NEW YORK — From coast to coast, American flags as large as football fields were unfurled inside stadiums and fans of all ages sang the national anthem with gusto Sunday in a red-white-and-blue observance marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and start of the country’s most popular sport: the NFL. Robin [...]
NEW YORK — Defending champion Rafael Nadal overwhelmed Andy Roddick right from the start in their U.S. Open quarterfinal. Whipping passing shots from all angles and returning superbly, the No. 2-seeded Nadal beat No. 21 Roddick 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 on Friday to reach the semifinals at Flushing Meadows for the fourth consecutive year. Nadal compiled [...]
Caroline Wozniacki [1] vs. Serena Williams [28] Now that Caroline Wozniacki is playing tennis worthy of her No. 1 ranking again, her semifinal match-up with Serena Williams has become the highlight pre-final match of the women’s draw. Wozniacki has been No. 1 for almost a year now, but she has yet to win her first Grand [...]
NEW YORK — A little after 3 p.m. Tuesday, Rafael Nadal settled in at a table in the U.S. Open players’ cafeteria and sprinkled some salt on his lunch of salmon and rice. The day’s work for the defending champion was complete, consisting of a 1 1/2-hour practice session indoors at Flushing Meadows instead of [...]
NEW YORK (AP) – Whether or not she ends up holding the trophy at the end, Serena Williams has no competition at the U.S. Open this year. She is the top personality, the woman to watch in a sport that has struggled of late to find, and hold onto, a compelling star. Part of it [...]
A day after leg cramps seized Rafael Nadal during a post-match press conference at the U.S. Open, landing him on the floor beneath the interview table and sending the tennis world into a brief tizzy, the world No. 1 women’s star pantomimed some pain of her own after surviving a thrilling three-set match. Addressing the media [...]
NEW YORK — Andy Roddick is back in the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2008. The 2003 champion beat 81st-ranked Julien Benneteau 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Sunday. The 21st-seeded American didn’t have his serve broken and faced only three break points. Roddick lost in the second round at [...]
Andy Roddick is not worried about finding work after his professional tennis career is over. The 2003 U.S. Open winner told ESPN’s Chris Fowler that he’s “pretty convinced” that he could be a tennis analyst in the future. Why? Because Roddick says it’s ”the easiest job in the world.” “It just doesn’t take much thought,” he said [...]
NEW YORK — Roger Federer reached the fourth round at a 30th consecutive a Grand Slam tournament by beating 27th-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on a blustery Saturday at the U.S. Open. The third-seeded Federer improved his career record at Flushing Meadows to 59-6, including five championships. He faltered only briefly [...]
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 [...]
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