Archive: September 2014
After another disappointment at the US Open, Tomas Berdych has decided the time has come to up his game in the search for that elusive first Grand Slam event title and that could involve a telephone call to the technically available for hire Ivan Lendl.
The drawing power of tennis is always put to the test when the US Open clashes with the start of NFL Football season but the battle between Roger Federer and Gael Monfils managed to put the events on the opposite coast of the United States in the shade as the Super Bowl winning Seattle Seahawks overcame the Green Bay Packers.
Roger Federer does not have many "firsts" to achieve at this point in his illustrious career, but he achieved one on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open
No. 1 seed Shingo Kunieda advanced to the semifinals of the men's wheelchair singles draw with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over France's Michael Jeremiasz on Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Open
University of North Carolina women’s tennis player Hayley Carter described the thrill of practicing next to Serena Williams earlier in the morning while UCLA’s Clay Thompson said he fulfilled a lifelong dream before ever striking a ball.
Reaction to U.S. Tennis Association decisions over the years has ranged from yawning to fawning. Not surprising. The Association is, after all, an organization of stout volunteers whose mission is ministration not innovation.
The USTA announced that five-time US Open champion Roger Federer and former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki have received the third annual US Open Sportsmanship Awards, presented to the male and female professional tennis players who best demonstrate excellence in sportsmanship throughout the US Open Series and the US Open.
Roger Federer has thrown his considerable influence behind new ATP Player Council President Eric Butorac, a journeyman doubles player who is expected to bring more of a "common touch" to the body after his election recently.
Australian Open winner Stan Wawrinka could only admire the will power of Kei Nishikori after the Japanese rebounded from a post-midnight finish in his previous round to beat the Swiss third seed 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5), 6-3 for a US Open semi-final place.
This was one of those matches where it took Serena Williams a while to get warmed up for the contest. But she's Serena, so get warmed up she did -- after all, she is the only player left in the draw to have won a singles Slam. She slightly widens her lead over #2 Simona Halep, and drops Flavia Pennetta -- a semifinalist last year -- to #16. At least Pennetta still has doubles.
Serena Williams has suddenly gotten the urge to use a serving arm sleeve as pioneered by Milos Raonic, fifth seed at the US Open. Though the big-hitting Canadian lost to Kei Nishikori in a fourth-round match which lasted until a record-equaling 2:26 a.m. on Tuesday, Raonic has been making an impression with the colorful sleeve he has been wearing since Miami six months ago.
Injured Rafael Nadal has become a become a forgotten figure at the US Open as the Spaniard rests a wrist injury as he misses the last major of the season.
After reaching a Wimbledon final in front of the best-behaved crowd in tennis, Canadian Eugenie Bouchard was thriving in the opposite end of the cultural spectrum as she continued a run at the rowdy New York hothouse of the US Open.
Andy Murray his team admit they remain puzzled by the cramp attack which struck the eighth seed Scot during his opening round at the US Open. With Murray desperately trying to lift his game following a title dry spell which has lasted for 14 month, every little detail of his training and nutrition regime has been under scrutiny by his handlers.
Boris Becker is perfectly placed to provide tactical information for his coaching charge Novak Djokovic before tonight’s US Open quarterfinal showdown with Andy Murray. As a part-time member of Britain’s Sky Sports commentary team , Becker has been courtside for nearly all of the 2012 champion’s four matches so far and has picked up a few pertinent points.
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