Professional Tennis
Just a day after she pulled out of the women’s doubles and mixed-doubles draw at the U.S. Open, Canadian Eugenie Bouchard was forced to withdraw from the women’s singles draw in Flushing Meadows. Bouchard reportedly hit her head after falling in the locker room and suffered post-concussion-like symptoms on Friday after her victory over Dominika…
Day Seven of the 2015 U.S. Open features the top seeds on both the men’s and women’s side of the draw looking to advance to the quarterfinals as the Round of 16 begins. An all-American matchup in the late afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium will feature the top-seeded Serena Williams taking on Madison Keys. The…
American John Isner advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open Saturday after his opponent Jiri Vesely was forced to retire as Isner held a 6-3, 6-4 lead. Vesely repeatedly received treatment on his neck from the training staff and could no longer continue after Isner closed out the second set 6-4. “I'm playing…
Canadian Eugenie Bouchard was force to withdraw from Saturday’s women’s doubles and mixed-doubles at the U.S. Open after reportedly slipping and falling in the locker room, sustaining a head injury. On Friday, Bouchard advanced to the Round of 16 in the Women’s Singles Draw after her 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 win over Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova. She…
The USTA and USTA Foundation have announced that they will host the third annual U.S. Open Military Appreciation Day on Monday, Sept. 7, at the 2015 U.S. Open. Military support organization Semper Fi Fund will sponsor a group of wounded military service members and veterans who will be honored during an in-stadium recognition witnessed by a capacity…
Roger Federer headlines Saturday’s action on Day 6 of the U.S. Open, as the 34-year old Swiss takes on Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber for a spot in the Round of 16. Federer has looked flawless through his first two matches, losing just nine games combined against Leonardo Mayer and Steve Darcis, his first two opponents. He…
In an exciting five-setter that ended well after 1:00 a.m. EST, Italian Fabio Fognini, the number 32 seed, under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium, came back to knock off the eighth-seeded Rafael Nadal, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. "I was starting to feel the ball really good, believe me," said Fognini. "I lost that…
The 27th-seeded Jeremy Chardy became the third Frenchman into the Round of 16 at the 2015 U.S. Open, upsetting seventh-seed David Ferrer 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 on Friday. He joins fellow countrymen Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Benoit Paire in the fourth round. Chardy worked his way back from two mini-breaks to win the first set tie-breaker,…
World number one Novak Djokovic notched a straight-set win Friday afternoon, moving past Italy’s Andreas Seppi 6-3, 7-5, 7-5 to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Djokovic didn’t play his best tennis, but did enough to get past a very good player in Seppi in straight sets. He was broken early in the…
In three sets on Friday, Canadian Eugenie Bouchard got by Dominika Cibulkova 7-6(9), 4-6, 6-3 to reach the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open. “It was just such a battle,” said Bouchard of her match with Cibulkova. “I knew going in that she was going to be like that. She really put a lot…