The Official US Open Thread

A. Zverev actually has a good early round draw. He has no excuse not to reach at least the 4th rd.

Venus got screwed big time. Kuznetsova, then Giorgi, then Serena and if she gets by her, Halep all to reach the QF. A nightmare

Federer has a difficult section. Hopefully Kyrgios shows up to challenge him.

Nadal another dream draw unless Khachanov plays up to his potential

Will the OP picture curse/hex work for the US Open?

Buhbye, Domicakes.

Coric vs. Tsitsipas in the 3rd round!

'Young' Grigor will face Wawrinka in the 1st round, just like at Wimbledon

Patty Schnyder qualifies! She'll be 40 in December. She always had a fun, clever and unorthodox game but crazy personal life

young up-and-comer Hubert Hurkacz also qualifies.

Donald Young qualifies, making good use of his qualifying WC.

1 of the few non-deplorable white American players Nicole Gibbs qualifies

Who is that young woman sitting next to Brett Haber? She is not very good at all.

is she at the desk? If so that's Shelby Rogers who is out on injury. Ever since Sloane Stephens worked for the Tennis Channel last year while she rehabbed, others have been copying her. Mattek-Sands did that at espn last year too

promising youngster Ruud qualifies

former top 5 player Robredo qualifies by defeating Mahut

Bouchard qualifies at her nemesis Slam.

Bouchard is improving lately. Her results against low ranked player are pretty clear, maybe she is ready for center fold again

I would love to watch a new name winning, but it probably it'll be a Djokovic-Nadl final

I'll be surprised if it's not a Djokovic-Nadal final, but unexpected results do happen. Just rarely in mens tennis.

[quote]Patty Schnyder qualifies! She'll be 40 in December.

Serena guzzling galons of orange juice: "Hell to the naw: if it works for her, it will work for me!"

R12: Surprising results were pretty common in male tennis, but the big three are so solid that changed for good more than a decade ago

Big four.

Felix qualifies (2016 U.S. Open Boys' Champion)

Felix has the game to be a top player in a near future, of course a great player is more than a big forehand and a solid backhand so time will tell if he has the brains to match th shots.

I think there's an interesting new generation of youngsters. Felix is the best of the players born in 00's but there are other who are doing very well like Molleker or Kuhn (well he was doing very well before his problem in the toe, he was top 200, but even he is having a rough time recovering his form he basically has no points to defend for the rest of the season so probably he regain his ranking and start playing GS next year)

They better not slot Felix in the first round against Shapo. All of Canada will cry.

An Exhibition today on the Granstand

L. Davenport (USA)/M. Chang (USA) def M. Navratilova (USA)/J. Gambill (USA) 4-6 6-4 12-10

[quote]An Exhibition today on the Granstand

[quote]L. Davenport (USA)/M. Chang (USA) def M. Navratilova (USA)/J. Gambill (USA) 4-6 6-4 12-10

I saw that and was wondering who was representing the heterosexuals

former #2 and 2 time slam finalist Zvonareva saved 5 match points and came back from 2-5 0-40 in the third to qualify as well

V. Zvonareva

Roland-Garros instituted a new dress code, apparently so they could stop Serena from wearing catsuits.

I'm sure Parisians were horrified by Serena's poor taste. The catsuit was utterly gauche.

I doubt it, R24. Parisians have a long history of being horrified by gauche Americans. This was just more of the same.

Felix vs Shapo in the first, goddamn!

lol I hope Felix wins but Shapo is obviously the more experienced one. That should be a match on Armstrong

Robredo has drawn Tsitsipas

Young drew Del Potro

Schnyder drew Sharapova

Go Shopbottom!

Where’s ESL?

Day 1 schedule is out. Ashe only has 4 matches but I'm guessing that's due to the opening ceremonies? Also not starting until 12 while other courts 11. Weird

Now that Bouchard has qualified in such a utterly convincing fashion for the main draw, you cannot but pencil her into the final.

Photos. Where are the photos of the hot players? You fucking nerds.

Titsy!

Wow - I've never heard EVER of a defending AMERICAN champion Sloane gets shuffled on day 1 to Louis Armstrong!!! What a dis. That's really horrible. Did I'll show up at any free dinner closeted lesbian USTA Prez Kat Adams weigh in on this?

well if Ashe had had its usual 5 matches instead of 4, i'm sure Sloane would have gotten a slot. It's odd that on day 1 they are starting Ashe at 12

Louis Armstrong is new this year and it’s own huge stadium. Maybe they are making a debut statement by putting her on there.

Is it raining? Why has none of the 12:00 o'clock matches started?

R37: The tournamnet starts on monday

It's just Ashe starting at noon on Monday. The other courts start at the usual 11 AM time

Look out for Sabalenka. She won New Haven 6-1 6-4 over Suarez Navarro for her first title. If she can keep her forehand consistent, she's hard to beat. Lots of power and not a bad mover

Yeah Sabalenka has really emerged. I never heard of her before. She could beat anybody.

R41 she started coming on strong at the end of last year. She helped Belarus win Fed Cup over the US, then she lost a close match to Sharapova in Hong Kong. She lost a close match to Wozniacki in Eastbourne this year and reached the SF of Cincinnati last week

Medvedev def. Johnson 6-4 6-4 for Winston Salem title. What a fucking ugly trophy! wow

Domi Thiem: The US Open is my favourite slam.

Hopefully Sabalenka has energy for the us open after this tournament. She seems like the type that fizzles out if she plays too much.

Sloane getting Armstrong because it's first match ever played in the new stadium so they wanted a big name and American.

Apparently Ashe will start at 12:00 and feature only four matches throughout the entire tournament. Lindsay Davenport mentioned this in an interview on the US Open podcast. Just as well, it's a horrible court to watch live, and I'd imagine it sucks to play in there during the day when it's only 1/3rd full.

R46 that's b.s. - Serena could have been scheduled on Armstrong if that's considered an 'honor'. Defending men's and ladies champs always used to get Main Stadium opening matches. With Sloane you never know if it could be her last match of the tournament.

Just did my Racquet Braket entries on Tennis Channel's website.

For then men, I ended up with Nadal beating Fed. I kept looking for opportunities to knock one of them out, but going match by match, I couldn't come up with the scenario of either guy losing early. Certainly Djokovic has a shot vs Federer in the QF, but my gut was telling me that Federer pulls that match off.

For the ladies, I did pick Serena. She has a tough draw, but I can't envision Halep beating her in the 4R. Then - true to WTA form - I have a bunch of the Top Ten losing early, so my later rounds are full of lower ranked players who have been in form (Bertens, Sabalenka, Mertens, etc) and Sharapova who appears to have one of the easier draws.

R47, put Serena on Armstrong, and Stephens on Ashe? No way. Who will attract more fans and more viewers? Serena. So she gets the bigger stadium.

Certainly they could put Sloane on Ashe, and Venus-Kuznetsova on Armstrong. But it's tough to argue putting a match between two former champs on Ashe.

The US Open has never had a tradition of scheduling the titleholder on Ashe (unlike Wimbledon & Center Court). Sure, it's probably worked out that way because the winners are usually the highest ranked and most popular players. But when Kuznetsova defended her title in 2005, she was scheduled on Armstrong (and promptly lost). If anything, Stephens is just the victim of having to play on the same day as two living legends, both American.

Sabalenka is one of those strange cases that after being a complete nobody as junior emerge to be a good player as pro.

I doubt she'll do well on the US open. Rising stars generally crumble if they do a great tournament just before a GS, but if she got easy wins in the first rounds things could be different.

On the male draw i want a lot of new faces in the second week. ATP really needs the youngsters to start channelling veterans on GS. I know everybody seems to want a Nadal/Djokovic or a Nadal/Federer, but i want new faces in the final (at least one new one)

R49 you're wrong. The defending ladies champ always played the 1st match on Ashe - barring illness or injury that would preclude scheduling her later. It's a dis. Katrina Adams should weigh in.

the draw is so rigged.

I've already seen a few tennis players walking around midtown but they are the nobodies. I didn't recognize anyone lol.

Carol W. posted in her insta stories that she was drug tested 2 times in 3 days. drama queen.

Thiem posted on his insta a view from his hotel room, which I recognize to be the palace hotel. many players are staying there.

Nobody stays in Queens near site?

I don't think so. Even the nobodies are staying in Manhattan, they have car service (provided by the tournament) to bring them to the stadium. I know that Novak stayed in a house in NJ one year, he bought 2 apts in soho recently but don't think it's completed yet.

[quote]you're wrong. The defending ladies champ always played the 1st match on Ashe - barring illness or injury that would preclude scheduling her later. It's a dis. Katrina Adams should weigh in.

No, I'm not wrong. I just provided an instance disproving your statement. (In 2005, defending champion Kuznetsova played her 1R match on Armstrong not Ashe.)

