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2009 US Open Tennis - Men

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Just to add a bit of local interest BB73 is there a chance we can get some odds for tOSU Freshman Chase Buchanan who earned an invitation to the US Open by winning the 18 and under Junior title in July?
Something like 10,000-1 might seem fair.
 
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gracelhink;1523387; said:
Just to add a bit of local interest BB73 is there a chance we can get some odds for tOSU Freshman Chase Buchanan who earned an invitation to the US Open by winning the 18 and under Junior title in July?
Something like 10,000-1 might seem fair.
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I added him at 50,000 to 1.

Note - If he wins, 'Field' will also pay off, since a bet was placed prior to the Buchanan line being added.
 
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The draw is out. Federer has Djokovic and Roddick in his half of the draw. So if the seeds hold, Murray plays Nadal in the other semi-final.

01. Federer

31. Hewitt

21. Blake

14. Robredo

12. Soderling

22. Querrey

26. Mathieu

08. Davydenko

04. Djokovic

29. Andreev

23. Kohlschreiber

15. Stepanek

10. Verdasco

20. Haas

28. Hanescu

05. Roddick



Bottom Half

07. Tsonga (plays tOSU's Chase Buchanan in the first round)

30. Troicki

17. Berdych

11. Gonzalez

13. Monfils

18. Ferrer

32. Almagro

03. Nadal

06. Del Potro

25. Fish

24. Ferrero

09. Simon

16. Cilic

19. Wawrinka

27. Karlovic

02. Murray
 
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CCI;1523797; said:
Revenge for Andy Roddick but Nadal is back wanting Roger real bad so this US Open will be interresting to watch.
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Bucknut24;1523880; said:
i dont think Nadal will make it to the semis, he's just not quite there yet, and even he's admitted to not being fully ready yet
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Nadal isn't back healthy yet. I would be pretty surprised to see anyone other Federer or Murray win. If Del Potro could go past three sets he would be dangerous, but he isn't there right now.
 
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Bucknut24;1523880; said:
i dont think Nadal will make it to the semis, he's just not quite there yet, and even he's admitted to not being fully ready yet
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Nadal hasn't made a US Open Final yet, and I agree it won't likely happen this year.
 
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bigballin2987;1523885; said:
Nadal isn't back healthy yet. I would be pretty surprised to see anyone other Federer or Murray win. If Del Potro could go past three sets he would be dangerous, but he isn't there right now.
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Agreed about Nadal, saw him in Cincinnati and he struggled with his conditioning, timing, and from my observation either tried to protect against or was experiencing recurring pain in his knees.
Wimbledon grass, and French clay are much more forgiving on leg injuries than the US Open hard court.
If this was not the big stage, I believe Nadal would withdraw, or still be resting.
Nadal however, passionately wants a US Open title to complete his "slam".

Is Roddick a factor?
He played the match of his career in a Wimbledon final vs. Fed and fell short.
After a while those kind of matches impact players mentally.
"I played my best, and it wasn't good enough, Fed is just at another level."
I suspect Roddick has resigned himself to hoping Fed stumbles before the semis.
Sleepers for an Open victory are in my opinion Sam Querry, who has had a strong summer, del Potro, and Tsonga (Buchanan's 1st round opponent). Tsonga just looks like an athlete and think we could hear some noise from him in the Meadow.
Of note the ITA 2009 single's champion Devin Britton (defeated tOSU's Steven Moneke in the NCAA championship final) got a wild card to enter the US Open but got an absolutely rotten draw.
He will face in his first round match the #1 seed Roger Federer.
 
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gracelhink;1523921; said:
Agreed about Nadal, saw him in Cincinnati and he struggled with his conditioning, timing, and from my observation either tried to protect against or was experiencing recurring pain in his knees.
Wimbledon grass, and French clay are much more forgiving on leg injuries than the US Open hard court.
If this was not the big stage, I believe Nadal would withdraw, or still be resting.
Nadal however, passionately wants a US Open title to complete his "slam".

Is Roddick a factor?
He played the match of his career in a Wimbledon final vs. Fed and fell short.
After a while those kind of matches impact players mentally.
"I played my best, and it wasn't good enough, Fed is just at another level."
I suspect Roddick has resigned himself to hoping Fed stumbles before the semis.
Sleepers for an Open victory are in my opinion Sam Querry, who has had a strong summer, del Potro, and Tsonga (Buchanan's 1st round opponent). Tsonga just looks like an athlete and think we could hear some noise from him in the Meadow.
Of note the ITA 2009 single's champion Devin Britton (defeated tOSU's Steven Moneke in the NCAA championship final) got a wild card to enter the US Open but got an absolutely rotten draw.
He will face in his first round match the #1 seed Roger Federer.
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And this isn't a great surface for Nadal.

I think that Federer match did a lot to Andy, but anything is possible if he gets it going. Roddick has the firepower but I put him below Federer, Murray, Nadal, and Djokovic all playing their best tennis on the hard courts. In a best of 3 match I like Del Potro too.

Querrey is good but he has a couple years before he is a contender. (if he gets there)

I think Gonzales will have a good showing. He is taking more time off this year and I think that will help him with the style he plays.
 
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bigballin2987;1523932; said:
I think Gonzales will have a good showing. He is taking more time off this year and I think that will help him with the style he plays.
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Gonzales is a tough read, I arrived near the end of the 1st set at the Grandstand court in Cincy to watch his first round match with Berdych, Gonzales lost the 1st set and then retired because of "injury".
I question whether his time off is for rest or to recover from physical ailments.
On the one hand he has the potential and talent and rest to run the table and yet OTOH I would not be shocked if Gonzales is one of the first "upset victims" at the Open.
 
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