20 Questions -- 2009 US Open
by Ben Rothenberg on Aug 27, 2009 11:42 AM EDT
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There's a lot of stuff that goes on at the US Open. There are 254 singles matches and 157 doubles matches, each of which will have a winner. And there are plenty of contests out there that just have you predict the winners, straight up.
But for this first contest on The Daily Forehand, the 20 Questions you have to answer aren't quite so simple.
All the questions refer solely to the men's, women's, and mixed tournaments (no juniors). I realize that the doubles draws may not be released by the entry deadline, so just make educated guesses for those questions.
Post your guesses, as well as any questions, in the comments below. All entries must be submitted by the start of play on Monday, August 31st.
And yes, there will be some sort of prize for the winner.
Here we go:
20 Questions -- 2009 US Open
- Name a player who will lose in the fourth round in singles?
- How many of the six pairs in the doubles finals will be made up of two players from the same country?
- Name a seed who will lose in the first round.
- Name a player who will lose a five set match.
- How many combined matches will German players win in the singles draws?
- Which American player will win the most singles matches?
- Which French player will win the most singles matches?
- Which Russian player will win the most singles matches?
- (Dinara Safina’s Singles Wins) – (Marat Safin’s Singles Wins) = ?
- Name a player who will win a set 6-0.
- How fast will the fastest men’s serve of the tournament be?
- How fast will the fastest women’s serve of the tournament be?
- How many of the eight women’s quarterfinalists’ first names will end in the letters "-na"?
- What is the deepest round an unseeded singles player will reach?
- Will the men’s champion have won a grand slam title previously?
- Will the men’s runner-up have won a grand slam title previously?
- Who will beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in singles?
- How many times will the women’s champion use the word "great" to describe the runner-up’s tournament/match/skills/forehand/personality/necklace/etc. during her acceptance speech?
- How many of the six doubles champions will have been entered in a singles draw?
- How many total points will be in the longest tiebreak played? (Singles or doubles)
Tiebreak #1: Who will be the men's singles champion?
Tiebreak #2: Who will be the women's singles champion?
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1. Verdasco
2. Two
3. Schnyder
4. Mathieu
5. 11
6. Serena W
7. Tsonga
8. Dementieva
9. (Dinara Safina’s Singles Wins) – (Marat Safin’s Singles Wins) = 3
10. Wozniacki
11. 237kmh
12. 202kmh
13. Three
14. Quarters
15. No
16. Yes
17. Wozniacki
18. Six
19. Two
20. 28
Tiebreak #1: Juan Martin del Potro
Tiebreak #2: Caroline Wozniacki
FYI, for #10 and #11 either km/h or MPH are ok.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Aug 27, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions
1.Tsonga
2.One
3.Verdasco
4.Simon
5.Seven
6.S.Williams
7.Tsonga
8.Dinara Safina
9.(Dinara Safina’s Singles Wins) – (Marat Safin’s Singles Wins) = 5
10.Andy Murray
11.235kmh
12.209kmh
13.one
14.Quarterfinal
15.Yes
16.Yes
17.Caroline Wozniacki
18.Ten Times
19.Two
20.20
Tiebreak #1:Roger Federer
Tiebreak #2:Maria Sharapova
:D
Name a player who will lose in the fourth round in singles?
Agnieszka Radwanska.
How many of the six pairs in the doubles finals will be made up of two players from the same country?
2.
Name a seed who will lose in the first round.
Patty Schnyder.
Name a player who will lose a five set match.
Chris Guccione.
How many combined matches will German players win in the singles draws?
12. (Lisicki x 3, Petkovic x 1, Greul x 1, Zverev x 1, Kohlschrieber x 2, Haas x 2, Kiefer x 1, Beck x 1)
Which American player will win the most singles matches?
Andy Roddick.
Which French player will win the most singles matches?
Gilles Simon.
Which Russian player will win the most singles matches?
Elena Dementieva.
(Dinara Safina’s Singles Wins) – (Marat Safin’s Singles Wins) = ?
0/4 Safina. – 1 Safin.
Name a player who will win a set 6-0.
Anabel Medina Garrigues.
How fast will the fastest men’s serve of the tournament be?
150mph.
How fast will the fastest women’s serve of the tournament be?
127mph.
How many of the eight women’s quarterfinalists’ first names will end in the letters “-na”?
0.
What is the deepest round an unseeded singles player will reach?
QF.
Will the men’s champion have won a grand slam title previously?
Yes.
Will the men’s runner-up have won a grand slam title previously?
No.
Who will beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in singles?
Caroline Wozniacki.
How many times will the women’s champion use the word “great” to describe the runner-up’s tournament/match/skills/forehand/personality/necklace/etc. during her acceptance speech?
3.
How many of the six doubles champions will have been entered in a singles draw?
2.
How many total points will be in the longest tiebreak played? (Singles or doubles)
22.
Tiebreak #1: Who will be the men’s singles champion?
Roger Federer.
Tiebreak #2: Who will be the women’s singles champion?
Elena Dementieva.
Wild guesses
Name a player who will lose in the fourth round in singles?
