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Old August 25th, 2008, 10:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Men's Singles

  1. Rafael Nadal
  2. Roger Federer
  3. Novak Djokovic
  4. David Ferrer
  5. Nikolay Davydenko
  6. Andy Murray
  7. David Nalbandian
  8. Andy Roddick
  9. James Blake
  10. Stanislas Wawrinka
  11. Fernando Gonzalez
  12. Richard Gasquet
  13. Fernando Verdasco
  14. Ivo Karlovic
  15. Tommy Robredo
  16. Gilles Simon
  17. Juan Martin del Potro
  18. Nicolas Almagro
  19. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
  20. Nicolas Kiefer
  21. Mikhail Youzhny
  22. Tomas Berdych
  23. Igor Andreev
  24. Paul-Henri Mathieu
  25. Philipp Kohlschreiber
  26. Dmitry Tursunov
  27. Feliciano Lopez
  28. Radek Stepanek
  29. Juan Monaco
  30. Marin Cilic
  31. Andreas Seppi
  32. Gael Monfils

Women's Singles

  1. Ana Ivanovic
  2. Jelena Jankovic
  3. Svetlana Kuznetsova
  4. Serena Williams
  5. Elena Dementieva
  6. Dinara Safina
  7. Venus Williams
  8. Vera Zvonareva
  9. Agnieszka Radwanska
  10. Anna Chakvetadze
  11. Daniela Hantuchova
  12. Marion Bartoli
  13. Agnes Szavay
  14. Victoria Azarenka
  15. Patty Schnyder
  16. Flavia Pennetta
  17. Alize Cornet
  18. Dominika Cibulkova
  19. Nadia Petrova
  20. Nicole Vaidisova
  21. Caroline Wozniacki
  22. Maria Kirilenko
  23. Lindsay Davenport
  24. Shahar Peer
  25. Francesca Schiavone
  26. Anabel Medina Garrigues
  27. Alona Bondarenko
  28. Katarina Srebotnik
  29. Sybille Bammer
  30. Ai Sugiyama
  31. Virginie Razzano
  32. Amelie Mauresmo
Defending Champion:

Men's Singles: Roger Federer ('07, '06, '05, '04)
Women's Singles: Justine Henin (Retired)

The 2nd best grand slam event is the last one of the season.

My picks are Nadal on the men's side and Dementieva on the women's side.

TV Schedule

Monday, August 25, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, USA
Monday, August 25, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, USA
Tuesday, August 26, 2:00 am - 4:00 am, USA
Tuesday, August 26, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, USA
Tuesday, August 26, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, USA
Wednesday, August 27, 2:00 am - 4:00 am, USA
Wednesday, August 27, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, USA
Wednesday, August 27, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, USA
Thursday, August 28, 2:00 am - 4:00 am, USA
Thursday, August 28, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, USA
Thursday, August 28, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, USA
Friday, August 29, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, USA
Friday, August 29, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, USA
Saturday, August 30, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, CBS
Saturday, August 30, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, USA
Sunday, August 31, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, CBS
Sunday, August 31, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, USA
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Tuesday, September 2, 2:00 am - 4:00 am, USA
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Tuesday, September 2, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, USA
Wednesday, September 3, 2:00 am - 4:00 am, USA
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Wednesday, September 3, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, USA
Thursday, September 4, 2:00 am - 4:00 am, USA
Thursday, September 4, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, USA
Thursday, September 4, 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm, USA
Friday, September 5, 12:30 pm - 6:00 pm, CBS
Saturday, September 6, 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm, CBS
Saturday, September 6, 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, CBS
Sunday, September 7, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, USA
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Old August 25th, 2008, 11:35 AM   #2 (permalink)
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wow, had no clue James Blake was in the top 10

edit: that's just US Open 10, but still... I assumed he was in the 20s
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Old August 25th, 2008, 04:24 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I'm getting my racquet restrung today too...

And wow, the day Blake jumps Roddick is gonna be crazy
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Old August 25th, 2008, 04:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I'm getting my racquet restrung today too...

And wow, the day Blake jumps Roddick is gonna be crazy
Not if you have followed tennis the past three years.

I know what you mean though, relative to their once career projections, probable talent, etc.
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Originally Posted by JJ View Post
Not if you have followed tennis the past three years.

I know what you mean though, relative to their once career projections, probable talent, etc.
I think by now, it all comes down to work ethic, and while they both obviously work hard, I'd say Roddick's the more talented of the two, but Blake just flat out works harder...
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Blake also isn't a mental midget or a prima donna.

I've rooted for Roddick every match he has played, but it is the truth.
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Old August 25th, 2008, 04:42 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Blake also isn't a mental midget or a prima donna.

I've rooted for Roddick every match he has played, but it is the truth.
I agree totally, Blake's probably one of the smartest players in the world, easily top 5 in my opinion
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Ivanovic upset in the second round

Edit: How apropos, my 2000th post is about tennis
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I haven't really watched much up until this point but I'm going to start soon.

I have trouble getting up and down with Landon and other stuff during the day and that irks me to no end during sporting events.

/iknownoonecares

Ivanovic being upset isn't a surprise to me and probably most people considering the thumb injury.
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I haven't really watched much up until this point but I'm going to start soon.

I have trouble getting up and down with Landon and other stuff during the day and that irks me to no end during sporting events.

/iknownoonecares

Ivanovic being upset isn't a surprise to me and probably most people considering the thumb injury.
I haven't been able to watch much what with class, so I can sort of feel for ya JJ, not the same, but close...

As for Ana, thumb injury and the nature of the women's tour, shouldn't be overly surprising, BUT, IIRC, this is the greatest women's upset in US Open history
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I think my girl Mauresmo may have a real shot of coming out of that top half of that section 1 and in to the quarters.
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Most of my girls are already out

It's up to Pennetta and Dementieva to make it
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Not a Davenport or Williamses fan?
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Not a Davenport or Williamses fan?
Not really, I mean, cool if they win, but rooting for the Williamses is stale to me anymore... I guess Venus is 3rd on my list going into tomorrow

But normally I root (in this order):

Kirilenko - I like her game, she doesn't have that intangible factor though
Vaidisova - Same
Ivanovic - Probably the only "hard hitter" on the WTA I like watching
Pennetta - She actually plays better than I think most people realize
Dementieva - Most similar game to mine... e.g. crappy, inconsistent serving
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