Tennis: US Open 2021
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Marino cruises through her first round of qualifying.
Polansky up a little later.
Schnur and Diez not playing today.
Polansky up a little later.
Schnur and Diez not playing today.
Looks like a four horse race on the men's side: Djokovic, Medvedev, Zverev, and Tsitsipas with Barty a clear favourite on the women's side despite the amazing volitility among the seeded women at majors lately.
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It's like that entire generation of superstars is crashing out at once.
About 5 years later than we thought they would. I still think Nadal has some gas left in the tank though.
On another note, I haven't seen much of him until now but as far as future stars are concerned, look out for Carlos Alcaraz. He's only 18 but he has a lot of weapons, pretty decent serve (has some kick to it), power from both sides and can move very well plus he has some flair to his game which is much needed in tennis right now. Of course it'll all come down to the mental game as is always does in tennis but this kid has that "It" factor from a skill standpoint.
Anyway, as @kihei pointed out, there seems to be a bit of separation with a top tier of favorites in the U.S. Open with Djokovic, Medvedev, Zverev and Tsitipas although I'd still put Djokovic at the top of the list despite him not playing any of the warm up tournaments with Medvedev slightly below him and the other two slightly below Medvedev. Would like to see a surprise this year but I don't see anybody outside of those 4 who is a real threat.
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Alcaraz is better than Sinner was at eighteen. Sky's the limit.
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As my dear pal @PanthersPens62 wrote to me this morning, Venus is out and Kenin has tested positive and is also out.
I bet all the lucky losers will be hanging around in NYC for the first few days.
I bet all the lucky losers will be hanging around in NYC for the first few days.
Here is a long, detailed, very disturbing account of the Zverev abuse allegations published yesterday in Slate:
Alexander Zverev: Domestic abuse allegations by Olga Sharypova. (slate.com)
Alexander Zverev: Domestic abuse allegations by Olga Sharypova. (slate.com)
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Pretty frightening stuff and just completely ignored by the powers of the tennis world.
Pretty even draws on the men's side; maybe a tad softer for Medvedev than Djokovic:
Nole
Qualifier
Struff
Nishikori/Goffin
Karatzev
Hurkacz/Berrettini
Zverev/PCB/Opelka/Sinner
Tsitsipas/Medvedev
Daniil
Gasquet
Koepfer
Cilic
Dimitrov
Ruud
Tsitsipas/Rublev
Nole/Zverev
Quarters
Nole/Hurkacz
Zverev/PCB
Tsitsipas/Rublev
Medvedev/Ruud
Semis
Nole/PCB
Medvedev/Tsitsipas
Final
Medvedev over Nole
Nole
Qualifier
Struff
Nishikori/Goffin
Karatzev
Hurkacz/Berrettini
Zverev/PCB/Opelka/Sinner
Tsitsipas/Medvedev
Daniil
Gasquet
Koepfer
Cilic
Dimitrov
Ruud
Tsitsipas/Rublev
Nole/Zverev
Quarters
Nole/Hurkacz
Zverev/PCB
Tsitsipas/Rublev
Medvedev/Ruud
Semis
Nole/PCB
Medvedev/Tsitsipas
Final
Medvedev over Nole
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Marino is the last Canadian standing in qualifying.
She'll play for a spot in the MD tomorrow.
She'll play for a spot in the MD tomorrow.
For the ATP to not have a domestic abuse policy is pathetic and bush league. I don't care if it is difficult to implement.. it actually shouldn't be...it should be a part of the ATP's Code of Conduct.
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Damn. Hard to root for Tsitsipas, Djokovic and Zverev these days.
Goooo Medvedev??
Actually... go Sinner!
Goooo Medvedev??
Actually... go Sinner!
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I'm glad it's finally being brought to light beyond Rothenberg's twitter account. I'm disappointed in Roger for not taking the right stance as far as having an ATP policy against domestic abuse goes.
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All the injuries and Novak going for the slam make should make for a fascinating tournament.
If Djokovic crumbles under the pressure someone new could break out with their first slam (I'd love to see it be Medvedev) or we see him pull off the impossible and clinch the GOAT title.
If Djokovic crumbles under the pressure someone new could break out with their first slam (I'd love to see it be Medvedev) or we see him pull off the impossible and clinch the GOAT title.
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Karlovic qualifies.
Always happy to see Dr. Ivo still doing work
42 years old...crazy.
Always happy to see Dr. Ivo still doing work
42 years old...crazy.
Great for Marino. Watching her play this week, I kept wondering why she wasn't in the top 50 and then she would shank an easy putaway three feet wide or slam a soft second serve into the middle of the net. Hope she is "on" enough to win a round or two, though. She deserves a reward for her play lately.
Nice straight sets first round win for Fernandez.
Felix at a set apiece right now in his match.
Felix at a set apiece right now in his match.
Man, Felix is lucky to get to a breaker in the third set against this Russian career-long tomato can. In two tiebreakers, FAA has lost one point total. But I wouldn't say the match is exactly in the bag yet.
