Tag: U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Two major tennis tournaments (along with every major sports event in general) has been canceled or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But not the US Open. On March 17, the French…
NEW YORK (AP) Rafael Nadal kept pulling away in his U.S. Open quarterfinal, then getting reeled back in by Diego Schwartzman. In the first set, Nadal led 4-0 before Schwartzman got to 4-all. In…
NEW YORK (AP) Naomi Osakas achy left knee didnt let her serve without pain, so she didnt practice that key part of her game leading into the U.S. Open. The knee also prevented her…
Spectators were looking for a battle. Instead, they got hugs. The setting was the much anticipated showdown Saturday night between Coco Gauff, who at 15 is being hailed as the heir apparent to Serena Williams,…
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) Gary Woodland made sure plans were in place for him to leave tournaments before he even arrived. And when he did show up, just the sight of officials in a…
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) The warning sign attached to a waist-high iron fence overlooking the first tee is there for a reason. The Black Course at Bethpage State Park is an extremely difficult course, recommended…
AUGUSTA, Ga. Curtis Strange, who long ago took himself out of the conversation with a pair of U.S. Open victories, abhors all best player to never win a major talk. Its such a backhanded…
After Saturdays womens tennis match at the U.S. Open Im beginning to question my qualifications as a feminist. In my mind, the umpire rightly penalized Serena Williams when he spotted her coach signaling her instructions…
NEW YORK (AP) Rafael Nadal began his U.S. Open quarterfinal as poorly as possible, shut out in a set by a 6-0 score for only the fourth time in 282 career Grand Slam matches.…
NEW YORK (AP) Roger Federer served poorly. He volleyed poorly. Closed out sets poorly, too. And now hes gone, beaten at the U.S. Open by an opponent ranked outside the top 50 for the…
