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Also not much talk of the US Open because the most here it seems only watch the mens' side. The women's (WTA) tour is where the all the best match ups and excitement is at the moment. The men's tour is pretty bland at the moment with Novak unable to play in any heat. Sinner injured, and Alcaraz having been out for 4 months.
 
The mens side of things are definitely lacking likeable personalities which is a big problem. It's pretty hard to care who wins for a lot of tennis fans these days.
Sinner and Alcaraz are both nice enough guys but are a bit too vanilla to get truly invested in.
 
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moppy89 said:
God I hope Shelton can hold off Zverev here. I find them both pretty unlikeable but Zverev particularly so
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Crazy to think Zverev is now odds on, almost a red hot favourite to become a multi GS champion in a single season.

Shows the lack of depth, Novax can defo win another one if he continues. He has to fancy his chances with the way things are.
 
Reuben klang said:
Crazy to think Zverev is now odds on, almost a red hot favourite to become a multi GS champion in a single season.

Shows the lack of depth, Novax can defo win another one if he continues. He has to fancy his chances with the way things are.
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Not only a multiple GS champion, he could also take #1 by the year end depending on Sinner's fitness and ability to defend his points.
 
Would love to see Novak win another but think it's beyond him now. He has the ability to beat anyone on a given day but I just can't see him beating everyone en route to a GS
 
Rybakina US Open Women's Champion. Pretty much everything I saw before the tournament was about how she could barely walk after her injury in Cincinnati. She wasn't considered a contender due to that.

She's now won 3 GS at different tournaments. Only RG to go for the career GS.
 
moppy89 said:
Would love to see Novak win another but think it's beyond him now. He has the ability to beat anyone on a given day but I just can't see him beating everyone en route to a GS
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I'm not a fan but he's a done a pretty great job of outrunning father time for many years. That race has now been lost and I don't see any way back.
 
englishpremier said:
It would be interesting to know what's wrong with Novak. It's not just age. I mean look at Monfils and Warwrinka, both older and they might gas after 4 sets, not after 20 mins, and aren't throwing up. He clearly has some kind of illness.
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This is what I was thinking, if he can get fit and healthy he should be able to compete - we seen it at AO at the start of the year.

Going through both of those two is too much back to back but we've seen this year they two just aren't at the same level/competitiveness/mental/fitness/conditioning/consistency what ever that may be as the big 3.
 
englishpremier said:
Rybakina US Open Women's Champion. Pretty much everything I saw before the tournament was about how she could barely walk after her injury in Cincinnati. She wasn't considered a contender due to that.

She's now won 3 GS at different tournaments. Only RG to go for the career GS.
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Womans tennis needs more Rybakinas... the lack of screeching / general gamesmanship is a breath of fresh air amonst the hordes of wailing banshees currently littering womans tennis.
 
Djokovic just beat zverev.
Bad bad call early in the match when zverev asked for a let because of a bill board led changing and putting him off.
But he hit the serve and when he messed up the next shot he queried it.
Nonsense call imo
 
Greatest player born in the 90s (and probably the most boring). Medvedev could still overtake him, but it's not looking likely. Tsitsipas has fallen off a cliff he's likely out of contention. Can't see him wining a slam, let alone two in the next 5 years.
 
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