US Open – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:46:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png US Open – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 #Tennis > Novak Djokovic Triumphs in US Open Final for His 3rd Slam of 2015 https://www.theinfostride.com/sport-djokovic-triumphs-in-us-open-final-for-his-3rd-slam-of-2015/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 08:30:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/sport-djokovic-triumphs-in-us-open-final-for-his-3rd-slam-of-2015/ World No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-4 to clinch his second US Open title. The victory means Djokovic has now won his third Slam of the year, while appearing in all four major finals, following successes in Australia and Wimbledon and a defeat in the final at Roland Garros. “I wouldn’t [...]

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]]> #Sport > Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer to Contest US Open Showdown https://www.theinfostride.com/sport-federer-and-djokovic-to-contest-us-open-showdown/ Sat, 12 Sep 2015 08:04:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/sport-federer-and-djokovic-to-contest-us-open-showdown/ Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will contest the US Open men’s singles final on Sunday, after the No. 1 and 2 seeds dismissed defending champion Marin Cilic and Stanislas Wawrinka in their respective semi-finals on Friday. A year ago, both Djokovic and Federer were expected to have graced the championship match, until Kei Nishikori and [...]

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]]> #Tennis > Serena Williams Defeated by Unseeded Roberta Vinci in 2015 US Open Semi-final https://www.theinfostride.com/sport-the-unthinkable-upset-serena-defeated-by-unseeded-vinci-in-us-open-semis/ Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:40:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/sport-the-unthinkable-upset-serena-defeated-by-unseeded-vinci-in-us-open-semis/ Serena Williams has lost her bid for a calendar Grand Slam after losing in three sets to unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci in the semi-final of the US Open on Friday. A nerveless Vinci succeeded on 42 out of her 57 first serves against Serena’s 30 to 45 differentials to claim a 2-6 6-4 6-4 win. [...]

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]]> #Tennis > South Africa’s Kevin Anderson Upsets Murray Through to 1st Major Quarter-Final https://www.theinfostride.com/sport-south-africas-anderson-upsets-murray-through-to-1st-major-quarter-final/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 02:40:36 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/sport-south-africas-anderson-upsets-murray-through-to-1st-major-quarter-final/ South Africa’s Kevin Anderson stunned former champion Andy Murray in an epic four set match to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final at the US Open on Monday. The 15th seed hit 81 winners – 32 better than the Briton – en route to a 7-6(7-5) 6-3 6-7(2-7) 7-6(6-0) victory in four hours and 19 [...]

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]]> #Sport > 2015 US Open: Venus and Serena Williams Resurface, as Djokovic & Cilic Match On https://www.theinfostride.com/sport-us-open-venus-serena-resurface-as-djokovic-cilic-match-on/ Mon, 07 Sep 2015 08:31:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/sport-us-open-venus-serena-resurface-as-djokovic-cilic-match-on/ Serena Williams’ hopes of completing a calendar slam hangs on the outcome of another stanza of the greatest sister act in modern tennis history as the women’s top seed prepares to face her older sibling Venus in the quarter-finals of the US Open. Both Williams sisters made a work of their respective round-of-16 opponents and [...]

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]]> 2015 US Open: Serena Williams Survives Scare, Nadal, Djokovic Cruises | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/us-open-serena-survives-scare-nadal-djokovic-cruises-sports/ Thu, 03 Sep 2015 09:59:49 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/us-open-serena-survives-scare-nadal-djokovic-cruises-sports/ Serena Williams had to battle it out against an ambitious Kiki Bertens to reach the round of 32 of the US Open on Wednesday. But Rafael Nadal outlasted Diego Schwartzman, Marin Cilic and Novak Djokovic subdued their respective opponents in their night session matches in Arthur Ashe Stadium, while the world No. 1 has yet [...]

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]]> 2015 US Open: Murray Ousts Kyrgios, Federer Through as Safarova Falls | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/us-open-murray-ousts-kyrgios-federer-through-as-safarova-falls-sports/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 07:47:24 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/us-open-murray-ousts-kyrgios-federer-through-as-safarova-falls-sports/ British No. 1 Andy Murray can now look beyond a certain Nick Kyrgios, who he has now won for a fourth straight meeting. And the women’s seeds keep falling at the US Open, with No. 6 seed Lucie Safarova becoming the next casualty on a warm afternoon at Flushing Meadows. Vintage Roger Federer cruised into [...]

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]]> Injured Maria Sharapova Out of 2015 US Open | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/injured-sharapova-out-of-us-open-sports/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 02:00:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/injured-sharapova-out-of-us-open-sports/ Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the 2015 US Open because of a leg injury. Sharapova, who was due to start her campaign against 36th-ranked Australian Daria Gavrilova on Monday evening, has been replaced by countrywoman Daria Kasatkina. “Unfortunately I will not be able to compete in this years US Open,” the 28-year-old, who was [...]

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]]> Andy Murray to challenge Nick Kyrgios in the 2015 US Open Opener | #Sports https://www.theinfostride.com/andy-murray-to-face-nick-kyrgios-in-their-us-open-opener-sports/ Thu, 27 Aug 2015 20:40:04 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/andy-murray-to-face-nick-kyrgios-in-their-us-open-opener-sports/ British Andy Murray will square Australian Nick Kyrgios in the first round of this year’s US Open. The draw for the tournament which begins on Monday, August 31 was conducted four days earlier, with 2013 champion Rafael Nadal pitted against Croatian teenager Borna Coric. Spaniard, Nadal, could get in the path of top seed Novak [...]

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