US Open 2020: Laura Siegemund/Vera Zvonareva win women's doubles title
September 12, 2020 11:29 ISTThe unseeded tandem defeated the third-seeded opponents 6-4, 6-4 in 79 minutes on Friday afternoon to claim the title at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The unseeded tandem defeated the third-seeded opponents 6-4, 6-4 in 79 minutes on Friday afternoon to claim the title at the Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Turns out Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka have been far and away the two best women in the sport, which is why they will face each other Saturday in the U.S. Open final.
The second-seeded Thiem will play Sunday against No. 5 seed Alexander Zverev, with the winner earning his first Grand Slam title.
Zverev constructed quite a comeback, getting his game in gear to beat a fading Carreño Busta 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 and reach the title match at Flushing Meadows.
Zvonareva, a Russian who turned 36 this week, added this title to the 2006 U.S. Open title she won with Nathalie Dechy. She also was the runner-up in singles at Flushing Meadows in 2010, falling to Kim Clijsters.
She and Williams became the first set of mothers to reach the semifinals of the same Grand Slam tournament. There were nine mothers in the field.
Victoria Azarenka made a remarkable comeback after losing the first set to beat Serena Williams 1-6 6-3 6-3 to advance to the final of US Open 2020.
Naomi Osaka remains one win away from a third grand slam title after she beat Jennifer Brady in three sets in the US Open.
Thiem defeated 21st seed de Minaur 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to become the first Austrian ever to reach the last four at the Flushing Meadows.
Medvedev beat Andrey Rublev 7-6 (6), 6-3, 7-6 (5) to enter the semifinals at the US Open 2020.
Serena Williams made a strong comeback after losing the first set to beat Tsvetana Pironkova in the US Open quarterfinals.
20th-seeded Carreño Busta expended a lot of energy and outlasted Denis Shapovalov 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 0-6, 6-3 in the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows.
Zverev made a strong comeback after losing the first set 1-6 to beat Borna Coric in the quarterfinal, while Naomi Osaka registered a straight-set win over Shelby Rogers.
Japan World No. 34 loses 6-4, 4-6, 2-6 in his first competitive match since his right elbow surgery last year
Seeded 28th, Brady dominated from the baseline in her first major quarterfinal. She took leads of 4-0 in the first set and 2-0 in the second against Putintseva, who won their two previous meetings.
Because of concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic, Nadal preferred not to travel to New York for the ongoing U.S. Open. He last played in February, when he won a tournament in Acapulco, Mexico.
The three now stand on the verge of becoming the fourth woman in Open Era to win a major hence joining the elite group of Margaret Court, Evonne Goolagong, and Clijsters.
After skipping the US Open, which is being contested in New York without crowds, Barty has also decided against traveling to Europe for an event in Rome starting Sept. 14 and the Sept. 27-Oct. 10 French Open.
The pair of Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov was knocked out in the quarterfinals of the 2020 US Open.
A forgettable summer for the Serb, topped by the ill-fated incident at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre on Sunday evening only further damaged the rise of Djokovic.
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