R29, ESL has been banned, I think, and banished to the Russian troll farm whence he came to infest many a DL thread with racist and sexist shitstirring. I reckon he had a penchant for tennis, so he (mainly) behaved on the tennis threads, even though some of his sexism and racism sometimes came through.

Judging by the wonky grammar and syntax of some of our nonnative contributors, he may still be here but no longer using his ESL monicker.

Thanks, R58.

[quote]Photos. Where are the photos of the hot players?

Here's a shirtless Noah Rubin :) It's about to start y'all!

Help!

Help on her way out...

I need somebody!

wow, first time (in the open era) the women’s top seed has lost in the first round at the USO

Bye Halep. 1 slam is good enough for her IMO I didn't want to see her dominating.

Sock got a very lucky easy first round opponent and he's going to snap his big losing streak. He got so lucky he didn't get a dangerous floater like Wawrinka

wow Dimitrov is getting his ass kicked again by Wawrinka. This really makes his 2017 Cincinnati and WTF wins look nothing more than opportunistic as he STILL cannot beat the big 5

And Stan is crushing Dimitrov again. Grigor has talent but he has no character to be a top player.

Of course if Stan was able to defeat him at Wimbledon when he was playing really bad before the tournament it was easy to guess that he'll crush him here because Stan is playing way better lately

Fortunately the equal money was conquered in another era, if the women's had to ask for it right now they would laugh in their faces. Wta is a joke right now

Halep.....what a strange player!

I like Halep but she often has these random losses. However, Kanepi is a player who when on can upset many. Plus she plays well at the us open.

Jack Nasty

I'm guessing Sock is a deplorable like most of the top US players on the men's side?

it's so hot, really hard to play tennis in this weather. I can't even imagine. And those people sitting out there watching...damn. too hot!

R72 yes as someone who plays tennis, heat is annoying. Whatever the temperature is, it's always hotter on a hard court as the heat gets absorbed.

Grigor is a very nice fellow and has a good looking game. Problem is he cannot compete very well for whatever reason- choke? Anyway it's nice to see Stan playing well again. I expect he will close out this match. He is a very exciting player to watch and he DOES have the competitive grit Grigor lacks.

I wonder R71- true- a lot of the Americans are ignorant Trumpsters. Pro tennis players are an even more stunted adults than most professional sports (perhaps not golf- I don't know) because it is an individual sport. None of them seem too bright either. Nadal, Fed, Novak and Andy all seem pretty tolerant, and also smart, particularly Roger, Novak and Andy. Roddick was a pretty open minded fellow as well- late in his career. So is James Blake. But these younger guys seem like they live in a bubble more than most.

I am loathing the camera angle on the new Armstrong court. The real high Ariel one is awful.

Mertens survives against Nara.

Raonic is through in 4

Khachanov in quick 3 sets,

Murray lost first set already...

Duckworth has to be the fattest ATP player in the top 100. He makes Sock's stomach look shredded.

Grigor serves for the set at 5-3, gets broken and then breaks his racket off the ground then finishes over his knee

Edmunds ousted by Lorenzi. LOL

Wawrinka serving for the match. He broke Grigor at 6-5.

Edmund must not like the heat. He was up early in that match.

OK GRIGOR TIME TO FIRE DANI!!!! I thought he would have done so after Wimbledon but now he's had a shitty summer. Time for Dani to go. Wawrinka is a tough draw in back-to-back slams but Grigor has sucked at most big tournaments this year. No way will he even qualify for the WTF this year so his ranking will plummet outside the top 20 unless he suddenly starts winning tournaments this fall

And it is over. Dimitrov OUT! Wawrinka was inspired today and when he is on, he is a joy to watch.

[quote]Grigor serves for the set at 5-3, gets broken and then breaks his racket off the ground then finishes over his knee

👀

Edmund's hardcourt season hasn't been very succesful so far, but he looked like he could barely move in the 4th set

Svitolina in 3 over feisty Vickery

so Dimitrov led 5-2. Then Stan held for 3-5, broke back for 4-5 then held for 5-5, broke again and served it. Grigor lost the last 5 games in a row. Pathetic

Did the greek kid play yet? All that hair, he must be roasting!

no. Tsitsipas vs. Robredo is later today

Muguruza must have been pissed she was dumped on court 17. She won 1 of her easiest matches in a while dropping just 3 games

Isner through over Klahn

Jarry wins in 4

R90: I was expecting that Mugu will complicate her life like she always does, but no this time she got the job done fast and simple

Barty in 2

Bautista Agut upset by 25 year old #98 Aussie Kubler never seen him play before

Giorgi wins and awaits the winner of Venus/Kuznetsova

I like Granny V but find her to be a really ugly player to watch and listen too.

Granny V looks good. I wanted to watch Andy M, but they are showing her match instead.

Taylor Fritz's wife is a latina, isn't she? Here's to hoping he's not another trumpist!

The former gay player we can't even name aka Brian Vahaley in his latest interview:

"I heard homophobic comments all the time in the locker room - to my face, behind my back. That was just a part of the culture."

I keep thinking Granny Venus might have a wardrobe malfunction.

R95, his wife's last name is Pedraza.

At least Grigor looked cute in his outfit.

Muguruza is so winning this title. The last time she went into a slam ranked outside the top 10 and on the heels of a pitiful loss in a warmup she won Wimbledon.

Granny imploded

Venus looks like a fucking mess and is playing even worse

Qurrey is imploding too

[quote] Qurrey is imploding too

Yay!

Qurrey retires

Seppi goes through.

Seppi, Lorenzi...these 90 year old Italians will never go away

The greek kid wants to be an actor and director after tennis. He said that while answering questions on instagram.

Roger F went to the Met today with Anna Wintour

There's Something about Roger

Gilles Muller also out. I think I read that this was his last year on tour?

I think this was Muller's last match R109

It is the last tournament for Bennetteau too. He will become the new French Fed Cup captain

Sloane wins in straight sets, first test passed. No embarrassing first round loss as defending champ

Venus finally puts Kuznetsova away in 3 long sets. Too bad they drew each other first round. Kuznetsova could have beaten plenty other players today

Taylor Fritz beats M. Zverev from 2 sets down (and a break down in the 5th set)

young daddy Fritz!

Coric wins in 4 as does Murray

Radwanska loses to Tatiana Maria easily

Lajovic upsets Dzumhur

Verdasco beats bff F. Lopez in straights

[quote]Querrey retires

He was defending QF points and will drop to #58

This was to be the last tournament of Ferrer, Youzhny, F. Mayer, Muller, Benneteau and maybe Feliciano Lopez on the men's side. Lopez, Mueller and Mayer have already lost.

Charlie/R74, granted that there are a lot of tennis pro dunderheads, particularly among the Trumpsters, but does the "them" you refer to in your post as none too bright specifically refer to the tennis Trumpsters, or does "them" refer to tennis players overall? I'm agreeing if it's the former, disagreeing if it's the latter.

Sorry, the last major, not last tournament.

What the fuck's up with Venus' hair? When she took off her visor, she looked like the Bride of Frankenstein.

[quote] Taylor Fritz beats M. Zverev

Does that mean we won’t get the “Which Zverev?” question on this thread for the rest of the tournament?

well after failing to serve out the first set at 5-3, Auger-Aliassme has lost his way. Shapovalov has taken firm command of the match. I didn't realize FAA had such a deep grunt for a newly 18 year old.

R121 one can only hope

I don't think that's her real hair, R120.

Damn, that was fast! Zverev is out already!?!

[quote]Zverev is out already!?!

not A. Zverev, his older brother Mischa

Please, it's "Felix", not "FAA"

Felix has a sexy grunt

Felix has a sexy everything.

Anderson team!

How to say this politely ..... Chrissie had more 'work' done

Her lips, R130, or elsewhere?

I think she “adjusts” her face every year specifically for the US Open broadcasts.

Evert looks great- and she’s funny with John, gives it right back to him- Kelly Clarkson was almost awful- yuck- tennis please, tennis.

Felix Auger-Aliassime was forced to retire and he's in tears with Shapovalov consoling him

Oh look, another fashion disaster for Serena, what a surprise

[quote] I think she “adjusts” her face every year specifically for the US Open broadcasts.

Well she used to be able to adjust her mouth quite wide to accommodate me if you know what I mean.

I teared up for Felix too

[quote]Oh look, another fashion disaster for Serena, what a surprise

it's like a....ballerina maternity dress

Felix Bautista Agut-Aliassime

Poor Felix--here's to him moving past this quickly onto the next level where he'll kick the asses of insolent NextGen pricks like Zverev (A), and Donaldson.

Can someone please explain “Logo” here? Am I missing something? Is it just a comment on how arbitrary the logo is and that’s where it goes ?

Okay, I'm starting to understand Serena's frock, I didn't realize there was a skin tone shear on the right side, I'm starting to think it's actually flattering ...

