Archive: September 2014
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Monaco neighbor Novak Djokovic will be more than prepared to offer moral support and encouragement to fellow pro Caroline Wozniacki as she prepares to run the New York marathon next month to benefit a children's charity.
French tennis greats Amelie Mauresmo and Mary Pierce, both two-time singles champions at Grand Slam event tournaments, have been nominated to receive the highest honor in tennis- enshrinement in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
When we saw that the WTA had scheduled three events for the week after the U. S. Open, we couldn't help but think, Why? Why would anyone fly from New York to the Far East for a new event? Especially given that one of this week's events is Quebec City, which is closer to home and is a tournament the players like a lot.
Marcos Giron's first taste of the U.S. Open was a sweet one. The UCLA Bruin earned a wild card into the main draw of the men's singles event and lost to No. 1 American John Isner in three competitive sets. More than a week later, Giron capped off a title-winning run in the inaugural American Collegiate Invitational.
Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer? Not exactly. The 2014 U.S. Open men's singles final will pit Kei Nishikori vs. Marin Cilic on Monday afternoon. That surprising title match became reality on Saturday afternoon when Nishikori and Cilic scored respective semifinal victories over Djokovic and Federer.
Click here to check out these awesome photos of Caroline Wozniacki at the 2014 US Open.
In the first set, Novak Djokovic looked very unsteady, as if he wasn't quite well, and Kei Nishikori was on fire. An early break gave Nishikori the set. In the second set, something started to get to him. Maybe it was the high heat; maybe it was just the wear and tear from his two tough matches in the previous rounds.
A win in Zagreb; a final in Rotterdam and now another title at the Delray Beach Open for Marin Cilic – it’s been a three week streak that has made the popular Croat the hottest player on the ATP tour this year. He has now won 14 of his last 15 matches and 18 in all – more than any other player.
Click here to see our photo gallery of Serena Williams at the 2014 US Open.
Two of Super Saturday's protagonists at the U.S. Open are two players who just about everyone expected to be there; the top two seeds, in fact. The other two, however, are not entirely expected. All in all, it makes for an intriguing men's singles semifinal lineup featuring Novak Djokovic vs. Kei Nishikori and Roger Federer vs. Marin Cilic.
Click here to check out these awesome EPA photos of Federer vs Monfils at the 2014 US Open.
No. 1 seed Shingo Kunieda booked his spot in the final of the U.S. Open men's wheelchair singles competition on Friday, but not before a serious fight. Kunieda, a four-time champion of this event, held off France's Nicolas Peifer 7-5, 7-6(5). The Japanese star will battle for the title against Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina, who upset second-seeded Frenchman Stephane Houdet 7-6(1), 6-1.
Fourteen months following her induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Martina Hingis is rewriting her remarkable résumé yet again.
Teetotaler Andy Murray found late-night shout-outs from a well-lubricated Ashe stadium crowd more than a bit off-putting as he went down to defeat at the hands of Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (1-7), 6-2, 6-4 at the US Open.
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