No schedule out yet, huh?
I always associate golf and tennis, because those were what the clubs in my hometown had. But a number of clubs and resorts offer shooting and equestrian, so it seems fair to lump those into the country-club sport category, in which case TCU is pretty close to conquering 3 out of 4 (although competitive shooting seems a ways removed from sporting clays).May we go forth and conquer all the country club sports.
Gray wins in three sets to make Quarters of the Challenger. In a very odd moment, when he was up triple match point, he began to get sick and a point or two later vomited everywhere. Ended up taking a medical, losing a couple points in a row and getting broken. He somehow broke the next game to pull it out. After the last point he chucked his racket across the court, would of thought he lost. He's up to #246 in the world. He gets Hoang Ly next (#328). No seeded players left in his side of draw, definitely a good opportunity to add points.
So to the Tsitsipas and Fritz upsets last night change your predictions at all? Obviously Fritz is out, but does a 4 seed going out in the first round maybe make the draw easier for someone else to get the the quarters on that side?US Open draw is out. Djokovic withdrew as expected.
Norrie is the #7 seed. His draw his pretty good, not great in my opinion. First round gets Paire which should be pretty straight forward. Second round may get difficult as he will probably get McDonald, who will have very strong crowd support and plays really well on hard courts. He will likely pick up either Isner or Rune (kid he just beat in tight 3 setter in Cincy) in 3rd round and then Shapo or Rublev in 4th round. If he makes Quarters it's probably Nadal (#2 seed). Semis seems likely to be Alcaraz (maybe Hurkacz #8).
I'll call my shot and say quarters will be #1 Meddy vs #6 FAA, #13 Berrettini vs #10 Fritz, #11 Sinner vs #3 Alcaraz and #7 Norrie vs #2 Nadal.
Semis #6 FAA vs #10 Fritz and #3 Alcaraz vs #2 Nadal. Champion is #3 Alcaraz beating #6 FAA
Norrie wins over Paire 0 6 & 0. Not sure if that counts as a double bagel or not. He'll play the winner of a match that just started the 4th set and is 3 hours old, so he should definitely be the fresher player.
So to the Tsitsipas and Fritz upsets last night change your predictions at all? Obviously Fritz is out, but does a 4 seed going out in the first round maybe make the draw easier for someone else to get the the quarters on that side?
You spelled Norrie US Open Champion wrong.US Open draw is out. Djokovic withdrew as expected.
Norrie is the #7 seed. His draw his pretty good, not great in my opinion. First round gets Paire which should be pretty straight forward. Second round may get difficult as he will probably get McDonald, who will have very strong crowd support and plays really well on hard courts. He will likely pick up either Isner or Rune (kid he just beat in tight 3 setter in Cincy) in 3rd round and then Shapo or Rublev in 4th round. If he makes Quarters it's probably Nadal (#2 seed). Semis seems likely to be Alcaraz (maybe Hurkacz #8).
I'll call my shot and say quarters will be #1 Meddy vs #6 FAA, #13 Berrettini vs #10 Fritz, #11 Sinner vs #3 Alcaraz and #7 Norrie vs #2 Nadal.
Semis #6 FAA vs #10 Fritz and #3 Alcaraz vs #2 Nadal. Champion is #3 Alcaraz beating #6 FAA
Fritz is an absolute shocker... he was playing easily top 10 tennis the past few months, top 5 maybe. Lost to a guy ranked like #300.
I dozed off after Sock won the first 2 sets. Woke up with the TV still on and Collins is about to beat Osaka. Trying to find the Sock score and see he lost the 3rd set 6-love and retired. Can't find an article explaining why. What happened? He looked really darning impressive through 2 sets. Was sweating like a cold drink on a hot day, though. Was it heat exhaustion and/or cramps?
That sucks. He looked to have potential to be a real troublesome guy deeper in the draw. He's a real heavy hitter with impressive finesse shots to compliment his power. Schwartzman didn't have an answer. What's the story on Sock? He doesn't look like a flash in the pan type unless he just struggles with consistency.Back injury
He's been around for a long time.... former top 10. Always been a little iffy on conditioning and staying healthy. Lost motivation a few years ago. Been working back at it the past 1-2 years, had a ton of success in doubles, finally finding his singles game again.That sucks. He looked to have potential to be a real troublesome guy deeper in the draw. He's a real heavy hitter with impressive finesse shots to compliment his power. Schwartzman didn't have an answer. What's the story on Sock? He doesn't look like a flash in the pan type unless he just struggles with consistency.