US Open 2018: Day 10 sees Serena shine but this is Osaka’s moment

Serena Williams is peaking just at the right time here, facing up to the stern test from Sevastova and eventually overpowering her in signature style. Just as with Novak’s win over Millman (which I failed to acknowledge yesterday) the scoreline told only half the story. Serena was a tour de force yes, but her opponent […]

US Open 2018: Day 10 sets up super SFs with Japanese focus

Less drama today but instead some very personal triumphs. Osaka rolls on after one match too far for Tsurenko In the least competitive match of the day, Naomi Osaka looked extremely solid as she dismantled an arguably already broken Lesia Tsurenko 1 and 1. All the Japanese had to do was stay solid before her […]

US Open 2018: Day 9 most dramatic yet, Sloane out, Rafa beats Thiem in five set thriller

Okay Day 8, I see your drama and raise you a helluva lot more. Sloane sapped by stylish Sevastova A huge shock this, merely because defending champion Stephens looked on fire again all fortnight. Sevastova though is no pushover and rightly ensconced amongst the world’s elite. The American was bamboozled by a gamut of perfectly […]

US Open 2018: Time finally called for two past-gen greats on Day 8

Although both their respective records and the manner of their exits last night differ greatly, we see some parallels with Roger and Maria last night: the final signal of the beginning of the end. The Swiss is no longer cheating the ravages of time and in a year that resembles 2013 in many ways despite […]

US Open 2018: Day 7 sees champs survive again, plus look ahead to Day 8

There was some beautiful symmetry in Day 7’s results yesterday. On the Ashe day session we had both Rafa and Serena show just how easily they can deal with a sudden challenge and go up a gear or two when needed. Then come the evening we had another two former champions DelPo and Sloane Stephens […]

US Open 2018: Day 6 shocks as Day 7 promises more awe

The much hyped Federer-Kyrgios clash proved to be but a side note yesterday as some big names came a tumbling. Roger’s win showing that for all of his bravado, Kyrgios is still lacking on the big stages. Instead we lost Zverev (Kohlschreiber), Bertens (Vondrousova), Kerber (Cibulkova), Garcia (Suarez-Navarro), Kvitová (Sabalenka) and Pouille (Sousa). I haven’t […]

US Open 2018: Day 5 sees Rafa tested, Wawrinka bested and Serena left rested

That title sounded better in my head sorry. So before we look at what treats lie in store on Day 6, let’s digest yesterday’s goings on. Rafa truly tested by Next Big Thing Kachanov In a pulsating encounter, Rafa Nadal wrestled momentum and eventually the match from his young Russian opponent who has gotten everyone […]