ATP WTA GS US Open 8/26 - 9/8 2024

[ashkor87]

Pegula clearly isnt in the same league as the big 4..and not enough up-side to have a real shot at winning. and Coco hasnt been in such great form lately... so

Swiatek 25%
Sabalenka 20%
Rybakina 15%
Leylah 15%
Andreeva 10%
Coco 5%
Raducanu 5%
Osaka 5%
that is it. Field 0%

Updated:
Swiatek 20
sabalenka 20
Leylah 10
Andreeva 10
Noskova 10
Coco 10
Osaka 10
Field 10 including Andreescu, Raducanu etc.

[ponchi101]

Moving Noskova as a contender after winning a smaller tournament, the week before a slam, seems like recency bias to me.
For Noskova to win the USO it would mean a 12 match winning streak. I am tempted to use her in 1R in the SP. For a younger player, having to perform at a high level in the next tournament, especially at a slam, is asking for a bit much.
She is in the field.

And you dropped Rybakina out of her 15%. Why? I know she split from the coach but that is a drastic change in odds.
I am still amazed at your trust in Leylah. She lost in the first round in Cleveland, 6-2 in the 3rd, to Ana Bogdan. How can such a player still be given 10% chance of winning a slam?

[ti-amie]

[ti-amie]

[ponchi101]

One of the most ignored figures in all of sports, not only tennis.
Had she had the slightest amount of money and had not been forced to go pro (and therefore unable to play slams), one has to wonder how many majors she would have won. Easily, 10.

[mmmm8]

One of the most ignored figures in all of sports, not only tennis.
Had she had the slightest amount of money and had not been forced to go pro (and therefore unable to play slams), one has to wonder how many majors she would have won. Easily, 10.

There were two biographies of Althea GIbson that came out last year

[ashkor87]

Rybakina- just oversight. She should remain at 15%
Reduce Osaka to 5 and field to 0..
Noskova, it is just a feeling I have . That she cannot be stopped..astonishing array of weapons...

[ashkor87]

Vekic interview I just saw..she also says USO surface is slower than Cincy...she adds 'thank God,'
I do think Cincy is as fast as Beijing and Turin ..faster than any of the majors..I don't know what the rating would be.

[ponchi101]

Rybakina- just oversight. She should remain at 15%
Reduce Osaka to 5 and field to 0..
Noskova, it is just a feeling I have . That she cannot be stopped..astonishing array of weapons...

Ok. That is good enough reason for me.
She is 19. If she is going to be a great champ, this is about the time in which many of the previous greats broke through. Serena, Pete, Steffi, Rafa, etc. Players that simply went out there and hit hard and played better than the competition. Played not with a plan, but with a pattern.
I decided to include her in my THRtNY team. See how many points she gets me at the USO.

[dave g]

It appears that Ruusuvouri has withdrawn and has been replaced by Marterer.

[ashkor87]

Rybakina- just oversight. She should remain at 15%
Reduce Osaka to 5 and field to 0..
Noskova, it is just a feeling I have . That she cannot be stopped..astonishing array of weapons...

Ok. That is good enough reason for me.
She is 19. If she is going to be a great champ, this is about the time in which many of the previous greats broke through. Serena, Pete, Steffi, Rafa, etc. Players that simply went out there and hit hard and played better than the competition. Played not with a plan, but with a pattern.
I decided to include her in my THRtNY team. See how many points she gets me at the USO.

yes, we can visit the RBW lounge together then!

[Irena2]

Motobass and I bit the bullet and got two seats tonight in Louis Armstrong, not together, but in consecutive rows. Bought at the box office to avoid extra fees, but still over $300 for the night session. Hoping the day matches run long to tuck in some time before the first match starts. We, too, miss the old days of the Quallies when it was about the matches. We did get to see a day and a half of good tennis, and we probably could have gotten away with bringing food because our bag checker was chill, but other people weren't so lucky.

[ashkor87]

Watching Anisimova vs Zheng..court doesn't seem all that fast ..certainly slower than Cincy

[mmmm8]

Motobass and I bit the bullet and got two seats tonight in Louis Armstrong, not together, but in consecutive rows. Bought at the box office to avoid extra fees, but still over $300 for the night session. Hoping the day matches run long to tuck in some time before the first match starts. We, too, miss the old days of the Quallies when it was about the matches. We did get to see a day and a half of good tennis, and we probably could have gotten away with bringing food because our bag checker was chill, but other people weren't so lucky.

I am surprised tickets are still available at the box office!

I've never had an issue bringing food, just liquids.Is this new? I guess I'll find out this week

[ti-amie]