First round
Nadal over Ferrer in 3, Lacko over Pospisil in 4
Khachanov over Ramos-Vinolas in 3, Sonego over Muller in 4
Andreozzi over Sock in 5, Basilashvili over Bedene in 4
Pella over Ruud in 5, Edmund over Lorenzi in 3
Thiem over Basic in 4, Johnson over Istomin in 3
Fritz over M. Zverev in 5, Bautista Agut over Kubler in 4
Shapovalov over Auger-Aliassime in 5, Querrey over Seppi in 3
Rublev over Chardy in 5, Anderson over Harrison in 4
Del Potro over Young in 3, Berrettini over Kudla in 4
Murray over Duckworth in 3, Verdasco over Lopez in 3
Coric over F. Mayer in 3, Krueger over Carballes Baena in 4
Medvedev over Donskoy in 4, Tsitsipas over Robredo in 3
Isner over Klahn in 4, Gojowyczk over Jarry in 5
Norrie over Thompson in 3, Dzumhur over Lajovic in 4
Raonic over Berlocq in 3, Simon over Harris in 4
Humbert over Altamirano in 5, Wawrinka over Dimitrov in 5
Cilic over Copil in 3, Hurkacz over Travaglia in 3
De Minaur over Daniel in 4, Tiafoe over Mannarino in 4
Benneteau over Cecchinato in 5, Struff over Smyczek in 5
Haase over McDonald in 5, Goffin over Gaio in 3
Schwartzman over Delbonis in 3, Munar over Garcia-Lopez in 4
Monfils over Bagnis in 4, Nishikori over Marterer in 3
Ebden over Krajinovic in 3, Kohlschreiber over Hanfmann in 5
Moutet over Vesely in 4, Zverev over Polansky in 3
Djokovic over Fucsovics in 3, Sandgren over Troicki in 4
L. Mayer over Djerer in 3, Gasquet over Sugita in 4
Pouille over Maden in 3, Baghdatis over Youzhny in 4
Sousa over Granollers in 4, Carreno Busta over Jaziri in 3
Fognini over Mmoh in 5, Millman over Brooksby in 3
Rubin over Kukushkin in 4, Chung over Berankis in 3
Kyrgios over Albot in 3, Herbert over Bhambri in 5
Paire over Novak in 5, Federer over Nishioka in 3
Second round
Nadal over Lacko in 3
Khachanov over Sonego in 3
Basilashvili over Andreozzi in 4
Edmund over Pella in 4
Johnson over Thiem in 3
Fritz over Bautista Agut in 4
Shapovalov over Querrey in 4
Anderson over Rublev in 3
Del Potro over Berrettini in 3
Murray over Verdasco in 4
Coric over Krueger in 3
Tsitsipas over Medvedev in 5
Isner over Gojowyczk in 3
Norrie over Dzumhur in 4
Raonic over Simon in 3
Wawrinka over Humbert in 3
Cilic over Hurkacz in 3
Tiafoe over De Minaur in 5
Struff over Benneteau in 3
Haase over Goffin in 4
Schwartzman over Munar in 3
Nishikori over Monfils in 3
Ebden over Kohlschreiber in 4
Zverev over Moutet in 3
Djokovic over Sandgren in 3
L. Mayer over Gasquet in 4
Pouille over Baghdatis in 4
Carreno Busta over Sousa in 4
Fognini over Millman in 5
Chung over Rubin in 4
Kyrgios over Herbert in 3
Federer over Paire in 3
Third round
Nadal over Khachanov in 3
Edmund over Basilashvili in 4
Johnson over Fritz in 4
Anderson over Shapovalov in 5
Del Potro over Murray in 4
Tsitsipas over Coric in 4
Isner over Norrie in 4
Raonic over Wawrinka in 4
Cilic over Tiafoe in 3
Haase over Struff in 5
Nishikori over Schwartzman in 4
Zverev over Ebden in 3
Djokovic over L. Mayer in 3
Carreno Busta over Pouille in 5
Fognini over Chung in 4
Federer over Kyrgios in 4
Fourth round
Nadal over Edmund in 3
Johnson over Anderson in 5
Del Potro over Tsitsipas in 4
Raonic over Isner in 4
Cilic over Haase in 3
Nishikori over Zverev in 5
Djokovic over Carreno Busta in 3
Federer over Fognini in 3
Quarterfinals
Nadal over Johnson in 3
Del Potro over Raonic in 4
Cilic over Nishikori in 4
Djokovic over Federer in 5
Semifinals
Nadal over Del Potro in 4
Djokovic over Cilic in 4
Final
Nadal over Djokovic in 4
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who ya got?
