September 11, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Already 10 years since my trip to the US Open . Time flies…
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September 5, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Venus Williams , playing in her 72nd Grand Slam tournament, wears the Chela Dress from her fitness and athleisure clothing line, EleVen by Venus Williams .
Venus’ dress is available on elevenbyvenuswilliams.com for $98.
Photo credit: @justdjoking
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August 21, 2016 · Leave a Comment
Relive some of the best moments in the US Open history and follow our coverage on Tennis Buzz:
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Fashion and gear:
2016 US Open: Simona Halep and Ana Ivanovic adidas outfits
Kei Nishikori and Novak Djokovic 2016 US Open outfits
2016 US Open: Alexander Zverev adidas outfit
Rafael Nadal 2016 US Open outfits
2016 US Open: Madison Keys US Open outfits
2016 US Open: Grigor Dimitrov Nike outfits
2016 US Open: Jo Tsonga adidas outfit
2016 US Open: Serena Williams dress
2016 US Open: Venus Williams dress
Andy Murray 2016 US Open outfit
Gael Monfils 2016 US Open outfit
Stan Wawrinka 2016 US Open outfit
Angelique Kerber 2016 US Open outfit
A trip down memory lane:
Top 5 strange events at the US Open US Open biggest upsets 1970 US Open: Margaret Court completes the Grand Slam 1971 US Open: Chris Evert becomes the “It Girl” 1972 US Open: Ilie Nastase defeats Arthur Ashe 1973 US Open: Margaret Court defeats Evonne Goolagong 1976 US Open: Connors defeats Borg 1978: the US Open moves to Flushing Meadows 1978 US Open: 4th consecutive US Open title for Chris Evert 1978 US Open: Jimmy Connors defeats Bjorn Borg 79 US Open 2nd round: McEnroe vs Nastase, chaos on court 1979 US Open: John McEnroe defeats Vitas Gerulaitis 1980 US Open: John McEnroe defeats Bjorn Borg 1981 US Open: Tracy Austin defeats Martina Navratilova 1981 US Open: John McEnroe defeats Bjorn Borg: Borg’s last Grand Slam match 1983 US Open: Career Grand Slam for Martina Navratilova 1984 US Open: John McEnroe last Grand Slam title 1990 US Open: Linda Ferrando upsets Monica Seles 1990 US Open: Alexander Volkov upsets Stefan Edberg 1990 US Open, the spitting incident 1991 US Open: Connors, 39 qualifies for the semifinals 1991 US Open: Seles and Capriati introduce power in womens tennis 1991: Monica Seles first US Open title 1991 US Open: playing to perfection, Edberg grabs first Open 1991 US Open: Edberg’s final dominance doesn’t diminish Courier 1992: Stefan Edberg defeats Pete Sampras 1992 US Open: Edberg takes Sampras, US Open, No.1 ranking 1993 US Open: Pete Sampras defeats Cédric Pioline 1994 US Open 4th round: Jaime Yzaga defeats Pete Sampras 1994: first US Open title for Andre Agassi 1995: Pete Sampras defeats Andre Agassi 1996 US Open: Class act Edberg making one last run at US Open 1996 US Open: Pete Sampras’ warrior moment 2001 US Open: Venus defeats sister Serena 2001 US Open QF: Andre Agassi – Pete Sampras 2001 US Open: Lleyton Hewitt defeats Pete Sampras 2002 US Open: last Grand Slam title for Pete Sampras 2004 US Open: First time to NYC for a French fan of Agassi 2005 US Open: Roger Federer defeats Andre Agassi Andre Agassi gives the Open crowd one more thrill ride, August 31st, 2006 September 3rd 2006: Andre Agassi’s last match Andy Murray’s road to the 2012 US Open final 2012 US Open: first Grand Slam title for Andy Murray
Reports:
2016 US Open: Rafael Nadal at practice
2016 US Open: Kei Nishikori at practice
2016 US Open 1st round: Nadal defeats Istomin
2016 US Open: Ana Ivanovic at practice
2016 US Open 1st round: Edmund defeats Gasquet
2016 US Open 1st round: Andy Murray defeats Lukas Rosol
2016 US Open 1st round: Serena Williams defeats Ekaterina Makarova
2016 US Open: Novak Djokovic advances to the third round
2016 US Open 2nd round: Dan Evans upsets Alexander Zverev
3 British male players in the third round of the 2016 US Open
2016 US Open: Andy Murray at practice
307th Slam win for Serena Williams
Del Potro advances to the 2016 US Open quarterfinals
2016 US Open QF: Gael Monfils defeats Lucas Pouille
2016 US Open QF: Angelique Kerber defeats Roberta Vinci
2016 US Open QF: Serena Williams defeats Simona Halep
2016 US Open QF: Wawrinka defeats Del Potro
2016 US Open QF: Kei Nishikori upsets Andy Murray
Karolina Pliskova and Angelique Kerber advance to the 2016 US Open final
Karolina Pliskova and Angelique Kerber roads to the 2016 US Open final
2016 US Open: Novak Djokovic at practice
Djokovic and Wawrinka roads to the 2016 US Open final
2016 US Open recap: the good, the bad, the queen
2016 US Open: Angie Kerber is the new Queen
Polls:
Who will win the 2016 US Open?
