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[Tennis] Official TOTA U.S. Open Thread (pg. 2)
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| beefy k |
Did anybody watch the Djokovic vs. Stepanek match today??
It was incredible. I haven't witnessed tennis like that in years. What a battle. Very smart, long rallies and great sportsmanship and personality on the court. Very good for the tennis world.
The player interviews after were funny.
"I could smell my shoes, they were stinky." - Novak Djokovic |
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| Jem_hadar |
Felt the same about LAST nights match too... Blake vs. Santoro.
WOW. That's ing tennis.
Blake is one of my 3 favourite men's players, and even still I swear, EVERY SINGLE TIME I watch him, i always am remind of much fast I forgot he was!!!
The mans a rocket... watching him run right up to net at a moment notices to slam away a shot... INCREDIBLE... i love watching James Blake play, the man's game is gorgeous and he himself is an inspiration w/ all he's been thru... plus smart as as well.
Santoro played incredible tennis. Loved his attire... very non sportish looking, and the shirts were bright, rainbowed and striped! loved it.
Last nights match was a pure pleasure to watch. Great long rallys... losts of amazing shotmaking too from both players... this wasnt one of those men's matches ppl bitch about bc there were NO rallys or that whoever was on serve would win that game and do it quickly at that.
both players kept breaking the other... it was just riveting tennis, esp the 3rd, 4th, and 5th sets! :D
I see that Justine is through her 3rd round match! NICE! But when the are they gonna give her an evening match so i can bloody watch her!
I'm coming home sunday morning after the bbq on saturday, so i hope to do naught but watch tennis ALL DAY and NIGHT both SUnday and Monday.
Hopefully see 2 more of Justine's games...
Keeping the fingers crossed Blake stays in the tourney too :D |
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| Kate Manus |
Hope Hingis wins today :D
I'm glad they have tons of coverage on TV here... too bad I end of missing the night matches though! |
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| Jem_hadar |
Henin outplaying Serena (again!) fist pump / arm flex!! :D YEAH!!! |
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| Jem_hadar |
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She ing drove her into the ground again!~!~! (in the second set anyways ;))
ALLEZ HENIN!!!!!!
ing pissed and annoyed ING CANADA RUSSIA STUPID ING HOCKEY preempted coverage of it too at 7pm! WTH!!! F U TSN for that... HUGE F U!!!!!!!! ... soooooo pissed!!! u have no idea!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :whip: :whip: :whip: :mad: :whip:
Henin outplays Serena again, reaches U.S. Open semifinals
Sep. 4, 2007
CBSSports.com wire reports
NEW YORK -- Maybe Serena Williams wasn't as healthy as she said. Maybe she wasn't as match-tested as she really needed to be.
This much is certain: When it comes to playing Justine Henin at Grand Slams this year, Williams has been overmatched every time.
Finding all the right angles and hanging tough on long rallies, Henin beat Williams 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 Tuesday night to reach the U.S. Open semifinals. They have met in the quarterfinals at three consecutive majors, and Henin is 3-0.
"Playing Serena is really exciting for me," Henin said. "I was really happy about the second set: I played much more aggressive."
So while the formerly No. 1-ranked Williams is the active leader among women with eight Grand Slam titles and will stay on that number, current No. 1 Henin will have a chance to get her seventh major.
Henin's next opponent could be another Williams: Serena's older sister, Venus, faces No. 3 Jelena Jankovic in the quarterfinals Wednesday night. Not much question for whom Henin will be rooting -- she's 1-7 against Venus Williams, 7-0 against Jankovic.
Henin beat the younger Williams at the French Open en route to her fourth title in five years there, and again at Wimbledon.
"I got a lot of confidence in Paris and London," Henin said.
Their matchup at Wimbledon in July didn't feature Williams at her absolute best: She could barely hit backhands after spraining her left thumb and hurting her left calf in the previous round. Because of the thumb, Williams withdrew from every event she was scheduled to play in the 1 ½ months between Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
But she arrived at Flushing Meadows full of confidence, as usual, and said she didn't need tuneup tournaments to get ready. While Williams' thumb appeared fine, and there were no other obvious injuries, her father said Sunday that she was dealing with other physical problems -- and doing a "marvelous job of hiding it."
Regardless, Tuesday's match featured brilliant play by both past U.S. Open champions, from stinging serves to big groundstrokes to touch volleys. Henin was far better at the net, winning 11 of 14 points when she pressed forward, while Williams was only 5-for-14.
Mostly, though, the difference-maker was Henin's ability to steer Williams this way and that along the baseline until the Belgian could find an opening for her smooth backhand or a well-placed forehand. Repeatedly, especially in the second set, Henin wrong-footed Williams to end a point.
