Citi Open - return of Nadal

[Moose Malloy]

Draw is up. Nadal plays winner of Sock/Nishioka in the 2nd round. will probably play Wednesday. Interesting first round match in Anderson-Brooksby(rematch of Newport final). Querrey-Nishikori is another good first round matchup.

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doubles draw is pretty impressive. some teams:
Korda/Sinner
Sock/Querrey
Kyrgios/Tiafoe
Dimtrov/Paul

 

[Nostradamus]

what about nadal/ federer ?

 

[Paulreedsmith]

Waffa in Washington?! Why!? Should´t he be playing in the Olympics.

 

[Deleted member 771911]

So happy he's fit and healthy and ready to play

 

[stringertom]

Incredible gulf in rankings from #1 seed The Nadal (#3) and #2 seed Auger Aliassime (#15).

The draw fills in a bit after that with the 16 seeded players (all get byes in the 48-man draw) all ranked in the top 54.

Defending champion (want to take a guess?) is Nick Kyrgios. He is scheduled to play Mackenzie McDonald in 1R and could possibly offer a very interesting SF matchup with his BFF #1 seed.

Another WC is offered to the unlaundered Jacques Chaussette who sagged badly in Atlanta but gets to tour America on his WCpalooza trek. If he beats Nishioka in 1R he gets a chance to make the RPM guns gets calibrated before playing the #1 seed Nadal.

Other WCs were issued to American youngsters Brandon Nakashima (turns 20 Monday!) and Jenson Brooksby. An odd choice for the 4th WC is Feliciano Lopez (never a finalist or champion in singles or doubles). Brooksby gets a rematch with Kevin Anderson after losing the Newport final.

 

[octobrina10]

Draw is up. Nadal plays winner of Sock/Nishioka in the 2nd round. will probably play Wednesday. Interesting first round match in Anderson-Brooksby(rematch of Newport final). Querrey-Nishikori is another good first round matchup.

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doubles draw is pretty impressive. some teams:
Korda/Sinner
Sock/Querrey
Kyrgios/Tiafoe
Dimtrov/Paul

Yes, Rafa is scheduled to play his first match on Wednesday:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1420761437572579329

 

[Rafa4GOAT]

 

[Picmun]

Yes, Rafa is scheduled to play his first match on Wednesday:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1420761437572579329

Great to see a TRUE GOAT back on the court again. Someone we can love and respect ! Not some racket smashing nobody !

 

[Picmun]

Maybe you should change your Name to RafaTrueGoat. I mean there will only ever be one other True contender with such a wonderful comparable legacy..
I can't think of any other contenders - Can You ?

 

[yokied]

Interesting R2 prospects: Kyrgios-Paire, Popyrin-Evans

 

[Curtennis]

It would be amazing to see Rafa bounce back with a championship on hardcourt after his recent setbacks.

 

[weakera]

Nadal against the Sandman will be a blockbuster R3

 

[albatros_forehand]

That Sinner Korda prospect looks tasty! First of many to come.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Will be nice to see Rafa back! The tour has missed him for sure!

 

[Picmun]

Will be nice to see Rafa back! The tour has missed him for sure!

Absolutely - True Goat.

 

[stringertom]

There’s a very interesting potential 2R matchup between the defending champ and the reigning champion of the tank. The tank champion just has to show up (least deserving 1R bye EVER!); the defending champion has to beat Double Mac.

 

[stringertom]

That Sinner Korda prospect looks tasty! First of many to come.

They are dubs partners this week! Sinner just won Atlanta dubs with Opelka after flaming out in his first singles match (2R vs O’Connell).

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Absolutely - True Goat.

GOATdal

 

[Nostradamus]

Will Rafa even try hard on this tournament to win it ?? he might be just out there for some practice or just to get some matches in and tank it ??

 

[Notorious_Junkballer]

I hate to say this but Rafa will conquer the Capitol.

 

[ttwreader]

Galan is playing very well in the opening match with T. Paul.

 

[ttwreader]

Galan defeated Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3.

 

[stringertom]

Galan defeated Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3.

