World No 1 Iga Swiatek has yet to drop a set at the US Open, and it was no different on Monday night when she dispatched Liudmila Samsonova on Arthur Ashe Stadium, 6-4 6-1, to reach the quarter-finals, where she will meet Jessica Pegula, who was a 6-4 6-2 winner over Diana Shnaider earlier in…
Getty Images Much unlike Jannik Sinner vs. Daniil Medvedev, it will be a somewhat surprising U.S. Open quarterfinal contest when Alex de Minaur and Jack Draper collide on Wednesday afternoon. That’s not to say De Minaur is any stranger to being on this stage. In fact, this is his third consecutive run to the last…
A blockbuster U.S. Open quarterfinal matchup pits Jannik Sinner against Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday. A more surprising matchup features Alex de Minaur and Jack Draper. Here are my pick’s as quarterfinal competition wraps up at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (1) Jannik Sinner vs. (5) Daniil Medvedev This is a showdown worthy of…
A year ago, Gabriela Dabrowski reached the mountaintop by winning the US Open, her first women’s doubles Grand Slam title. Now in 2024, she is well positioned to get her hands on another trophy in New York, where she is the only Canadian left at the final major of the season. Here’s what you need…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday September 3, 2024 New York—Tennis is about feeling for Karolina Muchova. As the 28-year-old Czech works her way back to form after missing nine months due to wrist surgery, it’s feeling pretty good. Muchova made it back-to-back quarterfinals at the US Open by defeating one of the most…
Jack Draper reckons it “means the absolute world” to make the last eight of a major for the first time. I feel amazing being in the last eight. My first quarter-final, it means the absolute world to me. I’ve definitely felt more and more confident in myself Jack DRaper Draper destroyed Czech Tomas Machac 6-3…
Getty Images Top seed Jannik Sinner will face the 2021 U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev in a blockbuster, final-worthy quarterfinal showdown on Wednesday. This match could well have been the U.S Open final had Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev been on opposite sides of the draw. The two men run into each other with frequency…
Canadian tennis legend Daniel Nestor has returned to the ballot for the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 in the Player Category. Nestor is joined by fellow nominees five-time singles Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova and American doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan. Having enjoyed a stellar playing career from 1991-2018, winning eight…
Jannik Sinner will take on Daniil Medvedev for a place in this year’s US Open semi-final as both players chase their second grand slam title. It’s going to be a lot of rallies, so hopefully I’ll be ready physically. It’s going to be a physical match, also a mental match Jannik Sinner Sinner, who won…
Karolina Muchova is proving the dark horse in the women’s draw at the US Open this year, adding the scalp of Jasmine Paolini to that of Naomi Osaka, and yet to drop a set. Of the four Last 16 matches played in the top half of the draw on Monday, the Czech’s took the least…
