This all was INSANITY!!!! being there. It all took about 45 minutes to an hour. For quite awhile, no one that I talked with knew exactly what the hell this was all about. We all could hear folks making some kind of repeated statements, and they were clearly not going to shut up. I mean, they escorted the players out- and finally made some kind of loud-speaker very vague statement about there had some kind of disturbance, and things were being handled. I called John finally so he could find out for me. For a bit, I was thinking- HEY, sure, get the players out of their to safety and, LOL **** the rest of us. (Self-censored). It was really weird for quite awhile- even when the tennis started back up. It's like, in the world we live in- there have been horrible things that have happened at large events. And I sure wasn't thrilled being around 20,000+ people if the sh** had really hit the fan.
IN any case- y'all- the heat wasn't that much of a concern today at all. I have always worried far too much. I mean, obviously it was very hot out there- this time, especially, as I was getting to the Open. But, Armstrong was indeed again quite comfortable. After that, I found out that the Chase lounge was closed today, but the AmExp lounge was open, so indeed I did go in there- as, LOL, I didn't see these recommendations from ti-amie until now. I even got this free cool facial and upper body cool mist treatment thingy- and do NOT go there you PERVS!! I got bored quickly, so I left, and then simultaneously watched the #1 boys doubles team and #8 girls doubles team win- happily, in the shade, and outdoor breezes kept coming.
BTW, when I've gone to the Open during earlier matches, I often have just gone from match to match to match- sticking with outstanding matches and/or involving my favorite players.
Of course, I was absolutely thrilled to see Rajeev and Joe get to the final. Joe was outstanding throughout the match- except IMO he didn't serve all that well throughout the match (his serve was the one that got broken in the second set). Rajeev kept making errors on some break points throughout the match. But, Rajeev's serve was amazing- especially when it mattered the most in the third set. They both had some amazing saves and great volleys. Rajeev clearly got quite emotional during the on-court post-match interview. He talked about the relatively rough year they have been having- but was happy that they have chosen to keep playing together. They really over-all played a great match against a very formidable team.
It is very late, so, LOL, I am about to wrap all of this up (at least by MY standards for what "about" means). 'Twas great to see Coco win. The Keys match was ultimately heartbreaking. LOL, normally, I probably would have been rooting hard for Sabalenka. But, Keys played unbelievable tennis in the first set- and good enough to serve for the match in the second. Got broken to love. Played a horrible second set tiebreaker. Even with Sabalenka playing better and better, especially in the third set- Madison managed to go up a break. AND, immediately got broken. She was making way too many errors- but still managed to get things to a third set tiebreaker. At which point, like in the second set, she flopped like a dead fish in the third set tiebreaker. She just cannot let herself win a Slam title. Always gonna be the bridesmaid. And JUST when one could think that she was at least playing well enough (and Sabalenka was a hot-mess in the first set, all cranky and breaking her racquet) at what looked to me like a last-stand Slam effort- AH, well. (Sabalenka did play some great tennis to win- but, the errors sure helped.) Like I said- really sad.
SINCE I have an Ashe ticket for tomorrow- I will probably at least sneak in to see Shelton get destroyed by Novak, until it is confirmed how ugly this all will get- not sure if I'll need to use my Ashe ticket to see the men's doubles final at noon? I'll definitely be there, unless I over-sleep. I HATE!!!! that they have the women's doubles SF's starting at the same time as the Rajeev/Joe match- but, I definitely hope to see some of the women's doubles, at least. I also HATE!!!! that I won't get to see Carlos live. I mean- if Carlos manages to lose to Medvedev, THEN I won't mind missing the match.
IN addition to weather variables- a thing that may make me stop going to the US Open- especially the later stages- is that so many bozo's will NOT STFU during the matches. It seems to be getting worse and worse. There have always been privileged a-holes that go to tennis tournaments, just to socialize with their snotty and deeply respectful buddies. But, paying a lot of money to be around these jerks....I just don't know anymore. I may be aging out- if I'm not already there?
A very hideous women's fashion trend tonight- white and short baby-doll dress ensembles. (And, it doesn't help if you have the same baby-doll ensembles in another color). Even if you're gorgeous- you IMO look stupid with this bizarre "youthful" trend. I mean, perhaps this crap works on hetero men?!?! But, this is at far too much of a price with losing your dignity and ANY semblance of fashion sense. Especially as so many women had this look- including a woman who sat next to me. HIDEOUS!!!!