re: Tennis 2022 - The Unofficial Non-GS Thread.

Summer of Borna?

I watched all of the first set, but missed the second. What is happening here? Tsitsi just got down early and threw the set?

Didn’t see it but looks like it was just a couple breaks at 30-40. Flip those 2 points and its probably 3-3 instead of 5-0.

That would have been some shite if Med lost a set from 5-0 up.

Something seems off with his serve. 2 aces today, 4 vs. Shapo, and he’s missing a ton of 1st serves.

Fireworks meltdown.

I would be so salty if I had day session tickets thinking I get Medvedev/Tsitsipas and then you get nothing but the opportunity to fight for seats to see Norrie/Coric on the grandstand.

Nice tactics from Shitsypants. He took advantage of Medvedev's positioning by carving the backhand and with serve and volley.

Borna Supremacy

Borna Identity. I am sort of watching in passing, but he started out slow, then came back and blew him out in the breaker. Shitsy is becoming a real villain, my dad sent me something about how the blogosphere is mad he is hitting overheads directly at guys. I don't mind that, just some of the BS gamesmanship is getting on everyone's nerves. Borna was not happy that Shitsy is dilly dallying when Borna wants to serve.

Goodall and Courier say the faster serve is from building up back muscles, lighter racket, and lower string tension.

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building up back muscles, lighter racket, and lower string tension.

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Hard to tell from a quick Google search on my phone, but it looks like he started out with a Yonex, then possibly Wilson Blade, and now Wilson Ultra, although you never know for sure with paint jobs. I’m not a huge racket expert, but I know most Wilsons are generally heavy, or were in the past. The Ultra is 10.6 oz though, which is light.

The time off is something I wonder if a lot of pros could use, specifically for the things that you mentioned. Training/working out different muscles, trying new rackets, testing different strings/tensions. Not to mention the whole mental break. It has to be a ridiculous grind at some point.

When Coric bested Nadal, I chalked it up to him playing a little above his level and Rafa being rusty. The latter might be somewhat true, but the former was wrong: this guy can flat out play and beating Nadal (and the other guys he beat) was no fluke. I’ve been extremely impressed with the high quality of his game during this tournament, and the way he has been able to bring it consistently every match without his level dropping very much. Very impressive run.

Borna is down to 25-1 at MGM, but that appears to be an anomaly. Barstool is at 45-1 and Fanduel and Caesars are 50-1.

Courier was kind of trying to lump Cincy/US Open, Australia, and the Australian season all as fast compared to "slow, gritty" Indian Wells and Miami. But, I don't buy it. There are years, probably most, that Flushing Meadows is slower than the Masters series.