tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post7302805800887400478..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Twenty-three Americans Play Monday in US Open First Round; Doubles Draws Posted; Poling, Ramirez Win ITF Grade 4 Titles; Grade 1 Canadian Open UnderwayColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-12713299383595820062016-09-02T06:18:50.749-04:002016-09-02T06:18:50.749-04:00Update from New York, maybe you can stop posting u...Update from New York, maybe you can stop posting updates whenever Noah Rubin or Christian Harrison lose. You are so transparent. Wildcards are a legitimate issue which merits meaningful discussion, not glib dismissals characterized as "whining."birdwordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272543187486526628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-49374669157885639762016-09-01T15:51:29.918-04:002016-09-01T15:51:29.918-04:00@Update, I'm happy that Harrison finally got a...@Update, I'm happy that Harrison finally got a break after having so many bad draws at majors and didn't blow the opportunity, but let's not get too excited about this win. If you saw the match you would have noticed that Raonic was physically compromised from the very beginning of the match and it just got much worse. It was a miracle that Raonic won the first set the way he was playing. He could not move for crap and was serving at half speed. He kept coming to the net on horrendous garbage shots because he couldn't sustain a back court rally. Harrison is playing a little bit better than he had been over the past couple of years, but Raonic would still beat him in straight sets had he been even close to 100%. <br /><br />This is very similar to the Sam Querrey "breakthrough" that US fans were hoping for after his upset win over Djokovic at Wimbledon. Djokovic played the worst match of his life, couldn't get a ball in the court, and Querrey just played a little bit better than he had been for the past couple of years. I knew that the win over Djokovic was not going to be the beginning of a new chapter for Querrey. Sure enough Querrey played a pathetic match against Tipsarovic yesterday and failed to even try to run around his backhand to hit big forehands. He just sat there like a mouse and Tipsarovic hit every ball his backhand and took the victory that was handed to him.Hoping for US Male Championsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-87174890693497727702016-09-01T09:25:17.642-04:002016-09-01T09:25:17.642-04:00Ryan Harrison beats 5 seed in 4 sets. Maybe you pe...Ryan Harrison beats 5 seed in 4 sets. Maybe you people can stop whining about wildcards and find someone capable of doing that.Update from New Yorknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-19312689467182306612016-08-30T16:16:37.509-04:002016-08-30T16:16:37.509-04:00Christian Harrison gets beat by Paul-Henri Mathieu...Christian Harrison gets beat by Paul-Henri Mathieu in first round of the US OPEN....0,2,1.....Updatefrom New Yorknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-65288712011061376992016-08-29T07:47:24.345-04:002016-08-29T07:47:24.345-04:00Can anybody provide a credible reason why Rubin wa...Can anybody provide a credible reason why Rubin was given a doubles WC? He hasn't played doubles in any pro tournament yet the USTA, in their infinite wisdom, screwed the pooch yet again. There are more deserving US players that should have been rewarded based on their doubles performances throughout the year. Big Mikenoreply@blogger.com