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Woohoo, a new tennis season is here.

We are less than five hours away from the ATP Cup starting.

Sadly they have taken away the funky names from last year's warm-up tournaments in Melbourne and this year they are called the 2022 Melbourne Summer Set series instead.
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Report wisewords January 9, 2022 4:17 AM GMT
you're stuck in the midcard
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:17 AM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 4:15AM, edy wrote:


20 years ago, a certain Barbora Strycova won the Australian Open girl's singles against Maria Sharapova in the final.


woah! Two future members of my fave five.

Report Journeyman January 9, 2022 4:18 AM GMT
Oh and on the subject of antivax

It turns out Noskova isn't vaccinated either just like Gadecki!
(Ssys she's been assured of a wc for Roland garros though).
Report edy January 9, 2022 4:19 AM GMT
It's ok, Noskova wasn't going to compete for the AO big girls title anyway this season.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:19 AM GMT
(Stuck in the midcard)
From Canada
(Stuck in the midcard) He's born in 2001
(Stuck in the midcard) He'll be beating some mugs
(Stuck in the midcard) Lose the final again
(Stuck in the midcard) (midcard)
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:20 AM GMT
woah, edy tried to recruit an antivaxxer to his squad!
Report edy January 9, 2022 4:21 AM GMT
I don't discriminate against anti-vaxxers. Only make fun of them if they are being all esoteric and spiritual about it.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:22 AM GMT
you were judging me for having an antivaxxer in my squad.
Report Journeyman January 9, 2022 4:22 AM GMT
He wanted an antivaxxer so much he tried to PREBOOK her
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:22 AM GMT
yeah!
Report edy January 9, 2022 4:23 AM GMT
Cool info on Noskova receiving a WC into RG. Do you know if it's a custom that they give their junior champions a WC into the next adult edition if they wish so?
Report Journeyman January 9, 2022 4:23 AM GMT
Anyway I thought with her ranking surge she might have tried getting in as an alt if eg loads of people suddenly got the Omicron

But she just going to chill
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:23 AM GMT
So much for Macron making things hard for antivaxxers.
Report edy January 9, 2022 4:24 AM GMT
She could still be mandated to never ever leave her hotel room apart from when she plays matches.
Report wisewords January 9, 2022 4:24 AM GMT
that's your lamest song ever written
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:25 AM GMT
I've only written 2 and a half Excited
Report edy January 9, 2022 4:26 AM GMT
Lamest doesn't necessarily mean lame anyway. Just that it doesn't meet the spectacularly high level of the others.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:26 AM GMT
working on a 4th though.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:26 AM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 4:26AM, edy wrote:


Lamest doesn't necessarily mean lame anyway. Just that it doesn't meet the spectacularly high level of the others.


Thanks Love

Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:27 AM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 4:26AM, edy wrote:


Lamest doesn't necessarily mean lame anyway. Just that it doesn't meet the spectacularly high level of the others.


Like when arrong says reputation is Taylor's lamest album.

Report wisewords January 9, 2022 4:27 AM GMT
you're the lamest album
Report wisewords January 9, 2022 4:27 AM GMT
Q Wang being a huge mug too
Report wisewords January 9, 2022 4:27 AM GMT
this isn't cool
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:28 AM GMT
I should also write songs about Tauson and Djokovic, so much material on the latter.
Report wisewords January 9, 2022 4:28 AM GMT
COME ON Q YOU BIG MUGGER
Report wisewords January 9, 2022 4:29 AM GMT
Plain
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:30 AM GMT
wait I have only written 1 full song and 3 half ones.
Report edy January 9, 2022 4:30 AM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 4:23AM, Journeyman wrote:


Anyway I thought with her ranking surge she might have tried getting in as an alt if eg loads of people suddenly got the OmicronBut she just going to chill


She is still ~150 places out of direct entrance ffs.

Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:31 AM GMT
do you know how fast omicron spreads though?
Report wisewords January 9, 2022 4:31 AM GMT
I wrote so many hit songs the other night I don't even remember half of them
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:32 AM GMT
edy, we know you are bad (uncreative) with lyrics. Being German though, are you good at composing?
Report edy January 9, 2022 4:33 AM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 4:31AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:


do you know how fast omicron spreads though?


So fast that everyone will have it by the time RG rolls around.

Report wisewords January 9, 2022 4:33 AM GMT
Winning every slam in 2025
Big Bottle Bouzkova will eat you alive!

More successful than any Pliskova
She don't dope like Maria Sharapova!!!
Report wisewords January 9, 2022 4:35 AM GMT
All Anett does is
WIN WIN WIN
no matter what...

All Anett does is
WIN WIN WIN
no matter what!
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:36 AM GMT
https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/morrison-government-loses-bid-to-delay-djokovic-case-20220109-p59mvy.html
uh oh
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:38 AM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 4:35AM, wisewords wrote:


All Anett does isWIN WIN WINno matter what...All Anett does isWIN WIN WINno matter what!


That's not a song, that's a chant. And drunk Aussies come up with better chants than that.

Report edy January 9, 2022 4:42 AM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 4:32AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:


edy, we know you are bad (uncreative) with lyrics. Being German though, are you good at composing?


Uhm....I'm sure I would make a naturally gifted master composer if I was to ever learn the notes system.

Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:44 AM GMT
alright, I have a trivia question. Who is up for it? It will be easy to participate.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:46 AM GMT
wait. cancelled. it's too much work.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:46 AM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 4:42AM, edy wrote:


Jan  9, 2022 --  4:32AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:edy, we know you are bad (uncreative) with lyrics. Being German though, are you good at composing?Uhm....I'm sure I would make a naturally gifted master composer if I was to ever learn the notes system.


do you think you could?

Report edy January 9, 2022 4:46 AM GMT
Sure, how hard can it be?
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:47 AM GMT
you'd think writing lyrics would be easy, but that's super hard.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:49 AM GMT
only at an Aussie event will you hear Olivia Newton John songs that isn't from Grease Love
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:52 AM GMT
hey ww, have you been enjoying the Ash Barty postmatch interviews this week?
Report edy January 9, 2022 4:53 AM GMT
What Olivia Newton John song(s) from Grease do we hear at other events?
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:53 AM GMT
They just played Physical at the Melbourne final.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:53 AM GMT
oh
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:54 AM GMT
Yanks love Grease. I'm sure one of the main ones have been played at some events there.
Report edy January 9, 2022 4:54 AM GMT
I am only good with Disney movie songs...
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 4:56 AM GMT
We rarely hear those at tennis events.
Report edy January 9, 2022 4:57 AM GMT
Which is a big shame.
Report edy January 9, 2022 4:58 AM GMT
Though many of the Disney songs really tell stories and are far too long for a tennis changeover. Playing just snippets of them doesn't give them justice.
Report edy January 9, 2022 5:11 AM GMT
Kovinic is odds of 1.4+ against someone that SamuelMertensBertens had never heard of before today.Shocked
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 5:14 AM GMT
I hadn't but she had some good wins in 2021. Fetecau, Burel, Tatiana Maria, Vickery.
Report edy January 9, 2022 5:16 AM GMT
'Dey took arrrrrr stream Cry
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 5:23 AM GMT
who out of these is more likely to make top 10?
Anisimova
Juvan
Yastremska
Kostyuk
Report Journeyman January 9, 2022 5:29 AM GMT
Kostyuk. Think she's going to have a big year tbh
Report Journeyman January 9, 2022 5:33 AM GMT
Hang on was that the trivia question
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 5:41 AM GMT
no. trivia question was cancelled.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 5:41 AM GMT
I had the question, but not the answer Cry
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 5:44 AM GMT
market thinks Amdanda is done.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 6:27 AM GMT
woah, two non Grease Olivia Newton John songs during the same match.
Report edy January 9, 2022 6:28 AM GMT
Well, that was....topsy turvy...
Report edy January 9, 2022 7:15 AM GMT
https://twitter.com/iga_swiatek/status/1480069860239437829

