The last three U.S. Open champions will be in third-round action Friday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as the top-seeded Novak Djokovic, winner in both 2011 and 2015); the number four-seeded Rafael Nadal, winner in 2010 and 2013; and the seventh-seeded Marin Cilic, winner in 2014 will all take the court….
With the rest of play suspended while rain poured down over Flushing Meadows, the new roof over Arthur Ashe proved pivotal, as world number two Andy Murray moved past Marcel Granollers 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 under the roof to reach the U.S. Open third round. Murray jumped out to an early lead in the opening set…
Spain is known for its extremely high work ethic, both for the players and the coaches. Players work like beasts, suffering hours each day performing long sets of basket drills and high intensity shorter exercises as well. But one aspect of Spanish training that is often overlooked is injury prevention and overtraining avoidance. The legendary…
Romania’s Simona Halep won the first ever day match under the roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday, cruising past the Czech Republic’s Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open. “It was not an easy match. It was difficult. At one point, I lost the rhythm a little bit because…
The New York Empire played its inaugural Mylan World TeamTennis (WTT) season this summer, as professional tennis returned to the historic Forest Hills Stadium at West Side Tennis Club. While the Empire didn’t finish with the record it would have liked after a 2-10 campaign, it was still a fun and exciting couple of weeks…
The 2016 U.S. Open is just three days old, but it has already delivered some fantastic matches and wonderful stories, maybe none bigger than Ryan Harrison’s upset victory over the fifth-seed Milos Raonic and 17-year-old CiCi Bellis’ comeback win over fellow American Shelby Rogers on Wednesday. Thursday’s action should be on par with the previous…
American qualifier CiCi Bellis continued her U.S. Open run on Wednesday, battling back from a set down to beat fellow American Shelby Rogers 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. “I think in the first set I didn’t have a lot of rhythm. The points were kind of quick. [I] couldn’t really get my feet involved in my game…
American qualifier Ryan Harrison provided the upset of the tournament up to this point, knocking off Wimbledon finalist and fifth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 6-7(4), 7-5, 7-5, 6-1 to reach the U.S. Open third round. “I just was really going to focus hard on taking care of my service games as much as possible. Then the…
Mike and Bob Bryan kicked off their push for a sixth U.S. Open title in routine fashion on Wednesday, dispatching Martin Klizan and Adil Shamasdin 6-1, 6-3 to reach the second round in the Men’s Doubles draw. The pair raced out to a quick victory in the first set, breaking twice in three chances and…
American John Isner powered his way into the third round of the 2016 U.S. Open, firing 38 aces and saving all four break points he faced in a 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(10), 6-3 victory over Belgium’s Steve Darcis on Wednesday. Fresh off his comeback win against up and coming American Frances Tiafoe on Monday, Isner wasted…