Juan Martin Del Potro Given Wildcard Into US Open Main Draw

It appears that I am missing a sock somewhere, it can always be found in the doubles final.

August 16th, 2016 at 4:14 pm

Great news for Delpo. Hope he gets a decent draw also…he deserves it.

August 16th, 2016 at 5:23 pm

Agreed, Skeezer, though I can’t see him getting through many best-of-five matches unless he’s very fortunate with the draw. He must still be dog-tired after his efforts in Rio. The main thing I hope is, when he does go out of the USO it’s not because the wrist is hurt yet again.

August 16th, 2016 at 6:44 pm

Agree with all the above, the thing you find with Delpo though is he can play amazing and beat the very best as he has this year with Stan at W, Novak and Rafa at the Olys, then he can lose to a journey man in the next round, the players you would expect him to beat, hes frustrating to follow at times ….

August 17th, 2016 at 2:21 am

Don’t like word “deserves.” If only people got what they “deserved” both good and bad, but seldom do.
JMDP has fully “earned” his place at the USOpen.

August 17th, 2016 at 6:28 am

Hey you guys..one more link to share with you all..http://www.tennisworldusa.org/news/news/Tennis_Interviews/35416/del-potro-djokovic-is-one-of-the-people-who-supported-me-most-in-my-worst-moment-/?

August 17th, 2016 at 7:13 am

Ouch!!
Just got smacked by a ruler. Dang!

August 17th, 2016 at 10:03 am

TB&WB and all true Fed lovers….enjoy!

:-)

http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/roger-federer-goes-back-in-time-in-new-commercial-w434827

August 17th, 2016 at 10:50 am

^Haven’t laughed so hard in a while lol..

August 17th, 2016 at 10:52 am

The Burt Reynolds spoof was the best…..imho!

August 17th, 2016 at 11:14 am

Is this what Metcedes Benz and fed have been reduced to? Hardly funny, just plain stupid. Poor fed!

August 17th, 2016 at 1:36 pm

Mercedes

August 17th, 2016 at 1:49 pm

I must admit, Andre Agassi and I agree on most tennis issues, likely because we are both extremely knowledgeable about the sport. Here are the things we agree 100%:
1. Most impressed by Djoker and Serena
2. Djoker wins USO 2016
3. We both think Djoker should win everything ALL THE TIME – he is that good!

From Agassi’s interview with CNN today:

Although Agassi’s day-to-day commitments don’t leave him much time, he said he follows tennis when he can and is most impressed by Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams.
The top-ranked Djokovic will bounce back from his Wimbledon and Olympic disappointment to win the U.S. Open, Agassi predicted.
The Serb’s shock third-round defeat by American Sam Querrey ended his hopes of a third straight Wimbledon title and ruined his chances of becoming the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to complete the calendar year grand slam.

He then was knocked out of the Olympic tennis tournament in the first round by eventual silver medallist Juan Martin Del Potro.
Andy Murray went on to win his second Wimbledon title before successfully defending his Olympic title in Rio and many are tipping him to claim a second U.S. Open victory.
But Agassi says Djokovic is still the man to beat. “He will come back for the U.S. Open,” he said.
“Anybody that knows me knows that I think he should win everything all the time,” said Agassi, a two-time champion in New York. “That is how he separated himself from everybody.”

August 17th, 2016 at 4:51 pm

No bad feelings, but this is awfully done commercial, well below Mercedes level, but not so below Roger’s, good that you posted it here so we can see it, since I don’t thing it will be shown much on TV if at all..
Thanks for making the start of my with a good lough, loughing is the best medicine..and it is free..

August 17th, 2016 at 6:02 pm

^^^ “think”

August 17th, 2016 at 6:05 pm

Since we are at “Rolingstone” and Olympics this is article that was well written about the team that never was a team and best basketball school outside States that even influenced America’s basketball, great writing by knowledgable basketball person, check it out, you’ll enjoy it:

http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/yugoslavias-impact-on-modern-basketball-w432112

August 17th, 2016 at 6:09 pm

WB,
That was good. Remember well Kukov and Vlade. They made their impact in the NBA.
Re; Fed …..Thought the commercial was silly at best, but if you cannot laugh at yourself, then really, who are you?
It still was a good laugh.
Now imagine if Nole, Rafa and Murray attempted the same? Would like to see that.

August 18th, 2016 at 12:43 am

I Enjoy seeing this side of the players, they spend alot of time and energy competing day in day out, so its nice to see their lighter side ….

August 18th, 2016 at 4:57 am