It’s already day five of the US Open?! The tournament rattles on but the quality of matches only increases, here are three you should watch.
Dominic Thiem vs Ernests Gulbis (11)- 2nd match on Court 11, play starts at 11AM
US Open 2014: Johanna Larsson defeats Sloane Stephens
Sloane Stephens crashed out of the US Open, early on Wednesday, to the 96th ranked Johanna Larsson, 7-5, 4-6 2-6. For the first time in her career she failed to make at least the 3rd round at the US Open.
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US Open 2014: Andy Murray defeats Robin Haase
Andy Murray made his way through a troublesome first round encounter with Robin Haase on Monday, in which he fought both his opponent and his body, prevailing 6-3 7-6 1-6 7-5. Historically, Murray has struggled when playing Haase, in the 2011 US Open, he dropped the first two sets before finally defeating the Dutchman in five.
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US Open 2014 Day 2: Three Matches To Watch
Struggling to figure out which matches to watch on Day 2 of the US Open? No worries, I’ve scoped out three matches which are sure to keep you entertained!
Bernard Tomic vs Dustin Brown (4th match on Court 5)
US Open 2014: Sloane Stephens defeats Annika Beck
Sloane Stephens cruised through her first round match versus Annika Beck on Monday afternoon, defeating the German, 6-0 6-3. Playing her first Grand Slam with Thomas Hogstedt in her camp and having exited her last grand slam with a first round loss, winning this match was key.
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Federer’s 6th Cincinnati-Three Tactics That Led To This Title
Roger Federer defeated David Ferrer 6-3 1-6 6-2 on Sunday, to win his first Masters 1000 for two years and complete his preparation for the US Open with a title. Having made finals in consecutive weeks and playing tough matches throughout, Federer has proven that, at 33, he is still able to produce consistently great tennis. More importantly, he has the will to win.
I thought I’d produce a post on what I think Federer has done well these last couple of weeks, highlighting the tactical adjustments he’s made to his game, which I believe directly resulted in his win at Cincinnati.
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Murray d. Kyrgios 6-2 6-2
An ominous performance from Andy Murray, saw him torment Kyrgios into frustration on Wednesday morning, easily dispatching the promising youngster, 6-2 6-2.
The match had been heavily hyped, Kyrgios plays the kind of tennis that has classically troubled Murray, and he has previous: defeating Nadal at Wimbledon last month with a barrage of serves and heavy groundies, he came out determined to do the same. He hadn’t banked on the wiliness of Murray.
Preview of The Rogers Cup (The Toronto Masters 1000)
We now enter a critical phase of the US Open Series, with a total of 2000 points on offer over the next two weeks at Toronto and Cincinnati. Toronto has lost its defending champion, Rafa Nadal, due to a wrist injury sustained in practice. Having withdrawn from Toronto and Cincinnati, he is highly suspect for the US Open.
However, the other big names are ready to play in Toronto and so they should be. Casting my eye over the draw,
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Preview of Citi Open (Washington ATP 500)
The US Open Series is now well on its way and we turn our attention to the ATP 500 tournament sponsored by Citi Bank in Washington. The field this year is extremely strong, although defending champion, Juan Martin Del Potro, is absent due to a persistent wrist injury. Let’s take a look at the draw and highlight some good potential match ups as well as predictions for who will triumph this week.
The rise of Raonic: what does it mean for men’s tennis?
This year at Wimbledon, we saw the ‘break-through’ of the younger generation, one of whom was Raonic, the 23 year old, 6’5″ giant from Canada who made the semi-finals and subsequently rose to number 6 in the world. I’ve always had mixed feelings about Raonic, he is unlike the true serving giants like John Isner and Ivo Karlovic, because he can move pretty effectively around the court and hits solid groundstrokes. However, his top 10 ranking got me thinking about what men’s tennis is going to look like if he is the future.
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