Talk About Tennis 2.0

The OOP is up on the US Open site, and it looks like bottom half for men, top half for women

First Grand Slam
Droguet, Titouan – France (22)
Meligeni Alves, Felipe – Brazil (25) – nephew of French Open semifinalist Fenando Meligeni
Mensik, Jakub – Czech Republic (17)
Michelsen, Alex – United States of America (19)
Moreno de Alboran, Nicolas – United States of America (26)
Quinn, Ethan – United States of America (19)
Virtanen, Otto – Finland (22)

First US Open
Arnaldi, Matteo – Italy (22)
Cerundolo, Juan Manuel – Argentina (21)
Diaz Acosta, Facundo – Argentina (22)
Fils, Arthur – France (19)
Gojo, Borna - Croatia (25)
Hsu, Yu-hsiou – Chinese Taipei (24)
Lestienne, Constant – France (31)
Marozsan, Fabian – Hungary (23)
Muller, Alexandre – France (26)
Ofner, Sebastian – Austria (27)
Safiullin, Roman – Russia (26)
Skatov, Timofey – Kazakhstan (22)
Shevchenko, Alexander – Russia (22)
Shimabukuro, Sho – Japan (26)
Stricker, Dominic – Switzerland (21)
Van Assche, Luca – France (19)
Varillas, Juan Pablo – Peru (27)
Vukic, Aleksandar – Australia (27)
Watanuki, Yosuke – Japan (25)

Men's Doubles Draw

NED W. Koolhof [1]/GBR N. Skupski [1] vs USA C. Eubanks/USA B. Shelton
COL J. Cabal/COL R. Farah vs USA N. Godsick/USA E. Quinn
URU A. Behar/CZE A. Pavlasek vs AUT P. Oswald/NED B. van de Zandschulp
ARG G. Duran/ARG T. Etcheverry vs USA N. Lammons [15]/USA J. Withrow [15]

GER K. Krawietz [10]/GER T. Puetz [10] vs FRA G. Barrere/FRA Q. Halys
USA W. Blumberg/USA S. Johnson vs GBR J. Cash/GBR H. Patten
KAZ A. Golubev RUS/R. Safiullin USA vs A. Kovacevic/USA N. Moreno De Alboran
AUS C. O'Connell/AUS A. Vukic vs IND R. Bopanna [6]/AUS M. Ebden [6]

ESA M. Arevalo [4]/NED J. Rojer [4] vs ARG G. Andreozzi/ARG F. Cerundolo
ARG S. Baez/VEN L. Martinez vs ITA M. Arnaldi/NED B. Stevens
USA R. Galloway/FRA A. Olivetti vs USA J. Isner/USA J. Sock
BRA M. Melo/AUS J. Peers vs GBR L. Glasspool [13]/FIN H. Heliovaara [13]

GBR J. Murray [12]/NZL M. Venus [12] vs ECU G. Escobar/KAZ A. Nedovyesov
FRA P. Herbert/FRA N. Mahut vs HUN M. Fucsovics/AUS A. Popyrin
AUS M. Purcell/AUS J. Thompson vs RSA L. Harris/SRB M. Kecmanovic
COL D. Galan/CHN Z. Zhang vs ESP M. Granollers [8]/ARG H. Zeballos [8]


ARG M. Gonzalez [5]/ARG A. Molteni [5] vs ARG P. Cachin/PER J. Varillas
FRA A. Mannarino/FRA A. Rinderknech vs USA E. Spizzirri/USA T. Zink
NED T. Griekspoor/AUS T. Kokkinakis vs USA A. Frusina/USA A. Ganesan
POR F. Cabral/BRA R. Matos vs BEL S. Gille [11]/BEL J. Vliegen [11]

NED R. Haase [16]/CRO N. Mektic [16] vs SRB N. Cacic/ROU V. Cornea
USA M. McDonald/GER A. Mies vs FRA A. Fils/FRA L. Van Assche
JPN B. McLachlan/JPN Y. Nishioka vs AUT A. Erler/AUT L. Miedler
ITA S. Bolelli/ITA A. Vavassori vs USA R. Ram [3] GBR J. Salisbury [3]

