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After Friday’s second round of the BMW Championship wrapped up from Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, Roberto Castro and Dustin Johnson hold a three-stroke lead at 14 under overall. Here is the current leaderboard heading into Saturday: Castro entered Friday’s play with the lead at seven under and ensured he would keep at least a share of it with another seven-under in...
Published: September 9, 2016
Bernd Wiesberger will carry a one-shot lead into the weekend at the European Tour’s 2016 KLM Open after firing his second straight five-under 66 on Friday at The Dutch in Spijk, Netherlands. The 30-year-old Austrian, who owns three career European Tour victories, has plenty of company near the top of the leaderboard, though. There are 25 other players within five strokes of the lead after...
Published: September 9, 2016
Novak Djokovic highlights a group of four of the top players in the world who will take the court Friday afternoon for a berth in the championship round at the semifinals of the 2016 U.S. Open. With Andy Murray now gone, Djokovic is undoubtedly the favorite to win his third title at Flushing Meadows, but a talented Gael Monfils stands in the way. Kei Nishikori, the man who beat Murray, will also face...
Published: September 9, 2016
Novak Djokovic def. Gael Monfils, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 Novak Djokovic advanced to the U.S. Open men’s final on Friday after a bizarre semifinal against Gael Monfils. Djokovic and Monfils both suffered from fatigue on a hot day inside Arthur Ashe Stadium, but that was the least weird thing that occurred over the span of three hours. The top-seeded man in the world burst out to an early lead,...
Published: September 9, 2016
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has not had the best of summers by his high standards, but he is now just two wins away from a third U.S. Open title and 13th career Grand Slam. He faces 10th seed Gael Monfils in the first semi-final at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday and is a heavy favourite to advance to a seventh final at Flushing Meadows. The other semi-final sees Stan Wawrinka take on sixth seed Kei Nishikori,...
Published: September 9, 2016
Serena Williams will not play in the U.S. Open final for the second year in a row. She was stopped in the semifinal by Karolina Pliskova, just as she was halted by Roberta Vinci a year ago. But unlike Vinci, who used touch and placement to force Williams into errors, Pliskova showed off her remarkable power with her groundstrokes and her serve to win her match by a 6-2, 7-6 (5) score. The 10th-seeded...
Published: September 9, 2016
As the men’s side of the U.S. Open progressed, it looked like a championship matchup between top seed Novak Djokovic and No. 2 seed Andy Murray was in the cards. There were some physical questions about Djokovic’s health in the early stages concerning his wrist and right arm, but he has made it to the semifinals. Three of his opponents either could not play or had to retire, but he has...
Published: September 9, 2016
Landon Donovan never let anyone else write his story. He remained in Major League Soccer when many in the American soccer community wanted him to challenge himself in Europe. He took a sabbatical from the U.S. men’s national team because he needed a break, a decision that hurt his chance to make the 2014 World Cup roster. He’s been outspoken about issues within the sport he played so well,...
Published: September 9, 2016
Serena Williams never gives in, even when she’s hobbling on an injured left knee in the semifinals of the 2016 U.S. Open. There she was, trying to get to the final over big-serving upstart Karolina Pliskova, but her body was unable to cooperate two straight nights against two top young players in the WTA. On a muggy New York evening that topped 80 degrees, Serena’s streak of 186 consecutive...
Published: September 9, 2016
Karolina Pliskova pulled off one of the year’s biggest stunners on Thursday night when she upset Serena Williams 6-2, 7-6(5) at the 2016 U.S. Open, which means she’s earned the right to square off against Angelique Kerber in the women’s final on Saturday afternoon. Kerber, who is now the new world No. 1 following Williams’ loss, advanced to the title tilt with a 6-4,...