Iga scared of Emma
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 7:56 AM GMT
What a glorious day this could be for Cahill. Compatriot Ash, former pupil Simona and current pupil Amanda all winning titles.
Report edy January 9, 2022 7:56 AM GMT
https://www.instagram.com/stories/yuuki_naito/2747170141482841723/

What's the first thing a Japanese person does when visiting new places? Scout the local arcades for 40 year old games to play.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 7:57 AM GMT
I scouted +30 year old arcade games on my most recent trip Excited
Report edy January 9, 2022 8:04 AM GMT
Did you look for anything specific or just wanted a trip through the arcades?

I played a really cool arcade game as a child on a ferry to Sweden. It was one of those side-scroller beat 'em ups like Streets of Rage, Golden Axe etc., but even cooler. From the arcade to the ferry being (possibly) bomb threatened or having some mechanical problems it was quite a cool trip.

Throughout the years I've tried to find it in the MAME arcade archives every now and again, but have not found it yet.
Report edy January 9, 2022 8:06 AM GMT
I really like Metal Slug, but have only played on emulators and consoles. If I had played that on an arcade cabinet, I would have been very poor very quickly.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 8:11 AM GMT
Wasn't a pure arcade place. Was an arcade room in a huge nightclub.
Didn't play.
I think I've only played an arcade game once in me life, a football game in Italy when I was 8 (1987). I think it cost 1000 lira. I lost badly.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 8:18 AM GMT
J Lindeberg not gonna be able to afford Shapo if he becomes ATP Cup champ. Fortunately, Felix is up next.
Report edy January 9, 2022 8:19 AM GMT
J Lindeberg already got much more promotion and mentions through us than they could have ever dreamed of when they signed Björklund.
Report edy January 9, 2022 8:21 AM GMT
Kudermetova seemed rather sad during that ceremony. Also curiously only thanked her coach (who had left according to her already) instead of calling him coach and husband.
Report edy January 9, 2022 8:40 AM GMT
https://ausopen.com/draws

The qualie draws for the AO have been released
Report edy January 9, 2022 8:43 AM GMT
Rebecca Marino could get a rematch for last week's qualies loss against Pocz-Kempenaers if they both win their first rounds.
Report edy January 9, 2022 8:45 AM GMT
Errani could also get a revenge match against Taylah Preston if they both win their first round matches (questionable as it is....)
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 8:46 AM GMT
Cami to Melborne! Love
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 9:14 AM GMT
edy (and others), do you want to play hipster challenge?
Predict the 8 players to make it through qualifying.
1 pt if you pick the highest seed in the section and he/she makes it, 1.25 pt if you pick someone who isn't the highest seed and he/she makes it.
Report edy January 9, 2022 10:28 AM GMT
16 you mean

Escobedo
Fratangelo
Marterer
Machac (Yuki Bhambri is back in this section)
Albot
Lehecka
Ramanathan
Halys
Bourgue
Tomic (no, not really...) ....Broady
Gulbis
Kubler
Krueger
Tirante
Couacaud
Dudi Sela Mischief

wimmin's

Arina Rodionova
Trevisan
Zhu
Stojanovic
Tomova
Tsurenko
Boulter
VJK
Masarova
Niemeier
Dart
Galfi
Queenwen of course
Krunic
Cocciaretto
Bolsova
Report edy January 9, 2022 10:29 AM GMT
Dudi Sela actually looks like a terrible, terrible idea. I would like to replace him with Elias Ymer.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 10:31 AM GMT
yeah 16.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 10:58 AM GMT
Kukushkin
Gombos
Galan
Machac
Albot
Lehecka
Daniel
Jung
Cerundolo
Safiullin
Gulbis
Kubler
Krueger
Rodionov
Kopriva
Tabilo

Kalinskaya
Trevisan
Zhu
McNally
Bara
Tsurenko
Boulter (sorry Christina ...)
Rakhimova
Nara
Buzarnescu
Birrell
Voegele
Queenwen
Krunic
Hibino
Bolsova

