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Gambler Would Earn $126K From A $37 Bet If Kei Nishikori Wins The US Open!

Posted by Tom Gainey on September 8th, 2014 @ 1:09 pm

According to a tweet from Australian bookmaker Tab, a bettor stands to collect $135,526 AUS ($126K USD) from a $40 AUS ($37 USD) bet if Kei Nishikori wins the US Open final today.

The gambler placed the bet weeks ago as part of a 6-way parlay. So far five of the bets from Winston-Salem and New Haven have come through with the kicker, an 80-1 wager on Nishikori to win the …

Poll: Will Serena Williams Equal Steffi Graff’s 22 Career Grand Slam Titles?

Posted by Tom Gainey on September 8th, 2014 @ 12:50 pm

#454893074 / gettyimages.comSerena Williams’s 6th US Open title gave her 18 overall Grand Slam victories equalling legendary rivals Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on the all-time Grand Slam leaderboard.

Serena’s next target on the list is Steffi Graff who is at 22, four ahead of Serena. …

Roger Federer Talks About The Nishikori-Cilic US Open Final

Posted by Tom Gainey on September 8th, 2014 @ 12:34 pm

After his shock straight set loss to Marin Cilic on Saturday, Roger Federer took a few moments to talk about the two players on today’s US Open final, Kei Nishikori and the Croatian Cilic.

On these two new faces to a Grand Slam final playing for the US Open title:
I think it’s exciting for the game, you know, to have different faces from time to time. At the same time, I …

After Crushing Her In The US Open Final, Serena Williams Then Partied With Caroline Wozniacki

Posted by Tom Gainey on September 8th, 2014 @ 12:12 pm

Serena Williams captured her 6th US Open title yesterday easily beating Caroline Wozniacki 63, 63 in just 75 minutes.

Serena and Caroline are best of friends, so naturally afterwards the last two standing in the US Open women’s draw met for a night of celebration.

“She’s funny, she’s nice, she’s supportive,” Serena said of …

Bryan Brothers Wins 100th Career Doubles Title, 6th US Open

Posted by Staff on September 8th, 2014 @ 11:49 am

#454859840 / gettyimages.comThe popular Bryan Brothers, Bob and Mike, collected their 100th career doubles title Sunday defeating the Spanish team of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 6-3, 6-4 for their 5th US Open title.

“It’s amazing relief, ecstasy,” Bob said. “I was having flashbacks to my …

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Kei Nishikori v Marin Cilic In The US Open Final, Who’s The Pick?

Posted by Sean Randall on September 8th, 2014 @ 12:30 am

Some 36 hours later, it’s still just as hard to digest the fact that Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic are actually playing for a Grand Slam title on Monday. Let’s be honest, had this been a first round matchup at another event few would even have cared, now it’s a final for a Grand Slam title. Amazing.

Sticker shock aside, credit to both players. I’ve long tabbed Nishikori as a future …

Serena Williams Collects 3rd Straight US Open Title, $4 Million

Posted by Staff on September 7th, 2014 @ 7:53 pm

Facing a year without a Grand Slam title to her name, world No. 1 Serena Williams stepped up her game on Sunday to claim a third consecutive US Open title and the 18th Slam crown of her career, defeating former No. 1 and friend Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3.

The first set featured five straight breaks of serve until both players righted their respective ships. In the second set Williams claimed an …

2014 US Open Women’s Final Preview: Serena Williams v Caroline Wozniacki

Posted by Staff on September 7th, 2014 @ 12:55 pm

Best friends Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki clash for the third time this summer, this for the final Grand Slam of 2014. Serena has beaten her Danish BFF 8 of 9 times but their two recent meetings last month in Montreal and Cincinnati both went the distance.

This fornight the top-seeded Serena hasn’t lost a set and looked her dominant self en route to her 22nd career Grand Slam final, her …

Saturday SF Shockers: Djokovic, Federer Lose At The US Open; Cilic-Nishikori Final Set

Posted by Sean Randall on September 6th, 2014 @ 7:10 pm

In one of the most upsetting semifinal days in Grand Slam history the top two tournament favorites and former champions Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer were both stunned by Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic, respectively.

Having watching both matches and most if the tournament, it’s hard to say which result was the bigger surprise. Djokovic had been suspect entering the US Open but he seemed to turn things around nicely in …

Kei Nishikori Presser: I Almost Didn’t Play The US Open, So I Wasn’t Expecting Anything

Posted by Tom Gainey on September 6th, 2014 @ 6:02 pm

#454785012 / gettyimages.comKei Nishikori became the first Asian man in history to make a Grand Slam singles final after shocking top seed Novak Djokovic 64, 16, 76(4), 63 earlier today.

Nishikori has now beaten three Top 5 seeds in No. 5 Milos Raonic and and No. …

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Novak Djokovic Presser: I Just Wasn’t Myself Today, But I Congratulate Kei, He Was The Better Player

Posted by Tom Gainey on September 6th, 2014 @ 5:52 pm

#454787076 / gettyimages.comTop seed Novak Djokovic was stunned today by Kei Nishikori in the US Open semifinals. Djokovic had made the US Open finals the last four years, winning the title in 2011. This was his earliest loss in New York since 2009.

Afterward, Djokovic, who …

Serena, Woz Line up Pressure-packed (re: Choke?) US Open Women’s Final

Posted by Staff on September 5th, 2014 @ 10:39 pm

The US Open women’s final will feature the current world No. 1 in her last chance to capture a Grand Slam title in 2014, against a former No. 1 who has seen the US Open championship round before, but has never raised a Slam trophy.

BFF’s Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki will square off in the Sunday final after each won straight-set encounters on Friday.

Williams overpowered Russian Ekaterina Makarova in under …

Will It Be Federer v Djokovic Monday In The US Open Finals? Saturday SF Picks And Pans

Posted by Sean Randall on September 5th, 2014 @ 7:57 pm

We are now just one round from a super-sized Roger Federer v Novak Djokovic US Open final. Will the stars align one last time for us tennis fans to enjoy it? Read on.

First to yesterday.

Tomas Berdych says he wants to win, says he’s trying, says tournaments don’t really start until the quarterfinals, but that’s around the stage when he keeps losing, and losing meekly. For the third straight Slam the …

Roger Federer’s Career 0-2 Comebacks [Chart]

Posted by Tom Gainey on September 5th, 2014 @ 1:02 pm

For a ninth time Roger Federer overcame a two set deficit yesterday in the quarterfinals in a win against Gael Monfils last night at the US Open. Federer’s nine are the most among all active players.

Roger Federer’s Career 0-2 Comebacks (9)
2000 U.S. Open R128 — def. Peter Wessels, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 3-4, retired
2001 French Open R64 — def. Sargis Sargsian, 4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, 9-7
2005 Miami Masters F — …

Tomas Berdych Apologizes For Double Bounce Incident At US Open

Posted by Tom Gainey on September 5th, 2014 @ 12:42 pm

Tomas Berdych took to twitter this morning to apologize to chair umpire Louise Engzell for his behavior after she correctly awarded a point in the third set to Marin Cilic.

πŸ’πŸ’πŸ’this i my personal apologize to the referee from yesterday.She was right.My emotions were driving my crazy…Sorry for that πŸ’πŸ’

— TomΓ‘Ε‘ Berdych (@tomasberdych) September 5, 2014

In replay, Berdych didn’t get to the ball before it …