US Open 2015 (31 Aug-13 Sept).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza has Kyrgios first, I don't think he'll be talking about Kokkakinis doing Kim.

Djokovic has Souza.

Nadal has Coric. :popcorn:

Old Man Feed has Mayer and is on the same side of the draw as Muzza, though Muzza would face Stan in the QF's based on seedings.

[Kano]

Who's playing on Monday? Fed deserves one last triumph.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

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[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

It will be one of Djokovic, Nadal, Murray or Wawrinka

[Herbert_Chapman's_Zombie]

Who's playing on Monday? Fed deserves one last triumph.

You win if you deserve to, Federer hasn't even reached the final here since 2009

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think he meant a slam in general.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sugarpova pulls out of the US Open. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Davis takes the first set off Watson 7-6 (7-3).

[Kano]

Watson about to lose the second tie break. She really has blown her chances in this game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cibulkova beats Ivanovic 6-3 3-6 6-3. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Davis beats Watson 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-0).

:rose:

[Master Splinter]

Ivanovic :haha:.

Schweinsteiger :haha:. Not a good 24 hours for him.


Watson :doh:. Remember when she played her best match ever and still lost to Serena? And then went back to losing to lower-ranked opponents on a consistent basis.

[Master Splinter]

Dimtrov beat Ebden in straight sets.

Goffin gave Bolelli a good kicking. He is top, top, top quality now.

Nishikori into a fifth set against Paire. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Paire is up a break on Nishikori in the fifth. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Paire beats Nishikori 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-4!

:doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic beats Souza 6-1 6-1 6-1.

[Kano]

Barely broke a sweat in that one.

Ferrer also through winning in four.

[adzzzbatch]

Tough opener for Andy today, I think he'll come through ok though.

[Master Splinter]

Nadal and Serena went through last night.


Halep, Kerber and Konta through easily in straight sets.

Bacsinszky and Safarova dumped out. :doh:

[Master Splinter]

Robson takes the first set 6-3 against Vesnina.

She's back!

[Master Splinter]

Vesnina beats Robson 3-6 6-3 7-5.

Robbo was 4-1 up in the third. :doh:

[Master Splinter]

When did Matt Smith start doing tennis stuff?

Is he more knowledgeable than Claire Balding?

[Master Splinter]

Youngy dumps Simon out in five!

[Kano]

James Ward soars through to the changing rooms, defiantly out in three sets.

And shut up Greg.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Old Man Feed is serving for the match against Mayer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed wins 6-1 6-2 6-2. :bow:

[Kano]

Young Rublev pinches a set off Anderson to level it at one each.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stan takes the first set against Ramos-Vinolas 7-5.

[Kano]

Reblov Anderson'd out in three.

Sign him up Wenger, he has to be better than Rebrov.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two set points for Muzza.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Muzza take it 7-5!

[Master Splinter]

Unless Murray has a breakdown, or a two-set lapse, Kyrgios is just too erratic too beat someone as defensively solid as him at the moment.

Loads of retirements at the US Open again and it's still the first round. Flushing Meadows is more dangerous than Arsenal's training ground.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stan beat Ramos-Vinolas 7-5 6-4 7-6 (8-6).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kyrgios sends his racquet flying. :haha:

[Kano]

Muzza slogged through that first set but finding his grove now.

[Master Splinter]

If Kyrgios sorts his head out, that sort of high-risk brilliance should make him a multi-Slam winner.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza is absolutely soaked already.

Two beak points for Kyrgios!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Kyrgios. Nice net play.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That didn't last long.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza holds, 2-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Now Muzza breaks and leads 4-2 in the second set.

[Master Splinter]

That was truly dreadful from Kyrgios.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Murray's dropshot from the back of the court. :doh:

Hideous.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two break points for Kyrgios. The quality has gone off a cliff.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Third break point has come and gone.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kyrgios loses the point with a hotdog half volley. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza holds, 2-5.

Kyrgios. :lol:

Mentalist.

[Kano]

Kyrgios is a frigging madman.

[Master Splinter]

Kyrgios is the Oxlade of tennis. The genius and the inexplicable in one minute.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza takes the second set 6-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kyrgios finally breaks and leads 2-0 in the third set!

[Master Splinter]

Muzza :lol:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Muzza. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Kyrgios :haha:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And he breaks back. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2.

Is Krygios' hair sponsored by Bupa?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-4. I am off now.

[Master Splinter]

Bye.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Although having said that Kyrgios takes the third set 6-4!

