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On the subject of Venus.....not sure how you could root against her. She and Serena are national icons. Between the two of them , they have kept American tennis relevant. They have been such positive role models for young girls both domestically and internationally. Perhaps we take them for granted since they have been around for over 20 years in pro tennis but they are still playing at elite levels when most players their age have long retired.
While its is unlikely that Venus will reach the finals, I will be enthusiastically cheering her on in every match.
 
SVCBeercats said:
Quite a disappointing tennis life, you have.
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Why do you say that? It's ok not to root for an athlete right? I do like sharapova, Wozniacki, kerber, Bouchard. Men's game Federer, isner.. I grew up at the very tail end of conners, McEnroe and rooted for agasi, Sampras, Chang, courier etc.
I have a pretty rich tennis life.

Just not a Williams family fan. I have the right.
 
JustinesGuy said:
Why do you say that? It's ok not to root for an athlete right? I do like sharapova, Wozniacki, kerber, Bouchard. Men's game Federer, isner.. I grew up at the very tail end of conners, McEnroe and rooted for agasi, Sampras, Chang, courier etc.
I have a pretty rich tennis life.

Just not a Williams family fan. I have the right.
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Am with you on this one....am a huge Venus fan but you are free to form your own opinion. I suspect we all have athletes that we are not fond of and even root against. God forbid if someone ever praised Pat Summit (may she RIP) on this board. It's all just entertainment and as consumers we pay the freight. Seems to me that alone gives you a right to make judgements.
 
JustinesGuy said:
Why do you say that? It's ok not to root for an athlete right? I do like sharapova, Wozniacki, kerber, Bouchard. Men's game Federer, isner.. I grew up at the very tail end of conners, McEnroe and rooted for agasi, Sampras, Chang, courier etc.
I have a pretty rich tennis life.

Just not a Williams family fan. I have the right.
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Ok! Ok! Just a joke! See :D. Yes, some of us do remember Father Williams as being the original Father Ball of NBA notoriety. Both were/are more than a bit outrageous.
 
SVCBeercats said:
Ok! Ok! Just a joke! See :D. Yes, some of us do remember Father Williams as being the original Father Ball of NBA notoriety. Both were/are more than a bit outrageous.
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Agreed!

BTW I really have nothing personally against Venus. Serena seems nice. The dad, yeah a bit much or my tastes. We can all agree we love the huskies right!
 
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Just like we give Dee a lot of leeway, because of her accomplishments, in my mind the same applies to Richard Williams. He is the architect of his daughters success, originally with no background in the sport. If you really know the family history, you must agree his off beat approach has fared amazingly well.
 
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Notable attrition from yesterday. Round 2 saw the dismissal of the Woz, of Bouchard and Cibulkova, the latter to the immense joy of Sloane, who is making a comeback. She made 2 recent semifinals also.
Venus is through in 2 over a hard serving 20 year old. Venus may not be pleased with the # of strokes she netted. Her form needs to be better, though she still raises her game when needed. She had a 5-2 lead in the first set, e. g, and frittered away that advantage, Still, at 5-5 she commanded the next 2 games.
Coco, Shelby & McHale are into Round 3.

Among our men Fritz, Isner & Querry lost no sets.

Here is todays' schedule:

Schedule of Play | Day 4: Thursday, August 31 Schedule | Official Site of the 2017 US Open Tennis Championships - A USTA Event
Note that Coco is given the 7pm featured start.
 
wire chief said:
Notable attrition from yesterday. Round 2 saw the dismissal of the Woz, of Bouchard and Cibulkova, the latter to the immense joy of Sloane, who is making a comeback. She made 2 recent semifinals also.
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I've always been a fan of Sloane. She is SO lowkey on the court - almost never seems to get excited, except maybe when the match is just over, but she was injured for a while wasn't she? So great to see her coming back strong. There seems to be fair number of young Americans who are rising up the ranks. The Williams' can't carry American tennis forever...
 
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EricLA said:
I've always been a fan of Sloane. She is SO lowkey on the court - almost never seems to get excited, except maybe when the match is just over, but she was injured for a while wasn't she? So great to see her coming back strong. There seems to be fair number of young Americans who are rising up the ranks. The Williams' can't carry American tennis forever...
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SS is awesome. Big fan. Very good demeanor!!! Much respect.
 
Another 5-setter for Roger in the early going. Makes one wonder how his back is.
And #7 Dimitrov is dispatched by a promising 19 year old Andrey Rublev.

Among the women our Shelby broke the record for longest US Open match ever, prevailing in a 3rd set tie-breaker.
And our Jennifer Brady, who made the Aussie 4th round, has a nice victory over #23 Strycova.
Madison Keys and Coco go on to the next round, but #8 old lady Svetlana Kuznetzova has gone down.

