John Isner bangs a big ace to take the first point of the fourth set and scarcely a minute later he holds at love and the race is on. And a race it will be. Michael Mmoh replies with a…
The Aussie put an ace on the T at 6-4 in the tiebreak to put himself ahead two zero in sets against Andy Murray. It was round two at the Australian Open, under the lights. Notwithstanding a brilliant defense at…
Jenson Brooksby and Taylor Fritz advanced against foreign talent Michael Ymer (Sweden) and Alex de Maur (Australia), respectively, leading a thirteen-man charge into the second round in the men’s draw of the U.S. Open, the best American start for our…
Denis Shapovalov, down two sets to one, came back from a 2-5 deficit in the fourth set to beat Taylor Fritz in the third round of the U.S. Open, where one dramatic match keeps following another before stands without spectators….
Three double faults at 1-2 in the third set, and Kim Clijsters is in trouble. Visibly tiring, she has just lost a long hard-fought second set, 5-7, and if she falls behind now, the momentum may be irreversible. Ekaterina Alexandrova…
American teens Cori Gauff and Caty McNally won the ladies’ doubles at Washington’s storied Citi Open on the weekend, while a New York native Jessica Pegula took the singles trophy, her first in a Tour-level event. The men were not…
There was a moment about midway through the first set when you might have thought Hurkacz had a chance. He double faulted to give the American a break point, but the tall Georgian failed to convert. Instead, he netted the…
Andrey Rublev, who looks rather like a handsome ruthless Soviet commissar preparing the assassination of a Spanish anarchist in Barcelona, c. 1937, as described in a novel by Alan Furst, stares across the net as a hawk would a sparrow….
Andy Murray stayed calm. Despite a spectacular display of talent, Mackenzie McDonald was unable to fluster three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray, who rallied from a set down to prevail in the wee hours and advance to the second round…
You expect upsets at big tournaments, but how often do you get two of the biggest possible upsets two days in a row? Heavily favored Serena Williams got knocked out of the U.S. Open in a semifinal match by a…
