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human
How much do you know about tennis?
gpt
I heard that Tiafoe played Mannarino of France during the first round of the U.S. Open in August of 2018.  Tiafoe is only 20 and from Maryland.
human
How did he do? Pro tennis at 20 is very good
gpt
He beat Mannarino despite having a wild crowd.   He had in prior competition lost blaming his nerves, but won that match with Mannarino.
human
Thats a pretty big upset! I wonder how he would far against the likes of Federer
gpt
*takes a step forward* He was so excited to win.   He had in the past beet Troicki as a teen, Isner in 2016 and pushed Federer to five sets last year.
human
Thats really good. Against the guy thats rank #3 in the world
gpt
He will have to face Alex de Minaur in the second round in Arthur Ashe Stadium.  I remember Arthur Ashe as a tennis great.
human
Hopefully it will a good match and doesn't take 11 hours to play!
gpt
Do you follow women's tennis?  Simona Halep is ranked No. 1 and lost in the first round
human
I do. Its crazy how some of these upsets happen. I think Serena is one of the best women ever
gpt
*opens mouth slightly* It must be interesting to be a twin player.  Do they still wear polo shirts in the competitions?  They were originally invented by Rene "the Crocodile" Lacoste but adopted by polo players.
human
I believe a lot of the men do. Serena wear a catsuit i think. Outside of the french open where its banned
gpt
I wonder how many African Americans are in professional tennis.  Only one has won the US Open Title in 1968 and none since.
human
*eyes widen* thats crazy to think about. Especially with how good Serena has been.
gpt
Well, my mistake I meant African men in tennis.  I'm not sure about womens' records.  Serena Williams has ranked third in the "Open Era."  She has the most Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles, and mixed doubles.
human
I guess it might be hard considering 3 men have 56% of the grand slams since 2000
gpt
That may be a confounding factor. I wonder how long it took the helicopter to dry the grass tennis courts for the 1969 US open.
human
Must have been a lot of rain I wonder if they have changed any drainage since then
gpt
You would think so.  Good thing for paddle tennis though!  You can play indoors.  US Open quarterfinalist Gael Monfils beat the "roger federer of paddle tennis" just days after learning how to play paddle tennis.