R142, I’m not!

What was with Serena’s manager wearing that ridiculous coat (in this heat) that mirrors Serena’s playing outfit? Yikes. She looked so foolish.

the flouncy skirt hides her backside pretty well

If you mean the logo for the Open- it’s a tennis ball- “streaking”

I think we're actually wondering about the word "logo" printed above the Nike swoosh on her tennis dress

Single mom Vika through to the next round

Mmmm, waiting to see Rafa in black tonight!

It's fucking humid out there! I can't believe she's wearing a coat?

Serena is just hiding her fat ass. seriously, it's huge.

They definitely rigged this draw for Serena, having her play at night, where it's cooler. No way she will be able to run in the heat during the day.

Popsicle is through!

Yay! Popsicle team!

The draw has nothing to do with the order of play. The latter is determined simply by who the marquee name is. The tennis knowledge of the 90% of those who are willing to pay for the overpriced tickets the night session is restricted to Federer and Serena, so they always put them in those spots.

Doesn't matter what time of day you go, it's expensive. Everything is expensive in there.

Here's Serena's outfit for those who haven't seen it

yummy

sexy!

But why “LOGO?”

is that a birth mark on Serena's shoulder blade or is that the mark left behind by those Chinese therapy treatment?

I'm picking Rafa to win. He looked good in practice.

R159, it’s apparently some affectation the designer, Virgil Abloh, likes.

We’re going to see this ballerina outfit in a pale white/pink color, too.

Tsitsipas handles Robredo comfortably

That is so stupid. She is gonna roast in that outfit. It's so hot! there is no way she would have been able to play during the hot day. If playing her, I would make her run side to side.

Chrissie looks good. Her work is good but she has always had a strange mouth.

Venus's hair became undone as in the 3rd set. Too bad about Kuzie, I kind of like her, she is tough.

Serena looked solid albeit a bit hefty. She needs to do something about her facial moles, I think they're getting larger..

Kelly Clarkson has an amazing voice.

Moving Serena around is easier said than done

I like tennis but these tennis players have really shitty autographs. They are just tiny scribbles. Serena's is just an S basically. I went with my niece to wait for her last US open win a few years ago. She also collected a 4 million dollar bonus that night. She was out partying until 430am. She was supposed to appear on good morning america at 7am. We waited until 430am, and my niece got her autograph...it was just an S. My niece was happy so I guess it's OK. She has a huge entourage!

Serena's coach Monsieur Moogaloo looks kinda pervy, which is hot...

I was watching twink-daddy Fritz play, and while he has fuzzy legs, when he lifted his shirt, he revealed a flat, pale, hairless tummy.

Why do they make the players do the interviews so soon after the match, don't they have to cool down, or they cramp up? Serena is being interviewed in the booth with the 2 US women.

[quote] Why do they make the players do the interviews so soon after the match, don't they have to cool down, or they cramp up?

Who knows? Best thing for her really. Her therapy was going nowhere.

[quote]Why do they make the players do the interviews so soon after the match, don't they have to cool down, or they cramp up?

Follow the money; sponsors demand it.

ew, put a catsuit on

Oh god, Chris Fowler

[quote] Oh god, Chris Fowler

What did he say now?

R174, have people travelled back in time and taken color pictures from Auschwitz?

Rafa looks good in sleeveless again!!

I wish Nadal's ass was as good as it used to look years ago.

Is it my impression or are there more top players facing each other in the first round on both the women's and men's draws as in other recent majors?

No Ass Nole:

R180 yes you are right. There are a number of former top 10, 20 and 30 players who are coming back from injury and thus are not seeded. Halep was unlucky to have drawn Kanepi, Venus was unlucky to have drawn Kuznetsova even though she won and Dimitrov was unlucky to have drawn Wawrinka. There are other examples too but those were the biggest 3

and of course Ferrer is on his last legs in his career but drew Nadal.

Schnyder is well past her prime but coming back and drew Sharapova after qualifying.

Robredo is also and coming back and drew Tsitsipas

Are those near-naked pics of Djokovic from today? Was he running around NYC almost naked with his anorexic build? Does he think he looks desirable to straight women and gay men? eew

10 or so years ago when he donned a speedo walking down a catwalk in Montreal, he looked hot. It's sad his body was better at 20 than 30

Must every post-match interview have to be about how AMAZING it is to be playing in NY??

Nope, R184. The photos are a few weeks old and he had lost a bet.

for comparison here's he used to look

Disappointed in Rafa's kit; I expect he made a last minute decision about the humidity; I'm fairly sure we've seen the top before, and the shorts don't do justice to the masterpiece within

Defending finalist Anderson survives a 5 setter against Harrison

Thiem with a routine hard court win over Basic

I'm so glad Anderson won.

[quote] Must every post-match interview have to be about how AMAZING it is to be playing in NY??

That must be so grating especially to non-American players. It's almost as if they're contractually obligated to say that in interviews.

[quote] I'm so glad Anderson won.

Why do you hate good tennis so much?

Kandy's playing style is boring and those "come ons!" after each point get annoying. He seems like a nice guy otherwise.

I'd choose affable Anderson's big serve along with his other good court attributes over an ignorant deplorable with attitude any day.

DelPo has very shaved legs this Open. Quite incongruous for such a hairy guy.

Is Fowler paid by the word?

Fowler is an asshole of the most annoying order who loves to hear himself speak. He thinks that because he gets to sit with tennis legends and former top players, he's an expert himself. He's not. I bet he's a jerk to "commoners" and only wants to be around people who he feels are more accomplished than him

Nole has no package. He should be wearing a speedo, nothing to be proud of. And what the fuck is he doing? Not even eating! Those pics were taken in spain.

Rafa easy win, the other guy retired.

The other guy? Poor Ferru.

So Ferrer joins Muller retiring today. He had a good long career, and his R16 win over Nadal in 2007 was an Open highlight for me (match didn't end till nearly 2am).

Actually, R200, poor ignorant poster who only knows the top 15 or 20 players currently playing...

ferru

Is Rafa wearing orange or pink? It looked pink on TV.

Titsy!

Ferrer is one of those odd ones who it could be said both over and underachieved.

All I hope is that Nadal does not repeat at Flushing Meadows. Hard not to see him getting to the later rounds, though.

Porna is through over Mayer. He needs to stay in a few rounds just for eye candy purposes.

Nadal has a great draw. I like his chances to repeat.

I would definitely consider Ferrer an overachiever. No one expected him to be Top Five for multiple years, he won a Masters title, and has won the most ATP matches among players to never win a major. He was one of the hardest working guys on tour, and while he has a reputation as a baseliner, he had really beefed up his serve, would attack short balls and end points from the net.

I think he's an underachiever having had so many years as a consistent player in the Top Ten. I'd have expected more than one GS final with that kind of record.

I just looked it up and he's won over $30m in prize money which is a hell of a lot for someone who never won a GS tournament.

The US Open would be so much better if they had Tennis Channel commentators. Like Paul Annacone and Brett Haber. So much rah, rah, USA bullshit. I mean I know it is the US open but it is surely the most grating and self congratulatory Tennis event.

Today is gonna be 94F and HUMID. How the fuck are they gonna play? I would fucking faint! Tomorrow is gonna be 95F ! I would like to see Serena play in this heat. She would wilt.

R209, I saw that list too and damn, all the old time players made so little! Boris Becker on 25 million! And now he is broke!

R211 you will get your wish. I'm more worried about Granny V.

Wozniacki lost the first game already (of the first set)

There's a heat rule in effect; players get a 10 minute break between the second and third set (this is a WTA rule only oddly enough, the men don't get a break)

Actually, I think men get it as well. There were 10 minute breaks between the 2nd and the 3rd set in some of the ongoing matches.

Misery!

Ostapenko is through and doesn't look like she put on sunblock, she is red. stupid.

you're right R216, the heat rule is in effect for the men as well (after 3 sets I think)

YASSS Chrissie. Just gave a shout out to eugenie saying she’s back and playing better than ever. Goddamn she is loyal!!!

more former top players drawing current top players:

Kvitova def. brief top player Wickmayer in straights

Ostapenko wins marathon over Petkovic

Wozniacki swats Stosur away. Time to retire, Sam. Her form has really fallen the last few years

other results:

Townsend def. Anisimova in a battle of young US talents

Osaka wins

Gasquet easy win

Kukushkin def. Rubin in 4. I thought Noah would have had a real chance there

R114, my impression of many professional tennis players both men and women is that they are so focused on themselves that they kind of stunt their maturity, like physicians in training, particularly surgeons. It's the nature of such an intense individual sport with players who come of age very young. Some of them are dunderheads if not necessarily dumb. They have not even thought about politics, often even the politics of the game. Nadal was a perfect example of this when some years ago he threatened not to play in the UK due to their taxes as if he was the only player having to pay them! As he 'grew up' he changed his tune. I think Nadal has also been naive about doping. I truly believe he was given substances early in his career that he had no idea of their legality. He even described in general terms substances he was given for his testy ankle early in his career in his "autobiography" that easily could have been banned substances for all he knew (and readers as well).