Muzza. :doh:

[Kano]

Andy Muppet

I'll catch the result in the morning

[Master Splinter]

A couple of Kyrgios screamers and two poor Murray errors give Kyrgios his first ever set against Murray! 6-4.

Muzza :lol:.

[Master Splinter]

Murray breaks to love at the beginning of the fourth. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Double break for Murray. 4-1.

[Master Splinter]

Murray wins 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-1.

Mannarino next for him.

[Master Splinter]

Wednesday's order of play:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22713811

[Syn]

Imagine staying up to watch that shit. Fair play MS you're nearly as big a tennis fan as I. As usual I will be providing my expert knowledge from the quarter final stage onwards. I'm not going to watch the pleb rounds.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schwartzman and Nadal are in to a first set tie-break.

Nadal was up a break. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sky's commentary is not in sync with the action.

[Kano]

The Green Lantern struggling again after being 5-3 up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I think the US Open scoreboard is borked.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point Nadal.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal takes the first set 7-6 (7-5).

[Kano]

The sound is bizarre. Hitting the ball is fine but the crowd begin to cheer before the ball heads out of play.

Nadal slogs it out to take the first set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schwartzman breaks and leads 2-0 in the second set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal breaks back.

[Kano]

Schwartzman :doh:

[Kano]

Schwartman's double-handed backhand :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal takes the second set 6-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Schwartzman leads 4-2 in the third set.

[Kano]

Schwartz has blown every chance he's had to take a hold of this match. Breaks in each set and Rafa is blowing hot and cold with each game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nadal does win, 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 7-5.

[Master Splinter]

Konta takes the first set against Muguruza 7-6 (7-4)!

She also served for it at 5-3.

[Master Splinter]

Muguruza takes the second set 7-6 (7-4).

Umpire should have replayed a point there, but Konta got cheated out of it. These cunt umpires are almost as bad as refs sometimes. Muzza is one of the most sporting players I have ever seen, but is always on the end of some egomaniac's twattery.

Great match so far. Konta marginally better. She hasn't dropped her level at all.

[Master Splinter]

Konta a double break up in the third set! 3-0.

[Kano]

Konta is one of those plastic Brits right?

Send her back to the outback.

[Master Splinter]

Muguruza throws her racquet in disgust. :lol:

Konta has Didsed her.

[Master Splinter]

Konta is one of those plastic Brits right?

Send her back to the outback.

Muzza is a Scot.

Bedene is Slovenian.

Klein is an Aussie.

Konta is an Aussie.

Robbo is an Aussie.

Watson is Guernsian.

No pure-bred GHELS apart from Ward.

[Kano]

British tennis :lol:

[Master Splinter]

Konta wins 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (4-7) 6-2!!

Konta :bow:.

Aussie-Brits :bow:.

[Master Splinter]

Bedene v Youngy coming up.

And Murray follows the Halep match on Ashe.

[Master Splinter]

Mannarino breaks in the first game.

Muzza :lol:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points come and go for Muzza, Mannarino serving for the first set.

Amazing drop shot from Mannarino to save the first of them.

[Master Splinter]

Muzza :doh:.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mannarino takes the first set 7-5! :bow:

[Kano]

Murray playing the tennis of his life.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza had break point, Mannarino Sampras'd his way out of the game.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three break points for Mannarino now!

:doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Awful rallying from Muzza. Mannarino breaks and will serve for the second set!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three set points for Dan Marino.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mannarino takes the second set 6-4!

Oh dear.

[Kano]

He wasn't at his best in the last match but this...

:rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza breaks and leads 2-0 in the third set.

Petcheygasm on its way.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza takes the third set 6-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mannarino holds after a few break points faced, he leads 0-1 in the fourth set.

[Kano]

Murray levels it up at 2-2.

Momentum is with him and he'll probably take the third. And die too by the looks of him.

And shut up Greg.

[adzzzbatch]

I hope he can recover from the cold/virus thing by Saturday.

[Kano]

He's going to need a three setter if he wants to stand any chance next week in these conditions.

Beyond the next round it is probably Anderson, Wawrinka, Fed and Novak. That's a beast of line-up to win this thing again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed beat Darcis 6-1 6-2 6-1, Kohlschreiber next for him.

[Kano]

Nadal :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fed beat Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4 6-4.

Muzza beat Belluci in straights also.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Venus is one game away from winning.

Serena is up next, against Keys. :popcorn:

Serena would face Venus after that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Venus beats Kontaveit 6-2 6-1.