Today Venus gets an opponent who is all Greek to her. Maria Sakkari has met Venus once and went down.
John Isner leads all in aces, but we know what happens to him in later rounds. And he's lost twice the last matches with today's opponent.
Sharapova gets an American who we don't know, named Sofia Kenin.
Sloane & Querry on tap also.

The schedule of play:

Schedule of Play | Day 5: Friday, September 1 Schedule | Official Site of the 2017 US Open Tennis Championships - A USTA Event
 
Oh, Venus...OK you are through to the round of 16, but your game was loaded with double faults and even (gasp) foot faults. Her coach says she's trying something new (?!) but needs a foot adjustment. Well against a #90 player when you are #9 didn't turn out to be a problem. But from here on, you can't be doing that. Next is Carla Suarez Navarro, a veteran, and you don't want to give her gifts.
If you get through, things get worse, for next is probably red hot Garbine Muguruza. Get hold of your self, girl!

ESPN2 is beginning earlier today. As I write the talking heads are goin strong.

The schedule:

Schedule of Play | Day 6: Saturday, September 2 Schedule | Official Site of the 2017 US Open Tennis Championships - A USTA Event
 
How about all the young Americans. This open has been quite refreshing.

However, what is up with the, I think it's Umbro outfits, are we watching the 50's.
 
Coco makes it through and it was nice to see her get the crowd going.
 
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Summary so far,

1) American women putting on a good show with strong results in most cases.
2) American men have a long way to go.

Best moment for me is seeing Bethanie Mattek-Sands doing so well )emotionally) after her horrific knee injury which stopped her and team mate Luci Safarova from having a chance at the Grand Slam of women's doubles.

http://www.espn.com/espnw/sports/ar...ying-us-open-court-life-especially-margaritas

P.S. She is in the commentator booth at the moment and she is exceptional. Sorry Chrissie, she will have your job pretty soon imho.
 
eebmg said:
Summary so far,

1) American women putting on a good show with strong results in most cases.
2) American men have a long way to go.

Best moment for me is seeing Bethanie Mattek-Sands doing so well )emotionally) after her horrific knee injury which stopped her and team mate Luci Safarova from having a chance at the Grand Slam of women's doubles.

Bethanie Mattek-Sands is enjoying the US Open off-court life -- especially the margaritas

P.S. She is in the commentator booth at the moment and she is exceptional. Sorry Chrissie, she will have your job pretty soon imho.
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I don't think Chris Evert is very good, so I'm looking forward to it.
 
Little Latvia is making a name for itself this year. Sharapova gets bounced by Sevastova, following a French Open Championship by Ostapenko. What will it do next? Invade Russia?

Venus is now 5-3 vs. Carla Suarez Navarro, but too many double faults again She was, however, pretty strong in the 3rd, while Carla lost some accuracy. The 37 year old finished up 6-1. Next up is Petra Kvitova, who dispatched Garbine is straight sets. The 2 time Wimbledon champ seems back on her game, and even though her ranking is slightly below Venus', Petra would seem the favorite, with a 5-1 lifetime edge over our hero.. Hope Venus' A-game shows up.

And Sloane continues to show her summer accomplishments were no fluke, getting rid of her foe, like Venus, with a 6-1 3rd set.

And how about Sam Querry, making the final 8 by winning 18 games to his opponent's 5?!

Today's schedule, finishing the round of 16, has 3 0f our stalwart ladies, Madison, Jennifer & Coco, attempting to make it 5 Americans
in the elite 8. Whoever heard of such a thing?

Schedule of Play | Day 8: Monday, September 4 Schedule | Official Site of the 2017 US Open Tennis Championships - A USTA Event
 
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Nice win by Madison Keys after potentially being run off the court after the 6-1 second set. When she is focused and playing within herself, I think she is the best player left. Chance of 4 (or 0) US women getting to the semis and Sam Querry still in it. Also nice potential matchup of Nadal / Federer in semis. Great tournament. :D:D
 
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Congrats to Sloane Stevens - 7-6 in the 3rd winning the tie break 7-4. WHAT A MATCH!!! Sevastova is very talented and a crafty/tricky player. Almost as impressive as Keys beating #4 Svitolina. I think there are/were 3 or 4 players who could have been ranked #1 depending on the outcome of the tourney. Halep, Muguruza, and Svitolina are all bounced now...
 
It is worth noting that of the four American women still in contention, three are black; Marking the first time three black women have advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open and, as far as I know, of any major; All of whom have a chance to get to the semis with Ms Stephens already there. It would appear that speculation of Ms Stephens' demise is greatly exaggerated.
 
Venus locked in an epic battle with Kvitova

5-4 Williams 3rd set, on serve

5-5
 
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