The dust has settled on Saturday’s US Open final but I am still in shock at what happened. Naomi Osaka beat Serena Williams, 6-2 6-4 to win the 2018 US Open, her first Slam title. This had to be one of the most dramatic matches i’ve ever watched. I’ll get to the drama later…
The 2018 US Open final will be contested between the number 17 seed, Serena Williams and the number 20 seed, Naomi Osaka. The three Slam finals so far in 2018 have all been tantalising match-ups on paper and this is another cracker. The pair will play at 4pm local time in New York (9pm UK…
The 2018 US Open semi-finals are all set and will both be on the schedule on Thursday night. This post wraps up the highlights from Wednesday’s schedule with the two quarter-finals from the bottom half. Thursday is always the toughest day of the tournament to catch up on with both semis at night so this…
The first semi-final at the 2018 US Open is set with the lower ranked players in both quarter-finals prevailing in straights. One of those was not unexpected though! I’m hitting the wall now and generally seem to lose a bit of interest in Slams and tournaments by the end when there’s not as much going…
The quarter-finals are set at the 2018 US Open with just eight women left in the hunt for the final Slam of the year. Monday featured a couple of dramatic matches and confirmation that the bottom half will produce a finalist that has never won a Slam before. Read on for six stories in Monday’s…
The first four quarter-finalists of the 2018 US Open were confirmed on Sunday as we moved into the second week of the tournament. The quarter-finals have a familiar feel to them as three of the four from the top half made the quarter-finals in New York last year. Read on for seven stories in Sunday’s…
This post previews the two last 16 matches from the third quarter of the women’s draw. For a round-up of Saturday’s action at the US Open, check out the Set Points recap post here. I had a bit of time this morning so felt compelled to write a few previews since I probably won’t have…
This post previews the two last 16 matches from the fourth quarter of the women’s draw. For a round-up of Saturday’s action at the US Open, check out the Set Points recap post here. I’m excited by the line-up and had a bit more time since it’s the weekend so thought i’d do a rare preview!…
The first week at the 2018 US Open is in the books with the completion of third round matches from the bottom half of the women’s draw. I remember this Saturday vividly from last year and it was another memorable day of tennis. I lasted for the first set of the Ostapenko-Sharapova before calling it…
This post is another sweeping Set Points round-up for day 5 of the US Open with the top half of the draw competing in the third round. I’ve been out the last two nights so tennis has taken a backseat. Despite some biscuit baking planned, i’m excited to get to watch the next two days…
