Kolek planning to go pro
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Gauff v Sabalenka:Going in, Gauff had defeated Sabalenka three years in a row. (now 4)Sabalenka had won 13 titles, 11 of them on hard courts. 5 straight slam semifinals or better, all surfaces. New World number 1.Sabalenka stands farther back on service returns to give herself more time. And she had s game plan to attack the Gauff forehand off of both sides. Both players had a bit of nerves early. And that can break down fundamentals. Gauff needed to up her footwork, hit through the ball, with more topspin and slice variety with much more depth. And she needed to up her first serve. Starts and stops with serve and service return.2nd set Gauff won 81% of her first serves and returned serve at 92%. Sabalenka was solid but not nowhere near those levels.Making Sabalenka play extra balls eventually decreased Sabalenka’s aggressiveness. And you have to turn defense into offense with better fundamentals and better execution.’Nsd that’s what Gauff did.Sabalenka became the player that wasn’t getting her usual depth on shots which allowed more aggressive offensive shots from Gauff to force more errors.Gauff had 10 errors in the first set, and she had just 7 unforced errors in the 2nd set. And she had just 2 in the third or 2 sets combined less errors than the first.Receiving points won was down to 41% by the end for Sabalenka as Gauff upped her serve level. Finding a way to win the match you are in regardless of circumstances or either player’s level.
Sabelnka had a ton of unforced errors (including total sitters) and Gauff played much better the last set and a half. But regardless Gauff's speed and her forehand in the 3rd was the reason Sabalenka was introduced to darkness and lost her will.
I’m not a tennis player, I like to play, but I didn’t play growing up. However, going to a US Open final has skyrocketed to the top of my must do experiences. Awesome environment.
I happen to think there is a difference between "great" and "all-time great." You apparently do not. Michael Chang was a great tennis player for many years. I happen to not think he was an "all-time great." David Duval was the No. 1 golfer in the world at one time and if not for injuries and other things, who knows how good he could have been? He was great ... but I don't happen to think he was an "all-time great" golfer. But you're free to categorize "Delpo" anyway you want. Call him the greatest ever for all I care.I'll say he was a fine tennis player for his time who definitely was not an all-time great, and I'll risk being tsk-tsked by you for all eternity.What a silly debate this has been. Thankfully, hardly any of our fellow Scoopers bother with this thread, so we haven't ruined anything for anybody.Enjoy your Sunday.
I’ve never loved Medvedev, but he is a tremendous heel, especially at the US Open, and has fantastic self awareness about it. Can’t help but enjoy him playing that role
My prediction is Djokovic hits 27 g-slams by the time he retires. He'll get 3 more in two years imo.
Greatest tennis player ever, full stop. He’d probably have 26 now if he hadn’t been blacklisted by the Australian and US Opens in 2022. He appears pretty healthy despite his vaccination status.
He wasn’t blacklisted. He made a choice.
You're right and I get the '21 decisions. Sept 2022 is harder to understand. And the fact that tennis is an outdoor sport with 2 players nowhere near each other is also worth noting. He made these decisions but the edict after a full year is very debatable.
Maybe. But he made his choice.
“Players nowhere near each other.”Hotels, car services, and when on site…. Players operations center, warm up rooms, Locker rooms, lounges, restaurants, fitness centers, racket stringing room, gifting suite, recovery room, quiet room, salon, indoor indoor courts, laundry drop off etc…and these are just some of the indoor things on just 3 levels inside at BJK Center, let alone elsewhere inside or outside on site. That doesn’t count hundreds of thousands of fans, staff, on site as well… etc…