Running Tennis Thread 2022

Alcaraz wins in five sets, 6-3 in the final set, taking 5 hours 15 minutes. He’s played 9 hours in his last two matches.

Brilliant play by both right to the finish.

 

Iga -210 vs. Sabalenka +160? I’ll take this underdog all day long.

 

I got to watch Sabalenka in SJ last month, she’s wild and lost. Great she made Semis here but Iva is too consistent.

 

Halep divorces billionaire husband after less than a year of marriage.

Simona Halep is getting divorced of millionaire husband after US Open

 

Jabeur is the first African woman to get to a US Open final. Ahistoric first.

 

In response to an idiotic question from Rennae Stubbs about what she thought while taking a bathroom break, Swiatek tells the crowd taking a shit was the key to winning.

After his charge did the same years ago, a coach told me,

"His balance will be much better now."

 

Iga’s answer was the highlight of the night.

 

Missed the match because I was at a concert, but as the board's resident Ons stan, I'm thrilled. Saturday's going to be awesome.

 

You guys, here’s some trivia. There has never been a U.S. Open women’s final between two ladies with three-letter first names. History!

 

All I want to do for the next 10 years in tennis is watch Carlos Alcaraz play. I'm all in.

 

Terrific fight by Tiafoe.

This is great.