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**replrobin** · 06-09-2009, 11:56 PM

Sorry if this is obvious, but was this directed at the decision to play the match on Armstrong (where I assume nadal hadn't played before) in the first place or the decision to finish it on Ashe?

Not an obvious Tina. He was talking about the original decision to move the match. There were a lot of people who were surprised that play for the day wasn't cancelled forcing everyone into the same situation the following day. It's doubly ironic that the reason they gave for moving Dinara is that the winner of the men's match has to play Federer next and he was resting at his hotel since about 2p.

Dinara is in a very bad situation and I guess it's easier to focus on the antics of the USTA than on what happened on court but I believe that when Venus and the other player insisted on the original order/schedule of play they caught a lot of heat for that especially from the broadcast booth.

Many of the Europeans have had beef with the US Open for many years now, going back to 2003.

06-09-2009, 11:56 PM	#29
replrobin Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 441 Senior Member	Sorry if this is obvious, but was this directed at the decision to play the match on Armstrong (where I assume nadal hadn't played before) in the first place or the decision to finish it on Ashe? Not an obvious Tina. He was talking about the original decision to move the match. There were a lot of people who were surprised that play for the day wasn't cancelled forcing everyone into the same situation the following day. It's doubly ironic that the reason they gave for moving Dinara is that the winner of the men's match has to play Federer next and he was resting at his hotel since about 2p. Dinara is in a very bad situation and I guess it's easier to focus on the antics of the USTA than on what happened on court but I believe that when Venus and the other player insisted on the original order/schedule of play they caught a lot of heat for that especially from the broadcast booth. Many of the Europeans have had beef with the US Open for many years now, going back to 2003.
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