Grand Slam

Del Potro, Kvitova Earn US Open Sportmanship Award

USTA Press Release, September 8, 2017 The USTA announced on Thursday that Juan Martin del Potro and Petra Kvitova have been awarded the sixth annual US Open Sportsmanship Awards, presented to the professional tennis players who best demonstrate excellence in sportsmanship throughout the US […]

Stephens To Face Keys For US Open Title

NEW YORK, September 8, 2017 Madison Keys will meet Sloane Stephens in an all-US-American final at the US Open on Saturday. Keys cruised past CoCo Vandeweghe in dominant fashion, 6-1, 6-2, firing 25 winners to advance to her first Grand Slam […]

Del Potro Played To Win Against Federer – And He Won With His Heart

WASHINGTON, September 8, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) The Roger Federer-Rafael Nadal rivalry is one of longest and most storied in professional tennis. But, in an almost cruel sense of irony, Federer and Nadal have never faced each other in the U.S. Open. […]

Del Potro Powers Past Federer On His “Home Court”

NEW YORK, September 7, 2017 Eight years and four wrist surgeries since ending Roger Federer’s 40-match US Open win streak, Juan Martin del Potro returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium for a rematch. The 28-year-old Argentine repeated his 2009 final victory, […]

An Almost Perfect Nadal Advances To His Sixth U.S. Open Semifinal

WASHINGTON, September 7, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) Perhaps, ESPN analyst Darren Cahill put it best as soon as Rafael Nadal ended his all-too-brief, 96-minute U.S. Open quarterfinal match against #NextGenATP hopeful Andrey Rublev with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. “If you […]

Anderson Beats Querrey For US Open Semi-Final Berth

NEW YORK, September 6, 2017 Kevin Anderson advanced to his maiden Grand Slam semi-final with a  7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 triumph over Sam Querey, the last US-American standing in the men’s draw of the US Open on Tuesday night. The 28th […]

Carreño Busta’s Incredible Run To The Semifinals

WASHINGTON, September 6, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) Pablo Carreño Busta knows he’s had a good draw in this year’s U.S. Open at Flushing Meadow. Maybe, it’s too good to be true. Imagine, though, what it must feel like sailing through the first four […]

Keys Battles Past Svitolina To Book US Open Quarterfinal Spot

NEW YORK, September 5, 2017 Madison Keys delighted the home crowd in Monday’s night session of the US Open, outlasting No.4 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 7-6, 1-6, 6-4 in exactly two hours of play. The 22-year-old US-American will now […]

Nadal To Face Rublev In US Open QF

NEW YORK, September 5, 2017 Rafael Nadal advanced to his seventh US Open quarterfinal and his first since winning the 2013 title, beating Alexandr Dolgopolov from the Ukrian 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 on Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday afternoon. The World No. 1 was in total control […]