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US Open 2019: Bianca Andreescu's variations and all-court game reiterate her credentials as future of women's tennis
Anuradha Santhanam • 6 years agoBoth Andreescu and Townsend, in their own ways, have brought variation back to the game. Men's and women's games have progressively shifted towards baseline almost completely, and until Townsend herself at this US Open, not many had seen the style making a comeback.
US Open 2019: Johanna Konta stuns World No 3 Karolina Pliskova in battle of baseliners, sets up last-eight clash against Elina Svitolina
Deepti Patwardhan • 6 years agoKonta toppled World No 3 Karolina Pliskova 6-7 (1), 6-3, 7-5 in the fourth round of the US Open, the reel time running two hours and 19 minutes. Thus, the 28-year-old became the first British woman, since Jo Durie in 1983, to make it to the quarter-finals of the year’s last major.
US Open 2019: Graceful Naomi Osaka's class, compassion stand out in straight sets win over Coco Gauff
Deepti Patwardhan • 6 years agoAfter defeating American teen sensation Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-0 at the US Open in a much-hyped affair, Osaka’s compassion extended well beyond a hug and some words of encouragement at the net. The defending champion, who was the new kid on the block just last year, went up to the 15-year-old Gauff and asked her if she was okay.
US Open 2019: Taylor Townsend combines substance with throwback style to oust Simona Halep
Anuradha Santhanam • 6 years agoTownsend hit some seemingly impossible backhands with fluidity, and never really let Halep - who had won the first set - find rhythm, and that proved to be the former World No 1’s undoing.
US Open 2019: Angelique Kerber's woes continue as she caps off disappointing Grand Slam season with first-round exit
Deepti Patwardhan • 6 years agoWhen Kerber won the Wimbledon title last season, beating Serena Williams in the finals in straight sets, it looked like the 31-year-old had found her second wind. But the German is once again finding it difficult to meet the expectations.
US Open 2019: Maria Sharapova says her self-belief is intact after 6-1, 6-1 drubbing against old foe Serena Williams
• 6 years agoFive-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova was ruthlessly dumped out in just 59 minutes at the Arthur Ashe Stadium as Williams beat the Russian for the 19th time in a row to improve her record in the rivalry to 20-2.
Wimbledon 2019: Serena Williams says she can 'never forget' the only match she lost to Simona Halep, wary of her level of tennis
• 6 years agoSerena Williams says that she will be wary of Simona Halep in their final because she remembers the level at which Halep played when she beat her in 2014
French Open 2019: Ashleigh Barty's foot speed, preference for touch over power is throwback style that must be celebrated
Musab • 6 years agoIt seemed like whenever Barty was not firing an ace or a service winner on the first delivery, she was forcing a short return that made for an easy forehand putaway. That, in effect, was half the battle won, at least on her own serve.
French Open 2019: Marketa Vondrousova's moment of reckoning arrives on back of her unyielding tenacity and sublime skills
Anuradha Santhanam • 6 years agoFor Vondrousova, her climb up the rankings has not been based on a small, few, explosive performances. It is her consistency that has served her best, and indeed, since the beginning of the year, she has chipped away at opponents at every tournament on every surface.
French Open 2019: Naomi Osaka’s claycourt limitations, weight of expectations finally catch up in straight-set loss to Katerina Siniakova
Musab • 6 years agoOsaka made 38 unforced errors on the day, and many of them came from positions of absolute dominance. Time and again, she worked a point in her favor with her forceful groundstrokes, and time and again, she made a hash out of the one extra shot she was made to hit.