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Sinner defeats Draper in hard-fought straight sets at U.S. Open
Jannik Sinner is one win away from the second Grand Slam title of his career–and second of the season–after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-2 in the U.S. Open semifinals on Friday afternoon. Sinner, the reigning Australian Open champion, needed three hours and three minutes to advance even though it was straight-set match. The second…
US Open Men’s and Women’s Singles Draws and Schedule for Saturday, September 7, 2024
American Jessica Pegula plays Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final on Saturday. Photo credit: Garrett Ellwood/US Open/USTA US Open Flushing Meadows, New York August 26-September 8, 2024 Surface: Hard Court Prize Money: $75 Million US Open Is a Quest for History Olympic gold-medal champion Novak Djokovic plays for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam crown…
Potential Major Breakthrough Just a Matter of Time
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, September 6, 2024Photo credit: Garrett Ellwood/US Open/USTA NEW YORK—In his maiden major semifinal, a gritty Jack Draper lost his lunch on court. Draper’s appetite for major achievement remains undiminished. More: Depleted Djokovic on What Went Wrong The 25th-seeded Draper vomited on court a few times during his 7-5,…
Sinner triumphs over Draper to secure spot in US Open final
Jannik Sinner in action during a men’s singles semifinal match at the 2024 US Open on Friday, Sep. 6, 2024 in Flushing, NY. (Garrett Ellwood/USTA) (September 6, 2024) FLUSHING, NY – World No. 1 Jannik Sinner of Italy has reached his first US Open final on Friday when he defeated lefty Jack Draper of Great…
Ricky’s prediction for the U.S. Open final showdown between Sabalenka and Pegula
There will be an American in both the men’s and women’s singles finals at the 2024 U.S. Open. While Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe have been making a ton of headlines as the contingent of American men try to end a Grand Slam title drought of more than two decades, Jessica Pegula has also emerged…
Pegula’s Risky Move in 2024 Pays Dividends
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday September 6, 2024 New York—After years of toiling in relative obscurity, late-blooming Jessica Pegula rose up the rankings to join the elite, starting in 2021. The Buffalo, NY native reached six major quarterfinals from 2021 to 2023, but she lost them all – and still wasn’t satisfied. It…
Kichenok Delays Wedding Plans to Claim Women’s Doubles Title with Ostapenko at US Open
Photo by Pete Staples/USTA (Seprember 6, 2024) FLUSHING, NY – Lyudmyla Kichenok was supposed to get married this week to Jelena Ostapenko’s coach, but a run at the US Open put an end to that. The No. 7 seeds won their first major title as a team beating Kristina Mladenovic and Zhang Shuai 6-4, 6-3…
Sabalenka Dominates Zheng in Stellar Performance at the US Open
Aryna Sabalenka demonstrated why she is the favorite to win the women’s singles at the US Open by thrashing the Olympic gold medalist Qinwen Zheng. Sabalenka’s level had been getting better throughout the tournament before her quarterfinal against Zheng. Her previous best match was in the fourth round against Elise Mertens. The Belarusian’s powerful hitting…
Sabalenka vs. Pegula: U.S. Open Final Match Preview and Prediction
Getty Images The two most in-form players on the WTA Tour will battle for the U.S. Open title when Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula square off on Saturday afternoon in New York. Sabalenka leads the head-to-head series 5-2 after most recently defeating Pegula 6-3, 7-5 in last month’s Cincinnati final. However, it is all tied…