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A day after kicking off the 2015 U.S. Open, several stars will round out the opening round on Tuesday. Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal commenced New York’s festivities with Round 1 victories. Yet a pair of top contenders suffered early exits, placing all other premier players on upset alert. Kei Nishikori, a finalist last year and the tournament’s No. 4 seed, lost to Benoit...
Published: September 1, 2015
It’s always a big deal when Argentina come to town—even when you’re a World Cup winner like Carli Lloyd. The U.S. women’s national soccer team star got to meet her idols on the training pitch in Houston as they prepared to face Bolivia at the BBVA Compass Stadium on Friday. Lionel Messi obliged with a signed shirt and photo for Lloyd, while his Barcelona teammate Javier Mascherano...
Published: September 1, 2015
Rafael Nadal got his 2015 U.S. Open off to a strong start Monday in a four-set victory over Borna Coric, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. The 14-time major champion dictated the pace for much of the match, which is almost always bad news for his opponent. Nadal constantly moved Coric around the court with both his first serve and groundstrokes. According to the IBM SlamTracker, Nadal won 88 percent of...
Published: September 1, 2015
NEW YORK — He was playing in the same tennis tournament, the U.S. Open, from which he walked away almost three years ago to the date. Mardy Fish was back as much to be the role model he couldn’t find in others as to write a chapter of a story he conceded is about to end. On Sept. 3, 2012, Fish, then one of America’s best and the 23rd seed in that Open, pulled out of a fourth-round...
Published: September 1, 2015
So much for first-match nerves. Serena Williams didn’t only win her initial U.S. Open match over Vitalia Diatchenko, but she also completely dominated on the way to a 6-0, 2-0 victory. Diatchenko retired from the match because of an Achilles injury, but she was overmatched from the opening point. ESPNTennis shared the scene: It was an important first step for the three-time defending champion...