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It’s so good to see Badosa back and hitting it so hard – she’s had so much ill luck with injuries. Townsend had a little purple patch in the middle of set two but there was never really any doubt who would win and Badosa moves on to face either Krejcikova or Ruse.
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She faces Keys or Joint next, Keys up 6-4.
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Hey there Dudes and welcome to the US Open 2024 – day three!
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And again, there’s so much ridiculous tennis it’s hard to know where to begin. We’ve got Madison Keys and Francis Tiafoe on Ashe while, on Armstrong, it’s Paula Badosa – her match against Taylor Townsend could be a goodun – followed by Alexander Zverev, yet again seeking a first Grand Slam title, and Aryna Sabalenka, this blog’s favourite for the women’s crown.
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But as we reminded ourselves yesterday, at this stage of a tournament the best matches are likely to come away from the two main show courts, and we’ve got quite the selection. We’ll see Barbora Krejcikova, the Wimbledon champ; Ben Shelton v Roberto Bautista Agut; Casper Ruud v Gael Monfils; and Elina Svitolina v Anhelina Kalinina.
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Is that it? Nope! There’s also Griggzy Dimitrov, Lorenzo Musetti, Andrey Rublev, Daria Kasatkina and the surging Alexei Popyrin; Harriet Dart v Marta Kostyuk, a potential belter between Brandon Nakashima and Arthur Cazaux, a Facundo Cerundolo v Tomas Etcheverry Argentinian derby and Donna Vekic v Geet Minnen. Awesome!
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Play: 11am local, 4pm BST
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Zverev and Muller are away and that is the match we’re being proven; I’ve acquired Keys v Joint on my different display screen, keys up match level at 6-4 5-0 40-30.
Hmmm. Lehecka down two units to Krueger, breaks for 5-4 within the third and can shortly serve for the third set. If he will get on a roll, he’ll be troublesome to cease.
Keys breaks once more then consolidates to steer Joint 6-4 4-0; she’ll quickly be again within the locker room. Meantime on telly, they’re discussing 1987, when Martina gained the ladies’s singles, ladies’s doubles and combined doubles – she performed the primary tow finals on the Saturday then three matches – final eight, final 4 and ultimate of the combined – on the Sunday. What a human being.
Subsequent on Armstrong: Alexandre Müller v Alexander Zverev (4).
Again on Ashe, Keys now leads joint 6-4 2-0, and let’s do a full roundup whereas we’re at it: Dimitrov leads Hijikata 6-1 6-1 5-4 on serve; Krueger leads Lehecka 7-6 6-0 4-3 on serve; and Cerundolo leads Etcheverry 3-6 6-4 1-0 on serve;
“Oh my God, I’ve no phrases,” says Ruse, who doesn’t understand how she managed to beat the Wimbledon champ. She says her associate is her fortunate attraction – he’s there at present – and thanks her coach following some robust months throughout which she was injured. That is the very best Grand Slam run of her profession and she or he doesn’t care who’s up subsequent, she’s simply going to take pleasure in. New York is her favorite metropolis and she or he desires to take pleasure in each second she has there.
Elena-Gabriela Ruse beats Barbora Krejcikova (8) 6-4 7-5
A implausible win for Ruse, who hit it onerous, particularly to Krejcikova’s forehand, and stayed calm when underneath strain, breaking as soon as to avoid wasting the set then once more to clinch the match. That’s the largest win of her profession, seeing off the Wimbledon champ, and subsequent for her is Paula Badosa.
Badosa is basically pleased, making spherical three for the primary time; she says it doesn’t sound like a lot however she was desirous about it on match level, additionally noting that she was born in New York Metropolis so successful right here means a little bit additional. Oh and she or he confirms that she’ll be enjoying combined doubles with Stefanos Tsitsipas, her boyfriend, saying he’s a champion and can at all times be a champion, although he misplaced yesterday.
Speaking of whom, Ruse smokes a backhand return for 0-15, breaks again to fifteen, holds, and now Krejcikova should serve to remain within the match.
Paula Badosa (26) beats Taylor Townsend 6-3 7-5
It’s so good to see Badosa again and hitting it so onerous – she’s had a lot unwell luck with accidents. Townsend had a little bit purple patch in the midst of set two however there was by no means actually any doubt who would win and Badosa strikes on to face both Krejcikova or Ruse.
Badosa races to 0-40 and has three match factors; can Townsend save herself?
Elise Mertens (33) beats Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3 6-2
She faces Keys or Joint subsequent, Keys up 6-4.
May Townsend have missed her likelihood? Badosa holds, forcing her to serve to remain within the match at 3-6 5-6, whereas Krejcikova will, as quickly as we’ve heard 90 seconds of Don’t cease Until You Get Sufficient, serve to take her match with Ruse to a decider.
