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

Neil Gee · Club Coach

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

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Jeff Tarango (remember him?) quoted on the Beeb's live text commentary on the match:

"More impressed with Draper now"

I was very impressed, I think he over-exceeded what he thought he was going to do here. He's having his best Grand Slams at the US Open so many [maybe?] this is just a place that he performs really well. I look forward to watching him play a lot more. Andy Murray played some of his best tennis at the US Open for years and years before he won it.

I'm more impressed with him [presumably Jack!] now than I was before this match. He didn't play a great match. His body wasn't quite there the whole time. but I'm more impressed with him now.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Stircrazy wrote:
Jeff Tarango (remember him?) quoted on the Beeb's live text commentary on the match:
"More impressed with Draper now"
I was very impressed, I think he over-exceeded what he thought he was going to do here. He's having his best Grand Slams at the US Open so many [maybe?] this is just a place that he performs really well. I look forward to watching him play a lot more. Andy Murray played some of his best tennis at the US Open for years and years before he won it.
I'm more impressed with him [presumably Jack!] now than I was before this match. He didn't play a great match. His body wasn't quite there the whole time. but I'm more impressed with him now.

Tarango is on radio 5 for Wimbledon and other slams and is , easily, one of the best co commentators. Very inciteful and interesting and humourous.

christ · Futures level

"over-exceeded"?

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

christ wrote:
"over-exceeded"?

He's a Yank. What do you expect? He's like those people who insist on qualifying "unique" with adverbs such as "quite" or "really". wink

Neil Gee · Club Coach

4 - 6 , 7 - 5 , 4 - 6 , 6 - 4 , 6-1. Taylor Fritz wins a proper 5 set ding dong in the other semi against Francis Tiafoe. It's not what Fritz needs before encountering a daisy-fresh Jannik Sinner but at least he will have the home crowd on his side.

Var · Pro player

Neil Gee wrote:
4 - 6 , 7 - 5 , 4 - 6 , 6 - 4 , 6-1. Taylor Fritz wins a proper 5 set ding dong in the other semi against Francis Tiafoe. It's not what Fritz needs before encountering a daisy-fresh Jannik Sinner but at least he will have the home crowd on his side.

I wouldnt say Sinner is daisy fresh with that wrist issue

Var · Pro player

JonH comes home wrote:
Hes done that before (throwing up at the AO - put it down to emotional stress and I can see that!)

Great effort - top 20; now get rested and get back to Manchester and help us in the DC!

In a different context used to see this when lecturing at Uni and exam pressure..Sometimes had to go into exam hall with a sick bucket! Never used to impede their results overall though,

Spireman · Club Coach

Neil Gee wrote:
Jack's not that far behind Sinner, he gave him a good, competitive game for two sets.

Yes, that's true. The same could be said about Henman various times when he lost in semi finals though, eg 'he wasn't far behind Sampras' for example. Time will tell with Jack. It won't be easy to repeat semis or even go better with Sinner, Alcaraz and others around. But the recent example of Andy and what he had to do to win slams with federer, Nadal and djokovic all playing should help him. Interesting the list of recent british gs semi finalists that was trotted out as jack got to the quarters to then semi. Llloyd (J), Henman, Rusedski, Murray, Edmund and Norrie. All different pathways after first semi, have to hope he exceeds Norrie, then Rusedski and Henman but it won't be easy, obviously.

twentytoone · Intermediate Club Player

Jack should get a sports psychologist to help with the anxiety it appears he has in close matches

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Dan trying his hand at writing

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-13825165/Jack-Draper-proud-despite-Open-semi-final-loss-showed-true-colours-hard-work-starts-writes-DAN-EVANS.html

christ · Futures level

Interesting what this implies about Ms Raducanu:

"I dont think theres a danger of what happened to Emma happening to Jack. I know his personality and hes very grounded and has got good people around him."

indiana · Tennis legend

christ wrote:
Interesting what this implies about Ms Raducanu:

"I dont think theres a danger of what happened to Emma happening to Jack. I know his personality and hes very grounded and has got good people around him."

Yep, Dan much more in the media could be most err entertaining.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

At least hes not being a prat like Nick K (whos commentary and interviews I like , but then says and does some stupid things)

Neil Gee · Club Coach

Jannik Sinner wins the US Open in straight sets 3-4-5.

I think that Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are a half step ahead of the other young seeds in terms of natural talent but still, Jack Draper improved massively in the last year and he's young enough to improve hugely again.

It's like Andy Murray never quite had the raw talent of the big three throughout his career but he still won a few Grand Slams.

He just had to work harder.