US Open 2017: Rafael Nadal storms through to set quarter-final with teenage Rublev
With each tournament of 2017, it seemed that either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal was reaching new milestones and breaking new records. No surprise, perhaps,…
Marianne Bevis Archives: 09/2017
US Open 2017: Karolina Pliskova throws down No1 gauntlet with blistering surge to Vandeweghe showdown
The chances were that the No1 ranking story would move one step closer to a resolution by the end of the Labor Day at the…
US Open 2017: Kvitova and Williams set blockbuster clash as Sharapova and Muguruza bid farewell
There is no doubt that many eyes have been following Maria Sharapova’s every move since she arrived in New York, and the maximum possible number…
US Open 2017: Carreno Busta ends dream run for Shapovalov, as draw delivers stream of firsts
It has become one of the hot topics of this year’s men’s draw at the US Open. Aside from the early flurry of headlines at…
US Open 2017: Former champions Nadal, Federer and Del Potro keep top of draw on track
What were the chances that all three of just four former US Open champions in this year’s draw would sit in the bottom half come…
US Open 2017: Karolina Pliskova saves match point to keep alive No1 hopes – but Muguruza maintains pressure
And then there were three. At the start of the US Open, world No2 Simona Halep had been challenging for the No1 ranking against a…
US Open 2017: Injured Edmund beaten by teenage star Shapovalov, as draw opens for new names
The draw for the US Open this year already had an unusual look about it. Former champions Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka were…
US Open 2017: Roger Federer leads band of single-handed backhand old boys into Round 3
It wasn’t in the reckoning of many experts, a late afternoon marathon for Roger Federer against a man he had beaten in all 16 previous…
US Open 2017: Sharapova living the old New York dream, but Muguruza and Williams impress
The former world No1, former US Open champion, and perhaps the only woman in tennis to vie with Serena Williams for fame and fortune, Maria…