Serena Williams swept past Anastasija Sevastova 6-3 6-0 on Thursday and into the final of the U.S. Open to sit one win away from a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. Williams walked off Arthur Ashe Stadium court with a wave and twirl to await the winner of the other semi-final between Japan’s Naomi Osaka and American Madison Keys, who lost last year’s final to[Read More…]
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Stan Wawrinka beats Novak Djokovic to win US Open title
Serbian Tennis star Novak Djokovic lost the US Open title to Swiss professional Stan Wawrinka in the men’s singles final match. The third seed Wawrinka won the title by defeating World No. 1 Djokovic by 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3. With this 31-year-old, Wawrinka became the oldest US Open men’s champion[Read More…]
Germany’s Angelique Kerber wins the US Open title after beating Karolina Pliskova
German Tennis star Angelique Kerber became World No. 1 champion after defeating Czech’s Karolina Pliskova in US Open final. Kerber, 28, won the final match against Pliskova by 6-3 4-6 6-4. With this Kerber added second Grand Slam to her Australian Open title. The 10th seeded Pliskova, who reached finals[Read More…]
US Open 2016: Serena Williams’s winning crusade ends in disappointment
Serena Williams’s dream of winning her seventh US Open Grand Slam came to a halt after she lost the semi final match against Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova at Flushing Meadows. The 10th seed Pliskova defeated Williams in straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (5). This defeat also ended Williams’ 3-year reign as[Read More…]
Novak Djokovic in US Open semis after Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retires
Defending champion Novak Djokovic booked a 10th straight US Open semi-final appearance when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired trailing 6-3, 6-2 in their marquee quarter-final on Tuesday. It was the third time in five matches that an opponent’s injury has worked to Djokovic’s advantage, after his walkover into the third round where[Read More…]
Serena Williams proves she is unbeatable with a new record
World No. 1 Serena Williams on Monday registered her 308th Grand Slam win against 52-seeded Yaroslava Shvedova in the US Open, thereby breaking Roger Federer’s record by winning the most Grand Slam matches in her career. Serena had earlier tied her score of grand slams wins with Martina Hingis when she defeated Russia’s Yaroslava[Read More…]
US Open 2016: Serena Williams is on par with Roger Federer with a historic win
World No 1 Serena Williams is now at par with Roger Federer with 307 wins in a Grand Slam after she defeated Johanna Larsson in the third round of US Open by 6-2, 6-1. With this win, Serena has broken Czech-American player Martina Navratilova’s record with her 307th win in a Grand Slam[Read More…]
Nadal becomes 1st tennis star to play under closed roof
Raefal Nadal and Andreas Seppi got themselves etched in history as they became the first tennis players to have played under closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday. To avoid any delay in matches due to rains, the US Tennis Association (USTA) has spent $150 million on the retractable roof at[Read More…]
Saketh Myneni qualifies for the US Open main draw
Indian Tennis player Saketh Myneni won the third qualifier round against Serbia’s Pedja Krstin in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0 on Friday. With this win, Myneni has advanced to the main draw in the 2016 US Open tournament. Saketh Myneni, who is ranked 143 in the ATP chart, defeated France’s Albano[Read More…]