U.S Open 4th round Blake vs Haas

[jaggy]

8 ppl in the poll took Blake in 5, we shall see.

 

[Fries-N-Gravy]

well blake's serve started to work in that game, he really needs to stop standing on his heels and letting haas' hit winners.

 

[cujays]

2-1 haas
cmon james!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[psamp14]

they just showed the stats and this match is almost identical all the way on the stats....

but haas is slowly pulling away now, up a break in the 5th

 

[shutupova]

is blake injured or something?
i am watching the game from channelsurfing dot net and don't understand what the commentator is saying.

 

[Fries-N-Gravy]

finally a point where blake is on the offensive. he's definitely good enough to overpower haas, i think his legs, thighs are probably really sore, he's really not taking many steps.

 

[skip1969]

hard to root against haas. he's got a sweet game, and he's had so much bad luck and injuries . . .

 

[anointedone]

they just showed the stats and this match is almost identical all the way on the stats....

but haas is slowly pulling away now, up a break in the 5th

Blake had me quite a few more winners and a few more errors until the 4th set though. That shows Haas has started to dicate the play more.

 

[anointedone]

finally a point where blake is on the offensive. he's definitely good enough to overpower haas, i think his legs, thighs are probably really sore, he's really not taking many steps.

I think he has hit his physical wall. Not surprising.

 

[Fedace]

hate to say it but blake is going down on this one. tommy is in the zone.

 

[skip1969]

nice hold from 0-30 down there for tommy.

 

[anointedone]

nice hold from 0-30 down there for tommy.

Big chance missed out on by Blake too though. He needed to take any he could get at this point.

 

[jelle v]

Wow.. I never notice this before, but Blake is not very good in passing. Offcourse, Haas isn't playing weak approach shots :mrgreen:

 

[flymeng]

Lucky hold for Blake. Haas is playing good and volleying well.

 

[tbini87]

i think it has to do more with haas playing well and hitting good approaches to get himself easy put aways.

 

[tbini87]

haas is doing a great job getting to the net and controlling the point. his returns were good that last game, he let it slip away.

 

[tbini87]

WOWWW that was a good point. looks like blake might have enough in him to get right back on track!

 

[veritech]

ouch. haas misses a not too hard volley on BP.

 

[THUNDERVOLLEY]

WHAT is Blake's problem?? He's just too quick to lose focus.

 

[tennisfanatic]

4-4 now... I hope blake can pull this through....

 

[West Coast Ace]

As I had hoped these two have redeemed what was one of the lamest Labor Day day sessions ever. One of the best matches of the year - easily. Wonder how the WTA Apologists will spin this (e.g. "it wasn't that exciting" and "there were a lot of breaks").

 

[tbini87]

these guys are going nuts! blake has matched haas' intensity and it is getting good! would like to see a tie breaker!

 

[tennisfanatic]

james up 5-4....

 

[flymeng]

Haas looks nervous.

 

[tbini87]

OH BOY! match point! let's see what blake can do!

 

[tennisfanatic]

damn... deuce...

 

[AlexP]

Ah back to ad for Haas, sick play/.

 

[fleabitten]

descriptions please

 

[tbini87]

now blake is hitting some good passing shots... but haas is really ripping it into the corners.

 

[AlexP]

deuce 3, crowds rowdy

 

[fleabitten]

love it - thanks

 

[tbini87]

haas is letting it fly from the baseline, and blake just hit a monster cross court fh that haas put into the net... and another easy forehand haas put into the net.

 

[AlexP]

ad blake -
hass ripped the serve

 

[tbini87]

ad blake and haas serves a winner. back to duece.

 

[AlexP]

long crosscourt bh exchange - back to ad blake

 

[tbini87]

haas misses wide on a bh dtl!! ad blake.

 

[AlexP]

Haas serves another bomb - deuce 5

 

[fleabitten]

oooooooooooooooooh

 

[veritech]

another clutch serve from haas. deuce 5. it's been back and forth.

 

[tbini87]

i will leave it to alex now! haha. haas is able to come up with a big serve when he needs one.

 

[AlexP]

Haas goes wide on his serve - ad haas

 

[AlexP]

5-5 this is awesome

 

[fleabitten]

and my local cbs affiliate is running the telethon - AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[tbini87]

these guys really love going for their shots. blake can break for the match!

 

[AlexP]

6 - 5 Blake

two really nice serves and finished with a nice forehand to the corner

 

[anointedone]

Haas really choked this match away. Typical of him though.

 

[Fedace]

Tommy playing well with Aerogel 300

 

[tbini87]

i guess if you go for enough winners you will get one now and then! haha.

 

[AlexP]

40 - 15 Haas

changed shirt?

missed on an easy forehand

 

[jaggy]

That was a bad miss