Volleying U.S. Open (Tennis!) Thread...

Nalbandian-Davydenko used to be the two best players nobody cared about.

But Nalbandian has slipped, and Haas is healthy.

Of course, depending on how the betting scandal develops (given the year in sports, nothing is impossible), Davydenko could become somebody people care about . . . for all the wrong reasons.

It's a pretty close race right now between Davydenko, Haas, Ljubicic, Berdych and Youzhny. Of course, nobody cares who wins.

 

Which is too bad, because this is shaping up to be a pretty entertaining match, if only for Haas' racket abuse.

 

I take back what I said. This is booorrrrring. Haas has no legs after the Blake match.

 

Serena will never give Henin credit, she'll always hold that bitch move that Henin pulled at the French Open against her and that's the way it's going to be.

I will say that a few years ago when Serena got jobbed by the umpires against Capriati at the U.S. Open she handled it extremely well. And she had every right to be pissed. I'm pretty sure that match spawned the efforts to bring the challenge system into Grand Slam tennis.

 

It wasn't just a treat for the West Coast. Hell, I'm on Central time and stayed up. I wanted to go to be so badly. But the match was just too good, and Ferrer was simply amazing. I applaud Nadal for what he pushed through last night. Hell of a match.

 

Venus gives 'em their moneys worth again.

 

Agassi and McEnroe are a good team in the booth for this Federer/Roddick match.

Roddick is already getting frustrated after losing the first set tie breaker. Federer doesn't even appear to be sweating yet.

 

Damn, Federer is so fucking good. Roddick seemed to have a couple points in that tiebreaker to his advantage, and Federer hits a fucking beautiful shot so effortlessly.

 

Roddick gets frustrated easily when he plays Roger. Course so do most other guys on tour.

 

There have been a few points it seems like Roddick has given up on too soon. Like he'll take a couple of steps and then quit when he's just a step or two away from getting to it.

Does he have a muscle strain or something?

 

I think it's a brain cramp

 

Another walk through the park for Federer. I know 99% of the tour is generally his bitch, but Roger takes special joy in routinely beating Roddick and running him off the courts at a Slam.