US Open 2010

[aimee]

hi
anyone know of a good online stream website for the us open??
amy x

[ReeshardGaskay]

[aimee]

i cant watch that stream as im in the UK and i wont let me

anyone know of any others?

x

[ReeshardGaskay]

[EdbergEdberggogogo]

Making the final 16 at the US Open is already a fine performance for Richard. This will give him a nice bump in the rankings which will help him a lot in the months to come.

I did not get to see the second match against Davydenko, but I did watch the 3rd-round match against Anderson. I thought Richard played good tennis except for the third set. He failed to return several second serves on break-point chances, and his own first serve deserted him. He won very few points off his serve in that third set. This resulted in the late loss of his serve at 4-4. He was very fortunate to break Anderson as he served for the set, hold again and then break again for the match. I hope his shoulder is not painful again, as he has had problems with it in recent months. Shoulder problems doomed him in his final at Gstaad against Almagro. He had no power at all on his serve in that match and lost in straight sets. He had no chance to beat Almagro; he knew it and played that way. Richard will have to serve well and be 100 percent fit to get the win over Monfils.

The points and prize money keep doubling with each win at the US Open. A win over Monfils would insure that Gasquet will finish the year with a ranking around #20. If he can do this, he can break into the top ten again next year.

[Ney]

Omg. Omg. I’m speechless he is actually into the 4th round of a Grandslam!!!. It really seems ages ago when he last featured in the 2nd week of GS.

“Well done and good luck in the next round”. These were my actual words to him after the match. And he said “Thank you”. I saw he was very happy with the win. I thought he actually played better today. And good thing he played a tiebreak set and won it. I really admired his focus. He stayed “interested” throughout the match. The frustration when he was broken was nothing I’ve seen in a while and his reaction when he broke right back was “fierce” and sweet.

I thought the condition today also helped him. It was not as hot as the match against Davy. Cloudy and windy sometimes. Court 11 today was like “Richard’s court”. Only few people cheering for Anderson and I can tell the crowd was pro-Richard. I overheard some conversation among fans during changeovers about how he is “baby Federer” (as if we didn’t know that) and like “Federer’s younger brother” but there were still some who cannot forget the drug episode and still talked about it (shame….I wanted to offer my opinion but they were like benches away from me)…..funny moment in the match I thought was when he asked for the ball back (remember he does this often??) but this time, it was a long pause between points (because the fan wanted to keep the ball). The one I had in the video about the “ball back” was not the longest pause between points though……

Also, after seeing his 2nd and 3rd round matches and matches of other players, I can now safely conclude that he has the most disorganized “little area” at the US Open

btw, Nick Bollettieri in an interview with American Express radio called that Gasquet-Monfils match will be “the match up of the day” and was also thrilled with “Gasquet’s comeback” (who isn’t?)

Match photos: http://s693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/Ney-Tennis/Richard%20v%20Kevin%20Anderson%20US%20Open%202010%20Round%203/?action=view&current=DSC_0002.jpg

Few vids to follow

[Puschkin]

[amurti]

Yes, I thought he played great tennis against Anderson, especially in the tie break of the second, and when he lost serve in the third, it seemed like he got a surge of energy and came right back to win the last 3 games in style and was totally focused. I loved how he got right back in it and did not give up. I am looking forward to his match with Monfils and hope he shows up with the same focus he showed with his match against Davydenko.

Ney, I agree with most people when they say "baby Federer" Richard has a very similar game. Now all he has to do is believe it and go out there and win the US Open. He has beaten Fed before and he can do it again. If he can just get it in his beautiful head that he is great he will win.

Also, just the thought of all those ranking points he is earning and the fact he will get into the top 20 if he wins is enough motivation to win his next match.

GOOD LUCK RICHARD - I'm thrilled with your performance at the U.S. Open, so keep it up please.

[Sheva]

Hi guys, I'm blogging through the US Open and beyond and wrote a brief bit on Richard.
Check out my work on http://pktennis.wordpress.com/ and also have a look at http://www.tennisflip.com/ where I have several more articles.

[EdbergEdberggogogo]

I don't think a win over Monfils will get Richard inside the top 20 just yet, but he should also win some matches in the two remaining Masters 1000 events in Shanghai and Paris. He has no points to defend in either event. If he can win several rounds in each of those important tournaments to add to his good results in New York, he will be in a very nice position to start the 2011 season.

But again, every extra match won at the US Open multiplies the points total. Forget about winning the tournament, just making the quarters or semis would be fabulous! It was Richard's sem-final result at Wimbledon 2007 that pushing him to #7.

Even if he goes no further, he has taken a big step in the right direction already and is moving solidly up in the rankings. 2010 is looking like a turnaround year!

[tennisc]

Good luck, Richard!!
Have faith! Confidence! You can do this!!

[mwesch]

Bonne Chance Richard, believe in yourself and you can do it.

Allez!

[Puschkin]

The start was poor, far too many errors, but he got better with the match. Second and third set were a nice contrast of styles, Richard attacked the net very often, but committed quite a few errors there. And Gael was superb on the defense. In the third set, the momentom switch seemed to have happened, but Richard could not hold his break, some DFs too many brought Gael the win.

Richard's attitude was impeccable, he never looked resigned, he could smile till the very end.

Even though I thought, he could beat Gael and go even further in this tourney, I am happy with his performance at the US Open. As it has been said: It is all going in the right direction. Upwards and onwards.

[Ney]

[Puschkin]