NEW YORK — Blister on his foot? Not to worry. Another match that got too close for comfort at times? That didn’t bother Rafael Nadal, either. The defending champion defeated David Nalbandian 7-6 (5), 6-1, 7-5 at the U.S. Open on Sunday to move to the fourth round. Early in the third set, second-seeded Nadal [...]
FLUSHING MEADOWS, New York – Day four at the US Open saw a marathon match in Louis Armstrong Stadium, top seeds with easy wins in Arthur Ashe Stadium while American teen Sloane Stephens upsets the 23rd seed with a total of seven seeds falling on Thursday. Marathon men Thirty-one–year-old former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero [...]
NEW YORK — After showing off his top serve in an easy second-round victory at the U.S. Open, Roger Federer gave the crowd the some tips for how they can improve that stroke. Five-time champion Federer won 52 of 60 points on his serve and didn’t face a break point while beating 93rd-ranked Dudi Sela [...]
We’re used to seeing Roger Federer make at least one outstanding trick shot (usually a between-the-legs winner) at the U.S. Open. This time around, Gael Monfils took a page out of Federer’s book… and tweaked it just a little bit. In the first set of his second round match against Juan Carlos Ferrero, the French player was caught [...]
NEW YORK — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic showed no signs of any trouble with his right shoulder Tuesday, building a 6-0, 5-1 lead in the first round of the U.S. Open before his ailing opponent stopped playing. Djokovic won the first seven games, then had reeled off the last 16 points in a row when qualifier [...]
MASON, Ohio — Novak Djokovic’s remarkable winning streak ended with a grimace, one that puts a new spin on the U.S. Open. The world’s top-ranked player was forced to retire in the second set Sunday because of a sore right shoulder, giving Andy Murray the championship at the Western & Southern Open. It was the [...]
MONTREAL — Some top players have shown signs of rust at the Rogers Cup, and Roger Federer was the latest. The third-ranked Swiss star was upset by 13th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-1 in the third round Thursday night. Federer, who turned 30 on Monday, was playing for the first time since losing to [...]
LONDON — Former top-100 player Robert Kendrick of the United States has been suspended for a year by the International Tennis Federation after testing positive for a banned stimulant at the French Open. After failing the May 22 test, Kendrick said the stimulant got into his system because of a capsule he took to combat [...]
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