US Open 2013

It has been a US Open where many things seemed very different but where many things turned out to be much the same. The capricious…

So one former champion, Rafael Nadal in 2010, and two men who had never reached the semi-finals at the US Open before—Richard Gasquet and Stanislas…

The draw for the US Open promised the first-ever meeting in New York between Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer after 31 career matches. But it…

There have been some seismic shocks along the way—Roger Federer losing to a man he had beaten in all 10 previous matches, Juan Martin del…

Defending champion Andy Murray has not had the easiest of routes to the quarter-finals at this year’s US Open. His was the last scheduled match…

It’s that stage of a Grand Slam when the devoted tennis fan needs at least four sets of eyes and a very sharp brain to…

The heavy rain over New York did more than simply disrupt the schedule: It threw the women’s draw into disarray. The top half was done…

So the 128 were reduced to the final 16 by their target date of Labour Day in New York. Some big names were felled along…

The warning signs were there for the five-time US Open champion, Roger Federer, right from the start. He was scheduled to play in the heat…

There is nothing like a bit of back-story to add some spice to a sporting contest. Take Daniel Evans’ win over the higher-ranked Bernard Tomic…

Still the only member of the ‘big four’ to play a first-week match away from the big stage on Arthur Ashe, Andy Murray, the US…

Victoria Azarenka admitted her relief after fighting back from a set down against 26th seed Alize Cornet to reach the fourth round of the US…

Just hours before Briton Dan Evans began his third-round match, the US Open published some statistics about the state of the men’s draw. And there…

There comes a point when there is little more that can be added to what has already been said. Quite simply, Rafael Nadal’s year since…

It was a surprise, but at the same time should have been no surprise at all. Amid all the big names playing for their place…

A quick look at the CVs of Andy Murray and the man he would play in the second round of the US Open, Leonardo Mayer,…

It’s a special day in a Grand Slam when two British No1s headline on the biggest show courts on the same day. But that was…

The second round of the men’s draw of the US Open has still to play itself out, but already the old guard is showing just…

When a Grand Slam’s biography on one of its players displays a blank where his height and weight should be, you know this is a…

As if Andy Murray didn’t face enough hurdles in defending his first Grand Slam title in New York, he had to wait out both an…

Right from the start, Laura Robson showed she was a woman who enjoyed the big occasion and the big stage: the Grand Slam stage, in…