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Then there were two. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will contest the final of the 2015 US Open. The pair advanced following emphatic semi-final wins in the men’s bracket. Federer destroyed fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. Earlier, Djokovic had done the same to defending champion Marin Cilic, according to BBC Sport‘s Piers Newbery. Here’s a breakdown of how both semi-finals...
Published: September 12, 2015
There were two great upsets in the women’s semifinals at the U.S. Open on Friday, as both top-seeded Serena Williams and second-seeded Simona Halep were beaten by a pair of Italian players who had barely gotten any respect prior to their shocking victories. At 32 years old, unseeded Roberta Vinci lost the first set to Williams, and it looked as if Williams might sweep her away. However,...
Published: September 12, 2015
For the first time in women’s Grand Slam history, two Italian players will square off for the right to hoist prestigious hardware in the U.S Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium. After Flavia Pennetta upset No. 2-ranked Simona Halep and Roberta Vinci sent world No. 1 Serena Williams packing in three sets Friday, the unsung title contenders will clash at 3 p.m. ET Saturday. Adding to...
Published: September 12, 2015
It’s a matchup of tennis elites in the 2015 U.S. Open men’s singles final. No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic will take on second seed Roger Federer Sunday in New York. Djokovic is looking to capture his first U.S. Open title since 2011, and third Grand Slam of the calendar year after capturing titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. For Federer, it’s another chance to win his 18th Grand...
Published: September 12, 2015
Less than a week remains until the 2015 Rugby World Cup arrives on England’s shores, and more than six years of preparation culminates in one of the greatest showcases known to sport. More than 600 players representing 20 different nations head to the tournament, each holding the common goal of lifting the Webb Ellis trophy come October 31. But a long road awaits those taking part. The Rugby...
Published: September 12, 2015
NEW YORK — He was finished with Stan Wawrinka, but the fans were not finished with Roger Federer. They never are. It doesn’t matter. In Australia. At Wimbledon. Or Friday night, at the U.S. Open. Federer is the people’s choice in tennis. That was loudly obvious in the plaza at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. He had shown up in the ESPN booth for a post-match interview,...
Published: September 12, 2015
No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 2 Roger Federer for the U.S. Open title is now set in stone. Tennis fans are getting just the matchup they hoped for when the tournament began, and as the action in New York unfolded, there seemed very little chance they would see anything but the best two players in the world compete for the American national championship. However, when top-seeded Serena Williams and second-seeded...
Published: September 12, 2015
Days after retired tennis player James Blake was mistakenly and forcefully arrested by a plainclothes officer working for the New York Police Department, previous complaints against Officer James Frascatore citing the use of excessive force have emerged. According to the New York Times‘ Benjamin Mueller and Nate Schweber, two black men from Queens, New York, revealed that Frascatore...
Published: September 12, 2015
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet Sunday in the finals of the 2015 U.S. Open in the show tennis fans hoped they would see. The No. 1 player on the ATP World Tour takes on the most popular player in tennis in an old rivalry that has a new feel to it. Call it a New York revival starring two legendary leading men. Both breezed through their dressed rehearsals. Djokovic blew Marin...
Published: September 12, 2015
On the heels of an ultra-shocking duo of women’s semifinals Friday afternoon at the 2015 U.S. Open, the top seeds on the men’s side apparently got the memo. Instead of the upsets from earlier Friday setting the tone for the night contests, the top-seeded men’s stars raised their games to stiff challenges. The pair of expected victories set up an exhilarating matchup for Sunday’s...