The US Open kicked off yesterday and it celebrated it's 40th anniversary. They had a nice show and everything.. you can find some nice pics here.
The US Open this year promises to be pretty exciting with a lot of stories heading into it. Can Federer defend and go for 5 straight US Open titles? This hasn't been done since 1920 when some other dude won it 6 straight times. Of course, Federer's had a really really really bad year (by his standards). Only 2 tournaments won and no Grand Slams yet. He lost to Djokovic at the Australian Open semis, got blown away at Roland Garros to Nadal in the final, and lost the heartbreaker to Nadal at Wimbledon final. The only consolation for this year is that he won a gold medal for doubles at the Olympics.
Another story heading into this US Open is whether or not Nadal can continue his dominance over.. everything! The guy has 2 Grand Slams under his belt, a whack of titles, and a Singles Gold medal from the Beijing Olympics to boot. He's had a hell of a year but usually at this time Nadal starts fading away so we'll see.
There's also Djokovic who has beaten Federer in the AO, beaten Nadal in another tournament earlier this year, but lost to Nadal in the Olympics. He won bronze there, and also won the Australian Open earlier this year. So basically for the first time we have 3 legitimate contenders for the title and it's impossible to tell who can win this.
Whew! Having said all that, I gotta cheer on my boy Roger. He's had a terrible year and I think the main cause of this is the mind job put on him by Nadal. The mark of great champions is the ability to rebound after being knocked off the top and although everyone's already writing him off I think Roger's still got a ton of years and titles left in him. He'll get his #1 back eventually.. And hey, until someone beats him here at the US Open, the guy is still the FOUR years in a row defending champion and the man to beat. Good luck and all the best Feds.. I know you can do it!!
Results so far:
Nadal has already made it past the first round defeating Bjorn Phau 7-6, 6-3, 7-6. Seems like he had a pretty hard time.
Federer has got past his first round easilly against Gonzalez. 6-3, 6-0, 6-3.
I plan on continuing to update as the tournament progresses. No updates for the next couple days until probably Saturday due to studying for exams!
All images were taken from Day Life.
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