It started at the New York Tennis Expo and finished on center court at trophy presentation, and Kyle Edmund will always remember his week on Long Island. The 62nd ranked man from Great Britain captured the New York Open singles title inside NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, defeating Italy’s Andreas…
The British-Pakistani pairing of Dominic Inglot and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi captured the New York Open doubles title on Sunday afternoon, downing the American duo of Reilly Opelka and Steve Johnson 7-6(5), 7-6(6) inside NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. “I think it was, in the end, it was the experience and self-belief,”…
After needing more than 10 minutes to hold serve in the match’s opening game, defending New York Open champion Reilly Opelka found his rhythm on serve the rest of the way to defeat Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4, 6-4 and reach the quarterfinals. “I thought I was pretty clean, I thought I was pretty committed…
Soonwoo Kwon upset second-seed Milos Raonic to reach the New York Open quarterfinals on Wednesday night, holding off the Canadian 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 6-4 to notch the biggest win of his career. “I know I have a good forehand to attack,” Kwon said of his strengths that allowed him to outlast Raonic. “Make first serves…
The New York Open first round came to a close on Tuesday night at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, leaving just 16 players remaining in the singles draw. The biggest upset on Tuesday came from qualifier Jason Jung, who ousted former champion Kevin Anderson 7-6(6), 6-4 in the final match…
American Steve Johnson recorded his first ATP Tour level victory of 2020 on Monday night, downing compatriot Tennys Sandgren 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(3) in the opening round of the New York Open. A win’s a win and you take them when you get them and hopefully you string a bunch in a row,” said Johnson. “So…
Noah Rubin will compete in next week’s New York Open after the Long Island native earned a wild card into the tournament’s qualifying draw. By way of the wild card, Rubin will play his opening round qualifying match on Sunday, Feb. 9 during the New York Tennis Expo. Attendance at the qualifying rounds is…
No place on earth possesses a bigger stage than New York, so it’s only fitting that some of tennis’ biggest (literally) stars will be on Long Island competing in the New York Open. The third year of the New York Open will begin on Sunday, February 9 at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau…
Austria’s Dominic Thiem battled back from a set down to beat Alex Zverev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(4) on Friday to book his spot in the Australian Open final, and into a matchup with Novak Djokovic. “It was an unreal match, two tie-breaks, so tough and so close,” said Thiem. “It was almost impossible to…
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer met for the 50th time on Thursday, and this time it was Djokovic who came out victorious, securing his spot in the Australian Open final for the eighth time in his career with a 7-6(1), 6-4, 6-3 win. “It definitely could have gone a different way, because he started really…