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It was only fitting for the cornerstones of American women’s tennis to treat the Queens, New York, crowd to another epic duel in a prime-time quarterfinals matchup at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Anticipated as the showdown was, it lived up to the hype as Serena Williams claimed a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 victory over her elder sister, Venus Williams. The three-time reigning champion at Flushing Meadows improved...
Published: September 8, 2015
The U.S. Open crowd in Queens, New York, did its best to support John Isner as the American went up against the legendary Roger Federer in the fourth round Monday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Isner hung tough and had his chances against his favored opponent but ultimately fell to Federer for the fifth time in six meetings by a score of 7-6, 7-6, 7-5. The “Sneak Attack by Roger” tactics...
Published: September 7, 2015
Monday’s final pairing of Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson didn’t disappoint as golf fans witnessed the duo duel it out on Labor Day in the final round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. The FedEx Cup’s second leg at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts, saw two of the world’s biggest stars trade blows down the stretch. In the end, Fowler held on for the victory by one stroke,...
Published: September 6, 2015
The last time Henrik Stenson won the Deutsche Bank Championship was two years ago, and he wound up as the FedEx Cup champion. History may be repeating itself to a degree this week at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. Stenson seized the 54-hole lead with a six-under 65 in Sunday’s third round to secure a one-stroke advantage over Rickie Fowler on 13 under par overall. PGA Championship...
Published: September 6, 2015
Serena Williams‘ pursuit of the calendar year Grand Slam and a fourth straight U.S. Open title rolled on in a 6-3, 6-3 fourth-round victory over Madison Keys on Sunday at Flushing Meadows. A powerful serve allowed Keys to hang tough and at least apply some pressure on Williams, but the prohibitive tournament favorite was simply too much for her American compatriot. ESPN Stats & Info noted...
Published: September 6, 2015
The deeper the 2015 U.S. Open, the more vulnerable the biggest stars in the men’s and women’s draws figure to be to getting upset in the season’s Grand Slam finale. Sunday night’s action at Flushing Meadows in New York City will see several players deserving of prime-time billing take the hard courts in the quest to clinch a major quarterfinals bid. Top men’s seed Novak...
Published: September 5, 2015
Rafael Nadal hasn’t had the best of seasons by his all-time great standards in 2015. After the Spaniard’s loss to Fabio Fognini on Friday at the U.S. Open, Nadal will end the year without a Grand Slam singles title for the first time since 2005. The Spaniard took a two-set lead in the round-of-16 tie and looked for all the world as if he’d cruise into the quarter-finals,...
Published: September 3, 2015
The score may not seem too out of the ordinary for tennis, but Johanna Konta’s upset victory over ninth seed Garbine Muguruza at the U.S. Open on Thursday marked the longest match in women’s tournament history. Konta won a first-set tiebreaker 7-4 before falling in a tiebreaker in the next set by that exact same score. She conserved her best for last to dominate the decider 6-2 in a second-round...
Published: September 3, 2015
Jason Day is on absolute fire of late, winning three of his past four tournaments, including his first major at the PGA Championship. The third-ranked golfer in the world has also been leaning on a living legend in Tiger Woods to open the floodgates for his own raging success. The two have a budding friendship, according to ESPN.com’s Jason Sobel, who reported what Day had to say regarding his...
Published: September 3, 2015
The 2015 Deutsche Bank Championship has a fair amount of intrigue attached to it beyond the heightened stakes that come with the territory in the second of four FedEx Cup playoff events. Returning to action after sitting out The Barclays is world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, who was temporarily second in the rankings until prior FedEx Cup leader Jordan Spieth missed the cut last week. Spieth has a chance to...