Novak Djokovic (45%, 62 Votes)
Andy Murray (27%, 38 Votes)
Rafael Nadal (17%, 24 Votes)
Stan Wawrinka (4%, 5 Votes)
Someone else (3%, 4 Votes)
Kei Nishikori (1%, 2 Votes)
Gael Monfils (1%, 2 Votes)
Milos Raonic (1%, 1 Votes)
Marin Cilic (1%, 1 Votes)
Dominic Thiem (0%, 0 Votes)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 139
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Who will win the 2016 US Open?
Serena Williams (62%, 64 Votes)
Angelique Kerber (22%, 23 Votes)
Garbine Muguruza (6%, 6 Votes)
Simona Halep (5%, 5 Votes)
Someone else (2%, 2 Votes)
Agnieszka Radwanska (1%, 1 Votes)
Venus Williams (1%, 1 Votes)
Madison Keys (1%, 1 Votes)
Dominika Cibulkova (1%, 1 Votes)
Roberta Vinci (0%, 0 Votes)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 104
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January 9, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The Happy Slam is already around the corner! On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic will be once again the huge favorite, but the women’s draw is open than ever: all four of the top-ranked have withdrawn from tournaments they entered this week due to injury.
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A trip down memory lane:
Australian Open trivia The tragedy of Daphne Akhurst The Norman Brookes Challenge Cup 1960 Australian Open: Neale Feaser, a costly volley 1960: first Grand Slam title for Rod Laver 1960-63 Australian Open: Jan Lehane four time runner-up 1974 Australian Open: Jimmy Connors first Grand Slam title 1975: John Newcombe defeats Jimmy Connors 1981: First Australian Open title for Martina Navratilova 1983: Mats Wilander defeats Ivan Lendl 1984: Mats Wilander defeats Kevin Curren 1985: Edberg wins in Australia and Sweden changes look 1987-1988 Swedes spoil the party 1987: Stefan Edberg defeats Pat Cash January 11, 1988: first day of play at Flinders Park 1988: Mats Wilander defeats Pat Cash 1990: John McEnroe disqualified! 1990: Ivan Lendl’s last Grand Slam title 1991: Monica Seles first Australian Open title 1994: First Australian Open title for Pete Sampras 1995: Mary Pierce defeats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 1995 QF: Pete Sampras emotional comeback win over Jim Courier 1995: Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras, wins first Australian Open title 1996 Australian Open: Mark Philippoussis defeats Pete Sampras in the 3rd round Impressions from the 1996 Australian Open : Monica Seles and Boris Becker last Grand Slam titles, Stefan Edberg last appearance in Australia1997 Australian Open: Pete Sampras defeats Carlos Moya 2001 Australian Open: Pat’s last chance 2001 Australian Open final: Andre Agassi defeats Arnaud Clément 2002: Capriati scripts a stunning sequel in Australia 2003 Australian Open: last Grand Slam title for Agassi 2009 Australian Open: Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer
Recap:
Sharapova, Nadal and Nishikori attend IMG party
Australian Open day 1: Bouchard defeats Krunic
Australian Open 2016 day 1: Serena defeats Camila Giorgi
Australian Open 2016 day 1: Djokovic defeats Chung
Australian Open 2016 day 2: David Ferrer defeats Gojowczyk
Australian Open 2016 day 3: Serena defeats Su-Wei Hsieh
Australian Open 2016 day 3 recap
Australian Open day 3: Maria Sharapova and Roger Federer
Players react to Lleyton Hewitt's retirement
Australian Open 2016: Djokovic, Kyrgios, Tsonga and more at practice
Australian Open 2016 day 5: Nishikori, Tsonga and Radwanska
Australian Open day 6: Gael Monfils defeats Stephane Robert
Australian Open day 6: Milos Raonic defeats Viktor Troicki
Australian Open day 6: John Isner defeats Feliciano Lopez
