Weeks 35 & 36 - US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York City (hard)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Weeks 35 & 36 - US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York City (hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
Tiafoe ! So pleased ! Marvellous !

Absolutely !

Watched most of that match - and REALLY enjoyed it - as people said, Frances is a good guy, with a great back story, and a really funky style of tennis - and he's playing in front of his home crowd - and I like Nadal, don't agree at all with the bad guy bit, BUT I find it hard to care too much whether the oldies win or not - they've won so much already..... (and I had a little flutter so all lovely)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Alcaraz won at 2.24 am, 4th latest finish in US Open history.

Hes also the 5th youngest ever top 3 player and, if he wins the Open and makes number one with it, hell be the youngest ever number one.

The King is dead, long live the King , as they used to say.

Seriously, the big 3 are closing to a finish clearly, I know theyve won the previous 3 slams this season, but you can see it slowing down. Fed is surely done, Nadal spoke last night like it was almost done, Djoko seems to be on a mission to play as few slams as possible. Alcaraz and Sinner and Draper and maybe for a year or two Kyrgios are the future Kings, the Medvedev, Zverev, Thiem, Tsitsipas will quickly get passed.

But it feels like mens tennis is in good hands.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Following on from the last 16 men being younger than the last 16 women, by a full year (the first time I ever remember it happening), the last eight now have Nick Kyrgios as the oldest player.
And Nick is 'only' 27 years and 4 months

So, the actual ages of the last eight are:

19 - 21 - 23 - 24 - 24 - 26 - 26 - 27

They're a bunch of spring chickens !

indiana · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Following on from the last 16 men being younger than the last 16 women, by a full year (the first time I ever remember it happening), the last eight now have Nick Kyrgios as the oldest player.
And Nick is 'only' 27 years and 4 months

So, the actual ages of the last eight are:

19 - 21 - 23 - 24 - 24 - 26 - 26 - 27

They're a bunch of spring chickens !

I guess the thing is the golden generation are indeed moving on and the crap generation have never really arrived. So to the younger lot and let's hope for some great years coming up and some great rivalries.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Bugger, bugger, bugger: Ruud (5) beats Berrettini (13), a personal favourite, in straight sets - 6-1 7-6(4) 6-4. cry

the addict · Tennis legend

Berrettinni never looked like winning that third set tie-break. I reckon he ran out of steam (after effects of covid this summer ?)

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Alcaraz is qualified for Turin Tour Finals.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Hats off to Khachanov who wins a five setter over Nick K to play Ruud in the semis.

Career best slam for Khachanov. Russians will be happy Im sure. Still not sure about letting them play these events, hopefully we wont get a Russian champion.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

If only Jack hadn't had that upper leg problem......... oh well, another day..........

Nix · Futures level

Julia Carrot wrote:
If only Jack hadn't had that upper leg problem......... oh well, another day..........

Absolutely. I'd have bet on him to win that the way the match was poised.

Neil Gee · Club Coach

Tiafoe a very popular winner of the first set here against Andrey Rublev.

Neil Gee · Club Coach

He wins the second tie break to love and the crowd goes wild (orchestrated by Tiafoe) they so desperately want an American to make the semi finals here.

emmsie69 · Top national player

Anyone watching.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

emmsie69 wrote:
Anyone watching.

Sinner Alcaraz?

Yes - got it on in the background - dipping in and out - great stuff

But LOVED the Tiafoe match - really really enjoyed that one - Frances had Rublev in tears - he was so bamboozled as to what to do....