When the Top Seeds Went Down: Did the Tennis Gods Take a Holiday?
In this episode of "Tennis Traverse," host Ivy Zhang celebrates the podcast's one-year anniversary by diving into the first week's highlights of the US Open, the year's final Grand Slam. Ivy discusses notable upsets, including Carlos Alcaraz's unexpected loss to Botic van de Zandschulp and Novak Djokovic's defeat by Alexei Popyrin. She also reflects on the longest match in US Open history and the early exits of top seeds like Holger Rune and Stefanoes Tsitsipas. Ivy emphasizes the evolving tennis landscape and the emergence of new talent, expressing excitement for the tournament's remaining matches and potential new champions.
Time stamps:
Holger Rune vs. Brandon Nakashima (00:02:36)
Lorenzo Musetti's Performance (00:05:15)
Dominic Thiem's Last Grand Slam (00:07:37)
Longest Match in US Open History (00:10:17)
Stefanos Tsitsipas' Struggles (00:12:38)
Challenging Conditions: Etcheverry vs. Cerundolo (00:13:54)
Alcaraz's Loss Analysis (00:15:12)
Djokovic's Surprising Exit (00:17:39)
Potential Contenders Post-Alcaraz and Djokovic (00:20:09)
Highlight Match: Tiafoe vs. Shelton (00:21:15)
Sinner's Focus Amidst Scandals (00:22:23)
Anisimova vs. Zheng Qinwen (00:23:28)
Raducanu vs. Kenin (00:25:48)
Andreescu vs. Pollini (00:26:57)
Osaka's Match Highlights (00:28:09)
Collins' Last Grand Slam (00:32:49)
Shuai's Losing Streak (00:33:58)
Rybakina's Withdrawal (00:35:03)
Gauff vs. Svitolina (00:35:03)
Potential Black Horses (00:36:11)
Links mentioned:
Holger Rune vs. Brandon Nakashima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvJ5A9inp4w
Reilly Opelka vs. Lorenzo Musetti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXD1GD1_AEo
Daniel Evans vs. Karen Khachanov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxJFs3Mh3zU
Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whrryVMjG68
Francisco Cerundolo vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQXn_wjHKX0
Carlos Alcaraz vs. Botic van de Zandschulp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlzMPp3ceuA
Alexei Popyrin vs. Novak Djokovic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV9yPLDbJqw
Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe FULL MATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MOWcvOKwlA
Zheng Qinwen vs. Amanda Anisimova: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sfPhMAtXjQ
Emma Raducanu vs. Sofia Kenin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhlWjsRu6BI
Bianca Andreescu vs. Jasmine Paolini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQdIeGSpYgk
Jelena Ostapenko vs. Naomi Osaka FULL MATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pkNHHwi6f8
Danielle Collins vs. Caroline Dolehide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyNShpnsZys
Zhang Shuai vs. Ashlyn Krueger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnlTf4QzHwk
Elina Svitolina vs. Coco Gauff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPtB_ba38HE
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