Grand Slam

Große Helden werden bei Grand Slams geboren

Blog – Tobias Huber Das letzte Grand-Slam-Turnier des Jahres ist seit vergangenem Sonntag Geschichte. Blickt man auf die Bilanz aus Sicht des Deutschen Tennis-Bundes, so fällt diese mehr als ernüchternd und ziemlich beschämend aus. Bei den Frauen schaffte keine einzige DTB-Spielerin den Sprung in die […]

2017 US Open Fast Facts

USTA Press Release, September 13, 2017 The following will recap some of the highlights of the 2017 US Open: American Players Four American women reached the singles semifinals at the US Open for the first time since 1981. First-time US […]

Anisimova Defeats Cori Gauff in All-American US Open Girls’ Final

USTA Press Release, September 11, 2017 Sixteen-year old Amanda Anisimova, of Aventura, Fla., won the US Open girls’ singles title Sunday, defeating American 13-year old Cori ‘CoCo’ Gauff, 6-0, 6-2. It was the first time since 1981 that the US Open women’s […]

Sweet 16: Nadal Wins His Third U.S. Open Title

WASHINGTON, September 11, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) Throughout this U.S. Open fortnight, both World No. 1 Rafael Nadal and first-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson worked toward a common goal: to be the one standing alone at the end basking in the glory as the 2017 U.S. Open […]

Anisimova To Face Cori ‘CoCo’ Gauff For US Open Girls’ Title

USTA Press Release, September 10, 2017 16-year old Amanda Anisimova and 13-year old Cori ‘CoCo’ Gauff will contest the third-straight all-American Grand Slam girls’ singles final in 2017 at the US Open on Sunday, marking the first time ever that three all-American Grand Slam […]

The Match Is Set: Sloane Stephens To Face Madison Keys

WASHINGTON, September 9, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) “An Upset and a Rout Produce Two First-Time Grand Slam Finalists” read Friday morning’s banner Sports headline in my home-delivered copy of The New York Times. It kind of summed up things very succinctly about Thursday […]

Rojer And Tecau Clinch US Open Doubles Crown

NEW YORK, September 8, 2017 Jean-Julien Rojer from the Netherlands and Horia Tecau of Romania beat Spanish duo Feliciano and Marc López 6-4, 6-3 in the US Open men’s doubles final on Friday. The encounter lasted one hour and 26 minutes. […]