There appears to be a group of Americans who are dunderhead Trump supporters which makes them pretty unlikable to me. Self obsessed naive behavior is a separate issue from Trumpism. But perhaps an incurious young player is more susceptible to Trump than one with more native intelligence.

Much is made of Novak being thin- he's always been thin and if you look at the pics closely older and newer, not that much difference. He has always had those legs and butt- I'm picking him to win should he get past Fed, which I think he will. Fed first has to handle Kyrgios who always plays well against the big boys, and Fed is not getting younger.

Umm. Fucsovics is fucking hot.

I agree, R210. Many of the ESPN commentators are just fine, but Fowler has got to go. I don't know any tennis fans who like Fowler's commentating.

Although different circumstances, it can happen that a longtime commentator gets the boot. In gymnastics, just this year, Al Trautwig was finally given the boot by NBC in its gymnastics coverage. For years and years gymnastics fans complained about Trautwig (nicknamed TrautPIG) because of his weird comments on the young female gymnasts. One of his most famous statements was that Simone Biles's adopted mother wasn't her "real mother." Outrageous. Then Trautwig gave a sorry-not-sorry "apology." But NBC stuck with him. I think because of the sexual abuse scandals rocking USA Gymnastics, NBC must have realized they needed to maintain credibility with fans, so they booted Trautwig. Now Terry Gannon has replaced him, hopefully for good.

I don't see why ESPN can't boot Fowler. He just doesn't belong commentating on tennis. As someone upthread posted, he NEVER shuts up. I particularly hate when he argues with the former players. Um, say Mr. Fowler, you never played professional tennis. I'd rather hear from them. Funny though how he's always very deferential to Chris Evert. At least he doesn't disrespect the women commentators. But with the guys, it's like he's arguing with his frat buddies after too many beers.

HAF = hot as Fucsovics 😋

To nobody's surprise Marius Copil chokes away a 5-1 40/0 lead against Cilic. Anybody remember when was the last time a male player lost a set from 5-1 40/0 up?

Florian Mayer and Gilles Muller closed their career yesterday

Coco - DOA - smashes racquet on court on last point in the tie break

Yeah! Coco lost! She is a poor loser!

Coco is fat!

Yeah, the players are all talking about the heat!

my gawd, Novak looks like death!

Coco, cuckoo, puffs!

7 retirements on the men's so far!

Don't see Novak getting through this heat at this rate. Yikes. Be curious if they do something special for a Top player after all the retirements so far today. I hope not.

Fucsovics looks like he's got more in the tank than novak. Novak probably lost 10 pounds today.

Anisimova, the supposed next great thing in women's tennis, lost to Taylor Townsend (aka Townhouse on DL) in three. If Anisimova is really supposed to be the next great thing, that's a terrible loss.

I haven't seen Sabalenka play. I'd love to, but my expanded US Open coverage isn't showing her match. I wonder if it's on a court with no camera.

Damn, Novak is really suffering under the heat. Doesn't his team tell him he's too thin? He looks thin on TV and TV makes you look 10 pounds heavier!

I think Novak just asked for the doctor. He's feeling ill. He needs pedialyte.

It's 97F there! Feels like 101. That was flashed across the screen. The doctor gave him a tablet.

Anisimova only turns 17 in 3 days, and Townsend does have lots of talent. Might be better for Anisimova to rise through the rankings slowly rather than have a big result at this age - she's already hyped enough as it is, and hype seems to have harmed rather than helped most recent US prospects.

Nole is so gaunt. He was always lean, but now he's super thin.

Sad, as I used to think he was one of the hottest guys out there, and now I can't even enjoy his shirtless changeovers.

[quote]YASSS Chrissie. Just gave a shout out to Eugenie saying she’s back and playing better than ever.

Genie could reach the 3rd round without facing a player who's ranked inside the top 100

Looks like Benneteau is about to gift Cecchinato a hard court win finally...

R237: Towsend in fact has a lot of talent, unfortunately her fitness is terrible.

I don't think Anisimova is the next big thing but she is a promising player (and the wta really needs promising players). She has a nice game but she is not a ballbasher so she will need some time to develop her full potential (she is beautiful and marketable too)

Hot as Fucksovics! 🔥🌞🔥

Gladys Knight in the house!

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Kerber's outfit looks like an apron.

Novak is so weak, he's gone mentally. He's gonna lose. Eat something ffs!

Novak's first serve speed is often around 85 mph now

Zverev changes of getting far in the tournament pass for winning easy the first rounds

Nole needs to eat. If TV adds pounds, I can't imagine how skinny and weak he must look in person.

Snadgren won a match, that's news

I hate Cliffy Drysdale too. He is so dramatic.

Why do you think Chrissie is so invested in Bouchard? Glamour girl favoritism? I mean Chrissie was no great beauty but she did like to fuck.

Damn shorten those points! Fucs is hot!

And as expected Novak recovered and won the third set

Caroline Garcia def. Jo Kunta 6-2 6-2

[quote]Why do you think Chrissie is so invested in Bouchard?

While lost on most of the DL membership, straight guys see her as pretty blue-eyed blond with a bangin' bod. Genie is a frat boys dream vacation.

The tennis federations and sponsors of course see the market potential.

Genie is absolutely gorgeous. Even the gayest guy on here should be able to see that.

I'm sorry but she kinda looks like Rummer Willis.

Her nickname is Chinny!

Puig 60 60

how did Djokovic go from almost dying to winning a close third set and an easy fourth?

Djokovic still looks like he's almost dying, but he probably played possum with Fucsovics.

8 retirements in first round (7 men & 1 woman)

Not even Bennetteau can gift a hard court win to Cecchinato

That 10 min break really helped Nole.

Our players are so strong. They don't retire. Men are booooh. We deserve all our money

It's brutal out there. High heat, high humidity, high UV index. I'm surprised they haven't put the roof on Ashe, like they do in Melbourne when there is the heat rule in place.

A. Zverev is through.

yes, it's really bad out there, I would not pay hundreds just to sit there and get heat stroke as a spectator.

Hahaha

Fucsovics has a great body-1 of the best on tour because he actually has muscle and isn't just super skinny. I'm sure that was a nice sight for Novak

Damn. Novak won. He looked like he was dying in the heat!

R272, our super-het Jimmy Courier is still jerking off to the image of Djokovic and Fucsovics butt-naked in an ice bath together, I reckon!

Fognini def. Mmoh in a close 4 setter

what are the odds that Nishikori won't somehow retire in this tournament?

Fognini is basically a future mob boss. His swagger is so macho. Flavia must have to wait on him hand and foot.

After winning the first 2 sets, McDonald loses the next 3 rather easily to Haase

Hooray for Hasse! I like him a lot.

Youzhny cramping loss to Baghdatis. It's his last major too

R278, just the other day Flavia posted a story on Instagram comparing her winning the US Open back in 2015 with her current activity of ironing Fabio's practice shirts. It was both funny and sad.

I think they should delay matches until 4:00 pm if the heat continues like this and close the roofs on Ashe and Armstrong. All the courts have lights so it isn't a big deal to play late.

R282, I’m sure that she was warned about Fabio. Anyone could have seen that coming.

Novak is fitter than Fucsovic, clearly.

Flavia is obviously someone who has low self-esteem. She went from cheating Moya to sexist jerk Fognini

Tiafoe!

So Nole clarified that it wasn't the same ice bath, haha!

Genie!

No, it's not what you think: this ice bath doesn't do justice to Willie Wonka!

Genie, playing in front of a packed crowd, firing winners off both wings, serving fabulously, looking exquisite and barely sweating. Put her on Ashe, she's taking this trophy!!!!

Kiki Mladenovic DOMInant performance today, dropping just 3 games in her win

Nishikori through in 3 easy sets over Marterer

Kyrgios having another melt-down. Fuck this guy - he's just another Bernie Tomic.

Kyrgios playing "too cool for school" again ....

Roger having trouble serving it out again.

In last year’s New Yorker profile, Krygios said that the player he most wanted to be like was Monfils—who is, of course, the personification of unrealized potential. I shake my head . . .

Kyrgios has the worst posture for a professional athlete I’ve ever seen.

Posted without comment. Except that this guy must be Jan Michael’s boyfriend.

As they say, home is where the heart is...

Damn, Jan-Michael looks like shit now!

Maria's dress is tragic.

R301: Like shit? Really?

I think he looks amazing, still.

