Archive: August 2014
Hello from New York City. It took awhile but finally arrived. This column has laid dormant. Sorry, that's what happens when one hangs with "Global Chick " We hit the ESPY awards, the Emmy awards and we got lost in the Hamptons, but we are here NOW!
Only three American men advanced past the first round of the U.S. Open, but all three are still alive following the first full day of second-round action. John Isner and Sam Querrey powered their way to routine wins on Friday, with Tim Smyczek still to play for a spot in the last 32.
Click here to see the latest results from the 2014 US Open.
Grand Slam events are the tournaments that truly distinguish a player from being passable to being outstanding and though Ana Ivanovic won the French Open title and claimed the world no.1 ranking six years ago, she has struggled to maintain her reputation ever since.
Bobby Blair, former tour player, will appear on Friday, August 29 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of USTA National Tennis Center, site of the US Open.
Click here to see the updated draws from the US Open.
Esther Vergeer, the greatest wheelchair Champion On Earth & Dutch tennis champion, is in New York to launch her autobiography, Esther Vergeer - Fierce &Vulnerable.
Check out these photos of Federer at the 2014 U.S. Open and Friday's order of play.
When the Lawn Tennis Association’s state of the art National Tennis Centre was opened at Roehampton, just a couple of miles from Wimbledon, at a cost of £39 million ($65 million) the rest of the tennis world looked in a mixture of amazement and jealousy at the funds available from the profits of the All England Club Championships and government backing.
A legacy is made up of moments of greatness. People will never forget the moments, which have reached within their hearts and inspired their souls. They will never forget the moments which left them with goosebumps. Moments that strike our cords and blow us away we will always cherish within our hearts.
The first full day of men's second-round action at the U.S. Open will take place on Thursday. Among those in action are former champions Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, who are still on a collision course for the quarterfinals. Djokovic is going up against Paul-Henri Mathieu while Murray is facing Matthias Bachinger.
Agnieszka Radwanska's loss almost guarantees that Maria Sharapova will rise to #4 -- but she has a chance to go higher. She almost blew it. She almost seems in love with three-set matches at Slams these days....
Only three American men advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open after two of the remaining five in the draw were eliminated on Wednesday. Unable to join John Isner, Sam Querrey, and Tim Smyczek in the last 32 were Steve Johnson and Ryan Harrison.
Ernests Gulbis and Dominic Thiem, who share coach Gunter Bresnik and are constant practice partners at almost every tournament on their schedules, will go head-to-head in the second round of the U.S. Open. They set up what will be the first installment at the main-draw level of this friendly rivalry by winning entirely routine openers on Wednesday.
This took a lot longer than you would think from the score, but it ended with Lleyton Hewitt eliminated. And he was defending fourth round points. He'll fall from #41 to probably #47 or #48.
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