US Open, Flushing Meadows, NY USA - Grand Slam (Men)

[Moxie]

Really? I am laughing but kind of offended at the same time....

But I guess you haven't checked all the links. There's no way you would be in doubt if you had...

I thought it was funny, Z. Just too much work to respond. It was one of your weirder ones, it must be said, but bonus points for creativity.

 

[herios]

Sock comes back from 0-2 and evens out the match. Can Thompson still pull the upset over struggling Sock

 

[Moxie]

Go Jack!

 

[Carol]

I thought Simon has chicken legs but looking now to Zverev...he is the winner!

 

[Moxie]

Today I was coming home from work, reading a NYTimes article about Zverer, and all of his extra-curricular obligations due to being #4 seed, and the next big hopeful, only to come home, turn on the TV coverage, and see a personality piece on him. I was wondering if all of this distraction might be too much. That's one of the reasons why I don't think he'll make the final. But he's definitely showing nerves and pressure here. I think he'll get out of this, but what do you guys think about the distractions and the noise for young Sasha?

 

[Carol]

The guy from Barbados is playing well, very well

 

[Fiero425]

Sock comes back from 0-2 and evens out the match. Can Thompson still pull the upset over struggling Sock

Sock's done! He allowed himself to big a hole to climb out of and dropped it in 3!

 

[Moxie]

The guy from Barbados is playing well, very well

He is, but it's a classic example of "nothing to lose" v. everything to lose, and the young Zverev, who has thus far had the freedom of youth on his side, is suddenly the guy with the pressure, and much to lose.

 

[Carol]

He is, but it's a classic example of "nothing to lose" v. everything to lose, and the young Zverev, who has thus far had the freedom of youth on his side, is suddenly the guy with the pressure, and much to lose.

Yep, we have seen that before and I don't think Zverev is going to lose but the other guy clearly is pushing him hard and making that he loses a little the control

 

[Carol]

The problem to play at night is that always are some drunk people around....

 

[Fiero425]

As they said, it wasn't pretty, but Sasha took the 1st set with assistance from his opponent who had a few points on his own racket! Both suck at the net! :cuckoo:

 

[Moxie]

Sasha finally puts the set away. I'm going to have to think he'll settle down and get this match behind him now. Gotta get some sleep now.

 

[britbox]

Results from the U.S. Open Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday

4-Alexander Zverev (Germany) beat Darian King (Barbados) 7-6(9) 7-5 6-4
Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) beat 25-Karen Khachanov (Russia) 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Denis Shapovalov (Canada) beat Daniil Medvedev (Russia) 7-5 6-1 6-2
Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat Alessandro Giannessi (Italy) 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2 7-5
Dudi Sela (Israel) beat Christopher Eubanks (U.S.) 6-2 6-4 6-2
Radu Albot (Moldova) beat Ernesto Escobedo (U.S.) 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-4
10-John Isner (U.S.) beat Pierre-Hugues Herbert (France) 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3
5-Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Tennys Sandgren (U.S.) 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3
8-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) beat Marius Copil (Romania) 6-3 6-3 6-4
29-Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) beat Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 6-2 6-1 6-3
Mikhail Kukushkin (Kazakhstan) beat 21-David Ferrer (Spain) 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-1
Benoit Paire (France) beat Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) 6-3 6-2 7-6(5)
Chung Hyeon (South Korea) beat Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) 3-6 7-6(8) 6-4 6-3
28-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat JC Aragone (U.S.) 6-3 6-3 6-1
Evgeny Donskoy (Russia) beat Andreas Haider-Maurer (Austria) 7-6(3) 5-1 (Haider-Maurer retired)
Florian Mayer (Germany) beat Rogerio Dutra Silva (Brazil) 7-5 0-6 6-3 6-4
Steve Johnson (U.S.) beat Nicolas Almagro (Spain) 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
12-Pablo Carreno (Spain) beat Evan King (U.S.) 6-3 6-2 7-6(5)
Kyle Edmund (Britain) beat 32-Robin Haase (Netherlands) 6-3 7-5 6-3
Cameron Norrie (Britain) beat Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) 7-6(7) 6-1 (Tursunov retired)
Jordan Thompson (Australia) beat 13-Jack Sock (U.S.) 6-2 7-6(12) 1-6 5-7 6-4
Borna Coric (Croatia) beat Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) 7-6(5) 7-6(2) 6-2
Jared Donaldson (U.S.) beat Nikoloz Basilashvili (Georgia) 6-0 4-6 6-3 7-6(6)
Nicolas Mahut (France) beat Marton Fucsovics (Hungary) 6-3 2-6 6-4 2-6 7-6(3)
Thomas Fabbiano (Italy) beat John-Patrick Smith (Australia) 7-6(5) 6-4 3-6 7-6(4)
Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) beat Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia) 6-7(5) 3-6 6-1 7-6(2) 6-3
20-Albert Ramos (Spain) beat Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5 6-7(3) 7-5
23-Mischa Zverev (Germany) beat Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (U.S.) 7-6(5) 4-6 4-6 7-5 6-3
16-Lucas Pouille (France) beat Ruben Bemelmans (Belgium) 6-3 6-4 6-4
17-Sam Querrey (U.S.) beat Gilles Simon (France) 6-4 6-3 6-4
19-Gilles Muller (Luxembourg) beat Bernard Tomic (Australia) 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) beat Joao Sousa (Portugal) 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2

 

[britbox]

Tomic playing challengers soon...

 

[Carol]

Today is Moya's Birthday, I hope he has a great day and watching his 'student' playing well

 

[isabelle]

I thought Simon has chicken legs but looking now to Zverev...he is the winner!

young chicken was Simon's nickname when he was a junior !!!

 

[The Strokes]

Does someone know why Patrick McEnroe says something about Roger's back issue but also the Rafa's knee issue? and meanwhile three of the experts are seeing Rafa as favorite

http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/...erts-pick-their-winners-year-final-grand-slam

I haven't heard that rafa has any kind of knee issue, other than that practice video , but he finished the practice and everywhere else I go to read about USO/Rafa they say he is fine.

I find those picks very surprising, because the focus is so overwhelmingly on Fed, but that is always the way, with the media. In fact none o f the five picked Fed. Chris is a Federista so if she picks Rafa that says something.
On tennis.com two picked Fed, one Andy, and one Rafa.
If Rafa gets through Dimi I think he will win it. He only gets better and better. The courts here are slower than usual and high bouncing--it's not that slow actually helps Rafa--he has said so himself, what he likes is high bouncing--but that hinders Fed.

But he has to not play as he did in Montreal and Cincy, and that's a big if.

 

[kskate2]

USO Order of Play for First Round Tuesday, August 29, 2017

 

[isabelle]

Today is Moya's Birthday, I hope he has a great day and watching his 'student' playing well

how old Lord Carlos is ?

 

[Carol]

how old Lord Carlos is ?

41