So when one friend referred to Federer as ‘some Swiss guy’ and another said ‘isn’t Wimbledon already over?’ I realized that folks aren’t necessarily as up to date on tennis as I am. If you want to join the fun, the US Open is happening in NY, the last and perhaps most stylish of the four grand slams (the others are Australian, French and Wimbledon).
The men’s section is often a little boring with Federer (some Swiss guy) dominating the game, though he is a true champion and a gracious guy, so you can’t even fault him. With spunky Spanish Nadal at 2 (beating Federer on clay at French) and hopefully a few of the other guys being on their game there’s still hope for a little challenge (US’s Roddick and Blake are out but competitive at 5 and 6). This isn’t Nadal’s surface and he’s having some knee issues so he’s already out. We’re down to Federer (1) vs. Davydenko (4) and Djokovic (3) vs. Ferrer (15). I’m predicting a Federer/Djokovic final with Federer on top in the end.
The women’s section is a little more open with the beatable Henin currently on top, followed by Sharapova who can’t always put it together (she’s out). The unpredictable US’s Williams are back in the mix with Venus and Serena (Serena was ousted by Henin) trying to overcome injuries (or get over issues due to extracurricular activities) to play enough to get their rankings back to what they’re capable of. This one has Henin (1) vs. V. Williams (12) and Kuznetsova (4) vs. Chakvetadze (6) and I’m going with Williams taking it from Kuznetsova in the final.
CBS network coverage
- Friday, 12:30pm ET – Women’s Semis and Men’s Doubles Finals
- Saturday, 12 noon ET – Men’s Semis
- Saturday, 8pm ET – Women’s Finals
- Sunday, 4pm ET (or following football) – Men’s Finals
For all your stats and updates check out: http://www.usopen.org/ and if you just can’t get enough you can check out on the rest of things (including Davis Cup – US is in the semis!) at: http://www.usta.com/
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one out of two ain’t bad…
Federer was looking sharp, tennis-wise as well as his sporty black outfit with tux stripe shorts. it’s ridiculous that he doesn’t even have to play his best these days to have record breaking wins. Djokovic promises to have many more finals in his future which is great if only to keep seeing his stellar impressions of other players.
as for the women, the Williams/Henin match should have been the final… Kuznetsova can’t quite get it all together, and should I not say she should hire a stylist? and of course Henin does have some serious game.
Hi there…Man i love reading your blog, interesting posts ! it was a great Thursday