'22 RG Day 9 OoP & Discussion

[Suliso]

The answer starts to look like no...

[JazzNU]

Really not a fan of the timing of that shoe change from Iga.

[ponchi101]

Really not a fan of the timing of that shoe change from Iga.

Apparently she broke a lace.
Iga had 5 set points. Was up 5-3 in the TB. Zheng only had one set point.
If Iga can cut down on the errors, ok. But her power is not bothering Zheng one bit.

[Suliso]

Well, she answers with a bagel. Is that going to be enough for a momentum in the third?

[JazzNU]

I missed that Sinner was injured or re-aggravated something in his last match. Seems like if he was healthy, he was running away with this match against Rublev. A shame.

[Suliso]

A shame indeed... I still expect GS titles from Sinner. As long as he can stay somewhat healthy.

[ponchi101]

Well, she answers with a bagel. Is that going to be enough for a momentum in the third?

Zheng is nowhere close to the level of the first set. This might be over soon.
And yes. Iga's rule: "One set is mine, a bagel or a breadstick. The other two are for grasp".

[Suliso]

It's a career first GS QF not only for Rune, but for Ruud as well. There will be one very lucky semi finalists or maybe even a finalist. Medvedev not that strong on clay.

[Suliso]

Zheng is nowhere close to the level of the first set. This might be over soon.
And yes. Iga's rule: "One set is mine, a bagel or a breadstick. The other two are for grasp".

This battle is not over yet.

[Suliso]

It did end quickly when it did. I see the next two matches as easier for Iga. Pegula doesn't have what it takes and Kasatkina/Kudermetova even less so.

[meganfernandez]

Iga is not playing well. 16 UE's already by the 5-5. And Zheng is matching her power.
I agree that Jabeur's lost was more of an upset. I can't even remember who she lost to.
(Which, of course, may be a statement about my memory, not the quality of the upset).

Linette. I’d say Tsitsipas was way more of a favorite to reach the final from his half than Jabeur was, hence bigger upset.

[meganfernandez]

It did end quickly when it did. I see the next two matches as easier for Iga. Pegula doesn't have what it takes and Kasatkina/Kudermetova even less so.

I definitely give either K’s a chance. Kudermetova looked great for two sets today.


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[Suliso]

You're just more generous with giving chances when they're small

[ti-amie]

Ons was a big upset but she had played a lot of tennis coming into RG and I wasn't that surprised that she had nothing left after a very short rest between her last tournament and her first round match.

I think Stefanos was the bigger upset. No insult meant to anyone in the bottom half but Stefanos was the big dog there and a lot of fans thought he had a cakewalk to the Quarters and beyond. Stefanos has a nice game. What's lacking is between his ears. Best of three he's through. Best of five and it's a crap shoot with him. I wasn't surprised Rune found a way.

Does anyone know why Rune is so hated by some of the folks on Tennis Twitter? What shenanigans has he pulled to cause some to direct so much vitriol towards him?

[Suliso]

The only thing I know off was him using (and being fined for) a homophobic slur in a challenger last year. Not great of course, but lets see if he can stay "clean" from now on in the big league.