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It’s not exactly a redemption tour for women’s No. 1 tennis player Serena Williams, but it is an opportunity for the queen of women’s tennis to reassert her dominance. Williams takes the court Tuesday night against Russian Ekaterina Makarova (7 p.m. ET, ESPN), and after failing to win last year’s U.S. Open that would have given her the calendar year Grand Slam, she does have...
Published: August 30, 2016
The 2016 U.S. Open will introduce another catwalk of tennis superstars to the mix on Tuesday as former champions Andy Murray and Serena Williams each prepare to make their bows in New York. Both players line up in the evening schedule, with Wimbledon 2016 winner Murray taking on Lukas Rosol in the hopes he can continue his quest for back-to-back titles, as will Williams when she faces Ekaterina Makarova. The Tennis...
Published: August 30, 2016
England captain Wayne Rooney has confirmed he’ll retire from international football after the 2018 World Cup. Rooney addressed the media on Tuesday, just a day after Sam Allardyce announced the Manchester United veteran as his captain, and the Times‘ Henry Winter provided confirmation of his big reveal: The announcement starts a two-year countdown until the striker’s departure...
Published: August 30, 2016
The 14th round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will recommence their fight for the world championship. Hamilton’s grid-drop penalties at the recent Belgian GP meant we were denied a battle between the Mercedes drivers at Spa-Francorchamps, where Rosberg claimed a routine win from pole position. But...
Published: August 30, 2016
Rickie Fowler led after 54 holes for the fourth time in his PGA career at The Barclays last week only to lose to Patrick Reed, and both are in the second group of favorites in the odds to win this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship behind Jason Day at +650 (bet $100 to win $650) at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. Day finished in a three-way tie for fourth at The Barclays, taking home $351,000,...
Published: August 30, 2016
Tuesday marks Day 2 of the 2016 U.S. Open, and more of the world’s top players begin their campaigns at Flushing Meadows in New York. A number of the top seeds will be in action throughout the day, with men’s third and sixth seeds Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori and women’s fifth seed Simona Halep among them. In the evening, former champions Serena Williams and Andy Murray will kick...
Published: August 30, 2016
There was Novak Djokovic at a changeover just five games into Round 1 at the 2016 U.S. Open. The trainer vigorously massaged his upper right arm. Was this good news? It wasn’t his left wrist, at least, the one that had the world No. 1 concerned heading into the year’s final major. He went right back to work, got his first break and closed out the first set 6-3. Easy, right? Except Djokovic...
Published: August 30, 2016
Novak Djokovic was tested in the first round of the 2016 U.S. Open, but he survived with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 win over Jerzy Janowicz on Monday. There were long rallies and close games early on, but the top seed succeeded thanks to his consistency throughout the match. He also did a great job of winning the points that mattered, saving 10 of the 12 break points he faced. Janowicz couldn’t keep...
Published: August 29, 2016
The final Grand Slam of the 2016 calendar got underway Monday, as first-round play began at the U.S. Open. On the men’s side, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Milos Raonic spearheaded the group of players who completed their first-round matches in Flushing Meadows, New York. Angelique Kerber, Garbine Muguruza and Roberta Vinci were at the top of the day’s marquee for the women. Djokovic,...
Published: August 29, 2016
Rafael Nadal got off to a great start at the 2016 U.S. Open with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Denis Istomin. The first-round match was the first Grand Slam appearance for Nadal since he withdrew from the third round of the French Open in May with a wrist injury. While Istomin had a few strong moments over the course of the match, the Spanish star remained in control for an impressive opening win...