SeeingDusk
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Konta looking strong this tournament. Hitting big and hard.
2019 US Open - Women's Singles - General Discussion
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zvelf
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Agreed that we have to approach cautiously. No WTA player has shown any long term consistency over the past few years. That said, I am cautiously hopeful that Andreescu could be the exception. Her focus sometimes wanders during matches, but she only just turned 19 2 months ago and this is her first full year as a pro without injury, so her focus should only improve from here.
SeeingDusk
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She looks so strong. Can definitely upset today.
FakeEmpire
Professional
Konta's BH is flying. DTL, cross-court, you name it. The thing is flying!
romeo8880
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SeeingDusk
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She saves bp
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Svitolina looks so passive. Need to change that.
PrinceMoron
Legend
Way too much grunting
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FakeEmpire
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Konta has been employing the slice beautifully. Her FH is cracking a bit, though.
She breaks to make it even again.
She breaks to make it even again.
SeeingDusk
Hall of Fame
And she breaks back
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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THUNDERVOLLEY
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Its all so revealing: you have many going overboard by the minute about Andreescu as if she's on the road to winning the Grand Slam, yet some of the same Andreescu-obsessed have trashed Osaka as if she has no game / or is washed up, when she made one of the biggest true majors splashes in recent history by winning her first, then the next major. She's been called "mediocre" and accused of having "no game" yet she is the holder of back-to-back-majors. Meanwhile, for reasons having little to do with tennis, Andreescu is constantly inflated as a player.
Again, revealing.
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FakeEmpire
Professional
Svitolina's serve has been remarkably consistent today. Konta ended up losing the set for committing costly mistakes at the absolute worse moments. Otherwise, it has been a balanced affair.
FakeEmpire
Professional
I usually don't like to meddle in this type of debates, but this is BS. People are propping Andreescu up, because she has been outstanding on hardcourts this year. Since March, excluding her retirement in Miami, she has won every single hardcourt tournament she has played. She has a 40-4 (or something like that) record this year, 14 consecutive wins. That's more than enough to make people believe she may go all the way and win the USO. I agree that some people may have gone overboard telling there's just no way she loses in hardcourts, but what she has achieved up until this point is, in fact, impressive.
Also, I remember Osaka being equally propped up during the AO this year, but many people were also dumbfounded by the sudden dismissal of her coach and by her struggles since then, when she started to seem resolved and steady. Yes, she was harshly criticised sometimes (for ugly, racist reasons at times, no doubt about that), but she was also hyped to the high heavens before. It's just that Andreescu looks even more impressive than pre-'18 Osaka. Not everything has to be about race.
romeo8880
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romeo8880
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FakeEmpire
Professional
Not me, certainly. But TV uses that argument a lot, sometimes without any justification.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Basic will not win YE unbeaten.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Sometimes people are not upfront about it either but you can see it related to that.
SeeingDusk
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What a point from svitolina!!
FakeEmpire
Professional
The Ronaldo's ketchup analogy works like a charm with Svitolina too. The first SF is the hardest; after that, they just keep on coming.
Konta's UFE were her undoing again.
Konta's UFE were her undoing again.
Im(moral) Winner
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Stupid interview question
NastyWinners
Hall of Fame
Can they ban post-match interviews please?
Forced really with relentless pressure, Konta is a manufactured player Svitolina very talented with great hands. If she serves ok she will beat Williams.
romeo8880
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Don’t feel for her. She’s gorgeous, has lots of money, and most important of all is happy and in good health
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
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Back to back Slam semifinals after not reaching that stage before in her career. Keep improving Eli. 
It's Serena's title to lose. But should she have a bad day, I think Eli is as likely as anyone else left in the draw to capitalise.
Hopefully that happens and she does...
It's Serena's title to lose. But should she have a bad day, I think Eli is as likely as anyone else left in the draw to capitalise.
Hopefully that happens and she does...
