Since I started seriously watching tennis in 2012, I have gone to the US Open every year. I live in New Jersey, so Flushing Meadows is only about two hours away by train. Every year prior to this one, I have gone with friends or family to the US Open, but this year I decided…
Wednesday was an absolutely bonkers day of tennis – first and second round matches were on the schedule after the rain on Tuesday. I can’t even come close to covering all the results having been out on Wednesday and most of the second round matches starting while I was asleep – therefore, this is the…
Tuesday was a wet day in New York as only seven of the 32 women’s first round matches from the top half were completed. The rain took me by surprise because I hadn’t even realised that it was on the forecast! After the first set of matches, it was nice just to be able to…
Another seed bites the dust… Naomi Osaka produced a stunning performance to defeat the number six seed and defending US Open champion, Angelique Kerber, 6-3 6-1 under the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium on a damp day in New York. This was Osaka’s first top ten win as Kerber became the third top ten player…
Monday witnessed the start of the 2017 US Open with the bottom half of the women’s draw in action. One day in and i’m already a wreck at trying to keep up with everything. Unfortunately it wasn’t a fun day for me with watching tennis as I haven’t been able to log into my Eurosport…
Aleksandra Krunic conjured up some more US Open magic to cause the first big upset of the tournament in New York, beating the number seven seed, Johanna Konta, 4-6 6-3 6-4 in two hours and 16 minutes. Konta was one of eight players that had an opportunity to rise to the world number one, but…
Saturday’s New Haven final was an absolute cracker as Daria Gavrilova won her first WTA title, fighting back from a set down to beat Dominika Cibulkova, 4-6 6-3 6-4 in two hours and 45 minutes. It was the best i’ve seen Cibulkova play all year and her forehand was lethal early doors. Gavrilova kept battling…
The highlight of this year’s US Open draw is an absolute blockbuster first round match between the number two seed, Simona Halep and the 2006 champion, Maria Sharapova. The bottom half of the women’s draw will start on Monday with the pair unsurprisingly being scheduled for the first night match on Arthur Ashe stadium. Can’t…
The fourth and final Slam of 2017 is upon us with the stars of the WTA descending on New York and the US Open. It’s another cracking draw with main draw action set to kick off on Monday at 11pm local time (4pm UK time). I am constantly reminiscing about this time last year when…
Wednesday featured the four remaining second round matches from the Connecticut Open in New Haven. First up at 12pm local time was a qualifier-qualifier match-up between Kirsten Flipkens and Ana Bogdan. The Belgian player was seemingly cruising up 6-1 4-2 and with a break point for 5-2 before Bogdan mounted a comeback. Flipkens required the…
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