Oh no, please Ricky, don’t jinx Rafa. Don’t even place him in the final, please! 😉
Cheer up. Tignor picked Novak to win and his curse >> than Ricky’s.
really don’t see the argument for Djoker. He barely beat Nadal on an indoor grass court.
and if anything Djoker has gotten worse since Wimbledon and Nadal has gotten better.
Thanks for the “indoor grass court” Ricky!! Too damn true haha!
I have since found loads of fed fan commentators and ex players saying the match should never have been played indoors on the Saturday…
So much for it being rafa fans who were pissed off about the whole silly scenario…
Not that I blame Nole for wimby ‘s incompetence i hasten to add..
Well it’s not Wimbledon’s incompetence at all, the rules are that the condition had to be the same as on Friday, unless both players agreed otherwise.
Djokovic would be an idiot if he agreed and I can’t see anyone to blame here.
Djokovic certainly isn’t to blame. He woulda been out of his mind to change the conditions.
it’s the tournament to blame. dumb rule.
It wasn’t a rule! And it broke wimby’s actual rule that matches should be played outside whenever possible! They didn’t even close the roof on Friday because of bad light they closed it to save time!
Rafa said it wasn’t right but who cares what he thinks!
I knew this time you’ll take Nadal over Djokovic 😉
Well I was wrong as I predicted he would pick Nole over Rafa!
GOAT FTW!!!
So much for Nole’s only chance to get a night match prior to facing Federer (who will have played four).
https://twitter.com/usopen/status/1033353262513238016?s=21
How many night matches for Rafa . He plays night match as well in first round .
Rafa will have lots of night matches. He’s #1, he’s the defending champ. Night is the prime spot at the USO.
Fed will also have night matches. I mean, he’s ROGER FEDERER, possibly the most popular player of all time and a 5 time champion at the USO. Not sure whether Djoko will even get a night match before the quarters, although he’s a 2 time champ and quite popular in NY.
Rafa will have mostly night matches despite his preference for playing in the sun.
Djoko will be denied night matches until the qf. Djoko will be popular with the crowd until they turn on him and cheer his double faults and time violations vs fed as they did in Cincy.
It’s time to play another round of “Which Big 3 Just Said”:
“I try to bring simplicity and craftsmanship and beauty back onto the tennis court.”
#HUMB2E
No idea.
https://cdn-s3.si.com/s3fs-public/2013/05/federer-longer-3.jpg
Spoiler alert!
Let’s see what Regis says….
https://tinyurl.com/yblhf76u
#BeautyIsInTheEyeOfTheBeholder
Round 2!!!
“I have so many appearances—just take all my press conferences. There’s no reason that I have to show up in a tennis outfit at a press conference. I could start showing up like this if I wanted to. People would look at me funny in the locker room, saying, ‘Where are you going?’ And I could tell them, ‘I’m going to a press conference.’
“There’s ideas on my side, from press conferences to trophy ceremonies to when you’re walking on court. There’s a lot of different pieces that assemble an entire tennis outfit.”
Uh huh. Why did Roger switch from Nike to Uniqlo? As the old saying goes, you can’t be too rich or too thin. Although Nole has proved that you can indeed be too thin…
lol
I’m gonna take a good look at the draw later today and have these up soon, including my daily picks and other picks on separate pages. Can’t wait to discuss and watch the event with you guys!! #P.S.MullerDrewLorenzoSonegoInHisLastSlamWoohoo
why is that good?
