Japan’s Kei Nishikori earned a quarterfinal spot in the US Open on Monday night, knocking off fifth-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-7(8), 7-5, 6-4 in an epic five-set bout that didn’t end until just before 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The 10th seed, Nishikori needed four hours and 19 minutes to upend the big-serving…
Day Nine of the 2014 U.S. Open features a number of key matchups, as all the draws begin to narrow as the end of the event draws near. Two women’s singles quarterfinals matches highlight the draw, beginning with a match of two unseeded players as Belinda Bencic of Switzerland squares off against China’s Shuai Peng…
Swizterland's Stan Wawrinka, the 2014 Australian Open champ, outlasted 16th-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-2 on Monday to earn a spot in the 2014 U.S. Open quarterfinals. The fourth-ranked player in the world fought off two set points in the third-set on his way to the Round of 16 victory at Louis Armstrong…
World number one Serena Williams advanced to the Women’s Singles Quarterfinals Monday afternoon at Flushing Meadows, with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Kaia Kanepi. The win marked Serena’s first quarterfinals appearance of the year, where she moves on to face Italy’s Flavia Pennetta, a straight set winner Monday afternoon as well over Casey Dellacqua. Serena…
In Monday afternoon action at the 2014 U.S. Open, it was world number one Novak Djokovic reaching his 22nd consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal, defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 at Louis Armstrong Stadium. It has been two years since Djokovic played at Louis Armstrong in Flushing Meadows. Up next for Djokovic in the quarters is Andy…
A blockbuster Labor Day schedule highlights Day Eight action at the 2014 U.S. Open, featuring features six of the top 10 seeds on the men's side of the draw, with three of the past five Grand Slam champions taking the courts in Flushing Meadows. World number one Novak Djokovic, the 2014 Wimbledon champ; world number…
Caroline Wozniacki booked a spot in the U.S. Open Women’s Singles Quarterfinals for the first time since 2011 on Sunday, pushing past former champion Maria Sharapova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to advance in Flushing Meadows. The 10th seed from Denmark displayed excellent baseline to baseline speed, winning some unbelievable points during the final set that got…
Long Island native and former Bellmore JFK standout Scott Lipsky, along with his doubles partner Rajeev Ram, needed only one hour and 15 minutes to upset the third-seeded team of Daniel Nestor & Nenad Zimonjic Sunday at the U.S. Open. Lipsky & Ram took the first set 6-3, and then went up 5-4 in the…
Sunday afternoon at the U.S. Open, 52 unforced errors from David Ferrer, seeded fourth, was just too much to overcome, opening the door for the 26th-seeded Gilles Simon’s 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 upset "David is always fighting until the end," said Simon. "We were 5-1, he destroyed me five times. I just stayed relax today…
Sunday, Aug. 31, Day Seven of the 2014 U.S. Open hits the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and for the first time all week of the Open, rain and thunderstorms may threaten or delay some of the action. The showcase match of the day is a round four encounter between the number five…