In search of his first grand slam, Andy Murray was in trouble early against his opponent 12th seed Marin Cilic. A slow start quickly turned into something more serious as Cilic quickly jumped to a 3-0 lead. Looking sluggish, Murray lost the set 6-3 while hitting 11 unforced errors to [...]
Andy Murray defeated Marin Cilic in their quarterfinal encounter at Flushing Meadows as he came back from a set and 5-1 down to eventually prevail 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-2 6-0. Cilic took the Brit’s serve at the beginning of the match, but Murray managed to restore the break in the [...]
Weather permitting, World n° 1 Roger Federer and World n° 7 Tomas Berdych will clash for the 16th time this evening, on Arthur Ashe Stadium, the last of a full day of round-of-16 matches to complete and quarter-finals to start in the men’s draw. As theirs is the second men’s [...]
Live commentary of the match between Andy Murray and Marin Cilic will commence here as soon as the players start warming up. This will be the 8th encounter between the two players, with Murray leading the head to head 6-1. They last met at this year’s Wimbledon, where the [...]
Should we consider David Ferrer as a contender in New York? It may seem like an odd and admittedly almost pointless question to pose considering that the top three seeds at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray are all considered heavy favorites for the title. But [...]
Milos Raonic’s name inspires much excitement and anticipation in the tennis world. He has the huge serve, a ferocious forehand and has shown dogged determination in his short career so far. Luminaries such as John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova have tipped him for the big time, and the 21-year old [...]
At the beginning of the day, everyone was salivating over the perspective of an encounter between the number one player in the world, Roger Federer, and a player who is known for giving him trouble during matches, Mardy Fish. However, shortly after the start of the day, the news came [...]
In the first week of the U.S. Open, many names have made highlights for some reason or other. It is impossible to talk about the first week without thinking and mentioning Andy Roddick’s retirement, obviously, as he has marked tennis in his own unique way for a little over a [...]
“She’s an incredible athlete, which you clearly need in this sport. We’re looking, potentially, at the next superstar in the women’s game. She loves it, and she’s getting better each month you see her.” John McEnroe, a 1980s superstar and now an ESPN analyst, lavished this praise on Sloane [...]
Fifteenth seed Milos Raonic storms past James Blake in a three-setter and sets up a fourth round US Open match against Olympic champion Murray. Rising star Raonic humbled experienced American Blake in straight sets. Former number four Blake reached two US Open quarterfinals when he was at his prime, but [...]
The head-to-head matchup between Andy Murray and Feliciano Lopez was decidedly in the Scot’s favor before heading into today’s match, with Murray enjoying a 6-0 advantage. It was nearly a year ago to the day that these two last met, in the 3rd round of the 2011 US Open. At [...]
The first weekend of the tournament sees the Men’s third round matches begin and the Women’s third rounders continue. Here are my top five picks for the day. [4] Serena Williams (USA) vs Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) Arthur Ashe Stadium (H2H 1-1) Ekaterina Makarova rose to prominence in Melbourne this year [...]
Seeded players Marin Cilic and Feliciano Lopez needed five sets to move into the third round of 2012 US Open. They will face Kei Nishikori and Andy Murray next. Twelfth seed Croat Cilic got off to a good start against 123th-ranked German Daniel Brands as he was leading 2-0 in [...]
Andy Murray moved through to the third round of the US Open with little fuss, hitting thirty winners on his way to a 6-2 6-1 6-3 victory over Ivan Dodig of Croatia. The encounter lasted just 111 minutes, adding to the criticism of the scheduling non-contests on Arthur Ashe Stadium. [...]
