An early look at the US Open

[ti-amie]

Great minds and all that. I just said in the tournament thread I think Shelton should be given a WC into Qualies. If he does well there he could make the first round. After that it's iffy for him. He needs to build up strength and muscle but looking at his arms I think they've started to do that. He can think on court and his net play is pretty good. He's listed at 6'3"

[meganfernandez]

Great minds and all that. I just said in the tournament thread I think Shelton should be given a WC into Qualies. If he does well there he could make the first round. After that it's iffy for him. He needs to build up strength and muscle but looking at his arms I think they've started to do that. He can think on court and his net play is pretty good. He's listed at 6'3"

haha, that's funny! Or maybe I read that and subconsciously was just repeating what you said. I also thought his net play was pretty good, but he could have come in more behind his big groundies. It was a fast court, though. Maybe he didn't think he had enough time. 6'3 felt like a stretch standing next to him - he wasn't towering - but he's at least 6'0.

[ti-amie]

Thank you re his height. He just doesn't look 6'3" to me.

[Cuckoo4Coco]

He certainly doesn't look that tall to me at all. He doesn't even look like he is 6'0"


What is really weird is that Shelton is listed at 6'3" and Ramanathan is listed at 6'2". When they came together at the net Ramanathan was a least a few inches taller than Shelton.

[ti-amie]

[ponchi101]

I like it.

[meganfernandez]

Is this Swiatek? I like the colors. One comment or said, “we all know she is going to show up in the 10x bigger version than this.” She does tend to go baggy.

So ready for US Open looks!!

[Cuckoo4Coco]

Is this Swiatek? I like the colors. One comment or said, “we all know she is going to show up in the 10x bigger version than this.” She does tend to go baggy.

So ready for US Open looks!!

It is Iga and I also like the Baby Blue look.

[ponchi101]

So, first data points for the USO.
And Iga and Daniil, I would say, are not prohibitive favorites. At all.
Let's wait a bit more after Cincy.

[Canucklehead]

I honestly think you have to look at Nick Kyrgios as being someone to consider.

On the women's side, I haven't a clue.

[ponchi101]

The number of real contenders on the ATP will be around 10. In the WTA, 25. None of whom will win, but #26 will.

[ashkor87]

As usual, we disagree..on the men's side, there are only 4 real contenders- Medvedev, Kyrgios, Sinner and Nadal..on the women's , yes, more but 6-8 at most:
Swiatek, Osaka, Rybakina, Andreescu if the courts are slow, Leylah and Raducanu if they are fast. Add BHM to the mix ..nobody outside these is going to win!

[ponchi101]

Whomever wins Montreal will be a contender. And the finalist too.
Same for Cincy (in the men's).
And, yes, our disagreement is expected by now Because: I see no way, whatsoever, that Osaka is a contender this year, nor Rybakina, and your faith in Raducanu is exemplary. If she draws any player ranked 33-40, she loses in the first round.
And I still will pick OTHER.

[Canucklehead]

I could come up with and post a list of players whom I believe will be contenders or win the US Open, but honestly all that will prove is how much I actually do not know about who is going to be the contenders or who is going to the Slam.

[ponchi101]

I could come up with and post a list of players whom I believe will be contenders or win the US Open, but honestly all that will prove is how much I actually do not know about who is going to be the contenders or who is going to the Slam.

You just basically described a rite of passage for this site. The "Test of the Fumbler"