Stan Wawrinka and Angelique Kerber Are US Open Champions
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September 12, 2016
Is there a finer sight in world sport than Stan Wawrinka in full flow against Novak Djokovic in a Grand Slam final? This is as good as it gets. As good, you suspect, as sport will ever get. It’s why tennis has no rival. And how fantastic did Angelique Kerber have to be, in […]
Novak Djokovic Will Play Stan Wawrinka In US Open Final
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September 10, 2016
Novak Djokovic overcame terrible humidity and a mini-comeback from Gael Monfils to reach the final at Flushing Meadows. There he will face Stan Wawrinka, who somehow managed to tame Kei Nishikori 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 after the Japanese star had made a storming start in their semi-final. Monfils began so poorly against Djokovic that it […]
Serena’s Dream Is Left In Tatters By Plucky Pliskova
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September 9, 2016
Poor Serena Williams was about to cement her position as the greatest player of all time. Now she isn’t even the greatest current player. Such is life and the decree of the ranking system. She dominated for 186 weeks, a WTA record never to be forgotten. Angelique Kerber will be the new world number one […]
Glorious Nishikori Sends Murray Crashing Out of US Open
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September 8, 2016
It isn’t all over until they bang the gong – and even then it shouldn’t be. But that’s pretty much how events unfolded at Flushing Meadows. Andy Murray began to unravel – and that was that. In the end, Kei Nishikori was superb. The Japanese hero hit big shots without inhibition, went for his winners […]
Novak’s Lucky Run Continues At Flushing Meadows
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September 7, 2016
How lucky is Novak Djokovic? He has only needed to complete two matches to make the US Open semi-final. Can there ever have been a more fortunate player in Grand Slam history? Or does Novak’s icy stare carry secret powers, burning into opponents to cause chronic mental tension and physical damage within? Whatever the reason, […]
Serena Passes Federer To Make Grand Slam History
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September 6, 2016
Serena Williams has now won more Grand Slam matches than Roger Federer. For those who place absolute faith in statistics, that makes her the greatest tennis player of all time – man or woman. You can’t argue with the numbers. When Williams notched her 308th Grand Slam match win by beating Yaroslava Shvedova 6-2, 6-3, […]
Rafael Nadal Is Downed By Lucas Pouille
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September 5, 2016
Rafael Nadal was beaten by the 22-year-old Frenchman, Lucas Pouille in one of the big shocks at the US Open. ‘It took everything. I couldn’t dream better than that,’ said the world number 25, who now looks set to climb the rankings in fine style. Meanwhile Novak Djokovic returned to form by beating the young […]
Sock Shocks Cilic But Isner Is Downed By Emerging Brit
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September 3, 2016
Jack Sock thrilled the home crowd at Flushing Meadows with an impressive straight sets win over 2014 champion, Marin Cilic. The 23-year-old has never been so far at the US Open. But Sock doesn’t want to stop at the last sixteen and will now set his sights on France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. True, Cilic was suffering […]
Del Potro And Serena March On At Flushing Meadows
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September 2, 2016
Juan Martin Del Potro and Serena Williams both registered important victories as they continued their recent success stories, using big serves when it mattered to get the job done. For the popular Del Potro, his win over Steve Johnson means that he has reached the third round of the US Open for the first time […]
Raonic and Muguruza Are Out of US Open
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September 1, 2016
Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic blamed nerves for his shock exit from the US Open. He was hardly going to admit that the recent split from John McEnroe, a high-profile part of his coaching team, had left his brains scrambled. But the big Canadian did go as far as to say that his psychological state may […]