The USTA announced that Angelique Kerber and Kei Nishikori have been awarded the fifth annual US Open Sportsmanship Awards, presented to the professional tennis players who best demonstrate excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline US Open Series and the US Open. “Angelique and Kei each set an incredible standard of professionalism every time they…
Photo courtesy of International Tennis Hall of Fame The International Tennis Hall of Fame, located in Newport, Rhode Island, announced its 2017 nominees on Thursday, and former world number ones Kim Clijsters and Andy Roddick headline the field for the sport’s highest honor. Clijsters and Roddick are part of the Recent Player Category, and will…
Friday is another semifinal day at the U.S. Open, as four men battle for a spot in the final of the last major of 2016 later on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The first match up on Friday’s night session is world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic and the 10th seed Gael Monfils of France. “He’s…
American Serena Williams was defeated 6-2, 7-6(5) in the semifinals of the U.S. Open by the 10th-seeded Karolina Pliskova. The loss not only knocked Serena out of the U.S. Open, but also the world number one spot as with Serena’s loss, Angelique Kerber will become the new WTA world number one when the updated WTA…
The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) is investigating suspicious betting patterns during a match between Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky and Russia’s Vitalia Diatchenko during the U.S. Open first round last week, according to Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times. “While the T.I.U. is not prepared to answer detailed questions on the grounds of operational…
Thursday, Day 11 of the U.S. Open will present a light schedule, as the men take a break and four women take the spotlight to determine which two of the 2016 semifinalists will compete Saturday for the final Grand Slam title of 2016. In addition, a farewell salute to Louis Armstrong Stadium will take place,…
Karolina Pliskova dismissed Croatian teenager Ana Konjuh in a quick 57 minutes on Wednesday morning, powering her way into the U.S. Open semifinals with a 6-2, 6-2 victory. Playing in the Grand Slam of her career, the 10th seeded Czech got off to a quick start to shatter the belief in the 18-year old Konjuh,…
Four singles quarterfinals matches are scheduled for Wednesday, Day 10 of the 2016 U.S. Open, and after the dust settles, the final four will remain in both the men’s and women’s singles draws and the semifinals will be set. Kicking things off at 11:00 a.m. at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the unseeded Ana Konjuh from Croatia…
Caroline Wozniacki was rock solid again on Tuesday night, jumping ahead early and taking advantage of a hobbled Anastasija Sevastova to advance to the U.S. Open semifinals with a 6-0, 6-2 victory inside Arthur Ashe Stadium. Wozniacki broke Sevastova in the opening game of the match to immediately set the tone and in the first…
Angelique Kerber delivered another masterful performance in a cloud-covered Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, bolting past 2015 finalist and seventh-seed Italian Roberta Vinci 7-5, 6-0 to reach the U.S. Open semifinals. The first set saw a ton of breaks of serve and Vinci got it started by breaking Kerber in the opening game. But…