US Open unbelievable!

[TiMSport]

I have to admit I haven't been following tennis too closely for a while but this year's US Open has been incredible. In particular the women's side with two unseeded teenage players making it all the way to the Final match. I've never seen anything like it. Especially incredible is Raducanu as she had to go through qualifying just to get to the US Open.

Leylah Fernandez (Canada) v. Emma Raducanu (Great Britain)

It should be a fun match to witness. Neither one was expected to be where they are. Raducanu I predict will win as she just seems really dialed in and dominant in her play.

[TiMSport]

Getting tired of seeing Djokovic win all the time. Lol.

[DenverSteve]

I never tire of a great competitor, who finds a way to dig deep and continue to find a way to beat an opponent. Think Tom Brady.

[Esteban]

I am so bored with the men. Same winners over and over. Love the women. New and exciting. Go Leylah Fernandez!

[aftercorbu]

Originally Posted by DenverSteve

I never tire of a great competitor, who finds a way to dig deep and continue to find a way to beat an opponent. Think Tom Brady.

This. The three top guys are making their dominance interesting as they fight for GOAT status, brake away from the 20 major titles each tie, head to head, all while aging. The next two gens are pushing them to the limit while these guys make history. Amazing time to be a tennis fan.

And OP the open has been great this year. we were there for a couple of days over the long weekend. Was great to have a lot of fans at capacity again. Lots of energy in the big venues.

[Tambohamilton]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

I have to admit I haven't been following tennis too closely for a while but this year's US Open has been incredible. In particular the women's side with two unseeded teenage players making it all the way to the Final match. I've never seen anything like it. Especially incredible is Raducanu as she had to go through qualifying just to get to the US Open.

Leylah Fernandez (Canada) v. Emma Raducanu (Great Britain)

It should be a fun match to witness. Neither one was expected to be where they are. Raducanu I predict will win as she just seems really dialed in and dominant in her play.

Raducanu is inspirational! Her playing speaks for itself, and her attitude is just awesome

[Esteban]

Congrats to Emma Raducanu!

U.S. Open Tennis Women's Champion!

[Esteban]

Was a GREAT match and she deserved the win.

Welcome to a new generation of awesome players!

[Tambohamilton]

Unreal. First qualifier to ever win an open, and she does it without dropping a set??

[FriedPiston]

Congrats to Emma Raducanu!

Personally, Leylah's tournament performance is far more impressive than the final outcome. Her path to the finals consisted of:

#3 Naomi Osaka - 3rd Round
#16 Kerber - 4th Round
#5 Svitolina - Quarterfinals
#2 Sabalenka - Semifinals

Meanwhile, the highest ranked matchup for Raducanu were:

#11 Bencic - Quarterfinals
#17 Sakkari - Semifinals

I wouldn't be surprised if Leylah Fernandez gets a higher ranking than Raducanu in the next tournament.

[BklynNYBMW]

It was a great tournament. Good to see the new power house generation of women players. Now let's see if Novak pulls out a win and makes the Grand Slam. That would be impressive. I hope he does even though I am a Federer fan.
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[TiMSport]

Yeah these two young women put their stake in the ground and the current ranked players are on notice. They are going to be strong over the next 10+ years and the fact they both blew through people through the entirety of the US Open is impressive to say the least. Neither one of them showed any signs of folding under pressure though Fernandez was a bit weak with her first serves. Remember, Raducanu had to play in the Qualis just to get into the Open so she played more matches. However, Fernandez had to play much higher seeded players and managed to get past all of them.

Anyway, they have bright futures ahead of them and it's refreshing to see some new blood in the game. Congrats to both.

[TiMSport]

Originally Posted by BklynNYBMW

It was a great tournament. Good to see the new power house generation of women players. Now let's see if Novak pulls out a win and makes the Grand Slam. That would be impressive. I hope he does even though I am a Federer fan.
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Djokovic has just been invincible. To think if he wins that'll be his 21st Grand Slam event victory with Federer and Nadal right behind him with 20 a piece. However, Djokovic has a lot left in the tank and I think he's going to win at least a few more pieces of hardware.

Remember no one thought anyone would ever surpass Pete Sampras after he won 14 Grand Slam events. Three of them passed him by far and are still playing! Unbelievable.

[TiMSport]

In case anyone was wondering. This is how much money the players get at the US Open.

Especially crazy is Raducanu the winner who pulled in $2.5 Million. Until now she had only made about $165k or so total. Don't feel too sorry for Leylah Fernandez though as she still gets a cool $1.25 Million for her efforts.

Prize money breakdown for 2021 US Open
Men's and women's singles
Place Prize money

Winner $2,500,000
Runner-up $1,250,000
Semifinalists $675,000
Quarterfinalists $425,000
Round of 16 $265,000
Round of 32 $180,000
Round of 64 $115,000
Round of 128 $75,000

[Tambohamilton]

'only' $165k.... 'only'. At age 18 I'd earned a sum total of about $10k, maybe. I think our earnings are proportionate to our respective success, even more so now that she's banked $2.5m. I'm not a (completely) useless human...it just blows my mind how some are so much better.

[TiMSport]

LOL I didn't say I made "only" $165k when I was a teenager but I'm sure she had worked pretty hard to get that even. Young athletes do make a lot of sacrifices and especially their families to give them the best opportunity for success. Not very many can put that all together and succeed.

So to underscore my earlier remark and put that into perspective, this 18 year old girl just won herself a gigantic sum of money in the form of $2.5 MILLION. This is just the beginning for Raducanu. Her life will forever be changed by this single US Open victory. Now the endorsements will come flooding in and that will likely be even more money. Same can be said about Leylah Fernandez.

By the way, what's the reaction like over there in the UK? It must be in every headline.

[Tambohamilton]

Completely agree about the sacrifices and effort etc. And I didn't think you were intending to be dismissive.

To be honest, I generally bury my head in the sand regarding news; it's rarely good news. But at work tomorrow the radio will be on, so I'll get a feel for it then. I hope she is in all the headlines; people like this should damn well be celebrated!

[TiMSport]

No worries, I understood what you meant.

There will undoubtedly be massive coverage of her over there because she's the first Brit female to have won a major since Virginia Wade did it way back in 1977 I think. That's quite a drought. Raducanu will become a household name.

[HXS]

Agree with everything said here!

I love both Emma and Leylah, but I can’t help thinking Leylah deserved the winning trophy. She defeated all those top ranked players. She unfortunately needed 5 hours more court time than Emma to get to the championship match; hence Emma seemed the more refreshed out of the two.

And how lucky are we to witness 20 grand slams each from 3 different men in the same era! I believe we will NEVER see anything like this ever again. If Novak wins this one, it might settle the debate on the GOAT. Being a Roger fan, that previous sentence was pretty difficult to type! Roger is close to retirement and Rafa MAYBE has one more Roland Garros in him. Novak still looks pretty fresh out there.

[Tambohamilton]

Originally Posted by TiMSport

No worries, I understood what you meant.

There will undoubtedly be massive coverage of her over there because she's the first Brit female to have won a major since Virginia Wade did it way back in 1977 I think. That's quite a drought. Raducanu will become a household name.

Yeah, hell of a drought! It's super refreshing to see, even contrasted against Murray, who was decently successful.

[Esteban]

Daniil Medvedev

2021 U.S. Open Tennis Men's Champion!

[Esteban]

Awesome Match! Medvedev totally earned it in straight sets!

There's a new Sheriff in town!