Day One: "Start spreadin' the news ... "

[janie]

If I knew where I could copy the OOP from, I would, but I don't, so I can't. But at least we can have a thread to talk about today's matches and/or rain. Action starts at 11 AM New York time.

ETA: Arthur Ashe Stadium 11:00 am Start Time

1. Women's Singles - Round 1
Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)[3] vs. Silvia Soler-Espinosa (ESP)
Not Before: 1.00pm
2. Women's Singles - Round 1
Kirsten Flipkens (BEL)[12] vs. Venus Williams (USA)
3. Men's Singles - Round 1
Ryan Harrison (USA) vs. Rafael Nadal (ESP)[2]

Arthur Ashe Stadium 7:00 pm Start Time
US OPEN 2013 OPENING CEREMONY
1.
vs.
2. Women's Singles - Round 1
Serena Williams (USA)[1] vs. Francesca Schiavone (ITA)
3. Men's Singles - Round 1
Roger Federer (SUI)[7] vs. Grega Zemlja (SLO)

Louis Armstrong Stadium 11:00 am Start Time
1. Women's Singles - Round 1
Olga Govortsova (BLR) vs. Na Li (CHN)[5]
2. Men's Singles - Round 1
Richard Gasquet (FRA)[8] vs. Michael Russell (USA)
3. Women's Singles - Round 1
Mandy Minella (LUX) vs. Sloane Stephens (USA)[15]
Not Before: 5.30pm
4. Men's Singles - Round 1
Nick Kyrgios (AUS) vs. David Ferrer (ESP)[4]

Grandstand 11:00 am Start Time
1. Men's Singles - Round 1
Albert Ramos (ESP) vs. Bernard Tomic (AUS)
2. Men's Singles - Round 1
Fernando Verdasco (ESP)[27] vs. Ivan Dodig (CRO)
3. Women's Singles - Round 1
Jelena Jankovic (SRB)[9] vs. Madison Keys (USA)
4. Women's Singles - Round 1
Lucie Hradecka (CZE) vs. Angelique Kerber (GER)[8]

Court 4 11:00 am Start Time
1. Women's Singles - Round 1
Kaia Kanepi (EST)[25] vs. Vania King (USA)
2. Men's Singles - Round 1
Ernests Gulbis (LAT)[30] vs. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT)
3. Men's Singles - Round 1
Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)
4. Women's Singles - Round 1
Mathilde Johansson (FRA) vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA)

Court 6 11:00 am Start Time
1. Men's Singles - Round 1
Feliciano Lopez (ESP)[23] vs. Florent Serra (FRA)
2. Women's Singles - Round 1
Sharon Fichman (CAN) vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU)[19]
3. Men's Singles - Round 1
Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) vs. Dudi Sela (ISR)
4. Women's Singles - Round 1
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)[24] vs. Polona Hercog (SLO)

Court 7 11:00 am Start Time
1. Women's Singles - Round 1
Coco Vandeweghe (USA) vs. Aleksandra Krunic (SRB)
2. Men's Singles - Round 1
Rhyne Williams (USA) vs. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
3. Women's Singles - Round 1
Monica Puig (PUR) vs. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS)
4. Men's Singles - Round 1
Rogerio Dutra Silva (BRA) vs. Vasek Pospisil (CAN)

Court 8 11:00 am Start Time
1. Men's Singles - Round 1
Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)[32]
2. Women's Singles - Round 1
Stefanie Voegele (SUI) vs. Anna Schmiedlova (SVK)
3. Women's Singles - Round 1
Kurumi Nara (JPN) vs. Alexandra Cadantu (ROU)

Court 9 11:00 am Start Time
1. Women's Singles - Round 1
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) vs. Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK)[29]
2. Men's Singles - Round 1
Stephane Robert (FRA) vs. Albano Olivetti (FRA)
3. Women's Singles - Round 1
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) vs. Urszula Radwanska (POL)

Court 10 11:00 am Start Time
1. Women's Singles - Round 1
Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) vs. Marina Erakovic (NZL)
2. Women's Singles - Round 1
Caroline Garcia (FRA) vs. Shelby Rogers (USA)
3. Women's Singles - Round 1
Virginie Razzano (FRA) vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)[32]
4. Men's Singles - Round 1
Robin Haase (NED) vs. Frank Dancevic (CAN)

Court 11 11:00 am Start Time
1. Women's Singles - Round 1
Lauren Davis (USA) vs. Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)[18]
2. Men's Singles - Round 1
Kenny De Schepper (FRA) vs. Bradley Klahn (USA)
3. Women's Singles - Round 1
Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) vs. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)
4. Men's Singles - Round 1
Santiago Giraldo (COL) vs. Carlos Berlocq (ARG)

Court 13 11:00 am Start Time
1. Men's Singles - Round 1
Daniel Evans (GBR) vs. Kei Nishikori (JPN)[11]
2. Women's Singles - Round 1
Vera Dushevina (RUS) vs. Sabine Lisicki (GER)[16]
3. Women's Singles - Round 1
Paula Ormaechea (ARG) vs. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)
4. Women's Singles - Round 1
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) vs. Eugenie Bouchard (CAN)

Court 14 11:00 am Start Time
1. Women's Singles - Round 1
Petra Cetkovska (CZE) vs. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE)
2. Men's Singles - Round 1
Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) vs. Andrej Martin (SVK)
3. Women's Singles - Round 1
Kiki Bertens (NED) vs. Jie Zheng (CHN)

Court 15 11:00 am Start Time
1. Men's Singles - Round 1
Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs. Guillaume Rufin (FRA)
2. Women's Singles - Round 1
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) vs. Olga Puchkova (RUS)
3. Women's Singles - Round 1
Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) vs. Ashleigh Barty (AUS)
4. Women's Singles - Round 1
Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) vs. Monica Niculescu (ROU)

Court 17 11:00 am Start Time
1. Women's Singles - Round 1
Laura Robson (GBR)[30] vs. Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)
2. Women's Singles - Round 1
Jamie Hampton (USA)[23] vs. Lara Arruabarrena (ESP)
3. Men's Singles - Round 1
Pablo Cuevas (URU) vs. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB)[18]
4. Men's Singles - Round 1
Tommy Robredo (ESP)[19] vs. Marinko Matosevic (AUS)

[The Chloe]

Thanks! Was just coming here to make this

[The Chloe]

I prepared a nice meal and sat in front of the TV only to discover that not a single channel of my mothers 200+ channel cable package gives a shit about tennis.

