Professional Tennis
Serena Williams moved one step closer to her date with history on Tuesday night, defeating older sister and 23rd seed Venus Williams 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 to reach the U.S. Open semifinals. Coming into this match, the world number one knew it would not be easy. Venus had beaten her 11 times previously and Serena herself…
Two Swiss stars stand one win away from a semifinal showdown, but first they must defeat a pair of players on Wednesday, Day 10 of the 2015 U.S. Open, who are coming off Top 10 wins. During the Day Session, reigning French Open champion Stan Wawrinka faces first-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist Kevin Anderson, who knocked…
In what many people saw as the appetizer before the Serena and Venus Williams matchup on Ashe tonight, 19th seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and ninth-seeded Croat Marin Cilic dazzled the crowd went the distance on Tuesday afternoon. Cilic, the defending champion, outlasted Tsonga in the five-setter 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(3), 6-4 to reach the U.S….
Italian Roberta Vinci booked a spot in the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career on Tuesday, outlasting the heat and 22-year-old Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 to take the first spot in the U.S. Open final four. On a hot Tuesday afternoon, Vinci got things going early. She broke Mladenovic in her…
Roger Federer took care of 13th-seeded American John Isner late Monday night, beating Isner 7-6, 7-6, 7-5 to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the 11th time in his career. This match was much different than the ones Federer had played in his previous matchups in Flushing. He was unable to break Isner’s serve in…
Day Nine of the 2015 U.S. Open will feature two spots in the men’s and women’s semifinals on the line, as the field further narrows and the final Grand Slam of 2015 comes to a conclusion. The main event under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium at 7:00 p.m. EST will feature world number one…
Petra Kvitova continued her excellent run of tennis over the last couple of weeks by ending the run of British qualifier Johanna Konta on Monday. The fifth-seeded Czech ousted Konta with a 7-5, 6-3 win to extend her winning streak to eight matches. The win also snapped the 16-match winning streak of Konta, who came…
In the longest match of the 2015 U.S. Open this year, the 15th seeded South African Kevin Anderson upset third-ranked Andy Murray, outlasting the Scot 7-6(5), 6-3, 6-7(2), 7-6(0) in over four hours. “I’m a little lost for words right now,” Anderson said afterwards. “I just managed to keep my composure throughout.” Anderson and Murray…
Stan Wawrinka played another up and down match on Monday, but was able to overcome Donald Young in four sets, ending the American’s run with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory to advance to the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Swiss and French Open champion got things going by breaking Young’s serve for a 3-1 lead…
For the fourth year in a row, Victoria Azarenka finds herself in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The Belarusian was the first player to advance on Monday as she beat American Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-4 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Azarenka broke Lepchenko to start things off in the third game and another one later allowed her to take the first…