The USTA has announced that Kevin Anderson of South Africa has received the fifth annual U.S. Open Sportsmanship Award, presented to the professional tennis player who best demonstrates excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline U.S. Open Series and the U.S. Open. The award was presented to him by USTA Sportsmanship Selection Committee Chairman Todd Martin….
World number two Simona Halep battled through Victoria Azarenka and a rain delay to reach the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time in her career on Wednesday, beating 20th seed Azarenka 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. The two exchanged breaks in the first service games of the match, but a break at 2-1 gave Halep a…
Flavia Pennetta reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the second time in her career on Wednesday, coming back from a set down against the fifth-seed Petra Kvitova, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Pennetta broke Kvitova in the opening game of the first set, but saw Kvitova break right back, and one more break later gave the Czech a…
The USTA is offering complimentary grounds admission to the U.S. Open during the Day Session on Thursday, Sept. 10, billing the day as "Doubles on Us," in reference to the men's and women's doubles semifinals being played Thursday. doubles is only a fraction of the action that fans can enjoy, free of charge, on Thursday…
Novak Djokovic moved past a tricky opponent in 18th seeded Spaniard Feliciano Lopez late Tuesday night, advancing to his ninth straight U.S. Open semifinal with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(2) win that ended just past 1:00 a.m. EST. Djokovic came out of the gates firing in front of a quiet crowd that was still coming…
Serena Williams moved one step closer to her date with history on Tuesday night, defeating older sister and 23rd seed Venus Williams 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 to reach the U.S. Open semifinals. Coming into this match, the world number one knew it would not be easy. Venus had beaten her 11 times previously and Serena herself…
Two Swiss stars stand one win away from a semifinal showdown, but first they must defeat a pair of players on Wednesday, Day 10 of the 2015 U.S. Open, who are coming off Top 10 wins. During the Day Session, reigning French Open champion Stan Wawrinka faces first-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist Kevin Anderson, who knocked…
In what many people saw as the appetizer before the Serena and Venus Williams matchup on Ashe tonight, 19th seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and ninth-seeded Croat Marin Cilic dazzled the crowd went the distance on Tuesday afternoon. Cilic, the defending champion, outlasted Tsonga in the five-setter 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(3), 6-4 to reach the U.S….
Italian Roberta Vinci booked a spot in the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career on Tuesday, outlasting the heat and 22-year-old Kristina Mladenovic of France 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 to take the first spot in the U.S. Open final four. On a hot Tuesday afternoon, Vinci got things going early. She broke Mladenovic in her…
Roger Federer took care of 13th-seeded American John Isner late Monday night, beating Isner 7-6, 7-6, 7-5 to reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the 11th time in his career. This match was much different than the ones Federer had played in his previous matchups in Flushing. He was unable to break Isner’s serve in…