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…
Karolina Pliskova is one of the last eight remaining in the U.S. Open for a third straight year after defeating Australia’s Ashleigh Barty 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday afternoon. “It looks easy, the score, for sure. But we played [for an] hour and a half and was not easy at all,” said Pliskova. “She had…
Dominic Thiem is into the U.S. Open quarterfinals for this first time in his career after ousting 2017 runner-up Kevin Anderson in an impressive 7-5, 6-2, 7-6(2) victory on Sunday inside Louis Armstrong Stadium. “It was an amazing victory over one of the best players right now,” said Thiem. “Also, first time [in the]…
The first week of the 2018 U.S. Open is now in the rearview mirror as we begin the second half of the fortnight at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows on Sunday with a star-studded Day Seven Schedule of Play. Defending men’s singles champion Rafael Nadal kicks off play…