2016 U.S. Open draw analysis

August 27, 2016 136

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. […]

List of seeds gives early–too early–look into potential U.S. Open matchups

August 24, 2016 46

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? […]

Nadal wins Cincinnati opener against Cuevas, Thiem also advances

August 18, 2016 1

Rafael Nadal got right back in action on the heels of a grueling Rio Olympics campaign and started strong at the Western & Southern Open by defeating Pablo Cuevas 6-1, 7-6(4) during second-round action on Wednesday evening. Nadal fought off all five of the break points he faced to advance in one hour and 30 minutes. […]

Cincinnati Masters preview and predictions

August 14, 2016 42

Olympic years always wreak havoc on the U.S. Open Series draws, and it remains to be seen what kind of damage is done to the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, and Kei Nishikori all lasted the entire week in Rio de Janeiro, where Nadal played a total of 11 matches while capturing gold in doubles. […]

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