Grand Slam Random,random

[ponchi101]

The next summer swing will tell. But I say her issues were due to lack of confidence, not technical or health stuff.
Aryna may be the one suffering some doubts now. Those three losses at slams may be hurting, especially since they all went three sets.
Coco will recover fine, so yes, I have no issues with her being a top three candidate for the USO.
As Suliso says, Sinner on a hard court looks hard to beat.

[Suliso]

That's true albeit was she really a serious threat to win Wimbledon before week two of the tournament?

[ponchi101]

That's what we don't know. She said it was unexpected, but we can't tell if she is just playing the politics of the game.
Did she enter the tournament believing she could win, or did she believe she could win when she was 6-0, 5-0 and serving for the championship? Depending on the stage at which she really thought she could do it, our guessing is irrelevant. If she really thought so from the beginning, she is a different player.

[ti-amie]

Good for them.

[ti-amie]

[patrick]

Where are the real mixed doubles teams other than Errani/Vavassori? Will Siniakova be allowed?

[ponchi101]

This is beyond ridiculous.
Why are Emma and Jannick a "direct entry" and then Emma and Carlos are "wild cards"?
And let's wait to see the format. I am sure they will play some ridiculous variation of "best of 5, first to 4 games, play a TB if it is 3-3, no ad games".

I would not pay 20 piasters to watch that. Or worse, 20 Bolivares

[skatingfan]

This is beyond ridiculous.
Why are Emma and Jannick a "direct entry" and then Emma and Carlos are "wild cards"?
And let's wait to see the format. I am sure they will play some ridiculous variation of "best of 5, first to 4 games, play a TB if it is 3-3, no ad games".

I would not pay 20 piasters to watch that. Or worse, 20 Bolivares

Direct entry was based on singles ranking, and yes it will be a condensed format to play 4 matches in 2 days.

[JTContinental]

No cap, I'd rather watch any of those matches than a standard mixed doubles match, including one involving Siniakova, but I can see why players would be outraged, especially if they rely on the extra prize money.

[ponchi101]

This is beyond ridiculous.
Why are Emma and Jannick a "direct entry" and then Emma and Carlos are "wild cards"?
And let's wait to see the format. I am sure they will play some ridiculous variation of "best of 5, first to 4 games, play a TB if it is 3-3, no ad games".

I would not pay 20 piasters to watch that. Or worse, 20 Bolivares

Direct entry was based on singles ranking, and yes it will be a condensed format to play 4 matches in 2 days.

Thanks for this, but it makes no sense to me. Alcaraz and Raducanu do not have rankings that are high enough for "direct entry"?
Same for Tiafoe and Maddie.

[skatingfan]

This is beyond ridiculous.
Why are Emma and Jannick a "direct entry" and then Emma and Carlos are "wild cards"?
And let's wait to see the format. I am sure they will play some ridiculous variation of "best of 5, first to 4 games, play a TB if it is 3-3, no ad games".

I would not pay 20 piasters to watch that. Or worse, 20 Bolivares

Direct entry was based on singles ranking, and yes it will be a condensed format to play 4 matches in 2 days.

Thanks for this, but it makes no sense to me. Alcaraz and Raducanu do not have rankings that are high enough for "direct entry"?
Same for Tiafoe and Maddie.

All of the players that got direct entry have a singles ranking of 15 or higher. I haven't done the math but it looks correct.

[ti-amie]

[ponchi101]

I like the women's styles much more than the men's.

[ti-amie]

It's too bad Carlos kit at Cincy isn't his US Open kit. It's one of the best men's kits of the year for me.

[skatingfan]

It's too bad Carlos kit at Cincy isn't his US Open kit. It's one of the best men's kits of the year for me.

Really? I think they look like hospital scrubs.