US open prediction game! Day 3!

Keys (19) vs Smitkova (33)
Venus (23) vs Falconi (33)
Fish (43) vs Lopez (18)
Nadal (8) vs Schwartzman (33)
Verdasco (33) vs Rao (10)
Hercog (33) vs Bouchard (25)
Kukushkin (34) vs Dimi (17)
Berankis (33) vs Goffin (14)
Svitolini (17) vs Kanepi (33)
Boredo (26) vs Groth (33)
Klizan (33) vs Chardy (27)

Keys (19) v
Venus (23)
Lopez (18)
Schwartzman (33)
Rao (10)
Bouchard (25)
Dimi (17)
Goffin (14)
Svitolini (17)
Boredo (26)
Chardy (27)

Paire-Ilhan and Fognini-Cuevas are my two matches of the day, though Swartzman-Nadal could get interesting if Schwartzy finds his feet.


Paire has a good chance to go deep in his quarter.
He is serving well, his confidence is healthy, he seems to like the courts, so ALLEZZZ!!!

What an interesting interview again from Fed:

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/interviews/2015-09-01/an_interview_with_roger_federer.html

Mmmmm....it doesn't sound that good.

ROGER FEDERER: Well, now I'm very relaxed after this match. I was relaxed after being up two sets to love and a break. That's when I started to feel good. But like I said, the last one-and-a-half days I was feeling good, but somehow cautious about this first-round match and all of a sudden about the entire tournament. I think now that I'm into the tournament I know what to expect. My fitness is good. I'm confident from last week. I have had the perfect preparation in a way that I had enough time off, I had enough practice, I had enough matches, so everything is looking good. But then again, you have to, you know, win every match that comes. Looking forward to seeing who I play next. I think they are playing soon. Coach went to scout and he'll let me know what's up next.

If you read it in the context of the whole interview, he was feeling a bit anxious of because of what happened in Shanghai against Mayer.

Well I read it exactly like N. Clearly knowing Fed, he does not want to hint at anything..yet he does here.

Having his 2nd serve average 10% slower than his usual pace is very weird...and so are the 5 DFs in those very few service games.

Keys, Venus, Fish!, Schwartzman, Rao, Bouchard, Dimi, Goffin, Svitolina, Boredo, Chardy.

TS: keys venus fish nadal nando bouchard dimi goff kanepi groth chardy

CB: Keys venus lopez rafa rao bouchard dimi goffin kanepi boredo chardy

Just had a look at the draw...Murray's and ex-Nishikori's quarter look interesting.
Almost free for all there.

I hope Paire can make a few more rounds and even beat Tsonga if they meet.
He is ready.
Stan-Chung match will be good to see. From memory Chung has a nice, obedient FH, nice competitor.

Murray's got it toughest of the remaining top players.

My picks :

Keys (19)
Venus (23)
Lopez (18)
Schwartzman (33)
Rao (10)
Bouchard (25)
Dimi (17)
Goffin (14)
Kanepi (33)
Groth (33)
Chardy (27)

Watching Goffin v Berankis. Conds play really fast actually this year.

That won't bode well for the RRunners. Isner, Karlo could be tough to stop.

Cookng dinner for friends. Hope to catch up later this evening.

Been a fan of BErankis for a few years now. Good talent. More so maybe than Goffin.

yes talented but short and not too fit.

Nadal's match about to start. I think Schartz has a good chance.

An even shorter guy!

luvsports! wrote:An even shorter guy!

Actually, it's clear after the first game that he is too short! he is going to be troubled by Nadal's bouncy ball.

Nadal making the server wait.....he has not changed in that respect!

Nadal taking 35s on BP! This lady referee was chosen to help Nadal get through. At 40/0 on Schwartz serve she corrects a call long from nadal which unsettles Schwartz and loses his serve from there.

hadn't S lost his serve from 40/0 up, he would be serving for the set now....instead of serving to stay in it.

2 mentally weak players fighting against each others. Schw losing from 5/3 up in the TB.

I still think S has a chance to win this. Nadal gets tired nowadays.

Disappointing from Shortman. a few points to lead 3/0 on his serve in the second set.....wasted. 2/1 back on serve.

Nadal looks abysmal. Struggling against a journeyman who is physically made for him.

Rusedski soiling himself whenever Nadal wins a point.

Back just in time!
I thought the match was finished as Eurosport player is showing Murray Kyrgios

bogbrush wrote:Rusedski soiling himself whenever Nadal wins a point.

LOL! They (commentators) are all like that.

yes Nadal has 0 confidence......but is it because he has less power or is it just a confidence problem? I think it's a power issue.

bogbrush wrote:Nadal looks abysmal. Struggling against a journeyman who is physically made for him.

That journeyman would've thrashed Nadal with a wooden racquet.

I've  only managed to find Dimi-Kuku stream, Kuku 2 sets to love up!

Anyone got a link for Nadal-Schwartz?

Thanks, just got one!

From 3:0 to 3:3 in 3 minutes!!!!

Dear me Nadal looks like a giant worm....

Peak Rafa this, incredible stuff

Kim Jong-Un wrote:Peak Rafa this, incredible stuff

Commentators constantly making excuses for Nadal, rambling on about the wind.

Kim Jong-Un wrote:Commentators constantly making excuses for Nadal, rambling on about the wind.

I am having to put up with a tragic Serbian commentator, he is worse than Andrew Castle

Good Nadal's finally starting to realise what the court dimensions are, you could see some people in the audience take out their umbrellas in order to protect themselves against Nadal's forehand.

yes a better game from nadal as he sees Shortman dropping a level.

So it might just be a confidence issue.

These few games were some of the ugliest tennis I've seen this year.

Nadal will probably win this match but there's no chance he'll get close to win this slam. Djoko has actually an easy draw with Rafa in his quaters.

Yes I was thinking the same. nadal has 0 chance of getting past Djoko. In fact Fognini might stop him next round.

Strange though because he's basically the same player like he used to be..yet somehow very beatable nowadays. I can't see him winning another slam.

gallery play wrote:Strange though because he's basically the same player like he used to be..yet somehow very beatable nowadays. I can't see him winning another slam.

And how do you explain that?

gallery play wrote:Strange though because he's basically the same player like he used to be..

Yep, deffo

Even Murray would trounce Nadal.

wow, 1 bait, 2 catches

Kim Jong-Un wrote:

gallery play wrote:Strange though because he's basically the same player like he used to be..

Yep, deffo

Difficult to say really. As I said he had so many close matches in the past while at his peak too......the difference is back then he was winning them....in fact very much like today v Shwartz.

Off drugs.

luvsports! wrote:Off drugs.

No. he would be have lost today...if not first round.