U.S. Open running thread

[sportschick]

I'm gonna take Dinara Safina for the women (mostly because I adore her bro) and Novak Djokovic for the men.

I'm not nearly as excited about this tourney as I was about the Olympics though.

 

[Songbird]

Haven't been into tennis as much after Pete retired.

 

[spnited]

The Open is a great ANNUAL event, far better than sports we don't give a **** about for the better part of 4 years.

This is Federer's revenge tournament. And I like Ivanovic.

 

[sportschick]

Ivanovich has a thumb injury, a pretty bad one that's kept her from practicing.

 

[spnited]

Ivanovich has a thumb injury, a pretty bad one that's kept her from practicing.

did not know that. thanks, sc.

That's what I get for watching swimmng and track and criticizing gymastics.

 

[sportschick]

If she was healthy, she'd probably be my pick.

And yes, that's what you get for being mean to 14-year-old girls

 

[spnited]

If she was healthy, she'd probably be my pick.

And yes, that's what you get for being mean to 14-year-old girls

I thought they were 12?

 

[sportschick]

Only the Chinese ones.

 

[spnited]

Oh, you were referring to the US 14-year-olds!

 

[sportschick]

;D

 

[spnited]

Meanwhile, back a Flushing Meadow/Corona Park....

Featured night match Monday in Ashe is Blake vs. Donald Young

 

[sportschick]

Well, that'd be both black American men. Interesting draw.

 

[BTExpress]

I'm sure she's a sweet person, but Dementieva's first-round opponent may be the most masculine-looking WTA player I have ever seen.

 

[sportschick]

Um, wow. I think Mauresmo's more feminine.

 

[JakeandElwood]

Um, wow. I think Mauresmo's more feminine.

What happened to her?

 

[sportschick]

Some injuries, she's old for a woman on Tour, but she made the semis last week. I think she's still in the top 30.

 

[JakeandElwood]

Some injuries, she's old for a woman on Tour, but she made the semis last week. I think she's still in the top 30.

Okay, that's what I thought. Haven't seen her in a while and just wanted to check to make sure I hadn't missed a torn ACL or something of the sort.

 

[John]

Some injuries, she's old for a woman on Tour, but she made the semis last week. I think she's still in the top 30.

Given how quickly she dropped and disappeared, I'm amazed that there hasn't been more talk about it. I guess she sort of got lost after Henin retired and the No. 1 ranking began changing by the week.

And without seeing a draw, I'm going to say Federer doesn't reach the quarters. And it pains me greatly to say that because he might be my favorite athlete of all time. But when I see him play now he looks so miserable and so lost that I can't see him digging deep to beat anyone worth a damn.

 

[sportschick]

The girl playing Davenport is wearing bright orange underwear.

 

[BTExpress]

Today marks the first time in my 23 years at the paper (and probably many years before that) that we are not staffing a Grand Slam tournament (not counting Aussie, which we never staffed).

Sad, sad, sad.

But we have a new design to showcase the AP coverage . . . in whatever tiny space we allot to this tournament now.