ohiostate124
Professional
If Cincy can’t finish by Sunday, what happens? Just no winner? I’m assuming players like Fed will just pull out if it gets to the point where he has to play multiple matches in a day.
So what happens if it doesn’t stop raining?
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BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Yeah, there was one Lendl was in that was pushed to a Monday, in the late 80's. Maybe Miami?
Fedeonic
Hall of Fame
The US Open final of 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 got pushed to Monday.
The only Masters 1000 final that I remember it was played on Monday was in Rome 2012, Nadal d Djokovic 75 63.
Standaa
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TheGhostOfAgassi
Talk Tennis Guru
Wait. I'm going to telepathic contact Thor and make this misery stop.
He is angry at something.
He is angry at something.
Fedeonic
Hall of Fame
In fact, the men's finals were scheduled for Monday in 2013 and 2014 to avoid that chaos, and thus ending the classical Super Saturday.
ibbi
G.O.A.T.
I mean it's at the point where they will have to play multiple matches in a day. There's 3 and a half days left with 4 rounds to go (5 for Del Potro and Chung) the fact it's a joint event only makes things harder as things can't just be rushed through. I'd imagine half the guys will pull out at some point in the next day or two, and whoever is left will fight over the title into early next week.
The weather is meant to be patchy rest of the week, right? No way they finish by Sunday. It seems unlikely they'll even have just the finals left for Monday looking at the forecast.
The weather is meant to be patchy rest of the week, right? No way they finish by Sunday. It seems unlikely they'll even have just the finals left for Monday looking at the forecast.
Standaa
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True Fanerer
G.O.A.T.
Yeah it was ridiculous. And there was the one year(2011 I think) that the court was bubbling and leaking water. Andy Roddick was the boss that day lol.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Would become problematic for the top players with the US Open starting just a few days later. Only the players who REALLY want to win the title would be prepared to stay as late as possible.
Poisoned Slice
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I will start a kickstarter campaign to refund all the money dgold has lost on this trip.
Standaa
G.O.A.T.
Now imagine what would rain cause to the Isner-Mahut match. They started playing their R1 match on Monday and finished on Wednesday.
If they were in the other half of the draw and started playing on Tuesday, then they would have finished on Thursday. Add one rainy day and they would have finished their first round match on Friday, the day where the players usually play R3 already.
I wonder what mess would that do to the scheduling.
If they were in the other half of the draw and started playing on Tuesday, then they would have finished on Thursday. Add one rainy day and they would have finished their first round match on Friday, the day where the players usually play R3 already.
I wonder what mess would that do to the scheduling.
True Fanerer
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That's one of my fav memories of the UO as odd as that may sound.
Standaa
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Towser83
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Ah thanks for the info. seems a possibility here the way things are going
Mainad
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Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
I was about to say I seem to remember US Open finals got pushed to Mondays like 5 consecutive years lol.
Big_Dangerous
Talk Tennis Guru
I don't know how wise this person was, to load up a boat full of animals that are all part of the food chain. I'm going nowhere near that vessel. It'll probably help to wash the blood out first.
Towser83
G.O.A.T.
Yeah I know it's happened with Wimbledon and the USO year after year to the point where I'm sure the 2012 final (or one of them at least) was just scheduled for a Monday from the start
Didn't recall if it had happened at masters level though
parvasedpotens
Rookie
Post of the week.
Deon Sanders
Legend
It will finish
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Finish by Monday or Tuesday. just make sure you get full refund for your tickets. nothing you can do about air fare and hotel.
Mack-2
Professional
I thought the same thing at the time. I actually wanted it to rain out on the Monday so I could laugh at them. It made 0 sense.
I Am Finnish
Bionic Poster
Play Mario tennis in the locker room
Antonio Puente
Hall of Fame
Yes, seven years in a row on Monday.
From what I remember, when it was intentionally moved to Monday, it was somewhat of a ratings move - avoiding going up against American football on Sunday. Also, the Monday match started at 5:00 PM, with the hope of being finished before the Monday football game.
HetTheGreaterer
Banned
Finally
They will make a roof
This is the worst rain delayed masters event in some years
They will make a roof
This is the worst rain delayed masters event in some years
Tshooter
G.O.A.T.
What is the tennis tournament you've attended where they give refunds ?
W&S has IMO a very poorly worded ticket rain policy (below) but it appears as if they don't do refunds.
(The reason I think it poorly worded is the first sentence implies there are situations in which refunds are given else why refer to when refunds are not given if you never get a refund ? Just say no refunds. However, the second sentence seems to close the door on refunds and makes clear the remedy is an exchange for a comparably priced ticket next year. The policy also addresses not only "Single Session" but series tickets as well (no exchanges with presumably no refunds but of course silent) so why do they call it "Single Session Ticket Rain Policy" and not "Rain Policy" is another mystery.)
"RAIN POLICY
Single Session Ticket Rain Policy
If a session is cancelled after one completed match on Center Court, no exchanges or refunds will be made. If a session is cancelled without the completion of one full match, holder is entitled to a ticket for the same price level for the same session the following year. Complimentary, series, box, suite, all-inclusive, sponsor and third party resale tickets WILL NOT be exchanged"
https://www.wsopen.com/events/faq/?intloc=headernavsub#17320
FedHeadComposer
Rookie
Oh it's definitely raining tomorrow.
Antonio Puente
Hall of Fame
Doubt it. Could you retrofit the Cincinnati stadium with a roof without essentially tearing it down and starting over?
Hard to see how they would get their money back. Slam final ad revenue is a little more valuable than a Thursday night in Cincinnati.
HetTheGreaterer
Banned
Doubt it. Could you retrofit the Cincinnati stadium with a roof without essentially tearing it down and starting over?
Hard to see how they would get their money back. Slam final ad revenue is a little more valuable than a Thursday night in Cincinnati.
It is possible without teardown....
Civil engineering has evolved a lot
Russeljones
Talk Tennis Guru
And the anteater said: "You took TWO!?! TWO!!!"I don't know how wise this person was, to load up a boat full of animals that are all part of the food chain. I'm going nowhere near that vessel. It'll probably help to wash the blood out first.
Russeljones
Talk Tennis Guru
Any USO hopeful will have to pull out. No regrets.
Tshooter
G.O.A.T.
The USTA owns 80% of the Cincy Masters so the rain burns the USTA again.
(It leases the WTA sanction for Cincy from Octagon, Inc., a sports agency)
