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US Open 2011

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Very interesting match here because it's kind of a year-defining match for both players. If Woz loses, she's a great compiler that plays a lot of tourneys and gets the number 1 ranking, but can't counterpunch her way to a major victory when the best bring their best. If Kuznetsova loses, she's kind of got Monfils syndrome where she's got all the tools, but winds up in these marathon matches and never ends up going as far as she could.
 
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Brenthoven said:
And Caroline is yummy.
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Rory is a lucky guy.

4-1, Woz up two breaks, 6 points from the match.

Edit: 5-1

Edit2: 3 match points for Wozniacki, but hasn't clinched yet.
The match is now 3 hours old
 
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MaizeRage said:
Very interesting match here because it's kind of a year-defining match for both players. If Woz loses, she's a great compiler that plays a lot of tourneys and gets the number 1 ranking, but can't counterpunch her way to a major victory when the best bring their best. If Kuznetsova loses, she's kind of got Monfils syndrome where she's got all the tools, but winds up in these marathon matches and never ends up going as far as she could.
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That first set, Kuznetsova tried to basically forfeit the match, and Caroline couldn't take advantage. And now, it's Caroline's show.
 
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Wozniacki finally wins it on match point #5

She was down 4-1 in the second set then won 11 of 13 games. Great performance.
 
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It's just starting to drizzle in Queens, but they're going to start the match and hope the rain stays away.

Caroline did the interview on ESPN. Have I mentioned lately that Rory is a lucky guy?
 
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Roger wins the first set in 19 minutes, and 3 of those were commercial breaks.
 
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Roger serves 4 aces in a row to take a 2-0 lead in the second. That game took all of 51 seconds.
 
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Made my first ever trip to the Open last night. Observations:

- That thing is corporate-sponsored out the wazoo. There are logos EVERYWHERE!
- One benefit to that: free radios courtesy of American Express tuned to match commentary.
- The outdoor "concourse" area is a massive cluster**** when crowded.
- Food is expensive, drinks aren't too bad.
- Federer is still pretty darn good. After it took Wozniacki over three hours to beat Kuznetsova in three sets, Fed went up two sets on Monaco in like 35 minutes. At that point we headed for the subway because it was already like 12:45am, and when I checked the score when we got to the train he was already up 4-0 in the third set.
 
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jmh said:
- That thing is corporate-sponsored out the wazoo. There are logos EVERYWHERE!
- One benefit to that: free radios courtesy of American Express tuned to match commentary.
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Those are free??? I always thought they charged for those, so I never got them! :)

Just in: Today and tonight have both been cancelled. I haven't seen the Wednesday schedule yet, but this could get a bit crazy if rain continues tomorrow.
 
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Jason A said:
Those are free??? I always thought they charged for those, so I never got them! :)

Just in: Today and tonight have both been cancelled. I haven't seen the Wednesday schedule yet, but this could get a bit crazy if rain continues tomorrow.
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If anything, they'll do an 11 a.m start to get matches in.
 
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MountieBoyOz said:
If anything, they'll do an 11 a.m start to get matches in.
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Weren't they already planning an 11AM start anyway? :p

Tomorrow's schedule

Arthur Ashe Stadium

11:00 AM Men's Singles - 4th Round
Gilles Muller(LUX) vs. Rafael Nadal(ESP)[2]

Men's Singles - Quarterfinals
Novak Djokovic(SRB)[1] vs. Janko Tipsarevic(SRB)[20]

Arthur Ashe Stadium

7:00 PM Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
Serena Williams(USA)[28] vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova(RUS)[17]

Men's Singles - Quarterfinals
Roger Federer(SUI)[3] vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(FRA)[11]


Louis Armstrong Stadium

11:00 AM Men's Singles - 4th Round
David Ferrer(ESP)[5] vs. Andy Roddick(USA)[21]

Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
Samantha Stosur(AUS)[9] vs. Vera Zvonareva(RUS)[2]

This match may be moved to Arthur Ashe Stadium. Not Before:3:00 PM
Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
Caroline Wozniacki(DEN)[1] vs. Andrea Petkovic(GER)[10]


Grandstand

11:00 AM Men's Singles - 4th Round
Donald Young(USA) vs. Andy Murray(GBR)[4]

Men's Singles - 4th Round
John Isner(USA)[28] vs. Gilles Simon(FRA)[12]

Women's Singles - Quarterfinals
Angelique Kerber(GER) vs. Flavia Pennetta(ITA)[26]
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As soon as the prima donna is ready, tennis will begin.
 
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And the prima donna is already down a break, 0-3. A-Rod is up a break. Wish DirecTV would bring back the multiple channels for today...hard to keep track of three matches at once.

Edit: And now the Isner match will go to Court 17 at 1:30. All 3 American men remaining will be in action simultaneously.

Edit2: That didn't last long. The rain has returned.
 
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I'm not sure what they're going to do, it's going to be like this all week.
 
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Nadal and Murray asked to meet with the tournament referee and Murray asked Roddick to join them. The players said they felt they were rushed onto the courts, there was standing water on the outer court and the balls got waterlogged. The courts were unplayable. Nadal says he thinks they were just trotted out to please the fans and the USTA knew they were going to have to suspend play rather quickly. Serena just tweeted her support of Rafa on this issue. The McEnroe brothers and Brad Gilbert just gave a fascinating look behind the scenes of the tennis world. I must admit, I never realized how little power the tennis pros have. Technically, the tournament referee didn't even have to listen to anything Nadal or anyone else said.

As for the weather, tournament officials hope to begin play at 4PM. We'll see.
 
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I think most players have been in a position where they've had to go on court not 100% confident in the court conditions. I don't mind the players saying something.

But Nadal did sound like a tool. I'm sure it was all about the money for the USTA, what with the 300 hundred people they had watching a Round of 16 match. They've got a tournament to get through, and I can't blame them for wanting to get the players out on the court and get what they could in, and not having a ton of patience for Nadal's bionic man act with his seven rolls of tape. If Nadal sticks around long enough--which I doubt he will--he would benefit anyway since he wouldn't have to play four full matches in four days.
 
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