Archive: September 2017

RICKY’S PREVIEW & PICKS FOR LABOR DAY AT 2017 U.S. OPEN TENNIS • NADAL VS. DOLGOPOLOV & FEDERER VS. KOHLSCHREIBER thumbnail

RICKY’S PREVIEW & PICKS FOR LABOR DAY AT 2017 U.S. OPEN TENNIS • NADAL VS. DOLGOPOLOV & FEDERER VS. KOHLSCHREIBER

Now things are really starting to heat up. Here's what's on tap for Monday at the U.S. Open: Rafael Nadal vs. a player who has already beaten him twice, Roger Federer vs. a player who is 15-0 in his last 15 sets of tennis, and Dominic Thiem vs. Juan Martin Del Potro.
FIRST-EVER U.S. OPEN TENNIS SHOWDOWN BETWEEN RAFA NADAL AND ROGER FEDERER SUDDENLY COMING CLOSE TO REALITY thumbnail

FIRST-EVER U.S. OPEN TENNIS SHOWDOWN BETWEEN RAFA NADAL AND ROGER FEDERER SUDDENLY COMING CLOSE TO REALITY

Having landed in the same half of the U.S. Open draw when it was revealed last week, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer were never that far away from their long-overdue and first-ever head-to-head encounter at this tournament.
2017 U.S. OPEN • WTA PRESS CONFERENCE SPILLS, HANDSHAKE CHILLS • WOMEN’S SIDE KEEPING THINGS INTERESTING thumbnail

2017 U.S. OPEN • WTA PRESS CONFERENCE SPILLS, HANDSHAKE CHILLS • WOMEN’S SIDE KEEPING THINGS INTERESTING

"Why did you win today?" "I didn't win." Yes, that--word for word--is actually how Naomi Osaka's post-match press conference began on Saturday afternoon at the U.S. Open.
RICKY’S ATP PREVIEW & PICKS FOR DAY 7 • 2017 U.S. OPEN TENNIS • CARRENO BUSTA VS. SHAPOVALOV AND QUERREY VS. ZVEREV thumbnail

RICKY’S ATP PREVIEW & PICKS FOR DAY 7 • 2017 U.S. OPEN TENNIS • CARRENO BUSTA VS. SHAPOVALOV AND QUERREY VS. ZVEREV

There will be a first-time Grand Slam finalist in the bottom half of the U.S. Open draw. And in one quarter there is even guaranteed to be a first-time slam semifinalist.
10SBALLS SHARES A PHOTO GALLERY OF MARIA SHARAPOVA WHO REACHES FOURTH ROUND AT 2017 US OPEN TENNIS AFTER DEFEATING KENIN thumbnail

10SBALLS SHARES A PHOTO GALLERY OF MARIA SHARAPOVA WHO REACHES FOURTH ROUND AT 2017 US OPEN TENNIS AFTER DEFEATING KENIN

Click here to see the latest photos of Maria Sharapova at the US Open tennis.
BOTTOM HALF OF 2017 U.S. OPEN TENNIS MEN’S DRAW BECOMING MORE & MORE [INSERT ADJECTIVE HERE] BY THE DAY thumbnail

BOTTOM HALF OF 2017 U.S. OPEN TENNIS MEN’S DRAW BECOMING MORE & MORE [INSERT ADJECTIVE HERE] BY THE DAY

Let's play a game: describe the bottom half of the men's singles draw with only one word. It's a game I started on Twitter, and both the quantity and the quality of the responses were outstanding.
WILLIAMS GIRL POWER: VENUS WINS AT U.S. OPEN TENNIS AFTER BECOMING AN AUNT, AS SERENA HAS HER DAUGHTER thumbnail

WILLIAMS GIRL POWER: VENUS WINS AT U.S. OPEN TENNIS AFTER BECOMING AN AUNT, AS SERENA HAS HER DAUGHTER

Serena Williams gave birth to a daughter on Friday afternoon. If you're wondering whether or not it's too late for her to get a wild card into the U.S. Open now that she's no longer pregnant, well...yes...it's just a bit too late.
UP-TO-DATE DRAWS & ORDER OF PLAY FROM THE 2017 US OPEN TENNIS thumbnail

UP-TO-DATE DRAWS & ORDER OF PLAY FROM THE 2017 US OPEN TENNIS

Click here to see the latest tennis draws and order of play from the US Open tennis.
RICKY’S PREVIEW AND PICK • 2017 U.S. OPEN • ROGER FEDERER VS. FELICIANO LOPEZ & RAFA NADAL VS. MAYER thumbnail

RICKY’S PREVIEW AND PICK • 2017 U.S. OPEN • ROGER FEDERER VS. FELICIANO LOPEZ & RAFA NADAL VS. MAYER

U.S. Open third-round action will resume on Saturday, when Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are once again taking the court in a packed top half of the draw.
PHOTO GALLERY OF RAFAEL NADAL AT THE 2017 U.S. OPEN TENNIS thumbnail

PHOTO GALLERY OF RAFAEL NADAL AT THE 2017 U.S. OPEN TENNIS

Click here to see the latest photos of RAFA at the US Open 2017.
TENNIS FUTURE IS NOW: NEXTGEN STARS MAKING PLENTY OF NOISE AT UPSIDE-DOWN 2017 U.S. OPEN thumbnail

TENNIS FUTURE IS NOW: NEXTGEN STARS MAKING PLENTY OF NOISE AT UPSIDE-DOWN 2017 U.S. OPEN

To say the ATP is overdoing it with all the "#NextGen" hype would be an exercise in the understatement. Even the ATP knows it. It's been getting out of hand for a long time now.

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