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Australian Open: Net Rush - day sevenUpdatedMon26Jan2015,8:33am
PHOTO:NickKyrgiosisthefirstteenagertoreachtwomajorquarterfinalssinceRogerFederer.(AFP:PaulCrock)
Wellthatwasquitesomething.
AndreasSeppiwasperilouslyclosetobeingthemanwhokilledBambi,dughimup,thenkilledhimagain.
He'ddumpedRogerFedereroutofthetournamentand,attwosetstoloveup,hewasabouttosendNickKyrgiosourNickforalongwalkoffashortplank.Hewouldnothavebeenapopularman.
Thenitchanged,quickasaflash.Kyrgiosclickedupagearandthethirdsetwasgone,in25freneticminutes.Therestofthematchwasablurofflashingwinners,tossedracquets,thumpingservesandhowlsofjoyandanguish.ItwaswhatwillsooncometobeknownastextbookKyrgios.Goshitwasfun.
The19yearoldplaystennislikeanoverexcitedkid.He'sbackreadytopounddownanotherservebeforethepreviousballhashitthebackfence.HemakesFast4seemlikealazygameofbarefootbowls.
Kyrgioslostsomeofthecrowdwithhisantics,buthewonmorethanhelost.Healsowonthematch,andeveryonelovesawinner.
TheKyrgiosmatchcamesoonafterhiscompatriot,BernardTomic,wasmonsteredbyTomasBerdychonMargaretCourtArena.ThedifferencesbetweenTomicandKyrgiosoncourthavealwaysbeenclear,butlastnighttheywerestark.TheAustraliansarechalkandcheese...chalkandverybrightlycoloured,strongtastingcheese.
TomicwassedateandlanguidagainstBerdych.Hewassofarbackinthecourtduringsomeralliesthathecould'vepickedthelinesman'spocket.
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PHOTO:Lookingforanswers...BernardTomicwasutterlyoutgunnedbyTomasBerdych.(AAP:JoeCastro)
Attimes,whentheballwastheretobethumped,hecaresseditlikeafragileegg.Itwasthekindoftennistheoldschoolpuristslamentasadyingart.Helost.
Kyrgioscrushedtheballlikeabeercanagainsthisforehead.Hewon.
That'smoderntennisandthat'swhyKyrgiosmaywinthistournamentatsomepointdownthetrackandwhyTomicmaybedestinedtobenomorethanatrickyspeedbumpforthebigguystogetoverontheirwaytothefinalshowdown.Acuriosityforthepurists.Unlesshedecidestodolesscaressingandmorecrushing.
SohereweareonAustraliaDayandthere'sanAustralianleftinthetournamentwhich,goingbyrecentstandards,isveryunAustralian.AustraliaDayfallsinthesecondweekoftheOpen,Australiantennisplayersfallinthefirst.That'showit'smeanttobe.
Thoushaltnotplayonorafterourgloriousnationalholiday.
It'sthelaw.
Well,NickKyrgiosbrokethelawlastnight...andaracquet,andplentyofItalianhearts.
Let'shopehecontinuestobreakthingsforafewmoredaysyet.
A Quiet RevolutionAlittlebitoftennishistorywasquietlymadeonShowCourtThreeatMelbourneParkyesterday.
ZeZhangtheChinesewildcardbeatenbyLleytonHewittinthefirstroundofthemen'ssingleswonamatch.Amixeddoublesmatch.
"Sowhat?"youmightsay.Well,ithappenedtobethefirstmatchaChinesemanhaswonatagrandslaminanyeventsingles,doublesormixed.Ever.
It'squiteextraordinarywhenyouthinkaboutit.Noman,fromthemostpopulouscountryontheplanet,hadpreviouslywonasinglematchinthehistoryofgrandslamtennis.
GillesMullerfromLuxembourghaswonthreematchesatthistournamentalone!
Needlesstosay,ZeZhangwasgreetedbyapackedinterviewroomandarousingovationafterhismatch.Hemayhavestartedsomething.
Play of the DayDavidFerrerlikestorun.Herunsandrunsandruns.He'sverygoodatitandit'smadehimalotofmoney,sowhynot?
Yesterday,hepostedthispictureontwitterofhisbloodiedfootafterhismarathonmatchwithFrenchmanGillesSimonwhoalsolikestorunandrunandrun.
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Partido muy duro ayer! Quien mas sufri fueron mis dedos!!jeje 6:16 AM 25 Jan 2015
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Whathisfootlookslikeunderthesock,aftermorethanadecadeofrunningandrunningandrunning,isanyone'sguess.Ihopehehasagoodpodiatrist.
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FirstpostedMon26Jan2015,2:04am