'24 US Open Day 9 Order of Play& Discussion

[Suliso]

It never worked for Roddick or Agassi against the big three. Why different now?

[ponchi101]

Because Sinner or Medvedev are not Roger/Rafa/Novak. The task is not as daunting.
Mind you. I am not saying that Fritz or Tiafoe will go out as a favorite. I am only saying that their chances are not terribly low.

[Suliso]

Agree, but is Tiafoe/Fritz the same level as Roddick? I think also not.

[ponchi101]

What was so special about Roddick? Sure, great serve and a solid inside out FH. Other than that, the rest of his game was top 50, nothing more.

[Suliso]

5 Slam finals. Very few have done better. He used his weapons very well and didn't choke often.

[JTContinental]

This is pretty much the only tournament Medvedev has played well in this year, so I think either of them would have a chance there. I can see Fritz taking out Sinner (their h2h is 1-1), but not Frances (1-4)

Ultimately, I think Sinner will take the title, but it's fun to speculate since it's been 15 years.

[JTContinental]

I'm also not counting out Draper as a spoiler for this half of the draw. He's been playing excellent tennis.

[ponchi101]

I'm also not counting out Draper as a spoiler for this half of the draw. He's been playing excellent tennis.

Prophetic.

[JTContinental]

Muchova is dealing with a hip injury and a stomach bug; hopefully she can stay healthy enough to give Iga or Jessica a good match.

[ponchi101]

Stomach bug can be fixed quickly. A hip injury, against Iga? Nope.

[mmmm8]

What was so special about Roddick? Sure, great serve and a solid inside out FH. Other than that, the rest of his game was top 50, nothing more.

+ Mental game was better in comparison to a Tiafoe for example.

[ponchi101]

What was so special about Roddick? Sure, great serve and a solid inside out FH. Other than that, the rest of his game was top 50, nothing more.

+ Mental game was better in comparison to a Tiafoe for example.

Kind of a low bar, isn't it? Tiafoe cannot be said to have been a giant in that aspect.

[mmmm8]

What was so special about Roddick? Sure, great serve and a solid inside out FH. Other than that, the rest of his game was top 50, nothing more.

+ Mental game was better in comparison to a Tiafoe for example.

Kind of a low bar, isn't it? Tiafoe cannot be said to have been a giant in that aspect.

I used Tiafoe because we were specifically talking about Sunday's final. I also think Roddick was mentall stronger than Fritz

[ponchi101]

Serious question: have you ever seen Fritz check out mentally out of a match? I think he competes well.