Professional Tennis
The USTA has announced that 28-year-old Jennifer Elie of Queens, N.Y. and 32-year-old Jesse Witten of Naples, Fla. won the 2015 U.S. Open National Playoffs–Women’s and Men’s Singles Championships to earn wild cards into the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament. The Playoffs were held Aug. 21-24, in New Haven, Conn., in conjunction with the Connecticut Open,…
Roger Federer and Serena Williams each added to their Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series success on Sunday, repeating as champions at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Federer defeated Novak Djokovic, 7-6(1), 6-3, to win his seventh title in Cincinnati, while Williams won her second with her 6-3, 7-6(5) victory over Simona Halep. With…
World number two and 2012 U.S. Open champion Andy Murray clinched the 2015 Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series men’s title, with Roger Federer’s victory over Novak Djokovic in the finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Murray, who also won the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series title in 2010, will attempt to set…
World number one Serena Williams climbed out of a deep hole at the Western & Southern Open on Friday, battling back from a set down to beat Ana Ivanovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Ivanovic gave Serena all she could handle on Friday. Fighting off an opening game break, the Serb won six of the next eight…
The USTA has announced the entertainment lineup for the 2015 U.S. Open, and in addition to the previously announced Josh Groban, who will headline this year’s Opening Night Ceremonies, noted performers Vanessa Williams, Ciara and Aloe Blacc have now been added to perform the National Anthem or other patriotic songs on Opening Night and Finals Weekend. Multi-platinum…
A day after Novak Djokovic survived a strong test from 13th seed David Goffin, the world number one from Serbia made sure that didn’t happen again, routing fifth-seed Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-1 to reach the Western & Southern Open semifinals on Friday. The opening set was on serve until the ninth game, when Djokovic…
Serena Williams had no trouble reaching the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals in Cincinnati on Thursday, steamrolling Italian Karin Knapp 6-0, 6-2 to book her spot in the final eight. The world number one American won the first nine games of this match, opening up a commanding 6-0, 3-0 lead, and after an exchange of…
World number one Novak Djokovic found himself in serious trouble on Thursday afternoon, but powered his way into the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 win over 13th seeded Belgian David Goffin. After seeing a 4-1 first-set advantage erased, Djokovic broke late to take the opener 6-4. But Goffin responded with…
The USTA has announced a series of physical improvements, fan and player upgrades, and new sponsor activations that will be unveiled at the 2015 U.S. Open. The main draw of the tournament begins Monday, Aug. 31 and concludes Sunday, Sept. 13, with qualifying starting on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at the USTA Billie Jean King National…
World number one Serena Williams notched a straight set win at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Wednesday, downing Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5, 6-3. Serena capitalized on her only break point late in the first set to take the opener. She broke on her only chance in the second set to allow herself to…