Weeks 35 & 36 - US Open - Flushing Meadows, New York City (hard) - main draw

the addict · Tennis legend

RE: Weeks 35 & 36 - US Open - Flushing Meadows, New York City (hard) - main draw

Neil Gee · Club Coach

Great first set from Jack, the first set that Machac has lost in the tournament so far.

Jack must have some psychological demons to overcome here considering that the head to head record between these two is 3-0 to Machac.

Tanaqui · Club Coach

the addict wrote:
Tanaqui wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (25) Jack Draper WR 25 vs Tomás Machac (CZE) WR 39 (CH = 33 in June)
Jack changes his approach to preparations for his last 16 match. Interesting comments on coffee!
SC, archive.ph isn't loading for me currently (although archive.is is.) Would you mind posting the original link so I can run it through archive.is. Thanks!
https://www.thetimes.com/sport/tennis/article/us-open-jack-draper-tomas-machac-tennis-round-of-16-d39vwt6lj

Thanks, TA! smile Fun resd.

Neil Gee · Club Coach

What a performance from Jack in the first two sets. 6-3, 6-1.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Tanaqui wrote:
the addict wrote:
Tanaqui wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (25) Jack Draper WR 25 vs Tomás Machac (CZE) WR 39 (CH = 33 in June)
Jack changes his approach to preparations for his last 16 match. Interesting comments on coffee!
SC, archive.ph isn't loading for me currently (although archive.is is.) Would you mind posting the original link so I can run it through archive.is. Thanks!
https://www.thetimes.com/sport/tennis/article/us-open-jack-draper-tomas-machac-tennis-round-of-16-d39vwt6lj
Thanks, TA! Fun resd.

Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier, Tanaqui. I saw your request, but had to go out in a bit of a hurry to buy a stamp from the Post Office to send a birthday card to Canada in time to catch the 17.30 collection from the box outside.

seagull · Hall of fame

Jack playing well but Machac has been appalling. Lots hope he stays that way for another set.

Smudge226 · Strong Club Player

Spectacular Draper wins! Yahoo..

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

L16: (25) Jack Draper WR 25 defeated Tomás Machac (CZE) WR 39 by 3, 1 & 2 smile

Much, much easier than I expected - except when he almost lost the eighth game of the third set! The decaf coffee only rule must be working! wink

Jan · Hall of fame

Brilliant!!!

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Brilliant.

Tanaqui · Club Coach

[much snipping...}

Stircrazy wrote:

Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier, Tanaqui. I saw your request, but had to go out in a bit of a hurry to buy a stamp from the Post Office to send a birthday card to Canada in time to catch the 17.30 collection from the box outside.

No worries! Getting a birthday card into the post should always be a much higher priority. smile

And those changes Jack's made do seem to be making a BIG difference. I also thought that would be a much tighter match than it turned out to be. Well done, Jack!

9vicman · Satellite level

Am astonishing set of scorelines by Draper. And for British tennis, he is stepping up as Andy retired in the same way that Andy stepped up when Tim retired. British tennis is very lucky.

Neil Gee · Club Coach

seagull wrote:
Jack playing well but Machac has been appalling. Lots hope he stays that way for another set.

I'm wondering whether Jack's opponents are all falling short in this tournament or is his aggression disheartening them? Machac was okay up to 3all in the first set then he just seemed to fall away like all the others. Is it coincidence - a series of opponents all having bad days - or is it something Jack's style is doing to them?

-- Edited by Neil Gee on Monday 2nd of September 2024 06:59:56 PM

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
L16: (25) Jack Draper WR 25 defeated Tomás Machac (CZE) WR 39 by 3, 1 & 2
Much, much easier than I expected - except when he almost lost the eighth game of the third set! The decaf coffee only rule must be working!

The young bucks lock horns:

QF: (25) Jack Draper WR 25 vs (10) Alex de Miñaur (AUS) WR 10

Beeb report on Jack's match against Machac & his picking up the baton passed on by Andy.

Neil Gee · Club Coach

Jannik Sinner is now the bookies favourite but he didn't have it all his own way against Tommy Paul.

It was in the big points that Sinner shone, like at 6-5 in the second tie break, but the match was into the third game before Sinner could finally shake Paul off. 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Fair play to Paul for he has come on a ton since a few years ago when I remember him being one of the players that Cam Norrie defeated on his way to the Indian Wells title.