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All hail Stan Wawrinka, the new king of the U.S. Open. Wawrinka pulled off a major upset in the finals Sunday, beating defending champion Novak Djokovic in four sets, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. Wawrinka was relentless throughout the match, beginning in the first set. While he lost the opening game, he came back from a 5-2 deficit to force a tiebreaker that Djokovic ultimately won. Wawrinka’s steady...
Published: September 10, 2016
Angelique Kerber was not about to let the opportunity slip through her grasp at the U.S. Open. After splitting her first two sets with powerful challenger Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, Kerber found herself trailing 3-1 in the decisive third set. But instead of succumbing to the pressure, Kerber rallied to win the final set and take the U.S. Open Championship. Kerber took the title by a 6-3,...
Published: September 10, 2016
The hard work has been completed in the U.S. Open, and now it’s left to the final four players remaining in the New York tournament to fight for the national championship. Second-seeded Angelique Kerber and 10th-seeded Karolina Pliskova will compete for the women’s title Saturday at approximately 3 p.m. ET. Top-seeded Novak Djokovic will try to defend the title he won last year when...
Published: September 9, 2016
Serena Williams will not play in the U.S. Open final for the second year in a row. She was stopped in the semifinal by Karolina Pliskova, just as she was halted by Roberta Vinci a year ago. But unlike Vinci, who used touch and placement to force Williams into errors, Pliskova showed off her remarkable power with her groundstrokes and her serve to win her match by a 6-2, 7-6 (5) score. The 10th-seeded...
Published: September 9, 2016
As the men’s side of the U.S. Open progressed, it looked like a championship matchup between top seed Novak Djokovic and No. 2 seed Andy Murray was in the cards. There were some physical questions about Djokovic’s health in the early stages concerning his wrist and right arm, but he has made it to the semifinals. Three of his opponents either could not play or had to retire, but he has...
Published: September 8, 2016
Serena Williams is back in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. She is hoping that her meeting with Karolina Pliskova on Thursday will go better than her match with Roberta Vinci did a year ago. Williams was going for the calendar-year Grand Slam in last year’s national championship after winning the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon. All that stood in the way of her playing for the...
Published: September 7, 2016
Serena Williams has passed all of her tests as she prepares to play her quarterfinal match Wednesday night. However, she should get her biggest test of the U.S. Open when she steps on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium at 7 p.m. to face Simona Halep. Williams, of course, is the No. 1 seed in the women’s tournament. Even though she came into the national championship with shoulder issues, she has...
Published: September 6, 2016
Novak Djokovic is gunning for his 13th Grand Slam title as he continues to roll along in the U.S. Open. If he is going to be successful in the tournament’s championship round, he is going to have to battle France’s best tennis players in back-to-back rounds. Djokovic faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Tuesday night in the quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open. If he is successful against his hard-serving...
Published: September 4, 2016
Rafael Nadal has made it through the first three rounds of the U.S. Open. However, when the veteran Spaniard faces Lucas Pouille of France on Sunday, he will be entering a critical phase of the tournament. Nadal has been battling a wrist injury that has caused problems for him in recent tournaments. However, after his third-round victory over Andrey Kuznetsov, the Spaniard said his wrist...
Published: September 3, 2016
The superstars in the world of tennis are well-established, particularly on the men’s side, as Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and the injured Roger Federer tend to dominate all the biggest tournaments. However, there are no guarantees that Djokovic (arm, wrist) will survive his nagging injuries and make it through to the championship round of the U.S. Open, and the same holds for Murray even though...