The 2015 US Open of Tennis

travzilla · Post by **travzilla** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:36 pm

Now underway.

Nishikori (4) just got upset in the first round. I like watching him play, so that sucks. I think i'm rooting hardest to see a Federer win.

Dgen/Pruitt - over/under on number of games Eugenie wins has to be like 4.5 right? Even in the context of today's women's tour, Her rise and fall in the last 18 months is almost unfathomable. I feel like with all the coaching changes and stuff, there has to be some off court/personal issues that people just aren't reporting.

SportsDoc · Post by **SportsDoc** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:42 pm

Serena Grand Slam. Book it, Danno!

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 2:54 pm

travzilla wrote:Now underway.

Nishikori (4) just got upset in the first round. I like watching him play, so that sucks. I think i'm rooting hardest to see a Federer win.

Dgen/Pruitt - over/under on number of games Eugenie wins has to be like 4.5 right? Even in the context of today's women's tour, Her rise and fall in the last 18 months is almost unfathomable. I feel like with all the coaching changes and stuff, there has to be some off court/personal issues that people just aren't reporting.

She's gone off the rails. Guess who she's playing mixed doubles with?

travzilla · Post by **travzilla** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 3:01 pm

Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
vs
Elina Svitolina (UKR)
Artem Sitak (NZL)

Ha! Certainly not hurting my theory that she's way to full of herself, boozin' like crazy and probably a huge bitch.

I wonder if Milos is at full strength if he can get back to the quarters. I think that would be a great tournament for him, would have to beat Nadal to get there though.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 3:54 pm

travzilla wrote:Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)
Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
vs
Elina Svitolina (UKR)
Artem Sitak (NZL)

Ha! Certainly not hurting my theory that she's way to full of herself, boozin' like crazy and probably a huge bitch.

I wonder if Milos is at full strength if he can get back to the quarters. I think that would be a great tournament for him, would have to beat Nadal to get there though.

I'm calling an early upset, Nadal to lose in the 1st round to the teenage phenom Borna Coric tonight.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 1:16 pm

He's really starting to grow on me. Remember what a cunt he used to be?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 1:30 pm

I am intrigued to see how far Hingis and Leander Pais go in the mixed doubles. They have played together for the Washington Kastles for 2 or 3 years and seem to play well together. Paes is a really good doubles player.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 2:39 pm

There's a guy who just WD'd named Jack Sock.

That is unfortunate.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 6:06 pm

A_B wrote:There's a guy who just WD'd named Jack Sock.

That is unfortunate.

Nothing to do with this thread, but I just met a guy with another unfortunate name. His last name is Wanke.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 6:29 pm

A_B wrote:There's a guy who just WD'd named Jack Sock.

That is unfortunate.

That's funny, I have a sock by that name.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 5:01 pm

Only a Canadian could get a head injury in tennis

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 9:50 pm

Serena has to play venus. Fuck that.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:23 am

I always thought that coaching during a match was outlawed. But Andy Murray last night was having a running conversation with the people in his box.

And wow...is he a whiny bitch...

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 10:39 am

DaveInSeattle wrote:I always thought that coaching during a match was outlawed. But Andy Murray last night was having a running conversation with the people in his box.

And wow...is he a whiny bitch...

I've always liked and respected Murray but I'll side with you on this one. He did come off like a whiny bitch during that match.

It never ceases to amaze me when people bitch about balls hitting the line. The line is in. The line has always been in. Play the ball.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:46 am

BSF21 wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:I always thought that coaching during a match was outlawed. But Andy Murray last night was having a running conversation with the people in his box.

And wow...is he a whiny bitch...
I've always liked and respected Murray but I'll side with you on this one. He did come off like a whiny bitch during that match.

It never ceases to amaze me when people bitch about balls hitting the line. The line is in. The line has always been in. Play the ball.

Players are now spoiled by the challenge system. In the old days they played every ball that was close until they heard an out call and linesman only made out calls when it was pretty clearly out. So far out the umpire could see it as well.

