Boys & Girls: 2023 US Open (week 36)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Boys & Girls: 2023 US Open (week 36)

Densher · Intermediate Club Player

Mika now serving for the match

PaulM · Tennis legend

Looks like quite a few of the juniors are really struggling in the conditions, not a huge surprise when you add in the emotional and psychologically strain of a Slam on top of the physical challenges (I'm sure many have played in this sort of heat and humidity elsewhere but it will feel worse and somehow more oppressive here I'm sure).

Our girl missed a match point at 5-3* and has saved three break points so far. Huge fighting on both sides of the net here, giving it everything. Still *5-4 deuce.

-- Edited by PaulM on Sunday 3rd of September 2023 08:07:29 PM

Densher · Intermediate Club Player

oh no, sonobe with a break point...

EDIT 1: but it's saved by mika

EDIT 2: but the japanese player will have another chance, except mika saves it again!

EDIT 3: now match point!!

-- Edited by Densher on Sunday 3rd of September 2023 08:07:19 PM

-- Edited by Densher on Sunday 3rd of September 2023 08:08:22 PM

-- Edited by Densher on Sunday 3rd of September 2023 08:08:53 PM

Densher · Intermediate Club Player

Yes, at last, Mika takes it 6-4 in the third!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Well done kid! Get her in a cool room quick!

DavidC · Tennis legend

Just as at Wimbledon Mika wins from a set down (0-6 6-4 6-4)

Mervatron2 · Futures level

Great win from Mika.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, really well done.
That game at 4-3 was brutal
So easily could have been 4-4
She did really well to hang in there
And then when serving for it, double faults that looked pretty tired legs
Bravo

Nix · Futures qualifying

What a shame for Isabelle. Hope its nothing too serious and just precautionary.

Súper from Mika. As said its great experience to play in such different conditions, especially when shes so young still. A tough one next (although theyre all tough at this level!) against Quevado.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Henry completes the day with a straight sets win

Boys R1 (L64)

(1) Yaroslav Demin (***) d. Oliver Bonding 7-5 6-4
(4) Henry Searle d. Yuvan Nandal (IND) 7-6(3) 6-3

Girls R1 (L64)

(WC) Valerie Glozman (USA) d. Ella McDonald 6-1 4-1 rtd
(Q) Mika Stojsavljevic d. Wakana Sonobe (IPN) 0-6 6-4 6-4
Hannah Klugman v (WC) Kristina Penickova (USA) Monday
Mingge Xu v (12) Emerson Jones (AUS) Monday

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I just noticed that Luca Pow, who won his QR1 match and then lost to the top Q seed, is now playing a UTR event in Winston-Salem.
Seems a sensible idea - if you're going to make the trip, might as well get as much experience in as you can.

Lambda · Futures level

The doubles draw came out while Mika was playing but unless I missed it, don't think anything has been mentioned yet.

'The unbeatables' Hannah and Mimi are playing together and Mika teams up with 15yo American Shannon Lam.

In the boys Henry Searle is with Tomasz Berkieta (POL) and are 3rd seeds. Ollie Bonding partners Alejandro Melero Kretzer (ESP).

wales1994 · Club Coach

Hannah wins 6-2 6-2

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Mimi takes the opening set in a tie breaker. Interesting match up - Jones is seeded 12, but Mimi has gone two places ahead of her in todays rankings. 7-6 feels like a reflection of how close they actually are to each other.