US Open Day 3: Wednesday, August 28 - Order of Play
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Moxie629 said:
yeah, someone need to Check that loud Fool:clap.. there has to be a few Jblockers in the House
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the AntiPusher said:
I agree. Dr. Ivo can serve his way through a TB, but James can get rattled.
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GSM Dr Ivo. More's the pity. I'd have liked to have seen Blake string a few matches together here before his retirement.
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And not have to go out after midnight, when so few people are there because of the time and the rainy day.
ClayDeath
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it took 5 sets and nearly 40 aces from dr ivo to derail blake.
what a tough battle that was.
well done to both.
what a tough battle that was.
well done to both.
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The worst part is the stadium was only about 10% full. I don't mind Blake losing
his first match. But, at least he should have gone out in front of a huge crowd.
Anyway, things happen like that and there is no conspiracy against him. USTA
was gracious enough to give him LA stadium at least.
his first match. But, at least he should have gone out in front of a huge crowd.
Anyway, things happen like that and there is no conspiracy against him. USTA
was gracious enough to give him LA stadium at least.
ClayDeath
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I think they once played a first round match at RG. I could be wrong but if they did, I think dr ivo won that one as well.
he had some sick umber of aces even on the red clay.
again we may need to double check that. my memory seems hazy at the moment.
he had some sick umber of aces even on the red clay.
again we may need to double check that. my memory seems hazy at the moment.
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Moxie629 said:GameSetAndMath said:Moxie629 said:GameSetAndMath said:
No. I could have gone earlier, and I could still be there watching the matches that are on now. It wasn't a complete wash-out, and I'm not sure what happens, in that case.
I'll say this about the scheduling: HOW can there be women through to the 3rd round when no men are, and some men still have to get to the second? They could front-load the first two days with men's matches, at least to get them through. The men really deserve the two-day rest, whereas the women are playing the same format they play in one-week events. Dumb, dumb, dumb!!
The scheduling is not as dumb as you think. The women's final is on sunday,
whereas men's final is on monday. So, the women need to finish sooner whereas
men can afford to goof off. That is why men's first round is spread over 3 days,
whereas women's first round is over in 2 days. I think it is logical schedule.
Rain creates havoc; the organizers cannot do anything about it. Let us be
reasonable. The scheduling is fair (even if Murray fans go wild).
Remember that Roger also could not get onto the court for his opening
match the very first night.
I think you miss my main point, GSM. The women play best of 3 at every event of the year, and in most of them they play every day. The men, however, only play best of 5 at Slams, and really need their day off. Therefore, they are at a must greater risk of getting backed up and potentially having to play 2 days in a row, which is unfair. At any point, the women's singles schedule can catch up by having them play 2 days in a row, which is no hardship. That's why, IMO, you need to make a greater effort to keep the men safely on a regular day-off schedule by getting them safely out of the first round first.
I agree with your newer remark. In fact, if you remember, this was exactly Rafa's
argument when he got so unhappy with the scheduling in the FO of this year.
What I was talking about is different. I was talking about general reason of why
the Men's 1st round was being played over three days and not over 2 days. It is
because, Men's event is spread over 15 days and Women's event is spread over
14 days. Also, with Men's matches taking longer time, it makes sense to spread
over the 64 matches over longer period. Finally, spreading the first round over
three days gives more players a chance to see the Centre Court (AA Stadium).
To summarize, without any adverse weather situation, the Schedule of
USO makes perfect senese. Having said that, I would agree that the moment
bad weather kicks in, they should give priority to scheduling of Men's matches
for the very reason you mentioned in your latest response.
That is why, I said it is "not as dumb as you think" as opposed to simply
saying "not dumb". Hope this explains.
p.s. Although I am quoting only Moxie's response, my reply is also a reply to
a bunch of other folks commenting on the same thing.
Didi
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With Paire and Fognini gone, Granollers has a clear path to make it to the 4th round in a slam for the 2nd time in his career which will propel him back into the top 35. He's had a good summer. Nice to see that players who are working their socks off, are being rewarded by Lady Fortune. He might not have the talent of Fognini, Paire, Gulbis and many others around him but he makes up for it with qualities they seriously lack.