I haven't seen Patty on tv in years and have only seen her name in challengers, qualies and small main draw tournaments. She hardly looks any different!! Amazing that she's almost 40 and doesn't look all wrinkly or covered in age spots. She must be 1 of the few Euro players to use sunblock. I was always a fan of her unorthodox game.

BTW Sharapova lost against old Kimiko Date several years ago so while she's the heavy favorite, it wouldn't be a shock if Patty found a way to win.

I hope Granny Patty pulls off an upset.

Had to laugh when they asked Fed what it was like for him to play in NY, as if Roger is some rube who had never been to a city before.

R301 are you fucking blind?

lol Sharapova having a lot of trouble closing out Schnyder.

I know it isn't new, but god damn Sharapova should not be allowed on court with that fucking shrieking.

omfg lol Sharapova had 6-3 in tiebreak and lost all 3 match points. She's so lucky she's not playing anyone in the top 50. She would have gotten destroyed. Patti is doing her best but she's well past her peak. Sharapova also led 5-1 in the second set.

and finally closes it out 8-6

wow Sharapova and Patti actually kissed on the cheek. Patti used to hate her

Have you seen Game of Thrones, R311?

R312 haha have not. Why?

Two women have killed other women by kissing them while wearing poison lipstick. Let's see how Maria is doing in about an hour.

never forget this iconic crazy Patty moment with Conchita Martinez

sharapova is one of the very few sports stars of today, they wouldn't want to lose her early, rigged

op, your poll is missing that hipster duffus Benoit Paire. He is my pick to have a melt down

Sharapova is a DISGRACED sports figure. A drug cheat. Fuck this Russian whore.

r318, do do you feel the same way about current players Erani, Cornet, Troski, , Cilic, Wickmayer, Strycova, Karatantcheva,Lepchenko (Melodonium), Dan Evans, Marcelo Melo (doubles champ and BFF to Zverev), Gasquet (coke) and shout them down when they play. Because they all have been banned for failing drug tests or not providing samples

Former players: Chela, Canas, Coria, Rusedski, HIngis (coke), Mats Wilander (coke), Agassi (Meth), Domínguez Lino, Karol Beck, Alex Bogomolov Jr., Puerta, Melo, Malisse, John Mcenroe or just Mari

I've also been caught with meldonium. please remember me

Rafa plays Popsicle tonight on Ashe, gurls. Git yer lube ready!

Cornet getting a code violation for changing her top on court is ridiculous.

She was wearing a sports bra, it's not like she flashed her tits.

^ now THAT would be hot.

What's disgraceful is that Sharapova was given a primetime match that her ranking doesn't justify.

Roger looked very....maroon

R307--If blindness is thinking that JMG is still mega hot, then I'm blind.

Amazon's coverage has been so badly received they've disabled reviews of it.

Amazon is covering the US Open now?

R328 - Yes, in the UK. Bought the rights for five years for $40m.

[quote]Amazon is covering the US Open now?

I think it is in England?

R319, yes I do. I hate them too.

yes, I think it's totally unfair that these players at night are getting an easy ride. It's much cooler, even though it's still hot and very humid. It's just fucking unbearable to be outside today. I can't imagine playing tennis for 5 sets in such horrid weather.

It was 86 degrees at midnight last night, R332. Hardly a huge advantage.

Yeah dumbass R333 - no sun shining down on you on an outside court at 4pm.

R333 = never played a sport.

It was 97F and humid. felt like 103F during the day (yesterday). That is a huge difference.

I feel bad for any player who has to play today before 4 it's super hot

Travaglia said that in the 4th set (it was the first match on that court, they didn't allow them to have the 10 minutes break after the third) when he was throwing the ball to serve, he was seeing 2-3 balls. He got scared. He called the MTO but after it he was feeling even worse, he couldn't walk straight and he thought he was going to faint.

Tsitsipas is having a meltdown and close to loosing 2nd set.

Stefanos in big trouble now down 2 sets

Has Madvedev sold this match?

Actually R335 I play tennis - unlike you who only plays your wee willie jacking off to Roger.

I don't know if that's ever been mentioned around here but Fabrice Santoro was asked once who he would have diner with on both the men's and women's tours.

For the men he said Federer (for obvious reasons).

And For the women he said Sharapova. "Why Sharapova?" ventured to ask the journalist. "Because her reputation on the tour is that she's such a cunt, I would love to know to what point this is true" answered the Frenchman.

I've always liked Santoro.

It's always been pretty common knowledge the only other female players Sharapova was ever friendly with were the other Russians and some of those didn't always have the nicest things to say about her.

Didn't Myskina say Sharapova couldn't even speak Russian properly or something along those lines?

The hottest time of day is around 5 or 6 in the summer, granted the sun is not beaming on you but it is still hot AF

Tsitsitsipas out

Medvedev has figured how to play Tsitsipas and it's a leaf straight out of Nadal's book: play everything back on the one-handed backhand till there's a shank. Winning!

Wawrinka loves staying at top hotels. He's staying really close to my workplace this year. The players must spend a lot on lodging. I wonder if their sponsors pick up the tab.

R348 Often the tournament will pay for accommodation for the top players and their entourages as a kind of stealth appearance fee.

R326: You are not blind, he is still superhot.

R348: A lot of tournaments (and of course GS) pay accommodation, and top players are treated like kings. I remember and anecdote of Alberto Costa when he started to play who in a tournament was in a very lavish room at a hotel, he didn't understood why they gave such room to a nobody till he realize that they mistook him for Carlos Costa who was way higher in the ranking back then.

Tsitsipas has bad luck, i think it was a combination of high expectations and playing Medvedev who suddenly realized that he is a next gen with potential too (there were no real reason to him not getting better results till recently)

Lots of players post on Instagram where they are staying because I assume they get a discount if they do so.

Last year (or a couple of years ago) Wawrinka post about the (wonderful) Park Hyatt.

yes, I think many players get discount from the hotels by posting where they are staying.

Yes, the wonderful Park Hyatt is like 1000 bucks a night. It's is really, really nice if you can afford it.

Not all players have their accommodation provided for them, however, which is why so many of them moan about the costs of being on the tour.

Years back when a young and relatively poor Dokic made her breakthrough at Wimbledon, one of the commentators (Andrew Castle? John Inverdale?) got into trouble for suggesting she was staying at a 'bordello' down the road and had to make an on-air apology.

Does Serena still stay at the St Regis during the US Open?

R355, no she doesn't.

R355, she used to stay there. not anymore.

R354 why would he say something like that in the first place? I’m curious what’s behind such a mindset.

Is Andy playing today?

Venus just won her match.

R358 I think he was trying to give the audience an idea of how young she was and how big her achievement was so soon after turning pro ie she hadn't yet earned as much as the people she was beating. But 'bordello' is an odd word to use, I'll agree. I think he had to apologise to the hotel/B&B she was staying at.

Unfortunately we've since learned after her loss she ended up trying to stay the night in the locker room as her father was so angry he refused to let her come back to the hotel.

[quote]Is Andy playing today?

yeah he's playing Verdasco, I think their match will start soon

R359 You mean Venus just had her match handed to her. Giorgi sure does know how to give 'em away. Just ask Serena.

After complaints about the television view in the new Armstrong Stadium, the U.S. Open ripped out 16 seats to add a lower camera

R324 Her ranking is higher than Serena's, and she's the night match on Ashe every damn time. I wouldn't pay a dime to see Serena beat down some nobody. And why does she NEVER have to play a day match? Such an unfair advantage and they do it to protect her (no heat and no sun to contend with on the ball toss). There are plenty of other, much better matches that could've been scheduled for the night match on Ashe.

Is Spacey in the audience, rooting for his favorite ginger?

Ooh boy

It's so fucking hot and andy is wearing BLACK outfit!!!

Kokkinakis pretending to be gay in Central Park

I am really enjoying Murray - Verdasco match

Misery team

Paire ripping his shirt off

Kyrgios and Ben Rothenburg arguing on twitter is amusing me.

Neither of them is coming out of this looking very good.

Ben Rotherburg is the same guy that said Serena had delivered angry response while in reality she stayed perfectly calm?

Hopefully, Jarry can take out the deplorable one.

what is Andy talking about?

Murray's grinding game is still boring as fuck to watch. He's standing 10 feet behind the baseline sending ball after ball back. Somewhere Sister Andrea Jaeger is watching this thinking, "Bitch, I was playing this way in 1981 for Christ's sake. Oops, I'd better go to confession."

[quote] Kyrgios and Ben Rothenburg arguing on twitter is amusing me.

What are they arguing about? Is it compelling?

I have never understood tournament organizers. So, it is 30 mn before the Serena match on Ashe. However, Murray-Verdasco are 3-3 on the fourth. We will probably have a fifth, which means that the stadium has to be emptied for the night session before it can start....and let's forget about Nadal starting at 8:15 approximately.

R377 it's underneath Ben's post about Tsitsipas' video. Wouldn't be surprised if Nick deletes it.

