Ghostsof1915 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Why is the men's final on Monday??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Marchand Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Why is the men's final on Monday??? Organizers didn't want another rainout. It will move back to Sunday starting next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Bryans win title #100! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 WOW now this will be one of the more memorable US Opens in recent memory. It'll probably also be one of the US Opens with the lowest TV ratings in recent memory. I'm more pumped for this final than I would be for a Djoker/Fed final, but the casual tennis fan would want the big names, especially since the final is competing with Monday Night NFL football. I'm pulling for Nishikori, because Cilic winning would be worse for Raonic's immediate future in the Race to London, and because Nishikori really deserves this. Cilic is less than a year removed from a suspension for testing positive for a banned substance, while Kei has had a horrible year with injuries. Kei really should have beaten Nadal in Madrid for his first M1000 title, but had to retire with injury. He missed both Toronto and Cincinnati with a toe injury. Winning the Slam would kind of make up for all the points that he should have on his ranking from all those missed tournaments, and really show where he stands among Raonic and Dimitrov, as currently the best of the three. Although, he's a full year older than Raonic, and a year-and-a-half older than Dimitrov so they should be at different points on the developmental curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Congrats to Serena on the US Open win - it's incredible how dominant she still is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Dominant from start to finish. Well deserved. Congrats Serena! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absent Canuck Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Poop Was hoping Caroline could finally win one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Marin Cilic everybody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 (edited) Marin Cilic everybody! Great performance, well deserved. Edited September 8, 2014 by -Vintage Canuck- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 awesome Davis Cup so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gross-Misconduct Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Milos wins. But what a pic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) Anyone know the team roster? I see the usual four but who are the others...I see Shamasdin, i just saw levine...anyone else? Also, what's the roster limit? I saw different roster sizes from different teams. Edited September 14, 2014 by Monteeun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Some interesting victories from the Davis cup... Brazil beats Spain Possible upset of Serbia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Anyone know the team roster? I see the usual four but who are the others...I see Shamasdin, i just saw levine...anyone else? Also, what's the roster limit? I saw different roster sizes from different teams. The actual squad size has a limit of 4. The bench is filled with compatriots who could play but the rubber that they play in would be a forfeit by that country, regardless of the outcome of the rubber, because they weren't one of the 4 people named to the squad. In addition to Raonic, Pospisil, Nestor, and Dancevic who were named to the team, I know Shamasdin, Levine, and Brayden Schnur were there. I find it odd that Polansky wouldn't be there but I don't know if he was. I'm also not sure about Peliwo and Diez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) The actual squad size has a limit of 4. The bench is filled with compatriots who could play but the rubber that they play in would be a forfeit by that country, regardless of the outcome of the rubber, because they weren't one of the 4 people named to the squad. In addition to Raonic, Pospisil, Nestor, and Dancevic who were named to the team, I know Shamasdin, Levine, and Brayden Schnur were there. I find it odd that Polansky wouldn't be there but I don't know if he was. I'm also not sure about Peliwo and Diez. Cause i swear i saw more than 4 players receiving their davis cup medals and trophys. I"m gonna go check. So i was wondering whether sparring partners count as team members nevermind. Actually...just found this Edited September 14, 2014 by Monteeun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Cause i swear i saw more than 4 players receiving their davis cup medals and trophys. I"m gonna go check. So i was wondering whether sparring partners count as team members nevermind. Actually...just found this http://itf.uberflip.com/i/245026/3 The link is to a page in the Davis Cup rule book. Basically, a nation is allowed a min of 3 and a max of 4 IF the captain is a playing captain (I guess some nations use a captain who is still an active player). A nation is allowed a min of 4 and a max of 5 if the captain is non-playing (as in our case). So in the case of the photo, the winners (Czech Republic) have 5 people (4 players + captain). The runner ups (Serbia) have 6 guys which probably means 5 players + non-playing captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 ah cool. Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Congrats to Li Na on her retirement from pro tennis. She will be missed. I really liked her style of play, and of course, her personality was really great too. But she did great things for Chinese tennis so she should be incredibly proud Wimbledon final rematch in Wuhan - Kvitova vs Genie. Genie disposed of Wozniacki in pretty simple fashion in the semis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 I'm surprised it was that easy. Wozniaki is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monteeun Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Just found out from a 50,000 dollar prize money in a challenger tournament. Napa Valley Challenger Singles Champion gets 7,200 Doubles Champion gets 3,100 Congrats to Polansky and Shamasdin Edited September 29, 2014 by Monteeun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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