2011 US Open (Tennis)

Young Drachma · 08-31-2011, 10:25 AM

Quad Cities native Madison Keys who is all of sixteen years old is going HAM right now at the Open against 27th seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic in the 2nd round of the tournament.

She's up 5-1 in the 1st set. We'll see if she can keep it together, but she's the next big American phenom on the women's side no matter what happens here in this particular match.

Keys won her first round match against 37-year old Jill Craybas and she's the lowest ranked woman in the field at 455th in the world.

Young Drachma · 08-31-2011, 10:38 AM

Keys wins the first set 6-3. She was pressing a bit to get that thing done, but she managed to slow it down and hold serve to finish it out. She's in control of this match though.

Thomkal · 08-31-2011, 11:14 AM

did you know the son of famed pole vaulter Sergey Bubka is actually a tennis player? He made it past the first round after going through qualifying where he recorded an unofficial serve (because it was a fault) of 156 mph? That would have been a record serve for the whole sport had it not been a fault.

He gets seeded Jo-Wilifred Tsonga in the next round so the dream likely ends there, but I'm certainly curious to see how he plays.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2...ch-at-us-open/

Young Drachma · 08-31-2011, 11:48 AM

Didn't know that, but that's pretty cool.

digamma · 08-31-2011, 05:45 PM

Ga Tech alum Irina Falconi just knocked out the #14 seed (Cibulkova). Down 3-0 in the third set, she chipped her way back to a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 win.

miked · 08-31-2011, 06:33 PM

Is the daughter of Kiki Vandewghe a tennis player?

Thomkal · 08-31-2011, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miked

Is the daughter of Kiki Vandewghe a tennis player?

she's her niece

Thomkal · 09-01-2011, 02:49 PM

Tsonga-Bubka just getting started on ESPN2-3-3 in first set

08-31-2011, 10:38 AM	#2
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Keys wins the first set 6-3. She was pressing a bit to get that thing done, but she managed to slow it down and hold serve to finish it out. She's in control of this match though. __________________ FBCB / FPB3 Mods

08-31-2011, 11:48 AM	#4
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Didn't know that, but that's pretty cool. __________________ FBCB / FPB3 Mods

08-31-2011, 05:45 PM	#5
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	Ga Tech alum Irina Falconi just knocked out the #14 seed (Cibulkova). Down 3-0 in the third set, she chipped her way back to a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 win. Last edited by digamma : 08-31-2011 at 05:45 PM.

08-31-2011, 06:33 PM	#6
miked College Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Dirty	Is the daughter of Kiki Vandewghe a tennis player? __________________ Commish of the United Baseball League (OOTP 6.5)

08-31-2011, 11:14 AM	#3
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	did you know the son of famed pole vaulter Sergey Bubka is actually a tennis player? He made it past the first round after going through qualifying where he recorded an unofficial serve (because it was a fault) of 156 mph? That would have been a record serve for the whole sport had it not been a fault. He gets seeded Jo-Wilifred Tsonga in the next round so the dream likely ends there, but I'm certainly curious to see how he plays. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2...ch-at-us-open/

09-01-2011, 02:49 PM	#8
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Tsonga-Bubka just getting started on ESPN2-3-3 in first set

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