It's pretty unprofessional from both of them.

Murray lost. Too bad.

Don't worry R378. Murray's going down.

Murray tattled on Verdasco to the umpire for talking to his coach during the heat break.

Murray will retire soon. His injury is too bad and he's already started commentary work for the BBC.

I'd love to believe he'll get back to his pre-surgery level but just don't see it anymore, and it looks increasingly the case that he knows it too.

Now what the fuck is Verdasco going on about? He's losing his cool. stupid.

I think Verdasco got called on a time violation on the serve.

All right Verdasco! He staked it UK!

Must Murray complain about everything?

Kyrgios is piling in on Verdasco on twitter now.

Kyrgios and Murray are friends and it seems Verdasco has previous for this kind of thing.

The stadium has to be emptied because they sold tix for the night program for that stadium.

Kyrgios called Rothenberg chubby earlier today.

Kyrgios sounds like a mental case

Kyrgios really needs to acquaint himself with silence. Does he always have to have an opinion (generally, a stupid one) on everything?

And then he always deletes his comments on twitter. He's not even man enough to stand by all the stupid shit he says.

To be fair to Kyrgios, no professional journalist should be arguing with a professional tennis player on twitter.

Ben's made as much of a twat of himself as Nick.

Shapovalov is in a tight match. Why isn't ESPN showing any of that? I sure don't want to watch serve-bot Isner's match.

Murray was complaining that V was getting coaching advice from his coach and doubles partner during the 10min break in the locker room.

If it's an American - even a bore like Isner - they will show him over a great match between anyone else.

R397, the same is true of any other country, showing their countrymen.

I was in Brazil once during a grand slam and they were showing their third ranked doubles player over any singles action.

I'm watching the Shapovalov match on Canadian television and, let me tell you, it ain't that pretty or high quality. Plenty of errors on both sides in the third set.

I for one, would like to say: FUCK YOU STUPID CUNTS ON ESPN.

I don't want to watch stupid commercials for sports I'll never watch, promos trying to sell me how fucking amazing NY is, montages of Nadal, Serena and fucking trumpet players or commentators at a stupid desk rambling on about bullshit.

I JUST WANT TO WATCH SOME FUCKING TENNIS.

PS anyone subscribe to Tennis TV? Is it worth it?

Isner just lost it.....he broke a racket. Not very Christian....

oh my. Serena's outfit lol

Deplorable Isner through.

Yeah, I hate it when, after a Federer match, they cut away from the action to not only interview roger at length but even waste time showing his journey to the set. They couldn’t wait for a break in the action and at least talk to him while showing the match once it resumes? They sit there giggling about the restaurants he wants to visit while the audience is denied tennis.

The women players get to escape the extreme heat in NY with more lenient rules than the men. Typical sexist anti-male bullshit.

Unfortunately a lot of tennis fans care about the stars so espn wants to focus on the stars over other matches at slams.

Jarry will definitely be making some noise next year. He came close today but Isner was more clutch. Hopefully Isner will be tired out by a long 5 setter in this heat though. I'm so sick of Isner.

Shapo/Seppi turning into a good match in the 5th. Shapo finally raises his game, up a break 5-3

Shapo takes the 4 hour marathon in 95 degree heat!

surprised that Thiem got past Johnson. He hasn't had great post-clay results this year

Anderson straight sets Chardy

Kanepi backs up her Halep win

Raonic comfortably over Simon

Fritz wins 2 sets to 1 over Kubler after Kubler sprains his ankle

Coric and Khachanov also through

Shopbottom!

so Nadal has officially moved his part over from the center to the side! Covering that bald spot, no?

Popsicle! 😋

Will Sharapova win the whole thing on the ladies' side? The commentators seem to favor her strongly.

I hope Vasek can win a game at least tonite. It's going to be a beat down, and poor Pospisil doesn't need that.

Pospisil has stamina problems ... the heat will be hard on him too.

That surprises me, R413. Her ball toss alone is terrible; I'm surprised that she ever hits it.

I’d like to see a Rafa-Popsicle throw down in the locker room.

Popsicle shirt change!

P.S. I don’t like the name Vasek. I much prefer Popsicle.

Has Popsicle barfed yet? Normally he vomits at least once when playing in the heat.

Jack Suck

I'm thinking Popsicle could retire tonight in this heat. But then again this match will over fast anyway. Poor Pops.

Sock has such an unfortunate face. Pity Popsicle doesn’t have Sock’s ass or Nadal’s ass.

Popsicle does well with the ladies, trust.

Xisca has been flown-in for the Slam! She's very pretty.

R424, when was the last time before today you think they saw each other?

r425 I'm sure they snapchat constantly...

Sumbuddy is eating Rafa’s ass, and it ain’t Xisca.

Basilashvili def. Sock in 4. Sock was so lucky to get a very easy first round opponent or else his losing streak would have continued.

I wonder if Popsicle is hallucinating snoopy again...

Popsicle's dad looks like a butcher. Popsicle must get his beauty from his mother.

Was at thiem match today and had the pleasure of seeing that ass. It truly is magnificent! That Kiki is one lucky young lady. Also saw a bit of the Fognini and Bolelli doubles match. Has to be the best looking doubles team out there. Fognini ass also is pretty spectacular.

Unless she's found a substitute for meldonium, Maria ain't winning shit.

I nominate Sorry Mate, Scud, or Crazy Goran. Now those were the days.

The Popsicle is melting.

Rafa looks like a Cro-Magnon, but sleeveless he somehow makes it look sexy.

Popsicle is basically a puddle now.

The match sucks as much as we knew it would. Pospicile has no consistency and is brainless. He'd only pose a real threat to Nadal on a super fast indoor court

Buhbye, beautiful Popsicle.

You nominate them for what, R433? Best ass? Best DILF? Best serve? Hottest 40somethings?

Sharpie's injury woes started a year before the ban, R432

Muguruza casually getting dragged all over the court by a homely qualifier ranked outside the top 200

It’s hilarious that Muguruza was a world number one.

R441 = Kerber

the worst #1 was Pliskova.

Muchova was too much for Garbine

Mugurutha!

So Serena gets the 101 ranked player who plays like she's 808 (double faulting nearly every serve game) and Muguruza gets the goddamn second coming of Justine Henin. What the fresh fuck was that?!! 202 my ass! Muchova played more skillfully than anyone in the top ten by a mile. How does Mugu keep getting shitty scheduling and opponents in the zone? Unreal.

R435, Rafa still has that animal sexuality. The guns, the tan, the thick thighs, and of course the ass... Grrrrrrr.

Bolelli and the Fog. Yum.

R400 I've had TennisTV for years now, definitely recommend it if you want to see those matches too that rarely make it on TV. Full-match replays are available for a month, and some matches longer. But check the tournament list, there might be georestrictions if some other broadcaster in your country/region has bought the rights for a particular tournament.

Muchova played some impressive tennis last night. Some incredible variety. Mugu lost confidence. She should have won that third set.

R446 Muchova did play great, but Mug really cocked that one up (led 2-0 in the third with 3 or 4 chances to break again).

Looking forward to more tennis today! Gonna be another scorcher!

Looking forward to Kvitová vs Sabalenka!

Wont be many long points in that one.

Kyrgios tanking, complaining, and threatening to retire. It must be Thursday.

Power hitters Kvitova, Osaka and Sabalenka are all through.

Kasatkina upset by Sasnovich

[quote]Kyrgios tanking, complaining, and threatening to retire.

and the umpire giving him a pep talk?

[quote] Kyrgios tanking, complaining, and threatening to retire.

Tweeting is exhausting.

Garcia-Puig is a very entertaining match.

Muguruza is getting the career she deserves. Less red carpets and more training and she could be a solid number one with multiple GS tittles, well that if she decides to get help to stop being a head case

Kyrgios is really mental.

Sascha is winning his first matches very easily. That's totally new for him.

He will probably lose the first time a match got complicated but at least this is a big improvement

Zverev conserving energy with a straight setter over Mahut

Millman upsets Fognini in 4

Kukushkin upsets Chung in 3

Cibulkova survives marathon against Hsieh

Kerber survives in 3 against Larsson

Did they close the roof for Roger?

Paire's beard looks fucking ridiculous. He is 1 of the dumbest players on tour. Beautiful backhand, nice first serve, ok volleys and good mover. Wonky as fuck forehand and bizarre attitude. I'd like to see Kyrgios play Paire lol what the hell would happen there

R431 Kiki isn't doing anything with the Theim butt

Fognini has a very strange body..you can have him.

I find Kyrgios really interesting.

His talent is without doubt but I don't think he's as stupid as people like to think. He's outspoken but seems to have some intelligence up there. He's also alluded to mental health issues before which have to be a big consideration when discussing his 'problems'. I feel a bit sorry for him.

