'22 USO Day 1 OoP & Discussion
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Re: '22 USO Day 1 OoP & Discussion
Ok. Maybe Stefanos really was not playing well.
Galan is two points away and I just don't want to jinx him, but...
Galan is two points away and I just don't want to jinx him, but...
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But isn't that like counting the chickens before they hatch?Owendonovan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 1:35 am Unless it's qualies, I wouldn't be playing right before a slam. A 3nd round win at a slam is probably close if not more than the winners prize money at a 250 event. At least she's not suffering in the closet anymore.
It can be done; we saw it with Krejcikova. And I wonder if these top players, and Kasatkina is a top ten player, can think about results that way. "Oh, I will not plat this week because if I do, then I will lose in 1R at the USO".
I am sure she felt she had good chances, and she did. It was not like she was blown off the court.
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You might reconsider that position if you had lost in the 1st round in 2 consecutive weeks in the weeks leading up to a Major.Owendonovan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 1:35 am Unless it's qualies, I wouldn't be playing right before a slam. A 3nd round win at a slam is probably close if not more than the winners prize money at a 250 event. At least she's not suffering in the closet anymore.
Surely if you had lost in the 1st round 2 consecutive weeks leading up to a Major, and then lost in the 1st round of the Major, you would reconsider if the same scenario occurred again in the future, no?
Again - she lost 1st round in Toronto and Cincinnati. Those are not the results you want to go into a Major with. So, given that, and given that she played only one match in each of those weeks, it made sense for her to play Granby.
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Re: '22 USO Day 1 OoP & Discussion
Tsitsipas has saved 8 match points, and counting.
#9 coming up now...
#9 coming up now...
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Re: '22 USO Day 1 OoP & Discussion
I think he had 9. Tsitsipas did so well to hang in there. But great win from Galán. He was fun to watch. Fast dude.dryrunguy wrote:How many match points has Galan had?
Lots of upsets today.
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Her first round losses were to Bianca in Toronto and Amanda in Cincy. But sure, let's act like they're generic first round losses.skatingfan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 12:28 am Kasatkina is inconsistent - she won 2 titles this summer, and had 3 first round loses.
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He is in a different time zone, so he asked me to double for him...
(Yes, I am being horrible today)
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Halep, Fritz and Stefanos. 3 high seeds. So, officially a day of upsets?
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It was 9. They just replayed highlights at the end of the match on ESPN+ so I was able to double check.meganfernandez wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:01 amI think he had 9. Tsitsipas did so well to hang in there. But great win from Galán. He was fun to watch. Fast dude.dryrunguy wrote:How many match points has Galan had?
Lots of upsets today.
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Suliso was one of four here who picked Tsitsipas to win the tournament.
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Yes.
Add Kasatkina, too.
And the day's not over yet...
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Re: '22 USO Day 1 OoP & Discussion
FYI, I'm sure it'll get updated soon, but if your ESPN Plus app isn't updating super fast right now with names and courts and you want to watch Leylah's match against Dodin, choose the Tsitsipas vs. Galan match in order to watch it now.
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