There were some pleasant surprises, upsets and disappointments; however, American Jack Sock is looking good. [6] Serena Williams found her confidence just in time to pull off the straight sets victory. Americans In The Main Draw Men (13) Women (19) [21] John Isner [27] Taylor Fritz [36] Reilly Opelka [47] Sam Querrey [48] Tennys Sandgren…
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The 2020 French Open got underway today and there were a few seeded casualties. The highest ranked player to fall in the first round was [9] Johanna Konta. The Brit fell 3-6, 3-6 to the upstart American teenager, Cori Gauff. Americans In The Singles Draws American Men (13) American Women (19) [21] John Isner [27]…
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Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome [2] Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. [18] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) In five previous meetings, Carreno Busta was only able to take one set from Nadal, and that was on hard court. Today, it was another dominant performance from the king of clay against his compatriot. Was it too quick a turn-around…
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US OPEN, New York (USA) Men’s Semifinal: [5] Alexander Zverev (GER) vs. [20] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) Was it a case of Pablo Carreno Busta getting tight, or Alexander Zverev deciding at 0-2 down, he had nothing to lose? Perhaps it was none of the above, a combination of the above, or was injury the…
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US OPEN, New York (USA) [3] Serena Williams (USA) vs. [PR] Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) You can always count on Williams to make it exciting for her fans. Yet, it’s different these days, gone are the days when her fans were confident that she would pull off another amazing Houdini escape. All that aside, this was…
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US OPEN, New York (USA) [17] Angelique Kerber (GER) vs. [28] Jennifer Brady (USA) The American had been slowly but surely climbing her way up the ranks. Last month, she served noticed when she claimed her first WTA singles title, never dropping a set at the Lexington tournament last month. Although she stumbled in the…
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