Professional Tennis
On Friday, Day 12 of the 2013 U.S. Open, the women take center stage and the singles finals will be set as two semifinals matches highlight the day’s action on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Friday’s forecast is temps in the upper 60s to low 70s with sunny skies throughout and a zero chance of rain. The…
Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka scored a shocking upset Thursday afternoon at the 2013 U.S. Open, eliminating defending champion Andy Murray on Arthur Ashe Stadium, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2. It will mark Warwinka’s first ever semifinal appearance in 35 Grand Slam appearances. Wawrinka fired 45 winners to Murray’s 15, and won 107 points to Murray’s 78. Wawrinka had previously…
The USTA has announced that Li Na has received the Second Annual U.S. Open Sportsmanship Award, presented to the male and female professional tennis players who best demonstrate excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series and the U.S. Open. The award was presented to Li on Thursday at the U.S. Open by…
After 29 straight wins at a major, Bob & Mike Bryan were finally defeated on Thursday at the 2013 U.S. Open, costing them the elusive Calendar Slam they were pursuing. The world’s number one doubles team fell to the fourth-seeded team of Leander Paes & Radek Stepanek 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 in the semifinals. I mean we’re…
On Wednesday night at the U.S. Open, Spanish pride was in the air, both in the crowd and on the courts, as two of the nation’s top players, Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo, squared off for a place in the semis. It was a very dominant Nadal who overcame his friend and fellow countryman Wednesday…
In Wednesday action at the 2013 U.S. Open, it was the second-seeded Victoria Azarenka advancing to the women’s singles semifinals with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Slovakia’s Daniela Hantuchova under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium. "It was a little bit tricky with the wind, and Daniela is the kind of player who doesn’t give…
Day 11 of the 2013 U.S. Open will be played Thursday, as the last two men’s quarterfinals will be played as world number one and 2011 U.S. Open winner Novak Djokovic faces the number 21 seed, Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Defending champion Andy Murray will bring an 8-5 head-to-head record against the ninth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of…
The USTA has announced that David Ferrer has received the second annual “U.S. Open Sportsmanship Award,” presented to the male and female professional tennis players who best demonstrate excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series and the U.S. Open. The Award was presented to Ferrer on Wednesday at the U.S. Open by…
French eighth seed Richard Gasquet reached his first U.S. Open semifinal on Wednesday with a five-set upset win, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3 over David Ferrer, the number four seed. Gasquet, will be making only his second appearance in a major semifinal (Wimbledon in 2007) and he is the first Frenchman to get to the…
Every summer, Long Island Tennis Magazine visits dozens of tennis camps. This summer during our travels, we asked kids at all the camps the following question: "If you had a chance to play in the U.S. Open, how would you feel and who would you want to play against?" Here are some of the answers…