The Official Tennis Thread (Vol. 2024 US Open)

[Sinner]

Put up a decent fight in the 1st... looking like it might be all over... or not!

 

[rolaholic]

Brady won b2b games after going down 4-0 but Naomi's 1 more away from finishing her off now

 

[rolaholic]

C'mon Naomi I need to get some sleep

 

[rolaholic]

There you go for slame no.4

I appreciate her being merciful for those in the western hemisphere

Pretty solid performance from Jenny but Naomi's becoming pretty much inevitable now.

Still unbeaten in Major deciders from the quarters onwards and on a 21 match win streak

 

[whtascene]

Osaka just too strong she's becoming somewhat of a hardcourt specialist.

 

[danger style]

Medvedev choking big time at the end of that first set

 

[whtascene]

Anti climatic final Medvedev didn't turn up, Djoko too good as usual.

 

[whtascene]

Will be interesting to see how Federer fares in his first match back after a year out.

 

[youngwolf]

^
6-2 6-3

On another note, Sascha Bajin is looking more funnier in the light than he usually does. I say Pliskova drops him before RG.

 

[kanyeezy411]

Strange feeling to see him back on the court after this long time. I’m super happy and smiling

 

[Sonny Corinthos]

Coco

 

[whtascene]

Federer's serve has looked solid so far, not too shabby for someone his age being away for so long.

Feels like good ol' times watching him play again.

 

[whtascene]

Solid entertaining 1st set with the trademark backhand winner.

 

[whtascene]

Just like old times solid win from Federer.

 

[groupb]

Naomi osaka sister Mari has retired from tennis at age 24.

 

[thadangerousmind]

Rafa looked old in his loss to Zverev. He ruined his chances at being seeded #2 at Roland Garros too. He could see Novak earlier than the final.

 

[shogun]

I really doubt any of the 4 Majors would disqualify and ban her. she already said she had no problem paying the fines. Don't think threatening her or trying to scare her is gonna work.

All four Grand Slams issue joint statement threatening Naomi Osaka with disqualification and suspension if she boycotts media

Naomi Osaka has followed through with her media boycott, and today the French Open fined her $15,000. She could face even tougher penalties.

awfulannouncing.com

 

[whtascene]

Routine win from Federer it was a decent performance but he wasn't pushed hard during the match.

Likely to play Cilic next that would be a tricky one.

 

[rolaholic]

I'm glad she stuck to her guns tbh, makes the RG organizers look like clowns for threatening to ban her for deciding to skip those irrelevant pressers

 

[whtascene]

Shame that she withdrew just like that.

 

[Sinner]

The moment all 4 slams decided to gang up on her, that pretty much left her with no choice.
Man, I've never seen them so united before.

 

[Case]

I'm glad she stuck to her guns tbh, makes the RG organizers look like clowns for threatening to ban her for deciding to skip those irrelevant pressers

She never should've entered the tourney to begin with..Sucks for her opponent..They should let her continue on so she has a chance to earn more money..

 

[RustyShackleford]

She never should've entered the tourney to begin with..Sucks for her opponent..They should let her continue on so she has a chance to earn more money..

Dude, what are you talking about?

From my understanding, if Osaka withdraws, the person she was scheduled to pay advances to the next round.

 

[Case]

I’m talking about the person she already beat. That person should be allowed to advance. If she hasn’t played anyone yet then the person she was supposed to play would naturally advance.

 

[Sinner]

She never should've entered the tourney to begin with..Sucks for her opponent..They should let her continue on so she has a chance to earn more money..

After Naomi player her R1 match, she skipped the presser (as she said she would). RG then fined her (as expected), but added (in a combined statement with the other 3 grand slams) that they could default her (kick her out of the tournament) if she continued to skip subsequent pressers. As such, Naomi chose to withdraw from the tournament.

They couldn't have awarded the win to her R1 opponent (Tig) and let her play in R2. It would have been like a player withdrawing due to injury. Their previous opponent would not have been allowed to take her place.