Venus Williams rebounded nicely from her tough US Open loss two weeks ago, defeating 17-year old Canadian Francoise Abanda in the opening round of the Coupe Banque Nationale in Quebec City on Tuesday night. “I definitely expected a really competitive match,” said Williams. “I saw Francoise play in Montreal, I was actually rooting for her,…
With just five singles berths remaining for the year-end Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic are on the brink of joining Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the elite eight-man field. The season finale will be contested at London’s The O2 Arena, Nov. 9-16. Wawrinka, the Australian Open and…
In just under two hours, the 14th-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori late Monday afternoon, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to capture the 2104 U.S Open Men’s Singles Title. Both Nishikori and Cilic are were playing in their first Grand Slam final after two major upsets Saturday afternoon as Nishikori defeated the top-seeded Novak…
Top-ranked player in the world Novak Djokovic has pulled out of Serbia’s Davis Cup playoff tiebreaker with India, according to Serbian Davis Cup captain Bogdan Obradovic. “I spoke to Djokovic last night and he said he will not come to India,” said Obradovic. “The main reason for this being fatigue.” While Djokovic has not come…
Serena Williams coasted to her third-straight US Open final on Sunday, defeating 10th-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 to capture the 18th Grand Slam title of her career. After Serena held in the opening game of the match, both players exchanged breaks for the next five to bring the score to 4-2 in the opening frame. She…
The 2014 US Open comes to a close on Monday afternoon as Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic will meet on Arthur Ashe to decide the men’s singles final, bringing an end to the two-week long tournament from Flushing Meadows. While Serena Williams winning her third-straight women’s singles US Open title on Sunday came as no…
Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan made history Sunday afternoon, capturing their 100th career team title, defeating Spain’s Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 6-3, 6-4 at the U.S. Open. The Bryans are slated for their 12th trip to the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London this November. With the win Sunday, the Bryan Brothers are…
As the 2014 U.S. Open draws to a close, Sunday will bring two good friends off the court together as foes in the Women's Singles Final on Day 14 of the event. The 10th-seeded Wozniacki from Denmark looks to upset the favorite and top-seeded Serena from the U.S., as Serena seeks her sixth U.S. Open…
Croatia's Marin Cilic completed a day of upsets Saturday at the 2014 U.S. Open, finishing off the second-seeded Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 at Arthur Ashe Stadium to advance to his first-ever Grand Slam final. Earlier in the day, it was Japan’s Kei Nishikori upsetting the top-ranked Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-3. Lifetime in…
On Saturday afternoon at the 2014 U.S. Open, Japan’s Kei Nishikori made history, becoming the first Asian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final after his shocking upset over world number one Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(4), 6-3. Coming into the match ranked 10th in the world, Nishikori, who defeated Milos Raonic and Stan…