Russian Daria Kasatkina knocked out 12th seed and Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko, 6-3, 6-2, Saturday to advance to the fourth round of the US Open. Kasatkina had previously never advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam.
domingo, 3 de septiembre de 2017
sábado, 2 de septiembre de 2017
Karolina Pliskova advanced to fourth-round of the 2017 US Open
Top seed Karolina Pliskova fought off a match point in the second set, rebounding to prevail, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, over No. 27 seed Zhang Shuai. With the victory, Pliskova advances to the fourth round.
Venus williams advanced to the fourth-round of the 2017 US Open
Venus Williams advanced to the fourth round of the 2017 US Open on Friday, with a victory over Maria Sakkari of Greece, 6-3, 6-4.
With this win, Williams has reached at least the fourth round of all four majors this year. "My best tennis this year has come at the majors," Williams said in her post-match press conference.
"I don't play nearly as much as some of my contemporaries, but this year when I have played, it's definitely been quality tennis. That's exactly what I want, and obviously to play my best tennis at the Big 4."
Serena Williams gave birth to her first child on Friday and her sister Venus was among the first to congratulate her
Venus Williams expressed her delight at becoming an aunt following the birth of her sister Serena's first child.
"Obviously I'm super excited," Venus told ESPN's Pam Shriver after her third round win over Maria sakkari at the us open. "Words can't describe."
Former WTA World No.1 Serena Williams is engaged to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and gave birth to her first child in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday.
Maria Sharapova win's over Sofia Kenin into us open 2017
Maria Sharapova withstood a tenacious challenge from fellow wildcard Sofia Kenin to advance into the US Open fourth round, 7-5, 6-2.
Kenin was born in Russia but came to the United States at a young age, enjoying a phenomenal junior career and earning her spot into the main draw for a second straight year by winning the US Open wildcard challenge.
viernes, 1 de septiembre de 2017
Sloane Stephens win's over Ashleigh Barty into us open 2017
Sloane Stephens eliminated the last Australian in the women's singles draw Friday, beating Ashleigh Barty, 6-2, 6-4, in the third round.
It was the first meeting for Barty, the 2011 Wimbledon girls' singles champion who took a hiatus to pursue cricket, and Stephens, who is on the comeback trail after right-foot surgery in January.
Stephens now has the opportunity to surpass her deepest run at the US Open, matching her 2013 appearance in the round of 16, where she lost to Serena Williams. But Friday's match in the temporary Louis Armstrong Stadium wasn't her best. Forty-two percent of the points in the match were the result of unforced errors; Stephens simply made fewer of them (21 compared to Barty's 31).
Petra kvitova win's over caroline garcía into us open 2017.
Petra Kvitova has reached the fourth round of a Slam for the first time since her comeback from horrific left hand injuries sustained in a knife attack last December with a dominant 6-0, 6-4 win over No.18 seed Caroline Garcia in just 48 minutes.
The first match between seeds at this year's US Open saw the Frenchwoman broken in the very first game - despite serving two aces and one unreturned bomb. Garcia would be plagued by a wide variety of unforced errors throughout the opening set: seven off the forehand wing, six from the backhand, and equally balanced between going long, wide, into the net or simply shanked. Though the 23-year-old maintained an aggressive strategy in rallies and on return of serve, it didn't pay off: the mistakes were balanced by just four winners and she would fail to reach break point in the whole match.
Elina Svitolina advances to third round of the us open 2017
Elina Svitolina and Evgeniya Rodina battled entertainingly from the baseline in their second-round contest Thursday, moving each other side to side and producing mostly high-quality tennis for the early match in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
And while Svitolina's sustained dominance didn’t always feel overwhelming, her superior speed and crisper ground strokes — and ability to take advantage of almost every opportunity — made the effort feel routine as she cruised to a 6-4, 6-4 victory.
Jelena ostapenko into 3 round of the us open 2017
Reigning Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko overcame a case of serving woes to triumph 6-4, 6-4 over Sorana Cirstea on Thursday and advance to the third round at the US Open for the first time in three tries.
With the win, the No. 12 seeded Latvian has now surpassed the second round at all four majors this season.
Ostapenko breathed a sigh of relief after earning the second-round win, admitting that she felt lucky to have snuck away with the victory despite her on-court struggles.
"Some games were 0-40 on my serve, so I was fighting to stay in it the whole way," Ostapenko said. "I think probably I was playing better on the big points even though I was not serving so well today, but I was fighting in the rallies."
Karolina Pliskova into third round of the us open 2017. Nicole Gibbs out
Karolina Pliskova is officially into Round 3 of the 2017 US Open.
But not without a fight.
It took the Czech three sets to pull a win out over her American qualifying opponent Nicole Gibbs, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
A lithe 6-foot-1, Pliskova towered over her 5-foot-6 American opponent, in both height and tennis prowess.
But that didn’t deter the small-but-mighty Gibbs, who is currently ranked No. 127 in the world. The hometown hero immediately felt at home in Arthur Ashe, taking a large lead up a double break 4-1 in the first set. The Ohio native saved three game points and took the set on serve, much to the thrill of the pro-American crowd.
Pliskova didn’t stay down long, taking the second set.
The third set saw the two going game for game, until Pliskova made a break in game six of the third set, acing Gibbs. In total, Pliskova put away 29 winners, 27 of which were results of her commanding forehand.
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