US Open 2018

[jai_in_canada]

Hopefully Yuki achieves the right pH(H) balance to neutralize any solution Pierre Hughes Herbert flings at him!!

[knarayen]

For those who want to see live action, get the ESPN app and get the free ESPN+ 30 day subscription. Yuki-Herbert match will be shown on ESPN+ on Tuesday night USA EST. Exact time will get clarified as we get closer to Tuesday afternoon. It is on court 15.

Prof

[bujilover]

Doubles draw is out. No Jeevan/AK and the South Indian express and only RB features in the XD (w/ Laura Siegemund).

[knarayen]

So Yuki now has a tape under his left knee...hope that solves his knee problem.

Lots of cheering for Yuki. Hope that motivates him

These guys are pretty evenly matched - touch and go as to who wins.

Mr Bhambri loses serve early and goes down 1-4. I see him going through the motions here - first set history I think. My old compatriot Anand Amritraj is watching - wonder what he is thinking.

Loses serve again 1-5. I am NOT doing a play by play on this debacle...will watch to completion and then report.

Prof

[PKBasu]

Serving now at 2-5 (which means he just broke serve). Was 40-30, now Ad-Herbert (set point). Deuce, Ad-In. And Yuki holds to make it 3-5.
Herbert holds to take the first set 6-3.

[VReddy]

My old compatriot Anand Amritraj is watching - wonder what he is thinking.
Prof

Alison's match has started, so I don't think he would have watched more than the first 3-4 games.

[PKBasu]

Men's doubles draw

J Cerretani/L Paes vs J Chardy/F Martin
M Arévalo/MÁ Reyes-Varela vs 2- H Kontinen / J Peers

Bopanna/Roger-Vasselin vs. Baghdatis/M Zverev
Krajinovic/Troicki vs. Ebden/Withrow

Paes vs Bopanna possible in R3.


Raja/Gojowczyk vs PR-Mektic/J Melzer
(possible R2 against the top seeds Marach/Pavic)

Sharan/Sitak vs. WC-Redlicki/Zhu
Pospisil/Verdasco vs. 7-Kubot/Melo

[Prem]

Yuki holds, breaks, hold for a 3-0 lead in set 2.
Hope he makes it 1-1 after the good start to 2nd set.

[PKBasu]

Yuki is up 3-0 in the second set.
43 points to 44 in the match so far.

[PKBasu]

Yuki serving now at 4-2 in the second set. 15-30. Deuce. Broken 4-3.

[knarayen]

My old compatriot Anand Amritraj is watching - wonder what he is thinking.
Prof

Alison's match has started, so I don't think he would have watched more than the first 3-4 games.

Curious, who is Alison?

[PKBasu]

4-4 in the second set. Yuki serving, 30-0. Holds, 5-4.
Yuki hasn't come to the net even once in the match. 3/9 break points won for YB, versus 4/7 for Herbert. Close

[PKBasu]

5-5 in the second set. 30-0, 40-0, 40-15, game. 6-5
Herbert 15-all, 40-15, game. 6-6. Tiebreaker time.

[PKBasu]

1-0, 1-2, 1-3 (minibroken), 1-4 (again), 2-4 (mini break back), 2-5, 2-6 (another mini break given up), 3-6, 3-7.
Down by two sets now.

Herbert has 7 aces in the match (including a few in the TB), Yuki has none. That has made a big difference. 36 67(3)

[bujilover]

My old compatriot Anand Amritraj is watching - wonder what he is thinking.
Prof

Alison's match has started, so I don't think he would have watched more than the first 3-4 games.

Curious, who is Alison?

Alison Riske, I guess? I think she’s dating Stephen Amritraj.