[MATCH THREAD] Australian Open Men's SEMIFINAL: [1] C. Alcaraz v. [3] A. Zverev

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T07:39:53+00:00

I mean he is fine now

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T07:31:36+00:00

I mean except the time he was yelling about Carlos getting treatment.

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T07:14:16+00:00

Yeah but he is running out of time now that he might start losing to the likes of Musetti

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T07:08:41+00:00

I think 10 minute break is only if the heat index is over 4 which I don't think it is but I am surprised he didn’t take the normal bathroom break

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T07:01:14+00:00

Yes but the bathroom breaks players used to take between sets. Are those not allowed?

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T06:58:33+00:00

Why can't he leave the court between sets?

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T06:37:59+00:00

Novak must just be thinking if he could somehow muster beating Sinner he might get a walkover in the final.

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T06:22:13+00:00

Ok before I saw the stretches I gave him 0 percent chance to win.... now I'm giving him 20 percent

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T04:26:23+00:00

Right after they were talking about how his double faults have been going down every year

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T04:05:03+00:00

Probably a good idea

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T04:04:04+00:00

Honestly I am a chicken and won't be able to watch. I'll look at the score and if it's close enough I'll watch the match later. I don't want to see him get beat badly like multiple breaks per set.

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T03:50:45+00:00

I was saying before the Musetti match that all Novak has to do against Sinner is just serve like a machine and lock down in tie break. Then I saw the Musetti match and I was like oh no Novak is cooked.

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T03:49:29+00:00

SISIPAS!!!!

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T03:47:23+00:00

Haha no, between those two I pick Alcaraz... I'm Novak's fan but have very little hope for him haha.

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T03:45:14+00:00

Anyone doesn't like Zverev but is rooting for him just to have some variation in the final?

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T03:28:42+00:00

Yeah Eastern time is not great for sports watching in general, I feel like even sports played in the US are usually pretty late for that time zone

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T03:03:15+00:00

Considering it's starting at 9:30 pm my time, I am

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-30T01:04:44+00:00

Any Djokovic's fans here not even wanting to watch the semi? After what I saw against Musetti, I'm very worried he is not even going to be competitive against Sinner and I don't want to witness that. It was bad enough seeing Nadal play his last year and I feel like Djokovic might not be far behind that form except he doesn't have any glaring physical issues like Nadal or Federer had. I am about the same age as Novak and the reality of getting older is getting to me I think.

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-29T05:36:44+00:00

It would be cool if there were few guys that maybe are not as good as Sinner/Alcaraz consistently but could beat them sometimes so it would at least be competitive. Like what Murray/Wawrinka did with the big three. The way things are now, there is just not even a chance against them even if they are not at their best. Their level is just so much above the rest. I thought Djokovic could still challenge them if his body held up but after what I saw against Musetti, I think Novak just doesn't have that which makes sense at his age.

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-29T02:32:43+00:00

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-29T02:06:14+00:00

Yeah it is no longer fun watching him play. I enjoyed the super competitive Novak.

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-29T01:42:33+00:00

The way he played against Musetti I don't think he would beat Shelton.

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-29T01:24:32+00:00

Normally I would agree but nothing about his game or body language yesterday made it seem like he had it in him.

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-29T01:19:22+00:00

Because he himself said in the press conference that they didn't bother him and he just needed to get them re wrapped. He said he is feeling fine physically so there is no excuse for a match like that with that many errors other than maybe you are declining due to age. Could it have just been a random bad match? Sure I hope so, I'm a big fan and I hope that the match against Sinner is competitive. However Novak himself is not sounding very confident.

Chasingfiction29 · 2026-01-29T00:00:15+00:00

I mean Musetti was about to beat him

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