Because he won’t lose first round in his last slam 😂 (At least I hope he won’t)
he’s not going to beat Sonego
He better not!! If he could just set up a third round match, preferably played on Ashe (even if they have to kick Roger to court 75) just so Gilles gets a sort of ceremonious ending to his career. But chances are he loses second round if he beats Sonego
Better not lose* is what I meant to say
Ricky, must I remind you about Herbert?
Again????
#HowManyTimes???
Yeah, Muller should bead Sonego (whoever that guy is)
*beat
no he shouldn’t. I’d very borderline stunned with a Muller win.
Rare to see Muller fans.
When did you become such a Muller fan Benny?
His entire life, I think. Benny loves Muller tennis, HawkieFDT
oh ya, for sure. Benny will stop following tennis when Muller retires.
How can you say that?
you think Muller will beat Sonego?
Affirmative, RC 😅
Muller has been in dire form he could lose to anyone let alone Sonego.
Ok,Im changing my bracket pick to Sonego,based on Ricky’s confidence
Muller is not 100 percent
Oh. Now both of you picking Sonego. Well, what if Muller fixed or has found a way to manage whatever his problem was? Muller might be able to think and serve well enough to make it past Sonego. I have Muller losing to Khachanov anyway.
I’ve been a fan since about 2014 or so. I didn’t really follow tennis that closely before 2012 but I had been watching the big tournaments since I was a little kid (2004 or so). As a guy who loves to watch (and play) serve and volley tennis along with the chip and charge tactics, I just love to watch Muller’s game. It helps a lot that he is a really humble and good guy as well.
Maybe you can cheer for Mischa Zverev when Muller retires.
I much prefers Michael Llodra’s S&V tennis to that of Muller’s. Llodra’s game was so fluid, so smooth and he’s literally flying around the court, with light footwork and big wing span that helped him when at the net. When his game was on, it’s just so beautiful to watch.
Muller isn’t as quick or as smooth with his movement.
Llodra did not have big serve, which is very much needed when you are a S&V player. Even Santaro’s game was good to watch but not effective.
Djoker has the easiest fourth round against a plucky Spainard.
Well, Llodra had won five singles titles during his career including a Rotterdam (a 500 event) title; besides, Llodra was mainly a doubles player and he had 26 doubles titles including three slam titles. Not bad for one who didn’t have a big serve! Movement is also important for a tennis player, quick reflexes at the net too for a S&V player.
Sampras and McEnroe were better than both in my opinion.
Isnt that obvious??
We are not comparing this era with the S&V era; no comparison there. I doubt any from the current era could be better than the players from the S&V era.
Fedole final is my pick.
Delpo’s draw is OTT. I don’t know if he’ll make it as far as I originally planned.
NO NO NO……noT Fedole
Meant Rafole.
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(sorry, simple mistake) Rafa v Nole final = Rafole
QF picks:
Fedole will be a quarterfinal Nole wins
Raonic over Delpo QF
Sascha over Goffin QF
Rafa over Anderson QF
I’m passing over Cilic and Nishikori this time — I have both losing before the QF’s but that could be a mistake too. Would love it if Stan or Andy went deep.
I think Nole is back to close to his best. A Nole Rafa final is likely which is always tough to call, but I would give the slight edge to Novak. He also has a good draw, as long as he makes it through Fed which I don’t think he should have much trouble with.
Yes,I give a slight edge to Nole over Rafa should they meet.The Montreal champion v the Cincinnati one.
The part of the draw with Stan,Grigor etc is tricky .What form is Isner in ,I wonder?
I actually fancy Raonic to go far here.
If Djoker BH DTL is working neither Fed nor Rafa stand any chance. Djoker becomes a different player if this shot is working fully.