Draws are here https://twitter.com/josemorgado/status/1480092917184217089

Others are free to join in, in this thread or next week's thread before the qualies start.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 11:02 AM GMT
I didn't even see Ymer Cry He has a great record in qualifying Scared But sticking with Tabilo who has been on the rise lately.
Report edy January 9, 2022 11:04 AM GMT
Wow, you picked Bara.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 11:08 AM GMT
what's wrong with Bara?
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 11:09 AM GMT
if someone wants to just predict men's or just women's, that works. You don't have to do both.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 11:10 AM GMT
You kind of made a fool out of Bara a few months ago, but I have faith in her.
Report edy January 9, 2022 12:34 PM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 11:08AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:


what's wrong with Bara?


Oh nothing, not at all....Mischief

Report edy January 9, 2022 12:37 PM GMT
I actually like her. She seems cool. Does more gifs on her Instagram stories than just about any other tennis player.
Report edy January 9, 2022 12:39 PM GMT
Speaking of female tennis players on Instagram: Lots of the Melbourne ones have been fangirling Rafa so hard this week.
Report wisewords January 9, 2022 1:46 PM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 4:52AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:


hey ww, have you been enjoying the Ash Barty postmatch interviews this week?


not heard them Excited

Report wisewords January 9, 2022 1:47 PM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 5:23AM, SamuelMertensBertens wrote:


who out of these is more likely to make top 10?AnisimovaJuvanYastremskaKostyuk


Amanda

Report wisewords January 9, 2022 1:54 PM GMT

Jan 9, 2022 -- 8:45AM, edy wrote:


Errani could also get a revenge match against Taylah Preston if they both win their first round matches (questionable as it is....)


Excited

Report Journeyman January 9, 2022 3:44 PM GMT
Bjorklund
Trevisan
Zhu
Yuan
Swan
Tsurenko
Paquet
Kasintseva
Snigur
Niemeier
Dart
Ponchet
Burrage
Krunic
Hibino
Gasanova
Report Journeyman January 9, 2022 5:20 PM GMT
Just a suggestion. 
Why not post up separate WTA and ATP 'Hipster Challenge' threads for this. (Great name)

The pointscoring system looks pretty fair make it clear and include the links to the draws in the first post.

Remember you get loads of people who play the Suicide threads that never post in the megathreads so maybe this is something they'd enjoy getting involved in?
Using their judgement to make their picks, pen in mouth and capuccino in hand on a Sunday evening?

If nobody bites you can blame it all on me.
Report Journeyman January 9, 2022 5:36 PM GMT
^

Plus it would give an alternative focus to the Novak stuff which in truth is getting a little divisive.

Anyway just a wee suggestion, it's your call
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 9, 2022 6:16 PM GMT
Thanks. That's been done now, did a combined thread though as I don't want to take up to much phorum bandwidth.
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 17, 2022 6:41 AM GMT
I re-wrote and completed the Queenwen song.

Queenwen, tiebreaks are til ten.
At the Australian Open, come on Queenwen.

Queenwen, I have a question.
And I need to know for sure.
"Do you know who BK is?"
"No, tell me"

Queenwen, tiebreaks are til ten.
At the Australian Open, come on Queenwen.

Queenwen, I have a question.
And I need to know for sure.
"Do you know who BK is?"
"No, tell me"

Queenwen, tiebreaks are til ten.
At the Australian Open, come on Queenwen.
Come on Come on Come on Queenwen
Not Seven Seven Seven Seven

Queenwen
Oh Queenwen
Come on Queenwen
Come on Queenwen
Come on Queenwen
Come on Queenwen
Come on Queenwen
Come on Queenwen
Come on Queenwen
Report SamuelMertensBertens January 17, 2022 6:41 AM GMT
wrong thread ffs
Report Giuseppe January 17, 2022 4:01 PM GMT
that's really beautiful mate
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