tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post9020200048286726195..comments2023-09-20T10:27:39.247-05:00Comments on Savannah's World: 2013 US Open Week 1 Day 3Savannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079111598976360942noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-66349442954907492992013-08-30T08:53:53.087-05:002013-08-30T08:53:53.087-05:00Great post, as usual. When I check TennisReview I...Great post, as usual. When I check TennisReview I always hope to see your blog on the list. Yours is a unique voice and always worth a read. I have to agree with Matt's comments here.rcmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10348541929662587702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-40626802950118273612013-08-30T08:00:55.815-05:002013-08-30T08:00:55.815-05:00Thank you all for the positive feedback! I started...Thank you all for the positive feedback! I started this blog so that fans like us would have place to come and talk about the sport we love.<br /><br />Matt, welcome. <br /><br />Randy It's interesting about Evans. I hope he understands that he's going to be in the spotlight now and that it's life changing, as Sara Errani had found out.<br /><br />I was a little hesitant to talk about the effects of abuse and Tomic but I'm glad you did Randy. I'm sure it's a major reason why things go like they have for him of late.<br /><br />As for Isner's provincialism - I'll call it that and leave it at that - it's not a real surprise. Oudin has said the same thing. She especially hates New York. Seems Isner is the same way.Savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15079111598976360942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-5255578241858826112013-08-30T06:56:42.156-05:002013-08-30T06:56:42.156-05:00I'm glad you're posting so much about thes...I'm glad you're posting so much about these matches, otherwise I'd have nowhere to go with my enthusiasm the day after. <br /><br />In this case, I confess to being an Evans fan, even if momentarily. I can only devote so much time out of my day to watching streaming, and when I looked over the order of play yesterday A.M. it was Evans-Tomic that stood out for me. I had seen Evans beat Nishikori and wanted to see if Evans could follow up; and I was curious to see what Tomic would do, stranded as he is without his dad.<br /><br />The noise of the British press aside, I've enjoyed watching Evans. He is not big (his ATP page says 5'9", but I think that's badly outdated & by now he must be closer to 5'10 or even 6') - but he hits a decent serve & what I think are some decent groundstrokes including a workmanlike slice and sometimes a nice down-the-line single-hander. And he did not seem to suffer from nerves when it came time to close out his 2 higher-ranked opponents. <br /><br />As for Nishikori, I can tell you what was going on with him: He had misplaced his serve from the get-go & couldn't find it anywhere he looked. Once he discovered the serve was missing, he decided to misplace his forehand too just to keep the serve company. A bad day, yes, but his game has some real weaknesses. With no real weapons & little if any variety in his toolkit, if plan A isn't working there is no plan B. <br /><br />As for Tomic, I don't think he is lazy, merely confused. As you suggest, the source of the confusion (aside from being blinded by fame & money thrown in his eyes) appears to be his dad. I don't think Tomic tanks matches deliberately, and by now I think he has begun to put more skin in the game & understands at least conceptually the value of grit & sweat & toil. Yet he seems like a sleepwalker at times. A neglectful or emotionally abusive parent can wreak havoc with a child's life direction & decision-making & even basic perception of the world. So I feel a little for Tomic - not a lot, necessarily, but a little. So privileged and yet so lonely. Randy Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16460408574767042265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-30998807317480943752013-08-30T06:23:48.765-05:002013-08-30T06:23:48.765-05:00You absolutely hit the nail on the head in that la...You absolutely hit the nail on the head in that last paragraph Savannah. *BAM*. Love your work. I really hope you write a book one day. Your critique and analyses on tennis and the establishment is absolutely unique & objective and informs, entertains, and makes me laugh immensely. Further, you somehow find out snippets of inside info like none other. The Sherlock Holmes of tennis? ;) And I call myself a tennis fanboy, yet you manage to break news quicker than the tennis "journo" establishment (if you can call them that). <br /><br />Please, never stop writing! Your blog gives me reason to maintain an interest in the sport I'm such a passionate fan of. <br />-Matt xMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12610482102878847462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-757702474597183495.post-6337190463388881962013-08-30T03:35:42.679-05:002013-08-30T03:35:42.679-05:00I agree with you Savannah! None of them EVER soun...I agree with you Savannah! None of them EVER sounded outraged when the crowds were rooting for one the Belgians or even Sharapova over the Williams sisters. And to top it off, Isner tweeted the following on his Twitter account after the match: I miss the south #godscountry. Excuse me?! That twitter msg. Isner wrote explains so so much! <br /><br />And again--thanks for your stupendous writing as always. :)mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18276424627026154059noreply@blogger.com