Saved them all brilliantly
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
Wins the game.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:29 (two years ago) link
Net cord. Now 2bps Fernandez
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:31 (two years ago) link
Fernandez has eventually broken. Excellent.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:35 (two years ago) link
Brilliant defensive lob and winner. Then return to break back!
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:40 (two years ago) link
Huge BH and FH winners from Radu
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:46 (two years ago) link
2 BPs
What a winner for the break there
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:48 (two years ago) link
That was something else
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:49 (two years ago) link
amazing
― Nasty, Brutish & Short, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:50 (two years ago) link
One game away
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:50 (two years ago) link
Another excellent defensive lob..
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:55 (two years ago) link
CP..
Saved
Another CP
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:57 (two years ago) link
Well held. Raducanu has to serve for this match
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 21:59 (two years ago) link
Making her earn it
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:01 (two years ago) link
30 all
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:02 (two years ago) link
Amazing point
― crisp, Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:04 (two years ago) link
Never seen that in a final
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:05 (two years ago) link
Fernandez is pissed
Plays it long after the resolution
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:08 (two years ago) link
Deuce
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:09 (two years ago) link
What points here. God. Deuce again
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:10 (two years ago) link
Another CP..
With an ace!
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:11 (two years ago) link
amazing match
― cheesons to be rearful (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:12 (two years ago) link
Well that was surprisingly stressful, what a match!
― edited to reflect developments which occurred (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:12 (two years ago) link
Incredible.
― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:13 (two years ago) link
i only watched in chunks because yeah it was v stressy
― cheesons to be rearful (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:14 (two years ago) link
Not dropped a set!
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:14 (two years ago) link
I was always going to be feeling sorry for one of these two
― edited to reflect developments which occurred (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:14 (two years ago) link
slim margins tho, both played really well
― cheesons to be rearful (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:15 (two years ago) link
Quality was amazing from both.
― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:15 (two years ago) link
I’m a little emotional. Great match. Fernandez fighting like hell but Raducanu just too much on fire.
― "The Pus/Worm" by The Smiths (hardcore dilettante), Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:16 (two years ago) link
This is pretty unprecedented for Britisher sport, to have a Champion like this!
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:17 (two years ago) link
wow
― Qamon (||||||||), Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:18 (two years ago) link
She just fucking bulldozed through the US open lol.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:30 (two years ago) link
It's unprecendented full stop.
― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:39 (two years ago) link
That was a fantastic final.
― Pfunkboy AKA (Oor Neechy), Saturday, 11 September 2021 22:57 (two years ago) link
No tennis expert but Raducanu just seems different, real eye of the tiger stuff, ice cold with it
― ignore the blue line (or something), Saturday, 11 September 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
Raducanu already surpassed Ronaldo’s sporting legacy by facing up to an American court— Callum (@CallumCFC_) September 11, 2021
― calzino, Saturday, 11 September 2021 23:01 (two years ago) link
― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 September 2021 bookmarkflaglink
No qualifier has ever won a slam. Fewest attempts by a woman at slam events before bagging one.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 23:09 (two years ago) link
great match, would have been happy with either result but can understand fernandez’s frustration with raducanu’s “medical” time-out to bandage her boo-boo, potentially that was actually illegal tho idk the rules exactly and I didn’t have sound at the bar I was watching
― k3vin k., Saturday, 11 September 2021 23:10 (two years ago) link
Commentary said the match had to be stopped as she was bleeding
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 11 September 2021 23:13 (two years ago) link
Whaddaya want, blood? Yes, she was bleeding.
― How does Spock's brain come into this? (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 September 2021 23:14 (two years ago) link
From the first point that was a cracker. Unexpectedly had to pick up 14yo from a non-sleepover so the second set was watched on my phone, with police helicopters overhead (Wireless Festival just ended), walking in the dark across SE19. Home just in time for the shin graze and the medical t/o.
Really hope Fernandez wins a major soon... taking out Kerber, Osaka, Svitolina and Sabalenka and it still not being enough.
I guess the pandemic is a big part of the surprise factor here; in another timeline, the tour isn't suspended for six months, Emma R decides not to sideline tennis to finish her A-levels, and by now she's top 40 with a raft of solid tour-level results behind her. She was getting better the whole time though!
― Michael Jones, Saturday, 11 September 2021 23:14 (two years ago) link
ITF rule W(3)(f):
If a player is bleeding, the Chair Umpire must stop play as soon as possible, and the Sports Physiotherapist must be called to the court by the Chair Umpire for evaluation and treatment. The Sports Physiotherapist, in conjunction with the Tournament Doctor if appropriate, will evaluate the source of the bleeding, and will request a Medical Time-Out for treatment if necessary.If requested by the Sports Physiotherapist and/or Tournament Doctor, the Referee in consultation with the Grand Slam Supervisor or Chair Umpire may allow up to a total of five (5) minutes to assure control of the bleeding.If blood has spilled onto the court or its immediate vicinity, play must not resume until the blood spill has been cleaned appropriately.
― Michael Jones, Saturday, 11 September 2021 23:18 (two years ago) link
ok, seems like it was by the book then. taking 5 minutes, a drink break, etc seemed like a bit much from my perspective but I doubt much would have changed. a worthy winner!
― k3vin k., Saturday, 11 September 2021 23:22 (two years ago) link
Bleeding's a pretty major thing, safetywise. They have to stop play for it. And it's not like Raducanu skinned her knee on purpose. (Though that was an iconic moment, with the blood running down into her shoe. Will add to the myth-making, for sure.)
But any controversy over that kind of obscures what a hole Fernandez was in. She did have a breakpoint, but she was barely hanging on to the match at that point. Raducanu was just so fierce and precise. And fast! Both of them really cover ground. I was happy for Raducanu and sad for Fernandez, but also just enjoyed the match. Good tennis.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 12 September 2021 02:57 (two years ago) link