Professional Tennis
World number one Serena Williams advanced to the Women’s Singles Quarterfinals Monday afternoon at Flushing Meadows, with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Kaia Kanepi. The win marked Serena’s first quarterfinals appearance of the year, where she moves on to face Italy’s Flavia Pennetta, a straight set winner Monday afternoon as well over Casey Dellacqua. Serena…
In Monday afternoon action at the 2014 U.S. Open, it was world number one Novak Djokovic reaching his 22nd consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal, defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 at Louis Armstrong Stadium. It has been two years since Djokovic played at Louis Armstrong in Flushing Meadows. Up next for Djokovic in the quarters is Andy…
A blockbuster Labor Day schedule highlights Day Eight action at the 2014 U.S. Open, featuring features six of the top 10 seeds on the men's side of the draw, with three of the past five Grand Slam champions taking the courts in Flushing Meadows. World number one Novak Djokovic, the 2014 Wimbledon champ; world number…
Caroline Wozniacki booked a spot in the U.S. Open Women’s Singles Quarterfinals for the first time since 2011 on Sunday, pushing past former champion Maria Sharapova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to advance in Flushing Meadows. The 10th seed from Denmark displayed excellent baseline to baseline speed, winning some unbelievable points during the final set that got…
Long Island native and former Bellmore JFK standout Scott Lipsky, along with his doubles partner Rajeev Ram, needed only one hour and 15 minutes to upset the third-seeded team of Daniel Nestor & Nenad Zimonjic Sunday at the U.S. Open. Lipsky & Ram took the first set 6-3, and then went up 5-4 in the…
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…