US Open 2016: Andy Murray flies by overwhelmed Dimitrov to set Nishikori clash
Not for the first time, and probably not the last, world No2 Andy Murray was aiming to be the last Briton standing come the singles…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 09/2016
US Open 2016: Wawrinka sets Del Potro showdown on day of single-handed drama
“The report of my death was an exaggeration.” Thus wrote Mark Twain when asked to comment on reports that he was on his deathbed. The…
US Open 2016: Frenchmen Tsonga and Monfils joined by fearless Pouille after Nadal win
After a storming Olympic performance by Team GB in Rio, not least by tennis hero Andy Murray in becoming the only man ever to win…
US Open 2016: Weary Johanna Konta falls short of quarters but Wozniacki rises
She was up and onto Arthur Ashe bright and early, the No14 seed Johanna Konta. And though the roof had been closed first thing, it…
US Open 2016: Bold Dan Evans falls tantalisingly short in Wawrinka blockbuster
While Andy Murray battled at one end of Flushing Meadows against a man ranked considerably lower and aged considerably older than himself to join compatriot…
US Open 2016: Andy Murray continues British march to Round 4 and tricky Dimitrov re-match
Andy Murray has not only been one of the strong tips for a second US Open title since his summer sweep of Queen’s, Wimbledon and…
US Open 2016: Novak Djokovic confidence rises with second free ride; now it’s fearless Kyle Edmund
If Novak Djokovic looked a little less than his precision best in the first match of his title defence in New York, perhaps it was…
US Open 2016: Johanna Konta back into Round 4 with near-flawless Bencic win
Johanna Konta, the US Open’s No13 seed and top-ranked British woman, had played her Round 3 opponent, the No26 seed Belinda Bencic, three times before.…
US Open 2016: Dazzling Daniel Evans upsets Zverev to set Wawrinka challenge
There was plenty to catch the eye as the second round of this year’s US Open played itself out on a rain-disrupted Thursday. Andy Murray,…
US Open 2016: Agnieszka Radwanska edges bold Naomi Broady
The odds, of course, were all on No4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska’s side when she took on Briton Naomi Broady, ranked 82. The nimble legs and…
US Open 2016: Andy Murray overcomes Marcel Granollers in thunderous Ashe arena
Andy Murray may count himself one of the lucky few on first Thursday at Flushing Meadows, for this was the day that the rains came.…
US Open 2016: Johanna Konta battles through health scare, heat and Pironkova
Johanna Konta, the No13 seed and top-ranked British woman, was full of confidence as she sailed into the second round of the tournament that has…