US Open 2017

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 07-09-2017 10:11PM

And Carr lost the 3rd set. Not a bad run from him. Doesn't play the juniors much, hopefully he'll take a bit of form with him back out on the tour.

MisterAnarchy · 08-09-2017 12:43AM

Venus is having a mare, playing like a club player.
5-1 down after 21 minutes.

thelad95 · 08-09-2017 12:49AM

Commentators on Eurosport suspect a flare up of her condition, she really has not been herself at all.

MisterAnarchy · 08-09-2017 12:54AM

thelad95 wrote: »

Commentators on Eurosport suspect a flare up of her condition, she really has not been herself at all.

Yes, she looks very lethargic.
The match vs Kvitova took alot out of her.
She is waking up a bit though.

MisterAnarchy · 08-09-2017 01:16AM

And Venus bagels Stephens in the second set!
Very topsy-turvy, but some very good points.

Joe_ Public · 08-09-2017 01:22AM

Bizarre match. Every time you detect a certain pattern, it meanders and goes off the other direction! Sloane is ahead but not sure she can live with Venus' power here. We'll see, I guess.

mickmackey1 · 08-09-2017 02:36AM

Awesome win by Sloane! Never saw her play better than those last two games.

Rjd2 · 08-09-2017 02:37AM

First two sets were a mess, Venus was clearly nervous while Sloane as she has done before vanished for the second set.

However I really liked the 3rd set, Sloane in the last three games especially played some superb tennis to hold of Venus who smelled blood in the 10th game and then was on fire to break and serve it out.

Pleased for her to get to the final, tour is dominated by bombers, nice to see someone with her craft and defensive skills in the final.

Shame for Venus, fine year, but 2017 may have been her best chance to win a slam before she retires.:(

yerwanthere123 · 08-09-2017 03:25AM

Was falling asleep on the couch for a lot of the match, I certainly woke up for those last few games! What fight from Sloane, she's fought harder on this comeback than she has for much of her career thus far. Feel bad for Venus, of course it can't be ruled out but it's gonna be hard for her to get slam #8 at this stage. To think she was two points away from beating Sloane!

Hoping for a Keys win now, but wouldn't want her to win the final. I'm happy she's starting to reach her potential but long term I don't feel she's a good investment, I'm always awaiting her next injury. God I sound like an a**hole

Interesting that Keys and Vandeweghe had never played before this Summer hard court swing, Keys leads the h2h 2-0. I also only found out today that Coco's real first name is actually Colleen

NoviGlitzko · 08-09-2017 08:12AM

Delighted with the women's finalists.

Rekop dog · 08-09-2017 09:20AM

You'd swear people never seen a WTA game before being surprised by 6-1 0-6 type opening sets topsy turvyness. This is very regular type of dynamic and a lot of it is energy conservation by either player.

Floppybits · 08-09-2017 11:30AM

Hopefully the first semi final tonight is a short 3 set match so that Delpo and Nadal are on at a decent hour. Semi finals are starting at 4pm New York time, 9pm our time.

sxt · 08-09-2017 09:32PM

It's mad the way so many people have already given this tournament to Nadal. As if it is some forgone conclusion. As if Del potro couldn't possibly trounce Nadal like he has done before. As if Del potro isn't playing well or something. It is like a recurring narrative. If the same people on this forum that had already "given Nadal a grand slam" in the past , he would be on 30 plus grand slam titles right now. That is even before he gets to the final! Bizarre stuff

mickmackey1 · 08-09-2017 09:44PM

If Delpo is fit and healthy it's 50/50, that's a big if though.

Rjd2 · 08-09-2017 09:51PM

sxt wrote: »

It's mad the way so many people have already given this tournament to Nadal. As if it is some forgone conclusion. As if Del potro couldn't possibly trounce Nadal like he has done before. As if Del potro isn't playing well or something. It is like a recurring narrative. If the same people on this forum that had already "given Nadal a grand slam" in the past , he would be on 30 plus grand slam titles right now. That is even before he gets to the final! Bizarre stuff

Don't think many have said that Nadal has it won, plenty of talk of him been strong favourite which is and how lovely his draw has been.

sxt · 08-09-2017 09:57PM

So if Nadal beats Del Potro, its down to fitness. As if fitness was of no concern when he faced Federer, after a five set match. He has had two days full rest for Nadal. If Nadal beats Del Potro which is 50/50, I expect no credit will be given where credit is due. If Del potro wins, credit will be given where credit is due

MisterAnarchy · 08-09-2017 10:16PM

Rekop dog wrote: »

You'd swear people never seen a WTA game before being surprised by 6-1 0-6 type opening sets topsy turvyness. This is very regular type of dynamic and a lot of it is energy conservation by either player.

lol ,I only know too well about these topsy turvy matches ,they are far too common in the womens game and its not a good thing.

