NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 10, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) When Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz face off in Sunday’s US Open men’s singles final, with the winner becoming not only US Open champion – and a first-time major titlist – but […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 10, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Looking back, it should be noted for the record that the New York crowd – nearly 24,000 strong – that filled Arthur Ashe Stadium Friday afternoon were not booing at Casper Ruud, […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 9, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) As soon as Ons Jabeur secured match point to defeat Caroline Garcia 6-1, 6-3 and book her spot in a second straight major final at the US Open Thursday evening, the Tunisian […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) What began innocently enough as the last US Open men’s quarterfinal, between Next-Generation stars Carlos Alcaraz, the 19-year-old Spanish prodigy, and Jannik Sinner, 21, of Italy, on Wednesday evening evolved into an […]
NEW YORK/STARNBERG, September 8, 2022 Carlos Alcaraz has reached the semi-finals of the US Open. The 19-year-old Spaniard battled past Italy’s Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3 in Wednesday’s night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Third-seeded Alcaraz saved one […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 8, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) No American man since Hall of Famer Andy Roddick in 2003 has won the US Open – or any other major tournament. No American since Roddick in 2006 has even made the […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Karen Khachanov of Russia matched Australia’s Nick Kyrgios in a battle of big servers during their US Open quarterfinal match that began Tuesday night and finished early Wednesday morning on Arthur Ashe […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Before Tuesday, Casper Ruud had never advanced past the third round of the US Open. That all changed for the likable World No. 7 from Norway after he dismissed No. 13 seed […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) New York is a city that never sleeps – and, after Monday’s night’s US Open fourth-round match between Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Marin Cilic of Croatia, which started about 10:30 p.m. but didn’t end […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) From first ball to last ball, Frances Tiafoe played fearless tennis against 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal during their US Open fourth-round match inside Arthur Ashe Stadium Monday afternoon. At the […]
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