Sportswriter and broadcaster David Fearnhead, Women's Tennis Blog's loyal supporter, shares his Top 5 talking points from the 2015 US Open.
The 2015 US Open has been memorable for many reasons, and it got off to a cracking start as the seeds tumbled early. Lucie Safarova, Ana Ivanovic, Carla Suarez Navarro, and Karolina Pliskova all ousted in round one. By the end of the second round, with Caroline Wozniacki being dispatched by Petra Cetkovska, just three Top 10 players remained.
Even recent Wimbledon finalist Garbine Muguruza couldn’t get past a qualifier in round two, as Johanna Konta battled her way to victory in a marathon match that lasted three hours and twenty-three minutes on one of the hottest days of the tournament.