• US Open 2026: Tsitsipas beats Lehecka!

    From Kalevi Kolttonen@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 00:00:09
    Hello!

    I just watched the whole match, Tsitsipas beat
    Lehecka in four sets after losing the first!

    Another good win after beating Fils. It seems
    to me that Tsitsipas is getting back to where
    he used to be. Even his backhand worked very
    well today. He really outplayed Lehecka.

    I am 100% sure that Ben Shelton will beat
    Denis Shapovalov, so the fourth round is
    Tsitsipas vs Shelton. It should be worth seeing!

    br,
    KK

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  • From Whisper@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 21:06:12
    On 5/09/2026 10:00 am, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    I just watched the whole match, Tsitsipas beat
    Lehecka in four sets after losing the first!

    Another good win after beating Fils. It seems
    to me that Tsitsipas is getting back to where
    he used to be. Even his backhand worked very
    well today. He really outplayed Lehecka.

    I am 100% sure that Ben Shelton will beat
    Denis Shapovalov, so the fourth round is
    Tsitsipas vs Shelton. It should be worth seeing!

    br,
    KK


    Tsitsipas has never been this far in USO before!

    Hope he keeps going.

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  • From Sawfish@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 09:00:04
    On 9/4/26 5:00 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    I just watched the whole match, Tsitsipas beat
    Lehecka in four sets after losing the first!

    Another good win after beating Fils. It seems
    to me that Tsitsipas is getting back to where
    he used to be. Even his backhand worked very
    well today. He really outplayed Lehecka.

    I am 100% sure that Ben Shelton will beat
    Denis Shapovalov, so the fourth round is
    Tsitsipas vs Shelton. It should be worth seeing!

    br,
    KK

    Shapovalov is a sorry case, isn't he. Very bad head space.

    Born loser.

    --
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    --Sawfish

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  • From Sawfish@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 09:01:01
    On 9/5/26 4:06 AM, Whisper wrote:
    On 5/09/2026 10:00 am, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    I just watched the whole match, Tsitsipas beat
    Lehecka in four sets after losing the first!

    Another good win after beating Fils. It seems
    to me that Tsitsipas is getting back to where
    he used to be. Even his backhand worked very
    well today. He really outplayed Lehecka.

    I am 100% sure that Ben Shelton will beat
    Denis Shapovalov, so the fourth round is
    Tsitsipas vs Shelton. It should be worth seeing!

    br,
    KK


    Tsitsipas has never been this far in USO before!

    Hope he keeps going.

    He actually looked pretty good against Lehecka.

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  • From Scall5@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 11:03:42
    On 9/4/2026 7:00 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    I just watched the whole match, Tsitsipas beat
    Lehecka in four sets after losing the first!

    Another good win after beating Fils. It seems
    to me that Tsitsipas is getting back to where
    he used to be. Even his backhand worked very
    well today. He really outplayed Lehecka.

    I am 100% sure that Ben Shelton will beat
    Denis Shapovalov, so the fourth round is
    Tsitsipas vs Shelton. It should be worth seeing!

    br,
    KK

    I think that Shelton will overpower him in four. But I really want
    Tsitsipas to win.
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    Scall5

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  • From Scall5@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 17:32:18
    On 9/5/2026 11:00 AM, Sawfish wrote:
    On 9/4/26 5:00 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    I just watched the whole match, Tsitsipas beat
    Lehecka in four sets after losing the first!

    Another good win after beating Fils. It seems
    to me that Tsitsipas is getting back to where
    he used to be. Even his backhand worked very
    well today. He really outplayed Lehecka.

    I am 100% sure that Ben Shelton will beat
    Denis Shapovalov, so the fourth round is
    Tsitsipas vs Shelton. It should be worth seeing!

    br,
    KK

    Shapovalov is a sorry case, isn't he. Very bad head space.

    Born loser.

    But awesome game. I would love to play at half his level for just 20
    minutes.
    --
    ---------------
    Scall5

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  • From Sawfish@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, September 05, 2026 15:45:03
    On 9/5/26 3:32 PM, Scall5 wrote:
    On 9/5/2026 11:00 AM, Sawfish wrote:
    On 9/4/26 5:00 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    I just watched the whole match, Tsitsipas beat
    Lehecka in four sets after losing the first!

    Another good win after beating Fils. It seems
    to me that Tsitsipas is getting back to where
    he used to be. Even his backhand worked very
    well today. He really outplayed Lehecka.

    I am 100% sure that Ben Shelton will beat
    Denis Shapovalov, so the fourth round is
    Tsitsipas vs Shelton. It should be worth seeing!

    br,
    KK

    Shapovalov is a sorry case, isn't he. Very bad head space.

    Born loser.

    But awesome game. I would love to play at half his level for just 20 minutes.

    Absolutely. Potentially lethal BH. Nasty serve.

    And all this is what makes it ironically tragic.

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    --Winston Churchill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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  • From Whisper@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, September 06, 2026 18:45:35
    On 6/09/2026 8:45 am, Sawfish wrote:
    On 9/5/26 3:32 PM, Scall5 wrote:
    On 9/5/2026 11:00 AM, Sawfish wrote:
    On 9/4/26 5:00 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    I just watched the whole match, Tsitsipas beat
    Lehecka in four sets after losing the first!

    Another good win after beating Fils. It seems
    to me that Tsitsipas is getting back to where
    he used to be. Even his backhand worked very
    well today. He really outplayed Lehecka.

    I am 100% sure that Ben Shelton will beat
    Denis Shapovalov, so the fourth round is
    Tsitsipas vs Shelton. It should be worth seeing!

    br,
    KK

    Shapovalov is a sorry case, isn't he. Very bad head space.

    Born loser.

