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Rafael Nadal’s summer resurgence continued on Friday, as he defeated Andrey Kuznetsov, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the third round at the 2016 U.S. Open. After missing two months due to a wrist injury, Nadal returned early at the Olympics and reached the semifinals before losing to Juan Martin del Potro. He did have a stumble against Borna Coric at the Western & Southern Open, but has...
Published: September 2, 2016
Hope Solo is speaking out against the United States Soccer Federation after receiving a six-month suspension for her comments about Sweden following the U.S. women’s national team’s loss at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. During Friday’s episode of the Keeping Score documentary series (via Caitlin Murray of Fox Sports), Solo alleged...
Published: September 1, 2016
Andy Murray got a challenge early from Marcel Granollers in the second round of the 2016 U.S. Open, but the No. 2 seed prevailed in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. This summer has largely been Murray’s playground on the tennis court. He did have a stumble against Marin Cilic in the Western & Southern Open final on August 21, but that came after he won his second career Wimbledon...
Published: August 29, 2016
The 2016 U.S. Open officially kicks off on Monday with the best men’s and women’s players in the world seeking to achieve tennis immortality, not to mention put a lot of extra money in their bank accounts. As the sport of tennis has grown in popularity over the years, as well as natural rates of inflation increasing prize payouts, this year’s final Grand Slam event is going...
Published: August 27, 2016
The 2016 Winston-Salem Open rolled on with two semifinal matches Friday. The winners, Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreno Busta, will square off for the title Saturday before the U.S. Open begins next week. This tournament has traditionally served as a stepping-stone event for players who are looking to build momentum and keep their games on point heading into the year’s...
Published: August 26, 2016
Coming off the 2016 Olympics in which Andy Murray’s red-hot summer continued with a gold medal, tennis’ final Grand Slam of the year begins Monday. Before the tournament can start, officials have to determine where players would be seeded and who they would potentially match up against on their way to a championship. Here are the top 32 seeds on the men’s and women’s...
Published: August 25, 2016
Jordan Spieth returned to the PGA Tour for the first time in four weeks Thursday at the Barclays, shooting an even-par 71 over the first 18 holes, five shots behind clubhouse leaders Patrick Reed and Martin Laird. This was one of the few tournaments in which Spieth struggled last year, missing the cut after shooting seven over par through 36 holes. He is off to a better start this time...
Published: August 25, 2016
The 2016 U.S. Open doesn’t officially begin until August 29, but a group of players looking to make their mark on New York took to the courts on Wednesday for Day 2 of the qualifying matches. These are not the players who will generate a lot of buzz when the draw is announced on Friday, but many of them will be taking part in the biggest tournament of their lives by making it through the...
Published: August 24, 2016
Tennis legends Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have gone head-to-head 34 times but will join forces for the newly created Laver Cup next year. According to the Associated Press (via ESPN.com), Federer and Nadal announced that they will be playing doubles at the tournament in Prague scheduled for September 22-24, 2017. The Laver Cup was first announced in January, with ESPN.com’s Matt...
Published: August 19, 2016
Day 2 of the Wyndham Championship belonged to Si Woo Kim, who jumped up 40 spots to take the lead into the weekend after shooting a 60 on Friday to bring his 36-hole score to 12 under par. Kim had a solid Thursday, shooting a 68, but he was far off the leaderboard and didn’t look like a factor. All that changed 24 hours later with a brilliant performance that included six birdies on the...