In what was nothing short of a bizarre semifinal showdown at the U.S. Open on Friday afternoon, Novak Djokovic held off Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Next up for Djokovic on Sunday is familiar foe Stan Wawrinka, who defeated Kei Nishikori in four sets. […]
A relatively surprising bottom-half U.S. Open semifinal will pit Stan Wawrinka against Kei Nishikori on Friday. Nishikori is coming off a five-set victory over Andy Murray. The winner of this match will battle either Novak Djokovic or Gael Monfils for the title. […]
The summer’s best player will not be a part of championship weekend at the U.S. Open. Andy Murray, the Wimbledon winner and Rio Olympics gold medalist in men’s singles, succumbed to Kei Nishikori 1-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in a quarterfinal thriller on Wednesday afternoon. […]
The quarterfinals in the bottom half of the U.S. Open draw could not be much more intriguing, with three of the top-eight seeds joined by Juan Martin Del Potro. Del Potro is going up against Stan Wawrinka, while Andy Murray is facing Kei Nishikori. […]
The second day of fourth-round action in New York City featured a trio of three-set drubbings and just one four-setter. Stan Wawrinka could have made it four for four in the straight-set department, but he ended up requiring four sets to get past underdog Illya Marchenko. […]
Stan Wawrinka may not have an easy U.S. Open first-rounder on Tuesday, as Fernando Verdasco will be on the other side of the net. Another Spaniard, David Ferrer, could have his hands full with Alexandr Dolgopolov. […]
Will Novak Djokovic rebound from surprising losses at Wimbledon and the Rio Olympics and capture another U.S. Open title? Or will the door be open for Andy Murray to maintain his fine form and win a second major in 2016? Ricky Dimon of The Grandstand makes his full tournament picks. […]
The U.S. Open cannot be won or lost at the draw ceremony, but Andy Murray had to be considered an early winner at Friday’s proceedings in New York. Consider the other top title contenders: Novak Djokovic has Marin Cilic and John Isner in his section, while Rafael Nadal and Milos Raonic could meet as early as the quarters. […]
The U.S. Open draw ceremony was held on Friday at the Billie Jean King National Center, and it did not do world No. 1 Novak Djokovic any favors. Starting in the fourth round, the top-seeded Serb may have an extremely difficult path the entire rest of the way. […]
The USTA has announced its 32 seeds for the U.S. Open, so we now know certain matchups that could potentially take place along the way. “Potentially,” of course, is the key word here. After all, who knows how many seeded players could be bounced out of Flushing Meadows before they are even scheduled to go up against a fellow seed? […]
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