Your "dark-horses" for the US Open?

Meles

Bionic Poster
Players in OP still better than the Diamond Age, that's the saddest part.
Juan Monaco on collision course with Diamond Age
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TheGhostOfAgassi

Talk Tennis Guru
I can still be serious and nerdy, but TTW is not the place for serious discourse. This is a place for GOAT debates, geometric means, statistics taken completely out of context, etc.

You either die a serious nerd or live long enough to become a TTW regular.
I didn’t even know you had that Thiem type in you.

but yeah, I’ve given up long time ago discussing real tennis in here. Only w Meles I did some after I gave it up, but given up that too.
Also the tour doesn’t help since the same been going on for 15 years now.
 

Federer and Del Potro

Bionic Poster
I didn’t even know you had that Thiem type in you.

but yeah, I’ve given up long time ago discussing real tennis in here. Only w Meles I did some after I gave it up, but given up that too.
Also the tour doesn’t help since the same been going on for 15 years now.

I can be serious but TTW content is never serious, and when I make serious threads it will be 5 posts max before a Suresh joke or something of the like. I've grown used to that being the TTW Meta.

I've adapted. Chameleon. I adapted because for the most part I still enjoy this place, otherwise I wouldn't be here still.

I don't really think I've changed though. That was 19 year old Fedpo with little to no tennis experience. I joined this place thinking it was for serious discussion. It wasn't. Isn't. And never will be, I don't imagine.
 

MeatTornado

Talk Tennis Guru
I didn’t even know you had that Thiem type in you.

but yeah, I’ve given up long time ago discussing real tennis in here. Only w Meles I did some after I gave it up, but given up that too.
Also the tour doesn’t help since the same been going on for 15 years now.
There's still some real tennis talk here, you just won't find it in the General Pro Player Discussion section.
 

Federer and Del Potro

Bionic Poster
There's still some real tennis talk here, you just won't find it in the General Pro Player Discussion section.

The private chats tend to be better for serious discourse I've found. Can only speak anecdotally and personally but that's my take.

I'm cool with the laid back and (mostly) jovial atmosphere. Honestly most message boards are like that. You're not going to get fully serious discussion about tennis on the other platforms offered either. So I pick TTW as my favorite based on the community, the set up (interface, functionality etc), match threads (Reddit is too fast paced and convoluted for match threads), etc.

But I learned pretty fast that serious, thought provoking threads are not going to be treated with much seriousness around here.

But I cannot really recall any forum I've been part of that was super serious. And I've been part of a fair few. Not just tennis centric ones either.

I'm more just happy that forums are even an option at all. TTW being a bustling community on a forum platform is actually pretty rare. All the other forums I used to frequent are dead.
 

Red Rick

Bionic Poster
Hey guys, just wanted to take a second to introduce myself before making this thread being as that this is my first post and I am excited to be here.

My name is Matt, and by my username you can see my two favorite players on tour :).

Just wanted to say hi and that I thought this looked like a great forum as an observer. Lots of intelligent tennis fans here, I expect to learn a lot about my favorite sport!

I was wondering who you guys would list as your dark-horses or x-factors for the upcoming US Open.

I've been paying attention to a lot of players, and while I don't expect one of these guys to actually go all the way and win a major, it's neat to think about if any one of these guys can spring a huge upset. Of course, an upset is a lot harder to attain in the best of five set format.

But here are some guys I have an eye on, feel free to agree, disagree, or add your own.

Tommy Haas: Since beating Roger Federer prior to Wimbledon, Tommy has been playing some high-octane tennis. Took Djokovic to 3 sets in Toronto, fell to Monaco in another final (pretty closely contested). Dropped a tough one to Juan Martin Del Potro :)twisted:) yesterday.

Juan Martin Del Potro: Was gutted when he lost at the Olympics, albeit to my other favorite player, but have liked overall his form and how it has progressed since the devastating wrist injury suffered at the 2009 AO against Gilles Simon. Has a tough match today against Viktor Troicki, will be interesting to see if he can contend for the title at Flushing Meadows again. I would think he would like to avoid Roger, who has owned him since the 2009 loss to him at the USO Final.

Juan Monaco: Now you guys will have to help me out with this one. I've been watching this guy play and am pretty impressed. I am not sure, though, what his best surface is (someone told me clay, is this true)? Recently just cracked the top ten and won his first big tournament over Tommy Haas (his celebration was priceless by the way, went to his box and embraced everyone excitedly).

