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dav6789

Early US Open Thoughts....

Who do you think is looking best for the US Open right now?


For the men, It is hard to tell right now because the Masters Series have just started, but I think Murray, Haas, Tursunov and Blake are doing well (aswell as Federer and Nadal of course). Murray and Brad Gilbert must be working well together as Murray has had very impressive results. He has won 14 of his last 16 sets in the last 2 weeks. Tursunov has shown some consistency for the first time in his career (just like Blake and Ginepri did last year). Haas has played his best this year on hardcourts and that LA title picked up his season just in time.

For the women, very few have played so far. Clijsters is once again a favourite after winning Stanford and a final in San Diego. Vaidisova reached the SF of those 2 events aswell. Sharapova and Serena are becoming more confident again aswell. Davenport, JHH, Mauresmo, Venus, Petrova have had little or no preparation so far.
PSALT

Re: Early US Open Thoughts....

dav6789 wrote:
Who do you think is looking best for the US Open right now?


For the men, It is hard to tell right now because the Masters Series have just started, but I think Murray, Haas, Tursunov and Blake are doing well (aswell as Federer and Nadal of course). Murray and Brad Gilbert must be working well together as Murray has had very impressive results. He has won 14 of his last 16 sets in the last 2 weeks. Tursunov has shown some consistency for the first time in his career (just like Blake and Ginepri did last year). Haas has played his best this year on hardcourts and that LA title picked up his season just in time.

For the women, very few have played so far. Clijsters is once again a favourite after winning Stanford and a final in San Diego. Vaidisova reached the SF of those 2 events aswell. Sharapova and Serena are becoming more confident again aswell. Davenport, JHH, Mauresmo, Venus, Petrova have had little or no preparation so far.
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It will be hard to predict but I will try,

For the men Federer is looking good. Tursonov will be a threat if he can keep his head, he has an over powering game when on that will be suited to the fast hardcourts in NY. Haas could be a threat if he can survive the first rounds. Gasquet is looking good as is Murray, but I have doubts if either could beat the likes of Federer or Nadal to make the final. Malisse has been wonderful as well. Expect early upsets for Hewitt, Roddick, Ginepri, and sadly Agassi.

For the women while Sharapova looks good she has taken over from Mauresmo as the WTA Grand Slam choker. Vaidisova will never win a Slam until she controls her temper, Clijsters is not a favorite. While she has results her has looked moody and has not been playing anywhere near Grand Slam winning tennis, more like RD16 or QF. Serena could be a threat, I doubt Venus will even show up. Henin is no where to be seen and will lose before the SF's. I am holding judgement upon Lindsay until New Haven. For Petrova, all the warmups in the world wouldn't help her to a Slam, seriously, whoever told her to pick up a racquet should be put into an insane asylum.
beachjm

A lot will happen over the next 9 days but so far these are the players I could see doing well at the Open (obviously the draw determines a lot of things, seems like it's a much bigger factor these days, who you play and who you avoid)).
Women: Really only Sharapova and Clijsters have looked good. Serena is coming on, so you could throw her possibly in the mix. I don't see the women's Open being that good or competitive (same old story) until maybe the last 2 rds. 'cause most of the top players have basically quit this summer and have given some really shady excuses (Venus, JHH, etc)
Men: I think the USO is really going to be a great, wide open major but the draw could be brutal for a lot of top players/hard to predict 'cause the surface suits all types of players. Outside of Fed, I could see as many as 6-8 different guys playing him potentially in the final. Even Fed isn't a lock if he's not on his game, although as of now I expect him to win his 3rd consecutive title. Don't see Nadal as a lock anymore. He'll have to play great and avoid some big hitters if he wants to make it to the final. Guys like Tursunov, Haas, Murray, Berdych, Gasquet are playing very well. Also, you'd have to include Blake, Ljubicic, maybe Malisse, maybe Nieminen, Acasuso could be tough, but who knows about guys like Agassi, Roddick, even talented young guys like Monfils and Djokovic, who have some health issues or aren't playing this week.
Cincinnati might be a better judgement of what will go down at the Open, but this wk. has shown that the young guys (Murray, Gasquet, Berdych) are going to be tough outs at the Open and a lot of the guys who've done well in NY of late like Hewitt, Nalbandian, Roddick, and Agassi have major ? marks due to injuries and frankly not that great '06 seasons. I see the youth movement coming to the fore at this last major and it'll be very exciting to see who starts challenging Nadal as the best 21 and under player.
dav6789

