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As 10sballs.com's friend and long time support Sven relates, the days seem to meld into one out here at these tennis tournaments. But even though the tournament is winding down, the matches get more and more intense.
Over-30 former New York champions Lleyton Hewitt and Roger Federer go back a long way in the game. And despite exiting relatively early at the US Open, Hewitt has few doubts that his Swiss mate is far from done with a world-beating career which has produced a record 17 grand slam titles.
The way Andy Murray figures it, the less said the better about another year of quirky US Open scheduling. With his loss in the quarter-finals to Swiss Stan Wawrinka, the defending champion thought it best just to say his quick goodbyes and be done with the event for this season.
Bob and Mike Bryan have achieved just about everything a doubles team can in tennis but the Californian twins who statistically stand as the best ever must still wonder what it is like to win this sport’s Holy Grail – the Grand Slam.
This week, as New York proudly hosts the US Open, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the signing of legislation to expand and improve the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
It was a bad day at the US Open for the defending champions of the ATP. One right after the other, both the men's singles and doubles 2012 champions found themselves out of contention to once again hoist the winner's trophy.
Andy Murray's profile as measured by marketing gurus is on the up in the wake of his Wimbledon title.
The Tennis Channel has suffered another setback in its long-running dispute with cable provider Comcast. The DC Court of Appeals has denied Tennis Channel a re-hearing of a court decision that found Comcast had not illegally discriminated against the channel.
Please place seven newly strung, well-stenciled rackets into your bag, rubber bands at the handle to hold the plastic in place.
Sloane Stephens and John Isner, both who were uncooked out of the US Open, says they won't be taking it easy during the fall season.
Andy Murray is tempering his anticipation of someday playing under a moveable roof at the weather-prone US Open, reminding that the $550-million project to cover a couple of show courts will still only benefit a tiny group of mainly elite players.
World No. 5 David Ferrer has received the second annual “US Open Sportsmanship Award,” presented to the male and female pro tennis players who best demonstrate excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline US Open Series and the US Open.
Flavia Pennetta, who returned from wrist surgery earlier this year, says the effort she put into returning to tour was worth it after her US Open run. Pennetta defeated fellow Italian Roberta Vinci to reach her first Grand Slam semifinal at 31.
Roger Federer’s worst season in Grand Slams for more than a decade and the sight of him moving down the ATP World Tour rankings have led many to believe the once imperious Swiss is a spent force.
Richard Gasquet has long been revered as aesthetically one of the finest tennis players of his generation. But the Frenchman’s durability to withstand big match pressure in Grand Slam events was open to doubt after repeatedly losing the big matches.
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