Carlos Moya: Milos goal is to be number one
It's over for Hewitt
Australian Open day 7: Berdych defeats Bautista Agut
Australian Open 2016 day 8: Monfils defeats Kuznetsov
Australian Open day 8: Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka
Australian Open 2016 day 10: Milos Raonic defeats Stan Wawrinka
Emmanuel Planque talks about Raonic improved game
Australian Open 2016: Hingis and Mirza win the doubles title
Serena and Angelique Kerber roads to the 2016 Australian Open final
Australian Open 2016: Bruno Soares doubles double
Angelique Kerber: Everyone told me to enjoy the match
Fashion and gear:
Australian Open 2016: Halep and Ivanovic adidas outfits
Australian Open 2016: Tsonga and Sock adidas outfits
Australian Open 2016: Caro Wozniacki's Stella McCartney dress
Australian Open 2016: Lleyton Hewitt's Athletic DNA outfit
Australian Open 2016: Novak Djokovic Uniqlo outfit
Australian Open 2016: Kei Nishikori Uniqlo outfit
Australian Open 2016: Serena Williams Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Serena Williams NikeCourt Flare shoe
Australian Open 2016: Rafael Nadal Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Genie Bouchard Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Nick Kyrgios Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Roger Federer Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Maria Sharapova Nike outfit
Australian Open 2016: Andy Murray's outfit
Australian Open 2016: Lacoste players outfits
Australian Open 2016: Milos Raonic New Balance outfit
Australian Open 2016: Tomas Berdych adidas outfit
Polls:
Who will be the 2016 Australian Open champion?
Novak Djokovic (45%, 66 Votes)
Roger Federer (22%, 32 Votes)
Andy Murray (9%, 13 Votes)
Rafael Nadal (9%, 13 Votes)
Stan Wawrinka (7%, 10 Votes)
Other (3%, 5 Votes)
Kei Nishikori (3%, 4 Votes)
Tomas Berdych (2%, 3 Votes)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (1%, 1 Votes)
David Ferrer (0%, 0 Votes)
Richard Gasquet (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 147
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Who will be the 2016 Australian Open champion?
Serena Williams (38%, 41 Votes)
Maria Sharapova (22%, 24 Votes)
Other (14%, 15 Votes)
Garbine Muguruza (9%, 10 Votes)
Agnieszka Radwanska (7%, 8 Votes)
Angelique Kerber (5%, 5 Votes)
Simona Halep (2%, 2 Votes)
Petra Kvitova (1%, 1 Votes)
Karolina Pliskova (1%, 1 Votes)
Venus Williams (0%, 0 Votes)
Timea Bacsinszky (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 107
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October 31, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Venus made her professional debut on Monday, October 31, 1994, beating 59th-ranked Shaun Stafford in the first round of Bank Of The West Classic in Oakland. She almost beat the world No.2 Arantxa Sanchez in the next round, leading 6-3 3-1.
Robin Finn of the New York Times wrote: “Venus Williams is the most unorthodox tennis prodigy her sport has ever seen. She is a 14-year-old African-American girl with a ghetto in her past, a total absence of junior competition in her present and a plan to spend no more than a decade pursuing Grand Slam titles and six-digit purses so she can put a college degree in her future.”
Shaun Stafford: “She moves extra well for her height, she’s got a great serve and it’ll get better. It’s exciting for tennis to have her here. When I came on the tour at 19, I was intimidated, but here she is at 14, ready to play the pros. It’s unique.”
Venus joined the WTA tour full time in 1997 and reached the US Open final, losing to Martina Hingis.
Source: On this day in tennis history by Randy Walker
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