[DBBN]

CSN first winner, 6-0 6-0 over Davis

The Chole and Janie, they are streaming 6 courts on usopen.org. Since you guys are currently on The Best Continent, you can probably see them.

[The Chloe]

I can only watch it if I use a Proxy. I might feel like that later in the week, but not on Day One. I guess I will go reapply for healthcare instead of watching tennis. Oh well!

Good to know about the stream, though. When I'm at my dads tomorrow and using my own computer I might watch via proxy.

[DBBN]

Rybarikova about to flop out to Mayr-Achleitner...LOL.

[janie]

Thanks a lot for putting up the OOP, Hurley. Poor Lauren Davis!

I was able to get a stream from TTC by using my Philly home Verizon password. But was not interested in watching Aga who was winning 5-0 at the time. Looking forward to more choices after 1 PM from ESPN3.

[janie]

Aug 26, 2013 11:45:10 GMT -5 DBBN said:

Rybarikova about to flop out to Mayr-Achleitner...LOL.

Ouch. I hate to see that.

[janie]

Chloe, I hope you'll be able to watch tennis soon. Maybe at 1 PM you can get something?

Meanwhile, the ever-hilarious Bernie Tomic started out on a rampage, looked like he was heading for a first-set bagel. And then he lost the 2nd set. :-)) Never did hear if his dad is allowed in at this event, probably because in the US he's still a nonentity.

[DBBN]

Aug 26, 2013 11:46:27 GMT -5 janie said:

Thanks a lot for putting up the OOP, Hurley. Poor Lauren Davis!

I was able to get a stream from TTC by using my Philly home Verizon password. But was not interested in watching Aga who was winning 5-0 at the time. Looking forward to more choices after 1 PM from ESPN3.

As I said, usopen.org will have all the camera courts all day.

[DBBN]

Aug 26, 2013 11:56:59 GMT -5 janie said:

Chloe, I hope you'll be able to watch tennis soon. Maybe at 1 PM you can get something?

Meanwhile, the ever-hilarious Bernie Tomic started out on a rampage, looked like he was heading for a first-set bagel. And then he lost the 2nd set. :-)) Never did hear if his dad is allowed in at this event, probably because in the US he's still a nonentity.

TV said John Tomic is not allowed in, even as a paying customer. Whether that's true or not, who knows.

[DBBN]

The draw will be Tomic-free shortly anyway.

[janie]

Oh, okay, thanks. I'm glad he can't come in. And Bernie has lost the 3rd set now.

As for the USO.org stream, I know about it, but I had a lot of trouble with it the other day during qualies; the stream kept stopping constantly. Super annoying. Finally I went to the web site to check other scores and found out that the match I was watching, Duval's, had ended some time ago IRL, while on my stream it was still 4-2 in the 2nd set! So, I hope to not have to ever resort to that stream again.

[DBBN]

Hmm. I have a large disparity between picture and sound from time to time (10 seconds at its worst), but other than that, picture is great, no restrictions...I'm in. Loved it last year too.

[janie]

Yes, but you live in very-fast-internet-speed land. You've probably forgotten how sickening it is to watch a match with a stream that freezes constantly, and not for just a second, either. If you ever even experienced that.

[DBBN]

God yes, I can't watch anything on my computer. I have to use my Kindle, which I got a year ago (as a gift) and have to keep plugged in because it no longer charges.

[janie]

I'm not in the mood to watch anything yet, anyway.

And Tomic won the 4th set tb.

[DBBN]

Ramos cramping and tanking.

[janie]

Aug 26, 2013 14:03:46 GMT -5 DBBN said:

Ramos cramping and tanking.

Oh, that's what happened? Heck with him, then. Get in shape, you dope.

Very happy to see Venus won, and so convincingly, too.

[janie]

haha, Fichman's leading Cirstea in set 2.

[DBBN]

I will LOL forever if Fichman comes through.

But yeah...I'm fine with Venus beating Flopkens. Shame on you, Shitra.

[janie]

What if a Barty faced a Fichman in r2. Oh the SEWTA points!

But I'm actually excited for little Sharon. So many years out there in the Hidden World, finally makes a MD.

[janie]

Ha, and she held on and took the set. Canada must be going nuts!

[janie]

Forgot about that match & don't know who won, or if it's over. Now looking at Rafa after a brief and disappointing dalliance with Verdasco.

[janie]

Harrison holds for 46 26 14. Commentator: "But it might be too little, too late!" Ya think?

At least my feed isn't freezing. And Rafa looks good, all business.

[Wagasi]

Cirstea righted the ship and dealt out a breadstick in the final set. Oh well Canada.

[R. Black]

I thought SS was supposed to PEAK during Slams? Liza Minella leads 4-2 in the final set.

[The Chloe]

We're used to being mediocre, it's all good.

[Wagasi]

We're number 2! If you're ok with it, that is. Except in hockey.

Sloane FIGHTING!!!!!1 her way back to 5-5.

[R. Black]

You just know that match against Serena will happen.