US Open 2014

[Chris_2593]

I cant remember someone looking so focussed and unperturbed under pressure. He was so clutch in serving out to win in these finals matches.

Don't want to take anything away from Stan, but he was looking shaky even when Nadal got injured. Nadal got a set off him.

Cilic was complete blitzkrieg out there.

An ultimate demonstration of mental toughness. The perfectly played final. Would have shaken up anyone standing at the other side of the net I reckon.

Unfair to compare the 2 matches. Stan played Nadal arguably one of the best of all time. Cilic played Nishikori in his first slam final.

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

Unfair to compare the 2 matches. Stan played Nadal arguably one of the best of all time. Cilic played Nishikori in his first slam final.

Yeah but with a broken back - Stan was having trouble dealing with the drop in intensity when Nadal was hurting

Nishikori beat 4 top 10 players on his way to the final

 

[sojthebest]

Andy Murray down to 11th in the world!

 

[peternorth]

i note with interest that both winners lay on the court after the winning point. is this compulsory as noted on The Back Page?

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

Aside from Murray being out of the top 10, the second best news Ive heard all day is that CBS wont be covering the US Open anymore, and is handing it over to ESPN! Bring on Robbie Koenig (I hope)!!!!

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

i note with interest that both winners lay on the court after the winning point. is this compulsory as noted on The Back Page?

like biting trophies

 

[pepsi]

i note with interest that both winners lay on the court after the winning point. is this compulsory as noted on The Back Page?

I guess it is the instant relief or exhilaration of winning a gs title. I don't mind it as a celebration. I understand it was serenas 18th, but she has had a pretty tough year (for her anyway) and she would have felt a huge relief winning no.18 to tie with Navratilova and evert.

 

[bato]

like biting trophies

Or eating grass..

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

I worry to think what I would do if I won a grand slam. It would almost certainly involve an erection

 

[matt_897]

Aside from Murray being out of the top 10, the second best news Ive heard all day is that CBS wont be covering the US Open anymore, and is handing it over to ESPN! Bring on Robbie Koenig (I hope)!!!!

Doesn't mean a thing for us. Probably a bad thing for American tennis given there's no FTA exposure in America. We'll still get the terrible world feed

 

[matt_897]

Congrat to Cliic, strange to say he's a slam champion but he was the best played this tournament, his performance in the last two matches was rather clinical.

 

[4evablues]

I miss her!!

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

I miss her!!

Meh doesn't do it for me.

 

[wally funk]

I miss her!!

Who is she?

 

[4evablues]

Who is she?

Anna Kournikova

 

[wally funk]

Anna Kournikova

Jesus. She looks a lot different to how I remember her. I guess it's been a while.

 

[Hudu Gurusingha]

Im more of an Aggie Radwanska guy personally mmm mmm

 

[bombermick]

It is weird to say that Cilic is a GS winner, but it's good for the game. The grip of the top guys is certainly lessening. Nadal's body keeps betraying him, Andy has self-destructed, Novak looks human and Fed is slowly declining.