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TENNIS: The North American swing mainly
Aug. 19th, 2025 11:54 amI am aware that Bublik and Boisson made it to finals in the tournaments that were on the week after Wimbledon (I don’t know on what surfaces they were played.)
The north American swing started in Washington, ( Read more... )
The other story rumbling in the background was that quite a few top players were pulling out of the Canada Open and Cincinnati, both Masters events, which have been stretched to a week and a half, proof that the schedule is putting too much strain on top tennis players’ bodies.
( In Canada... )
( In Cincinnatti )
On to the US Open and the mixed doubles experiment. I was all set to have Sinner down as the clear favourite, but it depends how quickly he recovers. Alcaraz doesn’t quite know what his level is as his last two toughest opponents were hampered. Who knows with Djokovic – he hasn’t played since Wimbledon, but that doesn’t mean much, he’s had a great year in the Grand Slams if you’re not hunting for your twenty-fifth. It probably means more that Draper hasn’t played either. Zverev and Fritz have wobbled, though I’ve been impressed by Shelton.
The women’s side was a bit more open: Sabalenka is still no. 1, but the defending champion has had issues at grand slams this year, which only adds to the pressure. Swiatek is on her way back up, so maybe they're the top two favourites. Gauff hasn’t done much since the French relatively speaking, but it’s women’s tennis, I could totally buy there being four different champions this year – Rybakina has been improving, Paolini played herself into form at Cincinnati, don’t discount Anisimova or Keys or Whoever.
The north American swing started in Washington, ( Read more... )
The other story rumbling in the background was that quite a few top players were pulling out of the Canada Open and Cincinnati, both Masters events, which have been stretched to a week and a half, proof that the schedule is putting too much strain on top tennis players’ bodies.
( In Canada... )
( In Cincinnatti )
On to the US Open and the mixed doubles experiment. I was all set to have Sinner down as the clear favourite, but it depends how quickly he recovers. Alcaraz doesn’t quite know what his level is as his last two toughest opponents were hampered. Who knows with Djokovic – he hasn’t played since Wimbledon, but that doesn’t mean much, he’s had a great year in the Grand Slams if you’re not hunting for your twenty-fifth. It probably means more that Draper hasn’t played either. Zverev and Fritz have wobbled, though I’ve been impressed by Shelton.
The women’s side was a bit more open: Sabalenka is still no. 1, but the defending champion has had issues at grand slams this year, which only adds to the pressure. Swiatek is on her way back up, so maybe they're the top two favourites. Gauff hasn’t done much since the French relatively speaking, but it’s women’s tennis, I could totally buy there being four different champions this year – Rybakina has been improving, Paolini played herself into form at Cincinnati, don’t discount Anisimova or Keys or Whoever.
