DONALD YOUNG RUMORS & GOSSIP
Harrison, Sock, Johnson Headline Tallahassee Tennis Challenger Field
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 10, 2013 – The USTA announced the line-up for the Tallahassee Tennis Challenger set for April 27-May 4, including a slew of up-and-coming Americans headlined by Ryan Harrison, Jack Sock, Steve Johnson, defending champion Tim Smyczek and 2011 winner Donald Young. The Tallahassee Tennis Challenger is the third of three events [...]
Young loses to Bedene in Vienna
Donald Young of the United States lost 7-6 (4), 6-7 (2), 6-3 to Aljaz Bedene on Thursday at the Erste Bank Open.
Marinko Matosevic of Australia defeated wild card Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-3, 7-6 (5) to set up a quarterfinal against top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro.
The 55th-ranked Matosevic held serve throughout. Thiem had eight aces but missed out on his first career quarterfinal...
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October 17, 2012
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Young American makes Open impression
It is difficult to upstage Kim Clijsters at Flushing Meadows, especially if you lose.
But in the nicest possible way Victoria Duval did just that. Victoria is an American who spent some of her childhood in Haiti and is still just 16. She lost 6-3, 6-1 to the three-time former champion, but still managed to captivate everyone with her game and her exuberant personality.
Not since...
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August 28, 2012
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Donald Young Loses 17th In A Row
And that takes something if you're a pro tennis player...
oung had a magical run through the US Open last year and showed some flash and hope for American tennis. But since then, he has gone 2-20 with his last win coming in Memphis in February.
Young lost to Jesse Levine 6-4, 7-6 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati- giving up a 4-1 lead in...
Russell ousts fellow American Young
Michael Russell beat fellow American and seventh-seeded Donald Young 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 Monday in the opening round at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
The tournament, the only one held on grass courts in North America, features a number of Olympians from 10 different countries scheduled to play before heading to the London Games on Wimbledon's grass surface later this summer...
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July 09, 2012
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The Disastrous Case of Donald Young
Few players had a better end to their 2011 ATP season than 22-year-old American Donald Young. After years spent floundering under the pressure of sky-high expectations, Young finally broke through during last summer's US Open Series, when he reached the semifinals in Washington and the fourth round of the US Open. He followed up his stellar summer with a finals appearance on...
Donald Young’s Slump Continues
World No. 50 Donald Young owns a 2-9 record for the 2012 season. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe)
Donald Young proved doubters wrong last season.
It began with an upset win over then world No. 5 Andy Murray at the 2011 Indian Wells Masters. Then came a series of career highs as Young reached his first ATP semifinals in Washington, D.C., had a fourth round showing at...
Young Americans Looking to Avoid the “Blues” in Memphis
Avoiding the “blues” is tough in Memphis when it comes to the city’s vibrant music scene, but that is what a number of young Americans will be looking to do when it comes to play in the ATP and WTA events this week in the largest combined indoor professional tennis tournament in the world.On the men’s side, Ryan Harrison will be looking to build off the semi-final showing...
Game Point: Donald Young cracks ATP top 50 for first time
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Love -- Former teen phenom Donald Young entered 2011 ranked No. 129 in the world. At the start of August, he was exactly one spot ahead. But following a semifinal run in Washington D.C., an unexpected fourth-round appearance at the U.S. Open and his first-ever tournament final this weekend...
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October 03, 2011
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Murray Destroys Young for Thailand Open Title
It took Scotland’s Andy Murray a mere 48 minutes to knock out American Donald Young 6-2, 6-0 to claim the Thailand Open title on Sunday in Bangkok.
“I just played really well, Murray said. “Towards the end of the first set he started to play a bit better, but once I got up in the second I hardly made any mistakes. Felt like I was moving well, so it was difficult for...
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