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Jabeur vs Garcia zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I guess Sabalenka’s newfound nerves of steel had to fray at some point.

Jabeur vs. Swiatek, it is. The top 2.

Garcia has been playing lights out all summer and then nothing last night.  I was looking forward to that match and it gave the least.  Sabalenka did what was expected of her 🤦

Super excited about Tiafoe/Alcatraz tonight tho.  

 

He’s clairvoyant.

Ruud being #1 is mind boggling. It's ridiculous! I hope he doesn't win although once again ESPN would be eating crow.

I have a soft spot for Karen but can he pull it off? I doubt it.

Alcaraz... Has he run out of gas? I think him winning and becoming #1 is too soon but if I had to choose I'd choose him to win it all.

Tiafoe  just flush him. Never could stand his game. He has the worst mechanics when hitting all his shots.

Edited September 9, 20223 yr by Soapsuds

33 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Ruud being #1 is mind boggling. It's ridiculous! I hope he doesn't win although once again ESPN would be eating crow.

I have a soft spot for Karen but can he pull it off? I doubt it.

Alcaraz... Has he run out of gas? I think him winning and becoming #1 is too soon but if I had to choose I'd choose him to win it all.

Tiafoe  just flush him. Never could stand his game. He has the worst mechanics when hitting all his shots.

He’s at least playing like he really wants it.

What a point! What a first set! Hope we get five setter. 

When does ESPN talk to the loser on court?  ESPN is laying it thick for Tiafoe !! There goes Tiafoe says Patrick.

Will Patrick and Co. lick Rudd ass if he wins the tournament? They all said he'd lose first round.

 

Yeah, Patrick mentioning Tiafoe had a lot pack up and then waited for him to leave was awkward. LOL

Anyway, what a fantastic match!  So many amazing shots! Tiafoe lost his mojo in the third, then both traded breaks in the 4th and Tiafoe keeps his tie-break streak alive.  I thought Alcarez might run out of gas now that they were headed to a 5th but the 19 year old pulled through.  This young guy has the potential to be a superstar. 

12 hours ago, Toups said:

Yeah, Patrick mentioning Tiafoe had a lot pack up and then waited for him to leave was awkward. LOL

Anyway, what a fantastic match!  So many amazing shots! Tiafoe lost his mojo in the third, then both traded breaks in the 4th and Tiafoe keeps his tie-break streak alive.  I thought Alcarez might run out of gas now that they were headed to a 5th but the 19 year old pulled through.  This young guy has the potential to be a superstar. 

It was….awkward and weird to me. The waiting for packing up thing. And exactly how much stuff do you bring to a match? There were like 25 towels everywhere. I choked when someone said Alcaraz ? One of them? Has new shoes for every set or something??? Ridiculous 

Given how much ground Carlitos covers, I can see why he might need fresh pairs of shoes every set LOL. 

Edited September 10, 20223 yr by Faulkner

4 hours ago, Fevuh said:

It was….awkward and weird to me. The waiting for packing up thing. And exactly how much stuff do you bring to a match? There were like 25 towels everywhere. I choked when someone said Alcaraz ? One of them? Has new shoes for every set or something??? Ridiculous 

Have you seen those guys sweat? They need all the towels and extra shirts that can fit in their bag.  LOL

Yikes!! I blame the tennis media for not promoting its sport like it should be. Instead they pimp their favorites and the rest are after thoughts. They did it with Casper this year.

 

US Open women’s semis hit low

Airing opposite the NFL Kickoff Game and breaking news coverage, Thursday’s US Open women’s semifinals (Ons Jabeur-Carolina Garcia and Iga Swiatek-Aryna Sabalenka) averaged 1.17 million viewers on ESPN — the smallest audience for the round since the current scheduling format began in 2015 and the third-lowest primetime audience of this year’s tournament.

In the week since Serena Williams’ final match, the most-watched US Open windows were Tuesday’s quarterfinal night session at 1.79 million (Garcia-Coco Gauff and Karen Khachanov-Nick Kyrgios) and Monday’s day session at 1.72 million (featuring Frances Tiafoe-Rafael Nadal). Those telecasts rank as the third and fifth-most watched of the tournament thus far.

The women's final is a snoozefest so far. I'm falling asleep watching it!

I expect new low ratings numbers for this boring final.

Edited September 10, 20223 yr by Soapsuds

Aside from moments, like the times she’s broken Iga, Ons feels rather defeated so far. But Iga really lifts her level for finals.