The only thing Hoosiers cheat on are their husbands

>>152984217
Marozsan finally ended up winning 2-1 after a long delay so that's 3 wins and 1 loss in total.

Not sure if anybody cares but going to share some miscellaneous thoughts on the players in the AO draw. I have intentionally not taken a proper look at the draw yet so that I'm not biased by any confirmed or projected matchups. Might post some specific updates once I have actually taken both draws into account.


Starting with ATP players.

ATP:

Djokovic: Big question mark about fitness. Not sure how much you can read into the AO practice session he just cancelled after a few minutes. Feel like it happened too many times where it seemed like he might be hindered and then he was actually fine for the tournament. But at his age it's something to keep in mind.
Obviously slams always see a different level of play and motivation by him
but it's starting to look like he really is reaching is physical limits.
If he spends too much time on court against lesser players, he could be a fade target in the middle rounds.


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>>152989776
Bublik: Just reached the top 10 for the first time in his career. In theory that sounds like it should be a good sign. But Bublik is someone who loves phoning it in when he's mentally satisfied. So I think there's a chance he'll take it easy if the weather is too hot for him. Potential early fade target.

Tsitsipas: Still untrustworthy but bookies have noticed it too up to the point where it's almost tempting to bet on him for some of the odds you're getting. Still don't really expect anything from this tournament despite past great showings in Melbourne. Almost too obvious of a fade target so really have to look for the right spot to do it.

Hurkacz: Surprisingly great performance after a longer injury-sustained abscence, but it also happened in the United Cup. Which is essentially just a glorified warm-up, even
if some players do seem to take it pretty seriously. Hope he has overly short odds due to the recent results because I think he's in a prime spot to have a disappointing showing now.

Medvedev: Have been fairly succeccfully fading Medvedev for months now due to his enormous drop in form. His serve has borderline disappeared and his stamina and ball-fetching isn't what it used to be anymore. He seems to have slowly recovered very recently but I still don't quite buy that he was truly tested. Think he's also a very matchup-dependent player. I've noticed that players he hasn't faced much before tend to make him more uncomfortable now. Probably because it takes him too long to get adjusted to their games. If he's facing someone in decent form, who he also hasn't really played before, I'll probably fade him.

Baez: Not someone I would talk much about for a hard court tournament but his form in recent weeks has been amazing compared to his usual level. Expect him to be overhyped for the AO and then come crashing down on some smaller side court because he wasted too much energy in all of these lead-up tournaments.

>>152989856
That's just a few names but they're the ones that came to mind first. Now some more stuff about WTA players nobody will read.

Keys: Keys: Seems to have injured herself recently and still doesn't seem fully fit. Will obviously not defend her title. Expecting a fairly early exit from AO this year. Prime fade target if the draw allows it.

Tauson: Also seems to be dealing with some kind of prolonged injury but I'm not even quite sure what it is because I don't remember her getting injured recently. Obviously struggling right now and might lose very early on.

Rybakina: Still don't really trust her outdoors. Made an exception at the tour finals a while ago because she was playing out of her mind. But I doubt she can stay fully fit in the Australian sun for like 2 weeks so I expect her to start struggling again after the early rounds.

Bencic: In great form right now. If I get the impression that the United Cup form wasn't a fluke I might start betting on her in later rounds. Although I get the impression that the hype is getting too much and she's becoming too much of a favourite in some spots.

Mboko and Jovic: Putting these together because expectations are through the roof for both of them at such a young age but they lack proper slam experience. Won't lose in the first round but will have an uncharacteristc loss they probably wouldn't have had in a 250 or something.

Ostapenko: Couldn't be on a bigger downward trend. Only really seems to care about playing doubles now. So unless she gets matched up with players way, way below her level she'll probably have an early exit so she can focus on doubles instead.


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>>152990060
Could talk about a couple more players in both draws but I think I'll stop for now. Ended up being longer than I thought.

Just going to mention a few more players that positively surprised me in the qualifiers: Fery, Sakamoto and Budkov Kjaer on the ATP side. Maristany, Klimovicova, Starodubtseva and Tararudee on the WTA side.

Budkov Kjaer in particular was clutch as fuck in some key moments. There was a point in his match against McCabe where it seemed like he's going to get tilted early on. He lost a point due to a distraction and got into an argument with the umpire. That didn't change anything and he got broken and eventually lost the set. Still ended up winning the match anyway. Surprised about that mental strength so many of these lower ranked players tend to fall apart in these kind of situations. Maristany has been my surprise of the qualifiers for this AO. Didn't bet on her since I only had her on my radar as a typical decent clay court player that struggles on hard courts but she's been performing way about her level this time. Will be curious to see if this will carry on into the main draw. Starodubtseva and Tararudee are some of the higher-ranked players in qualifiers, so not surprised they did well, but was still impressed with their level. Tararudee has slowly been turning into a player I keep betting on regularly. Had my doubts about Starodubtseva a few months ago, but she seems to really have found form again..

>>152990185
One last thing then I'm truly done rambling: Predicting the AO winners. You can realistically only predict between Sinner and Alcaraz for any slam win right now, unless you're a madman. Think it might actually be Alcaraz. Feel like people still underappreciate the level of tennis he has shown at the USO. To be fair Sinner didn't seem fully healthy then, but I disagree with people saying that it's just going to be another clear Sinner victory again. For the WTA side I'm really not sure this time, but I think Sabalenka has choked away enough slams now so it's time for her to win a final again. Still think Swiatek is too vulnerable on hard courts right now. Much more certain who won't win this time out of the few players with reasonable odds to win, namely Keys and Rybakina. Osaka obviously won't win either.

