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…
I hope you had a great Labor Day weekend and got to spend some time with your family and friends. I enjoyed some fun in the sun at the beach and it was a great weekend…. When I woke up Tuesday morning I immediately felt tight and sore from skipping a few days of stretching…
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…
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…
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