Wednesday, August 29, 2012

US Open

  • Azarenka, Kvitova reach third round at US Open

    1 Victoria Azarenka and last year's Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova were easy second-round winners Wednesday at the 2012 U.S. Open. The Belarusian star Azarenka whipped Belgian qualifier Kirsten Flipkens 6-2, 6-2 in 65 minutes at Ashe Stadium.

    www.foxnews.com

  • US Open Ref Lois Goodman Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charge

    The U.S. Open line judge accused of bludgeoning her husband to death pled not guilty to the crime today in a Los Angeles courtroom.

    abcnews.go.com

  • Top American Isner wins in US Open first round

    NEW YORK (AP) -- His match tightening up, John Isner still had the tiebreaker. The top-ranked American man at the U.S. Open needed nearly 3 hours to win a four-set match in the first round Wednesday. Isner, seeded ninth, outlasted Xavier Malisse of ...

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  • Ferrer, Isner advance at US Open

    Flushing Meadows, NY - Fourth seed David Ferrer and American hopeful John Isner were a pair of first-round winners Wednesday at the 2012 U.S. Open. The gritty Spaniard Ferrer straight-setted 6-foot-8 South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) at ...

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  • Man of metal Hewitt kicks on at US Open

    The Australian, now ranked 125 and needing wildcards to play in all four Grand Slam events this year, is taking part in his 12th US Open, marking the occasion with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 win over 90th-ranked German Tobias Kamke. Next up is a second round ...

    sports.yahoo.com

  • Baker Wins First Open Match in 7 Years

    A year ago, Brian Baker's comeback trail was still winding through the outer regions of professional tennis. His ranking was in the 500s, his memories of playing in the United States Open replaced by memories of five surgeries. His was a new existence ...

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  • US Open Tennis 2012: Early Lessons from Flushing Meadows

    The first few days at the 2012 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. have been telling to say the least. Aside from No. 8 Caroline Wozniacki, most of—if not all of—the tournament favorites are still alive in Queens.

    bleacherreport.com

  • Venus Williams dresses well and plays well in first-round US Open win

    Venus Williams (AP)Whether it was the canary yellow lattice-style top she wore at the Australian Open last year or the racy red-trimmed black dress she donned at the French Open months later, Venus Williams' grand slam attire has sometimes turned heads ...

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  • US Open Tennis 2012: Why Roger Federer Needs to Win the Championship

    And with the U.S. Open kicking off at Flushing Meadows this week for the year's last major, Federer needs to come away with his second Slam championship of the year to complete his dominant season.

    bleacherreport.com

  • 2012 US Open: What to Expect of Andy Murray

    He has not yet won a Grand Slam, but he has won the Olympics. He got pushed aside in the Southern and Western Open in Mason by Jeremy Chandy, the French man who is currently ranked 32nd, but Murray had been complaining of a sore knee.

    bleacherreport.com

  • Stars & stripes shining bright through early days of U.S. Open

    The U.S. Open is more than just the final Grand Slam of the tennis season, the only one on American soil. It's also an annual showcase for the lesser-known American players, the ones not named Serena, Venus, Roddick or Isner.

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  • US Open 2012: John Isner, No. 1 Victoria Azarenka Moving On

    Baker, once the world's second-ranked junior, had essentially retired due to a series of injuries after the 2005 U.S. Open. He had been working as an assistant coach at Belmont University in Nashville, where his ability to defeat his players in ...

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  • US Open: Milos Raonic, Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and the march of time

    Nothing stays the same for very long in professional tennis, even when you factor in the dominance of the Big Four on the men's side.

    blog.oregonlive.com

  • Djokovic loses only 2 games in US Open win

    NEW YORK - So, Novak Djokovic, tell us how you really felt about your first-round match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday night. "I tried to analyze my game," Djokovic said, "and my game was great from the start to the end.

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  • U.S. Open, Days 1 and 2: Americans have double the fun

    The first couple of days at the U.S. Open featured one American rising star making a big splash right away and other Americans flying a little more under the radar with their impressive victories.

    www.metrowestdailynews.com

  • US Open: Matches go by the book, and quickly

    NEW YORK - Over the first two days of the U.S. Open, the world's largest tennis stadium turned into the world's biggest bore.

    www.washingtontimes.com

  • At US Open, Alex Waske Takes a Final Bow

    At U.S. Open, Alex Waske Takes a Final Bow. By JOHN MARTIN. Alex Waske celebrating during a doubles match at Wimbledon this year.

    straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com

  • US Open Food of the Day: Shortrib Sandwich

    U.S. Open Food of the Day: Shortrib Sandwich. By LYNN ZINSER. The shortrib sandwich is big on flavor. Lynn Zinser/The New York TimesThe shortrib sandwich is big on flavor.

    straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com

  • Roddick, Venus Williams roll on at U.S. Open

    The Associated Press. NEW YORK - That Andy Roddick's last match as a twentysomething would not be his last match at the 2012 U.S. Open was hardly in doubt Tuesday, especially whenever he was launching that intimidating, tough-to-handle serve of his.

    www.mailtribune.com

  • U.S. Open: Down Goes Wozniacki!

    Last night, the U.S. Open experienced its first significant upset of the tournament (on paper, at least), as Caroline Wozniacki, a semifinalist and top seed in 2011, fell to No.

    nymag.com

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