[4] Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. [41] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) They met once before, about two years ago, in Hong Kong and Pavlyuchenkova won in straight sets; yet, that was before Osaka was ranked number one. Pavlyuchenkova’s Injury Plagued Career Pavlyuchenkova has battled injury and inconsistency for most of her career, but now seems fit and…
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Simona Halep has decided to reunite with coach Darren Cahill for the 2020 season. I think that is a good thing for both as they worked well together. Cahill coached Halep to the number one ranking in 2017 and 2018 and the French Open title in 2018. They ended their coaching relationship last November; however,…
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The majors are over, and most tennis players go back to playing the smaller tournaments; however, some may even have to go back to the challenger circuit. This is the time in the season when players begin to feel the aches and pains of various injuries. This is also the period in the tennis season…
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US OPEN, New York (Queens) [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) will get another chance to win another major title (19) and close the gap between himself and [3] Roger Federer (SUI), who has twenty major titles. Yet, it is not a foregone conclusion that he will win as his final opponent, [5] Daniil Medvedev (RUS), has…
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US OPEN, New York (USA) [8] Serena Williams (USA) defeated [5] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-3, 6-1 in the semifinals. Svitolina had six break point opportunities in the first set and did not capitalize. Williams tightened up her focus and protected her serve perfectly in the second set and Svitolina had no opportunities to break her…
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US OPEN, New York (Queens) The men’s semifinalists are set for Friday; few would have predicted this cast of players. Yet, we have been talking about the changing of the guards for a while now as the dominant three are getting up in age, so probably this cast should not come as a surprise. [1]…
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