2023 Tennis
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the ESPN3 feed followed Siegmund through the tunnel, and she must have said something, because the woman near the door made a face as she walked by
Yes - phew.
Meanwhile, over on the Wozniacki feed they were just showing 3 or 4 people chug their beers. And one kid chug his water.
Meanwhile, over on the Wozniacki feed they were just showing 3 or 4 people chug their beers. And one kid chug his water.
View: https://twitter.com/eurosport/status/1696520935833248035?s=20
Didn't shake hands with chair umpire, slams crowd in press conference
Didn't shake hands with chair umpire, slams crowd in press conference
Has anyone been following the loophole that Hungarian player Attila Balazs has been taking advantage of the past year? He is pretty clearly physically compromised as his 3 matches in 2023 would indicate....having not won more than 2 games in any of the 6 sets he's played including being bageled by Luca Van Assche. In 2022's two majors he lost 0-6,1-6,2-6 to Cilic and 1-6,0-6,3-6 to Bautista-Agut.
Apparently he receives a "protected ranking" that players with long-term injuries are granted which allows them to enter majors without having to qualify.....so he collects his $75k first-round appearance fee for each major he shows up for.
People paid their hard earned money to watch Medvedev wipe the court with him yesterday 6-1,6-1,6-0. Travesty
Apparently he receives a "protected ranking" that players with long-term injuries are granted which allows them to enter majors without having to qualify.....so he collects his $75k first-round appearance fee for each major he shows up for.
People paid their hard earned money to watch Medvedev wipe the court with him yesterday 6-1,6-1,6-0. Travesty
With Ruud, Rune and Tsitsipas all out already in Novak’s half the draw, the highest seeds left there besides him are #9 and 10 Fritz and Tiafoe.
Meanwhile Alcaraz could still face all of these guys from the 3rd round through the semis:
#26 Evans
#16 Norrie
#6 Sinner
#3 Medvedev
Meanwhile Alcaraz could still face all of these guys from the 3rd round through the semis:
#26 Evans
#16 Norrie
#6 Sinner
#3 Medvedev
Finally went in person this week with a Grounds Pass and had a great time. Highly recommended if you've never made the trip.
Mmoh/Isner in a match tiebreak. Huge comeback for Mmoh who dropped the first two sets.
And Mmoh wins, ending Isner's singles career.
And Mmoh wins, ending Isner's singles career.
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All-time ATP ace leader.
View: https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1697330551928074280
"To play ... in front of this crowd and have the support I had is pretty special." John Isner calls it a career in singles after 17 years
View: https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1697330551928074280
"To play ... in front of this crowd and have the support I had is pretty special." John Isner calls it a career in singles after 17 years
any reason why Swiatek is not getting prime time on Arthur Ashe? She is the world #1...
Did we really need to see Venus get cleaned out in R1 on center at prime time?
Did we really need to see Venus get cleaned out in R1 on center at prime time?
That match was on the same program as this ceremony:
"After a rousing tribute from former first lady Michelle Obama, Billie Jean King on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Open becoming the first sporting event to offer equal prize money to female and male competitors, promising never to stop fighting to maintain that hard-won progress."
Also it's easy to say now that "of course 43 year old Venus Williams got demolished in the first round", but she did beat the #16 player in the world (Kudermetova) two weeks ago in Cincinnati.
The top legit men's threats are steamrolling so far, Djokovic/Alcaraz/Medvedev/Sinner a combined 23-1 in sets so far and most of those very lopsided. The '1" was the last match tonight, Medvedev was up 6-2, 6-2, 4-2, lost focus and a third set breaker before regaining and closing pretty easily in 4.
I don't like watching Medvedev much but he is very funny, tonight his opponent took an injury break and was given medicine before coming back and stealing the third set. So before the next set, Medvedev called for the doctor. When they got there, he asked for whatever they had given his opponent. When they asked him his symptoms, he said "I lost a set".
I don't like watching Medvedev much but he is very funny, tonight his opponent took an injury break and was given medicine before coming back and stealing the third set. So before the next set, Medvedev called for the doctor. When they got there, he asked for whatever they had given his opponent. When they asked him his symptoms, he said "I lost a set".
I've never seen anyone better at playing from behind, but Djokovic may be in trouble tonight
EDIT--and here he comes
EDIT--and here he comes
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Some fun matches today:
Shelton just beat Tommy Paul, cranking a couple of 149 MPH serves in there (!!!).
Gauff/Wozniacki, 20 year old vs 33 year old, starting now on ABC.
Swiatek/Ostapenko, Ostapenko leads the career head to head 3-0 although Swiatek has gotten closer to winning each time, the last one was a third set tiebreak in 2022.
Shelton just beat Tommy Paul, cranking a couple of 149 MPH serves in there (!!!).
Gauff/Wozniacki, 20 year old vs 33 year old, starting now on ABC.
Swiatek/Ostapenko, Ostapenko leads the career head to head 3-0 although Swiatek has gotten closer to winning each time, the last one was a third set tiebreak in 2022.
Gauff-Wozniacki is pretty compelling. Three years off and Caroline is still, what, a top 10 player in terms of quality?
Djokovic is playing a Croatian qualifier Gojo on a hot streak, he had just lost one set in six matches coming in (qualifiers plus main draw). Gojo has a huge serve and forehand, both inconsistent, but he did something almost impossible, double-faulting five times in the same game but winning almost every other point, so it went to a few deuces before finally he, yes, double-faulted to lose it. Gojo had double-faulted four times that game and still was at deuce, I wonder what the record is for most in a game you still somehow win.
Three Americans through to the quarters now on Djokovic's side of the draw, Fritz would be next and then Tiafoe or Shelton.
Three Americans through to the quarters now on Djokovic's side of the draw, Fritz would be next and then Tiafoe or Shelton.
Yes, and they discuss adding a curfew or not quite often. Scheduling is also a big factor. LINK: https://www.tennisnow.com/News/2023/August/Night-Life-US-Open-No-Curfew-for-Late-Night-Match.aspx
From that article:
“The US Open set a record for its latest-ever finish on an early Thursday morning when 19-year-old Alcaraz defeated 21-year-old Sinner, 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3, in a 2022 quarterfinal clash that officially ended at 2:50 a.m.”
I couldn’t stop talking about this match last year, my vote for the best tennis match I’ve ever seen. We get a rematch if both of them win today, Sinner has a tough one first in Zverev (yes, at night).
“The US Open set a record for its latest-ever finish on an early Thursday morning when 19-year-old Alcaraz defeated 21-year-old Sinner, 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3, in a 2022 quarterfinal clash that officially ended at 2:50 a.m.”
I couldn’t stop talking about this match last year, my vote for the best tennis match I’ve ever seen. We get a rematch if both of them win today, Sinner has a tough one first in Zverev (yes, at night).
Disappointing match from Stearns. She won the first set and Vondrousova was hurting, but she just couldn’t overcome a mountain of unforced errors.
Keys looked pretty dominant in her win against Pegula.
Keys looked pretty dominant in her win against Pegula.
