racko From Germany, joined Nov 2001, 4839 posts, RR: 20 Reply 3, posted (9 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 1450 times:
Great for Murray, he deserved his slam. I feel bad for Djokovic though, he got really screwed by the organizers, having to play the day before while Murray gets a day's rest. Something like that really shouldn't happen.
us330 From United States of America, joined Aug 2000, 3773 posts, RR: 14 Reply 4, posted (9 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 1443 times:
Quoting racko (Reply 3): I feel bad for Djokovic though, he got really screwed by the organizers
He didn't get screwed by the organizers--he got screwed by the weather. It sucks, but short of putting a roof on Ashe (which apparently is cost prohibitive and the land itself at flushing meadows couldn't support the weight), there's not much they could do unless they decide to play both semis at the same time.
scbriml From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2003, 11448 posts, RR: 50 Reply 5, posted (9 months 1 week 5 days ago) and read 1441 times:
Quoting racko (Reply 3): Something like that really shouldn't happen.
In a perfect World, no. Unfortunately, we live in a imperfect World where nature can intervene in outdoor sports events and you're trying to schedule a tounament of matches and you don't know how long each will last. Even tournaments played indoors can have scheduling issues when a match lasts much longer than expected.
I'm sure Djokovic will cry all the way to the bank.
JJJ From Spain, joined May 2006, 1628 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (9 months 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 1427 times:
Quoting us330 (Reply 4): He didn't get screwed by the organizers--he got screwed by the weather.
You might argue it was Ferrer who was screwed. He was playing magnificently and had the 1st set on his pocket. The stoppage gave Nole time to recover his game.
racko From Germany, joined Nov 2001, 4839 posts, RR: 20 Reply 7, posted (9 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1414 times:
Quoting us330 (Reply 4): putting a roof on Ashe (which apparently is cost prohibitive and the land itself at flushing meadows couldn't support the weight
It's a crappy stadium. Can't support a roof, it slowly sinks and creates random swirl winds. That's what you get when you go for BIGGEST and ignore everything else.
Quoting us330 (Reply 4): there's not much they could do unless they decide to play both semis at the same time.
...which is exactly what they should have done. They knew they would have to suspend play and still went ahead with not playing them at the same time.
Quoting JJJ (Reply 6): You might argue it was Ferrer who was screwed. He was playing magnificently and had the 1st set on his pocket. The stoppage gave Nole time to recover his game.
That's true as well, he was dealing with the random swirl winds a lot better than Nole.
NAV20 From Australia, joined Nov 2003, 9166 posts, RR: 37 Reply 9, posted (9 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 1399 times:
Truly one of the best contests I've ever seen. Not, perhaps, in terms of the quality of the tennis, but certainly in view of the courage, perseverance, and plain old-fashioned 'endurance' shown by both players.
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