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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: September 5, 2016
Fourth-round play at the 2016 U.S. Open got underway Sunday. Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were at the top of the marquee on the men’s side, while Madison Keys and Angelique Kerber headlined the women’s slate. Neither Djokovic nor Nadal had much of an issue advancing to the fourth round. Entering Sunday, Djokovic hadn’t played a full set since the first round, with his last two opponents retiring because of injuries. Nadal won each of his first three matches in straight-sets romps. Kerber also breezed through her first three matches, while Keys was the best non-Williams...
Published: September 5, 2016
Lucas Pouille delivered one of the biggest surprises of the 2016 U.S. Open, upsetting fourth-seeded Rafael Nadal in five sets, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) in the fourth round Sunday in Flushing Meadows, New York. This could be a potential star-making moment for the 24th-seeded Frenchman. ESPN’s LZ Granderson sees a bright future for him: This isn’t the first time Pouille has broken through at a Grand Slam. He reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon earlier this year, but Sunday’s victory was the biggest of his career. Pouille blitzed Nadal in the first set. The 22-year-old showed...
Published: September 4, 2016
Rafael Nadal won’t capture a major title for the second consecutive year after getting eliminated in the fourth round of the 2016 U.S. Open by Lucas Pouille, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6), in a match that took four hours, seven minutes Sunday. ESPN Tennis captured Pouille’s reaction after he finally finished off Nadal: Nadal was able to fight back to force a tiebreaker in the fifth set, but ESPN’s Chris Fowler noted one of the big reasons the Spaniard ultimately lost: Nadal enjoyed a resurgence during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He won a gold medal in...
Published: September 4, 2016
Fourth-round play at the 2016 U.S. Open will continue Sunday evening at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York, with several of the sport’s biggest names in action. Novak Djokovic will look to punch his ticket to the quarterfinals with a win over Kyle Edmund, while Angelique Kerber is in line to star against Petra Kvitova in what could be an epic showdown. Before the action heats up, take a look at when and where you can catch the late matches on both sides of the draw: Men’s Preview To say Djokovic has traveled an unconventional path to...
Published: September 4, 2016
Novak Djokovic will return to the 2016 U.S. Open on Sunday hoping his fourth-round draw opposite Great Britain’s Kyle Edmund will provide a stiffer challenge than his previous two fixtures at Flushing Meadows. Injuries have seen Jiri Vesely and Mikhail Youzhny each bow out of their clashes against Djokovic, who hasn’t completed a full set since his first-round victory over Jerzy Janowicz. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal also returns to the New York stage against Lucas Pouille, while Angelique Kerber will look to progress in her quest for the title when she takes on Petra Kvitova. The Tennis...
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 is giving him fewer problems now than it did earlier this year. “The only thing I know is that I am happy,” he said Friday, per the ATP World Tour’s official website. “I am...
Published: September 3, 2016
Second-seeded Andy Murray overcame a slow start Saturday to defeat Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 in the third round of the U.S. Open. By virtue of the victory, Murray kept alive his quest to reach the final of all four Grand Slam events in 2016. Murray struggled out of the gates and didn’t appear to be in the type of form he displayed in winning Wimbledon and Olympic gold at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. With the opening set knotted at 4-4, Lorenzi broke Murray, which gave the underdog an opportunity to serve for a 1-0 lead. The three-time Grand...
Published: September 3, 2016
World No. 1 Serena Williams continued her cakewalk through the early stages of the U.S. Open on Saturday when she dispatched Johanna Larsson, 6-2, 6-1, in third-round play at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams is now 3-0 all-time against Larsson and has yet to drop a set at this year’s final Grand Slam. Serena also won her 307th match in a Grand Slam event to pass Martina Navratilova for the most ever in the Open era, according to the Guardian‘s Bryan Armen Graham. “Sometimes I don’t even know that I’m hitting these milestones,” Williams said, per...
Published: September 3, 2016
Serena Williams, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka helped headline the sixth day of action at the 2016 U.S. Open on Saturday as the third round came to a conclusion in both the men’s and women’s draws. Although there have been a couple of high-profile exits, including Milos Raonic and Garbine Muguruza, most of tennis’ big names were still alive heading into the middle weekend at the season’s final major. It sets the stage for some intriguing battles the rest of the way. Let’s check out the complete match schedule for Saturday’s play, which will continue to be updated...
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 he is in excellent form. One of the players who may have a shot at making a long run is Australian Nick Kyrgios, who is the No. 14 seed. Kyrgios will face Illya Marchenko of the Ukraine under...