US Open Tennis 2015: Predictions and Tournament Preview

The 2015 U.S. Open will be a late-summer blast of excitement as the year’s final major caps off special bids for history in both the ATP and WTA tours. Unlike last year’s more relative parity that saw four different major winners for both tours, 2015 has witnessed Novak Djokovic’s near-domination and Serena Williams‘ total domination. But the pressures of history could weigh... 

Ranking the Top 10 Men’s Players Heading into 2015 US Open Tennis

The 2015 U.S. Open is ready for Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and the rest of the ATP’s top stars to put on a show. It’s the year’s final major and one last chance at a memorable piece of tennis history for whoever holds up the Big Apple’s trophy. Our top-10 preview will rank the players according to their recent results and chances to win the championship at Flushing Meadows.... 

Will Novak Djokovic Recapture His Dominance at the 2015 US Open?

Novak Djokovic is a tennis paradox. To illustrate what this means, the 2015 U.S. Open will be yet another example of his thorough dominance or inescapable failure. He’s indestructible but vulnerable, which is a little bizarre considering that he is one of the top five players of the Open era at the absolute peak of his career. There’s little to add about the way Djokovic has mostly crushed... 

Western & Southern Open 2015: Winners and Losers from Cincinnati

The stars were out at Cincinnati’s Western & Southern Open, and once again Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic reinforced what they always seem to do here. The Swiss champion and the Serbian runner-up are about as good a guarantee as there is in tennis. On the women’s side, Serena Williams continues to prime herself for her next great personal challenge, but will anyone really challenge... 

Why Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal Matches at US Open Series Are So Rare

It was almost a forgone conclusion that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal would not meet in the Western & Southern Open quarterfinals in Cincinnati. It’s late summer in North America where hot weather and faster hard courts have all but conspired to deny these two superpowers any meaningful rivalry chapter for the U.S. Open Series. The New York Times‘ Ben Rothenberg noted Feliciano Lopez... 

Breaking Down Roger Federer’s Current Form as the US Open Approaches

Roger Federer’s first match since Wimbledon was hardly a gem, but it was necessary to knock off some rust on his quest for the U.S. Open title. Federer closed out Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 6-4 to move on in Cincinnati’s Western & Southern Open. Sporting a raspberry-colored shirt with dark blue shorts, the Swiss maestro looked as cool as ever, moving and hustling around the court with... 

Rogers Cup 2015: Winners and Losers from Canada

A week at Canada’s Rogers Cup competitions had several surprising plot twists and results. In the end, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams did not win titles. Did the two US Open favorites gain or lose an edge here before their real missions take flight? We lead off with a set of “loser” slides for the bizarre and disgraceful way the week of tennis heated up. We profile other “winners,”... 

Nick Kyrgios Attracting Attention for All the Wrong Reasons

Nick Kyrgios had another attention-raising performance in the early half of 2015 Rogers Cup competition. Unfortunately, it’s another tempestuous pattern that he has shown as he strives to be a tennis champion. In the span of roughly 24 hours, Kyrgios picked up another monster win by defeating No. 3 seed Stan Wawrinka. During the match, however, he made a classless comment to his opponent that... 

Will Extra Work in Doubles Competition Hurt Tennis’ Top Superstars?

While the ATP singles competition gets started for Canada’s Rogers Cup, superstars Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are doubling down, literally. All three have already won doubles competitions with their partners, and they will be looking to balance this with their expectations to win the more prestigious singles competition. How surprising is this for each of the three stars, and... 

Winners and Losers in Tennis as the 2015 US Open Series Begins

In the final week of appetizers before the U.S. Open series slams into action with Canada’s Rogers Cup, Kei Nishikori turned in another bona fide result. Is the Japanese star ready for another run at the U.S. Open title? Find out what he did to help his case. Meanwhile, Andy Murray crashed and burned at the Citibank Open in Washington, D.C., but there is growing promise with an under-the-radar... 

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