Weeks 35 & 36 - US Open Tennis Championships, Flushing Meadows, NYC - Hard

Status Quo · Intermediate Club Player

RE: Weeks 35 & 36 - US Open Tennis Championships, Flushing Meadows, NYC - Hard

LordBrownof · Futures level

Firstly, it's pretty chilly in NYC this morning - and that concerns me a tad for Jo. Second, I'm very excited to see Serena Sharapova live tonight despite the fact that it's really not a rivalry. Can't beat a duo that transcends a sport play each other. Here are my other picks today -

-Venus/Zheng will be good: Venus definitely on an upturn - practicing more, winning a three set 7-6er in Cincy, serve seems to be back vs a player that's just won her biggest tournament in San Jose.
- Kerber/Kiki is a toss up: neither playing well. Kiki with Osaka's old coach, Kerber without one. Both have obviously been top 10 in recent years.
- Colleen/Kenin will be scrappy: verbal screams, racket throwing all possible. Colleen on her way back and Kenin having a great year. Don't expect it to be close but it should be fun.
- Genie/Savastova is interesting: good contrasts of styles. Genie's been playing better, without the results to show.
- Sakkari/Giorgi playing well: rather unfortunate to meet in the first round - huge hitting awaits anyone planning to watch it.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Well, that was a pretty impressive set from Konta. 6-1.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Harriet was broken at 3-3 and it did look like it was coming as Harriet did have to fend off 3 or 4 BPs prior to being broken.

flamingowings · All-time great

Keep going like this Jo!

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Harriet 3-6, that last point at *15-40 did look well out, but no hawk-eye, and I don't think it would have made too much difference. 21-31 points. Going to need a lot of improvements if she is going to turn it around.

Jan · Hall of fame

Great start for Jo.
Harriet the fighter - come on!

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Ah, there is hawk-eye on the court as there's just been a challenge. I wonder why she didn;t challenge the last point, unless she was just complaining that it hit the back edge or something and cursing her luck.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Some of these matches are going so fast, Jo's included, but I've got my eye on Rybakina-Muchova who are second on and it's following a men's match which is already 6-3 3-1, so I'm concerned that it might actually be finished before Jo's match here, despite BO5 over BO3.

Priesty · Challenger level

Harriet being outclassed by someone with greater firepower I'm afraid. 3-6 0-4*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

And Jo has just been broken in the second set and that did kind of look like it was coming as well. 2-3*

Jajon · Club Coach

Wait this is all going a bit wrong

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Priesty wrote:
Harriet being outclassed by someone with greater firepower I'm afraid. 3-6 0-4*

She did very well to qualify, especially that FQR, so it's decent points and of course prize money, but it's a shame the way this match has gone with those 8 games in a row. Bogdan has been far higher ranked and was quite a mainstay in the top 100, but at the moment they are ranked similar, but seem such a long way apart.

She's saved a MP or 2, so hopefully she can avoid the bagel. She's held. 1-5*

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

British based Mariam B serving for the match against Pera in her slam debut 6-3 *5-3.

Andy Parker · Club Coach

Bogdan wins 6-3 6-1.

I feared for Harriet when I saw the draw - Bogdan is a good sound player, much better than her ranking would suggest; the Romanians have some really good players at the moment, no doubt all trying to be the next Halep. People will look at Bogdan's ranking and say Harriet has done really badly, but rankings so often don't tell the whole story. On the plus side, Harriet qualified and that is a sign that she deserves to be in the top 100 and can get there.