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Well, that was easy. As expected, top seed Novak Djokovic cruised in his first-round matchup against Joao Souza at the U.S. Open on Monday, winning 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 in just 71 minutes. Djokovic was on cruise control from the start, ripping eight aces while winning 92 percent of his first-serve points, 71 percent of his net points and seven of the 10 break points he created....
Published: August 31, 2015
The 2015 U.S. Open started on Monday, and already several shocking developments have emerged from the early matches at Flushing Meadows in New York City. Men’s fourth seed Kei Nishikori, who ran all the way to last year’s final before losing to Marin Cilic, fell victim to a massive upset at the hands of Benoit Paire in five sets by a score of 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4. Two former women’s...
Published: August 31, 2015
The 2015 U.S. Open is off to yet another rousing start in Flushing Meadows, New York. A few notable results are already in on Monday. Heather Watson again fell in the first round at the U.S. Open, losing to the United States’ Lauren Davis 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0). Dominika Cibulkova ousted No. 7 Ana Ivanovic in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. The U.S. Open has never really been kind to Ivanovic, but this...
Published: August 31, 2015
The whole world is watching Serena Williams as she begins play in the U.S. Open, playing for a spot in tennis history. Not only is Serena trying to defend the title she won a year ago, she is also trying to earn a calendar-year Grand Slam after earlier wins at the Australian, French and Wimbledon Opens in 2015. She is the heavy favorite (minus-125) to win this year’s tournament, according to...
Published: August 31, 2015
As summer prepares to roll into fall, the tennis world has its eyes trained on New York for the annual U.S. Open, the final chapter in the Grand Slam season. But while every year is important, the 2015 version of the tournament carries some of the biggest storylines in the history of the sport, with most eyes likely focused on Serena Williams‘ quest for greatness. Even with Williams dominating...
Published: August 31, 2015
The 2015 U.S. Open gets underway on Monday, August 31 in New York and both No. 1 seeds will be in action. The biggest storyline in this year’s tournament has to be Serena Williams‘ quest to sweep the Grand Slam events during this calendar year. If she wins, it’ll be her 22nd Grand Slam title (five in a row), seventh U.S. Open championship, and that would include victories in each...
Published: August 31, 2015
Entering the final round of The Barclays on Sunday, the first leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs was up for grabs among the top contenders. And then, in a blink of the eye and some rolls of the ball, it wasn’t. Jason Day’s final-round 62 and runaway six-stroke victory over second-place finisher Henrik Stenson was anticlimactic, but to say it was lacking in excitement would be witless. Coming...
Published: August 31, 2015
On the eve of the Belgian Grand Prix, Ferrari announced that Kimi Raikkonen would remain with the team for the 2016 Formula One season. The team’s decision to retain the 2007 world champion, despite his generally substandard performances alongside Sebastian Vettel over the first 10 races of 2015, came as a shock when Ferrari seemed to have an array of options for next year. But despite some suggesting...
Published: August 31, 2015
Serena Williams will be playing for history when she faces unseeded Vitalia Diatchenko in the opening round of the 2015 U.S. Open on Monday. Winning the last of this year’s Grand Slam titles would allow Williams to join Steffi Graf as the only other player to complete the calendar-year Slam. Graf accomplished her one-year Grand Slam in 1988. While Serena is playing for her legacy, it can be argued...
Published: August 31, 2015
The first round of the 2015 U.S. Open is set to kick off on Monday, with the full list of athletes participating now complete after the final round of qualifying. All of the top seeds, including defending champions Serena Williams and Marin Cilic, know which opponents they’ll be facing, and both will immediately be in action on Monday. One top star who won’t be playing is Maria Sharapova,...