After a day in which rain impacted the schedule, the courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center are awash in talent on Day Four of the 2013 U.S. Open, as former men’s champs Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, women’s defending champ Serena Williams, leading U.S. males John Isner and Sam Querrey, women’s…
The New York Metropolitan area has a storied history of great tennis players and today’s current crop of rising junior stars continues that tradition of excellence. Notable juniors in this year’s U.S. Open junior draw include Noah Rubin from Rockville Centre, N.Y., a quarterfinalist at the 2012 French Open Juniors and currently ranked number one…
Round one concludes and round two begins on Day Three of the 2013 U.S. Open, as the men’s and women’s defending champions lead a stellar slate of talent into action on the courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Andy Murray and Serena Williams headline a day that’s packed with dramatic matches,…
The match of Day Two at the 2013 US Open turned out to be an unexpected one as American teenager Victoria Duval stunned 2011 U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur in the tournament’s first round Tuesday. The 17-year-old qualifier, ranked 296th in the world, won 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, leaping into the air in celebration after converting her…
Fans arrived yesterday from around the world, anxious and excited, with hard-fought U.S. Open tickets in hand. Journeys via plane, train and automobile were taken by all to get to the mecca of tennis, the U.S. Open. Unfortunately, for many fans (myself included), ridiculously long security lines were encountered at the entrance, lasting in upwards…
John Isner is America’s best hope for a deep run in the men’s draw at this year’s U.S. Open, and today, the pressure didn’t seem to phase him as he easily defeated his Italian opponent Filippo Volandri in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3. Isner needed only 16 minutes to win the first set using his…
On Tuesday, Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova, Ana Ivanovic and Maria Kirilenko all advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open. Wozniacki came into the U.S. Open playing well and continued her fine play on Arthur Ashe Stadium Court with a straight sets 6-2, 7-5 win over Ying-Ying Duan. The seventh seeded Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon…
There are 24 singles matches scheduled on the men’s side of the draw on Day Two of the 2013 U.S. Open, with seven Americans set to play, including the top two Americans, John Isner and Sam Querrey. Today’s forecast calls for overcast skies throughout the day into the evening sessions, with a slight chance of a…
British qualifier Daniel Evans stunned 11th-seeded Kei Nishikori in straight sets for the first big upset of the 2013 U.S. Open, as the 179th-ranked Evans won 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 over the world number 12 Nishikori. Evans was making his debut at Flushing Meadows and had been 0-2 in Grand Slam matches, both at Wimbledon. The 23-year-old…
Former top-five player James Blake has announced that he will retire from the sport of tennis after the U.S. Open. "No real surprise here. This is my last tournament," said Blake. "I always wanted to end my career at the U.S. Open." Blake reached a career-high ranking of number four in the world 2006, making…