Of course you also have guys like:

John Isner: Can his serve be enough? Can he salvage enough of a defense and a return game to stun the worlds top guns? We have seen it before (beating Federer at Davis Cup, beating Djokovic earlier in the year as well). Big John always gives the American fan-base a semblance of local hope.

Ivo Karlovic: Last seen/heard accusing the lines-man at Wimbledon of favoring home town favorite Andy Murray, not much has been heard of Ivo since. Was slated to play in the Olympics but dropped out with an injury, where he would have possibly had a showdown with the Swiss Maestro.

The American Hopefuls: What can Sam Querry, Donald Young, Ryan Harrison, Andy Roddick do? Can any of them make any kind of noise?
Hi Matt
 

Swingmaster

Hall of Fame
I’m changing my answer from Nakashima to JJ Wolf. Jumping off a bandwagon for another after checking today’s results and seeing Wolf’s new hairdo. Somebody post it. I don’t know how.
 

Federer and Del Potro

Bionic Poster
OP is a constant reminder I thought this was a place for sensible, loving, honest discourse upon my excited registration. "Oh boy, look at all these people wanting to talk tennis. They must love the game as much as me. I cannot wait to talk about it and gain so much knowledge and wisdom from these people."

Look at my jovial, green text.

The Fedpo you see in OP is dead. This monster was not self-created. But TTW created.

All I want to do is strangle OP now.
 

Rago

Hall of Fame
OP is a constant reminder I thought this was a place for sensible, loving, honest discourse upon my excited registration. "Oh boy, look at all these people wanting to talk tennis. They must love the game as much as me. I cannot wait to talk about it and gain so much knowledge and wisdom from these people."

Look at my jovial, green text.

The Fedpo you see in OP is dead. This monster was not self-created. But TTW created.

All I want to do is strangle OP now.
LOL; when I joined in 2017, I thought that "Talk Tennis Guru" meant that someone must be very knowledgeable/respected. Had no idea it was based purely on the post count.
 

Rafa4LifeEver

G.O.A.T.
Hey guys, just wanted to take a second to introduce myself before making this thread being as that this is my first post and I am excited to be here.

My name is Matt, and by my username you can see my two favorite players on tour :).

Just wanted to say hi and that I thought this looked like a great forum as an observer. Lots of intelligent tennis fans here, I expect to learn a lot about my favorite sport!

I was wondering who you guys would list as your dark-horses or x-factors for the upcoming US Open.

I've been paying attention to a lot of players, and while I don't expect one of these guys to actually go all the way and win a major, it's neat to think about if any one of these guys can spring a huge upset. Of course, an upset is a lot harder to attain in the best of five set format.

But here are some guys I have an eye on, feel free to agree, disagree, or add your own.

Tommy Haas: Since beating Roger Federer prior to Wimbledon, Tommy has been playing some high-octane tennis. Took Djokovic to 3 sets in Toronto, fell to Monaco in another final (pretty closely contested). Dropped a tough one to Juan Martin Del Potro :)twisted:) yesterday.

Juan Martin Del Potro: Was gutted when he lost at the Olympics, albeit to my other favorite player, but have liked overall his form and how it has progressed since the devastating wrist injury suffered at the 2009 AO against Gilles Simon. Has a tough match today against Viktor Troicki, will be interesting to see if he can contend for the title at Flushing Meadows again. I would think he would like to avoid Roger, who has owned him since the 2009 loss to him at the USO Final.

Juan Monaco: Now you guys will have to help me out with this one. I've been watching this guy play and am pretty impressed. I am not sure, though, what his best surface is (someone told me clay, is this true)? Recently just cracked the top ten and won his first big tournament over Tommy Haas (his celebration was priceless by the way, went to his box and embraced everyone excitedly).

Of course you also have guys like:

John Isner: Can his serve be enough? Can he salvage enough of a defense and a return game to stun the worlds top guns? We have seen it before (beating Federer at Davis Cup, beating Djokovic earlier in the year as well). Big John always gives the American fan-base a semblance of local hope.

Ivo Karlovic: Last seen/heard accusing the lines-man at Wimbledon of favoring home town favorite Andy Murray, not much has been heard of Ivo since. Was slated to play in the Olympics but dropped out with an injury, where he would have possibly had a showdown with the Swiss Maestro.

The American Hopefuls: What can Sam Querry, Donald Young, Ryan Harrison, Andy Roddick do? Can any of them make any kind of noise?
Hello matt
 
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