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No. 2-seed Simona Halep advanced to the second round of the 2015 U.S. Open with little to no resistance from Marina Erakovic. Halep prevailed 6-2, 3-0 as Erakovic retired with an apparent injury in the second set. Erakovic showed almost no signs of being able to trouble Halep at any point in the match. Even if she were healthy, chances are Erakovic would have been dispatched swiftly. Halep broke her...
Published: August 31, 2015
The 2015 U.S. Open gets underway on Monday, August 31 in New York and both No. 1 seeds will be in action. The biggest storyline in this year’s tournament has to be Serena Williams‘ quest to sweep the Grand Slam events during this calendar year. If she wins, it’ll be her 22nd Grand Slam title (five in a row), seventh U.S. Open championship, and that would include victories in each...
Published: August 30, 2015
On Thursday, August 27, the men’s and women’s draw for the 2015 U.S. Open was released. There are several storylines to follow in this year’s tournament, but perhaps the most compelling is Serena Williams‘ attempt to sweep the Grand Slam events this calendar year. Here’s a look at the TV schedule and viewing information for the entire tournament, per USOpen.org: First...
Published: July 18, 2015
Not even darkness could wrestle away the lead from Dustin Johnson on Friday at the 2015 Open Championships. Play was suspended with several players still on the course—Johnson included—but he maintained a one-shot lead after a three under par performance through 13 holes. Here’s a look at the real-time leaderboard: You can see the full leaderboard at PGATour.com. At the end of the...
Published: July 17, 2015
Play was suspended due to darkness during the second round of the 2015 Open Championships on Friday at St. Andrews in Scotland. When play halted, Dustin Johnson had maintained his one-stroke lead by shooting three under through 13 holes. All but one of the chasers from yesterday had fallen back a bit. Danny Willett is the only one nipping at D.J.’s heels as he matched Johnson’s three-under,...
Published: July 10, 2015
The finals are set on both sides of the draw at the 2015 Wimbledon championships. No. 2 Roger Federer took down No. 3 Andy Murray in straight sets on Friday, 7-5, 7-5, 6-4. At age 33, Federer looks as strong as ever as he rode a dominant service game to victory. Per BBC Tennis, ESPN analyst and all-time great John McEnroe marveled at Federer’s poise: Federer had 20 aces and won 84 percent of...
Published: July 10, 2015
In one of the most impressive performances of Roger Federer‘s long and storied career, the future Hall of Famer dispatched No. 3 Andy Murray in straight sets 7-5, 7-5, 6-4 during their Wimbledon semifinals match on Friday. Federer was obviously pushed in all three sets, but the second seed blasted 20 aces and won 84 percent of his first-service points en route to the victory. At the age of 33,...
Published: July 7, 2015
No one is going to stop Serena Williams at Wimbledon this year. On Tuesday, Williams shook off what might have been her last serious test en route to a fourth straight Grand Slam title when she stopped Victoria Azarenka 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. The win gave Williams a spot in the semifinals against longtime foe Maria Sharapova. The latter disposed of unseeded American Coco Vandeweghe in straight sets on...
Published: July 7, 2015
Tuesday’s action at Wimbledon saw No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic finish off his comeback win against No. 14 Kevin Anderson. Djokovic had dropped the first two sets on Monday and rallied to win the next two before play was suspended. The match resumed on Tuesday and Djokovic took the final set to prevail 6-7 (6-8), 6-7 (6-8), 6-1, 6-4, 7-5. The defending champion took advantage of 41 unforced...
Published: July 7, 2015
Top-seeded Serena Williams was tested by an old rival, but she again proved why she is the best player of her generation and perhaps the greatest of all time. Williams came back to take the final two sets against Victoria Azarenka 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals of the 2015 Wimbledon championships on Tuesday. Azarenka‘s power allowed her to contend with Williams in the first set, but...