Tennis: US Open 2023

[kihei]

Six games, I.e. one full set, worth of forehand unforced errors on Sabalenka's part.

Meanwhile, only one forehand error from Gauff in the last nine games

 

[kihei]

Gauff is cruising and New York is loving it.

 

[SPV]

I always felt like bathroom breaks and medical timeouts are gamesmanship, and really just trying to break momentum I mean they’re within the rules, so nothing really wrong with it of course.

 

[deleted user]

Very impressed by Gauff. Sabalenka has been her own worst enemy this match.

 

[kihei]

Sabalenka getting no free points from anywhere, and she is just too brittle to put a run together on her own.

 

[Filppula]

While I respect the consistency and defence from Gauff, this is an atrocious display by Sabalenka.

 

[kihei]

For Coco, the future has arrived.

 

[Primary Assist]

Yeah Coco!! Man she was getting to every single ball today, she really made Aryna put some extra pace/spin on the ball, hence the surfeit of unforced error. Women's tennis has a new superstar and face of the game!

 

[SPV]

I do think Sabalanka made a ton of mistakes, but I think Coco’s speed and coverage really forced her to try to make shots. Really happy for the kid, and liked the sportsmanship at the end

 

[Novak Djokovic]

That last game, Aryna basically threw away every point while Coco just put the ball in play. Congrats to Coco!

 

[Say Hey Kid]

I'm glad Coco won and that I was able to find the replay.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Although Novak is the new and improved android model Llendl 2.0 I feel Medvedev will prevail.

 

[kihei]

Hope it is a good one.

Carlos didn't serve all that well and he returned surprisingly poorly most of his match against Daniil--Nole isn't going to do that. And Nole can do well what Carlos did very well which is rush the net and take advantage of Daniil's extreme return positions. If he can't get Djokovic to grind most of the time, and he probably can't, I don't know what other path Medvedev has. Novak in four sets.

 

[Beau Knows]

Who are the fans going to be supporting in this one? Normally they're both the villains in their own matches.

 

[VMBM]

HERE WE GO!!!

I hope I can stay awake for this one; after all, it is 11.00 P.M. in Finland. I only managed to catch the third set of the women's final, where Sabalenka sucked (what a one-dimensional player!).

Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of the previous matches in the tournament, so also because of that it's hard to make a prediction; I just hope Medvedev will win (23 Grand Slams is enough for you ND).

 

[MsMeow]

Congrats to Gaby and Erin for winning the doubles title!

 

[VMBM]

First set 6—3 to Djokovic. Big deal. Now Daniil really starts to play, eh.

 

[kihei]

It seems like they are both executing their game plans very well. Nole is almost flawless, but Daniil is beginning to wear him down.

 

[kihei]

Nole trying to shorten virtually every point now.

 

[kihei]

Gutsy hold by Nole and a little lucky, too.

 

[kihei]

This set is worthy of a Ph.D thesis.

 

[VMBM]

2—0 for Djokovic. Anyone betting on Medvedev winning the game anymore?

M. has just let D. dictate the play; he should have played more aggressively. Too late, too late.

 

[VMBM]

Medvedev breaks back, 2—3; should one get excited now?

 

[VMBM]

The answer is NO. Man vs boy.

 

[kihei]

I stand corrected. So no changing of the guard just yet. Nole remains king. I think that second set was one of his gutsiest ever.