Robredo
How many of the six pairs in the doubles finals will be made up of two players from the same country?
2
Name a seed who will lose in the first round.
Agnes Szavay
Name a player who will lose a five set match.
Juan Martin del Potro
How many combined matches will German players win in the singles draws?
18
Which American player will win the most singles matches?
Serena
Which French player will win the most singles matches?
Tsonga
Which Russian player will win the most singles matches?
Dementieva
(Dinara Safina’s Singles Wins) – (Marat Safin’s Singles Wins) = ?
5-0=5
Name a player who will win a set 6-0.
Liezel Huber
How fast will the fastest men’s serve of the tournament be?
147
How fast will the fastest women’s serve of the tournament be?
130
How many of the eight women’s quarterfinalists’ first names will end in the letters "-na"?
3
What is the deepest round an unseeded singles player will reach?
4th
Will the men’s champion have won a grand slam title previously?
Yes
Will the men’s runner-up have won a grand slam title previously?
No.
Who will beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in singles?
Dementieva
How many times will the women’s champion use the word "great" to describe the runner-up’s tournament/match/skills/forehand/personality/necklace/etc. during her acceptance speech?
2
How many of the six doubles champions will have been entered in a singles draw?
0
How many total points will be in the longest tiebreak played? (Singles or doubles)
20
Tiebreak #1: Who will be the men’s singles champion?
Roger Federer.
Tiebreak #2: Who will be the women’s singles champion?
Serena Williams
Name a player who will lose in the fourth round in singles? Radek Stepanek
How many of the six pairs in the doubles finals will be made up of two players from the same country? 2
Name a seed who will lose in the first round. Patty Schnyder
Name a player who will lose a five set match. Sam Querrey
How many combined matches will German players win in the singles draws? 15
Which American player will win the most singles matches? Serena Williams
Which French player will win the most singles matches? Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Which Russian player will win the most singles matches? Elena Dementieva
(Dinara Safina’s Singles Wins) – (Marat Safin’s Singles Wins) = ? 4
Name a player who will win a set 6-0. Venus Williams
How fast will the fastest men’s serve of the tournament be? 144 mph
How fast will the fastest women’s serve of the tournament be? 126 mph
How many of the eight women’s quarterfinalists’ first names will end in the letters “-na”? 2
What is the deepest round an unseeded singles player will reach? 4th
Will the men’s champion have won a grand slam title previously? No
Will the men’s runner-up have won a grand slam title previously? Yes
Who will beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in singles? Caroline Wozniacki
How many times will the women’s champion use the word “great” to describe the runner-up’s tournament/match/skills/forehand/personality/necklace/etc. during her acceptance speech? 3
How many of the six doubles champions will have been entered in a singles draw? 2
How many total points will be in the longest tiebreak played? (Singles or doubles) 27
Tiebreak #1: Who will be the men’s singles champion? Andy Murray
Tiebreak #2: Who will be the women’s singles champion? Serena Williams
20 Questions
1. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
2. Two
3. Victor Hanescu
4. Philipp Kohlschreiber
5. Ten
6. Serena Williams
7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
8. Elena Dementieva
9. Four
10. Victoria Azarenka
11. 143 mph
12. 127 mph
13. One
14. Fourth round (Round of 16)
15. Yes
16. No
17. Caroline Wozniacki
18. Five
19. Two
20. Twenty-eight
Tiebreak 1 – Roger Federer
Tiebreak 2 – Serena Williams
1. Marin Cilic
2. Two
3. Patty Schnyder
4. Andy Murray
5. 15
6. Serena Williams
7. Tsonga
8. Dementieva
9. four
10. Dinara Safina
11. 137 mph
12. 121 mph
13. three
14. fourth round
15. Yes
16. No
17. Caroline Wozniacki
18. Twice
19. Four
20. twenty six
21.
How many total points will be in the longest tiebreak played? (Singles or doubles)
20 questions
1.Tommy Robredo.
