Tag: Meadows
US Open: Dan Evans’ dream run at Flushing Meadows ended by fatigue with Alex de Minaur taking advantage | Tennis News
Dan Evans’ epic run at this year’s US Open was ended by fatigue, sickness, and a hip injury with Alex de Minaur taking full advantage to race into the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. The Briton will leave New York with a piece of history, having won the longest-ever match at the tournament with his…
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US Open: Jack Draper defeats Botic van de Zandschulp to reach last 16 at Flushing Meadows | Tennis News
Jack Draper hurtled into the second week of the US Open as he beat Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows. The British No 1 cruised to a 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory in just over two hours against the Dutchman, who had produced one of the greatest…
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US Open: Martina Navratilova not surprised by Novak Djokovic’s early exit at Flushing Meadows | Tennis News
Tennis great Martina Navratilova admitted she was “not surprised” by Novak Djokovic’s early exit at the US Open, saying he didn’t have the “focus or fire”. Djokovic said he “played some of the worst tennis I have ever played” after he followed Carlos Alcaraz in crashing out of the US Open. Defending champion Djokovic was…
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US Open: Katie Boulter suffers disappointing exit at Flushing Meadows in second round | Tennis News
An out-of-sorts Katie Boulter suffered a disappointing US Open exit to Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro despite mounting a brief fightback in the second set. Boulter was outplayed throughout her 7-5 7-5 defeat to the world No 74 to end British interest in the women’s draw following Harriet Dart’s exit to Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk on Wednesday.…
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US Open: Coco Gauff eases into second round at Flushing Meadows as Jan Choinski loses marathon match | Tennis News
Coco Gauff cruised into the second round of the US Open to make the perfect start to her title defence, as Britain’s Harriet Dart won in style, but Jan Choinski lost a gruelling match. Gauff only dropped two games as she beat French player Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-0 and looked back on form after a…
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London-born Broncos James Meadows and Lewis Bienek ready to do city proud at the Stoop vs St Helens | Rugby League News
London Broncos stars James Meadows and Lewis Bienek are hoping to do their city proud when they take on St Helens at the Twickenham Stoop on Sunday June 16, live on Sky Sports. The Broncos are now based in Wimbledon but will play top of the table Saints in a one-off clash at their former…
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US Open: Katie Boulter exits at Flushing Meadows to leave Jack Draper as the last Brit standing
Katie Boulter exited the US Open on Saturday night in New York to leave young Jack Draper as the last Brit standing in singles competition The 27-year-old from Leicester picked up two fine wins in her opening two matches, but American world No 59 Stearns proved too strong on a breezy Court 17. Stearns, a…
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US Open: Jack Draper storms into third round at Flushing Meadows with Hubert Hurkacz win
British star Jack Draper made the third round at the US Open for the second consecutive year after a superb victory over former top-10 player Hubert Hurkacz. The 21-year-old is the first of the six-strong British contingent playing on day four to get through after an impressive 6-2 6-4 7-5 win over Hurkacz, the 17th…
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US Open: Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff fly through to third round at Flushing Meadows
World No 1 Iga Switak and home favourite Coco Gauff sparked in the Big Apple as they both eased through to the third round of the US Open on Wednesday. Swiatek did not look completely at ease as she was made to work for a 6-3 6-4 win over the 322nd-ranked Australian Daria Saville. “I…
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US Open: Lily Miyazaki’s dream run at Flushing Meadows ended by Belinda Bencic
Lily Miyazaki’s dream run at the US Open was ended in the second round by Olympic champion Belinda Bencic on Wednesday. The 27-year-old, who came through three matches to qualify at Flushing Meadows for the first time and then picked up a maiden Grand Slam win against Margarita Betova in round one, was beaten 6-3…
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