Professional Tennis
Simona Halep began her U.S. Open campaign with a routine straight-set victory on Tuesday, downing New Zealand’s Marina Erakovic 6-2, 3-0 (retired) in the first-round. Halep converted on four of her six break point chances and won 87 percent of her first serves before Erakovic retired with a knee injury. “I had a good match,”…
The second day of the U.S. Open gets underway today, as the second half off the first-round matchups conclude on both the men’s and women’s sides. Day One saw a number of top seeds go down, including last year’s runner-up Kei Nishikori on the men’s side along with the seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic and eighth-seeded Karolina…
World number one and top-seeded Novak Djokovic began his U.S. Open campaign Monday with a 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 win over Joao Souza of Brazil in just over 70 minutes. Djokovic is 20-1 at majors in 2015, losing only to Stan Wawrinka in the finals of the French Open. “There’s something that I love about number…
The start of Serena Williams’ quest for a Calendar Grand Slam took just 30 minutes Monday night, as an ankle injury got the better of Russian Vitalia Diatchenko, forcing the 86th-ranked player in the world to retire with the match 6-0, 2-0. Serena, a six-time U.S. Open champion, is just six wins away from history…
Today marked the 17th consecutive time that 35-year-old Venus Williams entered the U.S. Open and got through to round two. This time around, it was Monica Puig who fell victim to Venus, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3. He two-time U.S. Open champion is seeded 23rd this time out, and awaits the winner of the all-American encounter between…
The Mardy Fish Retirement Tour makes its final stop in Flushing Meadows this week at the 2015 U.S. Open, and after his opening round match Monday on the Grandstand, the Tour will continue. Fish faced Marco Cecchinato of Italy, making his Grand Slam debut in Flushing Meadows, and defeated the Italian 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 6-1,…
Japan's Kei Nishikori, a finalist in the 2014 U.S. Open, was ousted in Flushing Meadows on Monday, falling to Benoit Paire, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4. Nishikori, the number four seed at the Open, became the first Asian male to reach the finals of a Grand Slam last year at the U.S. Open, before…
It’s still early on Day One of the U.S. Open, but two of the top seven women are already out of contention for the Women’s Singles Title. First on Sunday, Russia’s Maria Sharapova withdrew with a leg injury, and now, the seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic is heading home from New York after her opening round match….
In a year already full of memorable moments, Ossining, N.Y.'s Jamie Loeb wouldn't mind adding another highlight to 2015. On Tuesday, the former North Carolina standout and 2015 NCAA Division I Singles National Champion, will step onto the courts of the U.S. Open for the first time as a professional tennis player where she will…
USTA Foundation, the national charitable organization of the USTA, has announced that Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin and Emmy Award-winning journalist and Yahoo Global News anchor Katie Couric will co-host the 15th annual Opening Night Gala on Monday, Aug. 31, at the 2015 U.S. Open. ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports and…