'23 USO Day 1 OoP & Discussion

[ti-amie]

DAY 1: MONDAY, AUGUST 28

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM 12:00 PM

WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
POL I. Swiatek [1] vs SWE R. Peterson
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
USA L. Tien vs USA F. Tiafoe [10]

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM 7:00 PM
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
GER L. Siegemund vs USA C. Gauff [6]
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
FRA A. Muller vs SRB N. Djokovic [2]

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM 11:00 AM

WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
V. Azarenka [18] vs FRA F. Ferro
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
UPCOMING
USA S. Stephens vs BRA B. H addad Maia [19]
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
USA S. Johnson vs USA T. Fritz [9]

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM 7:00 PM

MEN'S SINGLES R1
GRE S. Tsitsipas [7] vs CAN M. Raonic
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
T. Prozorova vs DEN C. Wozniacki

GRANDSTAND 11:00 AM

MEN'S SINGLES R1
KAZ A. Bublik [25] vs AUT D. Thiem
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
USA D. Collins vs CZE L. Fruhvirtova
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
KAZ E. Rybakina [4] vs UKR M. Kostyuk
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Not before 5:00 PM
KOR S. Kwon vs USA C. Eubanks [28]

COURT 17 11:00 AM

WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
ESP R. Masarova vs GRE M. Sakkari [8]
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
NOR C. Ruud [5] vs USA E. Nava
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
USA T. Paul [14] vs ITA S. Travaglia
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Not before 6:00 PM
CZE P. Kvitova [11] vs ESP C. Bucsa

COURT 5 11:00 AM

WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
FRA V. Gracheva vs USA T. Townsend
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
ESP R. Carballes Baena vs DEN H. Rune [4]
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
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AUS K. Birrell vs USA J. Brady
MEN'S SINGLES R1
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CAN F. Auger-Aliassime [15] vs USA M. McDonald

COURT 10 11:00 AM

MEN'S SINGLES R1
ARG P. Cachin vs USA B. Shelton
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
USA B. Pera vs V. Kudermetova [16]
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
SRB M. Kecmanovic vs PER J. Varillas
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
FRA A. Cornet vs E. Avanesyan

COURT 11 11:00 AM

WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
USA C. Ngounoue vs AUS D. Saville
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
USA M. Giron vs ESP A. Davidovich Fokina [21]
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
HUN M. Fucsovics vs USA S. Korda [31]
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
USA K. Day vs ROU S. Cirstea [30]

COURT 12 11:00 AM

WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
CZE K. Muchova [10] vs AUS S. Hunter
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
USA L. Davis vs MNE D. Kovinic
MEN'S SINGLES R1
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SRB L. Djere [32] vs USA B. Nakashima
MEN'S SINGLES R1
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ESP B. Zapata Miralles vs USA E. Quinn

COURT 13 11:00 AM

MEN'S SINGLES R1
USA J. Wolf vs CHN Z. Zhang
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
ITA L. Musetti [18] vs FRA T. Droguet
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
A. Sasnovich vs POL M. Linette [24]
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
LAT J. Ostapenko [20] vs ITA J. Paolini

COURT 4 11:00 AM

MEN'S SINGLES R1

I. Ivashka vs ARG J. Cerundolo
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
SLO K. Juvan vs ITA E. Cocciaretto [29]
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
HUN P. Udvardy vs AUS A. Tomljanovic
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
JPN S. Shimabukuro vs FRA H. Gaston

COURT 6 11:00 AM

WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
POL M. Frech vs USA E. Navarro
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
CZE J. Mensik vs FRA G. Barrere
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
BEL E. Mertens [32] vs SWE M. Bjorklund
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
BOL H. Dellien vs CRO B. Gojo

COURT 7 11:00 AM

WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
K. Rakhimova vs SUI B. Bencic [15]
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
UKR A. Kalinina [28] vs ESP S. Sorribes Tormo
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
USA Z. Svajda vs ARG F. Cerundolo [20]
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
FRA Q. Halys vs FRA B. Bonzi

COURT 8 11:00 AM

MEN'S SINGLES R1
AUT S. Ofner vs POR N. Borges
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
GBR Y. Miyazaki vs M. Betova
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
CZE J. Vesely vs FRA E. Couacaud

COURT 9 11:00 AM

MEN'S SINGLES R1
FRA A. Mannarino [22] vs JPN Y. Watanuki
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
CHN L. Zhu vs EGY M. Sherif
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
A. Karatsev vs CZE J. Lehecka
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
A. Kalinskaya vs CZE K. Siniakova

