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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Like her sadly absent countrywoman Li Na, US Open semi-finalist Peng Shuai is something of a late bloomer when it comes to contending for Grand Slam singles titles. However the 28 year-old’s success in New York is even more amazing after she revealed undergoing surgery 16 years ago to correct a congenital heart defect that was genetically inherited from her mother.
The ITF has announced the official team nominations for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, World Group play-offs ties taking place on September 12-14. The winners of the two semifinals will contest the 2014 World Group Final on November 21-23. The winners of the eight World Group play-offs will qualify for the 2015 World Group, while the losers will contest their respective Zone Group I competition in 2015.
Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) and Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) were seeking quarter-final berths at the U.S. Open on Labour Day Monday at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, New York. / Eugenie Bouchard (Westmount, QC) et Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) étaient tous deux en quête d’une première présence en quart de finale des Internationaux des États-Unis.
No matter that the two 2012 U.S. Open finalists were in the same section of the bracket this time around. At the beginning of the tournament, a rematch in the quarterfinals was far from a guarantee. After all, Novak Djokovic found himself near John Isner and Philipp Kohlschreiber in the draw while Andy Murray landed in the same eighth as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Perhaps no part of the men's singles draw is more intriguing than the bottom quarter, where Roger Federer leads the way as the No. 2 seed. If the 17-time Grand Slam champion gets past Roberto Bautista Agut in the third round, he will next go up against either Grigor Dimitrov or Gael Monfils. Talk about an absolutely loaded section of the bracket!
Matches often get cancelled due to rain or, in the case of tournaments without lights, darkness. One--albeit in the legends event--at the U.S. Open on Wednesday got wiped out for much more interesting and unique reason: one of the players was busy coaching one of his own players through a four-hour marathon.
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