NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 9, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) By his own admission, Novak Djokovic‘s US Open semifinal victory over 20-year-old American Ben Shelton Friday in his 100th career singles match at Flushing Meadows is the kind of match and occasion […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 8, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Coco Gauff has been the center of attention in women’s singles this US Open fortnight, round by round – becoming the first American teenager to advance to the semifinals since 2001. On […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 7, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Friends and foes, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev met for the eighth time — all on hard courts — at the US Open Wednesday afternoon. When the two Russians tussle, it’s typically […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 6, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Coco Gauff gave her fans a nearly flawless performance at the US Open Tuesday afternoon. It lasted a very brief and economical 68 minutes under a blistering, summer New York sun that […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 5, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) American fame has expanded throughout the first week and into the second at this year’s US Open. On Sunday, three American men – Ben Shelton, Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz – advanced […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 4, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) As the second week of the 2023 US Open got underway Sunday on another glorious New York City summer day, six of the eight remaining players in the bottom half of the […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 2, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) The first week of the 56th edition of the US Open in the Open Era has been full of surprises. Both the thrills of victory and the agonies of defeat have been […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, August 27, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) As another US Open, the last of the year’s four Grand Slam events, begins Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center, there are plenty of wonderful storylines that await tennis […]
WASHINGTON August 24, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) The US Open men’s and women’s singles draws were revealed Thursday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. for the year’s final major (Aug. 28-Sept. 10). Unlike […]
NEW YORK/STARNBERG, August 30, 2022 The US Open set an all-time night-session attendance record on Opening Night with 29,402 fans coming to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Along with the 41,930 fans who attended Monday’s day session […]
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