COURT 14 11:00 AM

MEN'S SINGLES R1
FRA R. Gasquet vs HUN F. Marozsan
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
USA K. Volynets vs CHN X. Wang
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
AUT J. Grabher vs CHN X. Wang
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
SUI D. Stricker vs AUS A. Popyrin

COURT 15 11:00 AM

WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
SVK A. Schmiedlova vs UKR K. Baindl
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
AUS R. Hijikata vs P. Kotov
MEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
R. Safiullin vs ITA M. Cecchinato
WOMEN'S SINGLES R1
Upcoming
AUS O. Gadecki vs M. Andreeva

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S LUCKY LOSER SIGN-INS CLOSE AT 10:30 AM
MIXED DOUBLES SIGN IN CLOSES AT 4:00 PM
SIGN INS LOCATED IN THE REFEREE'S OFFICE

[meganfernandez]

is there any way Siegemund troubles Gauff? She might be in form after 3 qualifying wins, and as a veteran shouldn't be rattled by the home crowd for Gauff. Gauff could have first-match and holy-sh*t-the-hype jitters. Siegemund won their only meeting, 3 years ago. Maybe she does something shady to get under Gauff's skin. Can she make it interesting?

Also:
Raonic over Tsitsipas
Kostyuk over Rybakina

[ponchi101]

I think that Coco is already past the stage where jitters can be a factor. She has played two good tournaments and after taking down Iga, she should be a stronger player.
Raonic has a chance, I agree.
Kostyuk vs Rybakina = no chance.
Kostyuk vs Rybakina + one bum shoulder = Elena better watch out.

[meganfernandez]

I think that Coco is already past the stage where jitters can be a factor. She has played two good tournaments and after taking down Iga, she should be a stronger player.
Raonic has a chance, I agree.
Kostyuk vs Rybakina = no chance.
Kostyuk vs Rybakina + one bum shoulder = Elena better watch out.

Veteran players have talked about first-match nerves at Slams. It's pretty common. And opening the night session, on Ashe, with all the hype... it's not a normal match. Pegula said Coco loves to play in front of a big crowd, so that will help.

It will probably be straight sets, but I don't think it will be a steamroll. At least one tight set, some nervy moments.

At 5'6, though, does Siegemund have any serve to speak of?

[ashkor87]

I don't expect Coco to have any trouble..Rybakina yes, Kostyuk is a very fine player, potential Tier 1..Raonic will win I am confident...
Sloane will likely lose..she was very passive against Sorribes Tormo...

[ponchi101]

Sakkari out to Masarova. That girl has totally forgotten how to play this game.

[meganfernandez]

Sakkari out to Masarova. That girl has totally forgotten how to play this game.

That quarter is so soft. Rybankina's, I think. Muchova, Azarenka or Bencic should come out of it and make the semis. Going with Bencic. Would play the winner of Iga's quarter in the semis.

And Swiatek opens with a NY boiled bagel. What a statement.

[nelslus]

Sakkari out to Masarova. That girl has totally forgotten how to play this game.

I watched a little bit. 'Twas- as one would suspect- sad.

[nelslus]

....Speaking of sad- Bubbles (AKA Dirty Socks) vs. Thiem. Thiem's first singles Slam match win for almost 3 years. Truly a crap effort from Bublik (don't know what his health status is?!?). But- nice for Thiem to get an easy win for once.

[jazzyg]

Bublik had 17 double faults and six aces.

Have not seen numbers like that since Sabalenka's yips, with the possible exception of Giorgi on the days when she is particularly uninterested in being on the court.

[jazzyg]

Marozsan served for the match in the third set against Gasquet, got broken and ended up losing it in a tiebreak.

He served for the match in the fourth set, got broken and ended up getting smoked in a tiebreak.

Finally, Gasquet's old legs gave out and Marozsan did not have to serve for the fifth set. He broke to win it 6-2, taking the final four games.

[skatingfan]

JM Cerundolo completes the first 0-2 comeback of the tournament over Ivashka.

[nelslus]

AND Rune is out in 4. Rune was struggling physically today- commentators stated he got some kind of treatment today. He just had nothing today.

[ponchi101]

Has to give Coco a call:
"Hi Coco"
"Hi Holger. What's up?"
"Not much. Vacationing. Listen, one question"
"Sure".
"I see that you have been doing much better since you left Patrick, and I was wondering if..."
"Wonder no more, dude!"

[ti-amie]

AND Rune is out in 4. Rune was struggling physically today- commentators stated he got some kind of treatment today. He just had nothing today.

The comms said that he hasn't played in the humidity of NYC and that that could have been affecting him too. He was whining about being put on Court 5 where a lot of people went to see him.