US Open 2024

josip

Fritz, De Minaur and Dimitrov have pushed themselves into the reckoning for Turin with this run.

whiterebel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122573453#Comment_122573453

😁Well, that really worked out.….

Royale with Cheese

The big four fade away and he can't get past Taylor Fritz. Classic Zverev.

whiterebel

And then I was hoping against hope for Dimitrov…..

yerwanthere123

Should be some atmosphere for the final on Sunday with an American the final. Will be tough for their opponent to play against, Medvedev in particular would be prone to being rattled by the crowd.

gmisk

Draper breaks De Minaur...2-0 first set..then breaks right back...

Then draper breaks him again 3-1 lead this is fun!

gmisk

Draper misses set points on De Minaur serve but holds his own serve just about to take first set 6-3 great start.

gmisk

Draper two sets and now a break up in the third..he has played really well so far, good on serve, De Minaur been pretty poor can't seem to really get going.

gmisk

Draper 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 impressive, yet to drop a set in the tournament.

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122583199#Comment_122583199

A British player who went deep into the US Open and hadn’t dropped a set yet. Where have we seen this before ?

klr87

Jessica Pegula dumps out Iga Swiatek, no real surprise there, IMHO. Pegula finally wins a slam QF at her 7th attempt.

There will be an all-American billionaire heiress showdown in the final, if Pegula and Emma Navarro both make it. It's more likely to be Sabalenka vs Muchova, but anything is possible.

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122583206#Comment_122583206

Ha fair.

He has also had a fairly helpful path too in fairness (with Alcaraz being knocked out).

josip

Hoping for Tiafoe and Sinner to win their semis and Sinner to win the final.

ledwithhedwith

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122584302#Comment_122584302

the two failed tests not still a bit raw for your egg?

ledwithhedwith

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122583887#Comment_122583887

pegula is heavy ish fav against muchova.cant see sabalenka having much issues

josip

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122584339#Comment_122584339

Nah, it's the most favourable outcome for Djokovic still being in with a chance of making Turin. A Draper win would probably result in only the top 7 qualifying. Fritz losing his semi would mean that there are 3 players within reach of Djokovic and he only needs to overtake 1.

al87987

Laura Robson is excellent, really enjoy her contributions, got a proper chuckle out of me with her "But for who Chris Kamara?" when the physio came on court yesterday and both De Minaur and Draper were struggling.

ledwithhedwith

Oh proper fanboy. Don’t think Djokovic himself cares about Turin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122584388#Comment_122584388

josip

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122584600#Comment_122584600

Guilty as charged. Some choices you can make in life, some are made for you 🙂

Agreed that Djokovic is unlikely to care much about Turin in itself, however it can be a useful points collector to get a better seeding at the AO which he probably still does care about.

ledwithhedwith

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122584678#Comment_122584678

fair chief! Enjoy the last year or two of him

Jack Daw

Mixed doubles final on now and there is barely nobody in Arthur Ashe stadium probably only 500 in a 25k seater venue (despite 2 americans being in the final).

Why do they not just give away tickets for free to members of the public or even give away batches to kids tennis clubs or schools in order to fill up the stadium.At least it would generate some food and merchandise sales which is more than they'll get with nobody in the stadium.

HeidiHeidi

So where's Paolini? Arrani has been cheering her on at every single match I've watched in the last while, I'd have expected her to return the favour.....

Floppybits

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122586838#Comment_122586838

Didn't they use to do this at Wimbledon? Think they use to play the mixed doubles on the Monday and it was free into it.

Floppybits

Draper throwing away the first set

gmisk

Sinner takes first set 7-5.

klr87

Draper's service games this set are taking a loooong time.

Floppybits

Draper dripping all over the court. Even had to change his shoes as they were so wet it was a safety issue

Jack Daw

And now Draper has vomited on the court and Sinner looks to have sprained his wrist.

Bizzare match so far, real war of attritions , seems to be incredibly humid, both of them are sweating like pigs.

Floppybits

A happening in this match. Watching it on ESPN and the difference in commentary.

klr87

Tie break to Sinner, 7-3. The organisers are probably praying he wraps up a straight sets win, and quickly. The turnaround between day and night sessions on Ashe always seems to be slow compared to other show courts. Maybe the sheer size of Ashe and the crowd is part of the problem.