Players need a rest before the final, it's the most important match of the tournament. 
What I like:
My coverage on Sky - it's a smorgasbord, even if it means suffering through two straight weeks of Bails and Barry Cowan's expert analysis.
Night matches, although it's fair to say that there are just as many one-sided beatdowns even on the men's side as there are classic encounters.
The crowds (at times) - although they're certainly not the most informed fans, I like the fact that the US Open crowd will get into a match when it becomes a real battle, no matter how obscure the players are. The last two sets of Ferrero v Zib last year were brilliant in this regard (not that Ferrero is obscure, I hasten to add, but there were as many people rooting for his opponent as for him).
What I dislike:
The rain. Yes, so that's hypocritical coming from me when I live in Britain, but in recent years the US Open has become worse than Wimbledon for its weather conditions. Incompetent drying operations, as happened two years ago when courts were dried at different times and valuable time was lost.
As you say, Super Saturday: an example of misplaced priorities. Any tournament that places TV ratings over the players' health has to be regarded dubiously.
The absurd hyperbole that precedes every night session. We don't need singing progidies, gospel choirs, Alec Baldwin and marines parading the Stars and Stripes around Arthur Ashe to let people know that they're about to watch a tennis match.
My coverage on Sky - it's a smorgasbord, even if it means suffering through two straight weeks of Bails and Barry Cowan's expert analysis.
Night matches, although it's fair to say that there are just as many one-sided beatdowns even on the men's side as there are classic encounters.
The crowds (at times) - although they're certainly not the most informed fans, I like the fact that the US Open crowd will get into a match when it becomes a real battle, no matter how obscure the players are. The last two sets of Ferrero v Zib last year were brilliant in this regard (not that Ferrero is obscure, I hasten to add, but there were as many people rooting for his opponent as for him).
What I dislike:
The rain. Yes, so that's hypocritical coming from me when I live in Britain, but in recent years the US Open has become worse than Wimbledon for its weather conditions. Incompetent drying operations, as happened two years ago when courts were dried at different times and valuable time was lost.
As you say, Super Saturday: an example of misplaced priorities. Any tournament that places TV ratings over the players' health has to be regarded dubiously.
The absurd hyperbole that precedes every night session. We don't need singing progidies, gospel choirs, Alec Baldwin and marines parading the Stars and Stripes around Arthur Ashe to let people know that they're about to watch a tennis match.