The first set was much closer and of much higher quality. Henin broke in the opening game by ending a tight net exchange with a forehand volley, and she served for the opening set at 5-4.
But Williams buckled down to break back right there with a backhand return winner down the line and a loud, "Come on!" The tiebreaker began with a 23-stroke point in which Williams made two great defensive plays before swatting a backhand passing winner down the line.
"I really got nervous at that time," Henin said, "and I knew every point was important."
She showed it, delivering a 105 mph ace to go up 4-2, followed by a forehand winner she punctuated with a yell of "Allez!" Williams seemed deflated and dumped a forehand into the net to end the set.
Henin took control right away in the second set, breaking for a 2-0 lead as Williams' mother and coach, Oracene Price, rested a cheek on a hand, barely able to watch.
"It's kind of like she had no energy. No get-up-and-go," Price said. "Tennis is a head game, sometimes. Your head tells you to do something, but you can't." |
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| TheVrk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
Henin outplaying Serena (again!) fist pump / arm flex!! :D YEAH!!! |
LOOOVED it!
Wasn't able to watch tho since it was on at 230am here...
ALLEZ HENIN!! |
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| beefy k |
Big match tonight at 7:
Federer VS Roddick
Federer will annihilate Roddick.
Any other predictions? |
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| Jem_hadar |
Agnes Szavay
Saw this young 18 year old Hungarian play today over lunch against kuznetsova.... did quite well in the 2nd set... very impressive. Seems comfortable coming to net which I like to see.
And this girls fairly attractive/hot too. A simply AMAZING white outfit... the dress... PEREFECT!!! My favourite I've seen all tourney... I wish Sharapova would take some designing ques from this lady's outfits!!
Love her hair... blonde is nice... about time we have some more attractive blonde tennis players... I have hopes for this one... shes on my "up and coming to watch" list.
Oh, and did i mention her breasts?.... wow they look good, quite large for a tennis player, je dois dire (I must say). :) |
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| Jem_hadar |
NOTE TO THOSE TRYING TO WATCH TONITE at 7PM!!!
That damn Canada-Russa hockey game crap is gonna pre-empt the freakin U.S. Open tennis AGAIN (and more in the week too!)!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :whip:
But here is it directly from TSN's site, hopefully you will have access to the alternate TSN station that will give coverage to the U.S. Open!
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Next on TSN: Wed Sep 5 @ 11:30 PM et
2007 U.S. Open Tennis: Men's & Women's Quarterfinals*
*PROGRAM NOTE
Watch men's and women's quarterfinal action from the U.S. Open in New York, Wednesday at 7pm et/4pm pt on the TSN Alternate Feed.
Click here for the times and channel location in your region. Schedule subject to change...
... TSN Alternate Feed
In order to provide more sports coverage for fans, the TSN alternate feed will carry live event coverage that is not available on TSN due to prior programming commitments. Up-to-date information about future programming available on the TSN alternate feed will be available online at TSN.ca.
For inquiries regarding the TSN alternate feed in your area, please contact your local digital television provider. ...
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Check the table below for the channel location in your region. (Available in select communities)
Participating television providers
TSN channel #
Bell ExpressVu 402
Star Choice 401
Access 264
Rogers 401
CRRS TV 413
Mountain Cablevision 60
Compton Cable 514
Delta Cable 295
Westman 290
Persona Ontario 500
Coast Cable 295
Novus 147
Amtelecom 110
Mitchell-Seaforth Cable 420
Grand Bend Cable 420
Ward Cable 420
Bluewater TV Cable 64
Ex-Cen Cablevision 64
Seaside Communications 100
Milk River Cable 401
Execulink 128
Source Cable 116
Kincardine Cable 399
Eastlink 100 |
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| TheVrk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
Agnes Szavay
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Havent been able to watch her yet, but making it this far is damn good.
REALLY good to see these Eastern European girls climb the ranking and do so well,
especially from countires who have little or no tennis history (Belarus, Hungary, and Poland.)
Only benefits the sport.
PS Roger is 14-1 vs Roddick:stongue:
Next up, 4 Davidenko |
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| SPANIARD |
| Big congrats on Ferrer's performance. He completely ripped Chela appart today. Seeing how Djokovic played the other day, Moya might fancy his chances... should be the best match out of the night games this week. |
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| Jem_hadar |
WHO WON! hammered rightg now... but i wanna konw!
stupid NFL on all night at the bar w/ cheaper 2.50$ bud bottles!!!!! |
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