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An early look at the US Open
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Re: An early look at the US Open
I still can't see Petra winning the US Open. The heat and humidity usually get to her but her survival in that semi vs Keys impressed me. If she does manage to win in New York I wouldn't be upset.
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Re: An early look at the US Open
I provided 30+ potential winners, but that list will be winnowed to ca 6-8 after the first 2 rounds. Some of the "favorites" will have lost outright and with others it will be clear that they are not playing well enough.
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Petra is about to lose the 1st set to Garcia. Caroline Garcia is playing right now and at the right time some fantastic tennis. She seems to be taking on anyone who is opposite her on the court and taking them down. I cannot predict how long this streak will last, or if the streak will go far into the USO, but if this quality of tennis continues from her she is going to go far.
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Re: An early look at the US Open
1R-2R probable losers:
Badosa, Jabeur, Mugu, Emma, Leylah, BHM, Krejcikova, Teichmann, Anisimova (injury), Trevisan, Riske, Mertens.
Giorgi.
PROBABLE. I hope I am wrong in many of these cases.
Badosa, Jabeur, Mugu, Emma, Leylah, BHM, Krejcikova, Teichmann, Anisimova (injury), Trevisan, Riske, Mertens.
Giorgi.
PROBABLE. I hope I am wrong in many of these cases.
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I just simply cannot add Anett to any losing list. Some of my biases cannot be erased that easily.
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Re: An early look at the US Open
I do not think Raducanu will lose in the first two rounds. Have no quibble with any of the others or Kontaveit.
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Not sure about the others, but I do believe Mugu, Leylah, and Kontaveit will lose in the 1st round.
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Him doing so well and winning the Cincy Tournament has helped him so much for this upcoming USO. I don't know how well he will succeed at the USO, but he is someone to surely watch.
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Re: An early look at the US Open
Well well..any list longer than 6-8 is not a prediction, it is a cop-out..I will trim my list only after I see how the court is playing, day 1..
PS: cop-out is also fine, not criticising..
PS: cop-out is also fine, not criticising..
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Caroline has never made it past R3 in the US Open. SO many players, year after year, decade after decade, have had regular tour winning streaks, only to fold at the Slams. Now, in fairness, and I mean the following with no snark- Caroline HAS won two French Open doubles titles. Stosur and Krejčíková are examples of players who first won doubles Slams before winning a singles Slam title. Winning ANY slam title still gives you experience in what it's like, and what it FEELS like, to win a Slam. So, sure, this could happen. But.....IMO, highly unlikely. Winning regular tour matches is nowhere near the same as winning Slam titles.AcesAnnie wrote: ↑Sun Aug 21, 2022 6:49 pmPetra is about to lose the 1st set to Garcia. Caroline Garcia is playing right now and at the right time some fantastic tennis. She seems to be taking on anyone who is opposite her on the court and taking them down. I cannot predict how long this streak will last, or if the streak will go far into the USO, but if this quality of tennis continues from her she is going to go far.
AND, btw, y'all, Petra HAS made two QF's at the US Open- and the final of the Aussie and two French SF's. So, Petra does know how to play well at the US Open, and even more so at all of the Slams. So there. I mean, of course she's not gonna win and all, but I'd still like her chances at the US Open vs. Garcia.
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Alternate post: Truly, we don't have a damned clue with the women's draw. I sure wasn't picking Rybakina to win Wimbledon, so.....
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I have picked 5 players on each side and after these next two tournaments are over and heading into the USO, I will narrow it down to 1 men's winner that I predict and 1 women's winner.
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