US OPEN Sept 3 '18 The Gal Grunter Went Under and the Mate from Down Under Came out on Top

Last night's US OPEN was a double upset.  Maria Sharapova (RUS) went down but not without plenty of sound to Carla Suarez Navarro (Es) in straight sets.  Maria was seeded #22 and Carla seeded #30.  Sharapova's shrill didn't serve to thrill her serve.  Her 4-6, 3-6 loss to Carla was in part due to her 8 double faults & only 49% of her 1st serves landing in although she managed to win 79% on her 1st serves.  Carla is to be congratulated on her fast paced well place shots and her speed covering the court.  It was a well earned win especially jubilant falling on her 30th birthday.  The major upset of the tournament was Roger Federer (CH) seeded #2 who fell to the player from down under, John Millman (AU).  John was unseeded in the tournament and this his 1st win against a top 10 ATP player.   Roger took the 1st set then lost the following 3 sets.  John took sets 3 & 4 in heartbreaker tie-breakers for Roger.  Roger's serve was also key in the match.  Roger had 10 double faults.  However, the major factor which must be taken into consideration going forward, is the weather.  The heat & humidity is turning tennis tournaments into torture chambers.  It was tough just watching from the stands along with Bill Clinton, Steve Kerr and Anna Wintour (behind her trademark dark sunglasses) seated in Federer's box with his wife.   Consideration must be from the WTF to have the men's matches match the women's: best of 3 sets.  The arduous sport is not regulated by the clock and games, let alone sets can last well over 4 hours.  In weather conditions such as NYC is experiencing now is not conducive to fair play rather play demanding Herculean effort that is hazardous and life-threatening.  It's fair to assume some players may succumb to the extremely demanding weather conditions.  Whether it's going to take a serious case of heat exhaustion before action becomes imperative it should be circumvented.  The matches are long for the fans many of whom improvised hand made fans.  Perhaps, closing the retractable roof and regulating the air conditioning is a possible alternative rather than reducing the number of sets played.  But, it's fair to grumble & groan - the sport of tennis should not be so grueling played in high temperatures & humidity.  We were all getting hot & bothered under the collar.