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The 2013 U.S. Open caps off tennis’ Grand Slam season on the hard courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Despite entering having won two consecutive singles tournaments, Rafael Nadal is the second seed, trailing world No. 1 Novak Djokovic. Ever since breaking through with a historic, unforgettable Wimbledon Championship and beating Djokovic in the final, defending U.S. Open...
Published: August 18, 2013
Reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year John Huh and Patrick Reed share the lead after three rounds at the Wyndham Championship with an aggregate score of 10-under par. Only one shot behind are 20-year-old prodigy Jordan Spieth, a recently hot Zach Johnson and the resurgent Bob Estes. There are several other players within striking distance, but the winner on Sunday at Sedgefield Country Club is likely...
Published: August 17, 2013
After Team Europe seized a 5-3 points lead on the first day of the Solheim Cup, the Americans battled back on their home turf in Saturday morning’s matches, closing the gap in the standings to one. Europe still leads 6.5 to 5.5 as the late four-ball matches progress, but Team USA applied the pressure in the early going on Day 2 at Colorado Golf Club in Parker, Colo. The highlight of the morning...
Published: August 16, 2013
The 2013 Solheim Cup finishes up in Parker, Colorado, on Sunday, with Team USA needing an unprecedented comeback in singles matches to avoid losing the event for the second time in a row. Team Europe has a commanding 10.5 to 5.5 lead in the standings, courtesy of a dominant sweep in the four-ball session that ended Saturday’s action. The Europeans need only 14 total points to retain the trophy,...
Published: August 16, 2013
Andy Murray dropped the opening set to sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych and never recovered, losing his quarterfinal match at the Western & Southern Open on Friday in Cincinnati by a score of 6-3, 6-4. The winner of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will face Berdych in the semifinals at this Masters tournament, which serves as part of the U.S. Open series leading into 2013’s final Grand Slam event. It...
Published: August 15, 2013
The odds that Marion Bartoli overcame to win Wimbledon this year as a No. 15 seed was remarkable enough to make it one of the more surprising yet warming championships in the Grand Slam history of women’s tennis. When the 28-year-old retired on Wednesday from the sport just two months removed from that career-defining accomplishment, though, the win took on an entirely elevated significance. Wimbledon’s...
Published: August 15, 2013
Andy Murray grabbed an early double-break to begin his Round of 16 match with Julien Benneteau at the ATP’s Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, and he never looked back. The reigning Wimbledon champion dominated his French counterpart 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday to easily cruise to the quarterfinals. It’s been a welcome return to form for Murray since his victory at the All England Club,...
Published: August 14, 2013
Sloane Stephens roared back from a set down to upset Maria Sharapova in the second round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Tuesday. It was an affirmation of Stephens’ world-class talent—another flash of brilliance that suggests the 20-year-old American will emerge as the next big star in women’s tennis. However, for Stephens to reach the pinnacle of the sport and...
Published: August 14, 2013
The 2013 Wyndham Championship serves as a bridge between the end of major championships and the beginning of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs. Although the stakes aren’t nearly as high as they will be in the next month, several players will be teeing it up this week for one last shot at sliding inside the Top 125 in the standings to qualify for the postseason. Some notable names outside...
Published: August 13, 2013
Tiger Woods fell flat on his face at the 2013 PGA Championship this past week. Against a fantastic field of the best golfers the world had to offer, the top-ranked player on the planet finished nowhere near the top. It certainly matters, but in terms of how magnificent Woods has played throughout the season, his tie for 40th at Oak Hill doesn’t sink his year to an outright disappointment. At...