NEW YORK, September 2, 2017 Diego Schwartzman of Argentina caused another upset in the bottom half of the men’s draw at the US Open on Friday, knocking out fifth seed Marin Cilic, who was playing his first tournament since falling in […]
NEW YORK, September 1, 2017 Two-time US Open champion Rafael Nadal headlined Thursday’s night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium against Taro Daniel of Japan in a first-time meeting. Nadal, who picked up his ATP World Tour-best 50th match win of […]
WASHINGTON, September 1, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko reached the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Sorana Cirstea of Romania at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Thursday. Despite her struggles during the […]
NEW YORK, August 31, 2017 Former junior rivals Alexander Zverev and Borna Coric met in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday evening. As 16-year-olds, Zverev and Coric met at the 2013 US Open in a boys’ singles semi-final, […]
WASHINGTON, August 31, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) With 87 singles matches filling Wednesday’s action-packed order of play – thanks to Tuesday’s continuous rain which washed out much of the schedule – attending the U.S. Open in person, watching at home on TV, or even glancing at one’s […]
NEW YORK, August 30, 2017 Roger Federer, who missed the 2016 US Open with a knee injury, returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday evening with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 win over #NextGenATP US-American Frances Tiafoe. In front […]
WASHINGTON, August 30, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) The sights and sounds of the 2017 U.S. Open came alive on Monday night when wild card Maria Sharapova met No. 2 Simona Halep in an unlikely first-round match. The morning after, there was still […]
NEW YORK, August 29, 2017 It was five minutes past two on Tuesday morning when fourth seed Alexander Zverev converted his second match point with an overhead smash to start his US Open campaign. The 20-year-old German, fought past qualifier Darian King […]
WASHINGTON, August 29, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) The 2017 U.S. Open fortnight began Monday on an unusually cool, late summer day by New York standards. The mild weather provided good conditions for the players and it enabled fans to enjoy the experience of being at the final […]
NEW YORK, August 26, 2017 Just two days ahead of the start of the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, Andy Murray announced that he was forced to pull out of the US Open due to a hip injury, […]
