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2019 US Open -|- August 26th - September 8th -|- Grand Slam Tennis Comes To Queens
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Well played by Dimitrov. Karma is a beautiful thing though... Fed fans were already projecting a Fedal final after cheering for Djokovic's retirement.
Accidentally run over by a truck carrying Rolexes on the eve of his triumph.
I wouldn't rule out Medvedev if he is at 75% it will beenought to beat Dimitrov. Also if Nadal reaches the final it is not his fault others got knocked out
Wonder how next gen feels. No Djokovic or Federer and your reward for your first GS final is Nadal.
Day 10 Discussion Starts
Just flew back from New York last night after flying in to catch the Third and Fourth rounds with one of my two best friends. Wonder if I ever crossed paths with Ron Paul, haha. Some of my personal highlights from the trip:
-Saw most of 4th set of Medvedev-Lopez near courtside at Louis Armstrong after a couple left early and randomly just asked/gave my friend and I their tickets for lower level seating, which was awesome. We got pretty close to Medvedev after the match. We might've had a shot at his signature but we both let all of the children who were trying for an autograph pass us. Apparently, we were on ESPN for a second (a friend of ours saw us).
-My friend and I both got Grigor Dimitrov's autograph after his 3R win on Court 17.
-My friend and I yelled words of encouragement at Alex de Minaur as he left Grandstand after losing to Dimitrov in 4R. He looked pretty despondent and didn't stop walking but nodded in our direction acknowledging us and raised his hand in a quick thumbs up. Completely unexpected.
-My friend and I being seemingly the only two people cheering for Marin Cilic at the Cilic vs Isner match. A lot of people around us told us that they were actually pretty big fans of Cilic even though they'd be rooting for Isner on that day. Had some fun conversations and everyone was respectful of us (as we were of them). We both got signatures from Cilic last year after he spent forever after his match signing for seemingly everyone, despite the fact that the whole stadium was cheering against him. It looked like the exact same thing happened this year.
-Got a botched selfie with Andrey Rublev following his practice. I'm an idiot with taking pictures and had only tried taking a selfie on one or two other occasions. He kindly told me to "flip camera"...end result is a great picture of him with the only visible part of me being an eyeball. He was awesome and stuck around for a long time autographing/taking pictures with fans. My friend managed to get his autograph, but I wasn't prepared (I thought there was no shot he'd stick around as long as he did).
-Got to catch a glimpse of Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic following their practices. Also got to see Boris Becker and John McEnroe from very close.
-Getting to see Rafa play Cilic on Ashe in 4R. The penultimate point of the match was unreal and the crowd lost its collective mind. First time getting to see Rafa play in person, even if it was from nosebleed seats.
-Saw most of 4th set of Medvedev-Lopez near courtside at Louis Armstrong after a couple left early and randomly just asked/gave my friend and I their tickets for lower level seating, which was awesome. We got pretty close to Medvedev after the match. We might've had a shot at his signature but we both let all of the children who were trying for an autograph pass us. Apparently, we were on ESPN for a second (a friend of ours saw us).
-My friend and I both got Grigor Dimitrov's autograph after his 3R win on Court 17.
-My friend and I yelled words of encouragement at Alex de Minaur as he left Grandstand after losing to Dimitrov in 4R. He looked pretty despondent and didn't stop walking but nodded in our direction acknowledging us and raised his hand in a quick thumbs up. Completely unexpected.
-My friend and I being seemingly the only two people cheering for Marin Cilic at the Cilic vs Isner match. A lot of people around us told us that they were actually pretty big fans of Cilic even though they'd be rooting for Isner on that day. Had some fun conversations and everyone was respectful of us (as we were of them). We both got signatures from Cilic last year after he spent forever after his match signing for seemingly everyone, despite the fact that the whole stadium was cheering against him. It looked like the exact same thing happened this year.
-Got a botched selfie with Andrey Rublev following his practice. I'm an idiot with taking pictures and had only tried taking a selfie on one or two other occasions. He kindly told me to "flip camera"...end result is a great picture of him with the only visible part of me being an eyeball. He was awesome and stuck around for a long time autographing/taking pictures with fans. My friend managed to get his autograph, but I wasn't prepared (I thought there was no shot he'd stick around as long as he did).
-Got to catch a glimpse of Alexander Zverev and Novak Djokovic following their practices. Also got to see Boris Becker and John McEnroe from very close.
-Getting to see Rafa play Cilic on Ashe in 4R. The penultimate point of the match was unreal and the crowd lost its collective mind. First time getting to see Rafa play in person, even if it was from nosebleed seats.
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That was such a great match, even though I would have preferred a different outcome. It's great to see so many younger players proving themselves in this tournament.
I heard somewhere that a 90's born player still hasn't won a slam on the mens side, and other than Nadal all the remaining players in the tournament were born in the 90's...
I've always wanted Tsonga to have slam wins, that Australian Open finals run like a decade ago was something else. Poor Monfils, huge match.
Andreescu wins
I'm trying to think of male black slam winners. Arthur Ashe obviously, but then I'm drawing a blank. Anyone else?
I'm trying to think of male black slam winners. Arthur Ashe obviously, but then I'm drawing a blank. Anyone else?
He was awesome to watch play.
Also weird story from an interview with him long ago...he was asked if he has sex before a match (as in days before a match or during tournaments was the implied question), he took it literally and answered with yes in the locker room but I don't finish because that drains my energy for the match. If I don't finish then I have heaps of adrenaline for the match I'm about to play.
/end of story time with Yannick.
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I remember him grabbing his left foot in his match against Cilic, he didn't appear to limp or be bothered by it tho.
Day 11 Discussion Starts
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Serena wants this. Down 0-40 and saving 5 break points? Who is this woman? We haven't seen her since 2016.
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The best tennis Serena Williams has played in 5 years. She has been completely and utterly dominant this US Open.
The movement, the ROS, the shotmaking off both wings, the serve... my god, it is such a treat to watch the GOAT play tennis in this form.
The movement, the ROS, the shotmaking off both wings, the serve... my god, it is such a treat to watch the GOAT play tennis in this form.