It was a big day for local tennis in New York as two Long Islanders both took the court at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Men’s Doubles Draw at the U.S. Open. On Court 4, 18-year-old Noah Rubin from Rockville Centre, N.Y.’s, along with his partner, 16-year-old Stefan Kozlov from…
American Sam Querrey pushed his way into the US Open’s third-round on Thursday, rolling past 28th seeded Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to advance. Querrey continued to use his powerful serve to get by. He entered today’s match in the top five of aces this season, and added 16 more to his total this…
In one of the bigger upsets so far at the US Open, Czech Karolina Pliskova took down eighth-seeded Serb Ana Ivanovic in straight sets 7-5, 6-4 to advance into the third-round. The former world number one has been enjoying one of the better summers of her career, leading the tour with 48 match wins, but…
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan began their attempt at the pair’s 100th career title on Wednesday, defeating Max Mirnyi and Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-3 in the first-round of the US Open. The top-seeded Bryan Brothers are seeking their fifth career US Open title while also trying to hit the century mark for overall championships….
As the second round continues today on the fourth day of the 2014 U.S. Open, a number of the men’s top players in the world will be seeking entry into the tournament’s third round. There are 14 men’s matches on the slate today as the second-round will come to a close at day’s end. Top-seeded…
Russian Maria Sharapova, winner of the 2006 U.S. Open, shook off a slow start Wednesday, but rebounded to pull off a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Romania’s Alexandra Dulgheru to move into the third round at Flushing Meadows. Sharapova is now 9-1 in the second round of the U.S. Open. “Just because you come in…
Tomas Berdych defeated 2001 U.S. Open champion Lleyton Hewitt on Wednesday at the U.S. Open, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 as first round men’s singles action drew to a close. With the win, Berdych has now won 100 matches at Grand Slam events, becoming the ninth active player to reach the mark. Berdych moves into round two…
Fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska saw her US Open run come to an end at the hands of China’s Peng Shuai on Wednesday afternoon as the unseeded Shuai cruised to the 6-3, 6-4 victory. The loss only adds to the struggles that Radwanska has faced on the Flushing Meadows courts as she the 25-year old from Poland…
Noah Rubin entered his Grand Slam debut in the U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Tuesday afternoon with a fighting chance. With a wild card in hand, earned by capturing the Kalamazoo National Championships, Rubin had a shot to do something that only two players who have taken the…
Day Three of the 2014 U.S. Open will feature a number of the top seeded women in action, as the number two seed Simona Halep, number four seed Agnieszka Radwanska, the fifth seeded Maria Sharapova, sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber, the nine seed Jelena Jankovic and number 10 seed Caroline Wozniacki are all looking to move on…