Incredible match. Stan deserved that moment after last year. He's always had the game to beat the elite players, now he has the belief. He's got a real chance to win it all now, although Nadal becomes the massive favorite to take this title now.

Wow...wish i would have seen the match...hope i can find a replay somewhere.

I'll root for Stan going forward.

#1 Nadal starting momentarily.

Sorry, vs. #22 Dimitrov

Very much so. Enjoyable match so far.

Nadal wins the clutch TB. Going to try to grind him down.

Federer vs Nadal in the Semis. Gonna be fun. Rafa obviously is the favorite. Hope to see a good match.

So many top seeds male and female got taken out early this year. Crazy shit.

Federer hasn't beaten Nadal in a slam match in nearly 7 years (Wimbledon 2007). Can't imagine he'll start now, but maybe he has one last fight in him. The conditions are certainly playing quicker than at any time in recent years, which should help.

Dimitrov never won another set, but he outplayed Nadal in both sets 2 and 3 and lost TBs. Nadal was just better on the clutch points than him and wore him down mentally/physically over the match, but that's to be expected. Grigor is a great talent.

Fish barely played last year due to health issues. Not sure he has much of a career left as he's 32 now. Best American players are Isner/Querrey.

Rafa is hurt, he's getting his ass handed to him. This sux. I hate see'ing guys trying to play in pain in tennis. Makes it not so great

hmmm.. i have no words for what is happening in this final wow. This is crazy.

Spoke too soon. Stan's making a comeback.

Stan always had the game to accomplish this, now he has the belief in himself to do it too. That Djokovic match last year here that he lost really changed his career trajectory.

I think there will be more where this came from.

Good run and win for Stan, but lets not kid ourself, Rafa was hurt and hurt bad. He was crying at one point because of the pain in his back. Yes, he was up a set when Rafa hurt himself, but it would have been alot closer then it was and Rafa still made a half ass match out of it.

They did say Stan will go to number 3 in the world. Good for him,hope he keeps it up. He seems like a very nice guy. Sucks he didnt enjoy his first grandslam like he wanted to because of how he won. Thats gotta suck ass.

it was taped it was on at 3 am.

Stan absolutely crushed Nadal before the back spasms set in (or whatever happened to him). He struggled with his nerves the rest of the way while Nadal struggled with his back/the crowd, but there's no way he doesn't deserve credit for this one. He was the better player today and throughout the tournament. Endurance, after all, is a huge part of grand slam tennis.

Doubt he cares too much. He beat Djokovic last week in a 5 set marathon on the guy's favorite court and then was on the way to beating perhaps the greatest player of all time tonight before it turned weird in the middle of the 2nd set. In the past, he would have found a way to lose a match like this one, but not any longer.

**** Nadal

ROFL

2015 is up.

First round...ESPN2

I'll be looking for all the usual suspects in this thread throughout the tournament

I read that Nadal isn't very confident going in. Smokescreen?

Honestly, I haven't really paid attention until just now.

Not a big fan, I would love to see him go down on the first day.

Ohhhhh shit, they just gave Mark Castle props for playing after an appendectomy. (Comparison to Nadal). Watching tennis and still can't get free of that nightmare.

My interest has dropped significantly because of the lack of good American players.

Americans don't have a chance in tennis with our best players going to play college when they should actually be turning pro

I know most of you are probably watching basketball, but Djokovic is playing his first round match.

Agreed. However, there are lots of semi-hot European female players.

Isner wins In his first match. There's an American winning (ya, I know it's only the first round).

Djokovic is my pick to win this year, but Federer is playing his best tennis in years right now. Would love to see that final again.

I get the feeling. I've always been a fan, but my interest in tennis has increased significantly since Raonic's rise into the top 10 (unprecedented for a Canadian in this sport). Not to mention Bouchard.

As for future American hopes, I like Jack Sock's chances to make the top 10 in a year or two. Injured for this tournament, though.

Woz looked cute tonight.

Sharapova wearing red tonight.

Sharapova is in trouble. Better tune in if you want to see her.

Sharapova escapes. See ya in the third round.

The funniest thing about Sock is that he (unlike other phenoms) played on his normal HS tennis team all four years. His record was 80-0...

Agassi, Capriati, Seles, Sampras, Chang, and the Williams sisters were basically all on the pro tour by 16. As someone that can still rock most of the #1 male HS tennis players, I feel so bad for those kids that had to face Sock in HS. Plus what the opposing coach usually does in that match situation is send out a sacrificial lamb player to take the loss (ie promote #3-5 player to 1 to take the loss and hope for wins at the 2-5 matches).

Imagine a #5 singles player from Kansas playing Roddick and having to face down 140+mph serves. Those matches had to be brutal to watch.

Get with the program Red.

Annnnnd that's why there won't be any good American players. Because they should be playing lower level pro against way better opponets, not normal country club hs tennis kids

I doubt we ever see an American in the top mens spot again.

Federer lost. OUTSTANDING!!!!

That figures, the first night I am not watching and something big happens. Shit.

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
 

Outstanding looking match tonight....good tennis too. Sharapova vs. Bouchard

Nice. Nadal is getting punked.

Federer and Nadal certainly aren't quite what they used to be. This is setting up to be slam #8 for Djokovic, but there are a lot of contenders out there still.

Based on his performance today, Berdych really should be in that final.

5th Australian Open (most ever in open era), 8th slam for Djokovic with a grueling win over Murray. He just physically and mentally grounded him down just like 2 years ago. Now to see if he can finally get his hands on the French Open this year, the one last slam he has yet to win.

Congrats Djokovic. Murray hung tough for a while, but he isn't the same player as Novak.

2016 is up. First round on espn2.

Nadal/Verdasco #2 goes Verdasco's way seven years later. The Nadal decline is very real.

Serena vs. Sharapova.

You guys should be watching.

What's the betting line?

Serena Williams win – 2/9

Maria Sharapova win – 10/3

Why? Serena hasn't lost to her in 12 years. It's probably the most one-sided matchup in tennis.

Serena's too small a favorite.

'Cause Sharapova.

Serena is cramping.

But ya, it's probably a forgone conclusion.

Federer playing better in this set, but it's probably too late.

That was basically a demolition. Don't think anybody in the world could have even competed with him for the first two sets. Djokovic will be the major favorite against either Murray or Raonic (although I'd love to see it be Raonic).

So....Serena is beatable.
Congrats to Kerber.

#11 for Djokovic with the dominant straight sets win. The gap between him and the field is growing. How many is he going to get in the end?

This sport sounds interesting. Do you think it will ever come to America?

2017 edition starts tomorrow.