Professional Tennis
Merrick, Long Island native Scott Lipsky and partner Divij Sharan moved into the Delray Beach Open quarterfinals on Wednesday, defeating recent New York Open finalists Wesley Koolhof and Artem Sitak 7-6, 6-2. “We’ve played five or six tournaments together. We won one, and got to a final in another,” Lipsky said of the partnership….
As top-seed Kevin Anderson and second-seed Sam Querrey squared off in the New York Open final on Sunday, the tournament’s finale was sure to be an exciting one. With mirroring styles and Querrey slightly leading the career head-to-head 8-7, there was little doubt that this chapter would go the distance. The two did not…
The singles final for the inaugural New York Open is set, and it will be the tournament’s top two seeds, Kevin Anderson and Sam Querrey, respectively, who will square off on Sunday. Anderson raced out to a huge lead against Kei Nishikori in the semifinals on Saturday night at NYCB LIVE home of the…
American Sam Querrey overcame an 0-3 career record against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino to reach the first ever New York Open finals on Saturday afternoon, coming back from a set down to win 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-3 at NYCB LIVE home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. “It feels good,” said Querrey. “I’m so happy to…
Sam Querrey and Ivo Karlovic played nearly 80 minutes of tennis without a break of serve on Friday in a New York Open quarterfinal, but it was the second-seeded American who played in the tiebreakers to notch the 7-6(5), 7-6(4) victory at NYCB LIVE home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. “I think going…
Saturday is semifinal day at the New York Open as four singles players and four doubles pairs will seek spots in the inaugural tournament’s final on Sunday. Second-seeded American Sam Querrey will square off against the fourth-seed Adrian Mannarino from France in Saturday’s first semifinal. Mannarino has won all three of the previous matchups…
Four semifinal sports in singles are on the line at the New York Open on Friday led by the tournament’s top seed in South Africa’s Kevin Anderson. Anderson will look to build off momentum from his first-round victory on Thursday, where he came back from a set down to beat American qualifier Ernesto Escobedo…
Despite capturing the attention of the tennis world with a thrilling five set loss to Roger Federer at the 2017 U.S. Open, Frances Tiafoe was still looking for his first significant breakthrough at an ATP level event. On Thursday at the New York Open, Tiafoe broke through. He reached his first career ATP Quarterfinal…
The Americans will be out in full force on Thursday at the New York Open as all but one match will feature a player from the United States competing inside NYCB LIVE home of the The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Second-seed Sam Querrey and the top-seeded Bryan Brothers will make their tournament debut in…
The much anticipated matchup between Long Island’s Noah Rubin and Japan’s Kei Nishikori came to a head on Tuesday night in front of an energized crowd at NYCB LIVE home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Rubin raced out to the early lead as he held serve in a long opening game, before snagging…