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

[Murat Baslamisli]

I think it comes down to the return if they meet. Roger has not been aggressive off the return here or in Montreal. That's the only thing wrong with the last two matches. He served pretty well, was hitting great and moving fairly well. If he does that and doesn't return well he is in trouble. If he returns like he did earlier this year he'd be the clear favorite.

Do not overlook consistency though...I may be remembering wrong but in the AO final, I think Roger won more of the longer rallies. I just do not see that happening here...YET. He still has a lot of room to improve but so does Rafa. Like you said, return is key but only one of the keys. He has to withstand the barrage of moonballs with heavy topspin on them. JMDP match will tell a lot.

 

[DarthFed]

Do not overlook consistency though...I may be remembering wrong but in the AO final, I think Roger won more of the longer rallies. I just do not see that happening here...YET. He still has a lot of room to improve but so does Rafa. Like you said, return is key but only one of the keys. He has to withstand the barrage of moonballs with heavy topspin on them. JMDP match will tell a lot.

He did well in the long rallies at AO but if he returns aggressively he can avoid getting into long rallies altogether. He returned well at AO but I think we saw him be even more aggressive the last two matches they played. There were few long rallies even though IW and Miami play pretty slow.

 

[I.Haychew]

So far, Querrey can't serve and the only thing Anderson CAN do is serve.

 

[kskate2]

USO Order of Play for QF Wednesday, September 6, 2017

 

[herios]

KA has better ROS, that is why is in the lead.

 

[I.Haychew]

KA has better ROS, that is why is in the lead.

What's his (Anderson's) first serve percentage...85% or better?

 

[herios]

What's his (Anderson's) first serve percentage...85% or better?

Not sure, did not check the numbers after the first set, but it is high surely

 

[herios]

KA is definitely playing better than Sam

 

[herios]

First poor game by KA, Sam breaks back

 

[I.Haychew]

First poor game by KA, Sam breaks back

The guy can't miss a serve, then he decides to double-fault to lose serve.

 

[I.Haychew]

Looks like it's choke time.

 

[I.Haychew]

Helluva pass by Querrey!

 

[herios]

What a TB.

 

[herios]

Looks like it's choke time.

Big time choking by Sam, he failed on 5 set oints, three on his serve. He still won the set in the end, but I am sure his fans wetted their pants. Diaper change time

 

[Fiero425]

Big time choking by Sam, he failed on 5 set oints, three on his serve. He still won the set in the end, but I am sure his fans wetted their pants. Diaper change time

Sam tried to give it to him, but as usual, most of today's players truly stink at net! Anderson should have completed that comeback and demoralized Querrey, now he's likely to have blown it! The crowd will be behind their boy and they could have been silenced if closing out that set to take Q's heart! I've seen people blow leads like that before in TB and in games; even Federer's blown it!

 

[I.Haychew]

What's the attendance, maybe 2,000?

 

[herios]

What's the attendance, maybe 2,000?

In synch with this board, I think we are only the 3 of us here.
Fedal fans are snoring soundly at this time lol

 

[I.Haychew]

In synch with this board, I think we are only the 3 of us here.
Fedal fans are snoring soundly at this time lol

Which is what I should be doing.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Going to bed. Will get up at 6 and watch the fifth set TB live.

 

[herios]

Which is what I should be doing.

Or me. The match has deteriorated since the first set. Many UE crept in