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US Open Tennis 2020

Callumcafc
Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
edited August 2020 in Other Football and Sports
Day one of the second tennis major of the year...

Cam Norrie comes back from two sets down to beat 9th seed Diego Schwartzman.

Kyle Edmund (ranked 44) will be up against Alexander Bublik (ranked 54) shortly.
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Tomorrow Andy Murray is back, facing world no. 49 Yoshihito Nishioka.

    Dan Evans (23rd seed) will play against world no. 113 Thiago Seyboth Wild.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited August 2020
    No Federer or Nadal in the draw for this tournament - the first time that that has been the case for a major since 1999.

    Top eight seeds:
    1. Novak Djokovic
    2. Dominic Thiem
    3. Daniil Medvedev
    4. Stefanos Tsitsipas
    5. Alex Zverev
    6. Matteo Berrettini
    7. David Goffin
    8. Roberto Bautista Agut
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Not a great start for Edmund

    3-1 down in the first set
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,945
    Strange to see Dan Evans as a seed.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited August 2020
    Edmund lost the first set 6-2.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    North Lower Neil said:
    Strange to see Dan Evans as a seed.
    Theres a semen joke in there somewhere 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2020
    Edmund won in four sets. 2-6 7-5 7-5 6-0

    He will be playing against Djokovic next round... lol



    Norrie five set score for those interested: 3-6 4-6 6-2 6-1 7-5

    He’ll be up against world no. 103 Federico Coria in the next round.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Murray went two sets and a break down but fought back to win the third set on a tie break.

    Now deep in the fourth set and we are on serve
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Murray saves match point on his own serve at 5-6 to force another tie break.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Konta beat Watson in straight sets in a battle of the brits 
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Going the distance... Murray wins the fourth set tie break 7-4
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Come on Andy you're British at the moment  ;)
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Murray wins!

    4-6 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2020
    Evans also wins in a little over 2 hours of play. 6-2 6-1 7-5.

    Four men flying the British flag through to the second round.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2020
    -Kyle Edmund will face Novak Djokovic [1]

    -Cam Norrie will face Federico Coria [unseeded]
    -Andy Murray will face Felix Auger-Aliassime [15]
    -Dan Evans [23] will face Corentin Moutet [unseeded] or Jiri Vesely [unseeded]

    There is a possibility of a third round match between Murray and Evans if both were to win their second round match.



    -Jo Konta [9] will face Sorana Cîrstea [unseeded] in the women’s draw.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Callumcafc said:
    Murray wins!

    4-6 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4
    The definition of a champion.  He doesn't know when he is beaten.  One of the most incredible comebacks I have seen.
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,410
    I turned Murray off when he was 2 down and into the tie breaker, i thought no way was he coming back even if he sneaked it. Struggled early on and with his legs gone now. So happy he won, found out last night from one of my mates lol Not really holding much hope for the next round a top 16 player and after last nights efforts. 

    Great to see the other England lads + Konta doing well, hopefully we can get a couple through at least. Konta has a chance outright too. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Edmund wins a first set tie break against Djokovic... Novak’s streak of 19 straight tie breaks won has just been broken.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Callumcafc said:
    Edmund wins a first set tie break against Djokovic... Novak’s streak of 19 straight tie breaks won has just been broken.
    Lost in four sets. 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-2
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Norrie wins in straight sets 6-3 6-4 6-4.

    Will be playing Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the third round. He’s ranked 99th in the world and just knocked out the 24th seed in four sets.
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  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    Bit gutted I’ve missed out on following this year, is the tennis on Amazon, BT or sky this year?
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Mendonca In Asdas said: to
    Bit gutted I’ve missed out on following this year, is the tennis on Amazon, BT or sky this year?
    Amazon prime video
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,410
    Whilst Amazons coverage is good and on most TV's , it feels an anticlimax. Some of it should be split with sky really, i have Amazon but also just feels odd its not on Eurosport/Skysports. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Konta wins the first set against Cirstea.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2020
    Callumcafc said:
    Konta wins the first set against Cirstea.
    She lost in three sets. 2-6 7-6 6-4
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,650
    McBobbin said:
    Mendonca In Asdas said: to
    Bit gutted I’ve missed out on following this year, is the tennis on Amazon, BT or sky this year?
    Amazon prime video
    Thanks for that managed to download Amazon Prime app on Apple TV, I’m all in! 

    As Thomas S would say.
  • redman
    redman Posts: 5,285
    Our internet went sown about 15 mins  ago and still down. Evans had break point in 3rd . What is happening please
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    edited September 2020
    redman said:
    Our internet went sown about 15 mins  ago and still down. Evans had break point in 3rd . What is happening please
    Evans is 1 point away from forcing a tie break but there is a rain delay

    Its currently 1-1, 6-5 to Moutet but Evans is serving and 40-30 up
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Terrible time to stop play lol,at least give Dan 1 chance to get that final point before pulling them off 😂

    Forcast doesn't look good either
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2020
    Felix Auger-Aliassime beats Murray in straight sets. 6-2 6-3 6-4. 

    Ruthless performance. He produced an ace on every third point on serve (24 aces from 70 points).

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