# Tennis 2023 Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** tennis\ **Created:** [January 9, 2023, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929 "2023-01-09T17:20:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/81 "2023-09-04T18:23:55Z")
The announcers love Carlos Alcaraz so much, it is really getting a bit much. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/82 "2023-09-05T22:11:42Z")
Coco Gauff is looking pretty unbeatable. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/83 "2023-09-05T22:38:35Z")
That would be great if she would win. It looks like Novak and Alcaraz are on a collision course for the final. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/84 "2023-09-06T13:00:18Z")
I watched the first set and a bit more of Tiafoe and Shelton. Both of those guys move so well! Is it me, or were they doing more drop shots, net shots, and other more interesting plays than Djoker’s stay-at-the-baseline yawn fest? ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/85 "2023-09-08T14:43:32Z")
Ooh, so close to an all-American women’s final. Madison Keys won the first set 6-0 and then lost the next two in tie-breakers! It’s like losing a race by 1/100 of a second. Well, I’m rooting for Gauff! Djoker plays this afternoon, against Shelton. Go, Shelton! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/86 "2023-09-08T19:23:48Z")
Ben Shelton was listed as a 26% likely chance to win with Novak having 74%. Now, listen, I’m pulling for Ben Shelton and love the story and will be fist-pumping like crazy when he wins…but I think his odds are lower than 26%. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/87 "2023-09-08T19:27:21Z")
It’s hard for me to get my brain around those kinds of percentages, but doesn’t he play similar to Alcaraz (who beat Djoker)? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/88 "2023-09-08T21:00:23Z")
I don’t know about playstyle, but he is not up there with Alcaraz. Tennis right now is: Novak, Carlos, and Nadal(if Nadal is every back to full health). After those three, almost everyone is significantly less good. People do beat them, of course, but they are very strong. Even Carlos is just beginning his greatness and we’ll see if has health enough to stay at the top of the game for 15+ years like Novak, Roger, and Nadal. As an aside, does anyone know what is going on with Nadal? Is…is…he never going to be back properly again? Sad, if true. I hope he can win at least one more French and possibly another Grand Slam. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/89 "2023-09-08T21:03:36Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > It’s hard for me to get my brain around those kinds of percentages, but doesn’t he play similar to Alcaraz (who beat Djoker)? I will also add that they just mention Ben Shelton is the 8th highest ranked _American_. Carlos Alcaraz is #1 in the world, more or less interchangeable with Novak. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/90 "2023-09-09T00:42:03Z")
Too early to call it, but Medvedev is destroying Carlos Alcaraz in the second set, having one the first one in a tie break. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/91 "2023-09-09T02:44:40Z")
Medvedev played terrific and he he is in the final. He beat Novak two years ago in the final, so he definitely has a real shot. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/92 "2023-09-09T10:45:03Z")
I’m really not sure who to root for here, the guy who lied about his vaccination status or the guy whose country is bombing schools and hospitals. I guess I’ll just look away and watch the women instead. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/93 "2023-09-09T12:57:37Z")
Did Novak said he got Vaxxed? I thought he was adamant that he wasn’t going to get jabbed. and he missed out on the 2022 Aussie and US Opens because he did not get the shot. I saw the last two sets of the Alcaraz - Medvedev match. What a great show by both of them. I was thinking that Carlos would start cramping like he did a couple weeks ago when he lost to Novak, and that was a best of three sets. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/94 "2023-09-09T14:22:39Z")
Yeah, I guess he just lied about having tested positive before doing a interview and photo shoot, and submitted false docs to the Australian authorities. ETA: Sorry, I don’t mean to make this a political thread! Go Coco! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/95 "2023-09-09T18:56:21Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Did Novak said he got Vaxxed? I thought he was adamant that he wasn’t going to get jabbed. and he missed out on the 2022 Aussie and US Opens because he did not get the shot. No, but that requirement is now dropped. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/96 "2023-09-09T21:38:49Z")
Gauff lost the first set big time, but is up one break in the second set. I’d love to see an American win, especially someone so young. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/97 "2023-09-09T21:43:06Z")
Gauff wins second set. She has a real shot. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/98 "2023-09-09T22:29:52Z")
Coco Gauff wins the US Open. Terrific, just a great win. She totally killed it in the second and third set. I thought she might bagel her in the third set there. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/99 "2023-09-09T22:33:03Z")
I left after the first set. Owata na Siam! ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2023-discussion/977929/100 "2023-09-09T22:43:22Z")
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