Talk About Tennis 2.0

DAY 10: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM 12:00 PM

WOMEN'S SINGLES QF
Upcoming
CHN Q. Zheng [23] vs A. Sabalenka [2]
MEN'S SINGLES QF
Upcoming
D. Medvedev [3] vs A. Rublev [8]

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM 7:00 PM

WOMEN'S SINGLES QF
CZE M. Vondrousova [9] vs USA M. Keys [17]
MEN'S SINGLES QF
Upcoming
ESP C. Alcaraz [1] vs GER A. Zverev [12]

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM 11:00 AM

WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Upcoming
GER L. Siegemund [12]/V. Zvonareva [12] vs V. Azarenka/BRA B. Haddad Maia
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Upcoming
USA C. Gauff [3]/USA J. Pegula [3] vs TPE S. Hsieh [8]/CHN X. Wang [8]
MIXED DOUBLES
Upcoming
JPN E. Shibahara/CRO M. Pavic vs KAZ A. Danilina/FIN H. Heliovaara
MIXED DOUBLES
Not before 4:00 PM
TBD vs USA T. Townsend/USA B. Shelton

GRANDSTAND 11:00 AM

JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES R3
ITA F. De Michele vs BRA J. Fonseca [7]
JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES R3
Upcoming
ITA C. Caniato vs USA L. Tien [11]
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
ITA F. De Michele/ITA G. Vulpitta vs ITA F. Bondioli [6]/AUT J. Schwaerzler [6]

COURT 17 11:00 AM

JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES R3
CZE T. Valentova [9] vs USA K. Quevedo [7]
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
USA A. Penickova/USA K. Penickova vs TBD

COURT 5 11:00 AM

JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES R3
Y. Demin [1] vs ITA F. Cina [14]
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
Y. Demin [1]/MEX R. Pacheco Mendez [1] vs TUR A. Karahan/KOR H. Roh
WC QUAD DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
TUR U. Altinel/TUR A. Kaplan vs SVK T. Masaryk/BRA Y. Silva

COURT 10 11:00 AM

JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES R3
FRA A. Gea [15] vs USA T. Svajda
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
SRB B. Djuric [5] vs FRA A. Gea [5] vs USA M. Exsted/USA C. Woestendick
WC MEN'S DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
JPN T. Miki/JPN T. Oda vs ESP M. De la Puente [2]/ARG G. Fernandez [2]

COURT 11 11:00 AM

JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES R3
USA C. Williams [3] vs USA A. Ganesan
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
TBD vs JPN H. Matsuoka/D. Panarin
WC QUAD DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
CHI F. Cayulef/CHI D. Perez vs USA A. Bogdanov/USA D. Wagner

COURT 12 11:00 AM

JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES R3
SVK R. Jamrichova [1] vs CZE N. Bartunkova
JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES R3
Upcoming
POL Z. Pawlikowska vs USA K. Hui
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
SVK R. Jamrichova [1]/USA K. Quevedo [1] vs USA A. Anazagasty-Pursoo/AUS M. Joint
WC MEN'S DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
GBR A. Hewett [1]/GBR G. Reid [1] vs BEL J. Gerard/NED M. Scheffers

COURT 13 11:00 AM

JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES R3
USA D. Blanch vs [8] USA A. Frusina
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
CHN T. Zhang/CHN Y. Zhou vs TBD
WC WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
NED D. De Groot [1]/NED J. Griffioen [1] vs COL A. Bernal/NED L. De Greef

COURT 4 11:00 AM

JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES R3
CHN Y. Zhou [9] vs JPN R. Sakamoto
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES R2
SRB T. Kostovic/BEN G. Nahum vs JPN H. Kinoshita/JPN W. Sonobe
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
KOR S. Park/IND A. Shah vs TBD
WC WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
FRA P. Deroulede/GBR L. Shuker vs JPN Y. Kamiji [2]/RSA K. Montjane [2]

