Murray - Federer. Listening on the radio.

[scooterscot]

Fed wins -

[d000hg]

Federer-Nadal sounds like it should be fun. Both are enjoying a resurgence of form.

[DirtyDog]

Federer-Nadal sounds like it should be fun. Both are enjoying a resurgence of form.

Nadal struggled against Nishikori 7-5 7-6 7-6 and again in the QF against Dimitrov 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-2. Compared to how he played when he came back from injury last year, I wouldn't say that's a resurgence.

Roger seems to have focussed with Edberg on shortening the points and coming to the net a lot more - before his match he'd had 120+ net points compared to Murray's 50 something. I think he knows that in the longer power-rallies, he stands a higher chance of losing to the other guys around, so is going back to the net game at the risk of being passed, where he has a better chance of winning.

Nadal or Federer to win in the final, and I hope it's Federer.

[d000hg]

Maybe someone else can win the French this year too.

[Gittins Gal]

Federer-Nadal sounds like it should be fun. Both are enjoying a resurgence of form.

Hmmm... This does leave me with a bit of a dilemma. Who has the nicest pins? Hmm....

[d000hg]

Nadal struggled against Nishikori 7-5 7-6 7-6 and again in the QF against Dimitrov 3-6 7-6 7-6 6-2. Compared to how he played when he came back from injury last year, I wouldn't say that's a resurgence.

I was talking about his 2013 performances.

Struggling to win in straight sets?

[d000hg]

Hmmm... This does leave me with a bit of a dilemma. Who has the nicest pins? Hmm....

Surely Nadal has the better body but Federer is more aesthetically beautiful and doesn't look like a chipmunk.

[DirtyDog]

I was talking about his 2013 performances.

OK, you are taking his resurgence of form of his success over the course of the past year

Struggling to win in straight sets?

You would expect the world number one to break the serve of the number 17 (who has never been past the quarter finals of a grand slam) at least once and make it stick.

The reports describe the match as a duel, a battle, a struggle...

[d000hg]

Ooh, the semi and final are going to be on BBC2 (and some womens' matches too)

BBC Sport - Australian Open 2014: Live tennis on the BBC

Australian Open on TV
Friday 24 January
08:15-12:00, BBC Two, Men's singles semi-final
Roger Federer v Rafael Nadal

Sunday 26 January
08:15-12:00, BBC Two, Men's singles final

[shaunbhoy]

Federer is more aesthetically beautiful and doesn't look like a chipmunk.

No, but he does look a bit like Jimmy Carr...........according to my daughter at least....