Now players are challenging everything hoping the technology showed that it clipped the line to get a free point. Players often burn through their 3 challenges per set easily. And then when the ball clips the line they give the linesman a dirty look, yeah like a human could see a serve hit at 140mph that clipped the line by a millemetre.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 1:32 pm

That damn technology making sure shots are called accurately!

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:12 pm

So, do you lay down for your sister to win the Grand Slam, or do you go balls out to spoil it for her?

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:13 pm

howard wrote:So, do you lay down for your sister to win the Grand Slam, or do you go balls out to spoil it for her?

I really think its a non-story. Slam or no slam, Serena takes it with relative ease.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:14 pm

Who the fuck knows. I've always been suspicious when those two play each other. I don't know how either one of them could live with themselves if that were the case though.

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:16 pm

howard wrote:So, do you lay down for your sister to win the Grand Slam, or do you go balls out to spoil it for her?

She's human. I don't see how she wouldn't feel awful for Serena if she beat her. That has to be a factor. There is no way Venus beats Serena. None.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:19 pm

Shirley wrote:
howard wrote:So, do you lay down for your sister to win the Grand Slam, or do you go balls out to spoil it for her?
She's human. I don't see how she wouldn't feel awful for Serena if she beat her. That has to be a factor. There is no way Venus beats Serena. None.

Where's Brian?

I need to know how they handicap tennis matches, because I'm on board that you could make a small fortune betting on Serena tonight.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:27 pm

Am I a racist for rooting for Venus tonight?

Post by **brian** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 4:28 pm

Serena is a -950 favorite to win the match. So you'd have to bet $95 to win $10.

I agree there's probably no way Venus wins, but I don't have any intention of laying that much odds. Crazy shit like injuries can happen.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:09 pm

Tennis bets are void if someone quits so have protection.

DC47 · Post by **DC47** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:34 pm

Serena Williams has off days, and has lost to far worse players than Venus.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:46 pm

The sisters used to hate playing each other but now they are used to it. Their last 4 or 5 matches have been really good.

Its amazing how that stadium gets 20000 people out and another 20000 people in in 30 minutes without chaos happening.

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:31 pm

Venus took the second set. 2-6, 6-1.

Between this, pennant race baseball and US/Brazil friendly, not a bad little sports night for a Tuesday

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:37 pm

Serena breaks in the second game, up 2-0 and rolling.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:35 am

James Blake gets accosted by 5 plainsclothes officers who had him confused for someone in an identity-theft ring.

Post by **brian** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:39 am

A_B wrote:James Blake gets accosted by 5 plainsclothes officers who had him confused for someone in an identity-theft ring.

Probably because he's half-white.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:43 am

brian wrote:
A_B wrote:James Blake gets accosted by 5 plainsclothes officers who had him confused for someone in an identity-theft ring.
Probably because he's half-white.

That is an optimistic way to phrase that!

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 9:46 am

brian wrote:
A_B wrote:James Blake gets accosted by 5 plainsclothes officers who had him confused for someone in an identity-theft ring.
Probably because he's half-white.

And he went to Harvard.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:41 pm

Serena down a break in the third. Vinci serving 4-3. Tune in.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:41 pm

Vinci up a break in the 3rd set of the semis with Serena...

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:41 pm

Oh hi Howard.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:47 pm

Had a $3 live bet on Vinci just before it went to 2-2 in the third, queued up that would've paid $75. Fuckers changed the odds, and now it only pays $27.

#workingonfriday

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:49 pm

BSF21 wrote:Oh hi Howard.

Would've beat me if I had finished my tweet on your timeline. Yeah she is grunting a lot.

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:50 pm

For those watching, how much of this is Serena struggling and how much is it Vinci playing a great match?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:51 pm

Joe K wrote:For those watching, how much of this is Serena struggling and how much is it Vinci playing a great match?

I've only seen from the end of the second set on, but I'd say it's a mix of both.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 1:51 pm

Vinci has played great in the third, when I tuned in. With some occasional stumbles.