NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic showed a bit more passion than might have been expected in his first-round win over Damir Dzumhur yesterday but the world number one brushed aside any question that he was feeling the pressure as overwhelming US Open favourite. The Serbian lost his way a bit in […]
NEW YORK: Some players at the US Open have bemoaned the lack of fans at locked-down Flushing Meadows but Belgium’s David Goffin says the empty stands were to his advantage against home hope Reilly Opelka yesterday. Seventh seed Goffin beat Opelka 7-6(2) 3-6 6-1 6-4 at Court 17 where a […]
NEW YORK: Naomi Osaka showed no signs of discomfort from the injury that forced her to miss a final on Saturday but the former champion still had to dig deep to beat fellow Japanese Misaki Doi 6-2 5-7 6-2 to kick off her US Open campaign. A left hamstring injury […]
NEW YORK: A number of competitors at the US Open have expressed their frustration after they were moved into a so-called “bubble within a bubble” as they had been in contact with Frenchman Benoit Paire, who tested positive for Covid-19. Tournament organisers quietly removed Paire from the draw on Sunday, […]
FILE PHOTO: A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. SYDNEY: Facebook said on Monday (Aug 31) that it would block news publishers and people in Australia from sharing news on Facebook and Instagram if a proposal to force the US tech […]
NEW YORK: Denis Shapovalov, one of tennis’s young guns tipped as a future Grand Slam winner, took a confident first step towards living up to the hype moving into the second round of the US Open with a 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over American wildcard Sebastian Korda. The Canadian […]
NEW YORK: Greek fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas kicked off his quest for a maiden Grand Slam title in style as he overwhelmed Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-1 6-1 yesterday to reach the second round of the US Open. Tsitsipas, who entered the first Grand Slam of the Covid-19 era fresh […]
Kvitova admitted it took some time getting used to playing in front of the empty stands at Flushing Meadows. NEW YORK: Sixth seed Petra Kvitova handily defeated Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-2 in first-round action at the US Open yesterday but the Czech admitted it took some time getting used […]
NEW YORK: First seed Karolina Pliskova got a roaring start to her bid for a maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open yesterday, downing first-round opponent Anhelina Kalinina 6-4 6-0 to kick off the action in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 28-year-old Czech, who led the WTA in aces in […]
Angelique Kerber (pic) returns a shot to Alja Tomljanovic of Australia on Day 1 of the 2020 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center August 31, 2020. NEW YORK: Former champion Angelique Kerber returned to action for the first time in seven months and […]