Krejcikova sees out a marathon maintain for 5-3 in set two, then Badosa rushes via a break-back, levelling set two towards a disillusioned Townsend at 5-5.
Longtime readers will know that Maddy Keys is a favorite of this weblog because of the delicate energy that enables her to blow anybody away or lose to anybody. She has, although, been a little bit extra constant currently, and leads joint 4-3 with a break; Krejcikova is serving down 4-6 4-3 to Ruse; Dimitrov leads Hijikata 6-1 6-1 2-1; Krueger leads Lehecka 7-6 6-0; Niemeier leads Uchijima 6-4 4-0; Etcheverry leads Cerundolo 6-3 4-4, his second-set break retrieved; and Mertens is serving for the match main Tomljanovic 6-3 5-2.
Badosa punishes a nice forehand down the road however as she is available in, Townsend powers a forehand on to her tootsies and punches the air when the riposte is netted. From there, she closes out, and at 3-5 the Spaniard will now serve to remain within the second set.
Krejcikova is simply so robust, and she or he breaks Ruse to path 4-6 4-3, whereas Badosa punishes a forehand to earn deuce as Townsend makes an attempt to consolidate. Then, caught on the web, a backhand is walloped at her and she will’t management her volley, so faces break-back level at 3-6 4-3…
Oh, Taylor; oh maaaate! An overhead takes her to 15-30 on the Badosa serve however then, after a murderous backhand, she sticks one other into the online. Irrespective of: she’s studying the second serves now and a forehand winner raises break level and a backhand winner secures it! Townsend is into this and the group reply to her! Badosa leads 6-3 3-4!
Niemeier takes the primary set towards Uchijima 6-4 whereas Dimitrov takes the second to steer Hijikata 6-1 6-1. Oh, and take a look: Kruger has damaged Lehecka instantly in set two to steer 7-6 2-0, whereas we’re away on Ashe – with out protection on a traditional Sky channel – Keys and Joint stage at 1-1. Meantime on Armstrong, Badosa leads Townsend 6-3 2-3 on serve, however isn’t enjoying fairly as effectively, and Ruse leads Krejcikova 6-4 2-2.
Etcheverry did lead Cerundolo by a set and a break, however earlier than I may even carry you the information, it’s retrieved, the rating now 6-3 2-2; in any other case, Mertens leads Tomljanovic 6-3 1-0 with a break and we’re on serve elsewhere.
Krueger nets a backhand, then Lehecka’s forehand takes care of the subsequent level. However a nice return, lofted a little bit, provides the Czech an excessive amount of to do, and Krueger leads 7-6(5)!
Townsend makes Badosa work for her first maintain of set two and gained’t be pleased she spurned the prospect of a recreation containing two doubles, however now trails 3-6 0-1. Meantime, Krueger is 5-2 up on Lehecka, one mini-break to the great … and the Czech quantity 32 seed sends down a double! He follows it with an ace, however stays three set-points down…
In a couple of minutes, Madison Keys and Maya joint will get occurring Ashe; hopefully that encourages sky to stay a distinct match on Primary Occasion to Tennis.
Ruse takes a a pleasant, lengthy break after set one – as you may – so Krejcikova takes some recommendation off her coach. I’m going to depart that match for a second, however, to look at the first-set breaker between Mitchell Krueger and Jiri Lehecka.
I ought to say, it’s extraordinarily sizzling at present and, significantly throughout the day sesh, that’s going to impression the matches we see and who wis them.
Now then! Krejcikova just isn’t sensible to Ruse’s ruse! She breaks the Wimbledon champ for a 3rd time and this time takes the primary set 6-4! Elsewhere, Dimitrov is now up a set and a break, main Hijikata 6-1 2-0, and Uchijima and Niemeier are again on serve at 3-4 within the first.
Krejcikova is such a competitor and she or he gained’t let Ruse make off with the primary set, incomes benefit and thrashing away with forehands till there’s an overhead to place away; she now trials 4-5. Meantime, on Armstrong, Badosa holds simply sufficient to safe a 6-3 first set.
Dimitrov secures a 6-1 first set towards Hijikata, whereas Niemeier leads Uchijima 4-2 and Etcheverry is up 6-3 on Cerundolo; our different singles matches are on serve.
Badosa is women with Aryna Sabalenka, and I’m undecided in the event that they bonded over administering GBH to tennis balls, however it’s actually one thing they’ve acquired in widespread. And he or she’s swinging so freely right here I’m intrigued to take a look at her draw, studying that if she wins, the seeding says subsequent is Krejcikova – who’s simply saved a set level and compelled Ruse to serve for a 1-0 lead.
