The first round of the 2016 Australian Open ended Tuesday, and one of the best players in the world went home early. Rafael Nadal, a 14-time Grand Slam champion, was upset in five sets by Fernando Verdasco. It’s only the second time Nadal has been upset in Round 1 of a major tournament. There were no other significant upsets Tuesday. All four semifinalists from last year — Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych and Stan Wawrinka — won their first round matchups. Other notable stars such as Roger Federer and David Ferrer also are through to the next round. Australian Lleyton Hewitt won his first-round matchup in straight sets, much to ...
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Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Novak Djokovic All Win At U.S. Open
NEW YORK — No reason for any extra practice after this performance by Serena Williams. Playing the best she has during this U.S. Open as she chases a calendar-year Grand Slam, Williams set up a quarterfinal against older sister Venus by making only six unforced errors in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over 19th-seeded Madison Keys on Sunday. Serena took only 68 minutes to dismiss Keys, a 20-year-old American with formidable serves and forehands who simply was outplayed. Already a winner of the past four major tournaments, including last year’s U.S. Open, Serena is trying to become the first tennis player to win all four in the same season since Steffi Gr...
Serena Williams Does Split During Big Comeback Win At U.S. Open (Video)
Serena Williams’ hopes of a Grand Slam were in serious trouble Friday night at the U.S. Open. Williams struggled with consistency and accuracy in the first set, as she hit 14 unforced errors and three double faults. She ended up losing the set 6-3 to fellow American Bethanie Mattek-Sands. Williams still had her chances with seven break points, but she only managed to convert one. Mattek-Sands, meanwhile, converted on both of her chances. That meant Williams needed to win the final two sets to keep her shot at a Grand Slam alive. Never count out the Williams, though. She limited her unforced errors for the rest of the match and was much ...
Dustin Johnson 3-Putts, Blows Walk-Off Eagle Chance To Win U.S. Open (Video)
Poor, poor Dustin Johnson. The 30-year-old sat at 4 under for the weekend at the U.S. Open headed into his 18th and final hole, which 21-year-old Masters champion Jordan Spieth had just birdied to take a lead at 5 under. After a decent shot from the tee, Johnson set himself up wonderfully with a beautiful second shot that found a whole bunch of green. Johnson had a 12-foot eagle putt sitting between him and glory: If he sunk it, he’d have won the U.S. Open with a walk-off eagle, his first career major tournament victory. He was unable to sink the putt, however, but was left with a bunny for birdie to
Tiger Woods’ Two-Day U.S. Open Disaster Can Be Summed Up In One Video
The U.S. Open won’t have Tiger Woods to beat up anymore. Woods fired a second-round 76 that left him a 16-over-par 156, the second-worst score in the field before the afternoon groups teed off Friday at Chambers Bay, and assuring that the 14-time major champion will miss the cut. It’s the latest sign that Tiger’s game is unraveling, as he sets career marks — and not in a good way. ESPN loudmouth Skip Bayless went so far as to call Woods “a disgrace.” Want to know how bad it was? Look what happened to Tiger on the first hole Friday. It didn’t get any better from there. Thumbnail photo via John David
U.S. Open Greens At Chambers Bay In Rough Shape Before Round 1 (Photo)
The U.S. Open is the toughest major championship in golf. The USGA does its best to make the course incredibly difficult to shoot par. The fairways are narrow, the rough is thicker and more abundant, the greens are a nightmare and the hole locations are in absurd spots. This year’s U.S. Open starts Thursday at Chambers Bay in Washington. Judging by the early condition of the greens, it’s going to be a real challenge to putt with any consistency. Put simply, the greens are a mess. Martin Kaymer won last year’s U.S. Open at 9-under par, which is a rare score for this tournament. Normally the winner is much closer to even