US Open 2018

[lake]

Ciekawe co Soczek pocznie.

[Rroggerr]

Przepracuje zimę, pogra z miesiąc w challengerach i wróci do niezłego grania, finansowo chyba dalej bardziej opłaca się być randomem z top30 niż topowym deblistą. Co i tak nie przeczy tezie sprzed kilku stron, że debliści zarabiają dużo więcej niż realne zainteresowanie, jakie generują.

[Del Fed]

Osobiście nie widzę jakiejś nadzwyczajnej dyspozycji JM, choc muszę przyznac, że oglądałam jedynie jego ostatni mecz. Szału nie było

Bo tu nie miało być szalu, nie miało być latających forhendów z prędkością światła, gdyż szkoda na nie energii, skoro można się narazić na UE i stratę sił przy upale i wilgotności, a Isner byłby beneficjentem błędów Argentyńczyka. To stąd zaledwie 14 niewymuszonych Argentyńczyka i forhendy kończone na 3 razy. Czysta taktyka i kalkulacja. Podobnie jak granie slajsem w wielu meczach, rotowanie proporcjami tego zagrania - na większość touru to starcza, a na np. Zvereva, by daleko nie szukać, jest po prostu lepsze.

W spotkaniu z Isnerem nie szukałbym weryfikatora, w meczu z Coriciem, również nie. Ze swojej strony mogę tylko wyrazić postawę chciejstwa, polegającą na tym, że więcej niż parę tak ładnych i soczystych bh po linii jak z Kudlą albo Verdasco uda się zobaczyć. JMDP powinien być gotów, w końcu dał radę po meczu z Simonem, a tutaj ma dodatkowe 2 dni przerwy. Czy wygra - nie wiem.

Rozumiem jednak głosy, że jak nie teraz, to kiedy w Szlemie? Trzeba się naćpać na serwisie i dla odmiany wygrać pierwszego seta. W przypadku porażki w partii otwierającej, zrobi się bardzo ciężko, chyba że Hiszpan zjedzie do bazy fizycznie.

[lake]

Czy choć jeden z rywali Serba w drodze do finału nie pykal w czalkach w ostatnich 12 miesiącach?

[Rroggerr]

Sousa. Ale on tutaj tą czwartą rundą uciekł przed perspektywą powrotu do CH, bo w race był jakoś 70 i miał chyba bilans 1-10 po Estoril.

[Damian]

US Open - Plan gier na piątek:

Arthur Ashe Stadium - start o 18:
[7] Łukasz Kubot (POL)/Marcelo Melo (BRA) vs. [3] Mike Bryan (USA)/Jack Sock (USA) [3]

Nie przed 22:
[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [3] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)

Nie przed 23:30:
[21] Kei Nishikori (JPN) vs. [6] Novak Djokovic (SRB)

[Damian]

Preview: Will Rafa's Grueling Run Be A Factor Against Delpo?

Spoiler:

Top seed to meet the Argentine for 17th time
When three break points on Dominic Thiem’s serve went begging deep in a climactic fifth set of the US Open quarter-finals on Wednesday, Rafael Nadal struggled to suppress a bad sense of déjà vu. The very best don’t let these tight contests slip their grasp too often.

After all, these are the matches a champion comes to expect. But the World No. 1 couldn’t help thinking back to July.

Four times on Wimbledon’s Centre Court, he could have stepped up to serve for a place in the final. Each time, though, Novak Djokovic had an answer. The revitalised Serbian would eventually go on to seal the match after five hours and 15 minutes and a day later, a fourth Wimbledon trophy.

As his quarter-final epic against Thiem neared the five-hour mark, and after conceding the opening set 6-0, the defending US Open champion was in the grips of an astonishing contest. Somehow, as the clock passed 2am, he found a way, withstanding a barrage of winners from the Austrian to book a semi-final showdown with a familiar rival, Juan Martin Del Potro.

“I played a lot of long and tough matches in my career. That's one more today,” Nadal said of beating Thiem. “I lost in Wimbledon a match like this, today was for me… The personal satisfaction when you give everything and you play with the right attitude is the same.

View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the US Open & vote for who you think will win!
Nadal vs Del Potro | Djokovic vs Nishikori




“I’m very happy to be in the semi-finals. But being honest, after Wimbledon, I was happy about my attitude and my match there. When you win or when you lose like this, you come back home with the feeling that you did all the things that you can do.”

The man across from him on Friday can relate. Robbed of years during his prime due to wrist injuries, Del Potro has done everything in his power just to be back competing. He has endured all the things you can imagine to get there.

After clinching his maiden ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells this year, where he saved a championship point against Federer, Del Potro was again being talked about as a genuine contender for more of the big titles.

His quarter-final victim on Wednesday, John Isner, believed this was some of the best he had seen from the Argentine. Standing at a career-high No. 3 in the ATP Rankings, this could be his strongest chance yet at adding to his lone US Open title from 2009.

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Nadal and Del Potro have battled 16 times previously. Nadal leads that FedEx ATP Head2Head ledger 11-5. They met at this stage 12 months ago, where after dropping the first set, Nadal cantered to the finish line and two days later, to the title.

They have met once previously at this stage in New York, a contest which a then 20-year-old Del Potro claimed in straight sets before seeing off Roger Federer in a spectacular fashion to clinch that maiden Grand Slam title. This will be Del Potro’s and Nadal’s fourth meeting from the past five majors.