It's a big shame that most of the top women have been out injured, because they are the only exciting players of the game. Most under the top 20 are just boring to watch (excluding Venus, Serena former top players). I hope Vaidisova will have a good run because she is the only young player that has variety, and when she grows up a bit more she will be the improved Sharapova.

The men have alot of depth and variety, but Federer/Nadal are too dominant for the real depth to show.
PSALT

dav6789 wrote:
It's a big shame that most of the top women have been out injured, because they are the only exciting players of the game. Most under the top 20 are just boring to watch (excluding Venus, Serena former top players). I hope Vaidisova will have a good run because she is the only young player that has variety, and when she grows up a bit more she will be the improved Sharapova.

The men have alot of depth and variety, but Federer/Nadal are too dominant for the real depth to show.


I strongly disagree that Vaidisova has variety, her volleys are painful, I can count on one hand how many times she slices in a match, I can't remember her hitting a dropshot, she hits the ball as hard as she can. She is boring to watch, the only thing she has on Sharapova is speed, and truth be told she isn't even that fast. Her results come from hitting her opponent off the court.
dav6789

PSALT wrote:
dav6789 wrote:
It's a big shame that most of the top women have been out injured, because they are the only exciting players of the game. Most under the top 20 are just boring to watch (excluding Venus, Serena former top players). I hope Vaidisova will have a good run because she is the only young player that has variety, and when she grows up a bit more she will be the improved Sharapova.

The men have alot of depth and variety, but Federer/Nadal are too dominant for the real depth to show.


I strongly disagree that Vaidisova has variety, her volleys are painful, I can count on one hand how many times she slices in a match, I can't remember her hitting a dropshot, she hits the ball as hard as she can. She is boring to watch, the only thing she has on Sharapova is speed, and truth be told she isn't even that fast. Her results come from hitting her opponent off the court.


The last time I saw her play was the French Open this year, and she showed alot of variety and maturity in her game way beyond her years. Against Kuznetsova in particular, she mixed up the pace very well. She hit some great high loopy forehands and some well-angled backhands to move Kuznetsova around. She constructed some great points and finished them off with some good volleys. She hit some perfect drop shots aswell. Her serve was great aswell, she mixed up a good kicker out wide with some body serves. That was more variety I than I have ever seen Sharapova use.
PSALT

dav6789 wrote:
PSALT wrote:
dav6789 wrote:
It's a big shame that most of the top women have been out injured, because they are the only exciting players of the game. Most under the top 20 are just boring to watch (excluding Venus, Serena former top players). I hope Vaidisova will have a good run because she is the only young player that has variety, and when she grows up a bit more she will be the improved Sharapova.

The men have alot of depth and variety, but Federer/Nadal are too dominant for the real depth to show.


I strongly disagree that Vaidisova has variety, her volleys are painful, I can count on one hand how many times she slices in a match, I can't remember her hitting a dropshot, she hits the ball as hard as she can. She is boring to watch, the only thing she has on Sharapova is speed, and truth be told she isn't even that fast. Her results come from hitting her opponent off the court.


