The defending champion and 6th seed, Angelique Kerber of Germany’s woeful 2017 just got worse as she lost to the unseeded Naomi Osaka of Japan, 6-3 6-1 during their first round match on the Arthur Ashe Stadium a few minutes … Continue reading
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Karolina Pliskova through as rain halts play at the US Open
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Top seed, Karolina Pliskova raced past Magda Linette of Poland with a 6-2 6-1 win to advance to the second round of the US Open today. The match, which lasted just 78 minutes, saw the top seed blast 8 aces … Continue reading
Zverev, Williams and Cibulkova through as David Ferrer is ousted on Day 1
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In the Men’s draw, Alexander Zverev, the 4th seed from Germany, saw off a brave fight from the unseeded Darian King of Barbados, 7-6(9) 7-5 6-4 to complete the Day 1 proceedings on the Arthur Ashe Stadium early this morning. … Continue reading
Sharapova shines against Halep under the bright New York lights
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It was tipped to be the match of the day and it certainly lived up to the expectation The evening began with the ageless superstar, Shania Twain, who looked stunning in her black outfit, entertaining a packed Arthur Ashe stadium … Continue reading
Kevin Anderson advances to the second round of the US Open
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It was a good start for South Africa’s Kevin Anderson at this year’s US Open Tennis tournament, as he sailed past JC Aragone of the USA, 6-3 6-3 6-1 on Court 5 today. During the 1 hour 43 minute match, … Continue reading
Expect some singing (Twain) and screeching (Sharapova) at the US Open tonight
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You can expect things to get very loud on the Arthur Ashe Court this evening when firstly the birthday girl and singer, Shania Twain takes the microphone at the US Open Opening Ceremony and then, the second seed and 2015 … Continue reading
Edmund upsets Haase to advance at the US Open
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Kyle Edmund, the 22 year old unseeded British player became the first male player to advance at this year’s US Open Tennis tournament, after defeating the 32nd seed, Robin Haase of the Netherlands, 6-3 7-5 6-3 on Court 10 today. … Continue reading
Muguruza and Kvitova advance to the second round
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Garbine Muguruza of Spain continued her dominant form by sweeping aside Varvara Lepchenko of the USA, 6-0 6-3 on the Arthur Ashe Court at the US Open today. Muguruza, who is seeded third at the tournament is one of the favourites, … Continue reading
Kristyna Pliskova is the first player to advance at this year’s US Open
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Day 1 of the US Open is underway and in case you think I have made a spelling mistake, read on……………… Unseeded Kristyna Pliskova of the Czech Republic, the twin sister of World No. 1, Karolina Pliskova, is the first … Continue reading
Nadal and Pliskova headline the US Open, but are they the favourites?
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Rafael Nadal and Karolina Pliskova are the No. 1 seeded players at this year’s US Open, but not necessarily the favourites. In the Men’s draw, Nadal started last week off as the new World No. 1 and the No. 1 … Continue reading