jazzyg wrote: ↑Fri Aug 18, 2023 9:48 pm
There is too much money at stake at events like Cincinnati for players to bale without a legitimate injury, and it's only the truly top players who treat the slams as the only relevant tournaments.
I suspect the truth is somewhere in the middle. Some players are in a position to bale on the points and money, and everyone manages their year strategically. But I don't think every withdrawal is a fake, or that Cincy is becoming a tank tournament, as Craig Shapiro suggested.
It seems like real champions never bale. The Big 4 didn't. Iga doesn't. Alcaraz doesn't seem to have one eye on New York already. One exception is that Serena baled a lot (she baled on Cincy once to go to Kim Kardashian's wedding).
Well, in the end, Coco-Swiatek plus Jabeur/Sabalenka/muchova is quite a credible line-up..beginning to look like a real tournament!
I haven't seen any match in full yet but the court looks like it will suit Swiatek better than Coco..except Swiatek's second serve will sit up and beg to be punished...if Coco serves well, she has a real chance...
(1) Iga Swiatek VS (7) Coco Gauff Not Before 1:00 PM
Karolina Muchova VS Aryna Sabalenka (2) Not Before 3:00 Pm (1) Carlos Alcaraz VS Hubert Hurkacz Not Before 6:00 Pm
Alexander Zverev VS Taylor Fritz Or Novak Djokovic
Followed By WTA DOUBLES FINAL
TBD VS (OSE) Alycia Parks/Taylor Townsend
Grandstand Starts At 1:00 Pm
Jamie Murray/Michael Venus VS (6) Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin Followed By / To Be Arranged
Maximo Gonzalez/Andres Molteni VS Marcelo Melo/Alexander Zverev Or Ivan Dodig/Austin Krajicek
“Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born.” Albert Einstein
ptmcmahon wrote:After doing some google research it sounds like you can use either form.
"But both phrasal verbs bale out and bail out mean to empty something or to throw something out."
So use whatever you want. I always thought of it as bail out myself.
I use Merriam-Webster, which doesn’t allow “bale” in the usage. Other sources might. See, language isn’t all black and white. There are various authorities.
nice to see townsend and Parks doing well .. I always thought Fernandez is too similar to Townsend, Parks is a more classical serve and volley player.. a bit different from Townsend with her lovely touch and court sense... takes complementary skills I guess, to make a good team.
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