I am surprised how many people see Djokivic clear favourite against Fed. He is just slightly favorite. Might lose as well in 3 or 4. He has the easiest path leading to QF- true. If Roger can win vs Kyrgios/ or Nick retires, I like his chances to go over Novak.
Federer in 5 sets though? Novak isn’t looking as thin as he was earlier this year. He has more muscle on his legs and I think he outlasts Roger. But of course I could be wrong. And Kyrgios is potentially dangerous to either of them.
Djoko is favorite over Fed imo. Fed couldnt even win in BO3 on his fave HC at Cincy; USO court is slower and BO5 match will be more taxing on him, even though I find Djoko has fitness issue to if the match goes to five sets.
Dont stand any chance? Dont think so, when Rafa did beat Djoko in 2010 and 2013 when Djoko was hitting his BHDTL very well.
Rafa will outlast this Djoko anyway, as long as match is played and finished in one day.
All 4 of the espn expert picks are for Rafa! That really surprised me…I thought for sure people would go for Nole.
Two have predicted Simona winning and two have predicted Stephens.
Nny are you ok??? I haven’t seen you here recently except for an occasional post which is uncharacteristic. Bit worried you aren’t well.
Thinking of you….
amy,
I am okay. I just haven’t been posting that much. Ready for tennis, though!
I would not write off Fed so quickly. He could bounce back here. You never know. I like Rafa’s chances with his draw. It’s on his racket.
I will say that if Rafa gets to the final and faces Novak again, he is not losing!
Good to hear you are ok nny!!
I am really tired and going to bed….talk soon!!
Vamos Rafa!☺
Yeah agree about fed!!!
Nny!…I agree with u!!…I don’t know about evryone else but to me,i’ve never been so sure about Rafa’s chances of winning USO like this year…Hope my intuition will be proved right 2 sunday from now….Insyaallah!..Vamos Rafa!!
Benny do you really see Stan as the fourth fave to win here?! Surely a big ask for him.
If rafa doesn’t win i want Delpo to win.I wish they weren’t always on the same side of the draw in the recent slams.
Surprised hawkconspiracy hasn’t concocted a theory about that one!!!!
Stan seems back in business. If he can beat Dimitrov round one, he can go very far. Remember he hasn’t lost here since 2015 😉
Tignor picked Stan to make the sf and lose to rafa Benny!
Tiggy is usually a jinx so I am glad he picked Nole to take the title!
My betting picks
Carballes Baena to Beat Krueger at 2.10
Edmund to beat Lorenzi and over 31.5 games at 1.98
Schwartzman will win quarter three at odds 34.0
Nadal to win US Open at 4.25
Put 100 us dollars on each
Schwartzman wow
All six.
Dysdale, Shriver, Gilbert, McEnroe, Evert and Fernandes.
I hope they are not jinxing Rafa because they always get it wrong.
Nadal will win the US Open
Nadal is the first favorite, and Djokovic is close but behind him.
Federer is getting older and we cannot keep expecting him to win grand slams forever.
I even put 100 dollars on rafa winning the us open at 4.25.
Looks like the ATP World Tour decided to write an article just for me!! https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/muller-retirement-tribute-us-open-2018
Federer and Halep.
well Halep was a huge fail…
Halep was shocking going out in the first round. Maybe she should have skipped Cincy.
She should have!
Everyone in the TDC WTA bracket group picked Simona to win USO title except, Margot and me. I sure didn’t think Kaia Kanepi would beat her first round.
Sorry she went out rc! Very surprising…
Yeah, I didn’t pick her because she won Montreal – then she goes and tries to win Cincy….she even took a wc for New Haven and pulled out. I just though she mis-timed it, if she intended to go for USO. Others would be stronger. But to go out 1st round to Kanepi. She may as well have skipped USO, lol.
It’s very dispiriting! After playing so well at Montreal she should have done the same as rafa and pulled out of cincy!
# Rafa knows best!
Benny.. you already posted your picks for this US Open?
