CAMELOT FANTASIES

Quote from: thetruth on September 18, 2014, 05:05:58 pm

Agreed. Many Fed fans around the web were ecstatic with the removal of Nole, but tennis is a sport, and as such it has to be played on the court. I never take any match for granted because tennis players are people too, and sometimes you wake up and feel like crap and can't shake the feeling. So, until two players get on court, it's best not to assume a win is a given.

Cilic was playing lights out, but I wasn't sure Federer would be able to lift his game that significantly after that showing against Monfils. Monfils gift-wrapped that match, but when he played at a decent level he was killing Fed. Cilic was bursting with confidence, so I thought that would be a tough match regardless. 

Also not surprised about the TV ratings in the US either. They only promote Rafa, Fed, and Djokovic. You can't expect the rest of the unheralded tour to fill the seats when you barely mention them, so...And even as a Serena fan it was hard to watch another stroll in the park final. I never thought Woz had a chance and apparently many others didn't think so either.

Monfils did gift-wrap the match, didn't he? And then he went on to worship Federer even more in his presser. That Cilic match must have been quite the eye opening for him especially when he realized that he too had a couple of match points against Federer and could have sent Federer home in straight sets just like Cilic. But then again, that's Monfils for you. Love him or hate him - he is who he is.

As to the women's final, as you said yourself - no match is given and by that definition, I don't see how the final between Serena and Woz was given. If anything, in the last few meetings Woz had taken a set off Serena and Woz has beaten Serena in the past though just one time. So judging by all that and the way Wozi was playing it was never that given. I do think Wozi is too cozy and chummy with Serena. I mean she systematically destroyed Sharapova in the same tournament and we all know  Sharapova too is a very powerful player. What Serena did in that match was to mainly overpower Woz and I personally thought Wozi could have dealt with Serena better but she was mighty nervous from the getgo.  Perhaps the thought of the crowd and Serena both overpowered her and she wasn't able to put out her best on that day.

In any case, that wasn't the reason the rating was low. Agassi never had any hold on Sampras as far as the USO was concerned and yet, that never held off the TV rating or the audience in the stadium.

I don't think Nole gets any special treatments that Fed and Nad gets at the US Open. In fact, even Nadal didn't get any special treatments there either until the USO Organization realized that Nadal too has become very popular since 2008 all around the globe that they felt the need to oblige as well.  It used to be all Federer since 2003.

Back to the women's final again - I just get the feeling Serena is not as popular in the US as, say, Venus is.

That was a pathetic display from Monfils, an experienced player, and an insult to the sport. The gushing was over the top. I don't understand that. If I am going to compete in anything I'm not going to do it just for kicks. If I put the time in I expect results, and when it comes time to compete I'm going to do my best. That doesn't mean that I have to win or be number one, but I have to feel good about my effort, and I have no respect for anyone who goes out there and is lackadaisical about their job.

Monfils is a disgrace to the sport, IMO. He followed up that pitiful performance by showcasing a similarly lukewarm performance against Joao Sousa. I think I'll pass on his matches from now on, he'll only make me angry.

The reason I felt that Woz wouldn't do much in that match was due to the emotional aspects. Although she had played Serena well, this wasn't a regular tour event, this was the big one, a major; a place she hadn't been in a long time. Her results before she went on her big run had been tepid at best, but once the Rory thing was over she was getting herself back together. Still, I think it was too soon to be tested in a match of this proportion. There was so much on the line, not to mention that Rory had won golf's equivalent of the USO recently, and I think that may have put undue pressure on her as well.

Sharapova? Most of her comebacks come against inexperienced players. Caroline finally wised up to having to play her aggressively and allowing her to self-destruct. If you keep getting the ball back Maria will keep trying to hit it harder, which in turn causes her to commit more errors. Serena has more variety, more skills, more tenacity, and more athleticism than Maria, so I wasn't surprised that Caroline beat Maria, I expected it.

True. The ATP and its affiliates focused entirely upon Federer for years; to the exclusion of the other players. But, Nadal, even without their prompting was able to garner a lion's share of fans around the world. So much so, that even they took notice. Now, many journalists are getting on board and finally giving Nadal his due. He's earned it, whether one is a fan or not. For years they have disadvantaged both Nadal and Djokovic and IMO this has weakened the tour rather than strengthened it. There are four recognizable stars in the world who have fans all over the globe and to put all of their eggs in one basket was foolish, and it's biting in the butt now, but I believe they wanted Federer to stand alone at the top of the heap, when in reality it should have been concerted effort to showcase all of their stars. It backfired.

AW MAN. THIS IS MY ORIGINAL POST WHICH I TRIED TO ABBREVIATE, LOL! NO POINT IN WASTING KEYSTROKES.

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