A first US Open semi-final berth on the line; for Kevin Anderson, a maiden Grand Slam semi-final spot up for grabs. On Tuesday, it was the South African who made the breakthrough with a 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 6-3, 7-6(7) triumph over Sam Querrey. What a resurgence it has been. An injury-ravaged 2016 saw the 31 year old start the season at No. 80 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. His frustrations would not end there with hip, leg and right elbow problems stunting him at various points of the season. “It was an incredible match,” Anderson said. “Matches like that, you sort of focus on getting through right there and then and look at the bigger picture afterwards. I have put in a...
Eight years and four wrist surgeries since ending Roger Federer’s 40-match US Open win streak, Juan Martin del Potro returns to Arthur Ashe Stadium for a rematch. The Argentine is 5-16 in his FedEx ATP Head2Head record with Federer. All five of his wins have come on hard courts, none more meaningful than when he rallied from a set-and-a-break down to deny Federer a sixth straight US Open title in 2009. Del Potro can prevent history from being made again as Federer and Rafael Nadal are one win from meeting for the first time at the US Open. The Swiss and Spaniard have been this close six times now, including in 2009, when del Potro defeated Nadal 6-2, 6-2, 6-2...
Wimbledon champions Pat Cash and Michael Stich, along with Anders Jarryd, Tom Okker and Helena Sukova have been named candidates for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2018. Induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame is the ultimate honour in the sport of tennis, recognising the sum of one’s achievements at the highest possible level. The five individuals are candidates in the Player Category. There are no candidates for 2018 in the Contributor or Wheelchair Tennis Categories. “Among this year’s Hall of Fame candidates, we have Wimbledon champions, Olympic medalists, fierce competitors, and athletes who consistently maintained rankings at the top of our sport over long durations of time. The Class of 2018 candidates hail from...
Mike Bryan celebrated a special milestone on Tuesday at the US Open as he and twin brother Bob Bryan defeated Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 6-4 in the quarter-finals. The result sees Mike Bryan move ahead of Daniel Nestor as the player with most doubles match wins with 1052 victories to his name. Nestor has 1051, while Bob Bryan has 1038. "It’s a cool milestone," Mike said. "Obviously it's going to feel sweeter when we do it together, but for a few weeks I’m going to be the No. 1 guy, he’ll be the No. 3. It’s a lot of matches, what can I say? "It’s 19 years on tour. To pass our good friend Nesty - he just...