Professional Tennis
Maria Sharapova survived a tough three-set encounter with fellow Russian Nadia Petrova 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Sunday night to advance to the quarterfinals. The 19th-seeded Petrova led 2-0 in the third set and had momentum on her side when play was delayed 75 minutes by rain. After the…
Kim Clijsters and mixed-doubles partner Bob Bryan fell 6-2, 3-6, 12-10 to Eketerina Makarova & Bruno Soares, ending Clijster’s professional playing career. The match went back and forth, but ended as Clijsters final shot as a pro hit the net. Even in defeat, Clijsters put on a show for the packed crowd on Court 17…
Ana Ivanovic defeated American teenager Sloane Stephens in round three of the U.S. Open on Saturday, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2. The former French Open champion needed two hours and 21 minutes to advance to the round of 16 where will next play the unseeded Tsvetana Pironkova from Bulgaria for a place in the quarterfinals. Pironkova was a 6-1,…
Third-seeded Andy Murray of Great Britain defeated 30th-ranked Feliciano Lopez of Spain in a fierce four set outing Saturday afternoon at the 2012 U.S. Open, 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6. The Olympic Gold Medalist Murray will next face Canada’s Milos Raonic, a 6-3, 6-0, 7-6 winner over American James Blake on Saturday night. In the first set,…
Saturday action at the 2012 U.S. Open kicks off the Labor Day weekend at 11:00 a.m. at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as the field narrows further as we are just one week away from the 2012 finals. Getting underway at 11:00 a.m. at Arthur Ashe Stadium is number two-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland…
American Andy Roddick who announced yesterday that he is playing in his last pro tournament, defeated Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium Friday night, ensuring that his final run at the final Grand Slam of 2012 will live to see another day. The 20th-seeded Roddick, the 2003 U.S. Open champion,…
Defending champion and world number two-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Brazil’s Rogerio Dutra Silva 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday at the 2012 U.S. Open to advance to the next round at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. It took Djokovic a little over 90 minutes to prevail over the Brazilian Silva, as Djokovic moves…
Andy Roddick shocked the tennis world on Thursday at the U.S. Open when he called a press conference to announce his retirement from the sport. Roddick, who will play Australian Bernard Tomic on Arthur Ashe Stadium tonight, said he knew after his Wimbledon defeat to David Ferrer this year that his days were numbered on…
The world’s top-ranked player Roger Federer put on another clinic during an evening session at the U.S. Open on Thursday. Federer easily dispatched of Germany’s Bjorn Phau in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open. Federer did everything well, serving up 15 aces to go along with 44…
The 2012 U.S. Open heads into its fifth day as the field narrows even further as we head into the Labor Day Weekend, highlighted by a number of Americans taking to the main courts to continue their quest of hoisting titles, as the defending champs from 2011 look to do the same. Getting underway at…