It really was the heat that did it. There is no other explanation. The heat did it, with the brutal humidity, out on Arthur Ashe.
The second day of the US Open quarter-finals was another bust.
There was one glimmer of hope – Vondrousova and Keys’ second set. This one looked like it had real potential when the Czech battled back to make a match of it. But Keys held her nerve and got it done in straights.
Before that, Sabalenka defeated Zheng with ease, other than a mini-fightback from Zheng at the start of set 2.
In the men’s day match, rather predictably, Medvedev defeated Rublev in straights. Most disconcerting was that Rublev led by a break in each set. At least we got some great rallies in this one.
In the night session, we got Keys playing very well versus Vondrosuova. The second set was the most fun tennis during the quarter finals. Keys put on a mature and calculated performance of her ball bashing and Vondrousova did her best despite her injury worries. However, a swallow does not a Summer make.
The final quarter-final, the nail in the coffin, was a very average Alcaraz beating a very subpar Zverev in straights.
Apologise for all the cliches. It’s very hot here, too.
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