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Thr Sabalenka-Raducanu match was high quality to my eyes, as well as to Davenport's and Rubin's as the commentators.

The fact that Sabalenka has won 16 consecutive tiebreaks is one of the most incredible stats I have ever seen. Has to be an all-time record for both tours. Yet no mention of it here.

Actually incredible because tiebreak success is a sign of mental strength..which is not what one credits Sabalenka with...

https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/ar ... cincinnati
It is a record in the Open era...

loved the way Kalinskaya took Anisimova's serve from inside the baseline, to hurry her - a good ploy given that anisimova is not greased lightning on the court..

About Sabalenka-Radaucanu.
Sabalenka went out and, once again, played another three set match in which she hit over 70 UE's (she hit 72). This time, she was lucky and won. but it seems to me she has not learned one bit from the RG final, which she lost.
I have said that coaches get praised too much, or blamed too much. But I wonder if anybody in her box can explain to her that if the ball does not land on the other player's side, you don't win the point. But also, it makes no difference if you hit a screaming winner at 100MPH that clips the line, or a 75MPH cross court that lands two feet inside of it.
Last: stop with the drop shots; you simply do not have the shot.

Coverage advisory for today (Has this ever been done before? Feels like this is something new.)

Tennis Channel 2 does Women's Day every Tuesday, and so it's a real mix of cross-court coverage.

On Grandstand:
USA Iva Jović vs CZE Barbora Krejčíková
ITA Jasmine Paolini [7] vs USA Ashlyn Krueger [26]
Followed by Court 3:
FRA Varvara Gracheva vs CZE Karolína Muchová [11]
ITA Lucia Bronzetti vs LAT Jeļena Ostapenko [23]
Followed by:
POL Magda Linette [31] vs USA Jessica Pegula [4] (Center Court night opener)*
DEN Clara Tauson [16] vs RUS Veronika Kudermetova (Grandstand closing - NB 8:30)

*Main TC carries Center Court live, except Nakashima vs Zverev (Grandstand night opener) will air here

jazzyg wrote: ↑Tue Aug 12, 2025 4:39 am Thr Sabalenka-Raducanu match was high quality to my eyes, as well as to Davenport's and Rubin's as the commentators.

The fact that Sabalenka has won 16 consecutive tiebreaks is one of the most incredible stats I have ever seen. Has to be an all-time record for both tours. Yet no mention of it here.

This is the first I've heard of this, but very impressive

Wednesday Order of Play (REVISED)

P&G Center Court - 11AM
1. Men's Singles - Round of 16
USA Frances Tiafoe [10] vs DEN Holger Rune [7]
EXTRA. Women's Singles - Round 3 (Deciding set)
POL Magda Linette [31] vs USA Jessica Pegula [4]
2. Men's Singles - Round of 16
ITA Jannik Sinner [1] vs FRA Adrian Mannarino
3. Women's Singles - Round of 16 (Not before 3PM)
RUS Aryna Sabalenka [1] vs ESP Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
4. Men's Singles - Round of 16 (Not before 7PM)
ITA Luca Nardi vs ESP Carlos Alcaraz [2]
5. Women's Singles - Round of 16 (Not before 8:30PM)
RUS Ekaterina Alexandrova [12] vs RUS Anna Kalinskaya [28]

Grandstand - 11AM
1. Women's Singles - Round of 16
POL Iga Świątek [3] vs ROM Sorana Cîrstea
EXTRA. Men's Singles - Round 3 (Continuation from 4-6, 4-5)
USA Brandon Nakashima [27] vs GER Alexander Zverev [3]
EXTRA. Men's Singles - Round 3
USA Ben Shelton [5] vs ESP Roberto Bautista Agut
2. Women's Singles - Round of 16
KAZ Elena Rybakina [9] vs USA Madison Keys [6]
3. Men's Singles - Round of 16 (Not before 5PM)
RUS Karen Khachanov [14] vs Nakashima OR Zverev

Court 3 - Noon
EXTRA. Women's Singles - Round 3
DEN Clara Tauson [16] vs RUS Veronika Kudermetova
EXTRA. Women's Doubles - Round of 16 (Continuation from 6-3, 4-3)
USA Peyton Stearns/CZE Marketa Vondrousova vs HUN Timea Babos/BRA Luisa Stefani [7]
1. Men's Singles - Round of 16
CAN Felix Auger-Aliassime [22] vs FRA Benjamin Bonzi
2. Men's Singles - Round of 16
USA Taylor Fritz [4] vs FRA Terence Atmane
3. Men's Singles - Round of 16
ARG Francisco Comesana vs RUS Andrey Rublev [9]

Champions' Court - 11AM
1. Men's Doubles - Round of 16
USA Rajeev Ram/CRO Nikola Mektić vs GER Kevin Krawietz/GER Tim Pütz [4]
2. Men's Doubles - Round of 16
AUS Matthew Ebden/AUS Jordan Thompson vs GBR Julian Cash/GBR Lloyd Glasspool [2]
3. Men's Doubles - Round of 16
ITA Andrea Vavassori/ITA Simone Bolelli [6] vs USA Robert Cash/USA JJ Tracy
4. Men's Doubles - Round of 16 (Not before 3PM)
USA Evan King/USA Christian Harrison [7] vs MON Roman Arneodo/USA Robert Galloway

Court 10 - Noon
EXTRA. Women's Doubles - Round of 16 (Continuation from 6-1, 0-3)
CHN Hanyu Guo/RUS Alexandra Panova vs USA Asia Muhammad/NED Demi Schuurs [5]

3 further R16 women's doubles matches still awaiting court allocation & will play after rest

Released 10:30PM local time

It's raining in Cincy.

ALERT: The rain is heavy enough that a rain delay has been issued.

As of now, the delay was only 15 min long and matches resume shortly after. Beware of more bands later tonight though, about 9:25PM and 10:25PM per AccuWeather MinuteCast.

Update: And we have it. Play resumes not before 10:25PM.

Play delayed due to lightning.

BREAKING: Play will NOT resume tonight, per a statement from tournament on X at 9:37PM local time.

6 matches will become second-day matches. The new revised OOP is up there.

not surprised Paolini is doing well, this court is fast and she is one of the best movers in the game - up there with Coco and Swiatek...

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 12, 2025 3:02 pm About Sabalenka-Radaucanu.
Sabalenka went out and, once again, played another three set match in which she hit over 70 UE's (she hit 72). This time, she was lucky and won. but it seems to me she has not learned one bit from the RG final, which she lost.
I have said that coaches get praised too much, or blamed too much. But I wonder if anybody in her box can explain to her that if the ball does not land on the other player's side, you don't win the point. But also, it makes no difference if you hit a screaming winner at 100MPH that clips the line, or a 75MPH cross court that lands two feet inside of it.
Last: stop with the drop shots; you simply do not have the shot.

I do not agree about the drop-shot. Yes, at times it is a pure cringe. But given that with her weight of shots she frequently pushes an opponent deep behind the baseline, even mediocre ds may win a point. Also - it breaks opponent's rhythm and makes them vary of the possibility. Also sometimes she wins a point with a subsequent volley even if an opponent gets to the drop-shot. In any case she shall try again and again. But keeping a balance, without overdoing it.