The last time I saw her play was the French Open this year, and she showed alot of variety and maturity in her game way beyond her years. Against Kuznetsova in particular, she mixed up the pace very well. She hit some great high loopy forehands and some well-angled backhands to move Kuznetsova around. She constructed some great points and finished them off with some good volleys. She hit some perfect drop shots aswell. Her serve was great aswell, she mixed up a good kicker out wide with some body serves. That was more variety I than I have ever seen Sharapova use.


her game is power, variety is far and few between. her game revolves around power, that is why it is hard to become interested in player now. her volleys are not even close to the likes of Hingis, Mauresmo, Davenport, Henin, or Clijsters. Her power sets her up for easy volleys, she is not good up there. The few instances she uses variety is in large part due to setting them up by power. The days of variety in the womens game will die with the retirement of Davenport, Mauresmo, Henin, Clijsters, Hingis, and the Williams. There will be scattered instances of that type of game but the majority of faces coming up in the womens game hit the ball hard and that's about it.
dav6789

PSALT wrote:
dav6789 wrote:
PSALT wrote:
dav6789 wrote:
It's a big shame that most of the top women have been out injured, because they are the only exciting players of the game. Most under the top 20 are just boring to watch (excluding Venus, Serena former top players). I hope Vaidisova will have a good run because she is the only young player that has variety, and when she grows up a bit more she will be the improved Sharapova.

The men have alot of depth and variety, but Federer/Nadal are too dominant for the real depth to show.


I strongly disagree that Vaidisova has variety, her volleys are painful, I can count on one hand how many times she slices in a match, I can't remember her hitting a dropshot, she hits the ball as hard as she can. She is boring to watch, the only thing she has on Sharapova is speed, and truth be told she isn't even that fast. Her results come from hitting her opponent off the court.


The last time I saw her play was the French Open this year, and she showed alot of variety and maturity in her game way beyond her years. Against Kuznetsova in particular, she mixed up the pace very well. She hit some great high loopy forehands and some well-angled backhands to move Kuznetsova around. She constructed some great points and finished them off with some good volleys. She hit some perfect drop shots aswell. Her serve was great aswell, she mixed up a good kicker out wide with some body serves. That was more variety I than I have ever seen Sharapova use.


her game is power, variety is far and few between. her game revolves around power, that is why it is hard to become interested in player now. her volleys are not even close to the likes of Hingis, Mauresmo, Davenport, Henin, or Clijsters. Her power sets her up for easy volleys, she is not good up there. The few instances she uses variety is in large part due to setting them up by power. The days of variety in the womens game will die with the retirement of Davenport, Mauresmo, Henin, Clijsters, Hingis, and the Williams. There will be scattered instances of that type of game but the majority of faces coming up in the womens game hit the ball hard and that's about it.


Yes, Vaidisova's game is based around power, but she has variety in there aswell....alot more than Sharapova. She has the ability to construct points instead of just hitting hard all the time like Sharapova does. Vaidisova is only 17 and will most definetely improve aspects of her game. From what I've seen so far, I think Vaidisova has alot more potential than Sharapova.
PSALT

dav6789 wrote:
PSALT wrote:
dav6789 wrote:
PSALT wrote:
dav6789 wrote:
It's a big shame that most of the top women have been out injured, because they are the only exciting players of the game. Most under the top 20 are just boring to watch (excluding Venus, Serena former top players). I hope Vaidisova will have a good run because she is the only young player that has variety, and when she grows up a bit more she will be the improved Sharapova.

The men have alot of depth and variety, but Federer/Nadal are too dominant for the real depth to show.


I strongly disagree that Vaidisova has variety, her volleys are painful, I can count on one hand how many times she slices in a match, I can't remember her hitting a dropshot, she hits the ball as hard as she can. She is boring to watch, the only thing she has on Sharapova is speed, and truth be told she isn't even that fast. Her results come from hitting her opponent off the court.


The last time I saw her play was the French Open this year, and she showed alot of variety and maturity in her game way beyond her years. Against Kuznetsova in particular, she mixed up the pace very well. She hit some great high loopy forehands and some well-angled backhands to move Kuznetsova around. She constructed some great points and finished them off with some good volleys. She hit some perfect drop shots aswell. Her serve was great aswell, she mixed up a good kicker out wide with some body serves. That was more variety I than I have ever seen Sharapova use.


her game is power, variety is far and few between. her game revolves around power, that is why it is hard to become interested in player now. her volleys are not even close to the likes of Hingis, Mauresmo, Davenport, Henin, or Clijsters. Her power sets her up for easy volleys, she is not good up there. The few instances she uses variety is in large part due to setting them up by power. The days of variety in the womens game will die with the retirement of Davenport, Mauresmo, Henin, Clijsters, Hingis, and the Williams. There will be scattered instances of that type of game but the majority of faces coming up in the womens game hit the ball hard and that's about it.


