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It was a match of exceptional fitness and mental resolve. And every shot in each player’s arsenal was deployed: Slices, lobs and drop shots, laser-like groundstrokes, impossibly angled passing shots, crushing service returns and graceful kisses to the ball.
In the end, Scotland’s Andy Murray turned back defending champion Novak Djokovic to win his long awaited first major, tying the record for the longest U.S. Open final with a 7-6 (12-10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 victory that took 4 hours 54 minutes to complete.
Grand Slam gridlock is now a two-man race. Arthur Ashe Stadium court is a crossroads as Novak Djokovic meets Andy Murray in a blockbuster U.S. Open final between players of similar skill sets and contrasting pressure points. ... more »
After Rafael Nadal withdrew and Andy Roddick retired and Roger Federer stumbled earlier than expected, the United States Open spotlight again settled on Novak Djokovic, at once the world’s second-ranked player and, for most of... more »
Labor Day at the U.S. Open was anything but a holiday for tennis, as a succession of negative news unfortunately complemented a brutally dull day at the National Tennis Center. The first downer occurred midday when it was... more »
After Andy Murray played a nearly perfect 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 trouncing of Milos Raonic, Murray sat down with Straight Sets for his regular post-match question-and-answer session. From the perfect match, he attempted to build the... more »
The Big Four in men’s tennis came to New York minus Rafael Nadal, and for stretches of Saturday afternoon it looked as if the three present might be reduced to two. The No. 3 seed Andy Murray of Britain was made to work... more »
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