Tennis US Open 2019

[heywoodu 15,141]

On 27/08/2019 at 02:09, Monzanator said:

Polish ES is obviously showing Hurkacz's fifth set instead of Sharapova vs Williams about to start

Sounds like that was a pretty good choice  

 

Meanwhile Halep and Kvitova are out and Nadal didn't even have to play Kokkinakis, who withdrew, while Djokovic' shoulder wasn't looking good at all.

[Monzanator 4,502]

Hurkacz still lost

[heywoodu 15,141]

Just now, Monzanator said:

Hurkacz still lost

Yeah but I'd prefer any 5th set of whoever over any other match just starting (especially if it has Williams in it  ).

 

Much like Eurosport and/or Dutch TV (when they have the rights) often annoy me by always 'having' to show Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, blabla. Most of the time that ends up being an incredibly one-sided match, while lesser known players are battling out great matches.

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Just now, heywoodu said:

Yeah but I'd prefer any 5th set of whoever over any other match just starting (especially if it has Williams in it  ).

 

Much like Eurosport and/or Dutch TV (when they have the rights) often annoy me by always 'having' to show Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, blabla. Most of the time that ends up being an incredibly one-sided match, while lesser known players are battling out great matches.

 

There's the EURO part in Eurosport so they'll show mostly European players at any given Grand Slam. So expect more Wozniacki & Halep over the likes of Keys and even Stephens. It's the USO schedule that favors the local players who get the prime-time slots, no way Gauff vs Babos would be on one of showcourts without the Gauff hype and her being American too.

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21 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

There's the EURO part in Eurosport so they'll show mostly European players at any given Grand Slam. So expect more Wozniacki & Halep over the likes of Keys and even Stephens. It's the USO schedule that favors the local players who get the prime-time slots, no way Gauff vs Babos would be on one of showcourts without the Gauff hype and her being American too.

And Serena. Because we all have to see Serena win her super exciting matches 6-1, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-2 and so on (with luckily more and more exceptions nowadays) and so whatever they do, Eurosport will show it.

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Just now, heywoodu said:

And Serena. Because we all have to see Serena win her super exciting matches 6-1, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-2 and so on (with luckily more and more exceptions nowadays) and so whatever they do, Eurosport will show it.

 

McNally actually took a set away from her. Seems like another case of Serena blowing a set here & there to some teens or minnows b4 someone really whacks up her from QF onwards.

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The way Osaka dealt with Gauff after their match

Edited September 1, 2019 by heywoodu

[heywoodu 15,141]

And there it is, Djokovic retired against Wawrinka with a shoulder injury. Of course the full stadium applauded and supported him.....oh wait, they booed, because they paid and their gladiator gave up. Which brings the number of consecutive years in which the US Open crowd didn't have scandalous behaviour from 0 back to 0.

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35 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

And there it is, Djokovic retired against Wawrinka with a shoulder injury. Of course the full stadium applauded and supported him.....oh wait, they booed, because they paid and their gladiator gave up. Which brings the number of consecutive years in which the US Open crowd didn't have scandalous behaviour from 0 back to 0.

If there’s anything Americans fans are best at, its creation controversy.

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Just now, Olympian1010 said:

If there’s anything Americans fans are best at, its creation controversy.

Saw it last year. Anyone booing these athletes should be kicked out of the stadium and get a ban for the next 5 years. Losers.