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

[I.Haychew]

Those New Yorkers are loud as hell. No surprise the sound is driving the players wild.

I just don't understand the "noise" complaint by these guys, especially when a lot of them play Davis Cup.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

A couple of slight improvements from Roger...the backhand is a bit better and he looks a bit looser , movement wise.

 

[kskate2]

I just don't understand the "noise" complaint by these guys, especially when a lot of them play Davis Cup.

Apparently because Ashe is so big when the roof is closed the noise is pretty difficult to deal with as the echoes don't allow them to hear the ball off their racquet

 

[herios]

Tiafoe's backhand slice is really ugly...

He surely was not trained by good technical coach when he was young.
I see now Russel and Ginepri in his box. They just retired, not sure how good coaches they will be, so how much they will be able to correct the technical flaws in Frances game.

 

[DarthFed]

Tiafoe's backhand slice is really ugly...

Worst I've ever seen, and no surprise when he takes such a huge swing.

 

[mrzz]

Well, Federer slowly getting better. Started like total shit, then shit, then improved shit, and now he is just playing really bad. Hope he can end up playing decent.

Only highlights are the occasional forehands.

 

[Carol]

Davis Cup crowd is a very different story

 

[DarthFed]

I just don't understand the "noise" complaint by these guys, especially when a lot of them play Davis Cup.

Different kind of sound though. It's just constant echoes of thousands of people whispering.

 

[Carol]

Talking about shit......what about Tiafoe now?

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Roger finding the return backhand a bit better.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Ok, that was a TMF point and I am cool with seeing a couple more...

 

[DarthFed]

Well, Federer slowly getting better. Started like total shit, then shit, then improved shit, and now he is just playing really bad. Hope he can end up playing decent.

Only highlights are the occasional forehands.

The last 4 or 5 games he's looking like himself. Took him awhile to ditch the turtle movement and garbage backhand

 

[crystalfire]

his bh looking loads better thank god

 

[herios]

Talking about shit......what about Tiafoe now?

He is attending a tennis lesson and is paid for it

 

[I.Haychew]

Apparently because Ashe is so big when the roof is closed the noise is pretty difficult to deal with as the echoes don't allow them to hear the ball off their racquet

Tennis players (or maybe just tennis fans?) seem to bitch about everything...Balls too light, balls to heavy, "homogenized" surfaces, crowd noise, roof closed conditions vs. roof open conditions, ad nauseum. In what other major sport must conditions be so perfect/ideal?

 

[Carol]

Lajovic was meant to be a girl I guess when the parents did the baby scan and they planned to call her Susan. Turned out the docs were wrong and she was a he and their choice for a boy was David. They decided to improvise with Dusan I guess. A combo of both

You should to apply now the same story to Tiafoe :lulz2:

 

[crystalfire]

bh returns looking a1 again

 

[I.Haychew]

Davis Cup crowd is a very different story

Why?

 

[Moxie]

OK, I've been away with work. I tried to read over the recent, to see how things went but not so helpful, what with the less than impartial comments. How was Rafa, and how is Roger looking?

 

[crystalfire]

OK, I've been away with work. I tried to read over the recent, to see how things went but not so helpful, what with the less than impartial comments. How was Rafa, and how is Roger looking?

didnt see rafa. but fed started out playing like shit and hes now hitting with more authority and hitting his stride