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Sunday afternoon at the U.S. Open, 52 unforced errors from David Ferrer, seeded fourth, was just too much to overcome, opening the door for the 26th-seeded Gilles Simon’s 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 upset "David is always fighting until the end," said Simon. "We were 5-1, he destroyed me five times. I just stayed relax today…

Sunday, Aug. 31, Day Seven of the 2014 U.S. Open hits the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and for the first time all week of the Open, rain and thunderstorms may threaten or delay some of the action. The showcase match of the day is a round four encounter between the number five…

In a way, ahead of their third round encounter at the U.S. Open on Saturday, Milos Raonic and Victor Estrella Burgos, both were at the same point in their careers. The Canadian power server and Dominican baseliner are in the midst of breaking through onto the tour, starting their rise to prominence. The only thing…

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…

  The second-ranked player in the world, Simona Halep, became the latest player to be upset at the U.S. Open, losing to Mirjana Lucic-Baroni of Croatia 7-6(8), 6-2 on Friday afternoon. “She played really well today,” said Halep after the match. “After I had 5-2 and the two set points, she came back really well…

Seventh-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov powered his way into the third-round at Flushing Meadows early Friday, racing past Israel’s Duda Sela 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. Dimitrov won seven break points and only allowed one of his own on the way to the straight set victory. The eighth-ranked player in the world had his serve working. He won…

Andy Murray rolled into the third-round at the US Open on Thursday night, defeating Germany’s Matthias Bachinger 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The Scot, who won the tournament in 2012, broke his German opponent four times and never had his serve broken on his way to the victory in one hour and 45…

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,…