2022 Tennis
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From the department of "shows what I know," Keys and Pegula are both through to the quarters.
Collins through to the quarters with a three-set win over Mertens. Anisimova is out, losing in two sets to Barty.
I've been watching since the second set, and it's been pretty captivating - very impressed by Fritz in this match.
Yeah he is coming off a tough five setter over Bautista Agut but still looks great 3+ hours into this one, on serve at 4-3 currently in the 5th.
Keys got the break back and closed it out three and two over a clearly-struggling Krejcikova (appeared to have some heat distress).
Nadal fights through stomach pain to prevail over the 14 years younger (35 to 21) Shapovolov in 5 sets, 4 hours and 8 minutes. He gets the winner of Berrettini/Monfils (later tonight) in the semis, and he is lucky that the schedule gives him two full days off before the semis on Friday.
18 straight years now with at least one of the big three in the semis in every Grand Slam, I believe going back to the 2004 French Open. The final four there was dominated by Argentinians, Gaston Gaudio over David Nalbandian in one semi and Guillermo Coria over Tim Henman in the other, Gaudio winning 8-6 in the 5th in the finals.
18 straight years now with at least one of the big three in the semis in every Grand Slam, I believe going back to the 2004 French Open. The final four there was dominated by Argentinians, Gaston Gaudio over David Nalbandian in one semi and Guillermo Coria over Tim Henman in the other, Gaudio winning 8-6 in the 5th in the finals.
Tsitsipas as focused as I've ever seen him, he knows that the quicker he can get through this, the better shot he has at Medvedev, and he knows that if he lets the young Sinner into this at all, it could snowball quickly. So now Tsitsipas is trying to close it in straight sets, unlike Nadal and Berrettini last night.
Incredible level of play in this final match, FAA (playing the best I've ever seen him) won the first two sets over Medvedev but Medvedev has fought his way back into a 5th set, 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 5-7.
FAA had a match point up 5-4 but Medvedev slammed his hardest serve of the match to get back to deuce, then two more service winners, then two more tight game wins, and we're starting the 5th, closing in on four hours in.
FAA had a match point up 5-4 but Medvedev slammed his hardest serve of the match to get back to deuce, then two more service winners, then two more tight game wins, and we're starting the 5th, closing in on four hours in.
Berrettini had 23 straight points on serve at the end of the third and beginning of the fourth set. But he blinked in his fourth service game in the fourth set, Rafa got the break, and that was that.
Barty wins. Won all 14 sets. Only dropped serve 3 times. 2 of the 3 were in the second set against Collins. Battled back from 1-5 to win 7-6.
I only watched casually, but it seemed like the wheels came off for Collins, rather than Barty finding another gear when she was down two breaks in the 2nd set. I feel bad for Collins — what will likely be the high point of her career was scarcely noticed in her home country, and I’m sure she feels she had victory in her grasp and let it slip away, even though she of course would’ve had to win another set.
Barty doesn’t look like she’s playing a different, much easier sport the way some past #1s did (Serena, Graf, Navratilova), but her game has no obvious weaknesses, which makes her a pleasure to watch when she’s on her game, as she was throughout this tournament.
Big credit to Barty who steamrolled everyone in the tournament until that second set against Collins, and there she came back beautifully, but I don't think she has had to face a top 8 seed in any of her three Grand Slam wins.
Crazy Nick Krygios and his childhood buddy Kokkinakis win the men's doubles, Nick's first and quite possibly last Grand Slam title.
Crazy Nick Krygios and his childhood buddy Kokkinakis win the men's doubles, Nick's first and quite possibly last Grand Slam title.
CCTV in China waited to begin it's coverage of today's match until Nadal was literally about to fire down the first serve of the match. Never mind the lack of build-up, we didn't even get any warm-up.
I may (or may not?) have lost a last piece of my childhood with Brady yesterday, but I am thrilled to be watching Rafa in another Aussie final.
Nadal was serving 2-3, 0-40 in the third and came back to hold...then broke/held at 4-4 to win the set. Would be an incredible comeback, but Med looks a little rattled
And nadal saves more breaks points at 0-1, and then breaks at 30 to go up 2-1. This thing may well go five hours
Down 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 2-2, and up 40-0 in the fifth game of the fourth set, suddenly Medvedev comes storming back to be up an AD. Then misses an overhead.
And eight minutes later, this game still isn't over. These guys are throwing haymakers at each other.
And eight minutes later, this game still isn't over. These guys are throwing haymakers at each other.