It can't be easy to receive so much criticism so publicly all the time and put a brave face on it or keep silent, especially if he suffers from depression or whatever.

What’s strange about it, R468?

no Kyrgios definitely isn't stupid. He is entitled and very easy to check out of matches which is not a top player mentality. He's said before his favorite sport is basketball not tennis. He just happens to be very talented at tennis. He needs a good psychiatrist to sort himself out

Kyrgios is through.

Short arms, long torso, short legs R468

Paire is such an ass and he looks ridiculous with that fucking beard.

Vika and Latisha "what-the-hell-kind-of-name-is-that-for-a-Taiwanese-girl" Chan (the defending doubles champion) fight through in 2:20 to win their 1st round! I hope she isn't tired against Sloane. She CANNOT gift her a third match in a row.

it's just crazy to me that Paire could make it as a pro with such a club level forehand. Weird grip and if his timing isn't perfect he'll miss it or if he's lucky it will float in weakly.

R475 - That's her 'English' name. It's not her birth name, unsurprisingly.

Thanks, R473.

R477 I assumed, but it's still an odd choice.

I like Latisha more than I do “Nole”.

Townsend takes the first set over Ostapenko 6-4!

Kyrgios has started on Donna Vekic on twitter now.

Kyrgios to Vekic:

Haha IRONIC coming from someone who gets on court coaching every week of the year and also out of the US Open 😅🤣

he's asking for a ban now. The tennis officials will be watching like a hawk

Paire the idiot just threw his racket and it hit him in the face.

Why does he have such a hard on for Donna Vekic?

Vekic went out with Kyrgios' friend and compatriot Kokkinakis before leaving him for Wawrinka, who left his wife for her. Kyrgios shouted something along the lines of 'My mate fucked your girlfriend' at Wawrinka during a match.

Townhouse team

Obviously Donna preferred Kokk's cock to Kyrgios's. He's bitter.

Looks like Lahyani, the umpire in the Kyrgios-Herbert match, is going to be in big trouble.

Why (didn't watch the entire Kyrgios match)?

R491 - He gave Kyrgios a 'pep talk' when it looked like he was about to tank/lose the match. It's up for debate whether it could be interpreted as a warning or described as 'on-court coaching' but most seem to be saying he crossed a line and seemed to favour Kyrgios. Kyrgios went on to win from 4-6 0-3.

It's all over twitter and will be all over the tennis press.

Ugh, that's a rather unprofessional thing for an umpire to do.

It was clearly a mistake by the umpire, but in a sense I can understand why he did what he did. The weather here has been dire; there have been many retirements and a lot of second-rate matches and uninvolved crowds. I'm sure that the umpire thought it would be bad for the tournament if another player withdrew.

Bouchard lost to Marketa Vondrousová

R494 - That doesn't make what he did right. The conditions have been dire for all players. None of the other umpires intervened and told any of the withdrawing players to buck their ideas up.

I understand where you're coming from but what I've read from the transcripts I've seen so far suggests where he should have been giving a warning, instead he was telling him 'you're a better player than this' etc which is a pep talk moving into on-court coaching territory. It completely oversteps the line of impartiality. Did he do the same for Herbert when it looked like Kyrgios had turned things around?

It wasn't that hot today. I'm in NYC. There is at least a breeze today compared to the last 2 days where it was oppressive, unbearable. It wasn't as humid either.

I also think the ump is wrong and something is fishy, I wonder if he bet on the game.

The statement the US Open has made about what Lahyani said to Kyrgios doesn't correlate with what journalists and others on twitter managed to pick up from the microphones. Also Herbert complained about it in his presser.

The statement says he was asking if he needed medical attention but that's not what people picked up from the coverage. I'd be so pissed off right now if I were Herbert. He's lost $60k losing this match that he was winning until the umpire got involved.

Nick Kyrgios is so fucking WEAK, mentally!

I'm not sure that Lahyani's actions altered the outcome of the match but he needs to be sanctioned for highly unprofessional behavior. He's actually quite prone to questionable things, often blurring the lines between himself and the players, plus he's known for his diva-like behavior, unparalleled by other ATP Tour umpires. It is a Slam, not some local 14-under tournament.

He should be suspended at least. So unfair to the other player. Maybe if the other player made a stink, then they would look into punishment for the umpire. But it would just look like he's being a sore loser if he complained. However, I bet Andy Murray wouldn't let it slide...he loves to complain lol.

R501 - What do you mean by 'diva-like behaviour'? I know Lahyani is a bit of a personality on the tour but haven't seen anything too outrageous before. I thought he was always professional.

And now Federer has had his say: It's not the umpire's role to go down from the chair. You don't go and speak like that in my opinion. He was there for too long. Conversations can change your mindset.

Take your pick:

Lahyani was ridiculous. "I want to help you". Seriously? Some people need to stop talking about Kyrgios like he is just a kid who needs guidance. He's 23.

Lahyani is popular but he knows it. Stay in the chair and did what your paid for instead of trying to be centre stage.

R502 - Herbert has complained in his presser and I don't think this will be the last we'll hear on the matter from the US Open. I can't see Lahyani getting away with this. Herbert should have said something at the time, perhaps called out the supervisor or something, but I'd say he probably didn't think at the time Kyrgios was going going to turn the match around and win.

I've defended Kyrgios before but his tweets toward Donna Vekic this evening were too much. One was deleted but the other one has stayed up and they were both unnecessarily personal.

Carreno Busta retires in the 5th set agaisnt Sousa. There goes all those SF points he was defending

Ostapenko def. Townsend in 3

Keys def. Pera

R506, did you see the tweet that was deleted? I saw the other one.

He has no chance against Roger. The Umpire just gifted him about150 k. I think that's what he gets for making it to the next round...

R508 - The first tweet was up for about a minute and said something along the lines of "Still salty you're out of the US Open?" and the second said it was ironic she'd tweeted about the on-court coaching since she receives on-court coaching every single week of the year. Both of these were direct replies to Vekic. Maybe she'll block him now.

You'd think he'd have an agent or someone to tell him to get off his phone. He seems to spend more time on twitter than he does on the court.

Stan

Bennetteau today after a spectacular winning shot by Struff after a long rally on 3-3 in the 5th

Johnny Mac is talking about Umpire on TV. and he is defending the empire!!!!

Andy Roddick has defended him too. Says he's a caring man and hopes they go easy on him though AR also admits what ML did was wrong.

I guess it's a bit more complicated than it looked at first, a bit like Cornet taking her top off on court.

The fact the US Open's statement bears no resemblance to the actual footage of the conversation is ridiculous though.

[quote] he is defending the empire!!!!

Oh no he di-unt!

Johnny Mac defending the umpire too funny! He said the will probably not be allowed to do the big matches for the rest of the year and he says the umpire does like the spotlight.

Deplorable icon Sandgren now up against Novak.

I am also shocked that JMac defended the umpire. What he did was unacceptable. And the US OPEN "official" explanation is BS.

R517- I agree. As I said earlier, I think the 'official' statement will be amended after further investigation. The footage of the conversation is all over the internet already and goes completely against what they're saying was said.

Come on super skinny Novak!

Does Tiafoe know how to hit an overhead??

Does Tiafoe know how to hit a second serve? A few of his were clocked at 62 mph. Dementieva hit harder than that.

More important Tiafoe material.

I'm watching Nishikori tonight.

Kei Pond

I've liked Tiafoe since I saw him playing Roger a year (or two?) ago, but this performance tonight is really frustrating to watch.

Herbert's official statement about the umpire furore says the official US Open statement 'takes us for fools'.

Ha!

Tiafoe needs better focus during his matches. He obviously has the game but sometimes his focus and strategy are off. De Minaur is also talented though

Cilic destroys Hurkacz with sets 2 and 3 being bagels

Monfils retires with wrist injury.

Monfils retiring before Nishikori could? wow.

So, so, so, sick of the on court interviews where the interviewer panders for compliments for the New York fans. Two out of three questions for Nishikori were thinly veiled requests.

They do that every year, R530.

Every tournament does that.

They're hardly going to ask them their opinion on Nick Kyrgios' twitter activity, are they?

Not every tournament begs the players to fellate the crowd and the city.

Brad Gilbert and Paul Anacone just referred to Tenys Sandgren's alt-right and homophobic views. Their tone inferred they were calling bullshit on the prepared apology.

R534 can you elaborate further? Also I thought Gilbert is on espn and Annacone is on Tennis Channel?

They did it in Canada.

Brad Gilbert is very left-wing.

Brad Gilbert comes across as a good bloke on social media but he can't write for shit.

R535 It could have been Patrick McEnroe. It's difficult for me to tell their voices apart. Anyway, they gave the short story on TS' tweets, and their tone. Then Patrick McEnroe in a very skeptical tone said "He then held a press conference with a VERY prepared statement" and then Brad and Patrick talked about how the kerfuffle really harmed TS' results. There seemed to be a bit of schadenfreude in the way they presented their opinions.

