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Thursday, September 5: US Open Women’s Semifinals: Serena Williams(8) vs Elina Svitolina(5) Belinda Bencic(13) vs Bianca Andreescu(15) At first glance, the women’s semis are noteworthy, but not startling. Seeds one through four eliminated, but all four participants are seeded. Only one Grand Slam champion, but World #5 and arguably the brightest teenage star in the […] READ MORE
Bianca Andreescu was in for a tough day in her quarterfinal debut at the US Open. Not only was she taking on Elise Mertens, who has six wins against Top 20 opponents this season, but the conditions on Arthur Ashe Stadium were incredibly difficult. Humid and muggy temperatures were a consistent challenge to both players […] READ MORE
In what was unquestionably the finest moment of even his distinguished career, Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov upset world #3 Roger Federer in the US Open quarterfinals. Few gave Dimitrov, once well-known as ‘Baby Fed’ much chance heading into the match. But the Bulgarian, after what has been a tremendously difficult season, clearly believed in himself. That […] READ MORE
The 2019 US Open quarterfinals continue with Rafael Nadal vs Diego Schwartzman, and Gael Monfils seeking a second career US Open semifinal against Matteo Berrettini. Damian Kust and Steen Kirby offer their predictions. Matteo Berrettini vs Gael Monfils Embed from Getty Images Steen: Monfils is chasing a third career slam semifinal, his last was at […] READ MORE
Matteo Berrettini is something of a stranger to the big stage. The Italian only made his debut at a Major at last year’s Australian Open where, as a lucky loser, he lost to Jiri Vesely in the first round in straight-sets. He was then ranked outside the world’s top 120 and would not break into […] READ MORE
Qiang Wang has defeated Ashleigh Barty in the 2019 US Open. She goes on to face Serena Williams in the quarterfinals, but how did she get to this point? READ MORE
The Quarterfinals will be set at the 2019 US Open on Monday. Veterans Marin Cilic and Rafael Nadal square off, while Gael Monfils looks to continue his run, and next gen talents Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev look to improve their results in New York. Damian Kust and Harsh Bhoot offer their predictions. Alexander Zverev […] READ MORE
With Serena Williams coming back from giving birth and now 37 years old and Venus Williams a couple of years older there was a need for the next generation to come through in America. However, we may look back on 2019 as a breakthrough year for the upcoming rising stars in American women’s tennis with […] READ MORE
The current edition of the US Open has hosted several career-boosting runs from qualifiers. Players infamously referred to as “journeymen” or “minor-leaguers” by John McEnroe. Taylor Townsend is taking the women’s draw by storm with her go-for-broke attacking style. The Chicago native is coming to the net an average of over 30 times per set, […] READ MORE
The round of 16 gets underway at the US Open with the legend Roger Federer taking on David Goffin, form player of the summer Daniil Medvevev battling surprise packet Dominik Koepfer, Alex De Minaur against Grigor Dimitrov, and the big name clash that is Novak Djokovic vs Stan Wawrinka. Jim Smith, Harsh Bhoot and Damian […] READ MORE
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