Women's Draw
Men's Draw
Some interesting first round matches!
Hope it's a good tournament, with no limitations on crowd size there should be a great atmosphere.
Becker was just unseeded And they only seeded 16 back then.
He was actually ranked 20th in ATP rankings and had won Queens, so remarkable that it was considered such a shock at the time.
Ivanisevic won as a wildcard ranked 125, but he had been in several finals already
It really is quite unprecedented
I'd say his age contributed to the shock at the time, wasn't he the youngest ever at that stage?
Actually, now that I've typed that i think that was the talking point, rather than unseeded/qualifier.
'It's been a very long time since I watched tennis live on TV ... God it was refreshing not having to listen to and watch the rather tired, stale and typically patronising BBC coverage'
Were you last watching in the 50s, or something?
'It was a breath of fresh air watching two players actually enjoying themselves.'
It would be a stupid comment even if they were smiling after every shot, but I don't remember seeing anything unusual in their demeanours.
In your opinion of course.
BBC coverage is patronising, stale and tired, and actually yes, the Two players seem very happy to be there, none of the, hysterics, moaning and whinging professional Tennis playing has become.
And no, not the 50's, the Jimmy Connors, Borg and Mc Enroe era, perhaps you've not heard of them, that was real competition.
Also in my humble opinion.
If I'd been Radacanu, I'd rather have stayed on the court at break-point. But I sympathise with Fernandez: it was a trickle of blood that should have been dealt with quickly and replastered if necessary at the change-over.
That's hilarious. I purposely exaggerate in saying you must be basing your opinion on coverage in the 50s, and you say, 'No, silly, the 70s and 80s'!! I've nothing more to say - you've done my job for me.
Good
Good, excellent idea ! Albeit you'd nothing really to say from the outset. Hopefully your 21st post might be a little more coherent.
Great to see Emma Raducanu win that title, fair dues to her. I suppose the question in the future will be, can she live up now to the Great Expectations of the British press and media. She seems to be well balanced at the moment both physically and mentally, hope she can maintain that.
Well that’s the thing. It’s normally been the pressure is on for British players to win their first grand slam name bar Andy Murray it’s not happened. Emma Raducanu has kind of done it back to front so maybe the weight is off her in some repedfs but we shall see. Both her and leylah Fernandez have composure beyond there years.
It will be very interesting to see. I don't know if we'll balanced comes into it. Hopefully just the experiences of dealing with the situation(s) will help. We all saw how she struggled at Wimbledon under such big pressure. The pressure and expectation on her now will be huge. She also spoke how for the US open all the pressure being off her was a big help and how she was free to have a swing. Talked about how she just stayed in her team bubble and didn't really check her phone either.
She said that since that's what got her the trophy she shouldn't change anything, she's right obviously. But actually being able to do that when the pressure and expectation is on hernia massively different. She'll be a up amongst the favourites for every grand slam she enters now.
One thing I like about her is she has followed her own path to get where she is, stayed and finished her education and resisted the obvious temptation to go the scholarship route or enrol in one of the big tennis academies as I think lots in her position would have done. A little bit the same as Leona Maguire in golf, stayed and finished off her college degree instead of taking the easy decision and going pro immediately. Of course, it's all come to radacanu quicker than she or anyone could have imagined, but I think it speaks of having excellent support and guidance around her as well as her own maturity, so I'd definitely give her a more than reasonable chance of backing all this up. Whatever about what went on at Wimbledon, we still have to learn about her under the cosh as she has yet to even play a 3 setter in a major or even a main tour event. All the signs look pretty promising though!
I'm still not sure how the whole British Citizenship works, I know her mom is Chinese, Dad is Romanian, they lived in Canada, and Emma was born in Ontario.
Was it like a purchased citizenship, I know you can buy a British passport. Confusing.
Lived there since she was 2, so I presume became a citizen after is it 12 years?
Oh, there is a 12 year rule. Cool .
US needs something like that, Irish people there for 30 years, and getting kicked out never to return.
I wouldn't have any issue about Raducanu as she has been in the UK since she was a toddler of two.
She grew up there unequivocally.
She's not like Konta or Rusedski. or even Norrie.
One presumes they entered Britain legally...
Aw no issue, it was just confusing as I didn't know the details.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqNvAwy6Tfw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly037KNNj_0
Who were the commentators on Amazon Prime ?
I watch the US Open on Eurosport Europe, Simon Reed was commentating last night.
Mats Wilander is on there too, not a fan of him.
Interestingly it's going to be a full 10 degrees hotter today in New York than yesterday - over 30 degrees.
Neither Djokovic nor Medvedev are fans of high heat.
Wonder how it might affect things.
Humidity at least is medium, unlike the Olympic conditions in Japan.
That's down to the Irish not bothering renewing Visa and been illegal not a 12 year rule. It just not oh your hear 12 years okay here is your citizenship
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Osaka will be worried now.
Alot of brands will desert her, which in a way might not be a bad thing for her as she might concentrate on her tennis instead of trying to be a social justice warrior.
Is there a difference between eurosport and eurosport europe? TIA
Osaka is mainly the Japanese market but they won't be renewing.
Publicly they have to say they are all behind her but not getting a good brand association.
I was actually wondering last night if we could see media/endorsements stepping away from Osaka now. Raducanu won her first slam at a younger age, she seems (at least initially) more comfortable in the spotlight and she's, to be a bit blunt, better looking which rightly or wrongly matters with these things.
Also, with Raducanu being half Chinese and speaking the language she'll be able to tap into the Asian market. Can't see many companies sticking too long with Osaka if she's only popping up a few times a year.
Finally fully caught up with the thread. Enjoyable match last night, my only complaint is I wish there was a third set.
Osaka could well be finished at the top level, doesn't seem to be able to handle the spotlight, has the talent but, her hunger and love of the game seems to be gone, think she'll be retired in 2/3 years and just going through the motions in that time, so all her endorsements will start jumping ship and Emma Raducanu is the hottest thing not only in Tennis, but, in global sport right now. Good looking young mixed race girl, who comes across really well, right now she's an advertisers dream.
Really looking forward to this match. I was also really looking forward to the AO though! Hopefully this is a lot more competitive. I do feel Medvedev has the best game on this service to trouble Novak.
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