Quality Tennis Discussion / 2025 US Open contest

**Posted by Forehand_lob** 8/23/2025 4:20 pm

No special rules for this contest.

1. Pick quarterfinalists, semifinalists and champions for both ATP and WTA draws. You will receive 7.5 points for each correct quarterfinalist, 5 points for each correct semifinalist and 20 points for each correct champion.

2. SUBSTITUTE PICK: Pick a player from each draw to replace one of your quarterfinalists. If this player makes the quarters, they will take the place of whomever you picked in that section of the draw.

3. BIGGEST LOSER: pick the highest seed that will lose in the earliest round from each draw. The player must be a top-16 seed. You get 5 points if your seed is the highest to lost and 2 points if your seed falls in the same round as the highest seed to lose.

Picks must be posted by the time play begins or soon afterwards.

**Posted by Forehand_lob** 8/23/2025 4:29 pm

Men

Quarterfinals

Sinner v. Draper
Zverev v. de Minaur
Djokovic (Tiafoe) v. Fritz
Shelton v. Alcaraz

Semifinals

Sinner v. Zverev
Djokovic v. Alcaraz

Final

Sinner d. Alcaraz in 4 sets

BL: Alcaraz (just in case Opelka serves his off the court)

Women

Quarterfinals

Sabalenka v. Rybakina
Bencic v. Andreeva (Ostapenko)
Keys v. Gauff
Collins v. Swiatek

Semifinals

Rybakina v. Andreeva
Keys v. Swiatek

Final

Rybakina d. Swiatek

BL: Gauff

**Posted by funches** 8/24/2025 12:22 am

MEN

Quarterfinals

Sinner over Musetti
Rublev (Zverev) over de Minaur
Djokovic over Fritz
Alcaraz over Shelton

Semifinals

Sinner over Rublev
Alcaraz over Djokovic

Final

Alcaraz over Sinner 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3

BL: Rune

WOMEN

Quarterfinals

Sabalenka over Raducanu
Mboko over Pegula
Keys over Gauff
Swiatek (Kalinskaya) over Svitolina

Semifinals

Sabalenka oer Mboko
Swiatek over Keys

Final

Sabalenka oer Swiatek 7-6, 6-4

BL: Navarro

**Posted by Forehand_lob** 9/02/2025 6:16 am

Medvedev and Keys were our biggest losers, so no points for either of us.

Currently, you are in the lead with 9 correct quarter finalists to my 7. We were pretty good for the men, with only FAA and Lehecka not picked. For the women, however, we weren't as good, missing Vondrousova, Krejcikova, Muchova, Osaka, and Anisimova.

I also have to say that Osaka's deconstruction of Gauff was a bit painful to watch. Gauff was made to feel uncomfortable, and she was never able to get anything going.

**Posted by Forehand_lob** 9/20/2025 4:27 pm

Another win by funches. I'm going to admit that when Tiafoe and Shelton went out in Round 3, I thought "well, that's another year where an American man won't win a Slam" when Fritz was still in the draw. He plays well against Zverev, but is a poor match for the rest of the top 4, so the QFs seem to be his limit unless something unusual happens.