AndrewHill Posted September 2, 2009 Report Posted September 2, 2009 Van Basten II said: Holy Ghost said: Van Basten II said: Gulbis was ranked number 4 last august, how did he do that, informatic piracy ? Trying to dig out results that make him go up to that ranking. Regarding the match , it was a typical game between a great and a good player. Good player gives all he can handle at the beginning but fails to capitalize and then his game becomes more erratic, great player has an easier time. Are you sure you meant Gulbis? He was ranked 53 last August, while Murray was ranked 4. That would make more sense. Checking the USOpen site to check out the info. Ok now i see , i misread the date for the rankings http://www.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/atpg858.html Under the line high rank date for singles, i thought they meant the rank 4 for august 2008, when they meant he obtained his best ranking august the 4th. Doh ! Figured you just misread it. Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Posted September 2, 2009 Since good results involving fellow countrymen happen so few, quite happy to see Alexandra Wozniak actually beat a seeded player. Mauresmo from all the reports is not what she used to be but still good news from the native from my hometown who has already her best US Open ever in her third try. She will play next a hot player in Flavia Pennetta, ranked 10, let's hope i read properly the info. Quote
AndrewHill Posted September 2, 2009 Report Posted September 2, 2009 Nadal and Del Potro both had easy straight set wins today. Don't forseeable problems with Roger and Serena's matches tonight. Quote
rockefeller center Posted September 2, 2009 Report Posted September 2, 2009 RF's inside-out backhand returns are not from this world. Quote
rockefeller center Posted September 3, 2009 Report Posted September 3, 2009 (edited) Very good performance by Greul so far. RF saved two set points at 4:5 and now serves for the set... Great match. Edit: RF 6:3, 7:5 Edited September 3, 2009 by rockefeller center Quote
rockefeller center Posted September 3, 2009 Report Posted September 3, 2009 Anybody saw that point to 1:3 in set 3? These two guys are crushing the balls Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 3, 2009 Author Report Posted September 3, 2009 Arrived only for the latter part of the third set, seemed to be a nice workout for Federer. Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Posted September 5, 2009 (edited) Back to tennis after my outing last night. Crowd is rather quiet for the Venus match. Clisters just annihilated her opponent in one hour Edited September 5, 2009 by Van Basten II Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Posted September 5, 2009 Rybarikova will hate herself when she'll review her match, she had her chances on Venus serve but was way too passive on break chances. Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Posted September 5, 2009 Good close game between Dent and Navarro. Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Posted September 5, 2009 Great reaction by Dent after winning the match. Quote
AndrewHill Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 Van Basten II said: Great reaction by Dent after winning the match. Yeah, no kidding. Dent's been out for a couple of years, and its nice to see him having a good run at the Open so far. FWIW, the Dent v. Navarro match was WAY more interesting then the Nadal v. Kiefer match, although it seems that Kiefer is playing a little better in the second set. Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Posted September 5, 2009 The Dent-Navarro was a bit like a fight with two heavyweights taking turns at each other. Not a great serve and volley fan, but in this context it was quite enjoyable. By the way, what the heck is Kiefer wearing on his knee ? Quote
AndrewHill Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 Van Basten II said: By the way, what the heck is Kiefer wearing on his knee ? His knee is taped from a minor injury. Can't explain the design of it though. However, Kiefer game has made a complete 360 degree turn. NOW we have a match! Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Posted September 5, 2009 Things are heating up ! Great shots by Kiefer who is about to take the second set. Quote
AndrewHill Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 Van Basten II said: Things are heating up ! Great shots by Kiefer who is about to take the second set. Takes the second set 6:3!!!!!!!!!! and three all in the third! Kiefer's playing some really good tennis now. Quote
AndrewHill Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 Nadal breaks Keifer and is now up two sets to one. Quote
AndrewHill Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 Kiefer's chance at winning this set can be largely blamed on his low 1st serve percentage, which is around 30%. Keifer's got to improve that, or he's over. Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Posted September 5, 2009 Was going to write the same thing, finally paid the price with Nadal getting the break. Quote
AndrewHill Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 Nadal takes it in four. Looked like a horrific mismatch at the beginning, but turned out to be one of my favorite matches so far. Hats off to Keifer for turning the match around and giving Nadal a run for his money. Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Posted September 5, 2009 Can't say that this year edition has so far provided a lot of thrills, despite seeing little of it the Navarro-Dent is the one that excited me the most during the first week. Anyway, things should be picking up with hopefully favourites being tested a lot more. Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Posted September 5, 2009 Looking at the schedule today, two games do stand out on the main court. Federer-Hewitt at 11 am and to cap off the night Blake-Robredo should provide some fireworks with a partisan crowd on hand. If you prefer good action to big names the Grandstand seems offering quality matchups especially Soderling-Querrey. Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Posted September 5, 2009 Upset brewing, Federer is missing badly easy shots and on the verge of losing the first set Quote
Van Basten II Posted September 5, 2009 Author Report Posted September 5, 2009 The Djoker is in trouble also !!! Quote
DukeCity Posted September 5, 2009 Report Posted September 5, 2009 Since it's US Open time, AND Quentin Tarantino has his new movie out, I guess it's time for the annual "Hey-Federer-And-Tarantino-Look-Like-Twins!" post. And as a bonus, I stumbled on this comparison: And now, back to tennis... Quote
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