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[aoluain]

Bit if a upset yesterday when Monfils beat Alcaraz over 3 sets! I'd say the odds
on Monfils were very good.

Two other players going well are Rublev and Fernandez.

Rublev is pitting some reall solid performances in now for the last few weeks
and books a spot against Sinner today. This has the potential to go 3 sets.

On the womens side Fernandez is in great form, she has already beaten Rybakina
in the round of 32 but unfortunately plays Pegula in the quarter final

[aoluain]

Closing stages of Cincinnati and we had a battle royale in the semi final between
Sinner and Zverev, 3 sets with 2 tie breaks and the middle set 5-7. If you had an over
bet on you were a winner!

The other semi final was an unlikely pairing of Tiafoe v Rune, neither player has
been lighting up the courts this year but Tiafoe with his new coach are on a mission.

Sinner v Tiafoe - 3 sets could be on the cards here


In the womens side its Sabalenka v Pegula. Sabalenka put out Swiatek
and Pegula put out Badosa. This has to be going to a 3 setter?

[bitbollo]

Sinner has just been found positive in a doping test!
It seems the Italian guy from San Candido has taken "Clobestol" - anabolic-androgenic steroid.

https://www.repubblica.it/sport/tennis/2024/08/20/news/sinner_positivo_antidoping_ma_innocente_giochera_us_open-423454599/?ref=RHUO-UO

However it seems that has been a very low amount and much probably not directly linked to a doping case.
No issues for US Open participation...

[aoluain]

Funny, I just read that 10 mins ago!

I was fully acquitted though, seemingly one of Sinners physiotherapists was
the substance which is sold over the counter in Italy for a cut he had on his hand
or something like that.

Sinner is clear to play but will lose his points and prize money from his semi final
in Monte Carlo - this is when all this happened!

[aoluain]

US Open kicks off with round 1 on Monday, qualifiers have finished so the matches
have been set. As it stands on both the mens and womens I cannot see any upsets
on the cards for the top seeds.

On the mens side Dominic Thiem got a wild card and ends up playing Shelton, thats
bad luck!

On the Womens side Osaka has bad luck too in having to play 10th seed Ostapenko.
Osaka is slight favourite at 1.65 v 211 for Ostapenko.

[bitbollo]

it seems that Sinner is not completely out from doping claim... or at least until september 6th he could have a notification regarding further investigations by WADA....
Today he has officially fired his athletic trainer and his ("famous") physiotherapist.
in addition to losing a team selected with dedication, he has lost about 1 million dollars in prize money (Indian Wells).
so many difficulties for the number 1, who knows if they will have an impact on his performances.

[Sg4j1n3ll0]

I was reading some news about Sinner who took a drug that will penalize him and the last tournament he won he won't be awarded points so I don't know now what the federation will do with him but in my opinion it was a mistake and it wasn't a desired thing so it's not right

[aoluain]

it seems that Sinner is not completely out from doping claim... or at least until september 6th he could have a notification regarding further investigations by WADA....
Today he has officially fired his athletic trainer and his ("famous") physiotherapist.
in addition to losing a team selected with dedication, he has lost about 1 million dollars in prize money (Indian Wells).
so many difficulties for the number 1, who knows if they will have an impact on his performances.

I think some other players have an issue with the fact that this was kept quiet for
a number of weeks. Is the head of WADA Italian?

I was reading some news about Sinner who took a drug that will penalize him and the last tournament he won he won't be awarded points so I don't know now what the federation will do with him but in my opinion it was a mistake and it wasn't a desired thing so it's not right

AFAIK Sinner didnt take any illegal substances. His Physiotherapist used
medication on his own hand before treating Sinner and a very minute amount
showed up in Sinners test.

[aoluain]

Anyone follow the UTS series in New York?

This was .y first time actually seeing this event and I have to say I really like it, so
much so that I completely forgot to check it there was odds available!

The rules are very different and I found it hard to predict who would win each
match. Gael Monfils came out the champion beating Biblik!

[karabiber]

Hijikata vs Dimitrov
Rinky Hijikata, one of the rising stars of 2024, has been putting in some decent performances in preparation for the US Open. Now at the highest ranking of his career, Hijikata has a tough match in the second round. Grigor Dimitrov, who was impressive in his first match here, will take to the court with the confidence of having dominated Hijikata in both of their previous meetings. The former world number 3 is likely to put up another comfortable match.

Ruud vs Monfils
Former finalist Casper Ruud performed well in his opening match at the 2024 US Open. 37yo Gael Monfils beat Diego Schwartzman in four sets to advance. Ruud is undoubtedly my favorite in what promises to be one of the most enjoyable matches of the second round, but we have to remember that Monfils recently beat Carlos Alcaraz. So Molfis still has the power to get big wins. I expect a competitive match.