Happy weekend to most of you! Yay! What a WEEK! just go out and hit the ball, it will make it better… sheesh… and the tennis is getting VERY interesting…
Let’s start with the Ladies… I mean… it has been a doozy… Again, I am just going to talk mainly about the losing seeded players because it is fun to poke the bear… and what a bear it is… Vondrousova… who did win Wimbledon a few years back takes out #32 Kessler of the USA… Kessler has worked very hard and deserves that spot, and not to run into the Tokyo silver medalist… oh well 7-6(7), 6-2… Hon takes out #17 Samsonova in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2… that is a bit of a surprise… #16 Bencic of Switzerland is out to Li in straight sets… 6-3, 6-3… it was quite a shock to Bencic… she looked very confused at how this tiny little woman was kicking her ass… I mean, it was shots, shots, shots, shots… you get the drift… OOOOOOOOOOHH!!! This one is a CRAZY one… #25 Ostapenko is ousted by Townsend – holy SHIT the aftermath of that match… I don’t even know what to say… no, yes I do… I have always given a LOT of leeway to Ostapenko… she won the French Open and then hasn’t really done anything but give problems to Swiatek on the Court… She always complains about the electronic line calls… even when it is OBVIOUS the ball is in… I mean, by several inches… whatever… but after the match… she stated that Townsend didn’t “apologize” for the let cord on a play and that she was uneducated, had no class, and it went on… seriously… since when do you need an education to kick your ass on the tennis court? I don’t, no… thank you Tommy Paul… doesn’t matter… women of color have been plagued by these comments by white people for years in this country and apparently that isn’t just an US problem… sigh… you lost… take your loss like an adult and move on… break a racket… yell at your coach… but, it isn’t the fault of the player on the other end that you didn’t serve well and had 6 more unforced errors… those are on YOU… I will get off the soap box now… but, zero tolerance for this kind of behavior… I am watching you Jelena… and I hope you don’t run into me outside the USA… I can’t go forward without talking about one of the worst sets of tennis I have seen in awhile… Gauff v. Vekic… Now, caveat – I love Coco… I do… I could use a little less jesus in the commentary, because jesus wouldn’t let you win and some other christiany it not win… so, it is so dumb to cross yourself when you win and not when you lose… But she is SO talented and SO great for women’s tennis… but, this was a shitty match… plain and simple… ok… now… bless her heart, you chose to get a new coach a week before the open… together you decided to change the serve, which is a VERY important part of your game… She was all over the shop and was crying… it was an emotional rollercoaster… I know… some of you think I am being too harsh… but, she made choices… and here we are… It didn’t help that Vekic was struggling with her arm and couldn’t serve either… I mean… I turned the channel… I just couldn’t continue to watch… I came back for the final couple of games and Coco had settled down… I love the vulnerability and being that honest about what is going on with her… that is AMAZING… but, know there are going to be ups and downs with a coaching change… this shouldn’t have been a surprise… and NO ONE worth anything would really care if you lose… it’s ok… you win some and lose some… do your best and work on being better next time… ok… DONE…
Men’s Draw… #5 Draper withdrew from his match before it started… Bergs moves through to round three… I believe he had an injury for a bit of time that he has been trying to heal… maybe next time… #9 Khachanov is out of the tournament with a loss to Majchrzak of Poland… eek… didn’t see that one coming… 2-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-5, 7-6(5)… Riedl over #19 Cerundolo of Argentina in five sets… 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2… I mean… that’s two decent players out in five set matches… and they get to play one another… that should be fun to watch… Altmaier over #26 Tsitsipas of Greece in five sets too… 7-6(5), 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5… I guess the theme of the second round is don’t give up… Another German, Struff takes out #11 Rune… Struff has been around awhile… so, not a “shock” but everyone keeps talking about Denis the Menace… when is he going to produce something? Just me… probably… 7=6(5), 2-6, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5… #16 Mensik is out to Blanchet of France… the boy from Czechia just can’t seem to get a chance to get through a major… 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(7)… ousted… Kym took down #30 Nakashima of the USA, 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(8)… cya… so easy to say good-bye… #12 Ruud <smh> really… a former finalist… here… at the US Open… Collignon of Belgium took him down in five sets… 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5… Rinderknech over #18 Davidovich Fokina of Spain… sheesh… we cannot have nice things… not that I saw him winning… but give me a couple rounds… lucky you’re cute Alejandro… so lucky…
Now for you they-dies and gentlethems… Kresimir has fallen in the men’s draw… and Eric has taken the lead… close behind is now Rob… and believe me… no one is more sad about that than me… but, the numbers are what the numbers are… Kresimir is still in a clear lead with the women’s draw… but Kotonias has moved just ahead enough to be in second… This is going to get tricky… seeds are going to fall next round… they have to… because the seeds collide… and some of the unseeded will sneak through… who picked those… we shall see…
Bold for the champ and italicized for the runner-up… other two are the losers in the semis… well, in their draw… crossed out… well, they lost… suck it up pumpkin…
Men’s Draw
| Name | Points | Top Half | Bottom Half |
| Eric | 79 | Sinner/ de Minaur | Djokovic/ Alcaraz |
| Rob | 78 | Fritz/ Alcaraz | |
| Phirman | 75 | Sinner / de Minaur | Fritz/ Alcaraz |
| Dan | 75 | Sinner / | Fritz/ Alcaraz |
| Kresimir | 74 | Sinner / | Fritz/ Alcaraz |
| Kelly | 73 | Fritz/ Alcaraz | |
| Denise | 71 | Paul/ de Minaur | Fritz/ Alcaraz |
| Kotonias | 68 | Sinner / Zverev | Fritz/ Alcaraz |
| Tim | 64 | Paul / Zverev | Fritz / Alcaraz |
Women’s Draw
| Name | Points | Top Half | Bottom Half |
| Kresimir | 98 | Sabalenka / Andreeva | Gauff / Swiatek |
| Kotonias | 85 | Sabalenka / Pegula | |
| Denise | 84 | Sabalenka / Pegula | |
| Rob | 84 | Sabalenka / Andreeva | Gauff / Swiatek |
| Eric | 47 | Sabalenka / Pegula | Gauff / Anisimova |
| Tim | 80 | Paolini / Pegula | Gauff / Anisimova |
| Kelly | 80 | Sabalenka / Andreeva | Gauff / Swiatek |
| Dan | 80 | Osaka / Swiatek | |
| Phirman | 80 | Sabalenka / Andreeva |
OK – that is a wrap on today… I will type to you on Sunday Morning most likely… but, you never know… I do what I want to :P… Have a goo long weekend people… you deserve it… watch more tennis…
The Commish!
DOUBLE-UP BAGEL 