A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT THE US OPEN 2015

One way you can tell a champion is when they are not at their 100% best, they still find ways to win matches. Novak Djokovic lost a couple finals in warm-up events this summer due to injuries. In the US Open in his last couple matches he played well when he had too despite percentages on serve, errors etc. not as consistent as usual and the same was true today, showed a lot of grit. Good match, very quick. Roger Federer's forehand let him down a bit at key moments.

Some other thoughts....

1.) Tennis history wise, this, his 10th grand slam title, ties Djokovic for fifth place in number of career grand slam tournaments won. If you only count the Open era then he's fourth. I don't think he can catch Federer at 17 but I do think he can catch Sampras/Nadal second place at 14. Needs to win more four grand slams which is not out of the question for a #1 in the world fit 28 year old.

2.) Forget about Serena Williams, Djokovic also reached all four grand slam finals this year. He must really be thinking about that French Open final loss now although I don't think there was much he could have done. Wawrinka was on fire that day

3.) Speaking of Serena WiIlliams tough loss for her. Better luck next year. But for now Steffi Graf is still the greatest of all time.

4.) If the NYPD is looking to brutalize more people they can start with people who yell during a player's service toss or clap when serves go into the net or at double faults. The US Open seems to be the worst of the slams for that type of disruptive audience behavior.

5.) Just happened to notice the single trophy still reads Lawn Tennis Championship. They haven't played on grass since the 70's although grass court tennis I find more interesting to watch and it is better for the body than hard court.

6.) I dug Federer's outfit - white with pink trim. A perfect balance, not too flashy.

7.) As he ages, Roger Federer looks more and more like Quentin Tarantino and a younger Morrissey.

8.) The way Federer plays, he could play forever as his type of play doesn't take a lot of wear and tear on the body. The law of averages of him winning at least one more grand slam tournament is there. I still have hope.