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Monday / October 14.
  • Bencic Leads Crop of Young Women Serving Notice at Open

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    BencicWith her 17 Grand Slam singles titles and counting, Serena Williams continues to lord over younger female tennis players from America and around the globe.

    But the time will come when the 33-year-old Williams will give way to a younger generation of players, some of whom broke through and made headlines at this year’s U.S. Open.

    Belinda Bencic, a 17-year-old Swiss Miss, beat two Top-10 players before suffering a disappointing loss Tuesday in the quarterfinals to 28-year-old Chinese Peng Shuai, 6-2, 6-1

    Alexsandra Krunic, a 21-year-old Serb who took out Wimbledon champ and No. 3 seed Petra Kvitova in the third round, pushed two-time Open finalist Victoria Azarenka to three sets Monday night before falling in the fourth round.

    And 15-year-old American CiCi Bellis was the talk of the tournament’s first week when she stunned No. 12 seed Dominika Cibulkova in the first round. Bellis ended up losing her next match and on Tuesday, as the No. 1 seed in the girls juniors, she was upset in the second round.

    Click here for the full story on Metro.

    Photo: AP Photo/Elise Amendola

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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.

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