Tennis: US Open 2023

[K]

August 28-September 10


sb Mens US Open Winner 2023

Djokovic 2.30
Alcaraz 2.63
Medvedev 8.00
Sinner 10.00
Zverev 26.00
Tsitsipas 31.00
Ruud, Rune, Khachanov 41.00
Rublev, Murray, Draper 51.00
...
De Minaur 81.00

[Jezza]

Would love another Djokovic-Alcaraz slam final.

They played an epic final between in Cincinnati last week.

[K]

Interesting that Djokovic is clear favourite now. (Latest odds: 2.00. Alcaraz out to 2.88.)

Gotta say, again, doesn't look like a lotta depth in the men's game. How can Murray be =10th fave? (There are 5 former US Open champs in the field. Sadly, over half of them have broken bodies.)

[K]

Easy passage to R2 for Alcaraz after his oppo quit in set 2 injured.

Pot smells on an outside court.

[Donny]

Impressive win for De Minaur beating Wu Yibing, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.

[Donny]

"Alex de Minaur has raced into the US Open third round.

Australia’s world No.13 dispatched Yibing Wu 6-1 6-2 6-1 in just 86 minutes to storm into the last 32 for the fifth time in seven trips to New York."

More: https://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/tennis ... ird-round/

[Donny]

Rinky Hijikata (AUS) defeated Zhang Zhizhen 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3.

Into the last 16.

[Donny]

de Minaur into the 4th. Round.

"Alex de Minaur has made it two Australians in the fourth round at the US Open, with the 13th seed storming past Chile's Nicolas Jarry inside two hours.

The Australian number one only spent 104 minutes on court against 23rd-seeded Jarry as he notched a 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 victory."

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/more-sp ... r-AA1g9SVO

[Donny]

de Minaur out in 4 sets, to Medvedev.

[Jezza]

de Minaur had a good run. Medvedev is a very strong player on the US open court.

[K]

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Gotta say, again, doesn't look like a lotta depth in the men's game. How can Murray be =10th fave? (There are 5 former US Open champs in the field. Sadly, over half of them have broken bodies.)

Gobsmacking that Djoker can face such a weak set of oppo all the way to the final.

Who's the strongest he's faced?

Also at Wimbledon prolly... IIRC.

[Jezza]

Djokovic defeated Shelton in straight sets.

US Open specialist Medvedev defeated Alcaraz in four sets.

Djokovic vs Medvedev final.

[Jezza]

Gauff defeated Sabalenka in the Women's Final.

[K]

Djokovic defeated Shelton in straight sets.
...

Mocking Shelton's celebration thing post-match was really classless. Why do it? He's just an unseeded kid.

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So, Jezza, if ya watched it, give us your take on the earlier Djoker match when he had to come back from 2 sets down. Did the oppo play really well in those sets?

[Jezza]

^ Unfortunately didn't get to watch the Djere-Djokovic match in the 3rd Round.

I agree I didn't like the way Djokovic conducted himself after the Shelton match, and this is coming from someone who likes Djokovic.