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The 2016 U.S. Open has entered the home stretch with the men’s and women’s quarterfinals beginning on Tuesday. Through the tournament’s first week, the top two seeds on the men’s and women’s side remain alive. Caroline Wozniacki, who entered the U.S. Open unranked, against Anastasija Sevastova highlights the evening session for the women. Novak Djokovic takes...
Published: September 6, 2016
Novak Djokovic is gunning for his 13th Grand Slam title as he continues to roll along in the U.S. Open. If he is going to be successful in the tournament’s championship round, he is going to have to battle France’s best tennis players in back-to-back rounds. Djokovic faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Tuesday night in the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open. If he is successful against his hard-serving...
Published: September 6, 2016
BMW Championship. Third week of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Rory McIlroy has finally made it into the featured image for P&P, thanks to his come-from-behind W at the Deutsche Bank Championship. This week, 69 professionals (Henrik Stenson is sitting the tournament out to rest his knee) head to what was once a cornfield outside Indiana. Crooked Stick plays host to the BMW for the first time since...
Published: September 6, 2016
Following his emphatic win against Kyle Edmund on Sunday, men’s top seed Novak Djokovic will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Tuesday as he seeks to continue the defence of his U.S. Open title. Despite a disrupted first four matches, Djokovic looked to be in marvellous form against the Briton, dropping just seven games on his way to the quarter-finals. The Frenchman can be a troubling opponent for...
Published: September 6, 2016
Fact: Serena Williams beat Yaroslava Shvedova at the U.S. Open on Monday, securing her 308th career win at a major. Her 308 wins are the most of all time, passing Roger Federer. Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day, presented by Coors Light. Source: B/R Insights Read more Tennis news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: September 6, 2016
Fifty-eight days. That’s the gap between the apex of Portugal’s footballing achievement—winning the Euro 2016 final—and their next competitive match, as they start out on the road to Russia in a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Switzerland. Barely has the ticker tape floated down from the sky to the ground and Fernando Santos’ team are back grinding. That’s how it happens,...
Published: September 6, 2016
For the first time in the 2016 Formula One season, Nico Rosberg looked like a broken man after qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. Just six days after Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton joined him on the Belgian GP podium from 21st on the grid, Rosberg was a huge 0.478 seconds slower than the championship leader in a two-way fight for pole position at Monza. The German was unable to hide his horror in...
Published: September 6, 2016
Roberta Vinci, last year’s runner-up, will take on No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber on Tuesday in the women’s quarter-finals of the 2016 U.S. Open. The match will kick off the day’s action at the Arthur Ashe Stadium before Lucas Pouille and Gael Monfils face off in an all-French matchup for a place in the final four of the men’s draw. Later in the day, Caroline Wozniacki...
Published: September 6, 2016
Uruguay stars Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani have received an unexpected message of support from Jhon Jairo Velasquez, who served as a hitman for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Broadcaster Valentin Fletcher relayed the video, featuring “Popeye”: Per Goal’s Alex Young, he said: Hello, I am Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez, Popeye, the personal hitman for Pablo Emilio...
Published: September 6, 2016
Slovakia defender Jan Durica believes England’s 1-0 win over Slovakia on Sunday was fixed by the match officials. Adam Lallana netted a 95th-minute winner for the Three Lions in Trnava in the FIFA World Cup qualifier, with Slovakia skipper Martin Skrtel sent off with 33 minutes remaining for two bookable offences. Durica, who plays his club football for Turkish side Trabzonspor, believes...