Professional Tennis
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…
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…