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Novak Djokovic has been given a tough draw as he bids to defend his U.S. Open title. The Serb is in the first quarter of the draw and will meet Jerzy Janowicz in the opening round. As a result of the draw, Marin Cilic could be waiting for Djokovic in the quarter-final. It’s a daunting path for the two-time tournament winner. Serena Williams won’t have things any easier at the start of the women’s event. She goes up against Ekaterina Makarova in the first round, who she faced at the semi-final stage back in 2014. Whoever does emerge at the top of both brackets can expect to...
Published: August 27, 2016
Pablo Carreno Busta won his first career ATP singles title Saturday at the Winston-Salem Open, upsetting Spanish countryman Roberto Bautista Agut 6-7(6), 7-6(1), 6-4. In addition to Carreno Busta’s victory, the team of Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Henri Kontinen defeated Andre Begemann and Leander Paes in a three-set thriller to take the men’s doubles title. Here is a breakdown of Saturday’s scores from both draws: Following Carreno Busta’s surprising triumph, Stroppa Del tweeted a photo of him hoisting the championship trophy at Wake Forest University in...
Published: August 27, 2016
For many people, summer is a time to relax, take a vacation and revel in the enduring warmth of long, sunny days and cozy nights. For the game’s best tennis players, this summer has been anything but a break from the grind of their year-round professional sport. The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has made a normally busy season even more hectic for the game’s top players, coming not long after the double dip of the French Open and Wimbledon in late May/early June. On Monday, the U.S. Open gets its turn to take the spotlight. With so much going on this year, it’s...
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. Italian veteran Roberta Vinci was on the opposite side of the net, and it didn’t seem as though she had the talent or athletic ability to stay with Williams. While she may not have...
Published: August 27, 2016
The 2016 Winston-Salem Open rolled on with two semifinal matches Friday. The winners, Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreno Busta, will square off for the title Saturday before the U.S. Open begins next week. This tournament has traditionally served as a stepping-stone event for players who are looking to build momentum and keep their games on point heading into the year’s final Grand Slam event. While many of the game’s top stars opted to skip the tournament, some of the sport’s unheralded players have had a chance to shine. Here are the results from Friday’s...
Published: August 26, 2016
The 2016 U.S. Open arrives with No. 1 on the line for the women and men in the tournament. Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber and Garbine Muguruza will battle for the WTA Tour’s No. 1 ranking. Meanwhile, Andy Murray could overtake Novak Djokovic in the singles race for most ranking points earned this year. The quest for No. 1 gets underway Monday, August 29, and the path to retaining or gaining the top spot seems easy for some and rocky for others. Williams drew 2014 U.S. Open semifinalist Ekaterina Makarova in the first round. Yikes! Makarova reached a career-high No. 8 last year....
Published: August 26, 2016
Defending champion, and top seed, Novak Djokovic is favored to win his third U.S. Open title when action gets underway at the USTA Billy Jean King National Tennis Center next week in New York. Djokovic is listed at +100 (bet $100 to win $100) while second seed, and 2012 U.S. Open winner, Andy Murray is right behind him at +180 at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. Murray is coming off a win at Wimbledon in July and followed that up by taking home his second straight gold medal at the Rio Olympics. Djokovic met Murray in an epic U.S. Open final four years ago, with the latter winning in five grueling...
Published: August 26, 2016
Coming off the 2016 Olympics in which Andy Murray’s red-hot summer continued with a gold medal, tennis’ final Grand Slam of the year begins Monday. Before the tournament can start, officials have to determine where players would be seeded and who they would potentially match up against on their way to a championship. Here are the top 32 seeds on the men’s and women’s side heading into the 136th U.S. Open: Brackets Men’s Draw Murray and Novak Djokovic are the two marquee names to watch on the men’s side of things. Djokovic is the...
Published: August 26, 2016
This year’s U.S. Open won’t feel the same without Roger Federer. The five-time Open champion, who lost to Marin Cilic in last year’s final, will sit out the major for the first time since 1998 after undergoing knee surgery last month. Although Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray remain the favorites to triumph in New York, Federer’s absence could create an opening for other competitors who are looking to infiltrate the men’s exclusive top tier. Meanwhile, Serena Williams continues her quest for Grand Slam title No. 23, which would set a new record for majors won in the...
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 year. Not that it will be easy, though, as the world No. 1 will find himself in the cross hairs of the best players in the world. He has certainly withstood these challenges in the past, as Djokovic...