Second-seeded Rafael Nadal erased the last American from the 2011 US Open men’s singles draw with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 victory that put the Spaniard in the semifinals for the 4th time in 4 years. The sounds from Andy Roddick were anguished Friday, groaning, heaving grunts of effort, and then Rafael Nadal would send a [...]
Rafael Nadal has defeated Andy Roddick in the Men’s Single quarterfinal of the 2011 US Open. CBS Sports’ Mary Joe Fernandez caught up with Nadal after his victory. Defending champion Rafael Nadal overwhelmed Andy Roddick right from the start in their US Open quarterfinal. Whipping passing shots from all angles and returning superbly, the No. [...]
Despite Irene’s threats to lay waste to the US Open tennis this week, the tournament will start today on schedule, with matches beginning at 11 a.m., as planned. Whether the fans will be there remains to be seen. With the transit system in flux — as you might have noticed this morning — opening day [...]
With the US Open 2011 fast approaching, let’s take a look at the major contenders for this years title at Flushing Meadows. Defending champion Rafael Nadal will have his work cut out if he is to defend his title in New York as Novak Djokovic looks to take his third Grand Slam of the [...]
Novak Djokovic’s was stopped by a sore shoulder that forced him to retire in the second set on Sunday, giving Andy Murray a 6-4, 3-0 win in the finals of the Western & Southern Open. Mary Carillo and Jim Courier have the recap. Novak Djokovic’s unbelievable winning streak was snapped Sunday, but more importantly, [...]
Mardy Fish extended his arms and then wrapped them around his body, as if trying to embrace the whole stadium. The fans at Center Court had thrown their full-throated support behind him, and Fish channeled their energy Friday into a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open. [...]
World number one Novak Djokovic beat American Mardy Fish 6-2 3-6 6-4 to win the Rogers Cup in Montreal on Sunday. The Serbian becomes the first-ever player to claim 5 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles in the same season. Novak Djokovic has a 53-1 record in 2011, his only defeat coming against Roger Federer [...]
Former World No. 1 Roger Federer came crashing out of the Rogers Cup yesterday. Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Federer 7-6 (3) 4-6 6-1 to advance into the quarterfinals. In a repeat of their recent Wimbledon quarterfinal, 13th seed Tsonga defeated the 16-time grand slam winner to set up a last 8 clash with Spaniard Nicolas [...]