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A spot in the finals of the 2016 U.S. Open will be on the line Thursday night when the last four women take the court in a semifinal round loaded with stars. Will the tournament’s top two seeds, Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber, win to set up a colossal final or will Karolina Pliskova and Caroline Wozniacki force upsets and continue their stellar runs? Each contest looks to be a...
Published: September 8, 2016
Ben Evans leads the field after the first day of the 2016 KLM Open at The Dutch in Spijk, the Netherlands, shooting a round of six-under 65 on Thursday to surge ahead of the pack. A host of players sit one shot back, including Bernd Wiesberger and Joakim Lagergren, while several top contenders such as Tommy Fleetwood carded an opening round of four under. Here’s a look at the current leaderboard: For...
Published: September 8, 2016
Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber have already met in two Grand Slam finals in 2016, with the world No. 1 prevailing at Wimbledon following her defeat to the German at the Australian Open. A repeat contest could be on the cards at the 2016 U.S. Open, with both women—the top ranked players in the world—having reached the semi-finals. At Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows on Thursday,...
Published: September 8, 2016
Ever since he returned to Ferrari at the beginning of 2014, Kimi Raikkonen has often looked like a driver merely delaying his retirement from Formula One. The 2007 world champion was annihilated by Fernando Alonso that season and was powerless to prevent Sebastian Vettel making the team his own upon his arrival from Red Bull in 2015. Despite a series of strong results at the beginning of this year,...
Published: September 8, 2016
After a stunning defeat to Kei Nishikori, Andy Murray finds himself stuck with the familiar refrain uttered by many who fall short in their sports endeavors: Wait until next year. Nishikori defeated Murray 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the 2016 U.S. Open, ending Murray’s bid to overtake Novak Djokovic in the ATP World Tour singles race for most points this...
Published: September 8, 2016
Serena Williams is back in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. She is hoping that her meeting with Karolina Pliskova on Thursday will go better than her match with Roberta Vinci did a year ago. Williams was going for the calendar-year Grand Slam in last year’s national championship after winning the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon. All that stood in the way of her playing for the...
Published: September 8, 2016
When the 2016 U.S. Open began, many experts and fans projected reigning Wimbledon and Olympics champion Andy Murray to soar to another final. Playing the best tennis of his career, he was challenging Novak Djokovic for “top dog” status and the No. 1 ranking. The sizzling Scot appeared well on his way to making those visions a reality. Until he ran into Kei Nishikori. In a wacky quarterfinal...
Published: September 8, 2016
After the East Berlin uprising of 1953, Bertolt Brecht wrote his poem “The Solution,” in which he made the suggestion that the government should dissolve the people and elect another. Successive England managers must, less ironically, feel something similar. The public and its reaction to the national team—and the media are implicated in this, simultaneously shaping and being shaped...
Published: September 8, 2016
Serena Williams was not to be denied as she rode a spirited effort over Simona Halep to land in the 2016 U.S. Open semifinals. She’s not just a superstar champion but a survivor who usually saves her best tennis for the biggest moments. Standing in her way is tall, athletic Karolina Pliskova, who is finally putting together her talent with the composure that she has lacked in Grand Slam matches....
Published: September 8, 2016
The men’s side of the 2016 U.S. Open has opened up nicely for No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic. He headlines the remaining four-man field entering Friday’s semifinals in a tournament that no longer features Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray. No. 4 Nadal lost to Lucas Pouille in the fourth round, while No. 2 Murray dropped his quarterfinals showdown with Kei Nishikori. What’s more, Roger Federer...