The second round of the 2014 US Open wraps up for the men on Friday, while the third-round begins for the women. On each side of the draw, a number of the tournament’s former champions take to the court in hopes of advancing at Flushing Meadows. Roger Federer, who won this tournament five straight…
Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia did not have a very good start to her summer. In the first round of qualifying at Wimbledon, she tamely went down, dropping the final set of her match winning only one game. Yet, nothing was the same as the 21-year old made the eventual main draw Wimbledon champion look tame,…
Saturday, Aug. 30 is Day Six of the 2014 U.S. Open and will again feature the top seeds on both the men’s and women’s sides of the draw seeking to continue their respective runs to the finals. Novak Djokovic looks to maintain his position as number one ranked in the world as he faces American…
Fifteen-year-old CiCi Bellis’ Cinderella run at the 2014 U.S. Open came to an end Thursday night, as she was beaten on Court 17 by Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan. The wild card Bellis defeated the number 12 seed Dominika Cibulkova on Tuesday, becoming the first 15-year-old since 1996 to win a U.S. Open match. On Thursday,…
The top seeds on both the men’s and women’s sides of the draw advanced Thursday at the U.S. Open, as Novak Djokovic was dominant in his 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and Serena Williams was a 6-1, 6-0 winner over fellow countrywoman Vania King. "I wanted to get my…
It was a big day for local tennis in New York as two Long Islanders both took the court at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Men’s Doubles Draw at the U.S. Open. On Court 4, 18-year-old Noah Rubin from Rockville Centre, N.Y.’s, along with his partner, 16-year-old Stefan Kozlov from…
American Sam Querrey pushed his way into the US Open’s third-round on Thursday, rolling past 28th seeded Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to advance. Querrey continued to use his powerful serve to get by. He entered today’s match in the top five of aces this season, and added 16 more to his total this…
In one of the bigger upsets so far at the US Open, Czech Karolina Pliskova took down eighth-seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic in straight sets 7-5, 6-4 to advance into the third-round. The former world number one has been enjoying one of the better summers of her career, leading the tour with 48 match wins, but…
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan began their attempt at the pair’s 100th career title on Wednesday, defeating Max Mirnyi and Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-3 in the first-round of the US Open. The top-seeded Bryan Brothers are seeking their fifth career US Open title while also trying to hit the century mark for overall championships….
As the second round continues today on the fourth day of the 2014 U.S. Open, a number of the men’s top players in the world will be seeking entry into the tournament’s third round. There are 14 men’s matches on the slate today as the second-round will come to a close at day’s end. Top-seeded…