Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan made history Sunday afternoon, capturing their 100th career team title, defeating Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open. The Bryans are slated for their 12th trip to the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London this November. With the win Sunday, the Bryan Brothers are…
Inspired by seeing her hero Roger Federer earlier in the morning eating breakfast, North Carolina’s Jamie Loeb of Ossining, N.Y. beat fellow New Yorker, Oyster Bay's Julia Elbaba, 7-5, 6-1 of Virginia to capture the first American Collegiate Invitational women’s singles title played at the U.S. Open. With the win, Loeb receives at least a qualifying wild card…
A little bit of rain wasn’t going to stop UCLA’s Marcos Giron from winning the inaugural American Collegiate Invitational played at the U.S. Open Saturday afternoon. The top-seeded Giron of Thousand Oaks, Calif., downed Ohio State’s Peter Kobelt, 6-1, 6-3, to win the men’s title in the eight-player event played at the USTA Billie Jean King…
As the 2014 U.S. Open draws to a close, Sunday will bring two good friends off the court together as foes in the Women's Singles Final on Day 14 of the event. The 10th-seeded Wozniacki from Denmark looks to upset the favorite and top-seeded Serena from the U.S., as Serena seeks her sixth U.S. Open…
Croatia's Marin Cilic completed a day of upsets Saturday at the 2014 U.S. Open, finishing off the second-seeded Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 at Arthur Ashe Stadium to advance to his first-ever Grand Slam final. Earlier in the day, it was Japan’s Kei Nishikori upsetting the top-ranked Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-3. Lifetime in…
On Saturday afternoon at the 2014 U.S. Open, Japan’s Kei Nishikori made history, becoming the first Asian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final after his shocking upset over world number one Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-3. Coming into the match ranked 10th in the world, Nishikori, who defeated Milos Raonic and Stan…
So the U.S. Open is wrapping up in Flushing Meadows, and if you are reading this, it is a safe bet that you love tennis and you are conflicted as to whether you are going out tonight or staying in and watching the matches on TV. Do you have tickets? Then off to Flushing Meadows…
The schedule on Day 13 of the 2014 U.S. Open is highlighted by the semifinals, featuring two familiar faces with the top two seeds and former U.S. Open champions Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are both in action. The number 10 seed Kei Nishikori of Japan and Croatia’s Marin Cilic, the number 14 seed, are…
World number one Serena Williams needed just one hour to knock off the 17th-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia on Friday to advance to the finals of the U.S. Open, 6-1, 6-3. In the finals, Serena will meet her close friend, Caroline Wozniacki, a winner earlier Friday after China’s Peng Shuai was forced to retire due…
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki punched her ticket to the Women’s Singles Final at the 2014 U.S. Open Friday afternoon, as Peng Shuai of China was forced to retire, impacted by the heat and humidity in New York, trailing 7-6(1), 4-3, ad in. Leading by a set and a break, Wozniacki was serving 30-40…