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US Open Tennis 2022

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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2022
    Immediate break back. Finally Norrie does something. Smashes up his racquet and breaks serve to 15!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Short lived. Rublev breaks again and will serve for the match.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Rublev wins 6-4 6-4 6-4.

    Poor today from Norrie. Deserved to lose.

    Four Brits in the third round to none in the quarter finals is a real shame.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2022
    Tiafoe has taken the first set from Nadal.

    Top women’s seed Swiatek is having some trouble against Jule Niemeier. Gone to a deciding set.

    Earlier, Pegula beat Kvitova in straight sets.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Tiafoe on the brink of knocking out Nadal.

    Leads two sets to one and 5-3 in the fourth.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Wins it. 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Three really interesting quarter finals in the men’s draw.

    Kyrgios [23] v Khachanov [27]
    Berrettini [13] v Ruud [5]
    Rublev [9] v Tiafoe [22]

    Likely Sinner [11] v Alcaraz [3] in the other quarter final, barring any other upsets. Sinner faces unseeded Ilya Ivashka. Alcaraz has a tougher test against Cilic, 15th seed.
  • Three really interesting quarter finals in the men’s draw.

    Kyrgios [23] v Khachanov [27]
    Berrettini [13] v Ruud [5]
    Rublev [9] v Tiafoe [22]

    Likely Sinner [11] v Alcaraz [3] in the other quarter final, barring any other upsets. Sinner faces unseeded Ilya Ivashka. Alcaraz has a tougher test against Cilic, 15th seed.
    Winner comes from that QF for me, although Kyrgios played so well v Medvedev, actually think it was a better performance than his matches at Wimbledon.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Marin Cilic the only man left in the draw who’s previously won a major.
  • Marin Cilic the only man left in the draw who’s previously won a major.
    Not any longer.... 
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  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Alcaraz and Sinner both had more trouble than expected, having to both come through in five sets.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2022
    Men’s quarter finals:

    Kyrgios [23] v Khachanov [27]
    Berrettini [13] v Ruud [5]
    Sinner [11] v Alcaraz [3]
    Rublev [9] v Tiafoe [22]
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Women’s QF:

    Swiatek [1] v Pegula [8]
    Ka Pliskova [22] v Sabalenka [6]
    Garcia [17] v Gauff [12]
    Jabeur [5] v Tomljanovic 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,835
    Men’s quarter finals:

    Kyrgios [23] v Khachanov [27]
    Berrettini [13] v Ruud [5]
    Sinner [11] v Alcaraz [3]
    Rublev [9] v Tiafoe [22]
    when was last grand slam quarter finals that had none of the big 3 in it ?
  • MrOneLung said:
    Men’s quarter finals:

    Kyrgios [23] v Khachanov [27]
    Berrettini [13] v Ruud [5]
    Sinner [11] v Alcaraz [3]
    Rublev [9] v Tiafoe [22]
    when was last grand slam quarter finals that had none of the big 3 in it ?
    Not that long ago. US Open 2020.

    I did read that this will be only the 4th major mens final since 2005 without one of the big 3 in it though, which is quite incredible.

    US Open 2014 - Cilic v Nishikori
    Wimbledon 2016 - Murray v Raonic
    US open 2020 - Thiem v Zverev
    US Open 2022

    Before 2014 you had to go right the way back to Australia 2005 for Safin v Hewitt.
  • Alcaraz could end the tournament as the youngest male World no 1 ever:

    Rafael NadalCarlos Alcaraz, and Casper Ruud are all in contention for the ATP No. 1 singles ranking.[4] Nadal will reclaim the No. 1 ranking if neither Alcaraz nor Ruud reach the championship match. If one of them makes the final, he will become the new world No. 1. If both Alcaraz and Ruud make the final, the winner will be a first-time Grand Slam champion as well as a first-time world No. 1. World No. 1 Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas were also in contention for the top spot in the ATP rankings in the first week of the tournament. Alcaraz is vying to become the youngest world No. 1 in ATP rankings history, surpassing the record Lleyton Hewitt holds. Furthermore, Ruud became the first Norwegian man to reach the US Open quarterfinals, and is vying to become the first Norwegian man to be the world No. 1.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    It's definitely chaotic at the top for the first time in a long time.

    Seeing Nadal at the top of the rankings with 5810 points would surely be the lowest points total to hold the ranking in a number of years.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2022
    Djokovic losing out on a potential 2000 points for each of the two slams he's missed has dumped him down to 7th in the world as well as all the points that were voided from this year's Wimbledon are obviously contributing to a record low in points across the board.

    However it's still interesting (to me) seeing all the top players bunched in a 5000-6000 point range when going back to 2005-2015, all four of Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray were routinely sitting on 12000-16000 points.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,944
    edited September 2022
    It's definitely chaotic at the top for the first time in a long time.

    Seeing Nadal at the top of the rankings with 5810 points would surely be the lowest points total to hold the ranking in a number of years.
    Yeah, if Ruud or Alcaraz lose in the final (and not to the other one), I think we'd be talking the first no.1 who hasn't won a GS first since Rios in the 90s?

    I guess the one caveat on the points is that Wimbledon was 0 points for everyone.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Ruud takes the first set against Berrettini 6-1.
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  • Ruud wins, up to 2nd in the world in the live rankings.  Potentially one win away from world no 1
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    I am surprised by how quickly Ruud took care of Berrettini. Expected that to go the distance.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2022
    Jabeur won the first set against Tomljanovic 6-4. Currently on serve in the second set (after both women have broken serve twice... four breaks in seven service games).
  • I am surprised by how quickly Ruud took care of Berrettini. Expected that to go the distance.
    Berrettini having a 5 setter the round before probably didn't help.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Jabeur defeats Tomljanovic 6-4 7-6(4)
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    Caroline Garcia defeats Coco Gauff 6-3 6-4. Reaches her first ever grand slam semi-final.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2022
    Khachanov has taken the first set from Kyrgios 7-5.

    Kyrgios having a medical time out, having issues with one of his legs.
  • Is this the first time there's been a Karen in a men's Grand Slam semi-final?
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,757
    edited September 2022
    Kyrgios loses in five sets to Karen Khachanov. I would imagine that must be the case @AddicksAddict !

    It must leave Jack Draper wondering what might've been. He had Khachanov on the ropes in the 3rd round. Could he have beaten Carreno-Busta and Kyrgios though?


    Nonetheless,
    the first semi-finals are set:

    Khachanov [27] v Ruud [5] in the men's draw

    Garcia [17] v Jabeur [5] in the women's draw



    Today's order of play...

    4PM U.K. start:
    Ka Pliskova [22] v Sabalenka [6]
    Rublev [9] v Tiafoe [22]

    11PM U.K. start:
    Swiatek [1] v Pegula [8]
    Sinner [11] v Alcaraz [3]