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Re: here comes 2014 tennis
« Reply #275 on: September 03, 2022, 01:34:53 AM »
Crazy that this isn't the biggest stadium here



I'm assuming this was the Gauff vs. Keys match?

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« Reply #276 on: September 03, 2022, 07:01:41 AM »
Crazy that this isn't the biggest stadium here



I'm assuming this was the Gauff vs. Keys match?

No it was Paul/Ruud (ha!)

Also you are correct that it is a fantastic event even if you don't care about tennis. It helped that my aunts shared recommendations of which matches would be good and when to try to get in for certain matches but it isn't really necessary because the level of play is so good everywhere and you can almost always find space if there isn't a big name playing or about to play. I can't think of many non-tennis sporting events where you can see like a top 15 player from the front row of a tiny outer court and immediately go to a massive stadium with a crowd that wants to throw their energy behind someone. I'll probably take off Thursday and Friday before Labor Day to get an early round grounds pass every year I'm in New York and am now a massive Leylah Fernandez fan

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« Reply #277 on: September 04, 2022, 04:38:46 PM »
Crazy that this isn't the biggest stadium here



I'm assuming this was the Gauff vs. Keys match?

No it was Paul/Ruud (ha!)

Also you are correct that it is a fantastic event even if you don't care about tennis. It helped that my aunts shared recommendations of which matches would be good and when to try to get in for certain matches but it isn't really necessary because the level of play is so good everywhere and you can almost always find space if there isn't a big name playing or about to play. I can't think of many non-tennis sporting events where you can see like a top 15 player from the front row of a tiny outer court and immediately go to a massive stadium with a crowd that wants to throw their energy behind someone. I'll probably take off Thursday and Friday before Labor Day to get an early round grounds pass every year I'm in New York and am now a massive Leylah Fernandez fan

This is awesome! I've always wanted to go back but the schedule just hasn't worked out.


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Re: here comes 2014 tennis
« Reply #279 on: September 06, 2022, 11:01:27 PM »
Nike’s got these dudes in some weird shirts.

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« Reply #282 on: November 07, 2022, 04:26:34 PM »
Why were they trying to hide it?

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« Reply #283 on: November 07, 2022, 09:50:21 PM »
Why were they trying to hide it?

Right? It's the only reason to be suspicious about that bottle, at all.

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Re: here comes 2014 tennis
« Reply #286 on: August 31, 2023, 09:59:17 AM »
On my way to the Open! Got reserved Louis Armstrong seats today and a grounds pass for tomorrow. On the docket:

Sabalenka, Ostapenko doubles, Jabeur, Gauff/Sock, and maybe Vickery. we'll also probably watch part of Sinner to start.

Woohoo!

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« Reply #287 on: August 31, 2023, 10:03:55 AM »
bring on the honey deuce pics

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« Reply #288 on: August 31, 2023, 10:11:35 AM »
bring on the honey deuce pics

I'm gonna spend like a thousand bucks on those dang tasty treats

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« Reply #289 on: August 31, 2023, 10:16:56 AM »
I will go to the US Open someday. Went to W&S Open two weeks ago and saw Alcaraz, Sabalenka vs Jabeur, and Djoker. Always such a great time. Love the chill vibe.

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« Reply #290 on: August 31, 2023, 12:32:07 PM »
I will go to the US Open someday. Went to W&S Open two weeks ago and saw Alcaraz, Sabalenka vs Jabeur, and Djoker. Always such a great time. Love the chill vibe.

It's so great chum, still the best sporting event I've ever seen. I'm very jealous of rusty. I don't know if I'd enjoy going to the later rounds as much because going to the side courts is a huge part of the fun, but the open is great.

Also jealous of you that you got to go to the W&S. I'm hearing that Cincinnati is losing it. What have you heard about that?

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« Reply #291 on: August 31, 2023, 12:59:34 PM »
Also jealous of you that you got to go to the W&S. I'm hearing that Cincinnati is losing it. What have you heard about that?

Well, the Charlotte based group that bought the tournament for a ton of money also happens to be well into the process of building a $400M facility in Charlotte. They say they may still keep it in Cincinnati, but it seems like that's probably just for negotiating purposes and that the writing is on the wall.

Definitely has me thinking more about the possibility of attending the US Open lately.

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« Reply #292 on: September 01, 2023, 09:53:44 AM »
On my way to the Open! Got reserved Louis Armstrong seats today and a grounds pass for tomorrow. On the docket:

Sabalenka, Ostapenko doubles, Jabeur, Gauff/Sock, and maybe Vickery. we'll also probably watch part of Sinner to start.

Woohoo!

Pretty much did this minus gauff/sock and Vickery. Also got to see a set of Eubanks/Shelton doubles and they were great even though they lost. I sat right behind ostapenko's mom on the bleachers and listened to Jelena yell at her in Russian after every other shot. She carried that team BTW.

Also caught a bit of Manfol(?) before Jabeur and he was also a fan favorite despite losing.

Today going to see ostapenko singles AND doubles, Shelton mixed doubles, and hopefully some Shelton singles.

MiR is right, it's an amazing sporting event.











That dude in front of me in the last photo was in ostapenko's camp and was definitely gambling on his phone during the match. He also vaped throughout the match and we got a healthy whiff of weed from the park that got a "that stinks" reaction from Ostapenko. Good times!


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« Reply #293 on: September 01, 2023, 09:58:42 AM »
Also, I didn't go to it but Wednesday night Ostapenko won a match with 80 unforced errors. The rest of the time she was just hammering ridiculous winners and yelling at her mom. It was brutal but amazing to watch.

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Re: here comes 2014 tennis
« Reply #294 on: September 01, 2023, 10:07:23 AM »
so jealous :love:

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« Reply #295 on: September 01, 2023, 10:17:31 AM »
Also this guy Ernest Wiggins is in the Ostapenko camp

https://atlasspeedtraining.com/

There were like 5-6 people in the camp cheering in Russian all the time and he'd be like "come on, believe in yourself". At one point after a nice point everyone was cheering in Russian the vaping guy announced that Ernest would be "fluent in Russian by the finals".

Jelena's mom also gave my wife a dirty look for opening an ice cream spoon wrapper between points while she was just chatting along all match long lol

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Re: here comes 2014 tennis
« Reply #296 on: September 01, 2023, 11:08:39 AM »
Back at it! Big early crowd


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« Reply #297 on: September 01, 2023, 11:31:27 AM »
Also, I didn't go to it but Wednesday night Ostapenko won a match with 80 unforced errors.

Good Lord, she plays like I do.

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« Reply #298 on: September 01, 2023, 11:40:50 AM »
Rusty, great reports! Stuff like that is exactly why I fell in love with the open. The access you get to world class athletes and their people is just insane. Talking to people who have been to other majors tells me that this is relatively unique to the open.

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« Reply #299 on: September 01, 2023, 02:51:13 PM »
There is a guy who is a really loud jackass who decided he didn't like ostapenko and pretended to cheer for the other woman (pera) but was actually yelling "let's go pera" at ostapenko and then actually moved to sit right by ostapenko's team and yelled. Eventually the umpire warned him and she won a game and walked over to shoo him off and he left.

Then this jackass goes to the top of another court to taunt, embarrassing



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