How about Rafael Nadal at this year’s French Open? I have always been impressed with the Spaniard’s mental tenacity and toughness. Before he won any Grand Slams, I remember watching him play his first ATP final. It was against a fellow Spanish player who was a veteran. Rafa had won the first set easily and…
For two weeks in Queens, nobody played better tennis than Naomi Osaka. The 20-year-old who was born in New York City and lived on Long Island as a kid, capped off the greatest tournament of her career this weekend, defeating 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 to win the 2018 U.S. Open….
The 2018 summer has belonged to Novak Djokovic, and he capped it off with a defiant win in the U.S. Open final on Sunday, soundly beating third-seed Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-3 to win his 14th Grand Slam title. “If you told me in February this year when I got the surgery that…
American Coco Vandeweghe and Australia’s Ashleigh Barty won their first Grand Slam title as a doubles team by claiming the U.S. Open championship this weekend. The 13th seeded pairing fought back to beat second-seeds Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(6) on Sunday. “We’ve been talking about this moment,” said Vandeweghe. “For me, personally,…
Celebrities turned out in force to show their support at the USTA Foundation Gala, which marked the opening night of the 2018 U.S. Open. Co-hosted by Billie Jean King and TV personality Michael Greenberg, the star-studded event at Arthur Ashe Stadium raised more than $1.5 million for tennis and education. Attendees included Hugh Jackman, Anna Wintour, and…
Brazilian teenager Thiago Seyboth Wild and China’s Xiyu Wang captured the U.S. Open Boys and Girls singles titles, respectively, this weekend at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows. Seyboth Wild outlasted Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 2-6, 6-2, fighting back from a break down in the final set to rally…
The 2018 U.S. Open has come and gone, with exciting tennis and thrilling action that entertained New Yorkers and the sports world for three weeks. It was a successful tournament in more ways than one, and the United States Tennis Association has announced that this year’s tournament attracted more than 800,000 fans which includes…
It wasn’t the way he wanted it to happen, but Juan Martin del Potro is back into the finals of the U.S. Open for the first time since he won the title in 2009. The third-seed from Argentina won the first two sets 7-6(3), 6-2 against defending champion Rafael Nadal in their semifinal on…
Two months ago, Americans Mike Bryan and Jack Sock captured the Wimbledon Men’s Doubles title together, and now have added a U.S. Open title to their collection after defeating the seventh-seeded duo of Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 6-3, 6-1 in the final on Friday inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. “This has been a magical…
The men’s singles semifinals of the 2018 U.S. Open commence this evening with a star-studded slate of matches in Arthur Ashe Stadium. In what is becoming a common sight in Grand Slams, Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro will square off on Friday night. Nadal, the defending champion and top-seed, and del Potro,…