Suliso wrote:About Shelby and to a lesser extent Pegula - is anyone really thinking of them as likely title winners? It seems to me more like a sentimental home team cheering.
I actually do think Pegula is a title contender. She has been really good this year. And I think Rogers has the game to win a Slam. I’m trying to stop putting players in a “they can never win one” box. They’re the best in the world. Of course they can. It’s hard and most people won’t in their career, but yeah, these players are contenders on a favorable surface. And right now both of them are healthy and have been playing well.
Definitely not because they are Americans.
Yes, we all need to be more generous..especially me. These are topnotch athletes
Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 5:48 am
About Shelby and to a lesser extent Pegula - is anyone really thinking of them as likely title winners? It seems to me more like a sentimental home team cheering.
"Likely" winners, no. "With the same probability that Kenin had before her unexpected Aussie Open win" winners, maybe.
wonder if they will rename the stadium after Serena - BJK already has the entire arena, and Ashe has the stadium.. Serena deserves no less? but then what about Venus? she hasnt even retired yet.. complicated!
Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 1:32 pm
If so why are you putting Sakkari in that box?
Probably recency bias. Or power bias. Or just haven't seen her play as much as the others. We all have our different filters. But I am trying to check myself about putting players in these boxes. Thing is, our biases are usually confirmed because only one player wins and only a few make it deep. So it's easy to say "yeah, I was right, she can't win" because she hasn't yet. Truthfully, I don't think Rogers will ever win a Slam, but I'm trying to not think it's so set in stone.
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 3:13 pm
wonder if they will rename the stadium after Serena - BJK already has the entire arena, and Ashe has the stadium.. Serena deserves no less? but then what about Venus? she hasnt even retired yet.. complicated!
We were talking about it before. I can't see them changing either name. ASHE Stadium is too emblematic; BJK Tennis center too. Armstrong has too much history (the name).
But somewhere some tournament will name their main stadium after Serena. Like Barcelona has its Rafa Nadal court, I forget which tournament in germany has its Steffi Graf court, and so on. If Miami had a fixed stadium, it would be a good place.
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 3:13 pm
wonder if they will rename the stadium after Serena - BJK already has the entire arena, and Ashe has the stadium.. Serena deserves no less? but then what about Venus? she hasnt even retired yet.. complicated!
We talked about this when she announced the retirement. We don't think they will strip the name already on a stadium and replace it with Serena, so it will have to be a new stadium. Or maybe just a court. It can be the Serena Williams Court inside Arthur Ashe Stadium at the BJK National Tennis Center.
She'll get something, at some point, but maybe not soon. I don't think they can use her name without her approval. She owns the rights to her name for marketing purposes, and I think that would qualify.
Miami puts up the court on the Dolphins' football field, right?
Suliso wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 5:48 am
About Shelby and to a lesser extent Pegula - is anyone really thinking of them as likely title winners? It seems to me more like a sentimental home team cheering.
I do not think Shelby is a contender to win the USO title. That being said, I would love to see her win the tournament because she is my favorite female player on the tour, but the likelihood of that happening is slim to none. As for Pegula, there is a much better chance of her winning the USO than Shelby. I don't honestly believe it will happen, but she has a better chance. I do however think that both of these women will be around come the 2nd week of the tournament.
Miami puts up the court on the Dolphins' football field, right?
After the wonderful Key Biscayne complex/fiasco, they now use the HARD ROCK CAFE stadium.
And they are certainly not going to change the venerable, classy, historically significant HARD ROCK NAME away. They will not prophane that site.
Angelique Kerber has withdrawn and announced that she is pregnant
2016 US Open champion Angelique Kerber has a very good reason for missing the US Open in 2022: The former No. 1 announced on Wednesday that she's expecting her first child.
Kerber, 34, made the announcement on her social media channels, and opened with a quip: "I really wanted to play the US Open, but eventually I decided that two against one just isn‘t a fair competition," with a host of emojis.
Kerber's triumph in New York six years ago assured a rise to the world No. 1 ranking, a spot she held for 34 weeks overall between 2016 and 2017. She defeated Karolina Pliskova in three sets to win the US Open title, making her the first German woman to win the singles title in New York in 20 years.
This year, Kerber last played at Wimbledon, where she lost in Round 3 to Belgian Elise Mertens, and had been quiet about her summer schedule plans before dropping this news. She's currently ranked No. 52 in the world.
"New York has often been a turning point in my career and it feels like this year will be no different in some way," she wrote. "From restarting my career in 2011 to winning the title in 2016 and becoming No. 1 in the world… the US Open [has] a special place in my heart and I wish I could have said goodbye to all of you on court before not being around on tour for a while."
A lucky loser will take Kerber's allotted place in the US Open women's singles draw, which will be made on Thursday, once qualifying is completed.
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Isn't the Grandstand still the Grandstand? If they were going to change the name of a court that would be the one.
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ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 6:45 pm
Isn't the Grandstand still the Grandstand? If they were going to change the name of a court that would be the one.
I think it is. I just wonder how Sererna would feel about being #3, you know?
ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 6:45 pm
Isn't the Grandstand still the Grandstand? If they were going to change the name of a court that would be the one.
2023, The Serena Williams Grandstand Court. It has a nice ring to it.
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 12:42 pm
Nadal looking more doubtful now..some complication re Maria, his wife, some minor surgery it seems..I would expect him to head home...
He has always kept his priorities lined up. I say, 50% he withdraws. He is not going to stay in NYC if Xisca is having any issues. Let's hope there is nothing wrong with her (and not because of the tennis).
ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 12:42 pm
Nadal looking more doubtful now..some complication re Maria, his wife, some minor surgery it seems..I would expect him to head home...
He has always kept his priorities lined up. I say, 50% he withdraws. He is not going to stay in NYC if Xisca is having any issues. Let's hope there is nothing wrong with her (and not because of the tennis).
I'm surprised he's not already gone. Medvedev FTW.
If Nadal leaves and Medvedev isn't in top form, is the men's draw as wide open as the women's? I think so. Every time I think "I'm going with Tsitsipas" or "Alcaraz is ready" or "Kyrgios can win this," I can't commit. Because there's a lot of competition and no one has separated themselves from the pack.
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