2018 US OPEN

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_Singles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_US_Open_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_Singles

bouchard qualified & only dropped 7 games doing it btw

wow & auger-aliassime got slotted to play shapo

Halep out R1, wow

wow venus over kuzny in a 1st rd classic

id never count out venus but she may have a hard time answering the bell nxt rd vs giorgi esp cuz its supposed to be much hotter

only just tuned in but shapo/felix is riveting, praise canada

well that took a turn...

sick dfense by novak to steal the 3rd set from fucsovics

fucs in a lotta ways has the same game as novak, is a challenging 1st rd...plus it being 95 degrees out

they're ultimately gonna have to do something about the scheduling of this/the aussie, and they might as well do it before someone (in the stands or on the court) keels over dead

i don't know what the answer is, but it's too fucking hot for five-setters, and there are going to be at least a few days like this every year

great desk interview w fed

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/sports/tennis/us-open-heat.html

it becomes a logistical clusterfuck if you, say, cancel a day or part of a day due to heat but obv it happens w/ rainouts, it can probably happen someday

i was thinking more along the lines of moving the whole tournament back two weeks

and displace the laver cup? heaven forbid

murray/verdasco is a gd battle

both look pained in btwn each pt, hope this goes 5

oo well dasco closes it

so what the hell was the pep talk the chair gave to nick k?
nice how roger when asked abt it was like "that wont happen again"

huge props to sandgren to get this set off novak

3rd rd matchups of serena/venus and kyrgios/fed are abt as compelling to even casual fans as humanly possible tbh

even being pushed like this, djoko now looks in good form to me & w/ these cts playing p slow id say he'll beat fed if the bottom of the bracket holds

rafa off the ropes

yikes these df's for khach

long point

39 shots, kk was prob too passive

that shapo service return was unreal

nadal kk was a great match

not at all surprised serena is trucking venus

poor venus

rip stan

looks like tsurenko was down 1-4 to siniakova...& won 11 games straight

also that around the net post winner by rog was crazy

nick is only half competing now tho, hes in entertainment mode

fed didnt play v well & didnt serve well, didnt have to

can't stand zverev and his dumb face, plus it seems american media wants to cover his every move to the exclusion of so many other worthy names

thiems dfense vs anderson is crazy

basils bhand is rude tday, lotta winners

kanepi!

raonic/isner inevitably going 5, tho no tiebreaks yet (pity anyone misguided enough to have bet "Will there be a tiebreak played? Yes -5000, if it doesnt come in) o_o

roger down 2 sets to 1, looks off in every way

yeah hes putting it into the net a ton

Mysteriously* waking up at 5:51am to find Millman at MP: maybe I just had to be there for the end of Fed’s career :(

(* not really, GF’s alarm goes off at 5:50)

10 double faults? Served at 6-3 5-4 40/15? Sounds like a disaster tbh.

What’s the longest ever gap between Slams? For Delpo it would be 9 years...

thiem pushing this to 5 is impressive

Goddammit. Missed smash on MP.

great match

After Fed’s fall I was really hoping for a last four with none of the old guard. Del Potro-Thiem/Nishikori-Millman would have been ideal.

Nadal only won seven points in that first set.

well, millman made him work a bit

I'm worried Serena doesn't have any real friends, because a real friend would have talked to her about that dress

youd almost miss deejs piercing subtlety tbfh

I don't have a strong opinion on this because I don't follow tennis closely, so I may be missing some nuance, but appeals to the rules (the law) sound extremely weak. The way rules are enforced is the key, and if you don't get that, you are probably not helping. The rules should always be questioned if they are leading to bad results.

so in this case, it means "the rules should be questioned if top player x is not getting what they want"

really, the elite players are getting away with so much shit (not just serena obv, but also rafa, hobak etc) that any correct application of the rules against them is welcome imho. these players use their status to intimidate umpires all the time.

the women's doubles final was p. great

rly id question the motivations of anyone that defended someone worth $180m verbally assaulting (in fact, calling them 'a thief') an official presumably on not much more than an average kinda salary.

on national television.

for not bending the rules to suit their exceptionalism.

maybe everyone should give us their net worth and annual income and we'll use that to judge how this plays out idk

ok look ill go

savings c. 5k euro
salary c. 53k euro but after deductions and savings prob idk 29k?
decent pension tbf
no house
no car
rent/bills 900k a month

or was the main point that all portuguese ppl are racist again idk

I legit can’t tell when you’re trolling. I don’t see money as a relavent factor in this argument — and I actually think that the insinuation that Serena’s wealth somehow inoculates her against bias is a weird dodge.

