2018 New York Open - ATP 250
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tennis4me
Hall of Fame
New York is famous for their bagels - how appropriate. No bagels in the house, though - Nishikoris is on the board, Anderson serving at 5-1 for the set.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Brooklyn Water Bagel Company had the same idea. Multiple locations in FL and CA. Maybe we can get @dgold44 out of cardboard boxes and into a real mensch pursuit, no???
jaggy
Talk Tennis Guru
Don't quite see him thinking outside the box
Forehand_Slice
Semi-Pro
Anderson playing up to his ranking. 76% Serve percentage is hard to fight against on these courts.
tennis4me
Hall of Fame
Anderson d Kei 6-1,3-6,7-6(4). I think I see continuous improvement in Kei compared to the previous tournament. Not quite back to his previous form. Serving seems to be harder RPM-wise than before. A few timing issues (framer shots, and UE). Credit to Anderson - he played well. Will be #9 (career high) after this win.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
Maybe he was the genius behind the fedr box, no?
Clearly don't have the athletic ability to even beat me brother in tennis .
Don't have the brains to be a doctor .. I probably would be selling bagels on the lower east side back in the 1920's !!! Right now I am working so long at my store that I don't have time for anything. I played tennis for the first time in 2 months and I hit my groundies pretty solid 4.0 level but my serve is so pathetic and weak that I will never play competitive tennis again. I used to like reading books but it seems to irritate my eyes. I feel like I am totally deteriorating before my eyes. I worked out in the gym today and I only weight 157 pounds at 6-1. Totally weak.
hey.. check out Meru on Netflix... WOW !!!!!
I was the quiet guy in the Manhattan project. My job was key as I was in charge of picking up the food and refiling the drinks for the real Scientist
Cheapest tickets for today are $30, but ridiculous Ticketmaster fees are another $14! Not to mention another $15 to park.With all the empty seats this week, they should be letting people in for free. Oh wait, forgot to mention $14.50 for a cup of beer!
Greedy pricing is the reason I stopped going to other sporting events, greed has ruined sports in America. The leagues are taking advantage of people who are addicted and just can't let go.
Greedy pricing is the reason I stopped going to other sporting events, greed has ruined sports in America. The leagues are taking advantage of people who are addicted and just can't let go.
jaggy
Talk Tennis Guru
I am with you. I try to go to the quals where you get some quality tennis at affordable ticket prices. Usually concessions are through the roof at quals too though.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Sam avoids the bagel and claws back 1 of the breaks. Can he turn this set around and win the match from here?
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
why does Querry choke on big time close tiebreakers ?? you would think with that big serve, he has the advantage in such situations.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Unfortunately for him he was facing another big server but he certainly let it run away from him all too quickly. Never mind, onwards and upwards to defend his sombrero in Acapulco!
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J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
Querry would be a top 5.0 on LI, would have to worry about getting bumped and losing the chance to play 9.0 mixed.
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slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Yup, Ando just won every match in this tournament, 7-6 in the third! Well, except for the match with Frances, and that was 6-4 in the third.
Fighter!
I am not in love with his game, or even his serving style.... but what a fighter!
TennisHound
Legend
Yep, Querrey let the tie break get away, but man, this match was one of the best ones I’ve seen in awhile!
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NO ONE beats KA in NY..... except Rafa!
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Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
Anderson seem to be on top his game the entire NYO matches! He need the win since his ranking has drop a lot in 2017!
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Very happy for Anderson, his record in finals is relatively poor (4 victories in 15 tries) for a player of his caliber, so any new trophy is more than welcomed. This final reminds of the old indoor matches on carpets during 90s, where the big servers and offensive players (S&V) were reaching the final stages of the tournaments regularly. Short points, big hitting, big serving, more net approaches...it's a nice refreshment compared to the usual Tour grinding.
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Yes. Rough start to this tournament, but a good finish.
The LawnGuyland crowd finally showed up Saturday and Sunday, correct?
Four beloved figures among NYers:
Two recent US Open finalists,
one American hopeful,
and a guy whose name reminds us of a very Rad duo, Albot&Costello.
I was not there. Who was the crowd behind most?
Nishi then Sam?
Ando all the way?
Heyyyy Albotttt!
Or sam all the way?
Maybe 1500 or so. Lower bowl was about 65% full. No seating in upper bowl.Main court was probably about 60% of the total arena floor space.
Maybe 1500 or so. Lower bowl was about 65% full. No seating in upper bowl.Main court was probably about 60% of the total arena floor space.
EloQuent
Legend
That's not really sustainable is it.
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Play 4 matches, 3 3rd set tiebreaks. Meh. At this point he's really just a placeholder in the top 15.
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Play 4 matches, 3 3rd set tiebreaks. Meh. He has absolutely no business in the top 10.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
At least he made a Slam final (which is more than can be said for Messrs Dimitrov, Zverev, Thiem, Goffin and Sock)!
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
True.
For me it's more of a sign of how crazy variation in Slams can get rather than merit of Anderson.
Mainad
Bionic Poster
Nevertheless, whatever the circumstances, he got there. The others could have done so as well but they didn't and he did.
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Agreed. Slams are crazy. NothiNg new there. Maybe an aberration at the UsOpen. Aus open used to often, almost always have a surprise finalist.
EloQuent
Legend
A fluke final is just that, a 250 can be a fluke too. But put together a final, a 250, runner up in a 500 and another 250, and that's top 10 worthy. Is Zverev better, with his 2 masters but can't get to the 2nd week of a slam? Is Thiem, chasing after 250s and racking up points on clay that much better?
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
^Yeah, like inter-era comparisons, it is totally fun assigning more weight to points from different kinds of events. But, at these levels, points are points, and the boys sweat to earn them, as they're not available at the supermarket.
Onto Delray, Provence, Brasil, etc.
Onto Delray, Provence, Brasil, etc.
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