[Kano]

If she keeps hitting the ball like that, she has her best chance in years of winning a slam.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bit of a servefest so far.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two double faults from Keys to give away the break.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Serena takes the first set 6-3. :rose:

[Kano]

Bouchard out of fourth round after being Pulis'd in the locker room.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Keys double faults to give the match away, Serena wins 6-3 6-3.

That was shit.

[Kano]

just shows how poor the rest of the field are behind Serena.

[Kano]

And shut up Greg.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic beat Bautista Agut 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3.

Feliciano Lopez is next for him - he beat Fognini 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-1.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Azarenka is serving for the match against Lepchenko.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lepchenko breaks. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Match point for Azarenka.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Azarenka wins 6-3 6-4! Lisicki or Halep next for her. :popcorn:

[Master Splinter]

Stan v Youngy and Stosur v Pennetta on Ashe instead of Murray v Anderson and Halep v Lisicki.

US Open schedulers :doh:.


Surely Youngy will get a good kicking here? Although Muzza would love the pubber to come through I suspect.

[Kano]

He needs a pubber to stand any real chance rather than the sequence of players most likely in his path to the title. Murray will have to reach his highest level of consistency, something he mostly struggles to achieve and a big part of why he hasn't taken more slams than he has.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stan took the first set 6-4, Young took the second 6-1. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lisicki takes the first set against Halep 7-6 (8-6)!

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stan took the third set 6-3 and is up a break in the fourth.

Halep takes the second set 7-5!

[Master Splinter]

Halep injured. So of course Lisicki crumbles.

Why does it always happen?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Stan beats Young 6-4 1-6 6-3 6-4.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Halep injured. So of course Lisicki crumbles.

Why does it always happen?

Lisicki only knows one mode - all out ballbashing. As soon as something detracts or distracts from that, she loses her mind.

[Master Splinter]

Lisicki only knows one mode - all out ballbashing. As soon as something detracts or distracts from that, she loses her mind.

That's true, but players getting affected mentally by their opponent's injury is an annoyingly common occurrence. They should take advantage of it, not go into their shell and lose focus.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I can probably explain the reasons for it but you're right, it really shouldn't be the case.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Lisicki is injured now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

64mph serve from Halep. :haha:

[Kano]

Becker absolutely bottles the question about heat breaks for men.

[Kano]

Murray straight sets.

Campbell hat-trick.

[Master Splinter]

Halep won 6-7 (6-8) 7-5 6-2.

Lisicki :haha:.

[Master Splinter]

Murray fails to convert 3 break points and Anderson survives an 11-minute game.

2-2.

[Master Splinter]

6-6. Into a tie-break.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tie-break time for Anderson and Muzza.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-3 at the changeover.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Great return from Anderson, he has the mini-break.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-5. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Superb half volley from Anderson. :bow:

Set point.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson takes the first set 7-6 (7-5)! :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Anderson takes the tie-break 7-5 with a huge forehand winner!

[Master Splinter]

Murray broken. :doh:

Playing like an idiot.

He's doing the one good match, one bad match thing at a Slam again. So if he gets through, he should beat Stan comfortably and get demolished by Federer.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson is serving for the second set at 5-1. :haha:

[Master Splinter]

Double break for Anderson! 5-1.

Murray was 40-0 up.

Muzza well and truly pubbing it up.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point for Anderson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza gets one of the breaks back.

Anderson. :doh:

[Kano]

Anderson's forehand is well on range but no excuse for Murray's lack of forward thinking and aggression.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson is attempting to serve it out again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two set points.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Double fault on the first of them. Anderson is still Anderson at heart.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Break point for Muzza. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson approached the net and worked it did. Deuce.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Set point for Anderson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Deuce. Anderson can't get a first serve on the important points.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Adv. Anderson. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson finally takes the second set 6-3!

:popcorn:

[Master Splinter]

Konta is Britain's only hope now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why is Petchey apologising for Muzza swearing at 11:50pm our time?

Berk.

[Master Splinter]

Muzza :rose:.

[Kano]

Smash a racket or something Murray or stfu and get on your game.

[Master Splinter]

Murray breaks back to make it 1-1 in the third set.

[Master Splinter]

Murray breaks again to lead 3-1.

He's back!

[Master Splinter]

Anderson breaks back. :haha:

This is dire stuff.

Konta time tbh.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-4 in the third set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson is serving to stay in the third set.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-5 it is.

