Serena loses. I get and admire what she achieved. I also understand the pomp and ceremony shown at the US Open celebrating her though, as is always the way, the Americans continue to struggle to know how to behave towards anyone that’s not ‘their own’. The way Tomjlanovic was treated, you’d have thought that she lost the match. Lucky for them, she was eventually interviewed after being made to wait for Serena’s goodbye and I thought she gave a superb, humble, complimentary speech which the crowd loved. It’s gonna be embarrassing though when Serena continues playing and is back again next year. I’m convinced that she never 100% said she was retiring and now has been backed into something of a corner to do so after all of the accolades, speeches, tributes and goodbyes have taken place. Watch this space!
Good effort by Andy,Berrettini when fully fit is a top 6 player,who will give anyone a hard time.Thought Andy handled his serve quite well,but his own serve was really not up to it,double at vital times and a very low percentage of first serves.Still thik he can do well in the lesser competitions but 5 setters in grand slams look a bridge too far.One other thing,can the stewards not get a grip on spectators continually poncing about while players are waiting too play,make them wait for intervals in between games such ignorance only found at the USA open.
Good effort by Andy,Berrettini when fully fit is a top 6 player,who will give anyone a hard time.Thought Andy handled his serve quite well,but his own serve was really not up to it,double at vital times and a very low percentage of first serves.Still thik he can do well in the lesser competitions but 5 setters in grand slams look a bridge too far.One other thing,can the stewards not get a grip on spectators continually poncing about while players are waiting too play,make them wait for intervals in between games such ignorance only found at the USA open.
What Murray has achieved is incredible after surgery but I'm not sure if he can achieve much more. His serve is still a problem and in terms of movement he can't reach previous peaks.
Feel really sorry for Draper having to retire - looks to have a great future.
Rain delay now. Has been for the last 20 minutes or so. Roof has been closed and the ball kids are drying up the excess moisture with a load of white towels… seems a very disorganised operation.
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Now I can turn one of the teles off.
Feel really sorry for Draper having to retire - looks to have a great future.
Evans v Cilic is scheduled third on Court 17, after two doubles matches are played.
Yuan v Pegula
Brooksby v Alcaraz
Arthur Ashe (evening):
Gasquet v Nadal
Cornet v Collins
Muguruza v Kvitova
Martic v Azarenka
Schwartzman v Tiafoe
Louis Armstrong (evening):
Swiatek v Davis
Nakashima v Sinner
Grandstand:
Norrie v Rune
Shapovalov v Rublev
Pliskova v Bencic
Burel v Sabalenka
Kyrgios [23] v Khachanov [27]
Berrettini [13] v Ruud [5]
Other QFs decided tomorrow:
Ivashka OR Sinner [11]
v
Cilic [15] OR Alcaraz [3]
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Norrie [7] OR Rublev [9]
v
Tiafoe [22] OR Nadal [2]
Garcia [17] v Gauff [12]
Jabeur [5] v Tomljanovic
Other QFs decided tomorrow:
Swiatek [1] OR Niemeier
v
Kvitova [21] OR Pegula [8]
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Azarenka [26] OR Ka Pliskova [22]
v
Collins [19] OR Sabalenka [6]