I hope Brad is more on the liberal side. He seems like likable person to me and funny as well as an obvious expert in tennis.

'Tennis Twitter' has gone very silent over the Sandgren match. He's loathed.

Glenn Greenwald is probably cheering now.

R541, with good reason. He seems intolerant and hostile.

Well Nole isn't very popular either on twitter.

Nole is like a saint compared to Sandgren. Both on twitter and real life.

Actually I've never noticed any real dislike for Nole apart from that stupid celebration gesture he does to all four sides of the crowd.

Nole!

Boobs out, baby!

Another deplorable bites the dust.

Making him suck up to NYC again.

Novak is a hardcore Serbian nationalist but I don't know if he's conservative or not beyond that topic. Sandgren obviously is a typical deplorable piece of shit

Oh fuck off R550

R551 go fuck yourself. What I said about Djokovic is the truth and you know that. Not sure why that riled you up.

R549 he did it unsolicited. Saying that night matches were the most special of all. Even awkward Angie Kerber earlier was going on about how great Ashe is despite not being asked about it....

Nole is gay-friendly (remember that (fan) boy's marriage proposal to him and his reaction?) and I doubt he is particularly conservative in general.

R553, Kerber and Nole know the drill: pander to the provincial New Yorkers (although Nole got in a bit of shade about how the crowd was blabbing away even when he was serving).

The russian whore is double faulting like it's going out of business.

Time for a bathroom break, Cheatapova!

Cirstea is too consistent to take advantage of Sharapova's continued horrible play.

Meanwhile Wozniacki just got bounced by Tsurenko

*too inconsistent

So either Kerber wins or there will be 4 champs this year.

I want Venus to beat Serena but I doubt she will.

Sharapova's serve is sooo fucking off.

seriously, what is wrong with her? It is not even hot out there! It's nice and breezy actually.

If she were playing someone more consistent the score wouldn't be 6-2.

Glamourpuss Kiki Bertens is going to win it all! The next superstar.

HI gays! What an Ab Fab US Open this one is turning out to be". Me and the girls, Martina, Renee, Billie Jean, Sammy, and that super sweet Frankie Schiavone all had drinks, fruity ones, after the Muggie upset last night. We had such a blast just being regular girls at a bar in the Meat Packing District. We ooed, we awed and just enjoying the slim, toned gals killing it out there. And all the hot guys are still around. It's stinks we lost cutie pie Grigor and sexy assed Andy but we still have Rafa, Domi "Sweet Cakes", Diego and that burning hunk of love Carlo Navorro. What a dream boat!!! My lower regions just shift with the sight of that musky stallion galloping around the court. He had quite the scare today but ultimately was able to slay the dragon by mustering every ounce of testosterone he was blessed with. After the bar we went back to my hotel to work on some new pattern blankets we've been applying scissors to so we could make one bigger blanket. It's a hobby we started years back. We always have such a ball. We laugh, tell dirty jokes and have drinks hand over fist. Just being gal pals!! Can't wait to see what crazy ole thing we'll get into after Maria's match. We love New York!!! Holla!

The russian whore is through

Why does Fed get love from any gay person? Do people not know of his $40 million deal with the vile Barilla Pasta Company run by one of the most homophobic European families? His boyfriend, Swiss Davis Cup captain wears the Barilla cap during his matches which proves Fed puts it off on someone else, while he just does lame tv commercials for the company that air in Europe. Fed is the ultimate phony. I'm sure Mirka enjoys this deal more than he does.

Sad that no one is surprised Woz lost to Tsurenko. I saw Tsurenko beat Mugu at Cincy and was unimpressed by her game, though she got the ball back all the time.

I saw PHH (lose, alas) yesterday. God DAMN he is sexy in person.

Shapo and KA could be good today. And Borna / Medvedev.

Sandgren’s girlfriend is the deplorable sports reporter Britt McHenry, who is about as bad as one gets. So all these claims that Tennys’ old teeets reflected someone who was just exploring ideas is nonsense.

PHH? Damn, Hebert is a cutie.

Thanks for the info, R571. I'll look into Britt. Because I'm one of the rare posters on the tennis threads who thinks Sandgren is super hot, especially since that hideous MULLET was removed, I wanted to believe his statements about growing were accurate and sincere. I hope I'm still right. That being said, I missed most of his Nole match last night, joining early in the third set. I do trust Brad Gilbert and Pat McEnroe assessments, and if they were calling BS, I tend to believe them. Too bad, because as I said, I like looking at his hot bod and enjoy the hussle of his game....but that being said, there are SO many other hot and entertaining players.

Side observation about his match last night: I kept noticing that he didn't change his shirt on court (as I navigate the television cameras), and when he headed off court, a commentator noted that Nole was questioning the umpire about that. I wonder if Sandgren is SO spooked by any potential scrutinty of his body (after Australia), that he isn't going to knowingly provide any opportunity for comments...or, sadly, worse, doesn't want to turn on some gay guy.

It was odd that he left court to change his shirt. Maybe he has some alt-right tattoos.

Britt McHenry wants everyone to know there’s more to Tennys Sandgren than his Trump-loving tweets.

McHenry, who is set to join Fox News next month, told The Post that her boyfriend Sandgren is actually one of the “nicest guys you’ll ever meet” despite his controversial political views, which have plagued him all year long on the ATP tour. McHenry has had her own share of controversies since breaking into the sports journalism spotlight, including behavior that got her suspended from ESPN in 2015 and a tweet suggesting ESPN fired her last year her because she’s “conservative.”

“I would say this about anybody, whether it’s NFL draft picks or tweets from seven years ago, my thing that happened three years ago — I know since he’s explained to me — that a lot has been taken out of context,” McHenry said in the bleachers during Sandgren’s first-round match at the US Open.

Sandgren, 26, had his breakout moment in January when he advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, but his underdog story blew up after anti-gay tweets he posted in 2012 resurfaced. He apologized after the tournament — his best result at a major over his seven-year career — and has since deleted the tweets, saying that he holds no “alt-right views.”

McHenry, no stranger to Twitter beef herself, learned her social media lesson after a video of her berating a towing company employee went viral three years ago. ESPN suspended her for a week at the time before cutting ties with her in 2017 amid the massive layoffs at the network.

Yeah, he's a great guy to his fellow nazis.

Birds of a feather R575. Face it Sandgren is an alt-right, white nationalist. He is a fucking redneck and looks every bit of it.

yes, in the article, she said he's a good ole southern boy coached by his mama!

CSN's celebratory scream last night...yikes

Hawt!

OMG, nothing will happen to the umpire!!!!

According to USTA spokesman, Lahyani will not be sanctioned because of his exemplary track record in spite of what happened yesterday. Each of his matches will be monitored, just like all chair empires.

[quote] Sandgren is SO spooked by any potential scrutinty of his body (after Australia)

What happened in Australia having to do with his body?

sloan is looking good so far

Sloane Stephens is the defending champ and has yet to play under the lights, but Serena has played all of her matches ( while looking like a character from the movie Fantasia) so far in prime time. Just ridiculous.

R584 I like Sloane but shes a defending champion of so far her only slam vs a 23 major legend of the sport.

Come on, Sloane...put that stinking hooter down fast.

To be honest, for all the hype, Williams^2 matches have almost never truly lived up to their potential. Sloane vs Azarenka will probably be a better match if Sloane mentally shows up for it.

Venus vs Serena usually makes for a bit of a dull match.

She looks into it so far...

What are Venus' chances of beating Serena?

Britt is a real piece of work (and of shit)

yes, I remember that video. She is a real piece of work and pretty stupid too. She was told she was being video taped and yet she continues...

She was suspended for 1 week after this came out...

gonna work for foxnews now...where she will fit right in!

Sloane makes it look easy

The Harrisons look like big-assed Hitler Youth brothers, though Ryan's a little past his expiration date.

Vika is very thin. Is she on Djoker's diet?

I like Venus, but it's pretty clear she doesn't try all that much to beat Serena when they play.

Serena can barely move, so Venus has no excuse to lose.

R597, other than Serena is younger and has always been much more talented than Venus. I as so sick of hearing the commentators make a big deal of the fact they are sisters. So what? Who isn't more competitive with their siblings than with pretty much anyone else? Chris Evert is the absolute worst about droning on and on and on about it.

Yes, it's so sad that Venus has a paltry seven Slams, R598. She also got the greater class and grace and intelligence of the two while her sister got dibs for obnoxious catsuited GOAT.

Vika should be up 5-1 in this second set -- so many gifts on big points. Now she finally gets ahead and the delay to close the roof is going to kill her momentum. I hope she doesn't screw this up because Sloane's defensive lollipop tennis annoys me.