It is nice! I try to go every year. Its just 20 minutes away. Serena's match wasn't too exciting. I'm hoping she meets Melanie in the final. Nadal and Monfils was a lot of fun to watch. Monfils was phenomenal in the first set, but he wore down as the match went on. Rafa was just better than him at his own game. Those two might be the 2 most exciting players on tour.
Saw Andy Muray's score yesterday. That tell a story dunnitt. Total fade out. Well he claims he likes night matches....
If it ever stops raining I'm going to the women's final tomorrow night and the men's final on Monday. Fingers crossed for Federer and Nadal.
I've been so busy I didn't even know who is in the finals. Just googled it up. Clijsters and Wozniacki, nice. I'm not a fan (as I've said ) of the Williams family. Mean spirited bunch and I'm tired of the way everyone tries to be PC in case they incur the mouth of Richard Williams. That Melanie hype, Phftt! Should be a good match,Woozies gile against Kim's crunch. Mens, not playing until tomorrow, I can record that one.
Saw Del Potro take Nadal to his worst defeat for a long while. Is Nadal hurting or was Del Potro that good? He impressed me and the comms. Federer or Dokovich?
I saw the first 2 sets and if it went they way it was going, then it was a short final. Both sets, the score was close and until the final game it was only one break between them. But Del P had that look of a loser. Totally psyched out. That and Federer was on his game. I'll be looking for more matches from Del Potro, he just needs that big win (in a final) to get his confidence up with his game. ps. WOW! guess I shoulda googled up the score before I wrote his obituary. Guess I missed the end of the second set....and the next THREE! Wow!
Del Po is going to be around for a long time. At the age of 20 he becomes the first player to beat both Nadal and Federer in a grand slam. He is also the tallest player to win a grand slam. Never before has such a tall player been able to move so well. He is only the second man from South America to ever win the US Open. Most Argentines are clay court specialists, but Del Potro prefers the hard court. It was a great match, and I was lucky enough to get tickets. I was cheering for Roger, but most of the crowd was behind the underdog. Roger served poorly. He only got around 50% of his first serves in, and Del Po was able to attack the 2nd serve with his incredible forehand.
59-59! Suspended because of darkness for the 2nd day in a row. It was unbelievable. I've never seen an athlete as exhausted as John Isner, yet he refused to have his serve broken.
Epic tennis match on an epic day for sport. USA match. Then tennis. Then some dramatic happenings in the Group D matches.
My brother (a tennis player) recommended me this book...It's pretty cool so far that I have read. It's kind of like a sports psychology book, and it can be applied to both real life and sports. The author just uses tennis as the tool to get his message across... [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Inner-Game-Tennis-Classic-Performance/dp/0679778314"]Inner Game Of Tennis - The Classic Guide To The Mental Side Of Peak Performance[/ame]
I'm going to the US Open today to see both women's semi finals. I might be going tomorrow for the men's semi's also.
I was hoping for a Federer/Nadal final, but Novak really deserved to win. He played a great match. That fifth set was epic. Rafa has a huge advantage today because he is much fresher. He has yet to be tested this entire tournament. He hasn't lost a set and has only had his serve broke twice. He was resting while Djokovich played an exhausting 5 set match.
