Tennis: US Open 2017

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Nervous game this. On both sides.

 

[ColePens]

Roger Roger Roger.. 0-30 window. You have to play can't miss tennis to see what the kid does. You cannot give him that freebie.

 

[MsMeow]

I'm not worried about Fed's back, it's his mind.

 

[ColePens]

God I love late night tennis. Awesome match. Awesome crowd. Two great players. One all-time great.

Awesome stuff.

 

[Novak Djokovic]

Fed wins it. Didn't look very good though.

 

[Hadoop]

Concerned for sure

 

[Jack Straw]

Not exactly a thing of beauty for Roger but a win is a win

 

[La Masse]

I guess for Roger you can't play much worse

 

[kihei]

Ok NOW I'm concerned about Feds back. Roger missing volleys he should make in his sleep.

I think the backhand stroke seems stiff and out of sync, and he frequently is hardly bending to hit those volleys. He got this match under his belt thanks mostly to the ineptitude of an opponent who gave him so many free points. But I think Roger is a dead man walking.

 

[Hadoop]

I think the backhand stroke seems stiff and out of sync, and he frequently is hardly bending to hit those volleys. He got this match under his belt thanks mostly to the ineptitude of an opponent who gave him so many free points. But I think Roger is a dead man walking.

Could be lack of practise as well, but yeah I saw the same things you did

 

[ColePens]

Too many worriers in here. Good tennis is good tennis. Not Fed's best, but that was damn entertaining. Fed looked to be having a blast at the end, too.

You guys/gals ready for tomorrow? I'll be at work with 2 of my 3 screen on US Open. 87 singles matches?

 

[Hackett]

I think the backhand stroke seems stiff and out of sync, and he frequently is hardly bending to hit those volleys. He got this match under his belt thanks mostly to the ineptitude of an opponent who gave him so many free points. But I think Roger is a dead man walking.

Stiff is the best way to describe him right now. He looks to be staying as upright as possible, I agree with you.

Anybody who saw him during the final in Montreal has seen this Roger before.

 

[Tuggy]

Too many worriers in here. Good tennis is good tennis. Not Fed's best, but that was damn entertaining. Fed looked to be having a blast at the end, too.

You guys/gals ready for tomorrow? I'll be at work with 2 of my 3 screen on US Open. 87 singles matches?

Definitely going to be a crazy day! Weather looks good today.

Not too many marquee matchups today. I'll, of course, be watching the 3 Canadians in action. Big stage for Denis tonight...last match of the night on Ashe and probably the biggest match of the day. Looking forward to it.

 

[KrejciMVP]

what time is Shapovalov today?

 

[Tuggy]

Here is a tactical plan for how Denis can beat Tsonga

 

[MsMeow]

what time is Shapovalov today?

I think he's the late Match so 9 or so.

 

[KrejciMVP]

I think he's the late Match so 9 or so.

thanks!

 

[ColePens]

Thank goodness because I want to watch that match for sure. I don't want work keeping me away.

 

[kihei]

Here is a tactical plan for how Denis can beat Tsonga

Good points. Tsonga can also be a very slow starter, sometimes almost like he is still waking up. Denis' aggression could be a real problem for him in terms of getting into any kind of rhythm.

I especially llike the point about Denis' being left handed. That should be a significant benefit against Tsonga, given his game. (For non-players: it's simple math, really. Left-handers are very used to facing right-handers, but right handers run into relatively few left-handers. For right-handers, it can be like playing a game in a mirror. Every shot is going to the opposite stroke to which you normally hit. Of course, this is true for the lefties but they do it all the time. It is no fluke that some of the #1s in modern tennis history have been left-handed as they make use of their slight advantage: Laver, Navratilova, McEnroe, Seles, Connors, Rios, Kerber, Vilas. Modern equipment and the speed at which balls are now struck has mitigated the advantage, but in the Tsonga/Shapovalov match up, as the video shows, it is definitely a factor to watch closely).

 

[KrejciMVP]

Bouchard missed that easy winner, ouf

 

[KrejciMVP]

Bouchard probably going home early, that tie break didnt go well

 

[Tuggy]

Same old, same old for Genie.

 

[Tuggy]

Kyrgios in trouble. Thought he might be able to make a run. Who knows with Nick though...his health, his mind.

 

[Tuggy]

Federer's draw looking pretty easy.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

How long until Nike cuts ties with Bouchard? Man, what a spectacular fall over the past couple years. One trick pony whose game was exposed and the inability to adapt (or desire to, perhaps) has ended her tennis career before it has even begun.