by ti-amie DAY 12: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM 12:00 PM

MEN'S DOUBLES F
USA R. Ram [1]/GBR J. Salisbury [1] vs NED W. Koolhof [2]/GBR N. Skupski [2]
MEN'S SINGLES SF
Not before 3:00 PM
K. Khachanov [27] vs NOR C. Ruud [5]
7:00 PM
MEN'S SINGLES SF
Upcoming
ESP C. Alcaraz [3] vs USA F. Tiafoe [22]

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM 12:00 PM

WC MEN'S SINGLES SF
JPN S. Kunieda [1] vs JPN T. Miki
WOMEN'S DOUBLES SF
Not before 2:00 PM
USA C. Dolehide [12]/AUS S. Sanders [12] vs USA C. McNally/USA T. Townsend
WC MEN'S DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
GBR A. Hewett [1]/GBR G. Reid [1] vs CHI A. Cataldo/JPN T. Oda
WC WOMEN'S DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
NED D. De Groot [1]/NED A. Van Koot [1] vs TBD

COURT 10 12:00 PM

JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES SF
PAR D. Vallejo [1] vs ESP M. Landaluce [5]
JUNIOR BOYS' WC SINGLES SF
Upcoming
GBR B. Bartram [1] vs AUS S. Naser
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES QF
Upcoming
SUI D. Dietrich/BOL J. Prado Angelo vs USA L. Boika/Y. Demin
JUNIOR BOYS' WC DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
GBR B. Bartram [1]/GBR D. Ward [1] vs USA C. Cooper/GBR J. Johns

COURT 13 12:00 PM

JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES SF
HKG C. Wong [9] vs BEL G. Bailly [2]
JUNIOR GIRLS' WC SINGLES SF
Upcoming
JPN Y. Takamuro vs GBR R. Bishop [2]
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES QF
Upcoming
THA T. Nirundorn/USA M. Zheng vs PER G. Bueno [2]/PER I. Buse [2]
JUNIOR GIRLS' WC DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
USA S. Czauz/GER E. Porges vs GBR R. Bishop [2]/USA L. Lautenschlager [2]

COURT 6 12:00 PM

WC WOMEN'S SINGLES SF
NED D. De Groot [1] vs NED A. Van Koot [3]
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES QF
Upcoming
USA L. Hovde [3]/AUS T. Preston [3] vs USA N. Block/USA P. Charney
WC MEN'S DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
NED T. Egberink/BEL J. Gerard vs ESP M. De la Puente [2]/FRA N. Peifer [2]
WC WOMEN'S DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
NED J. Griffioen/JPN M. Ohtani vs JPN Y. Kamiji [2]/RSA K. Montjane [2]
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
TBD vs TBD

COURT 7 12:00 PM

WC WOMEN'S SINGLES SF
NED J. Griffioen vs JPN Y. Kamiji [2]
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES QF
Upcoming
CAN M. Kupres/GBR R. Stoiber vs GER C. Kuhl/GER E. Seidel
WC QUAD SINGLES SF
Upcoming
NED N. Vink [1] vs RSA D. Ramphadi
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
TBD vs TBD

COURT 9 12:00 PM

WC MEN'S SINGLES SF
Upcoming
FRA N. Peifer vs GBR A. Hewett [2]
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES QF
Upcoming
USA A. Blokhina/CAN A. Xu vs USA K. Hui/USA E. Yu
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES QF
Upcoming
NZL J. Loutit/GBR M. Rankin vs USA K. Bigun/USA M. Bigun
JUNIOR BOYS' WC DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
AUS S. Naser/NED I. van Rijt vs GBR A. Penney [2]/AUT M. Taucher [2]

COURT 11 12:00 PM

JUNIOR BOYS' WC SINGLES SF
Upcoming
AUT M. Taucher vs GBR D. Ward
JUNIOR GIRLS' WC SINGLES SF
Upcoming
USA M. Phelps [1] vs BRA J. Moreira Lanai
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES QF
Upcoming
USA O. Baris [8]/USA N. Basavareddy [8] vs ESP M. Landaluce [3]/ESP P. Rodenas [3]
WC QUAD SINGLES SF
Upcoming
USA D. Wagner vs NED S. Schroder [2]
MATCH PREVIEW
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
TBD vs TBD