How in the world can anyone argue that she has not been on the receiving end of a disproportionate amount of scrutiny lately?

i legit cant tell when anyone is trolling soda. but if the assertion is that only one side of this discussion can so simply dismiss the other without recourse to much more than their personal characteristics then lets clear a table and lets talk no war but a class war and all that

xp idk, i wasnt arguing that, i said what was in my post above.

i mean i get that the agenda is to make this about more than the application of the rules to a sporting event but youre begging an enormous question in even stating that, because its rather a core issue in whether someone can take a position of "wait isnt this a clear case of taking the piss a bit from serena" without being guilty of trolling or yknow "europeans are racist"

Fair point - sorry to read you uncharitably.

I feel bad for naomi osaka

well she's young, it's still possible she'll win several more majors and her talent can become a symbol for the political views, applause gifs and hopes and dreams of the world

idg why 'coaching' is illegal -- what, exactly, is mourataglou telling serena (with hand signals!) that she doesn't already know?

is it really the umpire's job to survey the crowd looking for coaching? maybe the official coaches, at least, should be required to sit in a press box where they can't be easily seen, if this is such a terrible transgression

― mookieproof, Sunday, 9 September 2018 Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I mean coaching (or more accurately tactical advice) can help right? The umpire can easily tell when a player is looking at the box and whether they are exchanging looks or something more. I do want this to remain illegal -- you want the player to figure out his opponent, ideally -- although I am not particularly fussed.

FernandoHierro is here -- upping the ilx white and male quote where will it end.

location?

also v disappointed u of all ppl dont want asset wealth taken into account ffs

I mean there really isn't much to discuss here. I just like taking jabs at people in authority who are at best overzealous/unchill. This case is pretty clear cut in the sense that going for a "coaching" warning was a dumb thing to do during a championship game and it was dumb to take away a game without warning etc.. It was dumb for Serena to smash her racquet etc.

I mean discussing bias was/is interesting. It can cover sex, gender, race, wealth entitlement, unconscious bias.

Del Potro has just been broken in the 1st set :-(

Djoko on his way: 6-3

key moments: delpo 15-30

Huge game, adv Delpo.

Holds, but he needs to put some pressure back..

Another BP for Delpo, Novak has the answers tonight..

Breaks :-(

god I hate this.

Djokovic Gets Into Argument With Same Umpire Carlos Ramos at French Open, multiple violations did not result in docked point or game. https://t.co/qkZv2SNE7O
— Has The Umpire Been Fired Yet? (@AgentTinsley) September 9, 2018
a thread of ramos' recent history with players
― 21st savagery fox (m bison), Sunday, September

1) “you’re losing your mind” is not remotely in the same league as “you’re a thief” and “you’ll never work one of my matches again in your life.” get real man
2) the video said he was assessed a warning, so if he had already been assessed a warning for coaching and a pint for racquet abuse....

Delpo really ripping a couple of FHs..

30-30 on Djoko's serve..

1st BP and he needs to somehow take it..

fucking hell long.

got it at the 2nd, come on!!

youd almost miss deejs piercing subtlety tbfh

― lee guacamole (darraghmac), Sunday, September 9, 2018 3:29 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Per

deej, for all his faults, is a genuinely thoughtful person

4-3, Delpo finally in the match. Its a tough level to keep up tho'.

down the line screamer from Delpo for one more bp!

on deuce..it's becoming epic.

another screamer, one more bp!!

long!!

This...goes on...another deuce

jesus lord, nearly 20 min game here. another bp saved.

Djoko holds a 20 min game...he went up to the umpire to ask about the ball change and engaged Del Potro in that...interesting, is all I'll say.

Fairly easy hold Delpo: 5-4

getting a sinking feeling about the tie-break

4-4, my heart can't take this

FH error from Delpo, 2 serves for the 2nd Djoko

2 SPs Djoko :-(

yup, I was right

he had what 7 BPs in that epic game? god fuck this.

He "only" had 3 BPs in that game (8 deuces). 95min, 99pts, what an insane set of tennis. Oh well, it's bed for me. Hope I wake up to an extraordinary story.

alas. Not sure why Del Potro played in a Brazil shirt anyway.