Yes, Vaidisova's game is based around power, but she has variety in there aswell....alot more than Sharapova. She has the ability to construct points instead of just hitting hard all the time like Sharapova does. Vaidisova is only 17 and will most definetely improve aspects of her game. From what I've seen so far, I think Vaidisova has alot more potential than Sharapova.


Vaidisova does have more potential but is still far from having any kind of appealing game. her game gets that job done, that's it. her game is not graceful, is not nice on the eyes, nor is it particulary hard to do compared to players with more variety. the sad thing it you could use the three things I just said to describe most of the upcoming players.
dav6789

I much prefer watching Vaidisova than Sharapova. Her strokes are beautiful and she mixes them nicely with excess topspin and flat. Her movement is better than Sharapova AND she is better looking than Sharapova Very Happy . She just looks like a natural player instead of mechanical, like most other upcoming players.
leftys_rock

dav6789 wrote:
I much prefer watching Vaidisova than Sharapova. Her strokes are beautiful and she mixes them nicely with excess topspin and flat. Her movement is better than Sharapova AND she is better looking than Sharapova Very Happy . She just looks like a natural player instead of mechanical, like most other upcoming players.


Laughing I do think that Vaidisova moves better, mixes up better, plays at net better, slices better, etc. But I don't really think that she looks THAT natural. I think that Sharapova has more effective strokes than Vaidisova especially on the BH side. But until Vaidisova gets the mental together, I don't think that she will win a GS. But "variety" wise, she is more talented than Sharapova in that department. (note the quotation marks Wink )
dav6789

leftys_rock wrote:
dav6789 wrote:
I much prefer watching Vaidisova than Sharapova. Her strokes are beautiful and she mixes them nicely with excess topspin and flat. Her movement is better than Sharapova AND she is better looking than Sharapova Very Happy . She just looks like a natural player instead of mechanical, like most other upcoming players.


Laughing I do think that Vaidisova moves better, mixes up better, plays at net better, slices better, etc. But I don't really think that she looks THAT natural. I think that Sharapova has more effective strokes than Vaidisova especially on the BH side. But until Vaidisova gets the mental together, I don't think that she will win a GS. But "variety" wise, she is more talented than Sharapova in that department. (note the quotation marks Wink )



I think Sharapova was lucky to win a slam when she did, otherwise she would be in the same position as Vaidisova. It was at the weakest time in women's tennis. The Williams sisters were off form, the Belgians were not playing, Capriati was constantly injured and Davenport was at her lowest ever confidence she was talking of retiring. Since then, Sharapova has not gone beyond the SF of a slam.

Vaidisova has a much better FH than Sharapova, and their backhands are about equal. Vaidisova doesn't hit that hard from that wing, but is more accurate. In a few years, Vaidisova should be at the very top.
leftys_rock

But I feel that the mental thing is a very large issue for Nicole. Yes, Maria may be less talented than Nicole, but even with worse "variety" and movement, Maria's intensity at grand slams practically wins her 3 rounds by itself. That doesn't happen with Nicole.
dav6789

leftys_rock wrote:
But I feel that the mental thing is a very large issue for Nicole. Yes, Maria may be less talented than Nicole, but even with worse "variety" and movement, Maria's intensity at grand slams practically wins her 3 rounds by itself. That doesn't happen with Nicole.


It is just starting to happen for Nicole, she is getting her temper under control. She showed alot of mental strength against Mauresmo and Venus to win her biggest matches at the French Open. She won 3 straight events at the end of 2005 which is rare for a young player. Her mental strength is improving.
J-man

I look for Gasquet to make a run at the USopen. I don't think Aggasi will make it far, hate to say it. Roddick it depends on the draw for him. We all know he isn't one to pull out to many good victories with the going gets tough. But with a new coach who knows what can happen for him. I also think Blake can make a run here. But do you think his lost to Gasquet rattled him at all???
But aside from the competion Federer should win it for the 3 or was it 2 (?) straight time
Not_Even_Amateur

Wow PSALT and dav having a disagreement, who'd have thought it?

