U. S. Open - 2018

[Jeff Matthews]

helluva drop shot!

[wvu80]

Yep.

 

And Thiem is crushing those crosscourt backhands from the baseline! 

[Jeff Matthews]

Just now, wvu80 said:

Yep.

 

And Thiem is crushing those crosscourt backhands from the baseline! 

He is!  The power these guys have after 4 hours is crazy.

[Jeff Matthews]

great attack

[wvu80]

Thiem just hit the wall.  This is the first time he's looked tired tied 5-5 in the fifth.

 

[Jeff Matthews]

nice rally

[Jeff Matthews]

Thiem is having a great game.

[Jeff Matthews]

tie-breaker time!

[wvu80]

The US Open is the only Grand Slam that has a tie-breaker in the 5th set.  All the others are win by two games.  I think it's much more exciting this way.

 

This is it.  No mistakes!

[wvu80]

One mistake by Thiem, the last one.

[Jeff Matthews]

Wow!  What a match!  Thiem cracked on that last shot.  

[wvu80]

It doesn't get much better than that!  Wow!

[Jeff Matthews]

Just now, wvu80 said:

It doesn't get much better than that!  Wow!

No doubt.  I'm tired!

[wvu80]

Just now, Jeff Matthews said:

No doubt.  I'm tired!

Me too, and I was sitting down the whole time!

 

That was fun. 

[CECAA850]

Seems like 2 people at least are watching.

[Marvel]

I was asleep. I used to play tennis and enjoy it, but recently have started watching golf. Never thought I would like it, but it's simply amazing to watch, especially with the technology today.

 

Bruce

[Jeff Matthews]

51 minutes ago, CECAA850 said:

Seems like 2 people at least are watching.

wvu (Dave) was right.  That was about as good as it gets.  US Open Quarterfinals, match tiebreaker, with the players tied at 5 to 5.  That's as close as it gets.

[JJkizak]

I never liked tennis.

JJK

[CECAA850]

42 minutes ago, JJkizak said:

I never liked tennis.

JJK

There's a few sports that I feel you need to play to actually be interested in watching.  I played tennis in high school and used to watch tennis whenever it was on.  Once I quit playing, I quit watching.  I'd put golf and bowling in the same category.  Some sports are watched regardless of whether or not you participate.  Football and NASCAR come to mind there.
 

[Jeff Matthews]

1 minute ago, CECAA850 said:

Some sports are watched regardless of whether or not you participate.  Football and NASCAR come to mind there.

UFC.  Soccer. 

 

I agree generally.  Not only did I never watch tennis before, I never played it.  Until 3 months ago, I probably held a tennis racket less than 10 times.  It's a hard sport with much less risk of injury.  I play basketball and worry about taking an elbow to the teeth, etc.  Golf doesn't count as a sport.  😉