COURT 12 12:00 PM

JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES SF
D. Shnaider [7] vs CZE L. Havlickova [2]
JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES SF
Upcoming
PHI A. Eala [10] vs CAN V. Mboko [9]
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES QF
Upcoming
CZE L. Havlickova [1]/D. Shnaider [1] vs SLO E. Milic/POL M. Rowinska
JUNIOR GIRLS' WC DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
BRA J. Moreira Lanai [1]/USA M. Phelps [1] vs GBR E. Robertson/JPN Y. Takamuro
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES SF
Upcoming
TBD vs TBD

by ti-amie

by ti-amie Ruud won a 55 shot rally to take the first set over Khachanov 7-6(5).

by JazzNU

ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:22 pm Ruud won a 55 shot rally to take the first set over Khachanov 7-6(5).

by Suliso So far so good for Ruud!

by Deuce 2 sets up now, and it's not looking like his control of the match will decline to the point of possibly losing the match.

by ponchi101 It has been a good match. Reminds me a bit of the Wilander/Lendl 88 final, in which there has been few great shots, but strategically from Wilander, was great.

by ponchi101 I'll admit. That RG final, I was not surprised. He has proven to be a very good clay courter.
But a USO Final, I would have not guessed it. He has worked hard, obviously. Also, a clean match. A bit under 3 hours, perfect preparation for Sunday.

by ti-amie

by ponchi101 So. ESPN obviously shows a small bio of both Alcaraz and Tiafoe. Each one read:
Alcaraz: WTA Ranking - 4
Tiafoe: WTA Ranking - 23

I guess somebody really is new at the production center.

by jazzyg I happened to watch the only previous meeting between Tiafoe and Alcaraz, in Barcelona last year.

Tiafoe won in straights and bossed him around on clay, but it means absolutely nothing because Alcaraz was ranked 117 in the world and had not quite made his breakthrough yet. I remember thinking the guy was darn good for his age, but I had no idea he would develop as quickly as he did. He played a pretty poor match that day.

by JTContinental Alcaraz's grunt tonight sounds like he is calling the ball out

by dryrunguy First set was extremely good. It ended with a stinker, though.

by JTContinental A DF by Alcaraz in the tiebreak was the difference in the first set

by skatingfan Alcaraz blinked in the tie-breaker.

by ponchi101 How much fuel does Alcaraz have? He is going at least four against another player that is as strong as him, if not more. That has got to come into play.

by ti-amie

by ptmcmahon If I heard right, Tiafoe the first person ever to start 8-0 in tiebreakers?

by Suliso Alcaraz is having tiebreaks problem. Has now lost all four at this USO.

by Deuce Alcaraz - Tiafoe was (slightly) more 'electrifying' than Alcaraz - Sinner... but Alcaraz - Sinner was better tennis and a better match overall.
All three players deserve our applause - and our thanks.

by Suliso On the papers this is an excellent final. Two young players fighting for the glory and #1 spot. Hopefully they can produce good tennis too.

by meganfernandez

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 1:33 am How much fuel does Alcaraz have? He is going at least four against another player that is as strong as him, if not more. That has got to come into play.

Rumors of suspicion regarding his muscle mass and stamina are already circulating. Youth usually doesn't guarantee stamina. It has to be built. Maybe these rumors are nothing new for Alcaraz and I'm just now hearing them. They might also be way out of line, but they are circulating at high levels, not in trolly parts of the Internet.

by skatingfan

meganfernandez wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 1:44 pm Rumors of suspicion regarding his muscle mass and stamina are already circulating. Youth usually doesn't guarantee stamina. It has to be built. Maybe these rumors are nothing new for Alcaraz and I'm just now hearing them. They might also be way out of line, but they are circulating at high levels, not in trolly parts of the Internet.

That's not surprising given his success, rapid ascension in the rankings, and the long standing rumours about the Spanish players in general.

by ponchi101

Suliso wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:36 am On the papers this is an excellent final. Two young players fighting for the glory and #1 spot. Hopefully they can produce good tennis too.

Shotmaking wise, the final will be Alcaraz. He has more power, and I think moves better.
But three straight 5-setters are too much. If Ruud can extend some sets, that will help.
But of course, I was wrong about that stamina issue in the Tiafoe-Carlitos match, so maybe Carlitos really has all the stamina in the world.