Crazy stat considering Federer won his 5th in a row in 2008
Tennis 2023
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Crazy stat considering Federer won his 5th in a row in 2008
In an era where three Slams have been fairly predictable, I think this is what has made the US Open so much fun! The only Slam where you genuinely don't know who will win.
Tend to agree. Probably my favourite Slam too, something about the NY crowd. As a Rafa fan the 2013 and 2019 finals are probably two of my favourite title wins.
I used to hate in the 2000s with Federer dominating and Nadal being fairly useless there but its become a favorite since then! His first USO was just extremely emotional and stressful but yes, there's just something about those late nights in New York and the sheer unpredictability of it that just make it such a fun Slam to watch. I think with players coming in fatigued, the quality does suffer a bit but I think its worth the trade-off with multiple different winners.
Predictions for the ladies final? Hoping for Gauff to win but I don't think there's a result I'll be surprised by.
I do think it will be somewhat won or lost by how Sabalenka plays as I think her peak is better than Gauff's but her floor is lower too. I think the start of the match will be very important for Gauff.
I do think it will be somewhat won or lost by how Sabalenka plays as I think her peak is better than Gauff's but her floor is lower too. I think the start of the match will be very important for Gauff.
Want Gauff to win but I also like Sabalenka who I'd love to go a few rounds with.
Nice.
Yep I would rather Coco win but don't mind either way.
Worry Sabalenka might steam roll her though.
Yep I would rather Coco win but don't mind either way.
Worry Sabalenka might steam roll her though.
Gauff needs to serve better as I think if she can keep things on her serve steady, the opportunities will come.
It's difficult to attack when Sabalenka attacks you, but Gauff is just hitting the ball back. Boring.\
(Written as she nailed a good passing shot).
(Written as she nailed a good passing shot).
I don't really watch any women's tennis so I'm quite clueless but does Sabalenka always hit this many errors? Only watched the second set but all she's done is try to blast winners with every shot and she's spraying errors off her forehand.
Not always but she can be quite error prone. She's improved her consistency this year but still very much a high risk, high reward type of player. Near unplayable at her best but she doesn't play with safety which means her level can fluctuate quite wildly.
Great point 
She coughs up more errors but hits more unreturnables than most. But to answer your question, they’re both just super tight. This match is no reflection of their general level. They’re both really great players.
Thank you! And yes, I did kind of gather that from this set of tennis. Some great winners and some more ridiculous errors. It's quite crazy.
Thanks for that! I guess the nerves are definitely playing a part because it's just rained errors from both sides. Though Coco has looked a lot better this set.
High quality stuff here.
Enjoying this
Enjoying this
Both players have double the number of errors than winners. Feels more high tension and dramatic than high quality, no?
Well the last couple of games
First time Jason Biggs has been onscreen in quite a few years, I'll wager.
Missed it. Hope he didn't have his dick in a pie.
He had it dipped in a Honey Deuce.
This match is reminding me of the Carlos Medvedev match last night. Coco doing a great job of defending everything and Sabalenka pulling the trigger earlier and earlier and spraying errors.
Sabalenka is giving this away right now, so many errors
Solid stuff from Gauff. Needs to hold to make it 4-0 and I think that will be enough.
Sabalenka's to net/approach game has let her down at times. Playing doubles isn't the be all and end all but it can really help players at the net and have more variety in singles.
Feel like this is one key area Medvedev can also improve on. Feels like his net game hasn't really improved since those two big finals vs Rafa.
Agreed, I think he's not afraid to come forward which is a positive at least but he should really try to improve that area of his game
This table is wrong, it should be one year back. Del Potro in 2009, Nadal 2010, Djokovic 2011, Murray won in 2012 etc...
Crowd is wild
It's saying who the defending champion was and that they didn't win so they have a cross next to them.
What it should be!Crowd is wild
I really like it, like that the USOpen seems to be leaning into it also, so stark to other tournaments.
The playing late, party/celeb culture suits it down to the ground.
Gravity about to hit Coco hard here.
Yes!
On a winner too, always nice.
So happy for Coco, amazing achievement. Only 2 unforced errors in that third set and served it out to love.
You should just have it as the winners corresponding to the actual year. People can see no one has defended it.
Wondrous