This will be mainly on the men's and women's singles draws. Sorry to those who are hardcore and follow juniors, doubles, wheelchair, and whatever other divisions there are. I'm just following kinda casually and just stick to the one's that draw the most ratings. But, before I geto to those draws, let's talk about the talk of a possible roof at Arthur Ashe stadium. Granted, this is two years in a row where everything has been pushed back due to rain. But also, it's just some freaky weather, and the Open is different from the other 3 majors in that it's played in America, has primetime coverage, and has a 5th set tiebreak, unlike the others where the match could inevitably go on forever with games. (See Wimbledon 2009) Arthur Ashe also never had an idea to put a roof in there anyway, when it was just completed just over a decade ago. Centre court probably never did either, but I personally like the craziness of the schedule, that's how NYC works anyway, crazy yet organized. One last thing, could this be the beginning of the end for tennis on network? ESPN2 aired the women's singles final instead of CBS, which aired it last year despite the delay on a Sunday night and got a really high rating for it might I add for tennis, 3.3. Personally, I hope that it isn't, as more and more stuff is being taken off network and put on cable.
Women's singles
Serena Williams ruined Kim Clijsters moment with her outburst to the line judge. Granted, it was a horrible foot fault call, but your emotions cannot get the best of you in that situation. Congrats though to Clijsters, coming back in only her 3rd tournament after coming back from maternity leave/retirement. Clijsters also came in a a wild card, thanks to the USTA for letting her play. Clijsters came through an incredibly tough draw to win it as well, beating both Serena and Venus Williams. We also saw Melanie Oudin, perhaps maybe the beginning of a great tennis career for the 17-year old American from Georgia. Oudin is the only American ranked in the top 75 other than the Williams sisters as well, so hopefully in the Aussie she gets to go far again. There also is a ton of parity in the game as well, with 2 unranked players making it to the semifinals. Granted, one was Clijsters, a former number 1, but still a great stat. Dinara Safina again proved that she shouldn't be ranked number 1, as she lost in before the quarters, raning system needs to be changed to have the majors count more. If you have any other comments on that, please e-mail me at braveever@yahoo.com
Men's Singles
Juan Martin Del Potro took down the man, Roger Federer in 5 sets in a great epic match. Federer maybe lost his will to win it after the 4th set. I don't think he is done yet though, he still proved he can win this year, with 2 major wins, 1 of them, the French to complete the career grand slam. This match was great, an epic match. Plus, with his one shot against Novak Djokovic through his own 5 hole for the winner. American men's tennis also needs to perform better at their own major, as no man went passed the 4th round. Rafa Nadal couldn't quite complete the career grand slam, losing to the eventual winner, Del Potro.
It was a great final Grand Slam of the year, looking forward to the Aussie next year. The Open had something for everyone, controversy, triumph, and upsets. Gotta love tennis. As mentioned above, if you have anything else to say about this, please e-mail me at braveever@yahoo.com
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