Weeks 35 & 36 - US Open

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Weeks 35 & 36 - US Open

Topemp · Strong Club Player

Helen40 wrote:

The only down side of all our success (and it's NOT a complaint) is that I'm knackered.

This.

Mrs Topemp most unamused by my being up till gone 2am every night. Also, it's not easy to go to sleep with all the adrenaline coursing thru your veins after the finish.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
The only down side of all our success (and it's NOT a complaint) is that I'm knackered. I only used to try and stay awake every couple of days for Andy and then he was sometimes earlier in the evening. It really does feel like the Olympics.

Well done to our final three standing.

I am still recovering from Kyle's win the night before last so missed Evo's match. Being in Spain makes it an hour later as well, which doesn't help. Kyle's match is due to start around 3am my time and I like my beauty sleep. Might have to hit the sack around 9pm and set the alarm.

scottie1 · Futures level

Great performance by Dan he should have won I have never been a Wawrinka fan I think he is surly

Smudge226 · Strong Club Player

Wow...! Didn't realise Dan had a match point.
Reading the BBC piece, Wawrinka said he was lucky and Dan has great talent.

RJA · Hall of fame

Julia Carrot wrote:
His post match interview on the usopen.org site is heartbreaking to watch. I can't link it from my phone , sorry.

The interview really was classic Dan. No meaningless platitudes about being happy with his performance or grandiose statements about how he will work ever harder, totally rejecting the soft ball question he got on the latter. Just a brutally honest of assessment of how he felt and why he lost the match.

I am sure that in a few days time he will be fine, he has always been pretty good at taking tough defeats on the chin and this time he has the added boost that he his next run of tournaments won't be some poorly attended challengers playing against journeymen but he will be back among the best on the main tour.

Jan · Hall of fame

Oh wow soooooo very close.
It's all been said already - but I hope Dan will be very proud of what he's achieved this week once he's over the disappointment.
Dan is such a great player to watch - I just love his game.

Very straightforward interview. Dan was so down, understandably. Really feel for him.

-- Edited by Jan on Sunday 4th of September 2016 01:14:03 PM

TMH · Futures qualifying

Smudge226 wrote:
Wow...! Didn't realise Dan had a match point.
Reading the BBC piece, Wawrinka said he was lucky and Dan has great talent.

Indeed. Wawrinka hit a big serve and didn't really give him a chance on the point.

He should have had another too, having got well on top of the point at 7-7 but was unable to finish off successive volleys before Wawrinka eventually prevailed. That was the crucial turning point really.

christ · Futures level

Well done Mr. Evans.

Terrific match.

indiana · Tennis legend

So it will be Tsonga in the QF for Kyle if he comes through his next match

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Has anyone got an interview transcript for Warinka, there doesn't seem to be one on the USO website.

thejester · Satellite level

Pouille has taken down Nadal in the most dramatic circumstances on Ashe in a 5th set breaker!

-- Edited by thejester on Sunday 4th of September 2016 11:32:27 PM

Etienne · Club Coach

(1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) WR 1 defeated Kyle Edmund WR 84 by 6-2 6-1 6-4.

Did anyone watch it?

steven · Tennis legend

Etienne wrote:
(1) Novak Djokovic (SRB) WR 1 defeated Kyle Edmund WR 84 by 6-2 6-1 6-4.

Did anyone watch it?

I saw the final set, where Kyle was playing pretty well, but Novak looked very well-rested and full of energy, not surprisingly.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Unfortunately Kyle was let down badly by the forum last night/this morning, a distinct lack of fitness and resilience failing to take the majority of us into the second week. Very poor. Indie definitely needs to work on his mobility, Bob has Stamina issue, CD I think was in hiding in the face of such excellent use of LTA funds. Personally Dan's exploits on the back of Friday was a bridge too far, finding it tough to step up to 5 sets consistently.

All that said Kyle has had a break through tournament time to bring on the Argies!!

-- Edited by Oakland2002 on Monday 5th of September 2016 06:39:11 AM