US Open Tennis 2009

[Gunflash]

So the final Grand Slam of the year starts on Monday. It should be an interesting event.

Can Federer become the first man since William "Big Bill" Tilden in the 1920s to win six straight US Open titles? That'd be some achievement when you consider how competitive modern tennis is and how Federer was psychologically broken in Australia when Nadal outlasted him. It's amazing how quickly things can turn round in sport.

What of Murray? He reached the final last year. Can he go one better now? He has a tough draw (if everything goes according to plan he'd have to beat Karlovic, Del Potro and Nadal, amongst others) but he's playing well.

Nadal has a slight bastard of a first round draw - he's playing Gasquet. Nadal winning the title, after the injury problems he's had, would probably be a greater feat than Murray winning it.

Will Roddick be able to keep up his form from Wimbledon?

As for the women's draw, a polite request: can someone please grow some balls (not literally!) and beat Serena Williams?

[Gunflash]

Marat Safin has played his final Grand Slam match after being beaten in the US Open. I always felt that if he had kept his head, Safin could have been a match for Federer during the Fed's supreme years from 2004-7. I'll never forget his epic win over Federer in the semi-final of the 2005 Australian Open. Nevertheless, Marat, you won the US Open, you won the Australian Open, you were world number one and you were a bit of a nut. But you were a bloody great tennis player! Marat, I salute you!

[Andreys_Does_Simples]

Marat Safin has played his final Grand Slam match after being beaten in the US Open. I always felt that if he had kept his head, Safin could have been a match for Federer during the Fed's supreme years from 2004-7. I'll never forget his epic win over Federer in the semi-final of the 2005 Australian Open. Nevertheless, Marat, you won the US Open, you won the Australian Open, you were world number one and you were a bit of a nut. But you were a bloody great tennis player! Marat, I salute you!

And least not forget the array of bbirds he had in his err box lol.

[Gunflash]

Nadal hammered Gasquet. There was me thinking that would be a tough match. By all accounts, Rafa was brilliant. If Rafa wins the US Open, he'll match Federer's career Grand Slam. I wonder if two career Grand Slams have ever been completed in the same year.

[Fabrestuta]

niko's little Serbian love nugget got knocked out by a nobody (Ana Ivanovic) . Just what the hell has happened to her?

[DaveVL]

Kim Clijsters is through

[Fabrestuta]

What about the ball boy taking a dive over the hoarding during Murrays match?

[DaveVL]

What about the ball boy taking a dive over the hoarding during Murrays match?

Murray s reaction was good he screamed louder than we did in the match referring to the women games.

[absolutely_fabregas]

Nadal hammered Gasquet. There was me thinking that would be a tough match. By all accounts, Rafa was brilliant.

its gasquets first tourney back after his coke ban? so pretty easy really, gasquet isnt all that anyway.

If Rafa wins the US Open, he'll match Federer's career Grand Slam. I wonder if two career Grand Slams have ever been completed in the same year

eh?

[BennisBergkamp]

Nadal hammered Gasquet. There was me thinking that would be a tough match. By all accounts, Rafa was brilliant.

its gasquets first tourney back after his coke ban? so pretty easy really, gasquet isnt all that anyway.

If Rafa wins the US Open, he'll match Federer's career Grand Slam. I wonder if two career Grand Slams have ever been completed in the same year

eh?

Federer won the French Open this year, meaning he's won every Grand Slam, and if Nadal wins the US Open this year, he'll also have won every Grand Slam. So exciting to have two brilliant players playing at the same time! Nadal could even start challenging Federer's new Grand Slam record eventually.

[absolutely_fabregas]

isnt it only called a grand slam when you win all 4 majors in one year?

[absolutely_fabregas]

ps i just checked and im right.

they are called grand slam events

but only a grand slam if you win all 4 in the same calendar year

[ayN]

@ab_fab, it is a career grand slam if u win the 4 grand slam events on the course of ur career. It is a called just a grand slam if u win all 4 events ina year.

[absolutely_fabregas]

aaaaaaaaaaaaah i see, my bad

[BennisBergkamp]

It would help if they weren't all called "grand slam" haha