Tennis Anyone?

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OK, it doesn’t always have to be about the Yankees.  SU has been following the US Open pretty closely – more so on the men’s side.  A few observations:

  • Andy Murray is a great player and is on a roll having won Wimbledon and the Olympics.  However, if you watch him, he is constantly chatting with his coaches and family in the players’ box and is always yelling at them to “get up!” and cheer for him.  SU finds this to be very strange.  It shows a bit of insecurity for such a great player.  The funniest is Ivan Lendl who looks like he was carted out of a museum and shows no movement facially at all.
  • My man Djokovic has had 3 opponents either default before the match or during the match in this tournament.  Crazy.  But he is not healthy and does not like playing on the really hot days.  I can only imagine that Ashe Stadium will be suffocating tomorrow in 95 degree heat – not good conditions for the Djoker.  I am a little worried about this semi-final.
  • Nishikori played great yesterday vs. Murray but is not a big dude and will be hurting tomorrow vs. Wawrinka.  I think Stan the Man will take him.

I will go with Djokovic over Wawrinka in the finals on Sunday evening.

Meanwhile, the Yankees and Mets are on fire.  As predicted by SU, the Mets had one final run in them and are taking advantage of an easy schedule to finally catch the Cardinals for the 2nd wild card spot.  Given how the Giants are slumping, they probably have a shot at the 1st wild card.  You have to give Terry Collins credit for staying calm during that down period.

SU noted Seth’s comment from earlier in the week that the Yankees would be in a better position now if they had held on to Andrew Miller.  I get that but I am much more interested in what the future may hold with the prospects than if they make the wild card this year or not.  I want a new “core 4” to root for and the youngsters are so much more interesting than the Headleys, Ellsburys, etc.  You had to like Severino touching 99 mph last night as he is channeling his inner Phil Hughes in the bullpen.  It’s amazing how starters can throw that much faster in a relief role.  SU is paying attention and is excited – playoffs or no playoffs.

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  3. A delayed reaction to comment on Murray…not only is it childish that he is constantly looking for support from his coaching box, he is a total headcase that gets thrown off by the slightest distraction…in the match that he lost, he got totally thrown for a loop on the point when there was a sound malfunction, and it’s not like he had a big advantage when it happened. Plain and simple, he’s a great player who’s a little baby. On the opposite end of the spectrum is your guy Djokovic. I did not watch a lot of the finals today, so I have no idea whether his use of the injury timeouts was a distraction or legitimate. But here’s what I do know: when the match ended, and he shook Wawrinka’s hand, you could see how gracious he was, and you could see him mouthing the words, “I’m sorry.” It’s clear that he was telling him that he deserved to win and that he felt bad that his injury may have become a distraction during the match. I’d love to show young athletes in any sport the difference between his handshake after he loses and Serena’s. It’s the difference between a classy champion and a selfish champion.

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