Will take a close look at the draws in the next few days and post a long list of losing picks for the first day soon.

>>152976084
lol, not even close. If Catalonia gets independence, Barcelona would be kicked out from La Liga, becoming utterly irrelevant at the process. Not even Barcelonafags would want that.

>>152976084
They just pull Olympic gold-tier mental gymnastics to claim the openly Catalan nationalistic team they support is actually not nationalistic at all

>>152989317
Like Andorra? And please, you are Mexico, dont talk about football relevance

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>>152989087
Suicidate friki

>>152989864
Por?

>>152989677
best buds over too*
i don't like making typos so i am correcting it.

>>152989677
and for all intents and purposes, despite all the shit going on in your country, miami trumps saudi arabia every time
he's also closer to argentina

>>152989699
yeah exactly. also anything bad happening in our country basically doesnt affect rich people/celebrities at all so he's fine

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>>152947658
It's sad to see his career end like this after all of this effort.

He can't carry a team because he doesn't have the talent. He's actually a very mediocre player. He can't unlock sides or turn a match. An average cam or a technical winger would be more effective in his position.

It's frankly absurd and a big stain on the sport IMO that he's even talked about in the same stratosphere as Lionel Messi. He's orders of magnitude below him. Goes to show you how powerful marketing is.

>>152976024
Why would he be the favorite if he's sane? I'd pick the crazy one

>>152975965
you need to watch the other 21 parts first

>>152975965
The guy on the left is married to the whore on the left who made porn with the guy on the right after they got married. Everyone (rightfully) called him a cuck, so now they're having a fake boxing match.

Listen as soon as Ben Simmons stops fishing and develops a shot, he's right back in it.

i hope one of them bludgeons adin ross to death with his bear hands

>>152983706
>the good Fetnat vs your average Mehdi
Many such cases

>>152975047
>the good savage myth

>>152984603
The good savage (senegalese) isn't a myth.
Neither is the bad savage (maghrebi).

>psg - Lille tomorrow
Starting off strong

>>152987686
that's not the first match. Which is weird considering there's habitually only one on a friday night.

>>152985076
Genuinely grim

>>152985080
It's a joke yeah but nobody challenges it, we're all fucked into apathy. 1984 is used as a guidebook, not a warning.

Jude Bellingham. Nicks: J&B
English James rodriguez

>>152984335
>Rogers
lmfao Villa fags

>>152984335
this asshole is terrible, he plays as "a 10" and has nowhere the talent to do it, he is completely incapable of playing as a creating midfielder (Pedri, Kroos, etc). He can't play on one side because he can't dribble.
He is indeed the new James Rodriguez. Funny thing is that they can still sell him for 100 mill (nowhere near close his actual true value) to a Premier League side just because he is british and has all the marketing like he is mulatto but has manners (he is an arrogant asshole still)

https://racer.com/2026/01/15/gp-of-long-beach-announces-leadership-transition

When the fuck is DCR going to announce their last driver? After Daytona?

>>152988496
practice 1 of St. Pete

>>152988496
It’ll be groan john but he is solid. The field will be strong

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>>152989328
I hope so. He's almost a really good driver and that makes him fun to follow.

https://digg.com/afl

the backup, taking suggestions on what to do with it and if you make an account I'll make you mod etc kek.

>>152989221
Feel the Uluru

Aurora the Tandreheart of music?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LBRmvQvys9A

>>152989468
Ukaleq finally found the right diet?

>>152989487
Nah she's probably still on Grandiosa and bacongull.

>>152985834
Sovl

>multiple entries

trying to even the playing field to make it interesting, we were looking too good

>>152979058
I do think my Disney vacation was great value desu. But I did it on a budget and hardly spent any money in the parks and didn't stay in an overpriced Disney property. I don't need to do it again but it was worth it and the $/hour of entertainment wasn't particularly high.

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>>152977449
It's fine, just take the train

>>152977449

yes but that $75 also gives you a space to grill some supermarket hotdogs and drink cans of warm flat beer in a field of concrete and hot metal for the real gameday atmosphere

>>152987733
You do you and if you think it was worth it - it was worth it.
I'm just very price concious and always keep relating prices to each other to the point I would expect something really expensive to be the best experience of my life and if it isn't I would be disappointed.

In my city they have begun to host some concerts for the summer featuring some has been B artists from 70s-2000s such as Bryan Adams, Snow Patrol and Mumford & Sons. Tickets start at €80 and I still wonder if I would enjoy the whole thing for the money.

>>152989315
>and drink cans of warm flat beer in a field of concrete and hot metal for the real gameday atmosphere
You severely underestimate the equipment these type of people are bringing to the game.

>>152958235
He'll be the smartest man on the team, probably

>>152958235
Champions League winner Timo Werner

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Europa League winner Tino Werner

I still can't believe this guy is a Champions League winner and even started in the final. Everyone thought he was shit even back then

Another systembabby G*rmoid attacking midfielder.

Many such cases.

>>152989355
steve kerr has been carried his whole life and is still a sanctimonious prick after being exposed

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>>152989380
He was hitting game winning shots for the Bulls.

>>152989387
>1 shot

steve kerr has zero game winning buzzer beaters

>>152987434
>NYCTS
It clearly identifies as a Manhole but has no penis and is by society seen as a hole for men.
This is a transitsexual hole

It seems like English teams are recruiting worse and worse managers

>>152984089
How do you respond without sounding like a mad virgin incel manbaby

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>if you split the word psychotherapist

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