Professional Tennis
Playing in just their fourth ATP Tour main draw as a team, Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies captured their first title together on Sunday afternoon, winning the New York Open doubles championship with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Mexico’s Santiago Gonzalez and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. “It means the world to us at the moment….
A first time champion on the ATP World Tour will be crowned on Long Island. American Reilly Opelka and Canada’s Brayden Schnur will square off in the New York Open final inside NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in a matchup of two players who had never reached this stage at…
While much of the tennis world anticipated a quarterfinal between Sam Querrey and Frances Tiafoe, Jason Jung had other ideas. The 29-year-old former University of Michigan star notched the biggest win of his career on Thursday night at the New York Open as he ousted the second-seeded Tiafoe 6-3, 7-5 to reach the final…
A finalist a year ago, American Sam Querrey is comfortable on the black courts of NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. He now finds himself two wins away from returning to the New York Open finals after a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Moldova’s Radu Albot on Thursday afternoon. “I served great,…
John Isner had gone three months since his last victory on the ATP Tour. But that changed on Wednesday night as the top-seeded American advanced to the New York Open quarterfinals with a 7-6(7), 6-4 victory over Australia’s Bernard Tomic inside NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. “It’s been awhile since…
Entering the New York Open this week, Canadian Brayden Schnur had never won a match in the main draw of an ATP World Tour tournament. That changed on Tuesday night as Schnur defeated fellow Canadian Jack Lin, a sophomore at Columbia, 6-1, 6-3 to book his spot in the second round. “It’s been a…
With the majority of the crowd inside NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island native Noah Rubin’s corner, Jordan Thompson played spoiler on Monday night. The seventh-seeded Australian fought back to defeat Rubin 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-1 and advance to the New York Open second round. “I don’t know how…
Just the day before, Brayden Schnur won the first ATP Tour main draw match of his career. Now the Canadian qualifier finds himself in the New York Open quarterfinals after outlasting third-seed Steve Johnson 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4) on Wednesday night. “It feels great, I’m really happy,” Schnur said afterwards. “I’m really looking forward to…
Northport native Cannon Kingsley raced out to a 4-1 lead in the opening round of New York Open qualifying on Sunday, but couldn’t hold onto his lead as Canadian Brayden Schnur moved within one victory of the tournament’s main draw with a 7-6(3), 6-3 victory. “I think I had played really well up until…
Frances Tiafoe, one of the rising stars in American men’s tennis, will join the field at next week’s 2019 New York Open. The 21-year-old recently made a statement showing at the 2019 Australian Open last month, falling in the quarterfinals to eventual runner-up and second-ranked player in the world, Rafael Nadal. Tiafoe, ranked No….