Rafael Nadal won his 3rd US Open title and his 16th Grand Slam title with a convincing 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Kevin Anderson. The big serving South African did not have enough weapons to keep the outcome of this match in doubt. Nadal did what he has done so well for 12 years now…
Month: September 2017
US Open 2017: Kevin Anderson vs. Rafael Nadal Championship Prediction
Pumped for tomorrow 💪 You can watch the #usopen final live in 🇿🇦 on @SuperSportTV at 2200 CAT 😁 pic.twitter.com/IO6KEqD7Io — Kevin Anderson (@KAndersonATP) September 10, 2017 Kevin Anderson vs. Rafael Nadal On paper, this is a bigger mismatch than the men’s Wimbledon final in July or the men’s Roland Garros final in June….
Saint Xavier High School (Louisville) Wins 9th Consecutive State Title by Logan Flynn
Reprinted from the Xavier News September 2017 issue with the permission of the author. I am hoping to have Tennis Abides focus on both college, junior, and high school tennis in the coming months. For full disclosure, I have been teaching at Saint Xavier High School in Louisville, KY since August 2017. The Streak Continues For…
US Open 2017: Men’s Championship Poll – Nadal vs. Anderson
Who will win the US Open men’s final? #RafaelNadal #KevinAnderson #USOpen #Usopen2017 — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) September 9, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Kevin Anderson & Rafael Nadal in 1998 at the U/12 Junior Masters in Stuttgart, Germany. They face each other in the #USOpen final, who wins? pic.twitter.com/7qxmwzUOdi — SuperSport Blitz (@SuperSportBlitz) September 9, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
US Open 2017: Sloane Stephens Takes the Title 6-3, 6-0
Sloane Soars!@SloaneStephens captures FIRST Grand Slam title! 🏆 #USOpen pic.twitter.com/nmTv7sHLOr — Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) September 9, 2017 Sloane Stephens claims a major title and made a major statment with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Madison Keys in the US Open final. Winning a major as an unseeded player coming back from an injury is a…
US Open 2017: Women’s Champioship Poll
Who do you think will win? #USOpen #Usopen2017 #SloaneStephens #MadisonKeys — Dan Martin (@DanMartinTennis) September 9, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Sloane Stephens vs. Madison Keys is the first Grand Slam final between two black women not featuring the Williams Sisters. #USOpen pic.twitter.com/LA6m8c2cI7 — Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) September 8, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
US Open 2017: Photos
My brother took these photos on the first two days of the 2017 event. I’ve been to Ashe, but not since the roof was installed. It looks more imposing now than then.
US Open 2017: Stephens vs Keys Championship Prediction
Sloane Stephens & @Madison_Keys are living the American Dream! Who’ll shine in the #USOpen 2017 Final? Watch #USOpenonStarSports! pic.twitter.com/uat7OsARSI — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) September 9, 2017 Sloane Stephens vs Madison Keys I am excited for this match. I think each player has a lot of strengths, but their strengths will play against the other…
US Open 2017: Rafael Nadal vs. Juan Martin del Potro Semifinal Prediction
Rafael Nadal vs. Juan Martin del Potro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3i2GMpKp-E When I first looked at the US Open draw, I thought Rafael Nadal is probably going to win this event. I did not feel that Nadal had played great in Montreal or Cincinnati, but I felt he had a a draw filled with guys he should beat….
US Open 2017: Anderson vs. Carreno Busta Semifinal Prediction
28 Kevin Anderson vs. 12 Pablo Carreño Busta https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a-KjJ6vuSE This match is not one that was expected, but also features two seeded players. Pablo Carreno Busta being the 12th seed is the numeric favorite, but based upon surface speed one can easily agure that Kevin Anderson is the favorite in this match. My initial thoughts…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 