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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #30 on: January 04, 2008, 01:14:10 PM »
Rebound Ace Spokesman Paul Bull has stated that "we had an Australian icon event with a unique Australian product and now we are just going to become a clone of the US Open."

"It's just the US Open surface under a different name, so we will become a clone of the US Open. Same horse, different jockey," said Bull. "This is really just a hard court - it will be exactly the same for all practical purposes."
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #31 on: January 04, 2008, 01:36:00 PM »
Quote from: JohnW on January 04, 2008, 01:14:10 PM

Rebound Ace Spokesman Paul Bull has stated that "we had an Australian icon event with a unique Australian product and now we are just going to become a clone of the US Open."

"It's just the US Open surface under a different name, so we will become a clone of the US Open. Same horse, different jockey," said Bull. "This is really just a hard court - it will be exactly the same for all practical purposes."


I agree with him, it's sad to see everything becoming more homogenous. It's one step closer to everyone phasing out other surfaces completely ...

Mind you, it favours Andy: should be QF at least ...  cmonandy
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #32 on: January 04, 2008, 01:46:11 PM »
Quote from: Sir Panda on January 04, 2008, 01:07:07 PM

Not the same surface though, it's Plexicushion whereas the USO use DecoTurf.
I knew that. yes
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #33 on: January 04, 2008, 02:07:56 PM »
Pity. I liked the difference. Makes you wonder at the point of having 2 different slams on the same surface...
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #34 on: January 05, 2008, 10:31:36 AM »
Nadal's buggered then Smile
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #35 on: January 05, 2008, 11:34:37 AM »
It's going to be so fast then if the roof is closed.  Think
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #36 on: January 05, 2008, 05:07:09 PM »
After what i've seen in Doha...I think he can get to at least the Quarters and if he does not I will be disappointed. Maybe even Semis.
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #37 on: January 05, 2008, 05:33:48 PM »
I'll be disappointed if I don't see him in a semis.
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #38 on: January 05, 2008, 08:00:06 PM »
Who apart from Federer is likely to beat him on a surface like that? Nadal - no, not this time. Nalbandian - he'll be 150kg by now. Djokovic? Somehow I think Murray is due for some payback there. He owns Roddick and Davydenko. I think Murray gets as far as the draw allows before Federer is on the other side of the net. If he's in a different half, I'd back him to make the final.
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #39 on: January 06, 2008, 12:21:10 AM »
I think Andy will make QFs or possibly SFs.  Think
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #40 on: January 06, 2008, 08:29:59 AM »
You didn't answer my question - who else would beat him?
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #41 on: January 06, 2008, 10:56:59 AM »
I think Djokovic, Federer and possibly Ferrer would beat him on that surface. Smile
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #42 on: January 06, 2008, 11:46:49 AM »
Also these with faster serves, possibly.
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #43 on: January 07, 2008, 01:46:02 PM »
Federer yes - I just don't think the others would, or not this time. And now Fed has a virus and cannot practice...
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Re: Andy's Progress: Australian Open 2008 « Reply #44 on: January 07, 2008, 02:44:41 PM »
That's good at first sight but Fed has convinced us many times that even without practice he's able to play better than the others.
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