2. 2
3.Victor Hanescu
4.Wawrinka
5.5
6.Serena Williams
7.Jo-Willie Tsonga
8.Dementieva
9.(Dinara Safina’s Singles Wins) – (Marat Safin’s Singles Wins) = 4
10.Dinara Safina
11.143 mph
12. 126 mph
13. one
14.third
15.yes
16.no
17.Elena Dementieva
18. three times
19.two
20.twenty-two
Tiebreak #1: Djokovic
Tiebreak #2: Serena
20 Qs
1. Tsonga
2. One
3. Schnyder
4. Blake
5. Eight
6. Serena
7. Tsonga
8. Dinara
9. Four
10. Santoro
11. 138 mph
12. 125 mph
13. Two
14. Quarters
15. Yes
16. Yes
17. Szavay
18. One
19. Three
20. Eighteen
TB1. Roger
TB2. Serena
1. Name a player who will lose in the fourth round in singles? Nadia Petrova
2. How many of the six pairs in the doubles finals will be made up of two players from the same country? Three
3. Name a seed who will lose in the first round. Victor Hanescu
4. Name a player who will lose a five set match. Robin Soderling
5. How many combined matches will German players win in the singles draws? 9
6. Which American player will win the most singles matches? Andy Roddick
7. Which French player will win the most singles matches? Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
8. Which Russian player will win the most singles matches? Elena Dementieva
9. (Dinara Safina’s Singles Wins) – (Marat Safin’s Singles Wins) = ? Four
10. Name a player who will win a set 6-0. Victoria Azarenka
11. How fast will the fastest men’s serve of the tournament be? 144 MPH
12. How fast will the fastest women’s serve of the tournament be? 124 MPH
13. How many of the eight women’s quarterfinalists’ first names will end in the letters “-na”? Three
14. What is the deepest round an unseeded singles player will reach? Fourth Round
15. Will the men’s champion have won a grand slam title previously? Yes
16. Will the men’s runner-up have won a grand slam title previously? No
17. Who will beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in singles? Elena Dementieva
18. How many times will the women’s champion use the word “great” to describe the runner-up’s tournament/match/skills/forehand/personality/necklace/etc. during her acceptance speech? Two
19. How many of the six doubles champions will have been entered in a singles draw? Two
20. How many total points will be in the longest tiebreak played? (Singles or doubles) 26
Tiebreak 1: Andy Roddick
Tiebreak 2: Elena Dementieva
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by Ben Rothenberg on Aug 30, 2009 11:24 PM EDT reply actions
1.Marin Cilic
2.Three
3.Gael Monfils
4.James Blake
5.12
6.Serena Williams
7.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
8.Elena Dementieva
9.4
10.Roger Federer
11.146
12.122
13.3
14.Semifinals
15.Yes
16.Yes
17.Wozniacki
18.1
19.3
20.28
Tiebreak #1: Who will be the men’s singles champion? Federer
Tiebreak #2: Who will be the women’s singles champion? Serena Williams
20 questions
1. Verdasco
2. Two
3. Schnyder
4. Ferrero
5. eight
6. Serena Williams
7. Tsonga
8. Dementieva
9. five
10. Roger Federer
11. 145
12. 126
13. three
14. Semi finals
15. no
16. yes
17. Wozniacki
18. zero
19. two
20. 24
tiebreak #1 Murray
tiebreak #2 Dementieva
14.
20 questions
1. Cilic
2. Two
3. Victor Hanescu
4. Davydenko
5. 12
6. Serena
7. Tsonga
8. Dementieva
9. (Dinara Safina’s Singles Wins) – (Marat Safin’s Singles Wins) = 5
10. Serena
11. 145
12. 132
13. Three
14. 3rd
15. No
16. Yes
17. Dementieva
18. Three
19. Two
20. 14
Tiebreak #1: Who will be the men’s singles champion? Murray
Tiebreak #2: Who will be the women’s singles champion? Dementieva
20 Questions — 2009 US Open
1. Stanislas Wawrinka
2. 2
3. Paul-Henri Mathieu
4. Fernando Verdasco
5. 11
6. Serena Williams
7. Tsonga
8. Elena Dementieva
9. 5
10. Wozniacki
11. 144mph
12. 121mph
13. 3
14. Quarterfinals
15. No
16. Yes
17. Caroline Wozniacki
18. 3
19. 2
20. 18
Tiebreak #1: Who will be the men’s singles champion? Andy Murray
Tiebreak #2: Who will be the women’s singles champion? Serena Williams
Madame's entry
1. Name a player who will lose in the fourth round in singles?
—> Radeck Stepaneck
2. How many of the six pairs in the doubles finals will be made up of two players from the same country?
—> 4
3. Name a seed who will lose in the first round.
—> Patty Shnyder
4. Name a player who will lose a five set match.
—> Safin
5. How many combined matches will German players win in the singles draws?
—> 9
6. Which American player will win the most singles matches?
—> S. Williams
7. Which French player will win the most singles matches?
—> Tsonga
8. Which Russian player will win the most singles matches?
—> Dementieva
9. (Dinara Safina’s Singles Wins) – (Marat Safin’s Singles Wins) = 4
10. Name a player who will win a set 6-0. S. Williams
11. How fast will the fastest men’s serve of the tournament be? 232 km/h
12. How fast will the fastest women’s serve of the tournament be? 206 km/h
13. How many of the eight women’s quarterfinalists’ first names will end in the letters “-na”? 4
14. What is the deepest round an unseeded singles player will reach? 3rd round
15. Will the men’s champion have won a grand slam title previously? yes
16. Will the men’s runner-up have won a grand slam title previously? no
17. Who will beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in singles? Dementieva
18. How many times will the women’s champion use the word “great” to describe the runner-up’s tournament/match/skills/forehand/personality/necklace/etc. during her acceptance speech? one
19. How many of the six doubles champions will have been entered in a singles draw? 2
20. How many total points will be in the longest tiebreak played? (Singles or doubles) 30
Tiebreak #1: Who will be the men’s singles champion? Roger Federer
Tiebreak #2: Who will be the women’s singles champion? Elena Dementieva
Thanks for entering everybody
Entries are now closed, I’ll be putting up early scores in a few days.
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