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On 03/07/2022 at 13:54, Lex said:

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That’s the last 16 there, some cracking matches. Sinner v Alcaraz the stand out in the first section, two future superstars. A 20 year old against a 19 year old for the right to face (surely) Novak in the last 8.
Norrie has found himself in a nice little spot in the draw. One of him, Paul, Goffin or Tiafoe will be in the semi, and he’s the highest ranked and highest seeded of them, no reason it can’t be him.
An all Aus quarter final looks likely in the third section, Kyrgios v De Minaur would be a cracker if they both can past their respective unseeded opponents.
Hard to see Rafa not making the semi in the final section. If he stays fit and firing, none of those other three players will cause him much problems.
I’ll go for a semi line up of:
Novak v Norrie
Rafa v Kyrgios
And Novak to beat Nick in the final…

I wish i had bet on that outcome when i posted it, i did not :(

Couple of decent results from Andy in Newport and he plays Bublik in the quarters on Friday. I think if he makes the final he has a chance of being seeded for the US Open, no reason why not. 

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Murray had a very frustrating game against Bublik, couldn’t really get going and Bublik was Bublik.  Smashed everything, and drop shotted.  Bublik lost the final after being a set and 3-0 up.

Thats Murray inside the top 50 and looking to climb another 18 to be guaranteed a seeding, although might be less than that required as not everyone inside the top 32 will play the US Open.

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Beaten in the first round in Washington, losing the decider 6-1.  It's chicken and egg isn't it, he needs matches but keeps losing in the 1st/2nd round of tournaments.  He should play a few challenger tournaments after the US open to get some momentum IMO.

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Now onto Montreal where Andy's been drawn against Taylor Fritz.

Also Raducanu with back to back wins this week for the first time since 1st May. Last time she won 3 in a row was the US Open last year although hopefully not for long as her next match is starting soon.

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The match against Taylor Fritz is about 7pm our time tonight.  Murray’s draw is an absolute nightmare, just go make the SF he could potentially have to beat Fritz, Tiafoe, Sinner, Alcaraz.
 

Probably needs a couple of wins here and a couple of wins in Cinci to get a seeding for the US Open.  Not looking good at all.  At least his defeat last week doesn’t look as bad as Ymer followed it up with a good run.

If he doesn’t serve well tonight it will be a straight sets loss.

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On 08/08/2022 at 12:56, Loki said:

The match against Taylor Fritz is about 7pm our time tonight.  Murray’s draw is an absolute nightmare, just go make the SF he could potentially have to beat Fritz, Tiafoe, Sinner, Alcaraz.
 

Postponed till tomorrow because of rain.

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Serena Williams will bring an end to her stellar career at the US Open.  An incredible career winning 23 slams, lays claim to the greatest female player along with Graf, Navratilova and Evert.  Court just isn’t at that level despite having 24 “slams”.

 

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11 hours ago, Loki said:

Serena Williams will bring an end to her stellar career at the US Open.  An incredible career winning 23 slams, lays claim to the greatest female player along with Graf, Navratilova and Evert.  Court just isn’t at that level despite having 24 “slams”.

 

It's a shame she now won't beat the bigot's record.

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It was just such an easy win for Fritz.  Fritz was very good, but Andy just far too passive, the depth in his shots just wasn’t there and he really only started swinging at the end.

His serve just isn’t there, he takes speed off it to increase % but they get swatted, so he goes back to hitting hard serves and he can’t get them in.  He won about 80% of first serve points and about 20% of second serve points.

Needs a lucky draw in Cinci to get a seeding for the US Open.  Not in the main draw yet, so would need a couple of withdrawals or a wild card.  Nick Kyrgios is next on the entry list if there is a pull out.  That would free up a wild card.  We know Djokovic won’t be at the tournament but until he officially pulls out, Kyrgios can’t be moved up.

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1 hour ago, Bully Wee Villa said:

It's a shame she now won't beat the bigot's record.

No one counts her as the GOAT of womens tennis.  She won some in the amateur era when the best players were banned from playing.

Even playing the Australian Open every year is a very recent thing, up until the 90s it was skipped by lots of players.  Court won 11 of them when the likes of Rome, Cinci and tournaments of a lower standing today were considered more prestigious.

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Jack Draper lost last night.  If he won he would have went straight in to the main draw of Cinci.  However as he lost, Andy Murray gets moved from qualifying into the main draw.

He was due to play Tori Daniel tonight in qualifying.  But instead plays Stan Wawrinka in the main draw.  If he gets past there Norrie is likely to await and then Alcaraz.  Will need to win all three ties to be seeded at the US Open.

Emma Radacanu will get to play Serena Williams in the first round.  Should be a really good tie.

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