Two milestone breakthroughs, some German history and a default exit provides excitement on day seven
TWO players will reach their first Grand Slam quarter finals, another his first US Open quarter final, and a fourth making it through in the most unexpected way. That was what the wash up of day seven at the US Open was like for those who witnessed the Flushing Meadows online. Denis Shapovalov and Borna […]
Novak Djokovic defaulted from US Open in stunning circumstances
WORLD number one and the undefeated Novak Djokovic has been defaulted from the 2020 US Open after he accidentally struck a ball that hit a linesperson during the first set of his fourth round match with Pablo Carreno Busta. The Serbian top seed had just been broken in the eleventh game, and turned to hit […]
Coric returns from two breaks and six match points down to stun Tsitsipas
CROATIAN 27th seed Borna Coric has come from two breaks down in the fourth set, staring down six match points against fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas to come back and win in a whopping four hours and 36 minutes. Coric won 6-7 6-4 4-6 7-5 7-6 to peg beg a remarkable win from the brink of […]
Kukushkin ousts Garin in five, sets up third round clash with Thompson
MIKHAIL Kukushkin has outlasted Chilean 13th seed Cristian Garin to win in five sets today, setting up a third round encounter at the US Open with Australian Jordan Thompson. The 32-year-old Kazakhstan player won the first two sets with ease, before Garin hit back in the next two to level the match at two sets […]
Norrie comes from behind to stun Schwarzman in “two dogs with no serves” match
UNSEEDED Brit, Cameron Norrie has stunned the US Open followers with a massive come-from-behind five-set win against Diego Schwartzman to book a spot in the second round. The 25-year-old world number 76 defied heavy odds to win just his second career match in five sets, and his fifth in 50 games coming from a set […]
Opinion: The US Open draw and who has the toughest run
AFTER publishing our 2020 US Open men’s preview yesterday, we go more in depth to take a look at the draw and what might eventuate at Flushing Meadows over the next two weeks, as we analyse who has the easier draws and who has the tougher encounters. World number one Novak Djokovic is the raging […]
2020 US Open Men’s preview: Will Djoker take out his 18th Grand Slam?
IT has been a long eight month wait, but tennis fans finally have a Grand Slam to look forward to. The US Open begins on Monday and despite some notable absentees, it should be a fascinating two weeks of tennis. In our tournament preview, we look at who is playing, who the contenders are as […]
Djoker comes from behind to post 23rd straight win in 2020
NOVAK Djokovic is clearly the only person winning in the world that is 2020, with the world number one claiming a remarkable 23rd straight win this year on his way to a second Career Golden Masters. If becoming the only playing in history to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles was not enough, then […]
Djoker finds a way, reaches W&S Open final to face Raonic
NOVAK Djokovic just found a way to win. As has become a staple of the world number one’s game when challenged, the Serbian star just got it done when it counted. In what was a three-hour epic semi-final contest against Roberto Bautista Agut, the Spaniard had his chances, stunning his highly ranked opponent by winning […]
Raonic outlasts Krajinovic in epic three-set thriller
MILOS Raonic has come from a set and a break down to hold on and then secure victory against a determined Filip Krajinovic in the Western & Southern Open today. Moving through to the final four, the big serving Canadian had to fight back from a 6-4 5-4 deficit with his opponent serving for the […]