I would agree with PSALT, Vaidisova has little more to offer than Sharapova! She is just quicker around the court and perhaps more irritating, crying and running off after a set, she lacks the same passion and intensity as Maria.
Rattler

J-man wrote:

But aside from the competion Federer should win it for the 3 or was it 2 (?) straight time


Third
2004 over Hewitt
2005 over Agassi
J-man

Thank you I forgot it Rolling Eyes Embarassed
dav6789

Not_Even_Amateur wrote:
Wow PSALT and dav having a disagreement, who'd have thought it?

I would agree with PSALT, Vaidisova has little more to offer than Sharapova! She is just quicker around the court and perhaps more irritating, crying and running off after a set, she lacks the same passion and intensity as Maria.


I think Vaidisova's game is much more complete than Sharapova's and will improve when she gets older. She may not be as intense at the moment, but she has a better game than Sharapova. Technically, Sharapova is bad compared to Vaidisova. As Vaidisova plays for a few years, she will develop more intensity and mental strength in her game.
J-man

I agree. I think for Vadisova it's just a matter of time before she is able to get the intensity of Maria. But so far she is quicker and is more complete
PSALT

J-man wrote:
I agree. I think for Vadisova it's just a matter of time before she is able to get the intensity of Maria. But so far she is quicker and is more complete


I disagree, even though I hate how intense Maria is it is something special. That level of intensity she brings to the court, is not something you can just 'get'. Vaidisova will never be able to be as single minded on the tennis court as Sharapova. Sharapova is sadly able to put her head down and sink her claws in matches against much better players and come out the winner.
J-man

True intensity is something special but it can come from years of playing professianl tennis.
leftys_rock

Eh, that may not be the case, example: Davenport is an EXCELLENT player and in my opinion, plays much better than Maria. One would think she would have a superior record against Sharapova. However, after manymany years on tour, Davenport just does not have the intensity to match Sharapova in matches, which explains why Maria has a 4-1 H2H record vs. her.
J-man

It could depend on the player
dav6789

Bad news: US Open Champion Kim Clijsters will not defend her title due to an injury sustained in Montreal. If she really is retiring in 2007, then this is a huge shame for her. I really hope she will play on.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5261558.stm
leftys_rock

Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Get well soon Kim! Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad Crying or Very sad
beachjm

Can't believe Clijsters is out. Her whole yr. could have been much different if she hadn't got hurt at the AO and now this major. Really thought she'd bag another 2 majors this yr. after her hot summer last yr. Oh well. Looks like she's going to be a one hit wonder, maybe another one, but overall she just couldn't get it done at the majors or stay healthy.
I think either Kuznetsova or Sharapova will win it in NY.
J-man

dav6789 wrote:
Bad news: US Open Champion Kim Clijsters will not defend her title due to an injury sustained in Montreal. If she really is retiring in 2007, then this is a huge shame for her. I really hope she will play on.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5261558.stm
She might just play longer now that she has this injury
Rattler

Ha!....Tennis Magazine is predicting James Blake to win the Open....not very likely.
leftys_rock

Why do "experts" and "oddsmakers" keep saying that Sharapova will win the next slam?(besides the FO of course) This time it is actually LOGICAL, but still, kinda iffy. 3 of the 4 "experts" said she would win the AO this year, oddsmakers gave her the best odds to win Wimbledon, and now TENNIS mag picks Sharapova to win the USO! Rolling Eyes
PSALT

leftys_rock wrote:
Why do "experts" and "oddsmakers" keep saying that Sharapova will win the next slam?(besides the FO of course) This time it is actually LOGICAL, but still, kinda iffy. 3 of the 4 "experts" said she would win the AO this year, oddsmakers gave her the best odds to win Wimbledon, and now TENNIS mag picks Sharapova to win the USO! Rolling Eyes


both TENNIS Mag. and ESPN are beyond bias for her. She could break both her legs and she is still the favorite to them,"While injured, Masha still has all the fighting spirit of the top 100 combined. Look for an emotional second Major for her as she fights through the pain to win in a wheelchair, with an Olympian effort."
leftys_rock

