Professional Tennis
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…
Marion Bartoli, the 2013 Wimbledon Singles Champion and former top 10 player in the world, has announced that she will run in the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon as a New York Road Runners Team for Kids runner on Sunday, Nov. 6. Bartoli will raise funds for NYRR’s Team for Kids, the TCS New…
U.S. Open runner-up in 2015 Roberta Vinci became the first player through to the third-round in Flushing Meadows on Wednesday, cruising past New Jersey’s Christina McHale 6-1, 6-3 in just 64 minutes on Louis Armstrong Stadium. Vinci came out firing early, beginning her opening service game with a couple of aces to set the tone….
Novak Djokovic will find himself in new territory Wednesday as he takes the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Day Three of the 2016 U.S. Open. His round two opponent, Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic, shares a distinction not held by many Djokovic opponents, the world number one has yet to beat him. In…
Andy Murray began his march toward U.S. Open glory Tuesday night under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, downing Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, to move into round two at Flushing Meadows. Just 15 days removed from capturing Olympic Gold in Rio, Murray broke Rosol after a long sixth game in…
Venus Williams got off to a winning start to begin her 72nd career Grand Slam tournament, outlasting the Ukraine’s Kateryna Kozlova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to advance on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The two-time U.S. Open champion got off to a blistering start, hitting 15 winners and breaking Kozlova four times to win the opening set in…
American teenager Jared Donaldson provided the biggest upset of the first two days at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, coming back from a set down to beat 12th seeded Belgian David Goffin 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-0 to notch the biggest win of his young career. “It was a really exciting atmosphere out there. I felt that…
Romania’s Simona Halep was the first player through to the U.S. Open second round on Tuesday, as the fifth-seed rolled past Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens 6-0, 6-2 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. “The first round of the tournament is always tough, but I played my game today and it worked out in the end,” said Halep. “I…
Serena Williams enters the 2016 U.S. Open as the WTA’s top-ranked player, and has had a stranglehold on the top spot since Feb. 18, 2013. She will look to continue her historic roll as she faces Russian Ekaterina Makarova under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium kicking off the evening session. Serena holds a 4-1…