Stacocakes Australian Open Thread

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 12:49 AM

Thought Roddick would be able to hold onto this break he had in the second but guess not.Will be interesting to see how his "injury" plays out in this match

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 01:06 AM

i love how during big points in the match they either switch to or split screen the match with the Williams sisters playing a doubles match. They are also going to leave this match and go to a williams sisters interview after their match. Unbelievable.

revnecro1273 · 01-26-10, 01:32 AM

only in usa do they only show doubles matches that involve williams sisters...hell..bryan brothers never get any love and they have been consistently dominant over the years...in europe doubles matches are show quite often...stupid usa coverage

revnecro1273 · 01-26-10, 01:32 AM

i was actually shocked that they showed the zheng/kirilenko match

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 01:42 AM

Roddick wins the third set nice. Might turn into an actual match now. Cilic isn't exactly a great finisher
Everyone on Nadal for the next match?

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 01:49 AM

Cilic collapse haha
Roddick with the early break in the fourth set

tailmypicks · 01-26-10, 01:50 AM

not convinced by nadal....i take murray

Collegepays · 01-26-10, 01:55 AM

I put some small action on Nadal at +120, and some even smaller action on Murray to win 3-2 at like +400

Collegepays · 01-26-10, 01:56 AM

Wow 5dimes has Cilic back up as the dog right now. I guess they have no faith in him finishing

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 01:56 AM

Cilic is shot. Better be saving it all for the fifth

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 01:57 AM

So tempted to take roddick right now but I am just going to pass. Anything can happen in the fifth but you can't like Cilics chances at this point

tailmypicks · 01-26-10, 01:58 AM

47 % first serve for a 6'6 guy is abysmal

revnecro1273 · 01-26-10, 01:58 AM

Originally posted by Collegepays

Wow 5dimes has Cilic back up as the dog right now. I guess they have no faith in him finishing

really? i know it is 2 breaks in the 4th...but if this holds it is even and roddick still is injured...never know if it comes back and causes problems again

revnecro1273 · 01-26-10, 02:00 AM

Originally posted by tailmypicks

47 % first serve for a 6'6 guy is abysmal

yeah i know...and a lot of his strokes were horrid...if roddick wasn't injured he would have beaten him in 3...probably the worst display i have seen for a guy to have a 2 sets to 0 lead

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 02:03 AM

Lots of players coming back from 2 sets down in this tournament. Also means that lots of people are backing 1.01 favorites and losing

revnecro1273 · 01-26-10, 02:05 AM

Originally posted by Stacocakes

Lots of players coming back from 2 sets down in this tournament. Also means that lots of people are backing 1.01 favorites and losing

yeah it happened a lot so far this tournament...but if this one finishes with the competitor that was down 0-2 it would be the biggest one considering roddick was walking wounded

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 02:18 AM

3 bps Roddick

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 02:21 AM

and he blows them all

raydog · 01-26-10, 02:23 AM

the guy is jekyll an hyde

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 02:34 AM

Roddick broken.Unbelievable
Question is now can cilic hold

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 03:06 AM

Roddick put up a good fight but Cilic held on. Bet lots of money was bet on Roddick at the end of the fourth set. very surprised Cilic won. Think he will lose though in the next round to whoever he plays

EaglesPhan36 · 01-26-10, 03:06 AM

Gritty effort by both I say. Roddick at full strength maybe would have won, but Cilic starting to show that killer instinct at least or taking advantage of injured foes.

The General · 01-26-10, 03:10 AM

Cilic is a shocker, eh? Who is he? 14th ranked though so he must be in the running for winning the whole thing according to ranking.

The General · 01-26-10, 03:12 AM

I am picking Murray next. Changed my mind in the last hour. I just think the odds are to suspicious and having watched all of the matches so far, I think Nadal is far from being the stud I want to belive he is.

Good luck

The General · 01-26-10, 03:14 AM

What time is the Federer match Est time?

Thanks

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 03:37 AM

Order of play for tomorrow isn't listed yet so not sure when Federer starts. I am guessing they will put him as the later match which means another long night.

Nadal match is at 4 am eastern. So far away still

Cilic was +2900 to win the tournament before this match.Wonder what the odds are now... can't see him beating the winner of the Nadal match though.

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 03:38 AM

Surprised a bunch of people are up for this.Figured you guys would all be smart and sleep haha
Have to admit this half an hour wait still right now is killing me.Don't know how much longer I can make it

EaglesPhan36 · 01-26-10, 11:42 AM

Glad I went to sleep. Murray future at +600 was a steal for the tournament especially now.

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 11:47 AM

Disappointing to wake up and see the Nadal match ended in an injury. To bad he didn't retire during the second set so the bets would have been voided.
Looks as though the Nadal backers have already bet on Federer to chase their Nadal losses. I got Federer before the Nadal match last night at -245 and it is currently -269. I think Federer's line will keep on going up today.

Going to also take Tsonga to beat Djokovic. +190 is a decent price for Tsonga who has a wining career head to head record vs Djokovic.

Azarenka has the game to beat Serena. Serena is 3-1 lifetime vs Azarenka but one of those wins was the AUstralian Open match where Azarenka had to retire eventhough she was winning. Azarenka has a great price of +318 and I am still thinking about possibly taking it. Not sure what I am going to do with it yet

Li/Williams - Pretty much up in the air with this match.Will probably just pass on it.

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 11:48 AM

Agree Eagles.This could finally be the breakthrough that Murray needs

EaglesPhan36 · 01-26-10, 12:26 PM

Williams vs. Williams. Wouldn't back anything else there. It's needed for the glitz and glamour of WTA - by hook or crook, both will win.

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 06:11 PM

Geez Azarenka earlier at +318 and now is +362.Crazy. Serena is getting hammered. Not much movement in the venus match.

beefcake · 01-26-10, 06:15 PM

coakes play azarenka and tsonga vs the spread,seem like solid plays..

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 06:17 PM

Beef I like Tsonga to win straight up.Already took him
As for azarenka, was thinking about it and through today Serenas line has been pounded so much that now the value on azarenka is unbelievable. +362 seems to hard to pass up.Just want to know why Serena is getting pounded is it because she is Serena or is there an injury concern or something for Azarenka.Trying to find it out

Stacocakes · 01-26-10, 07:28 PM

Venus already up 2 breaks in the first set. Looks like this match will be a beatdown