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Andy Murray was pressed in each of his first two matches at the 2015 U.S. Open, but that trend didn’t hold Saturday night under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium. In the evening’s final match, Murray dispatched 30th-seeded Thomaz Bellucci in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5, to advance to the round of 16. Murray will meet South African Kevin Anderson in the next round. After...
Published: September 5, 2015
Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have all thrilled fans throughout the first week of the 2015 U.S. Open, and the good news is the action’s just getting started. To date, each member of that esteemed trio has flaunted a unique flair out on the hard courts of Flushing Meadows, with Federer and Djokovic looking like the more relaxed competitors thus far. However, with Murray...
Published: September 5, 2015
The last friendly meeting between Argentina and Bolivia resulted in a 5-0 victory for Lionel Messi‘s side, and the Argentines put on a similar scoring exhibition Friday when the two sides met at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. In the showdown on United States soil, Argentina emerged victorious in a 7-0 romp as it imposed its offensive will thanks to braces from Messi, Sergio Aguero...
Published: September 5, 2015
The United States men’s national team took to the pitch for the first time since the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup in which it lost in the semifinals, and Friday’s result against Peru was far more palatable than the July meeting with Jamaica. While the United States played a largely uninspired first half in which Peru took a 1-0 lead, a second-half brace from striker Jozy Altidore...
Published: September 3, 2015
Adrian Mannarino had Andy Murray against the ropes, but he couldn’t land a knockout blow and pull off a stunning second-round upset at the U.S. Open on Thursday afternoon at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Although the 35th-ranked Mannarino held a major edge early, Murray adjusted and stood tall in order to win the five-set marathon, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. The Scot has now won eight matches...
Published: September 3, 2015
Novak Djokovic waltzed past Joao Souza in his opening-round match at the 2015 U.S. Open, and he turned in a repeat performance Wednesday night as he squashed second-round opponent Andreas Haider-Maurer at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. The world’s top-ranked player dispatched Haider-Maurer 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 to set up a third-round date with Italian Andreas Seppi,...
Published: September 2, 2015
Andy Murray entered first-round play at the U.S. Open against Nick Kyrgios with momentum on his side, and a composed and efficient effort allowed him to keep things rolling under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night. The world No. 3 downed Kyrgios—7-5, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1—to continue a strong run that has included a defeat of Novak Djokovic in the Rogers Cup final and a competitive...
Published: August 30, 2015
Golfer John Daly collapsed Saturday after playing a round at Deerfield Golf Club in Canton, Mississippi, and was transported to Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, according to Yahoo Sports’ Pat Forde. He was discharged from the hospital Sunday and “is recovering from a collapsed lung,” according to his manager, per Rex Hoggard of GolfChannel.com. Continue...
Published: August 20, 2015
The war of words between Stan Wawrinka and Nick Kyrgios continued Thursday after Kyrgios refuted Wawrinka’s claims that the Australian tennis player didn’t apologize for inappropriate remarks made at a match last week regarding Wawrinka’s girlfriend. “No, he didn’t apologize, so no,” Wawrinka said during a post-match interview at the Western and Southern Open,...
Published: August 19, 2015
Venus Williams withdrew from the Western and Southern Open Tuesday night due to an illness, according to the New York Times‘ Ben Rothenberg. Continue for updates. Williams Drops Out With Viral Illness Tuesday, August 18 After defeating Zarina Diyas in straight sets Monday night, Williams was slated to square off against Ana Ivanovic Tuesday evening before she fell ill. Coming...