Just wow. This is the second day in a row that tennis has rendered me a speechless and sputtering wreck. Flavia Pennetta won the 2015 US Open, her first Grand Slam singles title, with a 7-6(4) 6-2 victory over Roberta Vinci. In her victory speech, Pennetta also dropped a bombshell as she announced her retirement…
It’s Jonni (@All_Things_TNNS) here again, sharing my trip to the US Open with you! This time, I will take you through the second round action in singles on Wednesday and Thursday from my perspective. If you happened to miss Part I, it can be found HERE. Wednesday 2nd, September As was the case on both…
ROBERTA VINCI. I’m trying to put words together but AHHHHHHH! And breatheeeeeeeee. In all my years of watching tennis, i’ve never witnessed anything quite like that. Roberta Vinci created one of the upsets in tennis history to defeat Serena Williams and set up an all-Italian US Open final against Flavia Pennetta. Wow it’s actually…
The second of the women’s semi-finals on Thursday night will feature Simona Halep up against Flavia Pennetta. Halep produced one of her best performances of the year to come from a break down in a rain-interrupted third set to defeat Victoria Azarenka, 6-3 4-6 6-4. This was a really compelling match from start to finish…
The first of the women’s 2015 US Open semi-finals will be played between Serena Williams and Roberta Vinci. Roberta Vinci reached her first ever Grand Slam semi-final with a hard fought 6-3 5-7 6-4 victory over Kristina Mladenovic in two hours and 32 minutes. It was a ropey match for two sets but the quality…
Hello everyone, this is Jonni (All_Things_TNNS on Twitter) writing as James has kindly let me contribute on Moo’s Tennis Blog. This year, I finally managed to attend a Grand Slam – a long dream of mine – when I got to visit the US Open during the first week of the tournament. So, if you still…
Flavia Pennetta maintained both her superb record against Sam Stosur and at the US Open to reach a sixth quarter-final in seven years in New York. Pennetta won her seventh consecutive match against Stosur, winning, 6-4 6-4 with one break of serve in each set. Of all the players on tour, Stosur has to be…
The Victoria Azarenka-Simona Halep match-up has been on my bucket list all year and finally, finally, FINALLY, we will get to see it! The excitement is very slightly muted after watching a seemingly injured Halep scramble her way into the quarter-finals, coming from a set and a break down to beat Sabine Lisicki in a…
The 27th episode of the Serena v Venus head-to-head will take place on Tuesday night in what is likely to be one of their most memorable clashes based on the stature of the occasion. It seems kind of fitting in a weird way that Serena has to get past her sister if she is going…
In an unlikely US Open quarter-final, Roberta Vinci and Kristina Mladenovic will both be battling to reach a first ever Grand Slam semi-final when the pair meet in Tuesday’s day session on Ashe. The second quarter of the women’s draw was always going to throw up a surprise with Maria Sharapova pulling out of the…
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