Laughing Laughing Thanks for the laugh PSALT. Cool But anyway, has it ever occured to them to NOT pick her and MAYBE she will get past the semis?
beachjm

With just a wk. to go, I can't remember a USO so wide open and with so many ? marks. I really don't care much about the women's game after so few of the top players have shown so little respect for the game.
But even the men's field is wide, wide open. Fed is the favorite but it wouldn't shock me if he got beat. I think he should have played more after Wimbledon, but maybe he felt that he needed to recharge his batteries before entering the last major. I don't think Nadal can be that confident going in to NY, but at least he'll be fresher than he was last yr. I think as many as 16 guys, depending on the draw, could reach the semis and maybe as many as 8 different players could reach the final. It's that wide open. Who would have thought outside of Fed that Gasquet, Ferrero, and Roddick would be the finalists at the last 2 TMS. I'm very interested to see who steps up and challenges for the last major.
Rattler

I agree with beachjim...this U.S. Open is wide-open on the women's side.

I still think Fed's gonna take it hands down...he just plays so well at the big events.
PSALT

Rattler wrote:
I agree with beachjim...this U.S. Open is wide-open on the women's side.

I still think Fed's gonna take it hands down...he just plays so well at the big events.


the same could be said for Nadal, I would pick Nadal to win against Federer in any important event. Nadal always raises his game against Federer, always. Federer has looked weak this USO Series, alot of tight three setters. I could easily see Nadal, Blake, Gasquet, Berdych, Gonzalez, or Tursanov beat him. It is more than foolhardy to say he will win it easily.
leftys_rock

Wimbledon PSALT, Wimbledon! Laughing Just kidding because, it's on grass. But still, Federer AND Nadal have looked far from stunning this USO. Not sure if either can make it to the final. I personally wouldn't mind seeing a final which both Federer and Nadal weren't in it.
dav6789

leftys_rock wrote:
Wimbledon PSALT, Wimbledon! Laughing Just kidding because, it's on grass. But still, Federer AND Nadal have looked far from stunning this USO. Not sure if either can make it to the final. I personally wouldn't mind seeing a final which both Federer and Nadal weren't in it.


I would like that aswell, it hasen't happened since the A.Open in 2005. I would love to see Agassi in the final (although very unlikely), or Hewitt, Safin, Murray, Gasquet.
Tennis fan

PSALT wrote:
Rattler wrote:
I agree with beachjim...this U.S. Open is wide-open on the women's side.

I still think Fed's gonna take it hands down...he just plays so well at the big events.


the same could be said for Nadal, I would pick Nadal to win against Federer in any important event. Nadal always raises his game against Federer, always. Federer has looked weak this USO Series, alot of tight three setters. I could easily see Nadal, Blake, Gasquet, Berdych, Gonzalez, or Tursanov beat him. It is more than foolhardy to say he will win it easily.


You can write Blake out. His confidence is shuttered...
leftys_rock

And James is a confidence player. Lack of confidence + low margin-for-error game = at the US Open. Rolling Eyes
beachjm

I'm starting to think Roddick (especially if he gets a good draw) could go very far at the USO. And I'm not even a fan of his. A lot of the top guys look vulnerable or inconsistent at the moment. I really expect the youth movement to come to the fore at this major. All 7 of the young guns are seeded, that's pretty amazing! The most exciting thing will be seeing which one's go far and which one's flame out early.
I'm surprised Ljubicic didn't do more this summer 'cause he's looked so good on hard courts the past year and a half. But the question is can he step it up at a major and beat a lot of the top guys in pressure situations?
dav6789

Here are the seeds for the US Open 2006. I can't yet find the whole draw though. Amelie Mauresmo and Roger Federer have been named the top seeds.