Energy conservation in a best of three sets match ? Are you serious ?
These are professional athletes ,men can play 4 to 5 hours yet women need to conserve energy in best of 3 sets ,that makes no sense. ( I can see why Venus would perhaps need to conserve energy due to her condition though)

Hopefully the first semi final tonight is a short 3 set match so that Delpo and Nadal are on at a decent hour. Semi finals are starting at 4pm New York time, 9pm our time.

Nice one ,I will get to see most of the Nadal Del Potro match so ,looking forward to it .

Christy42 · 08-09-2017 10:22PM

Busta doing plenty of damage to the Anderson serve, or at least stopping Anderson from killing the points just after the return.

Yeah I don't believe the energy conservation thing either. To begin with Stephens would benefit greatly from keeping Venus out on court as long as possible.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 08-09-2017 10:38PM

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Energy conservation in a best of three sets match ? Are you serious ?
These are professional athletes ,men can play 4 to 5 hours yet women need to conserve energy in best of 3 sets ,that makes no sense. ( I can see why Venus would perhaps need to conserve energy due to her condition though)
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Same thing happens quite often in best of 5 matches. It's rare to get both players playing at their peak for all 5 sets.

Sometimes with best of 3 matches it could simply be a case that if you've lost the first set you have to turn it up in the second set or you're out. The player who won the first set relaxes a bit and then other player increases their intensity.

mickmackey1 · 08-09-2017 10:45PM

sxt wrote: »

So if Nadal beats Del Potro, its down to fitness. As if fitness was of no concern when he faced Federer, after a five set match. He has had two days full rest for Nadal. If Nadal beats Del Potro which is 50/50, I expect no credit will be given where credit is due. If Del potro wins, credit will be given where credit is due

Fed was brutal and still should have led 2 sets to 1. It was a sick man beating an old man.

Rekop dog · 08-09-2017 10:47PM

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

lol ,I only know too well about these topsy turvy matches ,they are far too common in the womens game and its not a good thing.

Energy conservation in a best of three sets match ? Are you serious ?
These are professional athletes ,men can play 4 to 5 hours yet women need to conserve energy in best of 3 sets ,that makes no sense. ( I can see why Venus would perhaps need to conserve energy due to her condition though)
.

I think they feel it's not worth chasing a set if they go a break down as they'll use a lot of energy for something they'll likely lose anyway, so they give minimal effort to conserve it for the following set.

For whatever reason it happens predominantly in women's tennis, you'd rarely see first two sets in men's tennis go 6-1 0-6 or similar, but happens so often on WTA tour.

***

Go Anderson, playing extremely nervous but hopefully loosens up a bit now.

Rekop dog · 08-09-2017 11:52PM

Really stepped it up several levels last few sets. He can't be written off in the final playing like this.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO · 09-09-2017 01:48AM

First set to Delpo.

RobertKK · 09-09-2017 01:55AM

I still haven't recovered from the heartless murder on the tennis court.

yerwanthere123 · 09-09-2017 01:59AM

RobertKK wrote: »

I still haven't recovered from the heartless murder on the tennis court.

It was rather unnecessary wasn't it?! I remember Delpo once catching a moth in his hand and placing him on the court side out of harm's way.

MisterAnarchy · 09-09-2017 01:59AM

Despite being a huge court area ,Nadal is almost in the crowd when receiving serve.

Nadal always seems to up his game at the start of the second set after losing the first and his opponents game nearly always drops.

I still haven't recovered from the heartless murder on the tennis court.

I'm not sure if that person is a kid or a weird balding man.

yerwanthere123 · 09-09-2017 02:02AM

Ok Delpo go back to playing like the first set pls

RobertKK · 09-09-2017 02:06AM

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Despite being a huge court area ,Nadal is almost in the crowd when receiving serve.

Nadal always seems to up his game at the start of the second set after losing the first and his opponents game nearly always drops.

I'm not sure if that person is a kid or a weird balding man.

Given the hair situation one would assume a man but who knows.

MisterAnarchy · 09-09-2017 02:22AM

Del Potro looks like a dead man out there .

yerwanthere123 · 09-09-2017 02:43AM

Well this is depressing

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