Professional Tennis
Serena Williams dropped just three games in a routine 6-2, 6-1 victory over Sweden’s Johanna Larsson Saturday afternoon, reaching the U.S. Open Round of 16 and passing Martina Navratilova for most Grand Slam victories with 307. “That was pretty cool for me,” said Serena. “Obviously I want to keep that number going higher and see…
Germany’s Angelique Kerber delivered a clinical performance Friday night, ending the run of 17-year-old American qualifier CiCi Bellis 6-1, 6-1 to reach the U.S. Open Round of 16. In a marquee matchup between an experienced Grand Slam winner and an up and coming American star, it was Kerber who raced out to an early 3-0…
American Madison Keys snatched victory from the jaws of defeat under the open roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday, fighting back from 1-5 down in the third set to defeat Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3) and reach the U.S. Open fourth round. "I mean, obviously those aren't the most fun matches, but…
Caroline Wozniacki continued her excellent form through the first week of the 2016 U.S. Open, powering past Romania’s Monica Niculescu 6-3, 6-1 to book her spot in the fourth round. “She’s a frustrating player to play against. She plays very smart. It’s a completely different game style than what I am used to. I just…
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…
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 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…