1. Amelie Mauresmo, France
2. Justine Henin-Hardenne, Belgium
3. Maria Sharapova, Russia
4. Elena Dementieva, Russia
5. Nadia Petrova, Russia
6. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia
7. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland
8. Martina Hingis, Switzerland
9. Nicole Vaidisova, Czech Republic
10. Lindsay Davenport, United States
11. Anastasia Myskina, Russia
12. Dinara Safina, Russia
13. Mary Pierce, France
14. Francesca Schiavone, Italy
15. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany
16. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia
17. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovak Republic
18. Flavia Pennetta, Italy
19. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia
20. Maria Kirilenko, Russia
21. Shahar Peer, Israel
22. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia
23. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia
24. Na Li, China
25. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain
26. Marion Bartoli, France
27. Tatiana Golovin, France
28. Ai Sugiyama, Japan
29. Jie Zheng, China
30. Venus Williams, United States
31. Nathalie Dechy, France
32. Elena Likhovtseva, Russia



1. Roger Federer, Switzerland
2. Rafael Nadal, Spain
3. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia
4. David Nalbandian, Argentina
5. James Blake, United States
6. Tommy Robredo, Spain
7. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia
8. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus
9. Andy Roddick, United States
10. Fernando Gonzalez, Chile
11. David Ferrer, Spain
12. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic
13. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland
14. Tommy Haas, Germany
15. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia
16. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain
17. Andy Murray, Great Britain
18. Robby Ginepri, United States
19. Dominik Hrbaty, Slovak Republic
20. Novak Djokovic, Serbia
21. Gaston Gaudio, Argentina
22. Fernando Verdasco, Spain
23. Dmitry Tursunov, Russia
24. Jose Acasuso, Argentina
25. Richard Gasquet, France
26. Olivier Rochus, Belgium
27. Gael Monfils, France
28. Agustin Calleri, Argentina
29. Jonas Bjorkman, Sweden
30. Sebastien Grosjean, France
31. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina
32. Kristof Vliegen, Belgium
dav6789

Extremely unlucky for British players Henman and Rusedski. They will play each other in the first round (Henman leads 7-2), with the winner most likely to play Federer.
J-man

Oh well there's always Murray Smile
leftys_rock

Lindsay has a nice draw Dave, you should be thrilled! Very Happy
dav6789

leftys_rock wrote:
Lindsay has a nice draw Dave, you should be thrilled! Very Happy


Yes she has Klara Koukalova in her first match. Koukalova has had a dismal season so far, not reaching the QF of any event so far. Last year was a great season for her with 2 titles and a final. She really has lost her form. Schnyder just lost in New Haven, and Davenport should be able to handle her. That brings her to a QF meeting with (likely) JHH. I really hope Davenport could progress from there. JHH only has been past the 4th round once before, and that was when she won the title in 03.
PSALT

[quote="dav6789"]
leftys_rock wrote:
Lindsay has a nice draw Dave, you should be thrilled! Very Happy


Yes she has Klara Koukalova in her first match. Koukalova has had a dismal season so far, not reaching the QF of any event so far. Last year was a great season for her with 2 titles and a final. She really has lost her form. Schnyder just lost in New Haven, and Davenport should be able to handle her. That brings her to a QF meeting with (likely) JHH. I really hope Davenport could progress from there. JHH only has been past the 4th round once before, and that was when she won the title in 03.[/quote

I actually would not be suprised if Henin gets upset (I still have to look at the draw first), she is not great when she has long layoffs. If she does get to the QF and Lindsay has hit a stride I would pick Lindsay over her. Lindsay is much better coming back from an injury or break than Henin.
PSALT

just saw the draw, Henin could play Peer. quite possibly an upset.
PSALT

sh*t! Agassi isn' t even seeded! A second rounder with Baghdatis! Crying or Very sad
J-man

It's going to be a quick USopen for Aggasi Sad
Tennis fan

Baghdatis is playing really poorly lately. Agassi will win and then loose to Roddick.

