This is the default final as Nadal v Federer would have been, of course; we don't want anyone to forget the dirty undergarments that was the 2017 U.S. Open draw. Anderson v Carreno Busta? Please don't see this as unprovoked criticism, but we have to go out on a limb and say that Anderson, for …
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Del Potro Does it Again
Does what again, exactly? He followed-up the brilliant Thiem R16 match by putting it to Federer in the QF. He also prevented, again, a Nadal v Federer USO match. If you've seen enough of Del Potro over the years, you know that he has some of the biggest big match balls on the ATP. His …
Day 10: Destiny v Reality
The bottom half SF is set with Anderson v Carreno Busta. Yikes. I did not see the death of Schwartzman yesterday, but did watch a bit of the night match. Querrey looked weighted down by expectation or something. He looked awful with no urgency on his ground stroke, his second serve coming in around 100 …
Querrey, Anderson, Carreno Busta and Schwartzman
Half of the QF round is set and, yes, this is the infamous 2017 bottom half. But I'm not here to downplay any of this solid tennis - I've been doing that in earlier posts and on twitter (not a big twitterer but during majors, apparently). Just got done watching Sam absolutely scold, ground and …
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The Speed of Arthur Ashe Stadium
A few of us are interested in the speed of these hard courts. Traditionally, New York, the crown of the North American hard court swing, has pretty fast courts. This video here contains testimony from Brad Gilbert (a straight-shooter who has been around the block a few times -- pretty credible source). This was recorded …
Day 6 at the U.S. Open
The carnage and chaos continue. There's some of this to expect in such an unpredictable sport. I've done some light investigative work (part of which is simply looking at scores) and seeing that the HC of NYC have been totally fucked-with. Before the tournament even began, people on-site said the tournament had dumped a bunch …
U.S. Open: Chaos or the New Norm?
No one is safe. Death-toll of the seeds mounts with each passing round. And those who survive fear for their lives. . . There's a bit of chaos partly, again, because of the draw. Let's not dismiss that part of the equation. But the losses yesterday add to the bad music and offensive color schemes. …
U.S. Open Early Observations
I didn't weigh-in on Federer getting put into that top half, but I suppose I did mention the draw was a joke. Murray's pull-out highlighted the stupidity of the draw; it was lopsided and a joke even before Murray's exit. I think we're all pretty skeptical of there being some kind of objective draw. I …
Mcshow Response to Drucker, Wertheim, and Other Change Agents
Welcome to Mcshow Blog. If you've never been here before, this is how we do this. I have original takes on the sport (e.g. HRFRT, Djokollapse, etc.) and like to occasionally enter into certain conversations that need a dose or two of lucidity and/or levity; my crap-detector picks-up the smelly trace, we trap the perpetrator, …
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2017 U.S. Open Draw
There you have it. Top Half Nadal's route to the final: R1 with a Serb. . . who looked dangerous vs Federer in Wimbledon, as they went to a first set TB. Or so I heard. Or not really. Then my boy Tommy Paul (if he survives and arrives) R2 gets a shot at Rafa …
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