COURT 6 11:00 AM

JUNIOR BOYS' SINGLES R3
AUS P. Marinkov vs MEX R. Pacheco Mendez [2]
WC QUAD DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
NED S. Schroder [1]/NED N. Vink [1] vs ISR G. Sasson/JPN K. Sugeno

COURT 7 11:00 AM

JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES R3
A. Gureva [11] vs USA V. Glozman
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES R2
Upcoming
SWE M. Dahlin/EST O. Ojakaar vs GBR O. Bonding/ESP A. Melero Kretzer
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
ROU M. Gae [8]/A. Gureva [8] vs TBD
WC QUAD DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
GBR A. Lapthorne/RSA D. Ramphadi vs AUS H. Davidson [2]/CAN R. Shaw [2]

COURT 8 11:00 AM

JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES R3
JPN E. Koike [6] vs USA A. Schuman
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
USA T. Evans/USA A. Hamilton vs JPN S. Ishii [2]/JPN E. Koike [2]
WC MEN'S DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
CHI A. Cataldo/USA C. Ratzlaff vs JPN D. Arai/USA C. Stroud

COURT 9 11:00 AM

JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES R3
GBR H. Klugman vs JPN S. Ishii [3]
JUNIOR BOYS' DOUBLES R2
Upcoming
AUS H. Jones/USA A. Razeghi vs POL T. Berkieta [3]/GBR H. Searle [3]
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
GBR H. Klugman/GBR M. Xu vs ESP C. Esquiva Banuls [7]/AUS E. Jones [7]
WC WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
ARG M. Moreno/CHN Z. Zhu vs JPN S. Funamizu/GER K. Kruger

COURT 14 11:00 AM

JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES R3
JPN S. Saito [4] vs ESP C. Esquiva Banuls [16]
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
USA S. Lam/GBR M. Stojsavljevic vs JPN S. Saito/JPN N. Sato
WC MEN'S DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
NED T. Egberink/NED R. Spaargaren vs FRA S. Houdet/JPN T. Sanada

COURT 15 11:00 AM

JUNIOR GIRLS' SINGLES R3
SLO E. Milic vs CZE L. Samsonova [10]
JUNIOR GIRLS' DOUBLES R2
Not before 1:00 PM
BUL I. Ivanova/GER S. Zhiyenbayeva vs CZE A. Kovackova [4]/CZE L. Samsonova [4]
WC WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Not before 3:00 PM
USA D. Mathewson/JPN M. Tanaka vs JPN M. Ohtani/NED A. Van Koot

Sabalenka lost 4 points in the first five games. Won 20 out of 24 points.

She's been totally overpowered by Sabalenka's (who's hitting from three feet inside the baseline) groundstrokes, plus her first serve percentage is 24%.

Zheng should have lost to Bronzetti, but thankfully she didn't because I had her in the survivor pool. Bronzetti had won four games in a row in the third set and was up 4-2 with a game point. Then at deuce she had two chances to put away an overhead to get another game point and could not do it.

The point of all this is Zheng never had a shot to hang with Sabalenka.

Picking up on ponchi's comment about preset narratives PMac seems absolutely fascinated by the fact that Medvedev and Rublev are - gasp - friends. Close friends. Close enough for Rublev to be the godfather of Medvedev's daughter. He's repeated it ad nauseam throughout the first set.

Cahill's contribution is that Medvedev is "thick" and "very tall" at 6'5" (I think. I forget what he said) and Cliffy was like "He's thick you say?"
"Yes. Rublev is my height, 6'2" Cahill continued and I think I lost all interest when Drysdale went back to "You say he's thick," or some version of that.

Meanwhile the ESPN ladies are trying to sell us on Sabalenka being a "great personality" but asked the same question about "how do you feel when it's so hot on court" or "What do you feel being out there now that you're ranked #1". The best question was about her Nike kit that she helped design and her response that it's not heavy once you sweat in it was very interesting.

Anyway Medvedev won the first set 6-4. Did you know that Medvedev and Rublev are good friends?

ti-amie wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 6:52 pm Picking up on ponchi's comment about preset narratives PMac seems absolutely fascinated by the fact that Medvedev and Rublev are - gasp - friends. Close friends. Close enough for Rublev to be the godfather of Medvedev's daughter. He's repeated it ad nauseam throughout the first set.

