Karolina Pliskova played an excellent tie-breaker after coughing up a chance to serve out the match to complete her comeback over America Venus Williams at the 2016 U.S. Open, reaching her first major quarterfinal with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3) triumph on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday afternoon. This match was all Venus to start as…
In the first match on Louis Armstrong Stadium on Monday, fifth-seeded Romanian Simona Halep got off to another quick start, and even though things got a little dicey towards the end, she closed out 11th seeded Spaniard Carla Suarez-Navarro 6-2, 7-5 to move into the quarterfinals of the 2016 U.S. Open. Halep broke Suarez-Navarro in…
Fans escaped the weather that was set to hit the East Coast in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Hermine Sunday at the U.S. Open, but Monday brings another day of Round of 16 action as the quarterfinals will be set once the day concludes. On Sunday, the U.S. Open set an all-time evening session attendance…
Rafael Nadal and Lucas Pouille played the best match of the 2016 U.S. Open up to this point on Sunday evening, and it was the young Frenchman who held his nerve in the end, hanging on to win the biggest match of his career 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6) in a thrilling four hour and…
Caroline Wozniacki delivered another masterful performance on Sunday afternoon, rolling past eighth-seeded American Madison Keys 6-3, 6-4 to earn a spot in the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The 2009 and 2014 runner up was clinical in dismissing Keys in just 78 minutes under the sun on Arthur Ashe Stadium, committing a total of just seven unforced…
Credit all photos to Brian Coleman The remarkable run of Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova at this year’s U.S. Open continued on Sunday as she rolled past 13thseed Johanna Konta 6-4, 7-5 to book her spot in the quarterfinals. Sevastova, who briefly retired back in 2013 because of injuries and illness, delivered another masterful performance on Sunday,…
Day Seven of the 2016 U.S. Open will feature the start of the Round of 16, as high winds and rain from Tropical Storm Hermine may impact the schedule in Flushing Meadows. On the men’s side of the draw and shooting for spots in the quarterfinals, four matches highlight Sunday’s schedule. On Sunday afternoon at…
Serena Williams dropped just three games in a routine 6-2, 6-1 victory over Sweden’s Johanna Larsson Saturday afternoon, reaching the U.S. Open Round of 16 and passing Martina Navratilova for most Grand Slam victories with 307. “That was pretty cool for me,” said Serena. “Obviously I want to keep that number going higher and see…
Germany’s Angelique Kerber delivered a clinical performance Friday night, ending the run of 17-year-old American qualifier CiCi Bellis 6-1, 6-1 to reach the U.S. Open Round of 16. In a marquee matchup between an experienced Grand Slam winner and an up and coming American star, it was Kerber who raced out to an early 3-0…
American Madison Keys snatched victory from the jaws of defeat under the open roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday, fighting back from 1-5 down in the third set to defeat Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(3) and reach the U.S. Open fourth round. "I mean, obviously those aren't the most fun matches, but…