World number one Serena Williams coasted into the U.S. Open semifinals Wednesday night, beating 11th seeded Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-2 to move into the final four at Flushing Meadows. The two-time defending champion looked to be in trouble early, allowing two breaks on her first two service games as the Italian took a 3-0 first-set…
With Serena Williams and Ekaterina Makarova’s victories on Wednesday, the final four in the women’s singles draw is all set, but there are still two open spots in the men’s semifinals, which will be decided Thursday, as four men will take to the court in Flushing Meadows in hopes of advancing. Roger Federer headlines the…
Under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium, it was world number one Novak Djokovic moving into his eighth straight U.S. Open semifinals appearance at the U.S. Open early Thursday morning, defeating Andy Murray, 7-6(1), 6-7(1) 6-2, 6-4. With the win, Djokovic moved to 13-8 lifetime against Murray in the pair’s 21st career meeting, a match…
Two-time US Open finalist Victoria Azarenka will not have a chance to reach her third straight title match as the Belarus native fell to 17th seeded Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the quarterfinals 6-4, 6-2 early Wednesday. The Russian now enters her first ever Grand Slam semifinal, and will meet the winner of two-time defending champion…
The USTA has announced that five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki have received the third annual U.S. Open Sportsmanship Awards, 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 will…
She may be seeded only 10th, but you’d be hard pressed to find a more impressive player at this year’s U.S. Open than Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, who bullied her way into the semifinals with a 6-0, 6-1 thrashing of 13th seeded Sara Errani of Italy. The match took just 65 minutes as Wozniacki reached…
Day 10 of the U.S. Open features four exciting quarterfinal matches, two on the men’s and two on the women’s side, as eight players seek births into the final four at Flushing Meadows. Over on the men’s side, a rematch of the 2012 U.S. Open final highlights the day’s action. Andy Murray won this tournament…
Serena and Venus Williams were ousted from the US Open doubles quarterfinals in straight sets on Tuesday, falling to the Russian pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 7-6(5), 6-4 at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Serena, who is still alive in the singles draw, struggled with her serve all match long. She was broken early on…
The USTA and U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier have announced that top-ranked American and world number 15 John Isner, world number 57 Sam Querrey, and the world’s number one doubles team of Bob & Mike Bryan will represent the United States in the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff tie against Slovakia. The best-of-five match series will be played…
China’s Shuai Peng continued her remarkable run at the US Open on Tuesday, booking the first spot in the tournament’s semifinals with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Peng needed just over an hour to dispose of the 17-year old. She now becomes the second woman from China to…