Roger Federer of Switzerland, a five-time U.S. Open champion, held off the 11th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in straights sets Thursday night under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, to advance to the semifinals. Their quarterfinal match was delayed by rain for more than 90 min. after its 7:00 p.m. start time,…
American tennis lives on at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, as Andy Roddick, John Isner and Serena Williams have all taken steps closer to the 2011 U.S. Open championship. The American trio will play their upcoming matches over the course of today, leading into this weekend’s semifinals and quarterfinals, and Long Island Tennis Magazine…
Day 12 of the 2011 U.S. Open kicks off today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with some American men’s singles action in Arthur Ashe Stadium beginning at noon EST. American John Isner, the 28-seed. will be playing the number four seed Andy Murray of Scotland in the quarterfinals, where in previous…
Due to the schedule changes caused by the inclement weather this week at the 2011 U.S. Open, the USTA has released a revised schedule of matches to accommodate both ticket holders and the remaining matches at the events. â–ºMen’s Singles Quarterfinals (Session #20): The remaining Men’s Singles Quarterfinals will be played on Friday, Sept. 9, with…
In the fourth round of play on the men’s side at the 2011 U.S. Open, we saw Americans John Isner and Andy Roddick advance onto the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam tournament. Roddick who is the 21st-seed, defeated fifth-seed David Ferrer from Spain in four sets, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Ferrer did not have his…
Matches have resumed after rain had cancelled the last two days of play at the 2011 U.S. Open, with players having a lot to make up in very little time. As Jim Curley, director of the U.S. Open stated yesterday, "Right now, it’s our intention to finish the tournament on time,” many of those advancing…
Rain yesterday at the 2011 U.S. Open again washed out action, creating some interesting scenarios for Thursday’s action at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as Day 11 action begins. All 20 players are still alive in the singles draws, particularly on the men’s side, where the four fourth-round matches will all hit…
Jennifer Capriati, one of America’s most dominant tennis players in the 1990s and early 2000s; Russia’s first world number one Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and Brazilian tennis superstar Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten have been nominated to receive the highest honor available in the sport of tennis, induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. All three are nominated…
After the skies opened yesterday and Mother Nature visited the rain-soaked courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Day 10 of the 2011 U.S. Open features a schedule packed with two men’s singles quarterfinals matches, four men’s singles matches to determine quarterfinalists, and four women’s singles matches that will narrow the field…
Mother Nature has been kind for eight days of the 2011 U.S. Open, but a steady rain and conditions expected to worsen as the day continues has forced the cancellation of all matches set for Tuesday, Sept. 5. With conditions forecasted to get worse throughout the day and no projected breaks in the rain, the USTA…