I’ve moved to Krejcikova 2-5 Ruse, instantly studying that the Romanian has saved her extra august opponent shifting, therefore her lead. And as I do, on Armstrong, Badosa breaks Townsend once more and leads 5-2, in fairly first rate management of issues.
Badosa holds once more for 4-2 whereas, elsewhere, Ruse leads Krejcikova 4-2 and I assume I could quickly transfer to that match from Dimitrov 5-0 Hijikata; Lehecka leads Krueger 3-2; Uchijima and Niemeier are stage at 2-2; and Cerundolo and Etcheverry are 3-3, likewise Tomljanovic and Mertens;
A beautiful drop earns Dimitrov a degree for a double break and he takes it with a forehand on to the toes to which Hijikata can’t reply. That makes it 4-0 Griggzy, however however, he’s a 33-year-old man with quick hair carrying a baseball cap on backwards, so swings and roundabouts. Little doubt he additionally sits on chairs the unsuitable means round too.
Badosa has to struggle via deuce for her consolidation however she will get there, two massive serves serving to her do the mandatory. She seems very assured, sitting down on her pictures and on the lookout for winners. She leads 3-1.
On Grandstand, Ruse and Krejcikova have exchanged breaks at 1-1, whereas Dimitrov breaks Hijikata on the first time of asking for a 2-0 lead. There’s an actual calmness about how he conducts himself in rallies, however I simply can’t see a means he beats one of many high three over 5.
Already, Townsend is giving Badosa one thing completely different to what she often will get, crazy lefty forehands at various tempo. However at 1-1 0-15, Badosa misses an overhead with virtually the entire courtroom at which to goal … then makes amends by drilling a forehand winner, and when Townsend nets a forehand, there are two break factors on the agenda. And Badosa solely wants one, dominating the rally with some sizeable groundstrokes and responding to a different crazy one by upping the tempo of her personal shot; her opponent can’t respind and the Spaniard leads 2-1.
He’s a humorous one, Dimitrov; if he’d been the competitor and participant he’s now a decade in the past, he may’ve discovered his method to a significant ultimate. However for no matter motive it took him some time to assimilate his expertise into his being, such that he’snow a daily within the second week of Slams, however by no means with a critical likelihood of bagging one. He leads Hijikata 1-0.
I’ve not a clue why, however Sky are displaying the identical match on Primary Occasion as they’re on Tennis. Hopefully that modifications – I’ve acquired each on within the hope – however till that occurs, I can solely watch two matches, in order my second I’ll go for Hijikata v Dimitrov (9).
Townsend, although, is certainly one of few serve-volleyers on tour, and that alone makes her tough to play. If she’s at it at present, count on her to be an issue.
On Armstrong, Badosa and Townsend are knocking up. The previous is in good nick having gained in Washington and made the semis in Cincy, however she’s greater than able to shedding matches she shouldn’t – by no means thoughts when nonetheless not correctly settled after a again damage.
The best way the telly works, we’ll should be happy with no matter is displaying on the 2 Sky channels, then I’ll choose the very best of the remainder.
So which matches to look at?
First issues first: my colleague Luke McLaughlin alerts me to this piece of pleasure from the official US Open account.
That is cinema. pic.twitter.com/gU3anzQtdM
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 28, 2024
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Preamble
Hey there Dudes and welcome to the US Open 2024 – day three!
And once more, there’s a lot ridiculous tennis it’s onerous to know the place to start. We’ve acquired Madison Keys and Francis Tiafoe on Ashe whereas, on Armstrong, it’s Paula Badosa – her match towards Taylor Townsend may very well be a goodun – adopted by Alexander Zverev, but once more searching for a primary Grand Slam title, and Aryna Sabalenka, this weblog’s favorite for the ladies’s crown.
However as we reminded ourselves yesterday, at this stage of a event the very best matches are more likely to come away from the 2 foremost present courts, and we’ve acquired fairly the choice. We’ll see Barbora Krejcikova, the Wimbledon champ; Ben Shelton v Roberto Bautista Agut; Casper Ruud v Gael Monfils; and Elina Svitolina v Anhelina Kalinina.
Is that it? Nope! There’s additionally Griggzy Dimitrov, Lorenzo Musetti, Andrey Rublev, Daria Kasatkina and the surging Alexei Popyrin; Harriet Dart v Marta Kostyuk, a possible belter between Brandon Nakashima and Arthur Cazaux, a Facundo Cerundolo v Tomas Etcheverry Argentinian derby and Donna Vekic v Geet Minnen. Superior!
Play: 11am native, 4pm BST
