafa & Murray ... and there are times where he's definitely a better fighter than Murray.

I agree completely.

[Sam_Hawkins]

another very important hold in pocket! I think gacan will be broken now

[SBRMAN23]

It really is a epic game this 5th set will be great

[Sam_Hawkins]

mb not then.

[Hardcoar]

Do not discount the probability of Ferrer sucking ass again.