Post-pandemic Paul on HCs is a hot mess. Elahi Galan is a good litmus test: before Covid shut everyone down, Paul had beaten the Colombian 2x in straight sets, one of those in his run from qualies to QF at Acapulco’20. That qualies-to-late round streak was the second of the early season (made the Adelaide SFs by winning 5 matches).

Since the restart Paul is 5-10 with one winning streak of two matches on Rotterdam’s indoor HCs.

 

[stringertom]

Brooksby takes the first set from KAndyman in a TB.

 

[atatu]

Brooksby vs. Tiafoe will be interesting, what is it about Brooksby's game that's so annoying ?

 

[stringertom]

Nice win for Brooksby, evening the score with Anderson in straight sets to match his loss in straights in the Newport final.


An all-American youngster 2R match is now set up with Brooksby facing Tiafoe.

 

[stringertom]

Brooksby vs. Tiafoe will be interesting, what is it about Brooksby's game that's so annoying ?

The expected power game from a tall guy growing up on NorCal hard courts never materializing?

He’s a SactoTomic without the fast cars, loose women and assorted baggage.

 

[tennis24x7]

Will Rafa even try hard on this tournament to win it ?? he might be just out there for some practice or just to get some matches in and tank it ??

Paid practice for him for sure no?

 

[stringertom]

Paid practice for him for sure no?

Good gambas in Georgetown gastronomic joints, no?

 

[stringertom]

Nishikori is through to 2R with a straight set win vs Sam Q.

Sock and Nishioka somehow made it to a TB in the first set… terrible HC stats with 2 breaks each and neither above 56% service points won.

 

[stringertom]

Nishioka eked out the TB but proceeded to injure himself again and has retired slightly ahead but behind big time, 7-6(4) 0-4 rip cord.

RPM guns needs to be calibrated for 2R Wednesday…Sock vs The Nadal.

 

[Harry_Wild]

Sock has never beat Rafa! Should be interesting match to watch!

 

[kevin qmto]

Feli looks 10 years younger when he's clean shaven. Still rocking the all white Wimbledon kit. It's hot, don't blame him.

Nakashima continues his run of good form.

 

[ttwreader]

Feli took the second set's TB. 1-1

 

[InvisibleSoul]

FAA getting rekt by Seppi again... saved two break points to avoid getting breadsticked in the first.

 

[Swingmaster]

Sock has never beat Rafa! Should be interesting match to watch!

Battle of the RPMs.

 

[TopspintheTerrible]

Sam Querrey looks like he would be a good neighbor.

 

[InvisibleSoul]

FAA rights the ship and started playing better immediately at the start of the 2nd set and ends up winning 2-6, 6-2, 6-2

 

[atatu]

WTF happened with Thompson and Ymer ? I thought double hits were only illegal if they were deliberate anyway ?

 

[Aabye5]

WTF happened with Thompson and Ymer ? I thought double hits were only illegal if they were deliberate anyway ?

Literally -- what happened?

 

[atatu]

Literally -- what happened?

When they shook hands they were chest to chest and the ref jumped between them and really had to push them apart, apparently Thompson was upset about a double hit, felt like Ymer should have called it on himself. Ymer was gesturing to the ref like "it's his call"...I didn't see the actual point, just the dust up at the end.

 

[stringertom]

Double Mac doubled Nick out, 4&4. The defending champion is gone. @luiz_gustavo

 

[kevin qmto]

The defending champion is gone. @luiz_gustavo

He’s in another dimension now.

 

[TopspintheTerrible]

Brooksby’s groundstrokes make Tiafoe’s look Federer-esque.

 

[stringertom]

Brooksby’s groundstrokes make Tiafoe’s look Federer-esque.

They put them on late in the hope that all impressionable chittluns won’t be allowed to watch and be influenced into bad habits.

 

[fundrazer]

So I know Nadal has been on a bit of a break, but Jacky boy is going to get absolutely destroyed tomorrow, right?

 

[TopspintheTerrible]

They put them on late in the hope that all impressionable chittluns won’t be allowed to watch and be influenced into bad habits.

I’m doing shadow swings right now so I don’t fall into the darkness....

 

[MeatTornado]

Tiafololol

 

[TopspintheTerrible]

Why Francis? Why?

 

[Larry Duff]