2 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

No bodies as in John Isner who will be seeded #10...how sad...he won't win especially with him having to win in 5 set matches.

 

I didn't see the match in Winston-Salem but apparently Coric broke Isner's serve like six times or something.

9 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

 

I didn't see the match in Winston-Salem but apparently Coric broke Isner's serve like six times or something.

I saw the score but missed the match on ESPN3. I am glad Coric won.

22 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

I saw the score but missed the match on ESPN3. I am glad Coric won.

 

Of course, Coric went onto lose the next round in a hail of errors to Jan-Leonard Struff, who I usually equate with being more of a clay court specialist.  

After beating Isner, whose rallies usually consist of a few strokes, Coric seemed very impatient with having long rallies and Struff seemed to get a lot of balls back in play.

Not a big surprise perhaps, Andy Murray is pulling out of the US Open.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/41063581

Whewww, boy are there a lot of pissed Federer and Rafa fans on the Internet today and they are expressing themselves!

 

For what it's worth, there's no guarantee that a Murray withdrawal before the draw would've ensured that Federer and Nadal would end up on the same side of the draw. It's the luck of the draw, really, although one side of the draw is going to look very star powered.

Edited August 26, 20178 yr by DramatistDreamer

52 minutes ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Whewww, boy are there a lot of pissed Federer and Rafa fans on the Internet today and they are expressing themselves!

 

For what it's worth, there's no guarantee that a Murray withdrawal before the draw would've ensured that Federer and Nadal would end up on the same side of the draw. It's the luck of the draw, really, although one side of the draw is going to look very star powered.

Given how poorly Nadal has played on hard courts this summer (wilting to Shapovalov and getting absolutely crushed by Kyrgios), there was no guarantee of a Fedal final anyway. Federer would have had an easier draw, certainly. But what's in it for Murray to "screw up the draw"?

1 hour ago, DramatistDreamer said:

Whewww, boy are there a lot of pissed Federer and Rafa fans on the Internet today and they are expressing themselves!

 

For what it's worth, there's no guarantee that a Murray withdrawal before the draw would've ensured that Federer and Nadal would end up on the same side of the draw. It's the luck of the draw, really, although one side of the draw is going to look very star powered.

 

 

If they're pissed because both are on the same side of the draw, I'm pissed with them. Rather have a possible final than SF!  

Apparently, Roger is still nursing his back. That's not good news and Rafa was seen limping on court on Thursday. 

Halep and SugarPimp tonight!!!!!  Halep would be true to form to lose a match she most certainly should win!  

And then Sasha…right now the matches on air are dull as dirt.

What a yawn fest so far in coverage from ESPN. Lawd the matches are downright coma inducing.

I guess Tomic is short on cash. He is playing as we speak. ...LOL

45 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

I guess Tomic is short on cash. He is playing as we speak. ...LOL

 

Huh?

Tomic hasn't played since Wimbledon and it didn't seem like he was coming back. His ranking has fallen to almost 100 in the world.

 

BTW...Sugarmama is winning......Darren looks upset....LOL. He is such an awful coach.

Edited August 29, 20178 yr by Soapsuds

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