Kim Clijsters lost 7-6(4), 7-6(5) to 18-year-old Laura Robson of Great Britain in the second round of the U.S. Open Wednesday night, and will head into retirement after she finishes playing doubles at Flushing Meadows. She walked away from the sport once before, in May 2007, then returned after a hiatus of two-plus years. Now 29…
Day Four of the 2012 U.S. Open will feature a number of top seeds still in the draw, as top-seeded Roger Federer will continue his quest for U.S. Open glory as he faces Germany’s Bjorn Phau under the lights at 7:00 p.m. EST at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Following Federer-Phau and closing out the nightcap, sixth-seeded German Angelique…
Third-seeded Maria Sharapova needed 54 minutes to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open defeating Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-0, 6-1 on Wednesday. Sharapova had 30 winners, while the 78th-ranked Spaniard had zero. "I thought I played really well and stayed aggressive," said Sharapova. "I think she’s someone that likes to have a lot of time….
The highest-ranked American in the men’s singles draw at the 2012 U.S. Open, John Isner, defeated Belgian Xavier Malisse 6-3, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-6(9) in two hours and 56 minutes. Isner hit 20 aces en route to the win and advances to the second round where he will face Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen, a 6-0, 6-2 winner over Mikhail…
World number one-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced into the third round of the 2012 U.S. Open with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Belgian qualifier Kirsten Flipkens. Azarenka never lost her serve to win the one-sided affair in 65 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Seeking her second Grand Slam title after winning the Australian Open…
Novak Djokovic of Serbia, the defending men’s singles U.S. Open champ, defeated Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi, 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 under the lights of Arthur Ashe Stadium to cap off Day Two action at the 2012 U.S. Open. It took Djokovic just over an hour to defeat Lorenzi, as the defending champ now moves on to round two…
It’s been an uneven first two days at the 2012 U.S. Open, with everything going to form on Arthur Ashe Stadium and chaos ruling on the outside courts. Thus far, all 10 matches in Arthur Ashe Stadium have been decided in straight sets (the closest set score: 6-4) while on the outside courts there have…
Slowed by a right knee injury, eighth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki failed to make it out of the first round of her second straight Grand Slam tournament, falling 6-2, 6-2 to 96th-ranked Irina-Cameila Begu of Romania at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Wozniacki was forced to retire against Maria Kirilenko after the first set of her semifinal match…
On Day Two at the U.S. Open, the second-seeded Agnieszka Radwnaska of Poland started fast and made quick work of her first round opponent with a straight-set 6-1, 6-1 win over Nina Bratchikova of Russia. Radwanska, has never gotten beyond the fourth round in New York, but has been a quarterfinalists at the other three Grand Slams…
Sloane Stephens defeated number 22 seed and former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the first round of action at the U.S. Open Tuesday. Shortly after her 6-3, 6-4 victory, Stephens spoke about her match and her overall mindset heading into the second round as she prepares to face Germany’s Tatjana Malek. Have you seen yourself…