G’Day and how ya going? Oh the tennis is definitely heating up… anyone feel it? It is supposed to be upwards of 114 degrees F… that might not be the best day to really play ANYTHING… poor puppies down under…sending their little paws some healing…
Now, on to the tennis… I thought it was going to be a more exciting match… but, the first set was pretty much shit… the second was pretty good and I think we are going to see a lot of our young teenager from Canada, #17 Mboko who takes a loss from Sabalenka… 6-1, 7-6(1)… I was hoping… but, I know there is something special in this young lady… Jovic ousts Putintseva of Kazakhstan via the motherland… actually anyone playing tennis from Kazakhstan is likely russian… so, just stop it… 6-0 (BAGEL), 6-1… bagel and a breadstick… a carb loader dream… Gauff takes out #19 Muchova of Czechia, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3… I didn’t see this match… I should likely go back and watch it… but, I really like Muchova and Gauff… so, what a dream fourth round match up… Svitolina can complete a hat trick if she can beat Gauff and beat Sabalenka… because she beats #8 Andreeva… 6-2, 6-4 for the Ukrainian… So happy for her… and she is off and running to the quarters… Pegula… wow… she took it to #9 Keys… I mean… took it to her… It was a great match for her… She figured something out… and she kicked her ass… She served great, not a lot of unforced errors and Keys really didn’t know how to solve it… They are good friends and although it is a loss… the now former AO Champion of 2025 is out of the tournament… 6-3, 6-4… Anisimova looked a bit out of sorts in the first set against Wang… but although a tight two set match… the American was too tough for the Chinese player… Wang had played a lot of matches against very hard hitters, Ostapenko and Noskova namely… but adding Anisimova was too much… 7-6(4), 6-4… Rybakina didn’t need much time to take out #21 Mertens, 6-1, 6-3… what’s to say… 32 winners to 14 for Mertens… it was a clean game from the Belgian, just not enough firepower… Swiatek takes out Ingils, the qualifier from Australia 6-0 (BAGEL), 6-3… honestly, I was surprised by the 3 points she got… but… that rounds out the top 8 at AO2026…
Alcaraz over #19 Paul of the United States… I mean… surprised? I hope not, 7-6(6), 6-4, 7-5… I hope you get your truck out of hock… IT DOESN’T GET OLD!!! de Minaur over #10 Bublik (also a russian) from Kazakhstan takes a loss, 6-4, 6-1, 6-1… Zverev over #18 Cerundolo of Argentina… the wife beater was pretty clean in this match, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4… blech… next… Tien… takes out #11 Medvedev… and only one person made that call… wow… (psst… that was the same result as last year)… 6-4, 6-0 (BAGEL), 6-3… OUT of THERE… I LOVE IT! Musetti over #9 Fritz in straight sets… 6-2, 7-5, 6-4… It looked quite one sided… and the score reflects that… I would have loved to be inside that little bible thumping head and just SQUISH!!! oh, hi… just me here… I am selling vacuum cleaners… and they really suck… Why oh why does asshat continually get an easy draw… it isn’t from hereon out… but, really? Martinez (71 in the world), meh… Maestrelli a qualifier… van de Zandschulp in the third… and #16 Mensik withdraws… ARGH!!!! NO JUSTICE!!! Look at his draws for the last 6 slams at least… he has no resistance until the final couple of rounds… I want him OUT OUT OUT… sigh… it’s like LA… #fuckdjokovic… Shelton ousts #12 Ruud in four sets… 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4… and to round out the men’s draw… Sinner takes care of fellow Italian #22 Darderi in three sets, 6-1, 6-3, 7-6(2)… as the lord intended…
OK… now, we get to you… and I thought it was going to shift and it didn’t COMPLETELY… but ERIC snuck up in the lady draw guessing 8 for 8 picks… Yep, Svitolina and Jovic… what witchcraft is this!?!!? Very nice my friend… well done… Dan has moved to third place… so, we shall see what happens next… Kresimir did get 8 for 8 of the men’s picks to the quarters… yes, even Tien… so SUCK IT LOSERS!!! kidding… only kind of… Len has moved to second and followed by Eric… so, this is going to be fun… right up to the end… where we have Alcaraz or Sinner…
Women’s Draw
| Name | Points | Top Half | Bottom Half |
| Kresimir | 151 | Sabalenka / Gauff | Anisimova / |
| Eric | 148 | Sabalenka / Gauff | Anisimova / Rybakina |
| Dan | 144 | Sabalenka / Andreeva | Pegula / Rybakina |
| Peter | 135 | Sabalenka / Gauff | Anisimova / Swiatek |
| Denise | 131 | Sabalenka / Gauff | Anisimova / Swiatek |
| Len | 131 | Sabalenka / Gauff | Anisimova / Rybakina |
| Kelly | 129 | Sabalenka / Gauff | Anisimova / Swiatek |
| Phirman | 129 | Sabalenka / Andreeva | Anisimova / Swiatek |
| Kotonias | 127 | Sabalenka / Andreeva | Anisimova / Rybakina |
Men’s Draw
| Name | Points | Top Half | Bottom Half |
| Kresimir | 164 | Alcaraz / Tien | Djokovic / Sinner |
| Len | 153 | Alcaraz / | Musetti / Sinner |
| Eric | 150 | Alcaraz / | Djokovic / Sinner |
| Peter | 149 | Alcaraz / Zverev | Djokovic / Sinner |
| Phirman | 143 | Alcaraz / | |
| Kelly | 142 | Alcaraz / Zverev | Djokovic / Sinner |
| Denise | 139 | Alcaraz / | Djokovic / Sinner |
| Kotonias | 129 | Alcaraz / | Sinner |
| Dan | 123 | Alcaraz / | Djokovic / Sinner |
And that is where we are kids… Enjoy the night… enjoy the tennis… enjoy the heat, far, far away from you… Especially on the East Coast with all that snow…
The Commish!
DOUBLE-UP BAGEL 