American Sloane Stephens cruised into the Round of 16 at the U.S. Open Friday afternoon, battling past fellow American Jamie Hampton, 6-1, 6-3, in just 63 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Stephens was a semifinalist at the Australian Open and is now 15-3 in majors this year. “It was tough to play Jamie, a good friend,”…
Roger Federer enjoyed a straight set 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 win over Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq in the second round of the U.S. Open. The five-time U.S. Open champion needed just 95 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium court to dispatch the overmatched Berlocq and secure a spot in the third round where he will face Adrian Mannarino…
The premier match of Day Four at the 2013 U.S. Open paired 13th-seeded John Isner, the highest-ranked U.S. male player against Frenchman Gael Monfils. Isner won the first two sets, but then things got interesting as Monfils, who is one of the more charismatic players on ATP Tour, seemed to win the American crowd over to…
American Victoria Duval was unable to match her success from two nights earlier in her encore performance at the U.S. Open falling in straight sets 2-6, 3-6 to Daniela Hantuchova. The 17-year-old Duval was unable to replicate the performance she had in her opening round upset over 2011 U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur. Hantuchova was…
Defending U.S. Open men’s champion Andy Murray and defending women’s champ Serena Williams lead Friday action on Day Five of the 2013 U.S. Open, headlining a field that also includes men’s top seed Novak Djokovic, and women’s number three seed Agnieszka Radwanska. Two matches are scheduled of particular intrigue, one bringing up-and-coming American talents Sloane…
In Thursday action at the 2013 U.S. Open, the women took center stage as Italy’s Flavia Pennetta scored the biggest upset so far of the day, ousting fourth-seeded fellow Italian Sara Errani in straight sets 6-3, 6-1. Pennetta took control of the match by breaking Errani’s serve in the first game, then never looked back. She…
American James Blake walked off Louis Armstrong Stadium at the U.S. Open for the last time as a singles player Blake fell 6-7(2), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2), 7-6(2) in the first round to Ivo Karlovic. Blake still is in the doubles draw, but this loss was the final singles match he will play in his career….
Sloane Stephens’ second-round match at the U.S. Open did not get started until nearly midnight Wednesday/Thursday, but once the 15th-seeded American got on the court, she took care of business as quickly as possible, needing only 58 minutes to reach the third round by beating 38th-ranked Urszala Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 6-1. Stephens needed three…
When I first saw Vicky Duval play tennis in her first-round U.S. Open qualifying match last week, I was curious. Who was this young, Haitian-American 17-year-old with the sporty shades who was beating up on the number four seed in the tournament, Teliana Pereira of Brazil? Duval was fast around the court, and she pushed…
After a day in which rain impacted the schedule, the courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center are awash in talent on Day Four of the 2013 U.S. Open, as former men’s champs Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, women’s defending champ Serena Williams, leading U.S. males John Isner and Sam Querrey, women’s…