Then again the Cypriot comes alive in GS... who knows? It will be interesting.
leftys_rock

PSALT wrote:
just saw the draw, Henin could play Peer. quite possibly an upset.


I think apart from that though, she has a relatively soft quarter except for Lindsay. A semi is basically given for Sharapova(again). Poor Mauresmo has such a tough quarter. Sad
leftys_rock

Just looking at your picks PSALT. I hope so too! What a dream that would be! I wouldn't mind sacraficing points to see Lindsay make it to the final! Of course, I hope Roddick will win. He's in a pretty tough section though, I would be thrilled to see him through. Cool
PSALT

haha, neither Federer nor Nadal have looked great. I honestly think we will have our first non Federer or Nadal Slam winner since Safin!

Davenport has a chance, Clijsters is gone, Henin and Mauresmo have been out, and then there's just ChokerPova!
leftys_rock

I will be like if either or both win the USO. Laughing

But then about Sharapova, if she is in form throughout her matches, I actually wouldn't count her out of this. She hasn't looked too bad in her matches this summer apart from the Dementieva match at Carson. But anyway, this is really wide open, for all we know, Dementieva could win too!
J-man

Tennis fan wrote:
Baghdatis is playing really poorly lately. Agassi will win and then loose to Roddick.

Then again the Cypriot comes alive in GS... who knows? It will be interesting.
True Baghdatis hasn't been playing well lately. But Aggasi is 36. All these Tennis is going to take it's toll. And like you said Baghdatis can but alive in GS
dav6789

I think Agassi will put EVERYTHING into this tournament, his last event. Age won't come into it. He has not played for a while so physically he will be quite fresh (if he has sorted his injury). I highly doubt that any of his matches will be on a court other than Arthur Ashe Stadium. He will have all of the crowd on his side, it willl be a special moment. If he plays Baghdatis, I think he could win. Many players can fold under situations like that, especially inexperienced ones like Baghdatis. He has a very tough draw, but that has not stopped him in the past.
Tennis fan

Yeah! I agree and I have high expectations from Agassi. At least I am hoping! Very Happy

I would love to see Agassi win it all like Sampras did. Otherwise, I 'd rather see him loose to Roddick and then Andy going all the way and win it all.
x.doublea

Agassi has a chance against anyone I think. My major 'fear' for him is whether he can withstain the two weeks. I think we're in for a big ending for him, bit if he loses early, I'm just going to go so mad.
dav6789

x.doublea wrote:
Agassi has a chance against anyone I think. My major 'fear' for him is whether he can withstain the two weeks. I think we're in for a big ending for him, bit if he loses early, I'm just going to go so mad.


I don't think he won't be able to stand the 2 weeks. In grand slams you get a day off after each match which will help Agassi. He will out everything he has into this tournament, I don't think even he is thinking about his age.
x.doublea

I hope he doesn't think about his age, buecause that's when he starts playing strangely- not going out on everything. I hope he can withstand it, but then, he can't afford three-four five set matches this time (like last year).
leftys_rock

Venus Williams has now pulled out of the US Open:

Venus Williams withdraws from U.S. Open
August 25, 2006

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - For a second time in four years, Venus Williams will not be contesting the U.S. Open.

A two-time champion, the American on Friday pulled out of the year's final major because of continued pain in her left wrist.

Williams, who won here in 2000 and 2001, had been seeded 30th. She could have faced fourth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva in the third round.

Dynamic Logic survey
"I have many great memories from competing at the U.S. Open and I regret that I will not be able to participate in 2006," the 26-year-old said in a statement. "I will miss the excitement of competing in front of the New York fans at one of the premier sporting events in the world. I look forward to returning in 2007."

A five-time Grand Slam winner who also was the runner-up here in 1997 and 2002, Williams missed the 2003 Open with an abdominal injury.
x.doublea

First Clijsters, now Venus, the US Open is coming thinner and thinner. Not a good sign....
J-man

There's still ton a of good players still left at the open. But Venus is a terrible loss

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