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On Sunday afternoon in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens—the top two American women—will meet in the fourth round of the U.S. Open. In January, Stephens—just 19 at the time—shocked the world when she upset Serena in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Writers everywhere hailed it as the “changing of the guard.” And now, eight months...
Published: August 31, 2013
We are halfway through the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston, and the field has played quite well, with a number of golfers already 10 under par or better. When the cut after two rounds is at one under par, you know the course is rather forgiving. Players like Rickie Fowler, who was at one over par through two days, is already taking an early trip home. Here is some information for when...
Published: August 31, 2013
Sights firmly set on his second career Deutsche Bank Championship victory, Tiger Woods took the course on Saturday at TPC Boston in search of a score better than the three-under 68 he recorded on Friday during Round 1. Tiger bested his Friday score by one stroke in Round 2, collecting five birdies and a bogey en route to a four-under 67 and a two-day score of seven under. PGA Tour’s...
Published: August 31, 2013
Sergio Garcia fired a seven-under 64 to storm to the top of the Deutsche Bank Championship leaderboard at 13-under. Garcia went out early and watched his lead hold up as 18-hole co-leader Phil Mickelson fought his way to an even-par 71 to stay at eight-under. Still, a few golfers are nipping at Garcia’s heels, and that group starts with Roberto Castro and Henrik Stenson, who just might be the...
Published: August 31, 2013
Rafael Nadal is through to the round of 16 at the 2013 U.S. Open after defeating unseeded challenger Ivan Dodig in straight sets in the third round on Saturday inside Arthur Ashe Stadium 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, according to U.S. Open on Twitter: Nadal will face 22nd-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber in the next round. Dodig had no answer for Nadal on Saturday, as the 12-time Grand Slam champion...
Published: August 31, 2013
While most of the top seeds have done well throughout the opening week at the U.S. Open, Saturday’s early matchups saw many elite players starting to struggle. On the women’s side, No. 7 seed Petra Kvitova had a second-set bagel while losing to unseeded Alison Riske. This was better than No. 14 Maria Kirilenko, who only won one game in a straight-set loss to No. 21 Simona Halep. Victoria...
Published: August 31, 2013
The US Open features a number of big names, and guys like Roger Federer will have no problem reaching the quarterfinals of this Grand Slam event. It’s hard to not believe in Federer during this event, because, historically, it’s one of his best. He’s won this event five times, all of them consecutively from 2004 through 2008. Those five titles are the second-most for Federer...
Published: August 31, 2013
Three riveting matches the previous two years rate consideration when ranking the 10 greatest matches in US Open tennis history. Serena Williams‘ three-set victory over Victoria Azarenka in last year’s women’s finals, Andy Murray’s triumph over Novak Djokovic in the five-set 2012 men’s final, and Djokovic‘s win in five sets over Roger Federer in the 2011 semifinals...
Published: August 31, 2013
Arthur Ashe stadium will see two matches Saturday night that will present one of the best in the world on the women’s side, and the same can be said for the men’s matchup as well. No. 6 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark will be one of the participants in the first match of the evening, while tennis legend and No. 7 Roger Federer will take the court in the second match. And, while there is plenty...
Published: August 31, 2013
Of the Round 3 matches still to take place in the 2013 U.S. Open, three past world No. 1 players are on the cusp of the Round of 16 with unranked opponents standing in their path. But while Rafael Nadal has enjoyed a prolific season in winning nine singles titles, similar fortunes haven’t smiled upon the likes of Caroline Wozniacki and Roger Federer. Wozniacki has not won a singles title this...