US Open Tennis, August 29th - September 11th

paulc25 · 2 Sep 2011 at 23:53

And he wins in the fifth. Wasting energy on lower ranked players will harm his chances later on.

jrodga2k5 · 3 Sep 2011 at 00:11

just hopin that is Murray's poor performance out of the way, fully expect him back to his best on Sunday

Yas786 · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:49

Have to admit, watching Fed vs Cillic at the moment and Federer is no longer the player he used to be...hes having real issues seeing off Cilic and i wouldnt be surprised if Cilic beats him...tied at one set all, Fed breaks him in the first game of the 3rd set then promptly goes and gets himself broken lol.

Tute · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:53

To be fair, with Berdych gone Novak's quarter of the draw has cleared up for him nicely. I think he's got the easiest route of them all to the final now.

paulc25 · 3 Sep 2011 at 19:57

I don't think Federer will win another slam to be honest. He is getting beat by the lower class of players when it only used to be the Nadal/Djokovic/Murray who beat him.

SpeedFreak · 3 Sep 2011 at 22:58

Has anyone else noticed that Serena Wiliams no longer screams like a banshee?

Caseh · 4 Sep 2011 at 00:21

Federer is a strange one, because in a single game he can play his best tennis and his worst. He just can't seem to get games where he plays solid throughout.

gambitt · 4 Sep 2011 at 08:40

Let the Nadal hating begin

vamos Mr Nalbandian

gambitt · 4 Sep 2011 at 16:39

Oh Nalby, how I have missed that backhand. He could have the beating of Nadal if he can go the distance. He'll probably have to do it in 3 though! :eek:

One More Solo · 4 Sep 2011 at 17:51

gambitt said:
Oh Nalby, how I have missed that backhand. He could have the beating of Nadal if he can go the distance. He'll probably have to do it in 3 though!

You sure?

gambitt · 4 Sep 2011 at 17:59

One More Solo said:
You sure?

semi-pro waster · 4 Sep 2011 at 18:21

gambitt said:

I'm guessing that's because Nadal is already 2 sets to the good and therefore Nalbandian would have to do it in 5?

I'd like to see Nalbandian take a set off Nadal at least but it's probably not going to happen now.

gambitt · 4 Sep 2011 at 18:37

Bandy no chance in 5 with his fitness, that's why I said he'd have to do it in 3. Hence my :confused:

when I'm asked "you sure?"

Bearing in mind that Nalbandian started at odds of 11/1, so it's a bit like saying "you sure?

" in response to "Swindon might be able to hold Man Utd to a draw" after they go 2-0 up

gambitt · 4 Sep 2011 at 21:15

Nadal just fainted at a press conference.

Ezyryder · 4 Sep 2011 at 21:22

seems to be ok - slipped?

Caseh · 4 Sep 2011 at 21:28

Were they saying he was dehydrated or something? Said he was ok after have a drink of water.

gambitt · 4 Sep 2011 at 21:31

Simon looking really good against Del Potro. I think he'll take out Murray in the quarters.

He was a force to be reckoned with a few years ago, got into the top 8 but injury took him out for a year or so and he's slipped under the radar. Definitely my dark horse here.

muon · 4 Sep 2011 at 21:35

[Cas];19994427 said:
Were they saying he was dehydrated or something? Said he was ok after have a drink of water.

He had severe cramp and I'm sure we can all empathise with Nadal there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cramp#Skeletal_muscle_cramps

It is surprising that a Tennis player with easy access to drinks gets cramp though. Much more common in football.

I always thought the cause was dehydration.

gambitt · 4 Sep 2011 at 21:46

Here's what happened to Rafa:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/04092011/58/open-nadal-collapses-cramp-press-conference.html

One More Solo · 4 Sep 2011 at 21:52

gambitt said:
Bandy no chance in 5 with his fitness, that's why I said he'd have to do it in 3. Hence my when I'm asked "you sure?"

Bearing in mind that Nalbandian started at odds of 11/1, so it's a bit like saying "you sure? " in response to "Swindon might be able to hold Man Utd to a draw" after they go 2-0 up

It was more the "might have the beating of Nadal" bit.