Re: '23 USO Day 2 OoP & Discussion
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:04 pm
COVID is roaring through NYC now, I know of 6 people who have gotten it here in the city in the last 3 weeks, I'd test if I were Ons.
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nelslus wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:00 pm....Caroline should take the much needed break with Sakkari and Kudermetova. Get it together- although, I have more confidence in Sakkari getting her Slam game together. Sad to see such talented players fade out.JTContinental wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 6:42 pm Yafan trying for a Wang hat trick in round 1, up a set and 2 breaks on Garcia
WELL, my first male pick was Gasquet so....basically, IMO, especially if you're trying to win one of these Pools- you're pretty much forced into making "bad" choices. It's always strangely far easier to lose in these things. (I'm still alive in the women's Pool, thanks to Tennis Immortals Cirstea and Bouzkova- either of whom could also mess me up by winning "too many" matches....)swaydrian+ wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:13 pmnelslus wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:00 pm....Caroline should take the much needed break with Sakkari and Kudermetova. Get it together- although, I have more confidence in Sakkari getting her Slam game together. Sad to see such talented players fade out.JTContinental wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 6:42 pm Yafan trying for a Wang hat trick in round 1, up a set and 2 breaks on Garcia
Such poor performances at majors for Caroline this year. I guess she did well in other tourneys I didn't watch. I thought she might have been figuring something out after Cleveland, but that's why I'm out of the women's side of the suicide pool. Not looking too great for me and Kokkinakis on the men's side. I suppose this will give me more time to enjoy the open while there, haha
There is this list of players that seem to be in real trouble. Sakkari, Kudermetova, Felix and Garcia. Felix has fallen so much his loss was not even mentioned here (sure, McKinsey if a fine player and that was a bad draw, but still).
Felix HAS had some injury issues. Nevertheless- indeed, it is sad that none of us even thought to include him in the imminent ever growing Anisimova Back to School list.ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 7:31 pmThere is this list of players that seem to be in real trouble. Sakkari, Kudermetova, Felix and Garcia. Felix has fallen so much his loss was not even mentioned here (sure, McKinsey if a fine player and that was a bad draw, but still).
And I say that these are data to the fact that indeed, some people can forget how to hit some strokes. Garcia is there. Nothing is working, and they showed a little bit, but it can be that she really cannot hit a ball at top 20 level anymore.
3 titles in a row last fall - he went up in the rankings because Khachanov lost more points.Owendonovan wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:10 pm FAA certainly isn't playing like a 15th ranked player (with this loss he's ranked 14th today somehow), he's 14-14 with no titles this year. How is he still floating around the top 20?
Just.....turn away.
Oh, heck, obviously V has earned the right to do whatever the heck she wants to do. She's had a few good wins this year, and all that. Not at all sure how she will process this. NOT fun.skatingfan wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2023 12:34 am I'm glad she still enjoys the process of competing, but I do wonder how much fun it is to lose to a qualifier 1 & 1 in the first round.