Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
NEW YORK – Two men, a Russian and a Serb, are all that stand in the way of perhaps the most anticipated and significant tennis match in history.
If top-seeded Rafael Nadal can beat No. 12 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia on Saturday in one U.S. Open semifinal, and No. 2 Roger Federer can dispatch No. 3 Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the other, the two tennis giants will meet at the one Grand Slam where they have never battled.
“I think it’s the biggest match of all time,” Mats Wilander, who won seven majors during his career and now does commentary for EuroSport, told SNY.tv and another reporter.
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
NEW YORK – Two men, a Russian and a Serb, are all that stand in the way of perhaps the most anticipated and significant tennis match in history.
If top-seeded Rafael Nadal can beat No. 12 Mikhail Youzhny of Russia on Saturday in one U.S. Open semifinal, and No. 2 Roger Federer can dispatch No. 3 Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the other, the two tennis giants will meet at the one Grand Slam where they have never battled.
“I think it’s the biggest match of all time,” Mats Wilander, who won seven majors during his career and now does commentary for EuroSport, told SNY.tv and another reporter.
Read the full story here.
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter
