Three weeks of tournaments have been completed. The work done by tournaments to stage these events in the safest way possible for players has been absolutely exceptional but what have been the main stories from the last few weeks and ahead of the New York double. Jennifer wins her first title! The question for players... Continue Reading →
Sloane Stephens winning the US Open seems a bit of a lifetime ago now. When I saw she was up against qualifier Leylah Fernandez in Lexington I did worry for her. Sloane's last match on the tour was a convincing defeat to the Canadian teenager and it was the same result on return. Leylah Fernandez... Continue Reading →
It has been an incredible couple of days down in New York. With round one now over who has caught the eye down at Flushing Meadows? Vasek Pospisil 4-6 7-5 7-5 4-6 6-3 Karen Khachanov Vasek has his first main draw win in a year following a rough time with injury. Karen Khachanov will be... Continue Reading →
The final major of the year is here. With the main draw not even underway at Flushing Meadows the stories coming out have been pretty big. Serena v Maria Where do I start? First round at the US Open where they've never played before we have two of the greatest battling it out. Serena leads... Continue Reading →
Sloane Stephens and Kamau Murray are back together. The split at the beginning of the year was a surprise but this reunion has put a few more questions out there. Sloane Stephens announced the other day on Twitter that her and Sven Groeneveld had split. The season has been one to forget for the American... Continue Reading →
The final major of the year is a chance to end the season on a high. Of course there is still a lot of tennis to be played once all has been said and done in New York but for preparations for an event they'd hope to compete at have been anything but ideal. Who... Continue Reading →
Over the years New York has given us some incredible memories, some first big breakthroughs have come at Flushing Meadows with many players winning their first major final here but will it happen this year? A breakthrough in New York always seems extra special but what firsts have been some of the best at the... Continue Reading →
The first week is over and what a week it has been. Players have surprised, disappointed, entertained and some have work to do... what caught my eye during the first week at Flushing Meadows? The greatest hug in tennis These two meeting was one hell of a story. Serena and Venus back in New York... Continue Reading →
R1 is done. We have seen big upsets, comebacks, withdrawals and much more over the last 48 hours, so what are the stories? Halep out! This is the main story, Simona Halep has been dumped out of Flushing Meadows by Kaia Kanepi who was too strong from the baseline and Halep could not shift the... Continue Reading →
The New York field is not short on previous champions. In fact there are 7 former champions at Flushing Meadows. They are... Serena, Venus, Kuznetsova, Stosur, Sharapova, Kerber and Sloane Stephens But will it be one of these ladies? I don't think so, if I had to chose one it would be Kerber but the... Continue Reading →
