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Too hard on Tomic?

Richard Hinds: Bernard Tomic needs to harden up after Australian Open exit


http://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/richard-hinds-bernard-tomic-needs-to-harden-up-after-australian-open-exit/story-e6frf4mu-1226802689598?from=public_rss

Clearly Tomic has lost the benefit of the doubt. So much so that, after scans on his sore groin, he was hauled before the media on Wednesday to explain that - honestly! - he really was hurt. For everyone else a press release is sufficient. Tomic now expects the Spanish Inquisition.
''Had the scans in the morning that confirmed that, obviously, I was right (to withdraw),'' said Tomic, before a tournament medical officer jumped in to confirm the diagnosis of a small adductor longus tear.

''Had he played on, it could have been a three to four month injury,'' said Dr Martin Clark in a voice so grave you were unsure if Tomic would need a few days off or to be humanely destroyed. ''The scan is entirely consistent with his symptoms yesterday and completely vindicate him coming off.''

rafa and monfls are definitely on a collision course:


http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/scores/draws/ms/index.html


I cant see monfils losing to jack sock.

monfils is not fit enough to deal with the clay warrior.

he might be able to steal a set at best but that is ok. clay warrior needs a good workout.

I cannot believe Del Potro and Verdasco lost. I mean Del Potro was struggling from the get go but Verdasco was leading the match 2-1 and to lose it from there. Unbelievable stuff.  I want to slap him silly.

Nadal's draw has now opened up big time. There's literally no one there to threaten him in the true sense. Andy is not 100% and Federer is never the threat as much as I hate to say it. Besides, Federer will have to deal with Tsonga first.

And Cilic being the sleeper by experts. I mean really.  And what a stupid match that was but was thoroughly expected. I expect nothing less from either.

I cannot believe Del Potro and Verdasco lost. I mean Del Potro was struggling from the get go but Verdasco was leading the match 2-1 and to lose it from there. Unbelievable stuff.  I want to slap him silly.

Nadal's draw has now opened up big time. There's literally no one there to threaten him in the true sense. Andy is not 100% and Federer is never the threat as much as I hate to say it. Besides, Federer will have to deal with Tsonga first.

And Cilic being the sleeper by experts. I mean really.  And what a stupid match that was but was thoroughly expected. I expect nothing less from either.

delp potro just finished finished winning a tournament too. he also has his picture on the cover of the latest Tennis magazine.

Tennis magazine jinxed him.

 



here the other results:


Thursday, 16 January 2014

 Singles - Second Round
[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) d. Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 62 64 62
 [4] Andy Murray (GBR) d. Vincent Millot (FRA) 62 62 75
 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) d. [5] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 46 63 57 64 75
 [6] Roger Federer (SUI) d. Blaz Kavcic (SLO) 62 61 76(4)
 [10] Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) d. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 76(6) 64 64
 [11]Milos Raonic (CAN) d. Victor Hanescu (ROU) 76(9) 64 64
 [16] Kei Nishikori (JPN) d. Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 61 61 76(3)
 Marin Cilic (CRO) vs. [18] Gilles Simon (FRA)
 [22] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) d. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 63 63 76(11)
 Donald Young (USA) d. [24] Andreas Seppi (ITA) 64 26 63 46 75
 [25] Gael Monfils (FRA) d. Jack Sock (USA) 76(2) 75 62
 [26] Feliciano Lopez (ESP) d. Michael Berrer (GER) 64 76(6) 64
 [27] Benoit Paire (FRA) vs. Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
 [31] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. Teymuraz Gabashvili (RUS)
 Stephane Robert (FRA) d. Michal Przysiezny (POL) 76(3) 61 67(3) 61
 Martin Klizan (SVK) d. Blaz Rola (SLO) 64 63 57 76(2)

 Doubles - First Round
 [1] Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) vs. Paul Hanley (AUS)/Jonathan Marray (GBR) - cancelled
 [3] David Marrero (ESP)/Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs. James Duckworth (AUS)/Matthew Ebden (AUS) - cancelled
 [5] Leander Paes (IND)/Radek Stepanek (CZE) vs. Lukas Dlouhy (CZE)/Lukas Rosol (CZE) - cancelled
 [7] Rohan Bopanna (IND)/Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK) d. Rameez Junaid (AUS)/Adrian Mannarino (FRA) 63 46 76(5)
 [11] Julien Benneteau (FRA)/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) d. Mikhail Elgin (RUS)/Denis Istomin (UZB) 62 64
 [13] Michael Llodra (FRA)/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) d. Pablo Andujar (ESP)/Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 63 75
 [15] Jamie Murray (GBR)/John Peers (AUS) d. Matt Reid (AUS)/Luke Saville (AUS) 76(4) 76(6)
 Max Mirnyi (BLR)/Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) d. Nicholas Monroe (USA)/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 63 76(7)
 Alex Bolt (AUS)/Andrew Whittington (AUS) d. Julian Knowle (AUT)/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 12 ret. (Pospisil - back)
 Simone Bolelli (ITA)/Fabio Fognini (ITA) d. Ryan Harrison (USA)/Sam Querrey (USA) 62 75
 Jarkko Nieminen (FIN)/Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) vs. Andre Begemann (GER)/Martin Emmrich (GER) - cancelled
 Tobias Kamke (GER)/Florian Mayer (GER) vs. Andreas Seppi (ITA)/Potito Starace (ITA) - cancelled
 Robin Haase (NED)/Christopher Kas (GER) d. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)/Andrey Golubev (KAZ) 46 62 75
 Daniele Bracciali (ITA)/Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) vs. Jonathan Erlich (ISR)/Andy Ram (ISR) - cancelled

I am extremely torn between Raonic and Dimitrov. Who do I support?

I am going to go with Dimitrov but it has to be an easy win for either in order to remain fresh for the rest of the tournament.