US OPEN, Flushing Meadows, NY, USA, GRAND SLAM (Women)

[kskate2]

Not so fast KS..not so fast Kelli..btw..how are you my ole friend

I'm well. Just uber busy w/ work and concerts. How was your hiatus AP? Are you ready for some football?

 

[the AntiPusher]

I'm well. Just uber busy w/ work and concerts. How was your hiatus AP? Are you ready for some football?

Yes ma'am..being out here in the Bay Area all they talk about are these Raiders who are divorcing them..the Niners fans are still crying over the dumb organization moves especially firing Jim Harbaugh..how bout yourself..not much hope for da Bears

 

[kskate2]

Yes ma'am..being out here in the Bay Area all they talk about are these Raiders who are divorcing them..the Niners fans are still crying over the dumb organization moves especially firing Jim Harbaugh..how bout yourself..not much hope for da Bears

Well I've never been a Bears fan anyway, so no skin off my back regarding them. It's been a dull summer so some NFL will be a welcome sight come September. Be careful. The Raiders are Baron's boys... LOL

 

[Moxie]

Some run from Halep...5 games in a row. Final set. This is where rust takes Maria?

 

[kskate2]

@Moxie Simona still isn't serving nowhere near good enough to win this going away

 

[the AntiPusher]

Pova got cocky and tired.. i half always stated Maria's A game is to hit the ball hard..if that ain't working Maria's B game plan is to hit the ball even harder..

 

[the AntiPusher]

@Moxie Simona still isn't serving nowhere near good enough to win this going away

Simona has to raise her first serve percentage or Pova will back the bus and drive it straight over Simona..You knew Pova was gonna pull the bathroom break freeze on Halep

 

[the AntiPusher]

I was a Walter Peyton fan as a kid but never a real Bears fan although I am a native Chicagoan

 

[the AntiPusher]

Dumb serving by Simona..why does she keep serving that soft cheese to Pova's forehand..that's the number one serve that tennis coaches teach in the return of serve drills..

 

[kskate2]

Sharapova up 4-1 again. Let's see if it sticks this time.

 

[Moxie]

I have to say, I'm impressed with the level that Maria has brought after basically a huge lay-off. The intensity is surely still there, but the fitness is surprising. She's obviously been working hard.

 

[Murat Baslamisli]

Maria's backhand looked different . Maybe I just don't remember the older version.
Big win.

 

[Moxie]

Well, that was a heck of a first round match.

 

[Carol]

Maria looks like she would have won the title, very emotional moment for her because playing against Simona was like to play the semis or finals. Next match against Garbiñe, I can imagine the noise by both players shouting during the whole match, aaaaaawwwww

 

[kskate2]

Maria doesn't play Garbine next. She plays Babos.

 

[Carol]

Oh, my bad, I thought Garbiñe was the next to play against

 

[kskate2]

Garbine and Simona are on the same side of the draw, but the earliest they could play each other would be the SF. They each have their own quarter being ranked 2 and 3 respectively.

 

[10isfan]

I'm glad Halep took the cheater to three sets. I expected a two set loss. It was surprising the crowd was cheering for Pova. With Konta out, she can get far.

 

[Hoergren]

Just to remind you that there is a battle going on - in the mist of US Opens LSD dreams - just 6 left that can be "1 after US Open

 

[britbox]

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

Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat 2-Simona Halep (Romania) 6-4 4-6 6-3
16-Anastasija Sevastova (Latvia) beat Carina Witthoeft (Germany) 7-5 6-1
9-Venus Williams (U.S.) beat Viktoria Kuzmova (Slovakia) 6-3 3-6 6-2
Sloane Stephens (U.S.) beat Roberta Vinci (Italy) 7-5 6-1
Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia) beat Johanna Larsson (Sweden) 7-5 6-4
Donna Vekic (Croatia) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) 6-2 6-1
Zheng Saisai (China) beat Alison Van Uytvanck (Belgium) 6-4 3-6 6-1
Aleksandra Krunic (Serbia) beat 7-Johanna Konta (Britain) 4-6 6-3 6-4
Kateryna Kozlova (Ukraine) beat Irina Begu (Romania) 6-2 7-6(7)
Duan Yingying (China) beat Claire Liu (U.S.) 7-6(8) 7-6(3)
30-Julia Goerges (Germany) beat Annika Beck (Germany) 6-1 6-0
Maria Sakkari (Greece) beat 24-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 6-3 6-4
Sofia Kenin (U.S.) beat 32-Lauren Davis (U.S.) 7-5 7-5
Sachia Vickery (U.S.) beat Natalia Vikhlyantseva (Russia) 4-6 6-4 6-1
Alize Cornet (France) beat Heather Watson (Britain) 6-4 6-4
Arina Rodionova (Australia) beat Richel Hogenkamp (Netherlands) 7-5 7-5
13-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 7-5 7-5
31-Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) beat Camila Giorgi (Italy) 6-3 6-4
3-Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) beat Varvara Lepchenko (U.S.) 6-0 6-3
Ekaterina Alexandrova (Russia) beat Anna Zaja (Germany) 6-2 6-3
18-Caroline Garcia (France) beat Tereza Martincova (Czech Republic) 6-0 6-1
Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) beat Misa Eguchi (Japan) 6-2 6-2
11-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) beat Jana Cepelova (Slovakia) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
Timea Babos (Hungary) beat Viktorija Golubic (Switzerland) 7-5 5-7 7-5
Oceane Dodin (France) beat Pauline Parmentier (France) 3-6 6-0 7-6(6)
22-Peng Shuai (China) beat Amandine Hesse (France) 6-4 6-1
Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Ipek Soylu (Turkey) 6-4 6-2
5-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat Mihaela Buzarnescu (Romania) 6-1 7-5
29-Mirjana Lucic-Baroni (Croatia) beat Monica Puig (Puerto Rico) 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(4)
Ashleigh Barty (Australia) beat 21-Ana Konjuh (Croatia) 4-6 6-0 6-1
Ekaterina Makarova (Russia) beat Mona Barthel (Germany) 6-2 6-1
Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Belarus) beat Julia Boserup (U.S.) 6-2 6-2

Highlight of the Day... Got to be Maria Sharapova taking out Simona Halep.