WASHINGTON, September 6, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When Saturday’s US Open order of play was posted late Friday afternoon, one match clearly stood out among all of the men’s and women’s third-round singles contests: Six-time US Open champion Serena Williams […]
WASHINGTON, September 5, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When the 2020 US Open began on Monday there were nine “mums” who began play in the women’s singles draw. By the end of the second round on Thursday, six of the nine […]
WASHINGTON, September 5, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 and top seed Novak Djokovic put on a masterclass display at the US Open in beating Germany’s Jan-Lennard Strufff, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 in one hour and 43 minutes on Arthur […]
WASHINGTON, September 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Making a Grand Slam debut is always an exciting if not nerve-racking experience. Just ask Katrina Scott, an American 16-year-old wild card playing in her first US Open main draw. She got the […]
WASHINGTON, September 4, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova last played a match, at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, Serena Williams had not given birth to her daughter, World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty was just cracking the Top 20 […]
WASHINGTON, September 3, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The final result of Kim Clijster‘s first-round US Open match showed that the Hall of Famer lost, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 to 21st seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia on Court 17 Tuesday evening. During her […]
WASHINGTON, September 3, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 50 Caroline Garcia has a flair for the dramatic when she plays, and as Wednesday afternoon turned to evening, the Frenchwoman pulled off the biggest upset of the still young 2020 […]
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) When Naomi Osaka walked out on Arthur Ashe Stadium following her introduction, she used this moment during her Opening Night first-round match Monday to send a message – and it’s one she plans […]
WASHINGTON, September 2, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) Twenty months since his last Grand Slam appearance and two hip surgeries later, Andy Murray was down two sets to love in his first-round match against Yoshihito Nishioka on Arthur Ashe Stadium at the […]
WASHINGTON, September 1, 2020 (by Michael Dickens) The US Open – the experimental Grand Slam – began in New York began Monday. From no spectators to players arriving on court for their matches wearing masks to automated linesmen – “Hawk-Eye […]
