Both players staggered off of the court sometime after 2:00 a.m. in New York City; one a victor, one a loser. The victor, Rafael Nadal, had been on this stage before. An early-morning battle inside Arthur Ashe Stadium that raged on for nearly five hours, and in the end was won by Nadal 0-6,…
Juan Martin del Potro burst his way into the U.S. Open semifinals on Tuesday, hitting 49 winners and withstanding 67 from 11th seeded American John Isner in a 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-2 victory inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. “I’m so happy to reach another semifinals in my favorite tournament,” del Potro told the New York crowd….
Northport’s Cannon Kingsley advanced to the U.S. Open Boys’ third-round on Tuesday afternoon, beating Belgium’s Arnaud Bovy 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-4 to claim his spot in the final 16. The former Suffolk County Singles Champion played a dominant first set that saw him break twice in six chances. He held a 5-1 lead before the…
Dix Hills native Lea Man powered into the third-round of the U.S. Open Girls on Tuesday, rattling off the final eight games of the match to beat Slovakia’s Lenka Stara 7-5, 6-0 on Grandstand. The 16th seed got her key breakthrough at 5-5 in the opening set, when she broke Stara to take a 6-5…
The USTA and United States Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that Jack Sock, Sam Querrey, Steve Johnson, Mike Bryan and Frances Tiafoe will represent the U.S. in the 2018 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal against Croatia. The best-of-five match series will be played on an outdoor red clay court at…
Third time’s the charm for Anastasija Sevastova. Playing in her third consecutive U.S. Open quarterfinal, the 29th seeded Latvian finally broke through to claim her spot in the semifinals, doing so in stunning fashion as she upset third-seed and defending champion Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-3 inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday. Sevastova saved seven break…
Madison Keys powered her way into the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Monday, improving to 5-0 all-time against Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova with a 6-1, 6-3 drubbing in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Keys is now into her third Grand Slam quarterfinal of 2018 and two victories away from returning to the U.S. Open final. “I am glad…
Labor Day brings with it the eighth day of the 2018 U.S. Open, with eight quarterfinal spots still up for grabs between the men’s and women’s singles draws. Last year’s finalist Madison Keys kicks things off in Arthur Ashe Stadium against 29th seeded Dominika Cibulkova, in a head-to-head matchup that the 14th seeded American…
The opening rounds of the U.S. Open Junior Boys and Girls tournaments got underway on Sunday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with three local players from Long Island in action. Northport’s Cannon Kingsley knocked off ninth-seed Gilbert Soares Klier of Brazil 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and four minutes. Kingsley…
John Isner’s is back into the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time in seven years after he outlasted 25th seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in three hours and eight minutes on Sunday. “Everyone was expecting maybe five tiebreaks. If that’s the case, so be it. But I didn’t go out…