Great Britain’s Andy Murray plays his first game tonight Tues. Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. ET against Lukas Rosol at the Arthur Ashe Stadium for the 2016 U.S. Open Tennis. Will Murray make a big win for the Men’s Singles Round 1? Other tennis stars – Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza – are expected to play throughout the U.S. Open 2016 following their first matches.
The U.S. Open 2016 is scheduled to run from Aug. 29 to Sept. 11 with tennis players and stars from all around the world including this year’s Olympian Monica Puig who represented Puerto Rico at the 2016 Rio Games.
The excitement is heating up in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games where athletes from all over the world have come together to compete in several different sports.
An inspired Monica Puig played nearly flawless tennis in rallying past Germany's Angelique Kerber in the women's singles final at the 2016 Rio Games Saturday, August 13, earning Puerto Rico its first-ever Olympic gold medal. With chants of "Puer-to Ri-co!" reigning down at the Olympic Tennis Center, the world no. 34 ranked-player stilled herself against the much higher rated Kerber (no. 2) to secure the 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 victory.
Puig loses! The U. S. Open has kicked off in Flushing, New York with Venus Williams defeating up-and-coming star Mónica Puig in the first round in three sets.
Mary Joe Fernandez left a huge impact on the game of tennis, having reached three Grand Slam singles finals, winning two Grand Slams and two Olympic medals in doubles, becoming a role model for young Hispanics -- male and female -- in the game.
Winning for the first time ever in the US Open, rising tennis star Monica Puig defeated Czech Republic's Tereza Smitková on Monday at the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament and awaits the challenge of Germany's Andrea Petkovic in the second round.
The 2014 U.S. Open is underway in New York City, and the greatest tennis players in the world will face one another for a chance to be crowned US Open Champion. This tournament has many Latin American born players, and Latin Post.com takes a look at some of the best Latino tennis stars playing at the U.S. Open.
The 19-year-old has been impressive so far, and looks to make a deep run in the tournament. There may be a new name in the world of women's tennis, after 19-year-old phenom Monica Puig served up a convincing defeat against fifth-seeded Sara Errani.
