I got sinner
Tennis 2022
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A new GS winner then.
Have to say the scheduling is awful just like it was at FO. R4 finishes very late into the night and the QFs start 10 hours later. At this level it needs to be a somewhat level playing field when it comes to recovery time.
Have to say the scheduling is awful just like it was at FO. R4 finishes very late into the night and the QFs start 10 hours later. At this level it needs to be a somewhat level playing field when it comes to recovery time.
Tennis is a bizarre sport in this regard. Matches going way past midnight is a norm at way too many tournaments. Like you say scheduling fecks players over regularly too.
Just came back from Arthur Ashe, Alcaraz defeated Cilic in a 5 set thiriller. Thought the match could have gone either way, Charlie just about edged it.
Cilic has a monstrous serve, but Alcaraz coped well with it and he covers so much ground. Great footwork and agility. Cilic hits some monster shots, he had so many winners. Overall, it's outrageous how fast they play, watching it live just feels like a different sport altogether.
Great match, finished at 2:30am, took me about an hour to get home, nice end to the Labor Day Weekend!
PS - the Collins Sabalenka match was kind of boring. I'm glad Sabalenka won, the home crowd was a bit annoying
Cilic has a monstrous serve, but Alcaraz coped well with it and he covers so much ground. Great footwork and agility. Cilic hits some monster shots, he had so many winners. Overall, it's outrageous how fast they play, watching it live just feels like a different sport altogether.
Great match, finished at 2:30am, took me about an hour to get home, nice end to the Labor Day Weekend!
PS - the Collins Sabalenka match was kind of boring. I'm glad Sabalenka won, the home crowd was a bit annoying
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Possible that Nadal skips the Laver Cup in a few weeks. His wife is pregnant as was in hospital prior to the tournament which I'm sure has had an impact to him mentally. Assuming all is fine with his wife and the pregnancy goes back I can see him returning to the tour in Paris and ATP finals in Turin.
Best I've seen Ruud play.
Ruud crushing Berretini
Berretini, who hasn't lost to anyone outside the Top 2 at Slams in the last two years, two sets down to Ruud. This is...unexpected. Nick will probably be happy with this result.
He's unfortunately already committed to some pointless exhibition in South America in December. I'm hoping he just skips everything apart from Turin. He's anyway rubbish indoors and he might as well focus on his wife and his own health.
Okay need Ruud to bring this level vs Nick next round.
Didn't watch the match but surprised at the result. Berrettini usually turns up to big matches, so for Ruud to beat him in straight sets, he must have put in a top performance. An Alcarez vs Ruud final would be a battle for no.1
Really? Ruud will be world no. 1 if he wins this tournament? That would be underwhelming.
The winner of a Carlos vs Ruud final would take the #1.
Or if he reaches the final without Carlos. And vice versa.
Ruud was unplayable for almost two sets. It's easily the best I've ever seen him play. Berrettini was just flat. He allowed himself to be beaten while barely throwing a punch, notwithstanding how good Ruud was.
Ruud is very solid, I think a lot of tennis fans underestimate him especially after that RG final.
Both Berrettini and Gauff out!
Not going according to plan for King Kyrg.
or Khachanov
I have no idea who this guy is, I firdt heard of him a couple of weeks ago when I downloaded AO Tennis 2 to try it out and he was ranked 2nd in it, and now he beats Kyrigos, is he actually good?
Wow Nick knocked out.
He looked like he had good potential some years ago but then he just drifted away. This result is certainly surprising.
Nadal just chose a terrible tournament to be completely Shite in. Rublev, Carlos and Ruud/Khacha to win #23 is as good as it gets.
Kyrgios definitely was a favorite but suprised how many ruled out Khachanov. Good player on his day even if a bit one dimensional. They both had a cracking AO match last year too which Nick won in 5.
No doubt but a lot has been going on. There have been doubts going into each slam from a physical/preparation perspective so to come away with 2 is still a great year. Hopefully next year he'll have a bit more luck injury wise as he should be competitive at all four slams.
Oh yes I'm delighted with the year Rafa's had but this really was a glorious chance to get #23 given how poor the field is and with the exits of Nick and Medvedev. It's a pity he picked up that injury at Wimbledon which ruined his preparation for the USO.
Nick has looked fairly mature and strong since the grass season so I absolutely didn't expect Khachanov to beat him to be honest and Berretini looked the most likely to knock him out, if anyone would.
He knows. That was the one. He’ll never have a clear path to a slam.
For once, his frustration is probably justified. This was a golden chance for him to win a Grand Slam.
I am surprised you are surprised Kachanov beat Kyrgios, as it was basically a coin flip? Kyrgios never was a world beater and a purple patch does not make him (or any other guy) a top 10 player all at once. Kachanov had better results overall in the past as well. If Kyrgios has really climbed a step, it will show at his home Slam in Jan 2023.
I'm surprised because, by his standards, Nick has largely seemed level headed and mature since the grass season and has also been playing great tennis. With the draw opening up, I really thought he'd beat make it to the final.
I mean, Kachanov was a borderline top 10 player at his peak, a couple years ago, and overall had the game to play at that level already, he is also in his prime physically. Kyrgios was consistently a notch behind until a few months ago, he seems now stepping up and will hopefully be even better next year if this loss does not destroy him?
Yep, if we'd gone back a couple of years I'd most definitely have expected Khachanov to win fairly easily but at this moment in time, it's genuinely a shock irrespective of their rankings. Carlos/Sinner have such a glorious chance to win a Slam now! USO continuing to be the only unpredictable Slam.
Extremely childish behaviour by Nick after the match. Smashing and throwing his racket like a toddler isn't going to help him win that elusive slam. He'll have to come to terms with the fact that he lost, show his opponent respect, and get to work to improve for the next slam.
Rublev is more annoying than Kyrigos, who I actually find more entertaining than annoying.
Tiafoe through in straight sets despite only breaking once. Such a cool player, his forehand is great to watch. Don't think Alcaraz/Sinner will have an easy time with him.
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Yeah his style is really nice.
Is it a good sign when a player bursts into tears in the middle of a match? Asking for a friend.
Won his most recent match against those two as well.
Won't be watching the night session but predicting Pegular in straight sets and for Sinner to sneak past Alcaraz. If Sinner wins tonight, he'd have beaten Alcaraz on grass (Wimbledon), clay (Croatia) and hard court here.
I think and hope Alcaraz can win tonight but leaning towards Sinner given their recent matches.
I think and hope Alcaraz can win tonight but leaning towards Sinner given their recent matches.
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