Watched a replay of that match on youtube when I got home. Good lord, that first set reminded me of Laver crushing US college kids back in the '70s. Close to flawless, with opponents never knowing what hit them. By the second set, I think Coco had decided that there was no stopping the train tonight, so it never developed into much of a battle. Great to see Madison realize a good portion of that massive potential. Hope she wins the final.Good lord, was Coco that bad or Keys that good? Or did Coco just wear out after playing a bunch of high stress matches (even the two setters were tight)?
Hoping Carreno-Busta, picking Anderson.
Hoping Rafa, picking Rafa.
Harumph..You Illini types sure stick together. Well,You're hoping for a walk-over in the final?! ('cause that's what Alpha Spaniard vs. non-Alpha Spaniard would amount to).
It sounds dead there. I wonder how much tickets went for.
Probably because Anderson is the more proven player. He was a top 10 player in 2015 before his injury struggles started.As someone not really that familiar with either of these players (barely heard of Anderson and never heard of Correno Busta before this tournament), I know the seeding system in tennis is a joke but if that's not the only reason, can someone explain why Anderson's the clear favorite when Correno Busta's seeded 12 and Anderson's late 20's? Granted Correno Busta's had the easiest draw to a semi I ever heard of playing four straight qualifiers but he had to have had some decent wins to get to 12? Anderson's draw wasn't much better, he only beat Querrey and the rest of the little brothers of the poor.
As someone not really that familiar with either of these players (barely heard of Anderson and never heard of Correno Busta before this tournament), I know the seeding system in tennis is a joke but if that's not the only reason, can someone explain why Anderson's the clear favorite when Correno Busta's seeded 12 and Anderson's late 20's? Granted Correno Busta's had the easiest draw to a semi I ever heard of playing four straight qualifiers but he had to have had some decent wins to get to 12? Anderson's draw wasn't much better, he only beat Querrey and the rest of the little brothers of the poor.
Head to head Anderson won both times. Last time was this Summer in Montreal in straight sets.
Also rather unfortunate the game started so early. The place doesn't seem even half full.
Would timing have made that much of a difference?
Because Busta is a pusher. And Anderson is a serve bot. It's a mismatch if Anderson is even remotely on his game. People who can hit winners and are on their game will win 10/10 against pushers. Guys like Busta wait for their opponents to make mistakes. If they don't, they lose. It was really Anderson's match to lose.As someone not really that familiar with either of these players (barely heard of Anderson and never heard of Correno Busta before this tournament), I know the seeding system in tennis is a joke but if that's not the only reason, can someone explain why Anderson's the clear favorite when Correno Busta's seeded 12 and Anderson's late 20's? Granted Correno Busta's had the easiest draw to a semi I ever heard of playing four straight qualifiers but he had to have had some decent wins to get to 12? Anderson's draw wasn't much better, he only beat Querrey and the rest of the little brothers of the poor.
Head to head Anderson won both times. Last time was this Summer in Montreal in straight sets.
Also rather unfortunate the game started so early. The place doesn't seem even half full.
Counterpunchers can be fun to watch too though. When they're really talented. I was always a big fan of Lleyton Hewitt, for example.Because Busta is a pusher. And Anderson is a serve bot. It's a mismatch if Anderson is even remotely on his game. People who can hit winners and are on their game will win 10/10 against pushers. Guys like Busta wait for their opponents to make mistakes. If they don't, they lose. It was really Anderson's match to lose.