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Caroline Wozniacki revived her career this season, with the highlight being a runner-up performance to Serena Williams at the U.S. Open, her first Grand Slam final appearance since 2009. The placement offers a variety of perks, including financial gains in the form of a $1.45 million check, which she proceeded to leave behind at Flushing Meadows. After the swift 6-3, 6-3 defeat,...
Published: September 8, 2014
History and a career-defining moment hang in the balance of Monday’s final at Flushing Meadows between No. 10 Kei Nishikori and No. 14 Marin Cilic, one of the most unexpected Grand Slam finals in the sport’s history. Neither has ever reached a Grand Slam final, and Nishikori is the first Asian man to advance to a Grand Slam singles final in history. As ESPN Stats & Info records,...
Published: September 7, 2014
The tennis landscape is set to get a jolt of new blood now that No. 10 Kei Nishikori and No. 14 Marin Cilic are the two left standing at Flushing Meadows going into the 2014 U.S. Open final Monday. No Roger Federer. No Novak Djokovic. No Rafael Nadal or Andy Murray. Just two younger players set to fight over a career-defining moment that can jump-start them to the upper echelon of the sport. ESPNTennis...
Published: September 6, 2014
Like everyone foresaw, No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki will clash with No. 1 Serena Williams in the women’s final at Flushing Meadows to crown a 2014 U.S. Open champion. Well, fans surely saw half of that equation coming, at least. Williams has been on an absolute tear and has yet to lose a set in New York this time around, so the more interesting story is automatically Wozniacki. The Danish star is...
Published: September 5, 2014
Six of the world’s best players remain alive at Flushing Meadows as the 2014 U.S. Open winds down. On the women’s side, No. 1 Serena Williams is predictably through to the final after discovering top form over the course of the past month and change. She will encounter No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki for the top prize. Four men remain, with No. 2 Roger Federer through his easy draw, which turned...
Published: September 2, 2014
The 2014 U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows continues to one-up itself day by day as major seeds continue to tumble out of the bracket. After stars such as No. 5 Maria Sharapova took a bow on Sunday, Monday’s action saw No. 5 Milos Raonic and No. 7 Eugenie Bouchard head for the exit as well. Of course, Tuesday’s batch of showdowns features some of the biggest names left standing: No. 2 Roger...
Published: September 1, 2014
Sunday’s action at Flushing Meadows, littered with jaw-dropping upsets, has set the bar high for the rest of the 2014 U.S. Open, but Monday’s slate set out to clear it in emphatic fashion. Of the names stunned the day prior, No. 4 David Ferrer, No. 5 Maria Sharapova and No. 9 Jelena Jankovic stand out the most heading into a day that sees No. 1 seeds Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic,...
Published: August 26, 2014
As if the first day at Flushing Meadows were not entertaining enough, Day 2 of the 2014 U.S. Open ups the ante another notch as top dogs such as Roger Federer and Serena Williams enter the fray. Monday was an interesting first take as to how things will shake out in New York. There were no major upsets, but seeded players such as No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 8 Andy Murray and No. 6 Angelique Kerber...
Published: August 25, 2014
The 134th edition of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows got off to an electrifying start Monday in a bracket that features dominance, upsets and more. While the biggest names such as Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova do not hit the hard courts until late in the day’s proceedings, the opening salvo did more than whet the appetite of fans—it gave them some of the best action to date. As...
Published: August 24, 2014
Now is the time for Andy Murray to strike. With Rafael Nadal out of the picture, the 27-year-old Murray can use the site of his first-career Grand Slam in New York to turn around what has been a back-and-forth battle with form all season. Remember, though, that it was just two seasons ago that Murray upended Novak Djokovic to win the U.S. Open. But this year, he lost to Nadal in Rome after leading...