MEX S. Gonzalez [7]/FRA E. Roger-Vasselin [7] vs USA M. Cressy/FRA F. Martin
COL N. Barrientos/SWE A. Goransson vs MON R. Arneodo/AUT S. Weissborn
RUS A. Karatsev/IND S. Myneni vs SRB L. Djere/SUI M. Huesler
IND Y. Bhambri/BRA M. Demoliner vs MON H. Nys [9]/POL J. Zielinski [9]

NED M. Middelkoop [14]/CRO M. Pavic [14] vs FRA S. Doumbia/FRA F. Reboul
FRA A. Muller/AUT S. Ofner vs USA V. Kirkov/USA D. Kudla
GRE P. Tsitsipas/GRE S. Tsitsipas vs MEX M. Reyes-Varela/ESP D. Vega Hernandez
ESP R. Carballes Baena/ESP B. Zapata Miralles vs CRO I. Dodig [2]/USA A. Krajicek [2]

Of the 16 players left in Djokovic's half of the draw, none other than Djokovic have made a slam final, three have made one semi (Tiafoe, Paul, Karatsev) and one has made a quarterfinal (Fritz). Of the eight players left in Djoker's quarter, Fritz had the one quarterfinal IWimbledon), Vesely made two fourth rounds (Wimbledon) and the other five never made it past a third round.

Not that Djokovic was ever going to have real trouble reaching the final, but his path is ridiculously easy now.

Have high hopes of Michelsen...very impressed with his all-round game and willingness to come forward and volley...

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 11:30 am Have high hopes of Michelsen...very impressed with his all-round game and willingness to come forward and volley...

I hope to finally watch him play today.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:28 pm

ashkor87 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 11:30 am Have high hopes of Michelsen...very impressed with his all-round game and willingness to come forward and volley...

I hope to finally watch him play today.

Let us know what you think...

He played a great first set but Jarry, who is seeded, changed things up (Massu among others were in his box) and Michelson wasn't able to keep up.

If he turns pro he needs to play Challengers for a while mixing in a 250 every now and then. He can hit the ball - he is an American player - but his thought process doesn't go much beyond that.

I hope he learned what even a "low ranked" pro can do to an inexperienced player and has coaches around him who can help him process what happened to him today.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:07 am He played a great first set but Jarry, who is seeded, changed things up (Massu among others were in his box) and Michelson wasn't able to keep up.

If he turns pro he needs to play Challengers for a while mixing in a 250 every now and then. He can hit the ball - he is an American player - but his thought process doesn't go much beyond that.

I hope he learned what even a "low ranked" pro can do to an inexperienced player and has coaches around him who can help him process what happened to him today.

MIchelson is #97 in year to date rankings with virtually nothing to defend the rest of the year. It's likely that he'll get direct entry into the Australian Open with just a handful of tour level wins this fall.

skatingfan wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 1:19 am

ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 12:07 am He played a great first set but Jarry, who is seeded, changed things up (Massu among others were in his box) and Michelson wasn't able to keep up.

If he turns pro he needs to play Challengers for a while mixing in a 250 every now and then. He can hit the ball - he is an American player - but his thought process doesn't go much beyond that.

I hope he learned what even a "low ranked" pro can do to an inexperienced player and has coaches around him who can help him process what happened to him today.

MIchelson is #97 in year to date rankings with virtually nothing to defend the rest of the year. It's likely that he'll get direct entry into the Australian Open with just a handful of tour level wins this fall.

Agree but he is not ready.

ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 1:41 am ...

Agree but he is not ready.

I have not seen him, but I would say you have to be more specific. What is he not ready for? Because he has proven he is ready to win one round at a slam. Going deep most likely not, but if the ranking says he can get direct entry, he is ready to play a second slam.

ponchi101 wrote:

ti-amie wrote: ↑Fri Sep 01, 2023 1:41 am ...

Agree but he is not ready.

I have not seen him, but I would say you have to be more specific. What is he not ready for? Because he has proven he is ready to win one round at a slam. Going deep most likely not, but if the ranking says he can get direct entry, he is ready to play a second slam.

Can’t not go and pass up that check. Would be silly.


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it is always fun to watch the young talents develop... hope he does.

He is not mentally ready.