The Official Tennis Thread

[malbaker86]

Come on.
Possible in a 3 setter not in a 5
EDIT : And Isner never beat Rafa

Soderling had never beaten Rafa either

 

[malbaker86]

Rafa has no clue how to play attack the Isner Serve, the guy is clueless. Unlike Roger or Joker can get a read after the 1st set Rafa can't. They've played so many breakers; Obviously Rafa can still win the breakers it only takes a loose point from Isner but Isner ground game has gotten better and the US Open plays Breakers in the 5th Set.

It can happen.

Doesnt really need to attack his serve when Issy can't do anything to Rafa's serve. When Rafa buckles down against Issy, you know its over. A lot of times when these two play the scoreline doesn truly show how much Rafa was in control of the match.

 

[Liu Kang]

Rafa has no clue how to play attack the Isner Serve, the guy is clueless. Unlike Roger or Joker can get a read after the 1st set Rafa can't. They've played so many breakers; Obviously Rafa can still win the breakers it only takes a loose point from Isner but Isner ground game has gotten better and the US Open plays Breakers in the 5th Set.

It can happen.

Of course it can but the probabilities are extremely low.
If Rafa is at 100% above all if he has already passed the first few rounds and he has warmed up enough, Isner will lose.

Soderling had never beaten Rafa either

True
But an injury-free Rafa wouldn't have been beaten. That was the only time Robin beat him (or maybe he beat him alson in the Masters the same year I don't remember).

 

[malbaker86]

Of course it can but the probabilities are extremely low.
If Rafa is at 100% above all if he has already passed the first few rounds and he has warmed up enough, Isner will lose.

True
But an injury-free Rafa wouldn't have been beaten. That was the only time Robin beat him (or maybe he beat him alson in the Masters the same year I don't remember).

I think rafa will be fine. i want him to meet Daveydenko and give him that work. Davey always have troubled him

 

[Carlos Huerta]

Obviously rafa is the favorite coming into Ashe stadium. With two consecutive hard court victories. But I have a feeling djoko will have that Montreal match still in his mind and come at rafa hard. Of course you can never count out Murray. Don't see fed winning this even going back to his old racket size.

My sleepers but don't think they make finals:
Janowicz
Isner
Grigor

The thing about Joker that I noticed is that Rafa seems to unnerve him a bit. When he's relaxed, he's unstoppable. Seems like the more he tries to "overcome" something, the more tense he can get and it works against him.

 

[malbaker86]

The thing about Joker that I noticed is that Rafa seems to unnerve him a bit. When he's relaxed, he's unstoppable. Seems like the more he tries to "overcome" something, the more tense he can get and it works against him.

He's burnt out. He typically always going deep in tourney's, especially GS's, and that target on his back is tough to have as the #1 player. Thats what made Fed being #1 consecutively for years that much more special.

 

[Carlos Huerta]

He's burnt out. He typically always going deep in tourney's, especially GS's, and that target on his back is tough to have as the #1 player. Thats what made Fed being #1 consecutively for years that much more special.

As great as Fed is, I really believe he was fortunate enough to have won a majority of his grand slams facing a field that was not as good as what he's seen in recent years.

Safin
Philippousis
Roddikk
Baghdatis
Agassi
Gonzalez

This is NOT Murray, Rafa, Joker.

 

[yoyoyo1]

btw any tri-state brehs

us open - ticketmaster

password: WTZOO aug 26/27/28 sept 3/4 all day sessions

40 bucks (fees included) which is basically half off

I remember many years ago they had a code for 10 dollar tickets day session 1st week, those were the days

 

[malbaker86]

As great as Fed is, I really believe he was fortunate enough to have won a majority of his grand slams facing a field that was not as good as what he's seen in recent years.

Safin
Philippousis
Roddikk
Baghdatis
Agassi
Gonzalez

This is NOT Murray, Rafa, Joker.

Weak era

 

[nomoreneveragain]

 

[yoyoyo1]

never seen so many black people in the stands for a tennis match

townsend grinding it out

www.usopen.org/en_US/interactive/video/live.html

young and duval went through too

 

[yoyoyo1]

Nishikori getting destroyed, good fukking riddance

the japanese roll deep when he plays though. just means he'll let them down again

 

[Liu Kang]

Venus is not dead yet ! She beat Flipkens ('13 Wimby semi-finalist and seed #12)... 6/1 6/2
Where the haters at ?

 

[malbaker86]

I'm hoping Venus has a deep run....at least to the second week.

 

[KnowledgeDropper]

James Blake announced his retirement