Womens u s open

Howard Fendrich Associated Press Published 5:20 PM EDT Sep 2, 2019 New York — Naomi Osaka’s achy left knee didn’t let her serve without pain, so she didn’t practice that key part of her game leading into the U.S. Open. The knee also prevented her from covering the court and preparing for shots the way she’d like. Those weren’t the only reasons that the No. 1-seeded Osaka’s 10-match winning streak at the U.S. Open and title defense ended Monday in the fourth round. Belinda Bencic’s clean, crisp strokes, struck with the ball still on the rise, contributed plenty to the outcome, too. Osaka joined 2018 men’s champion Novak Djokovic on the sideline before the quarterfinals, exiting with a 7-5, 6-4 loss to the 13th-seeded Bencic under a closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium on a rainy afternoon. Djokovic stopped playing in his fourth-rounder Sunday night because of a problematic left shoulder. “I honestly didn’t move … [Read more...] about Top seed Naomi Osaka ousted by Belinda Bencic at U.S. Open

Howard Fendrich Associated Press Published 5:48 AM EDT Aug 28, 2019 New York — Coco Gauff is quickly becoming the Comeback Kid. Just 15, she doesn’t seem to find any deficit too daunting. She demonstrated that in her U.S. Open debut Tuesday night, much like she did at Wimbledon last month. With her parents jumping out of their front-row seats and a raucous partisan crowd backing her at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Gauff trailed by a set and a break, then again by a break in the third set, before getting past Anastasia Potapova of Russia 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. “I was trying to calm myself down,” Gauff said in her on-court interview. “I was almost out.” That she was. But similar to the way she saved match points in a Centre Court match at the All England Club during her captivating run to the fourth round there, Gauff did not give in or give up. All along the way, her mother and father were clapping and yelling, celebrating nearly every point their … [Read more...] about Call Coco the Comeback Kid: Gauff wins U.S. Open debut at 15

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Until last year’s U.S. Open, few tennis fans could identify a tournament official by name. That changed during the 2018 women’s final when chair umpire Carlos Ramos shot to prominence after a seismic clash with Serena Williams. FILE PHOTO: Serena Williams of the United States yells at chair umpire Carlos Ramos in the women's final against Naomi Osaka of Japan on day thirteen of the 2018 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, U.S., September 8, 2018. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY SPORTS A year on from the tense decider won 6-2 6-4 by Naomi Osaka, opinion remains deeply divided over how Ramos handled the match and the heated exchanges with Williams, one of the game’s greatest players. This much is undisputed: Ramos issued three code-of-conduct violations against the American, starting with a warning for receiving coaching from her mentor Patrick Mouratoglou in the … [Read more...] about Chair umpire Ramos has lasting impact on U.S. Open