Last week, I reported that some surprising tennis stars--Andy Murray, Jelena Jankovic, Taylor Dent, Ryan Harrison--weren't staying at The Waldorf or The Standard, but, of all places, a Radisson!
Well, not long after I posted it, all of those players have been eliminated. American upstart Ryan Harrison, after having three match points in his 5-set Read More
Maybe Andy Murray should start declaring the Rogers Cup in Canada is his favorite tournament.
Andy Murray fell today in four sets in a long, 3 hour, 56 minute match to Roger Federer's sometimes doubles partner, Stanislas Wawrinka. Murray did not look his best, and Wawrinka, who played well, nevertheless gave Murray plenty of opportunities to Read More
You may expect most tennis stars to stay at places like The Waldorf, Le Parker Meridien, or The Carlyle while they make their stay in New York. Maybe some even rent out a penthouse on the Park! When you're a tennis player with a full international schedule, you only get a couple weeks a year Read More
We called up Yasuhiro Makoshi, the manager of Restaurant Nippon in Midtown, to find out which players had been dining at the 46-year-old restaurant, one of the first to serve sushi in America, during the Open. The Nippon, due to its proximity to many of the players' hotels and its owner's passion for the Read More
The weather has been wonderful for nine days, but don't look at the forecast. It's calling for a chance of rain today, tomorrow, Friday and Saturday.
Eep.
In 2014, by which time the folks at Roland Garros will have finished building a new center court with a retractable roof, the U.S. Open will be the only Grand Read More
It seems like Mopey Murray, the player of a couple of years ago who would get into a funk in a match and not be able to pull himself out, is back. The tournament's second seed is now losing to Marin Cilic, 5-7, 2-6, and is down a break in the third. Cilic's first-serve percentage Read More
Rafael Nadal doesn't seem to enjoy the Open.
After his second round match, which ended well after midnight on Friday night, he complained about the late start time. Late start times are part of the charm of the Open and whether players like them or not, they should say they do (even Federer, who says he Read More
Rub the sleep out of your eyes, kids! Yesterday was one of the nuttiest days we've ever seen at the Open, but nine hours after it all ended, it's time to get back to tennis.
Later this afternoon, Venus Williams will take on Kim Clijsters, an absurdly intriguing fourth round match. We're giddy just thinking about Read More
Still no upsets on the men's side.
Andy Murray had to work a little bit today, but ultimately dusted off Paul Capdeville, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2. Juan Del Potro, Gilles Simon and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat their opponents in straight sets. Croatian Marin Cilic, after falling behind Roger Federer's left-handed hitting partner Jesse Levine two sets to Read More
In one of the most intriguing, raucous matches of the day, which stretched into the evening session, Taylor Dent, a 28-year-old American who left the tour for more than two years with a serious back injury, defeated Feliciano Lopez, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 7-5. It was an emotional return to the Open for Dent, Read More
Well, that was fast.
The Roger Federer of old returned this evening and dispatched Andy Murray in a quick and breezy 1 hour, 51 minutes, in three sets, at 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
It was evident early on that Federer wasn't going to let Murray touch him tonight. He blitzed when he needed to, and showed that elegant Read More
Andy Murray just came off the practice courts and is about two hours from the biggest match of his life.
If he plays anything like the way he played yesterday, Roger Federer might have a real test.
But then again, these matches often come down to big-situation experience (please see: Serena v. Jankovic last night, or Read More
In the tennis world, we have grown used to assuming that when good players lose, especially in "upsets," the loser must be suffering from injuries. And the truth of injury declarations has been a factor towards the end of this tournament, as when Novak Djokovic publicly defended himself against Andy Roddick's maybe-joking doubt about Djokovic's Read More
The grounds, at about 11:30 this morning. Not a soul in sight here, other than a few scattered security people.
In six hours, there will be more than 23,000 fans here.
The top tier of men's tennis has gotten so deep and so good in the last year and now it'll have to welcome a new member: Andy Murray.
Murray just defeated the 5-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal in four sets, winning the fourth set on the biggest stage in tennis with a 6-4 victory. Read More
