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Only three American men advanced past the first round of the U.S. Open, but all three are still alive following the first full day of second-round action. John Isner and Sam Querrey powered their way to routine wins on Friday, with Tim Smyczek still to play for a spot in the last 32.
Grand Slam events are the tournaments that truly distinguish a player from being passable to being outstanding and though Ana Ivanovic won the French Open title and claimed the world no.1 ranking six years ago, she has struggled to maintain her reputation ever since.
Check out these photos of Federer at the 2014 U.S. Open and Friday's order of play.
When the Lawn Tennis Association’s state of the art National Tennis Centre was opened at Roehampton, just a couple of miles from Wimbledon, at a cost of £39 million ($65 million) the rest of the tennis world looked in a mixture of amazement and jealousy at the funds available from the profits of the All England Club Championships and government backing.
A legacy is made up of moments of greatness. People will never forget the moments, which have reached within their hearts and inspired their souls. They will never forget the moments which left them with goosebumps. Moments that strike our cords and blow us away we will always cherish within our hearts.
The first full day of men's second-round action at the U.S. Open will take place on Thursday. Among those in action are former champions Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, who are still on a collision course for the quarterfinals. Djokovic is going up against Paul-Henri Mathieu while Murray is facing Matthias Bachinger.
Only three American men advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open after two of the remaining five in the draw were eliminated on Wednesday. Unable to join John Isner, Sam Querrey, and Tim Smyczek in the last 32 were Steve Johnson and Ryan Harrison.
Ernests Gulbis and Dominic Thiem, who share coach Gunter Bresnik and are constant practice partners at almost every tournament on their schedules, will go head-to-head in the second round of the U.S. Open. They set up what will be the first installment at the main-draw level of this friendly rivalry by winning entirely routine openers on Wednesday.
This took a lot longer than you would think from the score, but it ended with Lleyton Hewitt eliminated. And he was defending fourth round points. He'll fall from #41 to probably #47 or #48.
Tennis Channel will celebrate the illustrious career of tennis pioneer, devoted activist and Hall of Famer Arthur Ashe in Signature Series: Arthur Ashe during the 2014 US Open. The newest edition to the network's original Signature Series documentary lineup - Ashe's first authorized television biography - will debut Sunday, August 31, at 11 p.m. ET at the conclusion of Tennis Channel's US Open coverage.
More than 24 hours after his agonized US Open first round victory over Robin Haase, Andy Murray is still trying to discover reasons why the majority of his body was wracked with cramp after less than an hour and a half.
Serena Williams beat Taylor Townsend 6-3, 6-1, opening play with a win as she goes for a repeat title. But the winner was complimentary of her teenaged opponent. "I think it was an interesting match, she played really well, started out super strong," said Williams.
Roger Federer won his 23rd night match at the Ashe stadium, dispatching Australian Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the first round. The 33-year-old Swiss is playing in a record 60th straight grand slam appearance and now stands 23-1 under the lights at on the Flushing Meadows showcase arena.
Click here to see EPA photos of Roger Federer @ the U.S. Open and Wednesday's order of play.
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