    But awesome game. I would love to play at half his level for just 20
    minutes.

    Absolutely. Potentially lethal BH. Nasty serve.

    And all this is what makes it ironically tragic.



    Never liked him but deserves kudos for flying the 1 handed bh flag.
    There are many players who can't seem to make the most of their
    technical ability, eg Felix. I'd say they are normal or above average,
    but that's not good enough to translate to solid top 10, slam winning potential. Madison Keys is another example. She finally won a slam but
    looked capable of 4 or 5 with her strengths. Yesterday's loss from 5-0
    up in 3rd wasn't really a shock when you look at her overall record.

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  • From Sawfish@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, September 06, 2026 08:16:42
    On 9/6/26 1:45 AM, Whisper wrote:
    On 6/09/2026 8:45 am, Sawfish wrote:
    On 9/5/26 3:32 PM, Scall5 wrote:
    On 9/5/2026 11:00 AM, Sawfish wrote:
    On 9/4/26 5:00 PM, Kalevi Kolttonen wrote:
    Hello!

    I just watched the whole match, Tsitsipas beat
    Lehecka in four sets after losing the first!

    Another good win after beating Fils. It seems
    to me that Tsitsipas is getting back to where
    he used to be. Even his backhand worked very
    well today. He really outplayed Lehecka.

    I am 100% sure that Ben Shelton will beat
    Denis Shapovalov, so the fourth round is
    Tsitsipas vs Shelton. It should be worth seeing!

    br,
    KK

    Shapovalov is a sorry case, isn't he. Very bad head space.

    Born loser.

    But awesome game. I would love to play at half his level for just 20
    minutes.

    Absolutely. Potentially lethal BH. Nasty serve.

    And all this is what makes it ironically tragic.



    Never liked him but deserves kudos for flying the 1 handed bh flag.
    There are many players who can't seem to make the most of their
    technical ability, eg Felix.ÿ I'd say they are normal or above average,
    but that's not good enough to translate to solid top 10, slam winning potential.ÿ Madison Keys is another example. She finally won a slam but looked capable of 4 or 5 with her strengths. Yesterday's loss from 5-0
    up in 3rd wasn't really a shock when you look at her overall record.

    The will to win is not present in sufficient quantities in the players
    you name, Whisp.

    But last night I watched one of the finest matches I have seen is a few years---Jovic vs Eala. Both girls ABSOLUTELY did not back down and
    continued to play their full out, gutsy games right to the last point,
    when you could see fatigue eroding the fine skills, introducing the
    sorts of errors that you had not seen earlier in the match.

    Both had real "balls" and Jovic was marginally better conditioned, at
    least last night.

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  • From Whisper@3:633/10 to All on Monday, September 07, 2026 01:32:23
    On 7/09/2026 1:16 am, Sawfish wrote:
    On 9/6/26 1:45 AM, Whisper wrote:


    Never liked him but deserves kudos for flying the 1 handed bh flag.
    There are many players who can't seem to make the most of their
    technical ability, eg Felix.ÿ I'd say they are normal or above
    average, but that's not good enough to translate to solid top 10, slam
    winning potential.ÿ Madison Keys is another example. She finally won a
    slam but looked capable of 4 or 5 with her strengths. Yesterday's loss
    from 5-0 up in 3rd wasn't really a shock when you look at her overall
    record.

    The will to win is not present in sufficient quantities in the players
    you name, Whisp.

    But last night I watched one of the finest matches I have seen is a few years---Jovic vs Eala. Both girls ABSOLUTELY did not back down and
    continued to play their full out, gutsy games right to the last point,
    when you could see fatigue eroding the fine skills, introducing the
    sorts of errors that you had not seen earlier in the match.

    Both had real "balls" and Jovic was marginally better conditioned, at
    least last night.



    Yes I watched the last 2 sets, fantastic hitting from both and both
    deserved to win. Both have the courage to go for winners and
    consistently hit deep. Eala had a pt for a double break and 5-2 lead in
    3rd. Eala's serve is a real liability, but that's about the only
    weakness. She can work on that. These 2 should be playing each other
    for 10 years.

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  • From Sawfish@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, September 06, 2026 10:58:56
    On 9/6/26 8:32 AM, Whisper wrote:
    On 7/09/2026 1:16 am, Sawfish wrote:
    On 9/6/26 1:45 AM, Whisper wrote:


    Never liked him but deserves kudos for flying the 1 handed bh flag.
    There are many players who can't seem to make the most of their
    technical ability, eg Felix.ÿ I'd say they are normal or above
    average, but that's not good enough to translate to solid top 10,
    slam winning potential.ÿ Madison Keys is another example. She finally
    won a slam but looked capable of 4 or 5 with her strengths.
    Yesterday's loss from 5-0 up in 3rd wasn't really a shock when you
    look at her overall record.

    The will to win is not present in sufficient quantities in the players
    you name, Whisp.

    But last night I watched one of the finest matches I have seen is a
    few years---Jovic vs Eala. Both girls ABSOLUTELY did not back down and
    continued to play their full out, gutsy games right to the last point,
    when you could see fatigue eroding the fine skills, introducing the
    sorts of errors that you had not seen earlier in the match.

    Both had real "balls" and Jovic was marginally better conditioned, at
    least last night.



    Yes I watched the last 2 sets, fantastic hitting from both and both
    deserved to win.ÿ Both have the courage to go for winners and
    consistently hit deep.ÿ Eala had a pt for a double break and 5-2 lead in 3rd.ÿ Eala's serve is a real liability, but that's about the only
    weakness.ÿ She can work on that.ÿ These 2 should be playing each other
    for 10 years.

    Like Will Munny in "Unforgiven"...

    "Deserve's got nothin' to do with it."

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