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Roger Federer was bounced from the French Open by eventual champion Stan Wawrinka back in June, but the world No. 2 got his revenge Friday night with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 semifinal win to advance to his first U.S. Open final since 2009. According to ESPN Tennis on Twitter, Federer is now 238-2 in his career when winning the first two sets at majors and hasn’t dropped a set since the tournament started....
Published: September 11, 2015
Zlatan Ibrahimovic wishes he scored this goal. Dundalk striker Ciaran Kilduff scored what will surely be a goal-of-the-weekend contender, as they thrashed Sligo Rovers, 4-0, in the FAI Cup on Friday night. Take a bow, Ciaran! [Streamable, h/t Balls.ie] Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: September 11, 2015
The second day of this year’s Evian Championship featured a lot of movement on the leaderboard, though Mi Hyang Lee was able to maintain her perch atop the standings with a solid 67 that brought her total score to nine under. Morgan Pressel was Friday’s big winner with a 65 that brought her two-day score to eight under. She is all alone in second place, a vast improvement for the...
Published: September 11, 2015
Tiger Woods hasn’t been seen in a PGA Tour event since finishing 10th at the Wyndham Championship, but he will be making an early return for the 2015-16 wraparound schedule at the Frys.com Open in October. Per NBC Bay Area on Twitter, citing Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Woods will take part in the annual tournament that takes place from October 14 through 18 in Napa, California. There...
Published: September 11, 2015
Serena Williams and Roberta Vinci are facing off in the second women’s semifinal at the U.S. Open. The winner will face Flavia Pennetta in Saturday’s final. Stay tuned for live updates from Arthur Ashe Stadium. Follow Joe on Twitter, @JTansey90. Read more Tennis news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: September 11, 2015
The semi-finals of a tournament is the worst stage to be eliminated. A loss in the final is heartbreaking, but at least the competitor involved experienced the pageantry that comes with the competition climax and has a sense of closure; a loss in the last four always conjures a sense of “what if?” It’s a sense the four remaining men left in the U.S. Open draw will be hoping to avoid...
Published: September 11, 2015
All that stands between men’s tennis and a long, four-month break from Grand Slam competition are two semifinals and one championship bout at the 2015 U.S. Open, but it’s guaranteed to go out with a bang. Only two of the so-called Big Four are in the semifinals, with Roger Federer and top-seeded Novak Djokovic still reigning supreme on their respective sides of the draw. However, their...
Published: September 11, 2015
This should have been a breakthrough season in the career of Valtteri Bottas. After claiming six podiums over the course of the 2014 campaign, beating world champions Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso to fourth place in the drivers’ standings and establishing himself as Williams‘ most dependable performer, he was ready to take the next step. With Williams’ FW37 chassis retaining...
Published: September 11, 2015
The Eagles land in England for the 2015 Rugby World Cup with an improving team looking to take a scalp or two in their pool matches. Mike Tolkin’s United States are in a group with South Africa, Scotland, Samoa and Japan and showed glimpses in their latest outing, against Australia, that they can ruffle a few feathers of the more fancied sides. This ability to unsettle is spearheaded, as you...
Published: September 11, 2015
Flavia Pennetta def. Simona Halep, 6-1, 6-3 Flavia Pennetta advanced to her first Grand Slam final on Friday with a dominant straight set victory over No. 2 seed Simona Halep at the U.S. Open. The 33-year-old, who previously made the semifinal in 2013 at the U.S. Open, came out on fire against the Romanian, who looked drained of energy even with a extra day off. Pennetta cruised through...