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Maria Sharapova - 568 career wins Sofia Kenin - 2...

??Maria Sharapova - 568 career wins??Sofia Kenin - 2 career winsAnything can happen! We've got your preview!

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Venus Williams - 259 major match wins ...

??Venus Williams - 259 major match wins?? Maria Sakkari - 8 major match winsVeteran vs Upstart... who ya got? ?

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Donald Young fought hard. Yet Gael Monfils...

??Donald Young fought hard.Yet ??Gael Monfils Tennis prevailed.Highlights, analysis of the stellar match!

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Slow start, powerful finish for Rafa...

Slow start, powerful finish for ??Rafa Nadal yesterday.Wertheim recaps Rafa's win.¡Vamos! And watch!

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"My preparation hasn't been good at all...

"My preparation hasn't been good at all here."??Roger Federer opens up in the Press Room.

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We're LIVE! Day 5 of the US Open Tennis Championships! Roger...

We're LIVE!??Day 5 of the US Open Tennis Championships!??Roger Federer rising up.????Rafa Nadal won't be denied.??WAKE UP! TUNE IN NOW!

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Being an at the US Open is incredible! Full Interview:...

Being an ?? at the US Open is incredible!Full Interview: http://tnns.ch/xKaBka #GameSetMattek

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First Top 10 win for Andrey Rublev!

First Top 10 win for Andrey Rublev!

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80th US Open win for Roger Federer!

80th US Open win for Roger Federer!

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PHOTOS/VIDEO: 2017 US Open R2 Rafael Nadal vs. Taro Daniel

 

2017 US Open R2 Rafael Nadal bt. Taro Daniel  4/6 6/3 6/2 6/2

Next opponent - Leo Mayer

Rafa: "For me, it's a very important victory. It's true that I didn't play very well tonight. In the first set, I had a lot of opportunities.
I need to improve a lot of things. I really believe I can do it much better and I'm going to do it much better."
 

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Aussies in action: US Open Day 5

New York, NY, USA, 1 September 2017 | tennis.com.au

WOMEN’S SINGLES

THIRD ROUND

Ashleigh Barty (AUS) v Sloane Stephens (USA) – Louis Armstrong Stadium, 2nd match

ORDER OF PLAY: full US Open Day 5 schedule

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Rafa Nadal rolls into US Open Third round!

Rafa Nadal rolls into US Open Third round!

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Well done Shelby Rogers and Daria Gavrilova!

Well done Shelby Rogers and Daria Gavrilova!

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It's Advantage: Omar Miller at the US Open...

It's Advantage: Omar Miller at the US Open with ⚾ New York Mets and ? with Gael Monfils Tennis!

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Aussie results daily update, 1 September

Melbourne VIC, Australia, 1 September 2017 | tennis.com.au

Men

Grand Slam – US Open

US Open 2017 Men’s Singles – Flushing Meadows, NY, USA (Hard)
R64John Millman (Qld)dMalek Jaziri (TUN)6-1 7-6(1) 6-1
R64Thomas Fabbiano (ITA)dJordan Thompson (NSW)2-6 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2

 

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Peers, Barty, Dellacqua lead doubles charge

New York, NY, USA, 1 September 2017 | tennis.com.au

Top seeds John Peers and Henri Kontinen have begun their US Open campaign with a comfortable win over American duo William Blumberg and Spencer Papa.

Peers and Kontinen, the Australian Open champions, breezed to a 6-3 6-3 win and will in the second round take on Russians Daniil Medvedev and Mikhail Elgin.

Peers, who reached the 2015 US Open final with Jamie Murray, was one of seven Aussies advancing to the second round of the doubles events.

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US Open near-miss for Gavrilova

Daria Gavrilova fell in the longest women's match in US Open history to dangerous American Shelby Rogers, narrowly missing a berth in the third round for the first time.

New York, NY, USA, 1 September 2017 | Darren Walton (AAP)

Daria Gavrilova has suffered US Open heartbreak, losing the longest women’s match in history at Flushing Meadows, a three-hour, 33-minute epic.

The 25th seed fought off four match points before succumbing 7-6(6) 4-6 7-6(5) to big-hitting American Shelby Rogers in their gruelling second-round contest.

Gavrilova showcased her signature fighting spirit in a high-quality and rollercoaster encounter featuring 11 service breaks, 76 winners, 111 unforced errors, a 90-minute deciding set and a warm embrace between the two exhausted combatants at the net.

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Roger Federer passes 5-set test against...

Roger Federer passes 5-set test against Youzhny! Scores 80th career US Open win!

Original author: Tennis Channel

Millman into US Open third round

John Millman has continued his heart-warming comeback from another surgery, reaching the third round of the US Open for the first time.

New York, NY, USA, 1 September 2017 | Darren Walton (AAP)

Australian tennis battler John Millman has continued his blazing US Open run to charge into the third round and earn himself the opportunity of a lifetime.

Australia’s last man standing backed up his upset defeat of Nick Kyrgios with a 6-1 7-6(1) 6-1 dismissal of Tunisia’s Malek Jaziri to make the last 32 in New York for the first time.

Millman next plays either German Philipp Kohlschreiber or Colombian Santiago Giraldo – both unseeded – for a $US144,000 ($A181,080) pay day and coveted spot in the second week of the season’s final Grand Slam event.

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Today's "Quack of the Day" award goes to...

Today's "Quack of the Day" award goes to Nicole Gibbs who took on WTA World No. 1 Karolína Plíšková and took her to three sets. #MyTennisLife

Original author: Tennis Channel


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