Professional Tennis
Italian Flavia Pennetta captured the first Grand Slam title of her career Saturday, beating her compatriot Roberta Vinci 7-6(4), 6-2 on an overcast day in Flushing Meadows. While Pennetta needed just an hour to beat her semifinal opponent, second-seed Simona Halep, on Friday, Vinci spent a lot of physical and emotional energy to shock Serena…
While many people, including ESPN and the U.S. Open, are disappointed that Serena Williams will not be participating in the women’s singles final on Saturday, the matchup between Italians Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci is an intriguing one, and the two will both be seeking their first career Grand Slam title when they face off…
The Men’s Singles Finals of the 2015 U.S. Open were set Friday, as the top two seeds advanced to Sunday’s final in Flushing Meadows. After a six-year hiatus, the second-seeded Roger Federer returns for a shot at his sixth title in Flushing, as he will face the top-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia. On Friday, Federer…
The USTA has announced that Venus Williams has received the fifth annual U.S. Open Sportsmanship Award, presented to the professional tennis players who best demonstrate excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series and the U.S. Open. Venus, a two-time U.S. Open champion, joins Kevin Anderson as this year’s U.S. Open Sportsmanship Award…
Italian Roberta Vinci pulled off one of the biggest upsets in tennis history on Friday, beating Serena Williams 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to end the American’s hopes of winning the Calendar Slam, and setting up an all-Italian U.S. Open final as she faces Flavia Pennetta. It looked like it would be smooth sailing for Serena early…
Italian Flavia Pennetta played a nearly flawless match Friday morning in Flushing Meadows, dismissing world number two Simona Halep 6-1, 6-3 to reach the U.S. Open finals, the first Major final of her career. “I think I played really well,” Pennetta said in her on-court post-match interview. That is an understatement. Pennetta broke for a…
Day 12 of the 2015 U.S. Open, will feature a day jam-packed with action due to the torrential downpours that plagued the New York area on Thursday. Due to the weather, a majority of the Day 11 schedule was washed away, as U.S. Open organizers scrambled to adjust the Friday schedule to accommodate the cancellations….
The second men’s semifinal at the U.S. Open was settled on Wednesday, as Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka both rolled in straight sets in their respective quarterfinal matchups, to set up a 20th meeting between Federer and Wawrinka. Federer continued his unconscious play in Flushing with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 dissection of 12th seeded…
On Day 11 of the 2015 U.S. Open, the schedule lightens up as the women take center stage and the finalists will be determined. Four women will be under the lights of Ashe Thursday evening, as kicking things off at 7:00 p.m. EST will be top-seeded Serena Williams facing the unseeded Roberta Vinci of Italy,…
The USTA has announced that Kevin Anderson of South Africa has received the fifth annual U.S. Open Sportsmanship Award, presented to the professional tennis player who best demonstrates excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series and the U.S. Open. The award was presented to him by USTA Sportsmanship Selection Committee Chairman Todd Martin….