Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
We’ve arrived midway through the U.S. Open, and the draws are slowly being whittled away in Flushing Meadows. I’ve been sitting on the opposite side of the country, catching snippets of coverage in between the day job and covering college football over the weekend. Labor Day presented a day away from work, with nothing else dominating the sports calendar, and CBS and ESPN combined for a full day of coverage from all the courts of the Billie... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
It was a day when the brackets started tumbling at Flushing Meadows. With the men’s and women’s singles tournaments joined by the first set of first-round matches in men’s doubles there were even more opportunities to see seeded players falling. There were plenty of tight matches, five-set thrillers, and both upsets and near-upsets at every level. Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In the absence of Serena Williams, winner of two of the three Grand Slams held so far this year, the field is theoretically wide open. But perhaps more surprising than the withdrawal of Williams, still recovering from surgery to repair damage from a cut on her foot, is the fact that last year’s champion didn’t vault up into the top seed. But Kim Clijsters is back to attempt her repeat nonetheless, the Belgian having returned to the sport... Read More
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