Osaka, Zverev make the last four with contrasting wins
Day 9 at the Flushing Meadows saw men’s World No.7 Alexander Zverev and 2018 US Open champion Naomi Osaka move to the semi-finals of the year’s last major. The German,…
US Open, Day 8: Thiem, Medvedev, Serena cruise to last eight
If Day 7 at the US Open was dominated by headlines around the sensational and ignominious exit of World No. 1 and top title contender Novak Djokovic, the focus was…
Djokovic crosses the line, out of US Open for hitting official accidentally
It wasn’t tennis but a bizarre incident, a brain-fade moment if one may call it that, which hogged the headlines on Day 7 at the Flushing Meadows and put World…
Serena enters pre-quarters, top doubles pair pulled out over Covid fears
On a day Slam queen Serenal Williams waltzed into the pre-quarters with a comfortable win over compatriot Sloane Stephens, controversy hit the Flushing Meadows again. A top doubles pair in…
Djokovic marches into Round 4, Tsitsipas bows out
Day 5 at the Flushing Meadows saw seventeen-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic marching into Round 4 with a straight-set win over 48th-ranked German Jan-Lennard Struff. The victory took his…
US Open: Murray leads big-name exits on Day 4
Day 4 at the US Open 2020 turned out to be another day of upsets. If Day 3 saw women’s top seed Karolina Pliskova bowing out in straight sets to…
US Open, Day 3: Djokovic, Tsitsipas advance to third round, women’s top seed exits
Two of the most-awaited clashes Day 3 at the US Open ended on contrasting notes. While 17-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic sailed into the third round, women’s top seed…
US Open, Day 2: Great Scot! Murray wins on comeback, Clijsters exits in first round
Day 2 at the Flushing Meadows saw several of the tournament’s top draws in action but the one game which remained the talking point through the day was the first…
US Open, Day 1: Djokovic opens with easy win, to play Briton Edmund next
Seveteen-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic got off to a roaring start on the opening day of this year’s US Open, cruising past 109th-ranked Bosnian Damir Dzumhur in straight sets.…
COVID casts shadow on US Open after player tests positive
Like a smattering of top-line sporting events that have dared to break free from the corona shackles this year and go on as planned, the US Open will also be…