'23 US Open Women's Draws and Discussion

[ashkor87]

Looking forward to the best offense (Ostapenko) versus the best defense (Gauff) ..should be a great match...I would bet on Ostapenko, she is simply a higher class player,but you never know.

[meganfernandez]

Looking forward to the best offense (Ostapenko) versus the best defense (Gauff) ..should be a great match...I would bet on Ostapenko, she is simply a higher class player,but you never know.

Heat could be a problem for Ostapenko? Coco loves it. I think she'll get enough balls back and Ostapenko will miss enough. And BG will have the perfect strategy. Hope it's a good match.

[JTContinental]

Aren't we being selective?
Wimbledon champ Marketa played "nobody" today. She dropped a set.
Rybakina played perennial "ranked in the 40's" Sorana. She lost.
Aryna has played "nobody", and she has handled them with the scores you should beat those players by. Can't ask her for more.

True, but not really an indicator of her form to watch her beat Zanevska, Burrage, and Burel. She was kind of a mystery during the hardcourt season.

[ashkor87]

QZ vesus Sabalenka will be a good match but believers in head to head (like me) will expect Sabalenka to win - she won the last two they played, both on hard couts.. QZ won the earlier matches, a couple years ago.. Sabalenka is a much better player now - of course, both are.

[texasniteowl]

QZ vesus Sabalenka will be a good match but believers in head to head (like me) will expect Sabalenka to win - she won the last two they played, both on hard couts.. QZ won the earlier matches, a couple years ago.. Sabalenka is a much better player now - of course, both are.

I haven't seen QZ play before and only saw a tiny tiny bit of her play against Jabeur. Her serve was not impressive from what I saw and Sabalenka should have a lot of chances to tee off on it.

[ashkor87]

Watson says Coco 64% likelihood of win...as usual, A bit high...I would say it is almost 50-50..I would say 48% Coco.

[ashkor87]

Coco flying all over the court...her feet dont even seem to touch the ground...unbelievable defense...ostapenko's best shots are coming back....

[meganfernandez]

Coco flying all over the court...her feet dont even seem to touch the ground...unbelievable defense...ostapenko's best shots are coming back....

Want to move the discussion to the Day 9 thread instead of the general thread?

[ashkor87]

Coco flying all over the court...her feet dont even seem to touch the ground...unbelievable defense...ostapenko's best shots are coming back....

Want to move the discussion to the Day 9 thread instead of the general thread?

Problem is I am almost 12 hours ahead of you so can't keep the days straight in my head..what is day 9? And so on...

[JTContinental]

QZ vesus Sabalenka will be a good match but believers in head to head (like me) will expect Sabalenka to win - she won the last two they played, both on hard couts.. QZ won the earlier matches, a couple years ago.. Sabalenka is a much better player now - of course, both are.

I haven't seen QZ play before and only saw a tiny tiny bit of her play against Jabeur. Her serve was not impressive from what I saw and Sabalenka should have a lot of chances to tee off on it.

She has such a weird service motion that I don't know how her coaches have let her get away with it.

[ti-amie]

[ponchi101]

QZ vesus Sabalenka will be a good match but believers in head to head (like me) will expect Sabalenka to win - she won the last two they played, both on hard couts.. QZ won the earlier matches, a couple years ago.. Sabalenka is a much better player now - of course, both are.

I haven't seen QZ play before and only saw a tiny tiny bit of her play against Jabeur. Her serve was not impressive from what I saw and Sabalenka should have a lot of chances to tee off on it.

She has such a weird service motion that I don't know how her coaches have let her get away with it.

C'mon, it's not THAT weird. I would not call it "Czech Republic" school of serving, but it is not also Elena Dementieva/Sara Errani weird.

[JTContinental]

I haven't seen QZ play before and only saw a tiny tiny bit of her play against Jabeur. Her serve was not impressive from what I saw and Sabalenka should have a lot of chances to tee off on it.

She has such a weird service motion that I don't know how her coaches have let her get away with it.

C'mon, it's not THAT weird. I would not call it "Czech Republic" school of serving, but it is not also Elena Dementieva/Sara Errani weird.

Maybe she changed it up, then? Earlier this summer, she was doing a full stop in the middle of her motion.

[JTContinental]

I didn't notice that Vondrousova had pulled out of the doubles with an arm injury. Hopefully just precautionary.

[Owendonovan]

Or, you just kinda sucked today. S'alright, wasn't't the first time, and won't be the last.