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Radwanska on Andreescu’s soaring ability and Serena’s recent Final struggles

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In a recently publicised interview, Agnieszka Radwanska has discussed a range of topics including Serena Williams’ recent Final struggles and why she believes US Open winner Bianca Andreescu is the best young player on Tour right now.  Continue reading “Radwanska on Andreescu’s soaring ability and Serena’s recent Final struggles”

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US Open 2019: Rafael Nadal wins title in dramatic five-set win vs. Daniil Medvedev

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Rafael Nadal won the 19th Grand Slam of his career, prevailing in five-sets with a 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 win over a defiant Russian Daniil Medvedev after just shy of five hours on Arthur Ashe. The 23-year-old worked tirelessly in his Grand Slam Final debut, registering winners aplenty to get back into title contention from two sets down. Ultimately though, earlier errors proved costly.

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US Open 2019: Bianca Andreescu seals title with 6-3, 7-5 victory against Serena Williams

19-year-old Bianca oozed class and world-class potential to win her maiden Grand Slam with a straight-sets victory over heavy favourite Serena. The Canadian also becomes the youngest female teenager since Svetlana Kuznetsova (19y, 76d) back in 2004 to win a Grand Slam trophy.

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US Open 2019: Stan Wawrinka into quarters, Djokovic retires with recurring shoulder injury

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Stan Wawrinka is into this year’s US Open quarter-finals after a 6-4, 7-5, 2-1 win over defending champion Novak Djokovic. The world number one was clearly not at his best before retiring early in the third set to a chorus of boos, with a recurrence of his shoulder injury proving too painful to continue playing through and risk further aggravation.
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US Open 2019: Novak Djokovic with routine win over Denis Kudla, to face Wawrinka next

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Defending champion Novak Djokovic earned his fourth-round berth with an impressive 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory over American Denis Kudla in Friday’s evening session at Flushing Meadows. An intriguing clash up against 2016 US Open winner Stan Wawrinka now awaits on Sunday. Continue reading “US Open 2019: Novak Djokovic with routine win over Denis Kudla, to face Wawrinka next”

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US Open 2019: Stan Wawrinka into second week after straight-sets win vs. Paolo Lorenzi

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Stan Wawrinka battled hard to come through in just over three hours against Paolo Lorenzi with a 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 victory, booking his place in the last-16 on Sunday: where he will play defending champion Novak Djokovic.
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US Open 2019: Coco Gauff withstands immense pressure, stuns Timea Babos in three sets

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Cori Gauff withstood an inspired second-set comeback to prevail in three sets 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 over Timea Babos, booking her place in Round Three: where she’ll face defending champion and world number one Naomi Osaka on Saturday. Continue reading “US Open 2019: Coco Gauff withstands immense pressure, stuns Timea Babos in three sets”

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US Open 2019: Alexander Zverev wins five-set battle against tricky Frances Tiafoe

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World number six Alexander Zverev didn’t play his best tennis but managed to came through another five-set battle 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3: this time against close friend Frances Tiafoe, booking his place in Round Three of the US Open. 
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US Open 2019: Shoulder injury aside, Djokovic wins in straight-sets vs. valiant Londero

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Novak Djokovic struggled with a niggling shoulder injury but nonetheless came through during a different type of challenge to earn his third-round berth after a 6-4, 7-6, 6-1 win against a valiant Juan Ignacio Londero display in two hours 15 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium.  

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US Open 2019: Coco Gauff recovers to beat Anastasia Potapova in three-set thriller

Fresh from her Wimbledon success last month, 15-year-old sensation Cori Gauff recovered from a precarious position to prevail in three sets 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 against fellow teenager Anastasia Potapova.

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US Open 2019: Belinda Bencic storms to straight-sets victory over Mandy Minella

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World number eight Belinda Bencic, 22, comfortably progressed into the second round with a routine 6-2, 6-3 straight-sets victory over Mandy Minella on Court Five in a match which lasted little over an hour on Tuesday afternoon.

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US Open 2019: Kristina Mladenovic stuns seeded Angelique Kerber on opening day

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Kristina Mladenovic recovered from a second-set back spasm issue to prevail in three sets and knock out 14th seed Angelique Kerber 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 on Day One of this year’s US Open.
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