Cahill's contribution is that Medvedev is "thick" and "very tall" at 6'5" (I think. I forget what he said) and Cliffy was like "He's thick you say?"
"Yes. Rublev is my height, 6'2" Cahill continued and I think I lost all interest when Drysdale went back to "You say he's thick," or some version of that.

Meanwhile the ESPN ladies are trying to sell us on Sabalenka being a "great personality" but asked the same question about "how do you feel when it's so hot on court" or "What do you feel being out there now that you're ranked #1". The best question was about her Nike kit that she helped design and her response that it's not heavy once you sweat in it was very interesting.

Anyway Medvedev won the first set 6-4. Did you know that Medvedev and Rublev are good friends?

If I hear Rene Stubbs ask ANYONE one more time "How does it feel to be in QF's/Semis of the US Open and playing in this stadium?", my TV will be in danger.
Maddie was the one that answer it properly. Stubbs went on with a "you were slicing your BH and coming in today" and Maddie, very nicely, said "I always slice and come in, Rene. It was a normal day for me out there".
Why can't these players call them on it? "How does it feel? It feels like I just won a QF at Arthur Ashe stadium in the USO. It feels exactly like that!"

It is tough to be an announcer.

People who have no idea how hard it is are constantly labeling you an idiot.

I have no announcing experience myself, but I know people who do and it ain't easy. I pretty much like all of the ESPN tennis announcers to varying degrees and prefer them as a whole to the Tennis Channel crew, but there is no accounting for personal preference.

But they don't have to talk ALL the time. That is the advantage.
Years ago, when HBO had the rights to Wimby, they would switch to the BBC's cast. Once, the BBC was showing Lendl/Pereira in the fifth set. The announcer said nothing for many games. And then, Lendl served a booming serve, and Pereira returned it with a smack for a return winner. The BBC commentator just said "Tremendous power from Pereira!", and let the match carry itself.
They don't have to comment on every point. We are watching a match; let the spectacle carry itself.

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The trainer is on to see Medvedev.

It seems to be an issue with his back - or his breathing? Or his abs? Unclear. He lifted up his shirt and was gesturing at his back, but he also seemed to be saying that whatever it is makes him want to double over.

No MTO though - yet.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:05 pm If I hear Rene Stubbs ask ANYONE one more time "How does it feel to be in QF's/Semis of the US Open and playing in this stadium?", my TV will be in danger.
Maddie was the one that answer it properly. Stubbs went on with a "you were slicing your BH and coming in today" and Maddie, very nicely, said "I always slice and come in, Rene. It was a normal day for me out there".
Why can't these players call them on it? "How does it feel? It feels like I just won a QF at Arthur Ashe stadium in the USO. It feels exactly like that!"

Keys response was funny - very sarcastic - 'What do you mean? I always serve & volley. It's my normal game.' or something to that effect.

It is very difficult to interview someone "cold".
When TAT 1.0 was covering tennis events I had a chance to interview James Blake at a Harlem Junior Tennis event. (Don't ask the year)
I had ideas in my head but he dispensed with them rather quickly/easily and after that I drew a blank. I'm not a fan of the post match on court interview but I do sympathize with the comms thrown into them (even though they're being paid to do what they do and should have some time to prepare other than boilerplate questions).

Oh, but that would be something to discuss. Do we "need" the pre-match interview? The post match interview? Especially after a tough loss, do we really need to subject the loser to a talk about how and why s/he lost?
It has boiled over. Let them walk in with no questions. Let them walk out without. Save those for the press conference. After a match like Medvedev-Rublev, was there anything of real interest that Daniil could talk about? Other than the brutal heat.

DM reached 7th career GS semis. This is the repeat of the best result for Russians - Safin's. Kafelnikov had 6 semifinal appearances.

Maddie is clobbering the ball so far. Vondrousova shaking out her arm a little bit while serving.

Keys is dictating play with her forehand. Vondrousova was pinned to the baseline the whole first set.