Topic: Wimbledon
After working 11 hours and five minutes over three days to reach the second round in his prior Grand Slam opener, John Isner needed only one hour and 57 minutes to advance Wednesday night at the US Open. The 18th-seeded American ousted ...
Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych upset by Michael Llodra in first round at US OpenWimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych never found his rhythm against the rarity of the serve-and-volley style of Michael Llodra. The seventh-seeded Berdych lost in straight sets in the first round ...
Into her 30s, playing with a dodgy knee and sister-less, the odds would appear to be stacked up against Venus Williams at the US Open. Her 6-4, 6-1 first round win over Roberta Vinci of Italy looked straightforward enough for the third ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal needs only the U.S. Open title to complete a career set of grand-slam titles but the relaxed Spaniard says he will never allow it to become an obsession. The 24-year-old world number one goes into the ...
Venus Williams has not played a tournament since Wimbledon because of a left knee sprain, but the 30-year-old American is counting on lessons from her 16-year career to pull her through at the US Open. US third seed Williams is a seven-time ...
Roger Federer enters the US Open with extra inspiration after coming within two points of a sixth consecutive title at the event last year only to lose the final. "There's an little extra incentive for me to try to win it again ...
Serena and Venus Williams dominated women's tennis with skillful shotmaking and flamboyant personalities, but injuries and improving rivals could be ending their reign as the US Open looms. Neither Williams sister has played in a tournament since Wimbledon and only third-seeded Venus ...
Reigning US Open champion Kim Clijsters cruised into the quarter-finals of the two million-dollar WTA Montreal Cup on Thursday by defeating Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-1. The Belgian fifth seed, who won her third title of the year last week at Cincinnati, ...
MASON, Ohio (Reuters) - Roger Federer has heard the talk about his supposed decline before and the world number two finds it hard to take the suggestion seriously. The record 16-times Grand Slam winner failed to get beyond the quarter-finals at the ...
Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych, the Wimbledon runner-up, and Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis advanced to a third-round matchup with Tuesday triumphs at the ATP Cincinnati Masters tournament. Berdych defeated France's Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 6-4 while 20th-ranked Baghdatis outlasted Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci 6-2, 4-6, ...
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