Sloane Stephens is hard to read
Last year, it really appeared that Sloane Stephens would win another Grand Slam, plus win more huge tournaments and eventually become No. 1. But this year, she went backward, and her conviction went away. Now she is ranked No. 14, and she does have a shot to play at the WTA Finals at the end […]
US Open final: Nadal vs. Medvedev, can the ‘older’ Rafa win it?
There are times when Rafa Nadal isn’t crushing the ball, and the Spaniard has said that he was a little nervous, or mentally somewhere else. Most times, though, he pushes himself until he finds the solution. Nadal has won 18 Grand Slams, and on Sunday at the US Open, he will be favored against the […]
Will Rafa Nadal win the US Open again?
It is possible that Rafa Nadal will win the US Open and then he will have 19 Grand Slam victories, just one behind Roger Federer. If it occurs, then many people will say Nadal is the best player ever. But not quite, yet. On Wednesday night, Nadal beat Diego Schwartzman in three tough sets, and […]
The US Open: Halep out; Townsend, Kudla rising
It was quite a day at the United States Open on Thursday. A couple of the Americans won in gigantic upsets: Taylor Townsend stunned Simona Halep 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(4). Then, Denis Kudla won 7-5, 7-5, 0-6, 6-3 over the the No. 27-seed Dusan Lajovic. They could have lost given that both of them have not […]
Women: Can Osaka can win the US Open again?
Here we are, waiting to see which woman is going to be dominate at the end of the US Open? Could it be the defending champion Naomi Osaka? The No. 2 Ash Barty? The 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams? The 2017 winner Sloane Stephens? The other Grand Slam winner this year, Simona Halep at […]
Will Rafa Nadal win 20 Grand Slams or more?
A few days ago, I wrote that during the fall lots of people will debate whether Rafa Nadal will end up being the best player, ever. That is true. There are a lot of people who really like him, especially in Spain. Nadal is a terrific player, a very intense person on court, he competes […]
Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters will unretired, again
The 2019 US Open is over, it is done, until 2020, when Flushing Meadows opens up again. Let’s start with the women, those who went deep, and those were the good players who lost, and who were very disappointed. But first, the three-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters announced that she will return, on court, […]
US Open: Stan Wawrinka is back, and driving
Who would have thought that Stan Wawrinka would rise up at this point in his career? After all, over the past year, he wasn’t really there. He was injured, he had to stop, and then the three-time Grand Slam champion lost a lot of matches. But almost everyone kept trying, even though it takes time. […]
The US Open: Keep the momentum, please
In the first round, at the US Open, there have always been a number of terrific players who have lost early. On the hard courts in the hot summer, it can be difficult and keep up the momentum built during the North American swing. Look what happened to No. 4 Dominic Thiem who lost to the […]
Men: Who will win the US Open?
Who will win the crazy tournament in Flushing Meadows? There have been some wonderful contests, dozens of them, in the past 26 years that I’ve covered the US Open. At the end of August and the beginning in September, it can be super hot, or cool and windy. And rain, too. There were so many […]