[Kano]

Murray is winning a lot of points off Anderson hitting long, he's kept Murray so deep his returns just keep him in the rallies, Anderson is just bossing him most of the time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a point!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It's tie-break time again!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Four set points for Muzza.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza takes the third set 7-6 (7-2).

Petchey says he's unique. :unsure:

[adzzzbatch]

COME ON MURRAY!!!

[Kano]

Shut up Greg.

[Master Splinter]

Konta is serving like Sampras at the moment.

5-5 between her and Kvitova.

[Master Splinter]

Konta loses the first set 7-5 after a double fault.

That's so cruel. It was Kvitova's first break point.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a chance for Anderson, puts it tamely in to the net on break point.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza holds, 2-2.

This could go on to mentally late/early depending on how you look at it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Andersberg. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Muzza holds, 2-2.

This could go on to mentally late/early depending on how you look at it.

Isner's pummeling of Federer still to come as well.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'll have to record that, staying up until five doesn't sound like a good plan.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson serving out of a tree.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson the volleying god. :bow:

[Master Splinter]

Muzza serving to stay in the tournament. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Over four hours for this match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza holds to love, 5-5.

[Master Splinter]

Kvitova breaks and is serving for the match at 5-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kvitova beats Konta 7-5 6-3. :rose:

[Master Splinter]

Kvitova wins 7-5 6-3.

Konta gave up two breaks with two double faults and those were Kvitova's only two break points in the whole match. The harshest of lessons.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Honest Frank is there. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Uh oh. 30-30.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza holds on, tie-break time again.

Sampras - Agassi. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Muzza with a 72mph howitzer of a serve. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Andersonovic! 3-0 he leads.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

4-0. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-5. Bloody hell. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

SIX match points for Anderson! Surely that's Muzza done.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anderson beats Muzza 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-0)!!!

Anderson. :bow:

Volley specialist.

Muzza. :doh:

[Master Splinter]

Murray :haha:.

Anderson :bow:.

Muzza took three hours to step out of the pub and was still not hitting with any conviction. Well done Big Kev.

Anderson is also little bit nemesis for Stan.....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brad Gilbert is a clown.

[Kano]

Andy you massive dick.

Kevin Sampras Anderson :bow:

[Kano]

Le Fed shows Murray how to deal with a big server on the big stage. Straight sets. His tournament to lose really.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

For record, Fed beat Isner 7-6 (7-0) 7-6 (8-6) 7-5.

Vinci took the first set against Mladenovic 6-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mladenovic just took the second set 7-5...after taking a MTO. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Vinci wins 6-3 5-7 6-4!

Serena or Venus next for her.

Pam Shriver tells Vinci to get a big plate of pasta. Racist.

[Kano]

Well that was painful in more ways than one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cilic breaks and will serve for the first set against Tsonga!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And Cilic takes the first set 6-4.

[Kano]

Tsonga needs to get through here, he has a better chance of the two of challenging Novak.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rusedski places Cilic as the heavy favourite to come through this match. Brave call given he is the only player with a set to their name so far.

[Kano]

Ah yes and that reminds me.

Shut up Greg.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He's a fucking idiot and there is no escape from him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Slow moving set this one.

[Kano]

Cilic nails another break.

He might just be favourite now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cilic takes the second set 6-4.

Flushing Meadows turns Cilic in to a tennis god for some reason.

[Kano]

Awful record against Novak though. And Federer too actually, well bar last year.

Get this over in three please Marin and onto the main event. I can't last another a.m. marathon.

[Kano]

Tsonga finally alive with a break.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga take the third set 6-3! :popcorn:

[Kano]

Damnit, Williams are on at midnight :angry:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga saves another matchpoint.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga holds on, 5-5 in the fourth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Match point for Cilic again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Horrible dropshot from Cilic - the point was his!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Booming forehand down the line, Adv. Tsonga.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga holds. It's tie-break time!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga leads 4-2 on the changeover.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three set points for Tsonga!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga takes the fourth set 7-6 (7-3)!

On to a fifth. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cilic is up a break in the fifth.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga double faults, challenges, replay the point then double faults again. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cilic is serving for the match.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Match point for Cilic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Double fault! :haha:

Unbelievable.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tsonga with a booming crosscourt forehand.

Adv. Tsonga! :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saved at the net.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Match point for Cilic again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cilic wins 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-7 (3-7) 6-4.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Djokovic beat Lopez 6-1 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-2).

Serena beat Venus 6-2 1-6 6-3.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Kvitova takes the first set against Pennetta 6-4.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pennetta breaks and will serve for the second set!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And she just blew the set point. :doh: