'25 AO Day 9 Order of Play & Discussion

[ti-amie]

Michelson down 0-3 to de Minaur first set.

[ti-amie]

Navarro def Kasatkina in 2h40m 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.

Michelson dropped the first set 0-6 to de Minaur.

[ponchi101]

Being a fan of Rybakina remains a painful experience.
I know, Maddy played those last games very well. But Elena was well in control in the 3rd and then the wheel came off.
She may end up with that W alone.

[mick1303]

I looked up and was surprised that Sonego's career win-loss percentage is well below 50%. In fact it is even below 48%. But then I decided to look up all the players who ever reached GS quarters and what are their career percentages. Turned out - nothing out of the ordinary happened. Out of 383 players who reached QF in the Grand Slams there are 61 players with career win-loss percentage lower than that of Sonego.

[meganfernandez]

Navarro def Kasatkina in 2h40m 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.

Michelson dropped the first set 0-6 to de Minaur.

Navarro-Kasatkina was painful to watch, for me. Navarro has to be more aggressive is she's going to take the next step, and improve her serve, too. How Kasatkina wins matches confounds me. She has excellent control and anticipation, and some variety, but she never looks like she's in good shape and her serve is very weak.

[ponchi101]

The thing about tastes.
I liked Emma vs Daria. Problem is they are both retrievers, and could not hit a ball past the other.
But yes, both their serves need more pop. I think Navarro has a very good motion, but I don't know how she can get more speed on it.

[ti-amie]

[Fastbackss]

I looked up and was surprised that Sonego's career win-loss percentage is well below 50%. In fact it is even below 48%. But then I decided to look up all the players who ever reached GS quarters and what are their career percentages. Turned out - nothing out of the ordinary happened. Out of 383 players who reached QF in the Grand Slams there are 61 players with career win-loss percentage lower than that of Sonego.

Roddick talked about this on his podcast - about how most players outside the top 30 do not have winning records (most seasons or for career)

[meganfernandez]

If one player gets to escape the heat inside, the other one should be able to.