The Argentine’s most recent triumph over the Spaniard came in the 2016 Olympic Games semi-finals in Rio de Janeiro. And while he has never beaten Nadal in a best-of-five-set match since his 2009 US Open victory, there is one factor, which could play into his favour this time round – mileage left in the tank.

Nadal needed four hours and 23 minutes to hold off Russia’s Karen Khachanov in the third round and four hours, 49 minutes to stifle Dominic Thiem’s upset bid in the quarter-finals. Del Potro, by contrast, has dropped just one set all tournament, to Isner.

“It could be another big battle as the Wimbledon match was,” Del Potro said, after Nadal prevailed in an epic five-set quarter-final at SW19 in July. “Of course, I like to play always with the No. 1 of the world, doesn't matter the tournament or the conditions or the weather. I just have the chance to play the greatest on this sport, and it's amazing for me.”

Much like his opponent on Friday, Del Potro is at a point in his career where the hunger for the big prizes still burns. But the satisfaction comes as much from being fit and healthy once again, and knowing you’ve left it all out court.

“I think it doesn't matter the final result in the tournament,” Del Potro said. “I’m just enjoying playing tennis again. I'm enjoying a lot the crowds like this. I like to play big battles with other guys. That makes me feel alive again.

“After all my problems, I think it's time to celebrate these kinds of things. I love this sport. I love the competition. I'm very proud to be here again.”

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[no-handed backhand]

Rafa w 5, Novak w 4. Nawet sobie tak zagram.

[Barty]

Dołóż Paire'a, może gra gdzieś akurat, na przykład sparing ze swoim trenerem.

[Kiefer]

Rafa w 5, Novak w 4. Nawet sobie tak zagram.

Novak w czterech się zgodzę, w przypadku Rafy im mecz dłuższy tym jego szanse moim zdaniem będą maleć.

[Barty]

Novak w 3, Delpo w 4.

[The Djoker]

Jak ma Dun na nazwisko?

[Emu]

Co to ma wspólnego z turniejem?

[Sowa]

Przecież "Love". Nie wiedziałeś?

[Barty]

Preview: Can Nishikori Snap Djokovic's Winning Streak?

Spoiler:

Two-time champion to meet Japanese former No. 4 for 17th time
As any player will attest, some losses sting more than others but it’s what you learn from them that counts. For Novak Djokovic, a four-set defeat to Kei Nishikori in the 2014 US Open semi-finals did not so much spark a learning curve as a learning leap.

Defeat at the time sent Nishikori through to his lone Grand Slam final to date. It also handed him a 2-1 FedEx ATP Head2Head edge over the Serbian. How quickly those tides turned. Djokovic has never lost to the Japanese player since – that’s 13 straight victories now.

View FedEx ATP Head2Head for the US Open & vote for who you think will win!
Nadal vs Del Potro | Djokovic vs Nishikori




As the No. 6 seed and two-time US Open champion admitted ahead of their semi-final on Friday, there was something about Nishikori’s game that flicked his competitive switch from the get-go.

“We had some matches where I won in straight sets, but we had a lot of matches, especially on clay courts, where it went the distance, where a couple of points really decided the winner,” Djokovic said. “In Rome we played a couple matches there. This year he was close to being the winner of that match.

“I have a very good head-to-head score against him. But because he plays so fast, he makes me more alert from the first point because I know I have to be at my best in order to compete with him from the baseline.”

Djokovic has beaten him three times this year already, including the quarter-finals en route to his fourth Wimbledon trophy. It was a trophy run that restored his confidence and carried into the North American hard-court summer, where he went on to complete the Career Golden Masters in Cincinnati. After seeing off the dogged challenge of Roger Federer’s conqueror, John Millman, to reach the semi-finals, it became clear Djokovic was again beginning to peak at the pointy end of the tournament.

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Having missed last year’s US Open and this year’s Australian Open due to a right wrist injury, 2018 has been a season of rebuilding for former World No. 4, Nishikori. He avenged his 2014 US Open final defeat to Marin Cilic on Wednesday, denying the No. 7 seed in five sets.

The 28-year-old said he was playing without the pressure to maintain a Top 10 ranking and it was showing. He might do well now to dig up footage of his semi-final victory over Djokovic from four years ago.

“Yeah, I forgot about it,” he grinned. “I always have good memories here. It was a tough battle against Novak. For sure, it's gonna give me good confidence, even though I [can’t] remember. Maybe I will try to watch the match again, if he wins, and get more confidence.”

In a showdown between two of the ATP World Tour’s best baseline movers, Nishikori would not shy away from what made this match-up so difficult for him.

“Well, he's very solid from baseline,” the No. 21 seed said. “He doesn't have many weakness. He has a great backhand and forehand, too. He can be aggressive, and serve, he got better, too. I will say everything.”

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[Barty]

US Open - 1/2 finału H2H:

[1] Rafael Nadal (ESP) 11 - 5 [3] Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG)
[21] Kei Nishikori (JPN) 2 - 14 [6] Novak Djoković (SRB)

[The Djoker]

Bo musze go dojechac na fejsie.

[DUN I LOVE]

Prawie zaplułem monitor w pracy.

Wysyłam link do mojego konta na PW.

[The Djoker]

W ogole jak ktos chce to wysylac mi na priv swoje fejsy chetnie pogadam o tenisie.

[Barty]