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Whoever comes out on top in the 2016 U.S. Open will have earned their trophy the hard way. The major will go back to Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, where even the most recent U.S. Open champion failed to score under par. Angel Cabrera won the tournament in 2007 at the course shooting five over par. According to Vegas, names such as Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson are...
Published: July 14, 2015
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams ruled the day at Wimbledon. Both world No. 1’s added to their impressive Slam totals while dominating the competition. But the successes of London soon give way to the preparation for the final major of the year, the U.S. Open. Wimbledon success doesn’t exactly guarantee U.S. Open success. The switch from grass to a hard surface will definitely...
Published: July 13, 2015
By capturing the 2015 Wimbledon title, the year of Novak Djokovic continued in men’s tennis. Roger Federer making his second consecutive trip to the finals was a great story in London, but this has clearly been Djokovic’s year. As Ben Rothenburg of the New York Times noted, Stanislas Wawrinka is the only man to beat him at a Slam this year: The success of Djokovic this season has...
Published: July 3, 2015
Friday’s Wimbledon slate marks the beginning of Round 3 at All England Club. It also means the sport’s biggest stars will have to continue upping the ante to stave off elimination. The tournament field has already eliminated big names on both sides of the draw. Rafael Nadal became the latest victim of the upset bug. He was bounced from the tournament by the No. 102-ranked player in...
Published: June 8, 2015
The 2015 French Open signaled a shift in the Grand Slam landscape. For the first time in five years, it wasn’t the familiar face of Rafael Nadal standing with the championship trophy, it was Stanislas Wawrinka. The 30-year-old earned his second major championship by virtue of a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win over the world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the tournament’s final match. Djokovic...
Published: July 4, 2014
The 2014 Wimbledon men’s final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic has all the makings of an epic contest. After all, it’s not a rarity to see either Federer or Djokovic in a Slam final. But it hasn’t been often that the two have actually been paired against one another. As ESPN Tennis points out, this will only be the second time that the two competitors have seen each...
Published: June 27, 2014
The 2014 edition of Wimbledon has started off usual enough. Outside of Victoria Azarenka‘s early exit, most of tennis’ biggest stars have survived the early rounds at All England Club. Day 6 just might reverse that trend. The slate features a star-studded lineup including Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Roger Federer, all of whom are expected to advance. But that doesn’t...
Published: June 22, 2014
After three intriguing days at Pinehurst No. 2 we have a small batch of contenders with a shot at adding a U.S. Open championship to their mantel on Sunday. No, it isn’t dominated by the same names that dominated headlines during the first two days of the tournament. The 11-year-old phenom Lucy Li put up an admirable performance, but she joined Cheyenne Woods as a future star in women’s...
Published: December 7, 2013
When the 2014 World Cup Draw went live on Friday, fans of the United States men’s national team waited with bated breath that the Americans might draw a favorable group. They didn’t. Instead, optimism for a memorable run on the world’s largest stage wavered as the Americans drew a dreaded “group of death” that includes Germany, Ghana and Portugal. According...
Published: November 9, 2013
Day 3 of the 2013 Turkish Airlines Open brought yet another day of great golf on the beautiful Montgomerie Maxx Royal Course in Antalya, Turkey. Victor Dubuisson is your clubhouse leader heading into Sunday at 20-under for the tournament. Big names like Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson remain squarely in contention through three rounds, but surprise contenders have also emerged in Dubuisson...