Thread: The Offical Bona Fiide Teakdoor Tennis Grand Slam Thread

The Brittles are flying high with the favourite in the wheelchair event. If their man - Hewett can win it it, should surely make up for the disappointment in the World Cup.

^tacky as...

Joko almost broken but holds to stay 1 break up in the 2nd set of the Quarter

A real battle here with Rublev with 'some incredible ball-stroking in this set' as the commentator at Rod Laver arena correctly pointed out just now.

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The set is moving like greased butter. Joko up 2 breaks now and already took the 1st 6-1

Joko holds serve after a marathon game to take the second 6-2

6-1 6-2 looks like a whitewash but the match is much closer than the score suggests.

Rublev is not lying down to Joko's superlative and masterful ball-stroking.

Joko serving for the match.
6-1, 6 - 2, 5 - 4.

Done Joko to the semis. Just too good.

Smoking hot Rybakina up 5-4 in the first set of the semi

Rybakina comes back from 0-40 down to hold serve

6-5

mini-breaks coming thick and fast in the tie-break but Rybakina takes the first set 7-6

Cutesie Rybakina 2 breaks up at 5-2 and serving for a place in the final against Plain-Jane Azarenka

Victory to most glorious Kazakhstan as Rybakina powers her way to the final with another break of serve

Plucky Polish performance from the Lithe Linette with her nipples thrusting purposefully through tonights tight turquoise top.

The top she is wearing tonight is even better. These pics simply do not do her chesticles justice... poetry in motion

But not enough to face-down the Russian heavy firepower from the sturdy broad-hipped Sabarenka who takes the first set of the second semi 7-6 on the tiebreak

Its Joko Smoko time as the Serb goes 6-5 up in the first set in the men's semi against a bearded Merkin

Bearded Merkin loses the first set and the Joko breaks him in the 2nd game of set 2

Double break for the Joko and Bearded Merkin is chasin it at 4-0 down in the 2nd

7-5 4-0

Bearded Merkin bends over and takes it in straight sets from the Jokster

7-5 6-1 6-2

The Jokster books his chance of another bit of Greek in the final against Tsitsipas

The ladies are on court...

Who will prevail...

The graceful gazelle Rybakina

Or the sturdy Belicose Belarussian warhorse Sabalenka?

Rybakina breaks first to go 2-1 up after being 40-0 down in the point

A proper final is shaping up

Rybakina broken but then Sabalenka double faults to get broken back again

5-4 serving for the set

Sabalenka gives it to Rybakina hard and deep in her box

Breaks and holds to go 4-1 up in the 2nd

Could be a 3 setter lady's marathon

Sabalenka holds the trophy high. Great final. Both ladies played very well.

1st blood to the Jokster in the mens final

Opening game holds serve

1-0

The Jesus Freek lookin Greek self-breaks with a double fault and the Joko is 3-1 up and serving next

Joko takes the opener in confident style 6-3

Joko saves a set point to hold 5-5 in the second