The US Open 2009 thread

Post #1 » by **Slava** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:21 pm

Games begin today. Federer is through to the next round.

Waiting on Roddick, Serena and Rafa later on today.

Batu7 · Post #2 » by **Batu7** » Tue Sep 1, 2009 3:14 pm

A great day in Turkish tennis history: Marsel Ilhan makes it to the 2nd round.

GQStylin · Post #3 » by **GQStylin** » Wed Sep 2, 2009 2:15 am

I think Ivanovic needs to take some time off from tennis and get her head back on straight. A first round loss at the US Open to a nobody?? Really now? Not sure what's wrong with her really, but her tennis hasn't been the same since she won the French. Since then its been a downward spiral.

Also its interesting that Safina whom Ana beat for the title is also taking a major dive in her career. Both are some of the worst women's world #1s in recent memory.

Post #4 » by **Slava** » Wed Sep 2, 2009 4:05 am

Seriously man re: Ivanovic, I had such high hopes for her to be someone really good for 3-4 years but its been disappointing since that grand slam win. Safina's dip in form is making woman's tennis seem too predictable. We're probably watching the worst talent pool ever.

TheMartian · Post #5 » by **TheMartian** » Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:58 am

Whoa, Roger has his work cut out for him this year. Hewitt is no pushover, and bigger names are in his side of the bracket (Blake, Robredo, Soderling, Davydenko, Djokovic, Roddick, Haas, Verdasco) compared to Nadal/Murray's bracket (Tsonga, Gonzalez, Monfils, Ferrer, Del Potro, Simon).

Sixercise · Post #6 » by **Sixercise** » Fri Sep 4, 2009 2:15 pm

The Americans this year are makin pretty good strides, especially that teenager who beat Dementieva. Haven't been this patriotic since 2002

Sixercise · Post #7 » by **Sixercise** » Sat Sep 5, 2009 2:07 am

Super-duper win by Taylor Dent in the 5th set in the 2nd round.....so happy that he's up & at it again after that horrible stuff he went thru 2 years ago....

Post #8 » by **wetsthebed** » Sat Sep 5, 2009 5:01 pm

It'll make my week if Hewitt manages to take down Federer.

Post #9 » by **wetsthebed** » Sat Sep 5, 2009 5:21 pm

Nevermind, looks like Hewitt's falling apart.

Post #10 » by **Rich Rane** » Sat Sep 5, 2009 9:16 pm

Wow, who the hell is this lady? First Dementieva, then Sharapova...

Post #11 » by **Slava** » Sat Sep 5, 2009 10:54 pm

Roddick 2 sets down.

Post #12 » by **Slava** » Sat Sep 5, 2009 11:58 pm

Pulls a set back.

Post #13 » by **Slava** » Sun Sep 6, 2009 1:19 am

Knocked out. Isner played a good game but Roddick just ran out of tricks to pull himself out of trouble. Good game overall.

Post #14 » by **Slava** » Mon Sep 7, 2009 3:47 am

Venus goes down to Kim Clijsters. Amazing score line. 6-0 0-6 6-3. :lol:

Post #15 » by **Rich Rane** » Mon Sep 7, 2009 7:36 pm

Damn, Oudin advanced to the quarters taking out Petrova. What a run.

Mike Hunt · Post #16 » by **Mike Hunt** » Wed Sep 9, 2009 2:06 am

Just saw the point of the tournament between Nadal and Monfilfs.

TheMartian · Post #17 » by **TheMartian** » Wed Sep 9, 2009 2:14 am

This is looking like it'll be another Federer-Nadal finals. Murray just got knocked off by Cilic.

Bank Shot · Post #18 » by **Bank Shot** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:13 am

Fun match between Soderling and Fed. So boring for the first two sets (although it was good to see Roger pull out the A game) but it was pretty awesome once Soderling stepped it up.

22 Grand Slam semis in a row. Unbelievable.

Djokovic and Fed should be fun.

Bank Shot · Post #19 » by **Bank Shot** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:14 am

mzepol wrote:This is looking like it'll be another Federer-Nadal finals. Murray just got knocked off by Cilic.

I actually think Del Porto has a good chance to knocked off Nadal. Not saying he's going to do it but he's playing like a monster right now and you never know how that ab strain is going to affect Rafa.

Post #20 » by **Slava** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:13 am

I'm hoping Djokovic vs Federer doesn't turn out to be a damp affair and we see an actual contest there. Rafa vs Del Potro should be solid.