Nope, I’m about too though
First round (1/2):
Nadal over Ferrer in 3
Pospisil over Lacko in 5
Muller over Sonego in 4
Khachanov over Ramos-Vinolas in 4
Sock over Andreozzi in 4
Basilashvili over Bedene in 4
Pella over Ruud in 4
Edmund over Lorenzi in 3
Thiem over Basic in 4
Johnson over Istomin in 4
Fritz over M. Zverev in 4
Bautista Agut over Kubler in 3
Auger-Aliassime over Shapovalov in 5
Querrey over Seppi in 5
Rublev over Chardy in 4
Anderson over Harrison in 3
Del Potro over Young in 3
Kudla over Berrettini in 5
Murray over Duckworth in 3
Verdasco over Lopez in 5
Coric over F. Mayer in 3
Krueger over Carballes Baena in 5
Medvedev over Donskoy in 4
Tsitsipas over Robredo in 3
Isner over Klahn in 3
Jarry over Gojowczyk in 4
Norrie over Thompson in 3
Lajovic over Dzumhur in 4
Raonic over Berlocq in 3
Harris over Simon in 5
Altamirano over Humbert in 4
Wawrinka over Dimitrov in 5
Cilic over Copil in 3
Travaglia over Hurkacz in 4
De Minaur over Daniel in 4
Tiafoe over Mannarino in 4
Benneteau over Cecchinato in 5
Struff over Smyczek in 5
Haase over McDonald in 4
Goffin over Gaio in 3
Schwartzman over Delbonis in 3
Munar over Garcia-Lopez in 5
Monfils over Bagnis in 3
Nishikori over Marterer in 3
Ebden over Krajinovic in 5
Kohlschreiber over Hanfmann in 4
Vesely over Moutet in 3
It won’t let me post remainder of my first round for some reason but the second round will obviously tell who I picked in the last quarter of the first round anyways.
Second round:
Rafa over Pospy in 3
Khachanov over Muller in 4
Basilashvili over Sock in 5
Edmund over Pella in 4
Johnson over Thiem in 4
Bautista Agut over Fritz in 4
Querrey over Auger-Aliassime in 4
Anderson over Rublev in 3
Del Potro over Kudla in 3
Murray over Verdasco in 5
Coric over Krueger in 3
Tsitsipas over Medvedev in 4
Isner over Jarry in 3
Norrie over Lajovic in 5
Raonic over Harris in 3
Wawrinka over Altamirano in 3
Cilic over Travaglia in 3
Tiafoe over De Minaur in 5
Stuff over Benneteau in 5
Goffin over Haase in 4
Schwartzman over Munar in 3
Nishikori over Monfils in 4
Kohlschreiber over Ebden in 5
Zverev over Vesely in 4
Djokovic over Sandgren in 3
Mayer over Gasquet in 4
Pouille over Baghdatis in 4
Carreno Busta over Sousa in 3
Fognini over Millman in 4
Chung over Rubin in 3
Kyrgios over P2H in 3
Fed over Paire in 3
Second round (1/2):
Rafa over Pospy in 3
Khachanov over Muller in 4
Basilashvili over Sock in 5
Edmund over Pella in 4
Johnson over Thiem in 4
Bautista Agut over Fritz in 4
Querrey over Auger-Aliassime in 4
Anderson over Rublev in 3
Del Potro over Kudla in 3
Murray over Verdasco in 5
Coric over Krueger in 3
Tsitsipas over Medvedev in 4
Isner over Jarry in 3
Norrie over Lajovic in 5
Raonic over Harris in 3
Wawrinka over Altamirano in 3
Cilic over Travaglia in 3
Tiafoe over De Minaur in 5
Stuff over Benneteau in 5
Goffin over Haase in 4
Edmund out!
Dimi out!
