Professional Tennis
Croatia’s Marin Cilic upset Tomas Berdych Thursday afternoon, 6-2, 6-4, 7-6, to advance to the semifinals of the 2014 U.S. Open. Cilic, seeded 14th at the Open, becomes the first Croatian to advance to the semis since Goran Ivanisevic, his coach, accomplished the feat in 1996. Cilic’s last appearance in the final four of a…
Bob & Mike Bryan took one step closer to their record 100th career doubles title Thursday afternoon by defeating Merrick, N.Y. native Scott Lipsky and his partner, Rajeev Ram, at the U.S. Open in a tough three-set match, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, on Arthur Ashe Stadium Court. In the first set, Lipsky and Ram missed three…
Patrick McEnroe announced Wednesday that he will resign as the USTA’s general manager of player development. McEnroe, who has held the position for six and a half years, announced his decision at a US Open press conference after the New York Times initially broke the story on Wednesday. “I will be stepping down from my…
World number one Serena Williams coasted into the U.S. Open semifinals Wednesday night, beating 11th seeded Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-2 to move into the final four at Flushing Meadows. The two-time defending champion looked to be in trouble early, allowing two breaks on her first two service games as the Italian took a 3-0 first-set…
With Serena Williams and Ekaterina Makarova’s victories on Wednesday, the final four in the women’s singles draw is all set, but there are still two open spots in the men’s semifinals, which will be decided Thursday, as four men will take to the court in Flushing Meadows in hopes of advancing. Roger Federer headlines the…
Under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium, it was world number one Novak Djokovic moving into his eighth straight U.S. Open semifinals appearance at the U.S. Open early Thursday morning, defeating Andy Murray, 7-6(1), 6-7(1) 6-2, 6-4. With the win, Djokovic moved to 13-8 lifetime against Murray in the pair’s 21st career meeting, a match…
Two-time US Open finalist Victoria Azarenka will not have a chance to reach her third straight title match as the Belarus native fell to 17th seeded Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the quarterfinals 6-4, 6-2 early Wednesday. The Russian now enters her first ever Grand Slam semifinal, and will meet the winner of two-time defending champion…
The USTA has announced that five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki have received the third annual U.S. Open Sportsmanship Awards, presented to the male and female professional tennis players who best demonstrate excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series and the U.S. Open. The award will…
Before the U.S. Open, the pro tennis tour was like a small traveling circus or carnival, where the performers brought their mystery and magic to town for two weeks, then folded up their tents and disappeared for a year. Tennis tournaments were created for and attended by only serious tennis aficionados. Today, if you have…
She may be seeded only 10th, but you’d be hard pressed to find a more impressive player at this year’s U.S. Open than Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, who bullied her way into the semifinals with a 6-0, 6-1 thrashing of 13th seeded Sara Errani of Italy. The match took just 65 minutes as Wozniacki reached…