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Novak Djokovic will be back on the court Friday in the U.S. Open, and he will put his ailing right shoulder and troublesome left wrist to the test when he takes on Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny in the third round of the Flushing Meadows, NY, tournament. On the women’s side, second-seeded Angelique Kerber will play a prime-time match against American Catherine Bellis. The Tennis Channel will...
Published: September 1, 2016
Serena Williams is back in action for her second-round match at the U.S. Open, and she is expected to march to an easy victory over unseeded Vania King in a prime-time meeting at Arthur Ashe Stadium. On the men’s side, second-seeded Andy Murray will face Spain’s Marcel Granollers at 1 p.m. ET, and he should be able to advance as well. Those two matches headline the fourth day of competition...
Published: August 31, 2016
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic will put his injuries to the test as he heads back to the court for his second-round match in the U.lS. Open on Wednesday. Djokoivc will compete against the Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Forest Hills, New York. Second-seeded Angelique Kerber will try to continue her climb toward a major championship when she takes on Coatia’s Mirjana...
Published: August 30, 2016
It’s not exactly a redemption tour for women’s No. 1 tennis player Serena Williams, but it is an opportunity for the queen of women’s tennis to reassert her dominance. Williams takes the court Tuesday night against Russian Ekaterina Makarova (7 p.m. ET, ESPN), and after failing to win last year’s U.S. Open that would have given her the calendar year Grand Slam, she does have...
Published: August 29, 2016
The U.S. Open marks the end of the Grand Slam tennis season, and there is plenty of drama as the tournament gets underway in Queens, New York. One of the key issues is the health of top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams and their ability to string victories together and win their respective titles. Djokovic, who plays his first match at 7 p.m. ET Monday night against unseeded Jerzy Janowicz...
Published: August 29, 2016
Patrick Reed announced his presence on the PGA Tour a few years ago, when he called himself a top-five player in an infamous 2014 interview. He backed up that claim on Sunday, when he won The Barclays at the famed Bethpage Black Course in Farmingdale, New York. The victory in the first of the FedEx Cup playoff tournaments allowed Reed to move to the top of the FedEx Cup rankings. That position...
Published: August 28, 2016
The U.S. Open is one of the top transitional events of the sports year. When it starts Monday, the last full blasts of summer are still upon us. By the time the finals roll around in the second week of September, football season is going at a full-speed rate. The last major tournament of the year comes shortly after the Olympic tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Neither Novak Djokovic nor Serena...
Published: August 27, 2016
It didn’t end well for Serena Williams at last year’s U.S. Open. After running through the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, all she needed to do was continue to dominate the field in her home country and she would have won the calendar-year Grand Slam. The first part of the tournament was a success for the queen of women’s tennis, but that changed when she got to the semifinals....
Published: August 26, 2016
Novak Djokovic is the No. 1 tennis player in the world, but he may not be a very happy man as he prepares for the U.S. Open. The Serb failed to win at Wimbledon this year and was eliminated from contention for a medal in the recently completed Rio Olympics. As a result of those defeats in two high-profile events, Djokovic should come in ready to play his best tennis and defend the title he won last...
Published: August 25, 2016
The U.S. Open is the final major tournament on the tennis calendar every year, coming just after Wimbledon. The event is normally the province of the best tennis players in the world, and there’s a good chance that Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray will reign supreme in the New York tournament this season when it starts Monday. However, fans will not get a chance to see Roger Federer compete for...