FakeEmpire
Professional
I don't doubt that, hence the reason why I've said that argument is only unfounded sometimes. Generalisations are bad, because of that: sometimes, you'll accuse someone of something when they're on the right and sometimes you'll excuse someone that just shouldn't be excused. Somebody will always get hurt in the process.
I think Osaka and Barty are solid players that, in my personal opinion, will be at the top of the game in the coming years short of extraordinary circumstances like severe injuries, life changing events etc..... It's a personal matter, but I like their personalities as well, at least from what they show in the public space. However, as any other player, they have ups and downs; they are human and no exceptions. While they are leading the pack at the moment they are not (yet) what I would call dominant players.
I think at the moment Andreescu is in good form and I give her the first chance to go through the next 2 matches. I may be wrong but I'm going by my gut feelings like everyone else.
As for what future will bring for her I have no idea, so I personally don't buy into the hype. Like I said before, I would wait at least another full season to see where she's going before even trying to guess. Having a few good months and few good runs going from nobody to somebody in a short period of time is not a good indication of where her career will go from there. As everyone knows, staying at the top season after season is much more difficult than reaching the top. You need to win titles and run deep into tournaments frequently throughout the entire season which is not a small feat. However, regardless of what happens down the road, what she achieved and where she stands at 19 yo is admirable nevertheless.
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romeo8880
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Back to back Slam semifinals after not reaching that stage before in her career. Keep improving Eli.
It's Serena's title to lose. But should she have a bad day, I think Eli is as likely as anyone else left in the draw to capitalise.
Hopefully that happens and she does...
I disagree there. I think it’s Bianca’s title to lose.
Doctor/Lawyer Red Devil
Talk Tennis Guru
Uh oh. What was the interview question?
Back to back Slam semifinals after not reaching that stage before in her career. Keep improving Eli.
It's Serena's title to lose. But should she have a bad day, I think Eli is as likely as anyone else left in the draw to capitalise.
Hopefully that happens and she does...
Williams won't last the pace she has a punchers chance based on first serve and second return but today was a good rehersal for Williams, Elina played low risk percentage today against a slowish mover, Williams leg's are shot so she has even more margin in that match up. My only question about Elina is the serve, many times I have watched her and thought she would do better returning all the time. Even today it wasn't convincing Konta got too many chances.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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We will not get Osaka-Gauffe moments if they ban it.
The interview style on ceremony which prevent Del Potro to speak Spanish tho needs to be abolished. Same as Wimbledon.
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Or Bencic looks in great shape and the courts in this event suit her perfectly.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Why Bianca is not here btw. They should play wearing this tbh.
bluetrain4
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Serena would really need to play first-strike tennis against Svitolina. But, "smart" first-strike. Serve big and go for a bigger second serve than normal (like Medvedev against Djoker in Cincy); really look to move forward at any reasonable opportunity (but she doesn't move forward that well). Has to get herself the right balls so that going for the put away shot is the right play. Easier said than done. She should return aggressively but not go for broke on every first serve as she likes to do. And, as I said yesterday, if she's getting pulled wide on the run, she's got to slow things down; throw up a high ball, hit a defensive slice rather than trying to hit big every time because (1) she tends to pull up her shoulder and make an error when trying to go big on the forehand when stretched, and (2) even if she gets it back hard, unless she hits a pure winner or draws an error, the ball will only get back to her side of the court faster and she doesn't have the footspeed to get to the NEXT ball if her returns her hard ball to the other side of the court.
Harry_Wild
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The post match interview is for free public relations for the victor ans indirectly their sponsors too! It try to get the human side of the player.
THUNDERVOLLEY
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Nope. The evidence is this board, and the way Osaka has been blasted--a back-to-back new majors winner compared to the slobbering idolatry over Andreescu when the later has yet to prove anything at a major. This is about actual ability and achievements, yet Osaka--the breakout majors winner in all of tennis for the past several years--has been repeatedly criticized.
romeo8880
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As she should be criticized. She has every weapon in the book and is losing to players who she’s way better than.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
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Don't go ahead of ourselves, Wang is actually good and consistent.
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