2013 US Open

Post #1 » by **UGA Hayes** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 3:03 am

Damn did this tourney sneak up you guys too had no idea it was this week.

Will just leave my obligatory U.S men's tennis just falls further and further into the dumps. Unless Jack Sock or isner figure it out could be a pretty short tourney for American men at the open.

Women's side looks more promising, Sloane Stephens seems like she is on the cusp although she came a hair from losing today. A couple of young women players I have never heard of will be playing tomorrow in Victoria Duval and Sachia Vickery. Then of course Serena has as good a chance as ever.

rafalina · Post #2 » by **rafalina** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:58 am

Sloane Stephens will play today in last match in centre court !

Post #3 » by **Rich Rane** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:22 am

Venus Williams-Zheng was fun to watch, but it's sad to see how much Venus has fallen.

Post #4 » by **mrpoetryNmotion** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:11 am

Sad to see James Blake go out like that.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #5 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:05 pm

mrpoetryNmotion wrote:Sad to see James Blake go out like that.

It was incredibly depressing. He got outplayed by Karlovic from the back of the court. Ivo f'ing Karlovic. That's how you know it's time to hang it up.

Post #6 » by **G R E Y** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:04 pm

Well, Sam's out now. I don't know what's brewing with the US juniors, but the men's pro game is brittle at the moment.

The French guy who defeated him faces Fed next.

It's great to see some tennis again! (I dream of getting to see this tournament live one day...)

Post #7 » by **UGA Hayes** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:45 pm

Hopefully Victoria Duval can back her win against stosur tonight. She is extremely marketable and superlikable, so it would be really good for womans tennis if she could make some noise

Post #8 » by **G R E Y** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:59 am

^ Too bad it didn't work out for her, but she's got a promising career.

This Isner/Monfils match was a weird one. I didn't know the US Open was played in France. Usually the home town guy gets the cheers... until finally at Match point the crowd broke out the USA USA chants.

It's hard to play against a crowd pleaser like Monfils, though... Isner is very gracious and well spoken in victory.

P.S. GO MILOS!

blazza18 · Post #9 » by **blazza18** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 3:34 am

The old guy still has something left in him.

Post #10 » by **Rich Rane** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 4:41 am

I sometimes forget how awesome the US Open is. The Serena Williams-Yaroslava Shvedova match started near midnight. Live tennis under the lights at this hour...gotta love it.

Post #11 » by **UGA Hayes** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:14 pm

Come on !!!!!

Mr Grant Hill · Post #12 » by **Mr Grant Hill** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:01 pm

wow... isner showboating in the middle of a game, set, you name it... is just disgusting.

Woodsanity · Post #13 » by **Woodsanity** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:46 pm

I am American and I am glad serve bot loss. I hate Isner. Rooting for Rafa to win it all.

U.S men's tennis is officially dead. Actually it has been dead for a while. I am fearful of the future where Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray retire.

U.S women's tennis will remain strong as long as we got Serena. I haven't been impressed by any young prospects so far for either U.S men's or women's tennis. Hopefully a top 5 talent arises.

Post #14 » by **Rich Rane** » Sun Sep 1, 2013 2:07 am

Wozniacki just upset by Camila Giorgi. Giorgi strikes the ball very well and even then, there's times where she's just not aggressive enough.

Post #15 » by **Rich Rane** » Mon Sep 2, 2013 6:34 pm

I'm actually having fun with this rain delay. Nice re-living some of these great tiebreaks, especially Djokovic-Dolgopolov in 2011 and Sampras-Corretja in 1996 where Sampras threw up from dehydration.

Seeing Dementieva play and Bartoli winning Wimbledon makes me think she retired too early.

EH15 · Post #16 » by **EH15** » Mon Sep 2, 2013 8:24 pm

So if everything falls in place, we'll get a Fed/Nadal match in the quarters.

Post #17 » by **mrpoetryNmotion** » Mon Sep 2, 2013 11:59 pm

Robredo about to serve for the match...against Federer...for a straight sets win...

Post #18 » by **Rich Rane** » Tue Sep 3, 2013 12:07 am

EH15 wrote:So if everything falls in place, we'll get a Fed/Nadal match in the quarters.

I irrationally blame you for that not happening.

But man, straight sets? To a guy he was undefeated against?

blazza18 · Post #19 » by **blazza18** » Tue Sep 3, 2013 12:19 am

Oh noooo Roger.

Vandal Savage · Post #20 » by **Vandal Savage** » Tue Sep 3, 2013 12:37 am

Just retire. He rolls throw then lays an egg.