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“Even though it killed me, this is the right decision. Now I’ve just got to look at what’s ahead.”@alexdeminaur | #AusOpen #AO2020 https://t.co/lNuP1gCege

— TennisAustralia (@TennisAustralia) January 16, 2020

augusta08 commented on the post, Who can be 2020's Daniil Medvedev? 4 years, 11 months ago

Alex De Minaur does not have a good start to the season. He withdrew from the Australian Open due to abdominal injury:

augusta08 commented on the post, ATP Cup final previews and predictions: Bautista Agut vs. Lajovic, Nadal vs. Djokovic 4 years, 11 months ago

Simon Briggs 2h ago: “Davila Jakupovic retires after suffering a horrendous coughing fit and breathing difficulties in the heavy, polluted air in Melbourne. Awful scenes”

Davila Jakupovic retires after suffering a horrendous coughing fit and breathing difficulties in the heavy, polluted air in Melbourne. Awful scenes pic.twitter.com/EPQUlf9DpF

— Simon Briggs (@simonrbriggs) January 14, 2020

augusta08 commented on the post, ATP Cup final previews and predictions: Bautista Agut vs. Lajovic, Nadal vs. Djokovic 4 years, 11 months ago

José Morgado: “Start of the AusOpen qualifying now delayed till 11am local [due to smoke in Melbourne]”:

Start of the #AusOpen qualifying now delayed till 11am local.

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) January 13, 2020

augusta08 commented on the post, ATP Cup final previews and predictions: Bautista Agut vs. Lajovic, Nadal vs. Djokovic 4 years, 11 months ago

Smoke in Melbourne on January 14 AT 7:40:

Awful!

Antonio Arenas, who tweeted, is the director of communications at Rafa’s academy and a commentator for Eurosport’s Spanish-language channel.

augusta08 commented on the post, ATP Cup final previews and predictions: Bautista Agut vs. Lajovic, Nadal vs. Djokovic 4 years, 11 months ago

Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria 40m ago: “Smoke has increased over Melbourne this evening as a wind change moved through. A Road Weather Alert is current for reduced visibility in the smoke; observations indicate […]

Smoke has increased over #Melbourne this evening as a wind change moved through. A Road Weather Alert is current for reduced visibility in the smoke; observations indicate visibility down to 900m in parts. Take extra care while driving. Latest warnings: https://t.co/UEGLRWAknc

— Bureau of Meteorology, Victoria (@BOM_Vic) January 13, 2020

augusta08 commented on the post, ATP Cup final previews and predictions: Bautista Agut vs. Lajovic, Nadal vs. Djokovic 4 years, 11 months ago

Stuart Fraser 50m ago: “Eleven hours until Australian Open qualifying gets underway, and a sudden influx of strong-smelling bushfire smoke in Melbourne:”

Awful!

Eleven hours until Australian Open qualifying gets underway, and a sudden influx of strong-smelling bushfire smoke in Melbourne. pic.twitter.com/wHil1SMTnl

— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) January 13, 2020

augusta08 commented on the post, ATP Cup final previews and predictions: Bautista Agut vs. Lajovic, Nadal vs. Djokovic 4 years, 11 months ago

Luckystar AT 2:02 AM,

Carlos Moya has arrived in Melbourne:

According to Spanish daily sports newspaper Marca, Rafa will start to practice in Melbourne on Tuesday:

augusta08 commented on the post, Serbia stops Spain for inaugural ATP Cup title 4 years, 11 months ago

👎

augusta08 commented on the post, Auckland and Adelaide previews and predictions 4 years, 11 months ago

Alex de Minaur withdrew from the Adelaide tournament “due to a re-aggravation of an ab injury”:

Unfortunately @alexdeminaur has withdrawn from the Adelaide International due to a re-aggravation of an ab injury.

Wishing you a speedy recovery Alex and we hope to see you in Adelaide next year!#AdelaideTennis pic.twitter.com/KoVq2F0TvG

— Adelaide International (@AdelaideTennis) January 13, 2020

augusta08 commented on the post, ATP Cup final previews and predictions: Bautista Agut vs. Lajovic, Nadal vs. Djokovic 4 years, 11 months ago

Ricky AT 10:55 AM,

Rafa explained at his post-match press conference why he didn’t play doubles.

augusta08 commented on the post, ATP Cup final previews and predictions: Bautista Agut vs. Lajovic, Nadal vs. Djokovic 4 years, 11 months ago

I add to my comment AT 11:00 AM:

Wikipedia: ¤¤ The teams that participate in the ATP Cup are determined by the singles ranking of their best player.”

augusta08 commented on the post, ATP Cup final previews and predictions: Bautista Agut vs. Lajovic, Nadal vs. Djokovic 4 years, 11 months ago

Luckystar AT 10:56 AM,

Fed withdrew from the ATP Cup due to family reasons, and because of that Switzerland did not qualify for the tournament.

augusta08 commented on the post, ATP Cup final previews and predictions: Bautista Agut vs. Lajovic, Nadal vs. Djokovic 4 years, 11 months ago

Sanju AT 10:14 AM,

I don’t know how fast the 2020 AO courts are, but their surface differs from the 2017 court surface.
The AO court surface has been changed. The Plexicushion surface (that was in use since […]

augusta08 commented on the post, ATP Cup final previews and predictions: Bautista Agut vs. Lajovic, Nadal vs. Djokovic 4 years, 11 months ago

(I repeat my comment I posted on the Rafa page.)

Rafa said at his post-final press-conference: “In general terms, for me the last 10 days here, in the ATP Cup, have been positive.”

I’m glad that he didn’ […]