Tennis thread: to Winston Salem - and beyond! All your build-up to the US Open here...

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Cincinnati finals tomorrow... Meanwhile Andy Murray travels to Winston Salem (by car ) today...

Welcome one and all

yes, but he's playing Isner

Yay! That Marin has broken Isner and obviously, I want him to win......but I'd forgotten how long it takes him to serve! If he bounces that damn ball one more time....

Do they actually play music on court during the change over or is it just for the viewers benefit? Sorry, watching the US Open is still a novelty

he is very bouncy.

But I forgive him- for not looking like an over grown toddler

Kazza I'm not sure. It's not quite the same as the Dj at the Rogers Cup .

Yes Raahh
It's the back to front baseball cap and the carrying the towel in the mouth bollocks that really bug me (remind you of some other twit..? )

Grrrrr.

The towel in the mouth.

He should never be named, should be banned for that alone.

Oh Marin! He is choking so badly...

Maybe he should serve underarm just to make sure the serve goes in

I think the music is in the stadium, because someone (I can't remember who - a player, I mean) was getting annoyed about it being too loud the other day.

Kazza I hear you about the ball bouncing. I love Marin but that is hard to watch, it makes everything feel v tense and stressful I think!

I'm just watching Zverev though. It was all going so well, he was 2 sets and a break up. Bedene broke back, and now it's 5-all in the fourth. Also Zverev keeps slipping over

That hold could mess with Isner's head (hopefully)

Zverev Bedene is into a fourth set tiebreak...

Omg, some of these serves that one just nearly hit the baseline. Remember when he was serving all those aces at the O2? What happened to that?!

Yes, the music is in the stadium!
Some of the crowd are "dancing" to it

Come on Marin!

Brill, Sascha is through. Whew!

Well Sascha is through- but it wasn't easy.

And Cilic is though

I can go to bed now!

Thank goodness for that!
Bed for me aswell.
Night night

I just switched over to Cilic and saw it was match point, then my screen went totally blank - came back to show Isner trudging off.

Really pleased for Marin, there is no reason why he shouldn't feel confident here. Come on Marin! (Although I don't think he'll beat Rafa...)

I'm going to bed now as well, Osaka v Gauff should be interesting but I can't stay awake.

Night all!

Hello from the middle of the night shift!

Kyrgios is moaning and moping. Lights too bright- he can't see. Arguing with the umpire about something. Now at change of ends repeating "I don't want to be here! I don't want to be here! I want to go home!"

He's not even doing that badly! Currently lost first set on tiebreaker but up a break in the second 5-4!

Playing Rublev of course. He of the terrible hair, that sort of angelic style of hair doesn't suit his rather stern face!

Actually looking again at the score I'm not sure he is up a break. Coz it's 5-5 now. Not concentrating here

Well, I woke up to see the score that that Dick had lost and am delighted.

If he didnt want to be there, well, that echoes the way a lot of people feel about him - we don't don't want him there either. For most of the Rafa match, we had to listen to Mac going on about him. And look - he's out, because he can't be bothered.

Thanks for the updates tobee!! Honestly - what is up with him? But well done Rublev - he deserves to do well here I reckon.

I was looking at the draw last night and thinking Kyrgios had a chance of the semi finals if he won yesterday so I'm pleased for Rublev.

I see Osaka won as well -and Monfils and Shaggy had a bit of a topsy turvy match with Gael finally winning.

Today looks good as well. I haven't seen the order of play but I'm guessing Djok v Stan is a night match - although there's Fed v Goffin as well isn't there? Am off to check...