ATP WTA GS US Open 8/26 - 9/8 2024

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They are tucking their skirts tighter. But then, Azarenka tucks her shorts up too.
I have no idea what purpose it serves. But it makes their clothing look very bad.

They tuck a ball in on the side that is rolled up

From what I saw there was no ball and it is too tight so there is no room for the ball. Besides storing balls like this is an invitation for ball drop and let to happen

The ball is stored in the undershorts, which are already tight, which protects it from falling out, but I think some find it more "secure" to also tuck the skirt to prevent the ball from moving and distracting them. They've been doing it for at least as long as I've been watching live tennis (early 00's).

[mmmm8]

ESPN+ has its own app, weird that wasn't an option they suggest.

[jazzyg]

Exactly. I have DirecTV and ESPN+ and if they would just put the damn matches on ESPN+. it would not be an issue for me. As it is, I'm locked out of watching the rest of the U.S. Open.

[mmmm8]

Exactly. I have DirecTV and ESPN+ and if they would just put the damn matches on ESPN+. it would not be an issue for me. As it is, I'm locked out of watching the rest of the U.S. Open.

I was at the tournament, so didn't realize the matches are locked out from ESPN+ on the ESPN app? Sometimes, checking they don't turn off access for the Spanish stream, so check that!

[ti-amie]

Ben Rothenberg
@BenRothenberg
“Nice that we’ve got four English speakers in the quarters and semis!” says Brad Gilbert between interviewing Draper and de Minaur, giving one of the less relevant selling points for the men’s draw that I can imagine.

#USOpen

Sigh

[ti-amie]

And the fight over how to pronounce Zheng Qinwen's name continues

Ratazana
@Ratazana
Hey
@espn, please let Mr Drysdale, Ms Fernandez and Ms Shriver know that Qinwen is pronounced as ‘Chinwen’ (closest to the mandarin pronunciation). Not ‘Kinwen’. Please and thank you.
(Cc @PHShriver )

Blair Henley
@BlairHenley
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Sep 3
She pronounces it KINH-when on her wta profile, which makes it tricky!

Ratazana
@Ratazana
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Sep 3
Omg…it’s her trying to make it easy for the western media…this is extremely unfortunate….

LionKing
@LionKin59270705
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8h
Almost every name is mispronounced in tennis as most of the names are not of English origin. It's normal that some names are mispronounced in a way. The same goes with many of the European names. Europeans just don't care about that.

[ti-amie]

I hope this nonsense of letting fans enter between points ends with this Slam.

[ti-amie]

[JTContinental]

ESPN+ has its own app, weird that wasn't an option they suggest.

It’s because they are blocking ESPN+ for DirecTV users as well, even if you have an ESPN subscription

I’m finna cancel DirecTV tonight in favor of YouTubeTV, which is apparently half the price

[jazzyg]

You will lose the five channels dedicated solely to tennis in the first week at every slam but Wimbledon, the best viewing option out there in the world.

That's why I won't drop DirecTV until they no longer have channels 903 through 907 at the slams.

[skatingfan]

Ben Rothenberg
@BenRothenberg
“Nice that we’ve got four English speakers in the quarters and semis!” says Brad Gilbert between interviewing Draper and de Minaur, giving one of the less relevant selling points for the men’s draw that I can imagine.

#USOpen

Sigh

Wait till he finds out that de Minaur speak Spanish.

[Fastbackss]

YouTube TV doesn't have TC on the base tier. You have to add the sports package.
I have been waiting to pull the plug for a bit now...luckily the incumbent isn't directtv

Ps - ironically - traveling for work last night - went to two places - neither would put on the match. Got back to hotel as sinner/medvedev were warming up.

[mmmm8]

You will lose the five channels dedicated solely to tennis in the first week at every slam but Wimbledon, the best viewing option out there in the world.

That's why I won't drop DirecTV until they no longer have channels 903 through 907 at the slams.

ESPN+ shows all the courts, as many channels as there are matches, for the slams it covers.

[jazzyg]

Yes it does but the picture is sharper on live TV than on streaming, you can rewind much more easily to rewatch a great point or shot than you can on streaming and you are not 30 seconds behind the live action. I follow all the matches in the 1st week, and I am constantly seeing the result of the point on my phone before it is shown on ESPN+.

[ti-amie]