Talk About Tennis 2.0

DAY 10: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM
12:00 PM

WOMEN'S SINGLES QF
BRA B. Haddad Maia [22] vs CZE K. Muchova
MEN'S SINGLES QF
Upcoming
GBR J. Draper [25] vs AUS A. de Minaur [10]
7:00 PM
WOMEN'S SINGLES QF
Upcoming
POL I. Swiatek [1] vs USA J. Pegula [6]
MEN'S SINGLES QF
Upcoming
ITA J. Sinner [1] vs D. Medvedev [5]

LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM
11:00 AM

JUNIOR MATCH
TBD vs TBD
JUNIOR MATCH
TBD vs TBD
WOMEN'S DOUBLES SF
Not before 3:00 PM
TBD vs UKR L. Kichenok [7]/LAT J. Ostapenko [7]
WOMEN'S DOUBLES SF
Not before 4:30 PM
CZE K. Siniakova [3]/USA T. Townsend [3] vs FRA K. Mladenovic/CHN S. Zhang

Stat from ESPN.
Muchova has served and volleyed 29 times before the start of today's match. No other WTA player has done so more than 5 times.
Please, win this thing.

It wasn't as dominant as the score says, because there were some games that went to deuce.
But Karo is looking very solid.
Keeping the distances, she is doing a relatively good impression of Martina. The charging the net is refreshing.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:34 pm Stat from ESPN.
Muchova has served and volleyed 29 times before the start of today's match. No other WTA player has done so more than 5 times.
Please, win this thing.

It would be a beautiful story. But also a tall order, given the remaining opponents: likely Swiatek and Saba.

Is it that tall an order? She has been to a slam finals before, pushing the current best clay court player to three sets. She has all the tools.
And she is not seeded or anything like that because of the injuries. It is not as if she went away for no reason.
I know, I agree. I still say Aryna is the current best bet. But Muchova has the shots.

That was a lovely display of attacking tennis. It can be done.

Most definitely it can be done.

I would make her a solid favorite over Swiatek if they play and an underdog with a shot against Sabalenka.

jazzyg wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 5:54 pm Most definitely it can be done.

I would make her a solid favorite over Swiatek if they play and an underdog with a shot against Sabalenka.

Swiatek gets on a roll closer to the final weekend in slams though. 6-2 in quarters and 5-1 in semis. A bit more vulnerable earlier.

Also never beaten in slam final. But that's a concern for Sabalenka, not Muchova )

She's only played one slam final and two slam semifinals outside of Roland Garros. She lost to Collins in Aussie semis two years ago. Beat Sabalenka and Jabeur at U.S. Open later that year.

That's not nearly enough data points to draw a conclusion. I'm locked out of watching the U.S. Open this week and have not seen any of Swiatek's matches to this point. Maybe she has reached terrific form, but what I've seen from her for much of this year is far from that.

She is in terrific form. I have watched two of her matches and the FH down the line is simply impossible to reach.

About the men:
I am going to get really cocky this time. SF'ist at the USO: Tiafoe, Fritz and Draper. As I said a while back. As soon as the big three would go away, the ATP would be as open as the WTA. This line up points that way.

Pegula is doing the right thing on a fast court, pushing Iga back, taking time away from her..Swiatek is beatable on a fast hard court, as we saw at the AO, and Pegula has the right strategy. Of course, too many ufes from Swiatek but they are being caused by Pegula's play.

Swiatek continues to be frozen in place by Pegula down the line shots. Robson says that she's always looking for a forehand and is staying in place a fraction of a second too long.

Pegula just broke for 4-3 after winning the first set 6-2.

Jessica Pegula in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 over Iga Swiatek.

Thank you, Jessie!!!
Iga is a great front runner. But if the other player puts pressure on her, it is different.
Horrible UE count, though.