How did Edmund lose to Lorenzi?!
im at the Muller match, Benny
THAT OVERHEAD MISS MY GOD. I wish I was there. You would definitely hear me just absolutely screaming “Allez Gilles” every point
Round two (2/2):
Schwartzman over Munar in 3
Nishikori over Monfils in 4
Kohlschreiber over Ebden in 5
Zverev over Vesely in 4
Djoker over Sandgren in 3
Mayer over Gasquet in 4
Pouille over Baghdatis in 4
PCB over Sousa in 3
Fognini over Millman in 4
Chung over Rubin in 3
Kyrgios over Herbert in 3
I can’t watch this. He all but had the fourth set. Now he’s just a ghost out there… 🙁 I am officially sad… #ThankYouGilles #AllezGillesForever
Just saw the score…sorry about Muller, Benny. I really thought he could win the first round too. 🙁
But I see Sock won!! He must have lost weight and got himself fit – finally. sheesh, come on Jack!
I hesitated, but picked him to go one round!
Also forgot to change my Muller pick, but he nearly won anyway
Not much to stop Stan reaching the semis now…
is this his last match or just last slam?
Last match 🙁
I’m actually mad at Sonego for celebrating like he did. Shut the hell up and let Muller take some applause for retiring. #BennyIsMadNow
handshake was good
but Muller was getting pissed at him in the fourth set
Sonego is annoying. I’m salty. I hope Khachanov triple bagels him
it wont be close
Sorry Benny!
At least Stan won in straights!
Sad about Simona going out, its not her best surface, but i didnt expect her to lose in the first round :-/
She should have rested after Montreal!over-played….
Cant even watch this USO this year, its not televised anymore where i am , all Amazon prime now 🙁
Sorry about that, Alison. It’s getting so expensive to have coverage of the GS’s.
Tennistv and WTAtv don’t stream them. So I pay for the biggest package Directv to get it. It’s maddening.
I signed up to Amazon, 30 day free trial…its not bad.
Serena and Venus could meet in the second round ….
third
Murray just took t he third set!☺☺
RC true its so damn annoying when your already paying a small fortune for your subscription to begin with :-/
I think the Canadian young gun will pull this one out now a set a piece
#GoCanadaEh?
abrupt ending
Yes, that looked scary. FAA had a rapid heartbeat & felt dizzy or something and retired? ESPN had switched to the music stuff (WHY does the USO do this stupid stuff? No other tournament does. Maybe I should be grateful they don’t do “halftime” shows.) Anyway, the commies didn’t seem quite sure what had happened.
FAA cried like I almost did watching the Muller match
Interesting that this year most experts have picked Rafa as the most likely overall winner. Even Jon Wertheim picked him over Djokovic. Only Steve Tignor picked the Djoker! Given his track record, though, this can only be good news for Rafafans, lol!
But looking at the draw and current form, the experts certainly have a point…
Third round:
Nadal over Khachanov in 3
Edmund over Basilashvili in 4
Johnson over Bautista Agut in 5
Anderson over Querrey in 4
Del Po over Murray in 4
Tsitsipas over Coric in 4
Isner over Norrie in 3
Stanimal over Raonic in 4
Cilic over Tiafoe in 5
Goffin over Struff in 3
Nishikori over Schwartzman in 4
Zverev over Kohlschreiber in 4
Djoker over Mayer in 3
PCB over Pouille in 4
Fognini over Chung in 5
Federer over Kyrgios in 4
R16: Rafa over Edmund in 4, Anderson over Johnson in 5, Del Po over Tsitsipas in 4, Stan over Isner in 5, Cilic over Goffin in 5, Nishikori over Zverev in 5, Djoker over PCB in 4, Fed over Fognini in 3
QF: Rafa over Anderson in 4, Stanimal over Del Po in 4, Cilic over Nishikori in 4, Fed over Djokovic in 5
SF: Rafa over Stan in 5, Fed over Cilic in 4
Final: Fed over Nadal
Hey everyone,
I have been following this site for a while and have just been trying to muster up courage to actually post on it. I love the site and all the discussions, it’s really enlightening for someone who loves to watch tennis for over ten years, but never had the means to so had to resort to just checking the score every ten minutes. All the insights are amazing. Anyway, I have Rafa winning over Nole in the final.
good stuff!