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 […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, September 10, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) Five weeks ago, Sloane Stephens was ranked 957th in the world. Five weeks later, ranked No. 83, she’s the U.S. Open women’s singles champion. For sure, Stephens persevered to reach the pinnacle of playing […]
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 […]
WASHINGTON, September 9, 2017 (by Michael Dickens) World No. 1 Rafael Nadal can inflict pain on an opponent as good as anyone in the game of tennis. Over a stretch of nine games that began with the start of the second set […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
