US Open 2020 General Sport

[Fraser]

Great fighting spirit from Andy Murray yesterday.

Good first set by Edmund against Djokovic but he looks like he's going out as Djokovic is leading 2-1 now and in control.

 

[David76]

We were right to fear for Murray...he was blown away in straight sets in the next round, sad to see.

 

[Dylan]

Novak Djokovic has been defaulted from the US Open after striking a lineswoman with a ball.

With neither Federer nor Nadal participating and now Djokovic and Cilic out the will be a new grand slam champion for the first time since Stan Wawrinka in 2016.

It will be nice to see a new winner although not in ideal circumstances

 

[David76]

Naomi Osaka demonstrated her growing maturity to fight back against Victoria Azarenka in a compelling US Open final and claim her third Grand Slam title.

Japanese fourth seed Osaka, 22, won 1-6 6-3 6-3 for her second US Open title.

Disappointed for Azarenka. She was unplayable in the first set but Osaka upped the level massively afterwards. I kept waiting for a dip from Osaka but it never came. Really hope Azarenka gets another chance to win a slam again but difficult not to view this one as the best chance she was ever gonna get.

Osaka's been around a while so I forget how young she is, three grand slams at just 22, and a third consecutive year winning a grand slam. Who knows how much she could end up with, but I think 6 or 7 could be a realistic guess.