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…
What a week this has been for Johanna Konta. The Brit is currently on a 16 match winning streak and is into the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time in her career. Before this tournament, Konta had only ever won one main draw singles match at a Grand Slam which came…
Two players who have had their greatest Slam success at the US Open are looking good once more with Flavia Pennetta and Sam Stosur going head-to-head for a place in the 2015 US Open quarter-finals. Stosur won the US Open back in 2011 with a stunning run to the title that included the performance of…
1. Simona Halep v Sabine Lisicki (US Open, R4) Simona Halep has sauntered into the second week of the US Open with three comfortable victories over Marina Erakovic (6-2 3-0 ret.), Kateryna Bondarenko (6-3 6-4) and Shelby Rogers (6-2 6-3). Halep now faces a completely different proposition up against the hard-hitting, Sabine Lisicki. The former…
1. Ekaterina Makarova v Kristina Mladenovic (US Open, R4) In the wide open second quarter of the draw, The number 13 seed, Ekaterina Makarova is the highest seed remaining. Heading into the US Open with a heavy cloud of injury uncertainty, Makarova has acquitted herself well to reach the fourth round of the US Open.…
The first quarter of the women’s draw has yielded a number of all-American clashes but none match up to what will await us in the fourth round. In her quest for the Calendar Slam, Serena Williams faces her toughest test yet up against Madison Keys. Once again, Madison is peaking at the Slams. The 20…
Before this tournament, Anett Kontaveit had never won a main draw match at a Grand Slam. The Estonian player has had a super tournament so far by reaching the second week of the US Open and setting up a fourth round clash with Venus Williams. Kontaveit will be a new name to many; the…
TAKE A BOW, LADIES. The third round match between Victoria Azarenka and Angelique Kerber was one of the most anticipated women’s matches of the tournament… and boy did it deliver! Azarenka defeated Kerber, 7-5 2-6 6-4 in two hours and 52 minutes of quite breathtaking tennis. This may be the heat of the moment but…
The match-up that I had my eyes on when the draw came out has become an eventuality… the number 11 seed, Angelique Kerber faces the number 20 seed, Victoria Azarenka in the third match on Ashe on Saturday. On the whole, the third round matches from the bottom half are a little underwhelming, but this…
Eugenie Bouchard secured arguably the best win of her year, beating Dominika Cibulkova, 7-6(9) 4-6 6-3 in two hours and 48 minutes. This was the first time that Bouchard has scored three wins at a tournament since the Australian Open. It was also another three set win, just her third of the season. There were…
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